Feral Druid (Bears) Armor List for Patch 3.2

Big Bear Butt has posted a list of what he calls Patch 3.2 Bear Gear Starter List (Armor) for New Level 80s on his blog.  The list doesn't contain gear from raids as BBB says he's not asked about that gear.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/11/26/patch-3-2-bear-gear-starter-list-armor/

More on bear strike and crit defense here.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/09/23/questions-about-defense-and-survival-of-the-fittest/

Bear threat generation
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/09/23/questions-on-threat-generation/

Earlier bear threat generation
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/05/19/threat-generation-a-brief-discussion/

Tanking the lower levels as a bear (Part One:  Gear)
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/08/24/how-to-bear-tank-the-lower-levels-part-1-gear/

More on bear gear
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/08/06/thoughts-while-studying-bear-gear/

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The Greedy Goblin Goes Solo

The Greedy Goblin, bored with his adventures in making gold, is turning to another interest of his--running low level instances with low level characters either solo or just with his girlfriend.  Gevlon was part of the team that ran Ulduar in blue gear recently.  Here's his first report on his solo and duo runs.
http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/2009/11/arugal-must-die-before-20.html

Tobold just posted a long message on his blog about challenges in game and why MMORPGs frown on tackling instances without first researching what is likely to happen.
http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2009/11/destroying-challenge.html

I suspect long-time players will need to try playing the game differently to keep up their interest.  Why not try an instance without knowing what will happen? Why not try a solo run?  Why not try coming up with a different strategy than the usual recommended one for your next raid?  Just see what happens....

By the way, the Solo MMO Player would like to run an instance solo without any weapons.  Armor, yes; but not even a knife.

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Resto Druid Tips and Videos from The Blog-o-Sphere

This nice resto druid blog has plenty of videos on the right side of the page.
http://restodruiddell.blogspot.com/

This druid blog has both PvE and PvP tips for resto druids.  Check out the guides and basics in the right side column.
http://www.theoverpowereddruid.blogspot.com/

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A Raid without a Leader...

....is like sugarfree candy.  Pretty durn yucky, in other words.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/11/20/a-pugs-doom-knell-link-achiev-or-no-inv/

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Keybinding Across Alts

If you play several alts, you've run into the same problem Bear Flank has.  You'll find yourself trying to use the wrong spell or whatever because you temporarily forgot which character you are playing.  Here's how Sarah worked out a common action bar layout for all her characters.
http://thebearflank.blogspot.com/2009/11/action-bar-unification.htmlhttp://thebearflank.blogspot.com/2009/11/action-bar-unification.html

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Playing/Defeating Rogues in PvP

Druids versus rogues
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=11155760339&sid=1

Mages versus rogues
http://samueltempus.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/whats-up-with-my-heroic-dps/

Warriors versus rogues
http://internet-games.suite101.com/article.cfm/wow_pvp_warrior_guide_versus_rogues

Warlocks versus rogues
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22222430-PVP-How-to-beat-a-rogue-a-warlocks-perspective

Various rogue battle strategies
http://www.wowwiki.com/Rogue_PvP_guide

More detailed rogue battle strategies versus all the other classes.  Undated but very specific.
http://www.world-of-warcraft-tipps.de/guides/schurke/schurken-pvp-strategien.html

Long three-part guide to playing a rogue in PvP situations.  Dated January 2009.
http://thekingdomofernor.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/34-Rogue-Comprehensive-PvP-Guide-Part-1-General-Theory.html

http://thekingdomofernor.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/35-Rogue-Comprehensive-PvP-Guide-Part-2-General-Practice.html

http://thekingdomofernor.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/36-Rogue-Comprehensive-PvP-Guide-Part-3-1v1.html

I did find a site dedicated to playing PvP with a rogue. It recommends macros, discusses strategies, has interviews with rogue PvP players, etc.  Worth a browse if you play as a rogue.
http://lastrogue.com/
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Guildwatch Before Thanksgiving

Once upon a time there was a guild called Equilibrium.  It was run by a couple who were co-GMs.  Then there was another officer who fly across country to meet the girlfriend in real life.  Breakup of the couple, the old boyfriend quit the guild and the game, and--to top it all off--the realm has its own rapper historian who immortalized the  whole love story on YouTube.
http://www.wow.com/2009/11/25/guildwatch-analyzing-the-situation/#continued

The video is here for you romantics.  It is Not Safe For Work (NSFW).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7Bbror2g8

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50 Best WOW Blogs

A list of the best blogs out there in the writer's opinion, with links to favorite blog entries.  Add your favorite in the Comments.
http://www.wowfreetrial.info/50-best-updated-world-of-warcraft-blogs/

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Soloing as a Protection Warrior

A 5/31/35 spec to solo as a protection warrior plus three instances (Zul’Gurub, Onyxia and Karazhan).
http://www.angrydwarfs.com/2009/08/29/soloing-as-a-protection-warrior-part-1/

More solo fun as a protection warrior.
http://www.angrydwarfs.com/2009/10/31/soloing-as-a-protection-warrior-part-2/

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Arcane Mage PvE Guide

Note that this very complete guide to playing as an arcane mage is on a frost mage site.
http://www.frostnova.ch/tachyon/blogArticle.do;jsessionid=2A7A20470EEC956C9A1F03FF44C653AC?action=view&id=35487744

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