World of Warcraft (WoW)

T Rex - "Children of The Revolution" ( www.tafcommedia.net )

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:35:43 GMT

One of the better T Rex videos. video

progressiverock.smartvideochannel.com

RSS Management

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:33:34 GMT

Sponsored Links:

Diabetes Diet	Custom Wedding Bands		Green Interior Design
Executive Recruiter Consulting Toronto	Janitorial Services Fredericksburg	Static Electricity Control	Legal Information

** Follow Fwicki on Twitter

The Queue: Panda-monium edition

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:15:00 GMT

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column where the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Michael Sacco will be your host today.

Here's a Queue question straight from me to me: What do me and panda bears have in common? The answer is rings around our eyes, though I'm pretty sure that pandas have them genetically and not from staying up until seven in the morning watching Veronica Mars.

But of course, what does that question have to do with The Queue? I could say "I guess you'll just have to read on! Excelsior!", or I could just tell you that it's because people asked about Pandarens today. Let's start off with some basic questions first, though.

iamnotacarebear asked:

The question i have is with this increase of running the heroics, is the red heroic drake going to be removed? I would hate to see this happen, but i wouldn't be surprised.

Good question, IANACB!

Continue reading The Queue: Panda-monium edition

Filed under: The Queue

The Queue: Panda-monium edition originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Five Rs of Character Revitalization

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:30:00 GMT

So I've talked recently about life as an RPer, and how we seem to interact with our characters just a bit differently. Sometimes, whether we like it or not, a certain character and their back story just grab hold and won't let go, and we find ourselves coming back again and again, just to see where the story leads.

Of course, sometimes the character goes just the opposite way, and no matter what you do, your stories fall flat and you don't feel enthusiastic about logging on. It may be because you can't stand the character's personality anymore, it may be because your normal group of friends has hit an RP rut or even taken a break for a while themselves, it may be a variety of other things. Recently, Anna of Too Many Annas wrote a pretty awesome article about how to refresh a flagging RP character using 5 Rs: Relax and Rest, Reintegrate, Refresh the Character, Retcon, and Reroll/Reskin.

What's sort of cool about this list is that you can even apply a lot of the principles to characters in general, even if you're a non-RPer. Anna's covered the RP angle pretty well, so I'll mostly focus on this other angle.

Continue reading The Five Rs of Character Revitalization

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Tips, RP

The Five Rs of Character Revitalization originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Patch 3.2 PTR: Finding the Raptor Pets

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:30:00 GMT

For those of us who like to collect stuff in WoW, one of the cooler announcements for patch 3.2 was the inclusion of a whole new set of raptor hatchling pets, dropped around the world by rare and elite raptors. Of course, it was also an announcement of dread for serious collectors who can tell horror stories of killing thousands upon thousands of slimes and dragons for rare pets before. But will it be all as bad as that? WoW fansites have been on the case.

Mania, maven of Hunter pets, has also been looking into the drop rates and drop mobs, and has compiled a handy chart on her blog. Between Mania and the news on Warcraft Pets, it seems we can mostly confirm that the rare raptors (such as, for example, Takk the Leaper) will always drop their pets, while those that drop only off elites have a very rare drop rate more similar to the aforementioned slimes or dragons.

Continue reading Patch 3.2 PTR: Finding the Raptor Pets

Filed under: Patches, Items, Tips, Achievements

Patch 3.2 PTR: Finding the Raptor Pets originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Phat Loot Phriday: The Boreal Guard

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Haven't done a shield in a while, so here's a cool-looking one to try for in Ulduar this weekend.

Name: The Boreal Guard (Wowhead, Thottbot, Armory)
Type: Epic Shield
Armor: 7960 (223 Block)
Attributes:

+39 Strength, +92 Stamina. Pretty standard for a tanking shield.
Two sockets: Red and Blue. This is what pretty much puts this baby over the top in terms of endgame tanking shields -- get some extra Strength, Stamina, and/or Defense in there, and this shield matches up against stuff that drops from the very hardest bosses in the game.

Gallery: Phat Loot Phriday

Continue reading Phat Loot Phriday: The Boreal Guard

Filed under: Items, Analysis / Opinion, Instances, Screenshots, Raiding, Phat Loot Phriday, Bosses, NPCs

Phat Loot Phriday: The Boreal Guard originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Finding Blizzard's Cataclysm

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:00 GMT

The other day, we posted that Blizzard had trademarked the name "Cataclysm," and right after that, the community exploded with speculation: is it the name of WoW's next expansion, Blizzard's next-gen MMO, or some other project? Nothing is guaranteed yet (is it ever with Blizzard?), but the Internets have pretty much landed on the new expansion as the answer. "Cataclysm" actually means "a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition," but it also has a pretty specific relation to water, and that's got lots of people thinking that it's the name of the Maelstrom expansion. In fact, The Sundering, or the world event in Azeroth's history where the Well of Eternity was destroyed and the Maelstrom (that swirly thing in the middle of the map) was created, was referred to as "the Cataclysm." So there you go -- pretty solid evidence, even though, as I said, nothing is guaranteed until we hear it from Blizz.

Stropp's got an interesting piece of speculation that says though "Cataclysm" is still probably the next expansion, the event the word refers to has yet to happen. He claims that if Blizzard really wants to speed up the 1-50 leveling process, they should just destroy Old Azeroth as we know it, and just have all the new characters start at level 50. That would be pretty nuts, but then again, Blizzard's never shown a real affinity for the old content, and by the next expansion, we'll be heading up to level 90 or even 100.

Continue reading Finding Blizzard's Cataclysm

Filed under: Night Elves, Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, News items, Expansions

Finding Blizzard's Cataclysm originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Wrath of the Who?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:30:00 GMT

I love this comic from the very talented miggy over at WoW Ladies, not only because it's funny, but because she's got a point. Back when the Battle for Mount Hyjal instance in the Caverns of Time appeared in game, we all wondered why we were going there in the first place -- unlike the other CoT instances, there were no dragons to fight or strange factions messing with the continuum. All that could happen in there is that we'd screw everything up and ruin time as we know it (and given all the wipes that went on in there, we probably did). But with the Argent Tournament, Blizzard seems to have gone even further: not only is there no clear reason for us to do it, but we're actually ignoring the threat at hand.

As you know if you've read Sacco's excellent (and completely spoilerrific) guides to the Coliseum raid and the Tournament 5-man, there is a tacked-on reason we're doing all of this stuff, and it's that the Horde and Alliance want to send their strongest people to go after Arthas, and the Tournament is a way of sussing out who's most worthy. But though that makes for some great lore cutscenes, doesn't it still undermine Arthas' strength? How powerful can the guy be if there are so many people lining up to kill him we have to fight over it?

Don't get me wrong, we're definitely looking forward to the Coliseum, and it's definitely brought some interesting things and rewards to the game. Just like CoT, in the light of the lore and the MMO genre at large, it's a great addition. But it is funny that the great Lich King's main tactic seems to be to have us fight it out between ourselves way before we ever bother taking a shot at him.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Instances, Expansions, Raiding, Lore, Bosses, NPCs, Wrath of the Lich King

Wrath of the Who? originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

How the 3.2 Emblems changes will affect the game

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

As we've heard, patch 3.2 will seriously streamline the Emblems system, allowing players to pick up Ulduar-level Emblems even just by running Heroics. Though lots of the other patch 3.2 changes have taken the spotlight lately, the Emblems change is definitely still a big deal, and while lots of "hardcore" players are up in arms about the changes (they had to raid for the same gear that people will now be able to get just by running Heroics, and even the brand new Emblems of Triumph gear will be attainable through Heroic dailies), other players are just confused by the whole thing. Fortunately, if you haven't yet wrapped your head around what all the changes mean, Clearcasting has a really excellent, thorough writeup about the Emblems changes, both explaining what you'll be able to get from where, and why Blizzard has decided to do things this way.

The biggest fear seems to be that players who have never raided before will start walking around in Ulduar- or even Coliseum-level gear, and they'll get invited to raids based on their gear, only to find that they're clueless about what to do. But I like Arioch's point there: does that mean we don't have clueless raiders now? Of course we do -- the gear you're wearing doesn't say anything about what you've done now, and it'll say even less after the patch. Players are already requiring achievements, and even that doesn't necessarily guarantee you're a good player.

Will there be bad PuGs after the patch? Of course, and there are bad PuGs now, too. But this is definitely a helpful change for anyone with alts, and while yes, it will allow non-raiders to get better gear, and it will probably bring raiders back into Heroics more often, it still won't affect those who are raiding at the highest levels. They'll still get the best gear earlier than everyone else, so if that's what's important to them, they've got nothing to complain about.

Patch 3.2 will bring about a new 5, 10, and 25 man instance to WoW, and usher in a new 40-man battleground called the Isle of Conquest. WoW.com will have you covered every step of the way, from extensive PTR coverage through the official live release. Check out WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.2 for all the latest!

Filed under: Patches, Items, Analysis / Opinion, Guilds, Blizzard, Raiding, Bosses

How the 3.2 Emblems changes will affect the game originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

2v2s will still be in Patch 3.2, with exceptions

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:25:00 GMT

One of the more controversial parts of the Patch 3.2 PTR was the decision to remove the 2v2 bracket from serious arena play. In the 3.2 patch notes thus far it was said that "The newest season of Arena gear can only be purchased if you meet the requirements with your 3 or 5-player team rating. Rating requirements from 2-player teams can still be used to purchase the previous season of gear."

That effectively killed off the 2v2 bracket.

However today, Blizzard has done an about face on the issue. Sort of. Not that this is a bad thing, mind you. They're listening to feedback and this patch is in testing. The fact that they're willing to make such a major change based on feedback they've received is a great thing.

So as of today, your 2v2 rating will count towards your ability to purchase gear, etc... It will mean something. However the following exceptions apply:

The current season's weapons will not be available for purchase with your 2v2 rating
The current season's shoulders will not be available for purchase with your 2v2 rating
Your 2v2 rating will not count towards the Gladiator title/rewards

The full announcement after the break.

Continue reading 2v2s will still be in Patch 3.2, with exceptions

Filed under: News items, PvP, Arena

2v2s will still be in Patch 3.2, with exceptions originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Two Bosses Enter: Jedoga Shadowseeker vs. King Dred

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Two Bosses Enter ... but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW.com's series of fantasy death matches. This season's bosses come from the five-man instances of Wrath of the Lich King.

While last week's Two Bosses Moorabi/Trollgore matchup was downright gory, this week's battle appears no less likely to end up in a bloody mess. This week, we'll see King Dred of Drak'tharon Keep tear into Jedoga Shadowseeker and her minions inside Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom.

The ground rules:

Assume that the opponents share similar levels, health pools and comparative overall damage output.
In order to give Jedoga access to her minions, we'll set this deathmatch in her stomping grounds in Ahn'kahet - but we'll provide that King Dred arrives on the scene with a raptor posse of his own.
Don't get caught up in gameplay mechanics and what actual players might do in each encounter.
Focus on the three S's: style, story and scale.

Can a ruthlessly bloodthirsty priestess hold off a rampaging Devilsaur? Join us after the break to cast your vote for who you think will emerge this week's victor.

Continue reading Two Bosses Enter: Jedoga Shadowseeker vs. King Dred

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Features, Lore, Bosses, Two Bosses Enter

Two Bosses Enter: Jedoga Shadowseeker vs. King Dred originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Preparing for BlizzCon: Protect yourself against Con Crud

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:30:00 GMT

BlizzCon approaches! Preparing for BlizzCon is your regular source for tips on how best to prepare for Blizzard's gaming extravaganza.

Every con I have ever been to, gaming-related or otherwise, has resulted in a bunch of people getting sick afterward -- usually including me. I've heard it called Con Crud, confluenza and the grunge. Whatever the name, it's pretty much the same: cold and flu symptoms that lay you low after attending a convention. As we've discussed before, I'm no doctor, but there are some experts out there with tips on building your immune system in the weeks before BlizzCon.

Sleep: Get 7 to 8 hours a night. Sufficient sleep helps us reduce stress on our bodies, which makes them stronger for fighting illnesses. It also helps us maintain a healthy weight. Late night raiding sessions and/or small children make this more difficult, of course, but it's a worthy goal.

Continue reading Preparing for BlizzCon: Protect yourself against Con Crud

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Events, Fan stuff, BlizzCon

Preparing for BlizzCon: Protect yourself against Con Crud originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Blizzard trademarks Cataclysm

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:05 GMT

Various Blizzard fansites are reporting a bit of interesting news. This week Blizzard Trademarked the name Cataclysm. So what, if anything, does this...

Win A Trip To BlizzCon Costume Contest Winners!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:39 GMT

We are pleased to announce the winning entries to the Win A Trip To BlizzCon Costume Contest. Congratulations to the grand prize winner, S. Quindt,...

WoW TCG: Fields of Honor Released!

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:08:37 GMT

Fields of Honor, the latest expansion to the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, has been released! With all new loot cards, hero cards, and resource...

Laguna Art Museum Exhibit on World of Warcraft

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:06:50 GMT

This summer, Laguna Art Museum and Blizzard Entertainment are proud to present WoW Emergent Media Phenomenon. This exhibit features art created by...

WoW Armory Updates

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:04:40 GMT

The Armory's character profiles have received several improvements Hunter Pet talent trees Hunter character profiles now display their pets'...

Recent In-Game Fixes

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:02:36 GMT

Blizzard recently updated the game with the following change last weekThe hard mode of the Mimiron encounter has received the following changes the...

2009 Warcraft Regional Finals: Videos & Gallery

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:32:10 GMT

Last Sunday, the 28th of June, the 2009 Warcraft Regional Finals for Warcraft III The Frozen Throne and World of Warcraft in Cologne, Germany came to...

Rise of the Lich King Stein Summer Promotion

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:29:07 GMT

The Rise of the Lich King stein is now available for shipment. Featuring Lich King Arthas Menethil and his undead minions, each handcrafted stein...

Rock, Scissors, Paper, Oh MY!

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:10 GMT

Blizzard has gone through great lengths in an attempt to make each class in World of Warcraft unique as well as balanced. When if comes to PvP, the...

Raid Extenstions Coming.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:19:36 GMT

An Upcoming change in 3.2 will allow players to extend raid lockouts for one additional week. This change should help guilds who are trying to...

World OF Warcraft

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:06:05 GMT

World OF Warcraft

www.youtube.com

World Of Warcraft: Dancing

Fri, 18 May 2007 10:20:35 GMT

A sequence of Warcraft characters dancing with the original source that the animation was taken from. Im trying to get enough clips for the 2nd ...

www.youtube.com

Wow Secrets ! Gold Farming, Speed Leveling, Profession ...

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:15:18 GMT

World of Warcraft GURU With Over 7680 Hours Played Time Experience.. Exposes Secrets To Making Millions Of Gold, Power Leveling 1 - 80, And How To ...

www.metacafe.com

Jimmy: The World of Warcraft Story

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:16:32 GMT

Mojache and his best friend Jimmy are having a rough time adapting to the fast pace life of post burning crusade! P.S. As much as fans are nice ...

www.youtube.com

300 World of Warcraft

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:47:30 GMT

This is my first wow movie, enjoy :)

www.youtube.com

Hitler gets banned from World of Warcraft

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:05:31 GMT

http://www.yourvideobank.com/123 http://www.warcraftpro.info/123 http://www.warcraftmillions.info/123 MORE :) #47 - Most Discussed ...

www.youtube.com

Blizzard's World of Warcraft feat. Ice-T & Coco

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:10:38 GMT

Jace gets an exclusive sneek peek from the boys of Blizzard Entertainment at the new World of Warcraft race and revenge on Felicia Day. First, a ...

crackle.com