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Every week, just at the start of the weekend, we catch up with the WoW Insider staff and ask them, ” W hat a r e yo u p laying this week?” — otherwise known as: WRUP . Join us to see what we’re up to in and out of game, and catch us in the comments to let us know what you’re playing, too! Diablo III , man. Diablo III . Diablo III Diablo III Diablo III Diablo III , Diablo III . Diablo 3 ? No, no, no: Diablo III. So, Diablo III — W hat a R e yo U P laying? This week’s Diablo III : What’s your preferred Diablo III class? Continue reading WRUP: Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Filed under: WoW Insider Business , Diablo 3 WRUP: Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Mists of Pandaria Beta: Engineering gets more fun toys
Engineers, keep getting excited for Mists of Pandaria , because we’ve just got even more toys to make our favorite profession unequivocally still the best profession. With the recent beta patch, we’ve seen some new datamined recipes for engineering goodies such as Blingtron 4000 , a fabulously wealthy robot companion who gives people gifts, and the Depleted-Kyparium Rocket , a new rocket mount built by engineers. The real treat, however, is the Thermal Anvil , a new item that drops a portable anvil and forge at the engineer’s feet. Yes, you read that right — engineers are going to be able to deploy a portable anvil. But wait, there’s more. Did you want to slap some Watergliding Jets on your shoes to make swimming a breeze? What about a brand new Wormhole Generator for the Pandaria continent? Maybe you’ve like to pair a gathering profession with your engineering to make the best use of some brand new Mist-Piercing Goggles ? Engineers, Blizzard has heard our call for more fun stuff and it is delivering. I can’t wait to see what’s next. Engineering — best profession! It’s open warfare between Alliance and Horde in Mists of Pandaria , World of Warcraft’s next expansion. Jump into five new levels with new talents and class mechanics, try the new monk class, and create a pandaren character to ally with either Horde or Alliance. Look for expansion basics in our Mists FAQ , or dig into our spring press event coverage for more details! Filed under: Mists of Pandaria Mists of Pandaria Beta: Engineering gets more fun toys originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
WoW Moviewatch: Don’t Make Me Get My Main
Don’t Make Me Get My Main by Legs and Cranius won first prize in the BlizzCon 2009 machinima contest. It’s hard to believe that was nearly three years ago; time flies when you’re ganking newbs, I guess. With Mists of Pandaria looming around the corner like a Defias thug with bad intentions, it’s time for us all to remember: That newb you gank today could actually be a PvP superstar. Choose your targets wisely. 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: Don’t Make Me Get My Main originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
Dungeon Mastery: Shado-pan Monastery
Kun-Lai Summit is host to the Shado-pan Monastery. In Mists of Pandaria , you’ll undoubtedly get a chance to experience and help rid the instance of Sha influence. Megan and I decided to check the place out and see what the deal is. We teamed up before when she carried me kindly tanked for me in the Stormstout Brewery . Like last time, I healed on my holy priest, Megan tanked on her druid, and we were accompanied with two hunters and an enhancement shaman. Your group needs to be at minimum level 87 in order to queue. The video above is a little under 50 minutes long. We would’ve been able to move quicker if I hadn’t been in combat all the time. Yeesh. Even the Matticus needs a drink from time to time. Gu Cloudstrike Cloudstrike is the first boss your group will challenge. You’ll run into Cloudstrike outside on a plateau just as you leave the first chamber. It’s a three-phase encounter involving Cloudstrike and a flying serpent. Continue reading Dungeon Mastery: Shado-pan Monastery Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Mists of Pandaria Dungeon Mastery: Shado-pan Monastery originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
The Lawbringer: Blizzard and Valve settle on DOTA
Pop law abounds in The Lawbringer , your weekly dose of WoW , the law, video games and the MMO genre. Mathew McCurley takes you through the world running parallel to the games we love and enjoy, full of rules, regulations, and esoteroic topics that slip through the cracks. One of the highest-profile disputes in the gaming industry has come to a settlement agreement. Blizzard has agreed that it will back off from Valve’s use of the DOTA trademark for commercial use, while Blizzard retains noncommercial use of the term for modders, map creators, and the community revolving around the game. In addition to the commercial/non-commercial separation, Blizzard has officially changed the name of its upcoming Blizzard DOTA to Blizzard All-Stars , so expect a new branding push soon. At the end of the day, I am still bewildered as to why we’re fighting over DOTA , an acronym and phrase that comes packed with baggage and various connotations. Back in 2010, Rob Pardo told Eurogamer essentially that trademarking DOTA was a slap in the face to the community that created the genre, and for a company that built a great deal of its success on mods, it seemed genuinely out of place for Valve. While everything is always about money, sometimes things are about money just a little less. With its own products announced using the DOTA name and former- DOTA developers having joined S2 Games and Riot Games to create Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends respectively, the MOBA genre is healthy. Continue reading The Lawbringer: Blizzard and Valve settle on DOTA Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , The Lawbringer The Lawbringer: Blizzard and Valve settle on DOTA originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Mists of Pandaria Beta: Horde and Alliance Incarnation moonkin forms
Things just got real in the Mists of Pandaria beta, folks. With the most recent patch, the new moonkin forms for the druid talent Incarnation have hit MMO-Champion . I don’t really have much to say other than Blizzard just might be opening a can of worms here for druid players. Armored moonkin forms actually look pretty awesome. Druids, run with this one. While Incarnation is going to have its own special models, attaching armor to the existing moonkin form might have proven easier than imagined. Could druids get the option in the future to augment their forms with their own armor choices? Not yet, but Incarnation’s forms are already shaping up to be pretty exciting for druids. Now, to dust off my druid … Filed under: Druid , Mists of Pandaria Mists of Pandaria Beta: Horde and Alliance Incarnation moonkin forms originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
Addon Spotlight: Mailbag 5
Each week, WoW Insider’s Mathew McCurley brings you a fresh look at reader-submitted UIs as well as Addon Spotlight , which focuses on the backbone of the WoW gameplay experience: the user interface. Everything from bags to bars, buttons to DPS meters and beyond — your addons folder will never be the same. As the Mists of Pandaria beta rolls along (lots of monks are on the beta — it’s a joke about rolling), almost all of the zones are open to testing and nearing the level cap. Soon, very soon, Blizzard will flip that switch and we will be able to enable addons and it will be glorious. Until then, there are many questions about the current version of World of Warcraft ( Cataclysm) that many people would like to have answered. If you’ve got a question, answer, addon recommendation, complaint, invoice, or other correspondence, you should email Addon Spotlight’s amazing author Mathew McCurley at mat@wowinsider.com . Through that email, you will reach me and my eyes. Let’s get going. In honor of Diablo, (H)el(l)ephant Our first email comes from reader Jmaximus, who sounds like a totally badass paladin on the Thunderhorn server. Any name with Maximus in it is going to intimidate me to some degree. Anyway, Jmaximus has an addon recommendation for the lot of you, so thank him, because this one is pretty cool. Elephant! Continue reading Addon Spotlight: Mailbag 5 Filed under: Add-Ons , AddOn Spotlight Addon Spotlight: Mailbag 5 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Phat Loot Phriday: Simple Hand Crossbow
When last we left our heroes , they’d hopped in a motorcycle to ride into the sunset — and take a boat to Pandaria. However, they lack a map and live in a microcosm that represents the overall Blizzard community, so they cannot simply walk into Pandaria. Also, click click click click click click click click … “I didn’t think Panda-land would be so dark,” Throgg commented. His eyes narrowed beneath the ridged line of his immense brow. “I don’t mean young person and black jeans dark. I mean like actually hard to see. Did we take the wrong boat?” The pair walked along a curved, narrow path. Oddly, each side of the path was closed off with walls and vines. They couldn’t travel far from the walkway. “Still can’t get the bike started. We’re hoofing it.” Throgg pursed his lips as he look around. Suddenly, he unlatched the enormous battle-axe from his back and shouted. “To arms! Undead ahead, and they’re attacking!” Lolegolas let loose a battle cry and reached for his bow. With a practiced growl, he grasped where it should have been and pulled out a Simple Hand Crossbow . The blood elf pulled up short immediately. “Wait, what in Metzen’s name is this?” The orc cocked his head to the side. “They make crossbows that small? When did you get that?” “Is it just me, or do those undead look funny?” Lolegolas said. “We’re not in Pandaria,” Throgg said. “We really need to go back the way we came.” Lolegolas sighed as he turned around, ignoring the undead behind them. “This is great. We’re losing an entire week to this nonsense.” Throgg blinked as they returned to the boat. “Uh. Where’s Spot?” Phat Loot Phriday brings you the scoop on some of the most … interesting … loot in the World of Warcraft , often viewed through the eyes of the stalwart Throgg and indelible Lolegolas. Suggest items you think we should feature by emailing mikeg@wowinsider.com . Filed under: Phat Loot Phriday Phat Loot Phriday: Simple Hand Crossbow originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read
