The Queue: Wherein The Queue has as much consistency as Smodcast
Welcome back to The Queue , WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky will be your host today. So welcome back to a full week of The Queue folk, and indeed this week will be a full one for The Queue. As Alex and I have mentioned before, when patches roll around and other big things come up our availability to spend a couple hours writing The Queue and The Daily Quest diminishes significantly. But this week nothing is on the radar, so here we are. Next week though, The Queue and The Daily Quest will only appear Monday and Tuesday; unless something unexpected happens. We have to prepare for BlizzCon and actually spend a few hours away from our computers packing and all that. But this week? We’re all Queue’d off and roaring to go. Milesdfreeman asked… “Do we know anything about Patch 3.3 yet? What raids if any will it have? New features?” Continue reading The Queue: Wherein The Queue has as much consistency as Smodcast Filed under: Patches , Analysis / Opinion , Expansions , The Queue , Cataclysm The Queue: Wherein The Queue has as much consistency as Smodcast originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Around Azeroth: Big Bada Boom!
I found this picture that reader Murkowsky sent in while browsing through the archives. It’s of an honest attempt at a fireworks show, complete with many people setting off many different fireworks at the right time. All this happened on the realm Gnomeregan last July. I actually think I was around watching it too. Small world! The shot is nicely timed and the fireworks are nicely placed. Oohhh, ahhhh! That’s amazing! Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of Warcraft images that are just collecting dust in your screenshots folder? We’d love to see them on Around Azeroth ! Sharing your screenshot is as simple as e-mailing aroundazeroth@gmail.com with a copy of your shot and a brief explanation of the scene. You could be featured here next! Remember to include your player name, server and/or guild if you want it mentioned. Please include the word “Azeroth” in your post so it does not get swept into the spam bin. We strongly prefer full screen shots without the UI showing — use alt-Z to remove it. Please, no more battleground scoreboards, gold seller ads with dead gnomes, or pictures of the Ninja Turtles in Dalaran. Gallery: Around Azeroth Filed under: Around Azeroth Around Azeroth: Big Bada Boom! originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Wow.com burns for a Warlock columnist
Love your Warlock more than your childhood pet? Obsess over DPS charts at the end of every raid? Spend hours scanning Armory profiles of top rated Warlocks to analyze their gear and spec? Read Warlock blogs and Elitist Jerk’s Warlock forums on a daily basis? We may have an offer you can’t refuse. WoW.com is looking for a new writer to be our weekly Warlock class columnist for Blood Pact . Every week you will dazzle our readers with your words of wisdom covering everything from leveling guides to raid tactics to PvP strats to major Patch analysis to recommended AddOns for all specs and playstyles. You don’t need to play all those ways (we all need a life), but you need to be able to research and write on the topics you don’t have personal experience with. If this sounds like the chance you’ve been waiting for, you’ll find all the information you need to apply on our applications page . Be sure to submit everything asked for. Being able to follow simple instructions is part of the job. You have until end of day, Sunday, August 16th to send in your app before this message is consumed by Hellfire and is no more. Filed under: Warlock , WoW Insider Business , (Warlock) Blood Pact Wow.com burns for a Warlock columnist originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Breakfast Topic: Iconography
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Blizzard’s been inserting new icons in every patch. You know those little square graphics that appear next to spell or item descriptions? They’ve been revising some that were shared across several items and gave them entirely new icons. It doesn’t appear on the patch notes, but some spells got new icons – such as the Black Tabby , which got a new icon back in Patch 3.1. Here in Patch 3.2 , we see two new cooking icons which are probably going to be related to some world events – the Bread of the Dead and Cranberry Chutney . Both have new, unique icons. Personally, I think spell and item icons are a small but important part of what makes the game feel unique. Some icons are funny, some are really colorful , and some are even plain sexy . Some icons were actually confusing – remember when flying carpets all looked like Runecloth ? That was dumb, but Blizzard got around to setting things right. There are cool spell and talent icons, too. Some icons look exactly like the item they represent, some icons are totally generic, and some icons are hard to make heads or tails of, although that’s probably what Blizzard is slowly trying to eliminate. Did anybody notice how they changed icons for the Cockroach and the Magical Crawdad Box ? Blizzard didn’t have to, certainly, but I for one appreciate the little things. Like I said, small parts of the game that give it its unique feel. Are there any icons in particular that stand out for you? What are your favorites? Dislikes? If anything, I’ll take this opportunity to give a shout out to the amazing art team at Blizzard responsible for those little square things. Oh, and if you can name all those icons pictured above… you probably need professional help. Filed under: Odds and ends , Breakfast topics Breakfast Topic: Iconography originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Totem Talk: Four totems for the price of one
Totem Talk is WoW.com’s column for all things shamanistic, and this week Matthew Rossi talks about the 3.2 changes and how he forgot to train the new Totem interface spells, leading to him having to plunk his way through Ulduar dropping them one at a time like a caveman. Amazingly, there actually are cavemen shamans in the game. If there’s one thing I absolutely don’t miss in Ulduar, it’s the Troggs. I’ll admit to being a little surprised that I haven’t run into any, but as far as I’m concerned that’s just fine. So, yeah, this week I forgot to train my new Call of the Elements , Call of the Ancestors , and Call of the Spirits spells. Since I’d been on the PTR and knew that I was supposed to train them I find this especially hilarious in retrospect, although I didn’t find it nearly as funny at the time. There was some swearing, I won’t pretend otherwise. Also, if you’re a leveling shaman make sure to check the trainers as you hit 30, 40 and 50 to make sure you pick them up, as they’re terribly useful even for the soloing shaman. (Depending on mana, you might not want to drop four totems while soloing/questing, but it’s still terribly convenient to be able to do so with one button and one GCD when things get hairy.) Continue reading Totem Talk: Four totems for the price of one Filed under: Shaman , Patches , Analysis / Opinion , Odds and ends , News items , (Shaman) Totem Talk Totem Talk: Four totems for the price of one originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Warcraft Mounts helps you keep track of your corral
As a Pet collector, I’m very much appreciative of WarcraftPets.com’s Collector’s checklist. As a Mount collector, I’ve always wanted a similar list to keep track of my climb to the Dragonhawk . Today, that want is fulfilled. Mania’s Warcraft Mounts now has a collection feature, just in time for all the new mounts and mount rule changes in Patch 3.2 . Once you sign up for an account , you can list up to 3 characters per a screen name and start keeping track of which mounts you have and which mounts you want to have. You can also ignore the mounts you don’t want or can’t get. Once you have it all sorted out, you can share your collection with others if you wish (For example, here’s Mania’s collection ). The site has always been a pretty handy tool for mount collectors or people who just want a refresher about what forms of locomotion are out there, and the collection tool only makes it better. Kudos to Mania, who’s once again come through with a nice little tool for the WoW community. Filed under: Fan stuff , News items , Mounts , Achievements Warcraft Mounts helps you keep track of your corral originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
[1.Local]: Speaking of patch week chatter
Reader comments — ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week . Patch week ? Oh, yeah. Speaking of patch week, we all knew that patch week was going to be rough. We knew there would be delays, and bugs, and restarts, and false starts. We knew that hardcore players would gripe, that newbies would be confused and that there would be plenty of contentious debate from all sides. What we didn’t know is that we could be caught unaware by even geek crafts. Take it from mibluvr13, who took one look at the baby Hordie shirt featured in this week’s World of WarCrafts column and began groping for the Escape key. “Ooooh, god,” mibluvr13 moaned. “I never thought WoW.com would punch me in the biological clock. BRB, having a kid.” The week in reader comments, through the bleary eyes of our punch-drunk, patch-distracted readers, after the break. Continue reading [1.Local]: Speaking of patch week chatter Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Fan stuff , Features , [1.Local] [1.Local]: Speaking of patch week chatter originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Ozzy at BlizzCon confirmed!
It’s not a rumor and it’s no longer a surprise – Ozzy Osbourne is going to appear at BlizzCon 2009 , according to the program details of DirecTV . Unless Blizzard’s partner for the live stream content is just goofing around, “a special appearance” pretty much confirms that the Prince of Darkness is going to perform in Anaheim this August. The news first started as a rumor that sprung from Zakk Wylde’s Twitter message about a month back , corroborated by another rumor that another guitarist would be performing with Ozzy at BlizzCon. Here’s to hoping that Ozzy Osbourne’s special appearance means he’ll actually rock out on stage. As cool as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain are, I’m sure Samwise and his crew will actually enjoy the show (and who says they won’t join up for one big supergroup?). Azeroth has its own Prince of Darkness , but having the real deal perform should be a special treat, just as it’s sure to be something all fans can look forward to. It seems like another incentive to get the DirecTV package in addition to that cute, gun-toting murloc . With BlizzCon stepping up in the show department, I wonder what other big things are in store for us this year. Ozzy UK Blizzard commercial after the jump! Thanks, Milkingit! BlizzCon 2009 is coming up on August 21st and 22nd! We’ve got all the latest news and information . At BlizzCon, you can play the latest games, meet your guildmates, and ask the developers your questions. Plus, there are some great looking costumes . Continue reading Ozzy at BlizzCon confirmed! Filed under: Fan stuff , Blizzard , News items , BlizzCon Ozzy at BlizzCon confirmed! originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
