Officers’ Quarters: 9 new guild activities in Mists
Every Monday, Scott Andrews contributes Officers’ Quarters , a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership. He is the author of The Guild Leader’s Handbook . Mists of Pandaria has given us some fantastic raiding experiences — it’s easy to forget just how many activities this expansion currently offers. Much of this new content is either group-oriented or can become group-oriented if you want to make it so. With Mists’ third content patch set to go live tomorrow, now is a great time to look at some of the many guild activities that are possible in this expansion. Here are nine ideas that go beyond raiding. 1. Earn your Stormbreaker titles. Some of the achievements for this meta can only be accomplished solo, but many of them are much easier with some help — and some all but require it. The summoned elites for It Was Worth Every Ritual Stone , for example, mostly require a group to take down. Some classes can’t solo Tak’u with all of his powers active if they can’t dispel his robust HoT for Our Powers Combined . Ready for RAAAAIIIIDDD?!?ing is rough to solo. It can be accomplished most easily right after a server reset, but with a raid group you skip that hassle. Every roach squished counts for everyone in the raid. Continue reading Officers’ Quarters: 9 new guild activities in Mists Filed under: Officers’ Quarters (Guild Leadership) Officers’ Quarters: 9 new guild activities in Mists originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Queue: Patch 5.3 comes
Welcome back to The Queue , the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft . Alex Ziebart will be your host today. It’s Monday. I’m tired. Let’s do this. Nocjin asked: Are there any icons you’ve spent years not knowing what they actually are? It took me about 4 to realise that the cleave icon was not a parrot, and that there’s a hand in the holy fire icon. Continue reading The Queue: Patch 5.3 comes Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , The Queue The Queue: Patch 5.3 comes originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Around Azeroth: I hate your stupid face
Everyone might be focused on unseating Garrosh Hellscream right now, but there are still a few Alliance folks who aren’t too happy with Varian Wrynn. But they can’t exactly start a revolution, not with the Horde threatening and all those damned Stormwind guards hanging around. So what are they to do? Why, slap a humiliating mask on the king! Ha ha! Look at that big orange frown! Sure, you’ll be dragged to the dungeons and executed the next day, but it’s totally worth it. (Thanks to Dukii for the screenshot!) Gallery: Around Azeroth 3 Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com . We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include “Azeroth” in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you’d like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm. Filed under: Around Azeroth Around Azeroth: I hate your stupid face originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Patch 5.3 and more with Ghostcrawler
In case you hadn’t heard the news, patch 5.3 is set to hit live servers tomorrow. While 5.3 doesn’t include a new raid, there are a host of different new activities, including four new scenarios, heroic scenarios, a ton of pet battle changes, and of course the advancement of Mists of Pandaria ‘s storyline as the heat ramps up between Alliance, Horde, and an outlier faction of Horde rebels. It’s back to the Barrens again — and this time, Crossroads isn’t the area of contention. But on top of all of the new content comes a ton of different class and content changes as well. We sat down to chat with Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street about patch 5.3′s changes, as well as some upcoming changes for patch 5.4, response to subscription losses, Vengeance changes, that big unannounced feature we’ve all been dying to hear more about, and much more. Continue reading Patch 5.3 and more with Ghostcrawler Filed under: Interviews , Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.3 and more with Ghostcrawler originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Breakfast Topic: Should alts remain secondary to a more developed main?
Ready to move all those alts through Mists of Pandaria ? The XP reduction for levels 85 to 90 in patch 5.3 isn’t something I’m particularly excited about. Leveling goes more than quickly enough for my taste. It’s the part of the game I’m enjoying most these days, so why would I want less of it? At its most basic, pushing players through the levels is a matter of character focus. In Mists of Pandaria , WoW turned away from spreading its affections amongst the so-called stable of alts in favor of encouraging a single main character. That’s a compelling approach for players like me who enjoy running down the side streets and back alleyways of gameplay in search of every last way to improve a character. Players who leveled up during Blizzard’s later era of streamlined leveling, however, are used to cutting a direct line to the finish with an expectation that they’ll be able to maintain multiple characters all the way through the endgame. What do you think about swinging the focus back to a single main character? Do you think bringing alts up to the same level of development as a main character should be easy, making them true alternatives to your primary character? Or should alts remain easy to level but harder to fully round out at 90? Filed under: Breakfast Topics Breakfast Topic: Should alts remain secondary to a more developed main? originally appeared on WoW Insider on Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Celestials, Ancients and Aspects
The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You’re playing the game, you’re fighting the bosses, you know the how — but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft. Last week, we took a tinfoil-hat look at the Curse of Flesh and why, exactly, that strange curse came to be. We also took a look at theories behind why the Titans didn’t simply wipe the Old Gods out of existence — and in what order Azeroth’s creation took place. If you haven’t read last week’s offering, I’d suggest doing so now, because the theories I’m going to present today tie into that material. While the Old Gods have been pointed out time and again as being on Azeroth since the dawn of time, there are other creatures with just as lengthy a history. The Ancients are, as their name suggests, ancient — and the Celestials of Pandaria seem to be just as ancient and wise. These creatures are all there to supposedly help the mortals of Azeroth and protect the world from harm. In the War of the Ancients, many of these odd demigods helped the kaldorei fight off the Burning Legion, and with a great deal of success. In Pandaria, the Celestials have their own curious methods of helping out the world — after all, it was the Jade Serpent who told Emperor Shaohao of the sha, albeit indirectly. So who are the Celestials? Who are the Ancients? And how do they tie into that weird mystery that is Azeroth? Today’s Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition, meaning the following is a look into what has gone before with pure speculation on what is to come as a result. These speculations are merely theories and shouldn’t be taken as fact or official lore. Continue reading Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Celestials, Ancients and Aspects Filed under: Lore , Know your Lore Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Celestials, Ancients and Aspects originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
WoW Moviewatch: Moves
It’s not the Dance Studio but Moves by Oveoflod serves up the kinds of dance we’ve always wanted to see. When you start the video, make sure you give it a few second to get into the groove. This absolutely fantastic dance video serves up the rhythm, rattle, and … well, just watch it. Moves will be the Dance Studio of your imagination. Interested in the wide world of machinima ? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch ! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at moviewatch@wowinsider.com . Filed under: WoW Moviewatch WoW Moviewatch: Moves originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
Patch 5.3 PTR: Battle on the High Seas overview
One of my favorite scenarios to this day is Unga Ingoo. It’s not because it has any major lore significance, some major story reveal that was shocking or inspired. It’s not because it had any kind of meaningful impact on what we’re doing right now, or on the leveling experience itself. No, the reason I love Unga Ingoo is because ships, ropes, and beating up pirates are all ridiculously fun things. Even more so when the pirates are monkey pirates. In patch 5.3, we’re getting four new scenarios — three of which are interesting from a lore perspective, and one of which, Battle on the High Seas, is just a rollicking good time. There aren’t any lore reveals. There’s nothing in the scenario to further the story of patch 5.3, or lead into patch 5.4. The only thing Battle on the High Seas offers is the opportunity to smack the heck out of the opposite fashion in true swashbuckling style … and honestly, that’s more than enough reason to do it as far as I’m concerned! Please note that this is being written from the Horde perspective of the scenario. I’m assuming that the Alliance side is much the same, just with a role-reversal involved. Please note: This post contains spoilers for patch 5.3 content. Continue reading Patch 5.3 PTR: Battle on the High Seas overview Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.3 PTR: Battle on the High Seas overview originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
