BBB is playing as a tanking feral druid currently but he's trying out the healing spec and talks about how he likes it.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
BBB Talks About Off-Spec as a Healer
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Solo Runs Through Various Instances
I turned up quite a few solo run strategy articles this morning. First is Pike the Hunter's attempt to solo Attumen, the first boss in Karazhan, so she could get the Worgen Claw Necklace. She hasn't gotten through the instance yet, but she has tried some things and has other ideas outlined here.
http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/07/solo-artist.html
WOW Alone has gotten through Blood Furnace (Burning Crusade) by himself as a Level 80. I haven't found a mention of what character he used for this but his main character is a hunter.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/07/solo-ing-blood-furnace.html
And he has heard from Celebrandil who has given the steps to soloing Zulgurub and recommends using a gorilla as a pet, which means Celebrandil must be a hunter.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/07/celebrandils-tips-on-solo-ing-zulgurub.html
Rummaging through WOW Alone's blog, I see two more instances he's run by himself and documented--Scholomance (as a Level 80 hunter) and
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/search/label/solo%20dungeons
Hellfire Ramparts (also as a Level 80 hunter).
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/06/solo-ing-hellfire-ramparts.html
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http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/07/solo-artist.html
WOW Alone has gotten through Blood Furnace (Burning Crusade) by himself as a Level 80. I haven't found a mention of what character he used for this but his main character is a hunter.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/07/solo-ing-blood-furnace.html
And he has heard from Celebrandil who has given the steps to soloing Zulgurub and recommends using a gorilla as a pet, which means Celebrandil must be a hunter.
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/07/celebrandils-tips-on-solo-ing-zulgurub.html
Rummaging through WOW Alone's blog, I see two more instances he's run by himself and documented--Scholomance (as a Level 80 hunter) and
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/search/label/solo%20dungeons
Hellfire Ramparts (also as a Level 80 hunter).
http://wowalone.blogspot.com/2009/06/solo-ing-hellfire-ramparts.html
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Turpster Talks Jousting in the Argent Tournament UPDATED
Tree Bark Jacket was independently preparing material on jousting. Here's his take which is divided by skill level and which also points you to a nice YouTube video of jousting in action.
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New Soloing WOW Blog
Thanks to Larose I've discovered another blog for those who solo WOW.
http://soloingazeroth.blogspot.com/
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
GuildWatch Back on Wednesday
Hey! The Guildwatch column is live earlier than normal. Hurrah!
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/29/guildwatch-just-dont-say-priceless/
We have the normal thefts, the normal loot distribution that went awry, the guilds that break up and reform so often they are a laughing stock, the normal name-calling, the usual problems when a guild officer and his girlfriend in the same guild break up, but this week we also have Monardy who went on a PuG run and paid 1000 gold for a friend to go along also. Mondardy picked up some loot but his friend didn't and Mondardy is unhappy. I thought it was pay for play, not pay for loot. Isn't that what the Auction House is for?
As usual, here is downing of instances and recruiting to guilds but not on the Solo MMO Player's server.
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http://www.wow.com/2009/07/29/guildwatch-just-dont-say-priceless/
We have the normal thefts, the normal loot distribution that went awry, the guilds that break up and reform so often they are a laughing stock, the normal name-calling, the usual problems when a guild officer and his girlfriend in the same guild break up, but this week we also have Monardy who went on a PuG run and paid 1000 gold for a friend to go along also. Mondardy picked up some loot but his friend didn't and Mondardy is unhappy. I thought it was pay for play, not pay for loot. Isn't that what the Auction House is for?
As usual, here is downing of instances and recruiting to guilds but not on the Solo MMO Player's server.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
For Gamers with Kids in Their Lives
http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/46067
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BBB Has A Sandwich For You
Big Bear Butt is driving an alt around and having waaaaaay too much fun!
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/07/27/yo-man-you-look-like-you-could-use-a-sandwich/
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Power Auras Addon Review
No Stock UI looks at how Power Auras Classic works in raids to make a player more aware of all that is happening around him/her. Basically you program the auras you want to track and specify visual cues for each. You'll see lots of examples of how this works with the writer's restoration and elemental shaman characters.
http://www.nostockui.com/2009/07/food-before-flowers-power-auras-classic/
Note that there are a lot of links to Power Auras here. Use the search box at the top left hand corner to find all the blog entries on this topic.
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http://www.nostockui.com/2009/07/food-before-flowers-power-auras-classic/
Note that there are a lot of links to Power Auras here. Use the search box at the top left hand corner to find all the blog entries on this topic.
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Game Server Phasing
Ideas about using game server's ability to see/not see items to enhance instances.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/27/breakfast-topic-the-joy-of-phasing/
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Review of Omen and Recount (Addons)
Big Hit Box examines the addons Omen and Recount to see how well they work in a raiding situation.
http://bighitbox.com/index.php/2009/07/addons-omen-recount/
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
The PvP Arena Players' Website
Anything you ever wanted to know about Arena and PvP play is here somewhere, from strategies to macros and talents.
http://www.arenajunkies.com/
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Guildwatch Wednesday is Now on Thursdays
Mike Schramm's Guildwatch column comes out late Wednesday night now, so I am officially christening this Guildwatch Thursday since I like to go to bed at my regular time instead of staying up staring at Wow.com waiting for the drama to drop.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/guildwatch-they-should-ninja-a-dictionary/
This week's excitement revolves around the creative justifications people give for cheating in the game--weasel words galore!--
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17367886307&sid=1
and the fact that ninjas can't spell or use punctuation. Do you think it's genetic?
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=18031369247&sid=1&pageNo=1
Finally, Tough Chicklets on Baelgun has pissed off Integrity over loot that dropped in a PUG. The full (?) story here along with someone making fun of gear choices a Tough Chicklet made.
http://integritybaelgun.guildomatic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=175
I am not sure how this got into the Achievements section but let me quote the Guildwatch column, "Special Circumstances of Baelgun ditched their usual weekly raid to rock the Midsummer Fire Festival. Oh, and since they were there, they decided to kill any and all Alliance they came across: by the time they had desecrated all of the flames, half of the Eastern Kingdom had been covered with innkeeper and questgiver blood. Good times?"
Baelgun obviously has been more active than usual this week.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/guildwatch-they-should-ninja-a-dictionary/
This week's excitement revolves around the creative justifications people give for cheating in the game--weasel words galore!--
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17367886307&sid=1
and the fact that ninjas can't spell or use punctuation. Do you think it's genetic?
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=18031369247&sid=1&pageNo=1
Finally, Tough Chicklets on Baelgun has pissed off Integrity over loot that dropped in a PUG. The full (?) story here along with someone making fun of gear choices a Tough Chicklet made.
http://integritybaelgun.guildomatic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=175
I am not sure how this got into the Achievements section but let me quote the Guildwatch column, "Special Circumstances of Baelgun ditched their usual weekly raid to rock the Midsummer Fire Festival. Oh, and since they were there, they decided to kill any and all Alliance they came across: by the time they had desecrated all of the flames, half of the Eastern Kingdom had been covered with innkeeper and questgiver blood. Good times?"
Baelgun obviously has been more active than usual this week.
By the way, if you don't understand how guilds full of good folks can dissolve, read this.
http://slowwolf.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/drama-is-a-combustible/
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Running Rawr on Macs
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Arcane Mage Pawn Scale Tags
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PvP Gear Review (Systems, Mice, Mouse Pads, Sound Systems, Keyboards)
WOW Insider has done a series of articles about various hardware and peripherals you might want to invest in if you are interested in playing PvP. The first article is about your computer's video settings and cooling.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/20/the-art-of-war-craft-gearing-up-for-pvp/
The second article is about various gaming mice.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/21/gearing-up-for-pvp-your-mouse/
The third article is about keyboards and mouse pads and the small game pads.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/gearing-up-for-pvp-gaming-surfaces-and-keyboards/#continued
The fourth article is about sound systems. I'll post it here when it is published.
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http://www.wow.com/2009/07/20/the-art-of-war-craft-gearing-up-for-pvp/
The second article is about various gaming mice.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/21/gearing-up-for-pvp-your-mouse/
The third article is about keyboards and mouse pads and the small game pads.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/gearing-up-for-pvp-gaming-surfaces-and-keyboards/#continued
The fourth article is about sound systems. I'll post it here when it is published.
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Turpster Videos: Multiboxing
Turpster has released two films on WOW Insider about multiboxing, i.e., the art of playing multiple WOW characters simultaneously on separate accounts.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/15/turpstervision-multiboxing-recruit-a-friend-style/
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/turpstervision-multiboxing-unmasked/
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http://www.wow.com/2009/07/15/turpstervision-multiboxing-recruit-a-friend-style/
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/22/turpstervision-multiboxing-unmasked/
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What Is That Mysterious Ticking Noise?
Performed by the Potter Puppets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wow.com%2Fpage%2F2%2F&feature=player_embedded
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Using VuhDo Instead of Grid, Clique and Other Addons
Rolling Hots has recently replaced all his Grid addons with VuhDo which does what a lot of single raid frame addons do with one program. He talks about it in detail here with lots of screenshots.
http://www.rollinghots.com/2009/07/21/that-vuhdo-that-you-do/
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Authenticator Available for Other Cell Phones
The authenticator is now available in some places for other cell phones besides the iPhone (or is it?). Not that this is only available from Battlenet and only works in some countries and unlike the iPhone app, it isn't free. More details here--
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/20/battle-net-authenticator-now-available-for-other-platforms/
UPDATE: Lissanna looks at the mobile authenticator in more detail and has a link to Blizzard's mobile store. She says it seems to be available in the U.S. for those who use Sprint, Cellular and AT&T as their cell phone provider.
http://www.restokin.com/2009/07/protecting-your-account-new-authenticator-apps/
UPDATE #2: The Blizzard authenticator app is now available for Android phones.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/10/mobile-authenticator-available-for-android/
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UPDATE: Lissanna looks at the mobile authenticator in more detail and has a link to Blizzard's mobile store. She says it seems to be available in the U.S. for those who use Sprint, Cellular and AT&T as their cell phone provider.
http://www.restokin.com/2009/07/protecting-your-account-new-authenticator-apps/
UPDATE #2: The Blizzard authenticator app is now available for Android phones.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/10/mobile-authenticator-available-for-android/
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Warlock Leveling Videos and Guide
Beginner warlocks, Der Hexenmeister is producing a series of videos on how to level a warlock. Links to Levels 1-10 are below.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/leveling-a-warlock-summary/
There is text only information for Levels 11-20 here.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/leveling-a-warlock-abilities/
This is about leveling as a demonology warlock all the way to Level 80.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/leveling-a-warlock-demonology/
Veliaf talks about leveling an affliction warlock here.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/leveling-a-warlock-affliction/
This posting is about leveling a destruction warlock, which Veliaf does not recommend!
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/leveling-a-warlock-destruction/
WOW Insider has started a warlock leveling guide also.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/26/blood-pact-the-birth-of-a-warlock-page-1/
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/11/blood-pact-leveling-a-warlock-40-to-60/
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/22/blood-pact-leveling-a-warlock-60-to-80/
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http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/leveling-a-warlock-abilities/
This is about leveling as a demonology warlock all the way to Level 80.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/leveling-a-warlock-demonology/
Veliaf talks about leveling an affliction warlock here.
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/leveling-a-warlock-affliction/
This posting is about leveling a destruction warlock, which Veliaf does not recommend!
http://veliaf.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/leveling-a-warlock-destruction/
WOW Insider has started a warlock leveling guide also.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/26/blood-pact-the-birth-of-a-warlock-page-1/
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/11/blood-pact-leveling-a-warlock-40-to-60/
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/22/blood-pact-leveling-a-warlock-60-to-80/
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Lootables
Want to look up loot? Lootables is for you! The database allows you to compare up to three items.
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Traveling via Hearthstones and Kirin Tor Rings (and Teleports and More)
Darth Solo describes using hearthstones and rings to travel around the game, with a lot of information that is class specific including cooldown times for various methods of travel.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Pets for Solo Hunters
The best pets for a solo hunter are listed here (hint: Tenacity pets) along with glyphs and pet talents you will use when you are out on your own.
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Armory on your iPhone (UPDATED with Reviews)
You can download this for free to your iPhone or iPod Touch and browse the Armory at any time.
http://kotaku.com/5315954/blizzard-rolls-out-wow-mobile-armory
UPDATE #1: WOW Head has posted a review with lots of screen shots.
http://www.wowhead.com/?blog=108632
UPDATE #2: A review by We Fly Spitfires.
http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/07/20/wow-armory-iphone-app-review/
UPDATE #3: The mobile armory plans to add a guild chat feature according to this Sept. 2010 article.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/guild-chat-coming-to-the-mobile-armory-app/
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http://kotaku.com/5315954/blizzard-rolls-out-wow-mobile-armory
UPDATE #1: WOW Head has posted a review with lots of screen shots.
http://www.wowhead.com/?blog=108632
UPDATE #2: A review by We Fly Spitfires.
http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/07/20/wow-armory-iphone-app-review/
UPDATE #3: The mobile armory plans to add a guild chat feature according to this Sept. 2010 article.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/guild-chat-coming-to-the-mobile-armory-app/
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Rap with Big Swords, Blood
5Cap's lyrics are sometimes hard to hear but the beat and machinima very good.
http://myndflame.gameriot.com/videos/5Cap-Abandonation#play
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How Instances Work
WOW Insider's "WOW Rookie" column talks about how 5 man instances work. Next week they promise to talk about the 10+ man instances.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/15/wow-rookie-the-inner-workings-of-instances/#continued
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Headsets for Raiding
I've been researching headsets for Macs. Here are two which are highly rated. Note that Macs need an adapter to use a headset microphone in many cases. This is explained in the first link. http://www.macworld.com/article/133360/2008/05/beyerdynamic_mmx2.html http://www.cnet.com.au/logitech-premium-usb-headset-350-240064145.htm
This website explains how to set up a Mac client for Ventrilo. Ventrilo (also called Vent) is one of the two most used programs that allow in-raid chat. Teamspeak is the other. Note that your guild's server may need tweeking of its Ventrilo codec.
http://mdpull.blogspot.com/2008/06/ventrilo-on-mac-setting-it-up.html
This site compares Teamspeak and Ventrilo. http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/963538.html
Many thanks to CD and King J for help.
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This website explains how to set up a Mac client for Ventrilo. Ventrilo (also called Vent) is one of the two most used programs that allow in-raid chat. Teamspeak is the other. Note that your guild's server may need tweeking of its Ventrilo codec.
http://mdpull.blogspot.com/2008/06/ventrilo-on-mac-setting-it-up.html
This site compares Teamspeak and Ventrilo. http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/963538.html
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Guildwatch Wednesday Set to Music
The horde guild Fail is recruiting via a song. With banjo music. "Looking for the best [musical] players in the world...."
http://failguild.net/songs/failsong.mp3
This week there are lots of temper tantrums over bad loot rolls, guild officers who lose their mind over a bit of insubordination, and of course guild officers claiming loot someone else won in the raid. Guilds are dissolving, reassembling and then vanishing again at record speed. Good times for the soap opera fan!
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/14/guildwatch-that-little-extra-something/
As usual there is a lot of recruiting and instance running, none of which happended on the Solo MMO Player's realm. As usual.
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http://failguild.net/songs/failsong.mp3
This week there are lots of temper tantrums over bad loot rolls, guild officers who lose their mind over a bit of insubordination, and of course guild officers claiming loot someone else won in the raid. Guilds are dissolving, reassembling and then vanishing again at record speed. Good times for the soap opera fan!
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/14/guildwatch-that-little-extra-something/
As usual there is a lot of recruiting and instance running, none of which happended on the Solo MMO Player's realm. As usual.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Hunter DPS Spreadsheet Now in Mac Version
Zeherah took the PC Hunter DPS spreadsheets and made them Mac-friendly. Here's a description of what she did (also with links to the PC versions she based her new spreadsheet on).
Other links to other versions of hunter DPS spreadsheets that don't require Excel.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
The Onion Parody of Raid Behavior
The Onion (online news and parody site) discusses raiding in WOW.
WOW Insider, which pointed me to the laughs, says this isn't the first WOW behavior Onion writers have skewered.
Here is The Onion's Ode to Love in WOW. "You take my breath bar away."
And here is their World of World of Warcraft video, done in their trademark network news style.
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
The SWAPS Loot Distribution System
Description of how the SWAPS loot distribution system works by WOW Insider. There is a link to OutDPS' original description.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/09/swaps-loot-system-offers-another-dkp-option/
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Identifying Named Mobs, Elites and Rare Mobs
Help identifying especially dangerous mobs for rookies trying to stay alive.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/08/wow-rookie-rares-elites-and-nameds/
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Don't Go Fishing If You Are A Gnome
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/09/wow-moviewatch-gnome-overboard/
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Guildwatch Wednesday--A Photo's Worth 1,000 Words
I grabbed this photo from Mike's column as it pretty much speaks for itself.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/08/guildwatch-dodge-this/
This week's Guildwatch is full of guilds using exploits to cheat their way through instances and getting caught. Fortunately Joelol has enlivened the drama this week by stealing his guild's bank contents. His brother turns up on the guild's forum later on, apologizes and states that Joelol will have to find someone else to pay his monthly fee. Piss off your guildmates, steal everything that's not nailed down, but don't aggravate the big brother who pays for your WOW time!
I can't summarize this story any better than Mike Schramm, the regular Guild Watch columnist does here, "This recruiting thread for Grief on Whisperwind devolves super fast, especially when accusations of previous ninja'ing on OS25 shows up. But Janefonda takes it to a Jerry Springer level when she starts talking about her "boob card." Also, points to Aybebe for trying to play off his nonsense as "roleplay[ing] a bad guy on the server." Especially since a) it's not a roleplaying server, and b) ninja'ing gear is grounds for a suspension, not roleplay material, buddy."
There's lots more recruiting and instance-downing (minus using exploits to do so) but naturally none on the Solo MMO Player's server.
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Steak Sandwiches and Exploding Naked Gnome Rockets
Oxhorn does it again.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/08/wow-moviewatch-steak-sandwiches/
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The old Patches and How They Worked
WOW Insider has written a retrospective about how older patches worked when WOW was the new game.
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/07/the-patches-of-yesteryear-patch-0-6/
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Key Bindings in WOW
WOW has set key bindings. You MAY--and I am not sure about this-- be able to check your own key bindings by typing /kb. Here are some lists.
WOW Wiki has lists under the heading Bindings. Note the Global Function List (second link) which is mentioned here as more complete but undocumented.
http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft_API
http://www.wowwiki.com/Global_Function_List
It also talks about playing WOW on Macs with a link to the WOW Mac Tech Support forum which WOW Wiki says is very responsive to know issues. See Keyboard Issues.
http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft_functionality_on_Macs
This article talks about keybinding in general in the game. There's also a macro for raid icon selections on page 3.
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/world-of-warcraft/862356p1.html
Here's a Windows list that has been checked by a dual boxer.
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=139928
A list of hunter-soecific key bindings dated January 2009.
http://kruxor.blogspot.com/2009/01/hunter-key-binding-setup-in-world-of.html
A February 2009 list of warrior tank key bindings.
http://darraxusthewarrior.blogspot.com/2009/02/bettering-yourself-as-tank.html
General key binding videos.
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-world-of-warcraft-key-bindings/
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WOW Wiki has lists under the heading Bindings. Note the Global Function List (second link) which is mentioned here as more complete but undocumented.
http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft_API
http://www.wowwiki.com/Global_Function_List
It also talks about playing WOW on Macs with a link to the WOW Mac Tech Support forum which WOW Wiki says is very responsive to know issues. See Keyboard Issues.
http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft_functionality_on_Macs
This article talks about keybinding in general in the game. There's also a macro for raid icon selections on page 3.
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/world-of-warcraft/862356p1.html
Here's a Windows list that has been checked by a dual boxer.
http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=139928
A list of hunter-soecific key bindings dated January 2009.
http://kruxor.blogspot.com/2009/01/hunter-key-binding-setup-in-world-of.html
A February 2009 list of warrior tank key bindings.
http://darraxusthewarrior.blogspot.com/2009/02/bettering-yourself-as-tank.html
General key binding videos.
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-world-of-warcraft-key-bindings/
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
G13 Video Review and Drivers
A video review of the game pad. The review he mentions on his blog is a simple rave review without details. The Solo MMO Player says the video just shows the use of the simple pre-programmed commands that come packaged with the device. Still, if you like to watch things in action, this is useful.
http://www.wegame.com/watch/Logitech_G13_Video_Review_from_a_World_of_Warcraft_perspective/
Another written review with more details and some hints on how to program the thing.
http://dominateyourserver.com/2009/05/05/world-of-warcraft-peripherals/
Problems using G13 with WOW.
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=gserieskeyboards&thread.id=807
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=gserieskeyboards&message.id=3713
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16137367145&sid=1
Driver issue?
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14318633045&sid=1
Latest driver for Mac.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/logitechgamepanelsoftware.html
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http://www.wegame.com/watch/Logitech_G13_Video_Review_from_a_World_of_Warcraft_perspective/
Another written review with more details and some hints on how to program the thing.
http://dominateyourserver.com/2009/05/05/world-of-warcraft-peripherals/
Problems using G13 with WOW.
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=gserieskeyboards&thread.id=807
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=gserieskeyboards&message.id=3713
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16137367145&sid=1
Driver issue?
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14318633045&sid=1
Latest driver for Mac.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/logitechgamepanelsoftware.html
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Warlock Pets and Tricks
Warlocks wear cloth armor and have pets that are equally weak. What's a warlock to do? Here's information about the use of pets in arena matches. This information is post-Ulduar as it is dated last May.
http://www.locksucks.com/2009/05/pets-pathetically-easy-targets-for-slaughter/
And here are some tricks warlocks have up their sleeves. Read the comments section for even more tips and tricks, but note that this information is from December 2007.
http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/25-awesome-warlock-tricks/
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And here are some tricks warlocks have up their sleeves. Read the comments section for even more tips and tricks, but note that this information is from December 2007.
http://www.locksucks.com/2007/12/25-awesome-warlock-tricks/
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Monday, July 6, 2009
The Avenger
A machinima fighting drama.
http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=116239
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Warlocks in WOW (with PAWN tag scales)
Besides the Warlocks Den* (listed on the right side of the page under Favorite Links) there are several guides to the warlock that look pretty thorough. Ten Ton Hammer updated their guide in January of 2009. Besides gear, talents and spells, it includes information about soloing with the warlock through various levels.
http://www.tentonhammer.com/wow/guides/classes/warlock
apbit hosts a warlock guide that seems pretty thorough and which includes a leveling guide and a list of known bugs (always useful). This information doesn't seem to have been updated since the original game came out. There's no leveling information for Outlands, for information. Depend on it at your own risk.
http://apbit.com/classguides/warlock/thewarlockguide.html
I found a site devoted to warlock builds that is updated to Patch 3.1. Definitely post-Ulduar!
http://warlockbuilds.com/
There is a wiki just for warlocks. The link below is to their section on green fire, which is an addon that turns the warlock's flames green. I'm holding out for an addon that allows my warlock to shoot pink rhinestones, but this is pretty cool nevertheless. The wiki has a lot of other good information like guides to raiding or PvP play as a warlock, as well as a list of macros for warlocks. This is a good site to explore. Look at Game Mechanics for a DPS calculator and a list of spell coefficients. I've added this wiki to the list of Favorite Sites on the right side of this page.
http://warlock.wikispaces.com/Green+Fire
Finally, from WOW Head's Class Forums for Warlocks, I found PAWN tag scales for those using PAWN to evaluate gear.
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=101768&p=1149215
*The Solo MMO Player says the Warlocks Den site doesn't seem to have been updated in a while. Use at your own risk.
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http://www.tentonhammer.com/wow/guides/classes/warlock
apbit hosts a warlock guide that seems pretty thorough and which includes a leveling guide and a list of known bugs (always useful). This information doesn't seem to have been updated since the original game came out. There's no leveling information for Outlands, for information. Depend on it at your own risk.
http://apbit.com/classguides/warlock/thewarlockguide.html
I found a site devoted to warlock builds that is updated to Patch 3.1. Definitely post-Ulduar!
http://warlockbuilds.com/
There is a wiki just for warlocks. The link below is to their section on green fire, which is an addon that turns the warlock's flames green. I'm holding out for an addon that allows my warlock to shoot pink rhinestones, but this is pretty cool nevertheless. The wiki has a lot of other good information like guides to raiding or PvP play as a warlock, as well as a list of macros for warlocks. This is a good site to explore. Look at Game Mechanics for a DPS calculator and a list of spell coefficients. I've added this wiki to the list of Favorite Sites on the right side of this page.
http://warlock.wikispaces.com/Green+Fire
Finally, from WOW Head's Class Forums for Warlocks, I found PAWN tag scales for those using PAWN to evaluate gear.
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=101768&p=1149215
*The Solo MMO Player says the Warlocks Den site doesn't seem to have been updated in a while. Use at your own risk.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Logitech's G13 Gamepad Information
You'll find information about the G13 gamepad here. There are links to downloads, troubleshooting and the forums, but don't choose the forum button (see the next two links instead). There is also a link to the quick start manual in PDF form on this page.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/441/5123&hub=1&selectedcrid=441&selectedcid=5123&cl=us,en
G13 forum information is more directly found at these sites.
http://www.g15forums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=26
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board?board.id=gserieskeyboards
Basic setup information here--
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2336959,00.asp
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/441/5123&hub=1&selectedcrid=441&selectedcid=5123&cl=us,en
G13 forum information is more directly found at these sites.
http://www.g15forums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=26
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board?board.id=gserieskeyboards
Basic setup information here--
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2336959,00.asp
UPDATE: G13s are no longer available new, just through places like eBay and Amazon at high prices. If you are lucky enough to have one or buy one, here is a good source of information on how to set it up and program it.
https://robots.net/tech/how-to-use-logitech-g13/
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RAWR, The Gear Comparison Addon
Here is RAWR's website. Note that I've found some users complain it doesn't work well on Macs unless they use Bootcamp or Parallels to run Windows first. Apparently it was designed for Windows machines only.
http://www.codeplex.com/Rawr
Druids especially like RAWR. Note that the Druid Wiki talks about using it on Macs using Mono.
http://druid.wikispaces.com/Rawr
Big Bear Butt Blogger has tried RAWR. Here is what he says--
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/06/12/as-long-as-im-repeating-myself/
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http://www.codeplex.com/Rawr
Druids especially like RAWR. Note that the Druid Wiki talks about using it on Macs using Mono.
http://druid.wikispaces.com/Rawr
Big Bear Butt Blogger has tried RAWR. Here is what he says--
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/06/12/as-long-as-im-repeating-myself/
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Gorilla as Pet
Interested as a gorilla as a pet? Slow Wolf looks at how this pet works.
http://slowwolf.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/creature-feature-gorilla/
http://slowwolf.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/surprise-bananas/
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The Crocodin Crocolisk
Hunters who are looking for a new pet might want to consider a crocolisk.
http://whitelionblackboar.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/rise-of-the-crocadin/
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Guildwatch Wednesday Features Loot Auction --and Pussikat
So you are on a PUG raid and all of a sudden the raid leader starts auctioning off access to the loot....
This and other creative ways to cause angst and frenzy are in yesterday's Guildwatch, including a death knight named Pussikat who is supposed to have insulted guild members and posted a porn link somewhere (on the guild's website) and got reported to the police for harrassment. Details are unclear and/or lacking but somehow I don't want to know.
Let me quote Mike the Guildwatch columnist on this one: "Puzzler for the Day: Banefire over on Icecrown is an Alliance guild. So riddle me this, Batman, asks our tipster: why does their Thorim kill pic have Horde totems in it? What exactly are we missing there? (Edit: they changed it. We figured they would.)" Certainly not too many people on the Solo MMO Player's realm like to read but this might be noticed by visitors, don't you think?
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/01/guildwatch-paydirt-in-the-drama-mine/
Otherwise there is a lot of downing instances and recruiting but nothing on the Solo MMO Player's realm.
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This and other creative ways to cause angst and frenzy are in yesterday's Guildwatch, including a death knight named Pussikat who is supposed to have insulted guild members and posted a porn link somewhere (on the guild's website) and got reported to the police for harrassment. Details are unclear and/or lacking but somehow I don't want to know.
Let me quote Mike the Guildwatch columnist on this one: "Puzzler for the Day: Banefire over on Icecrown is an Alliance guild. So riddle me this, Batman, asks our tipster: why does their Thorim kill pic have Horde totems in it? What exactly are we missing there? (Edit: they changed it. We figured they would.)" Certainly not too many people on the Solo MMO Player's realm like to read but this might be noticed by visitors, don't you think?
http://www.wow.com/2009/07/01/guildwatch-paydirt-in-the-drama-mine/
Otherwise there is a lot of downing instances and recruiting but nothing on the Solo MMO Player's realm.
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