BIg Bear Butt Discovers the Guild System Has Collapsed

BBB went on a PuG and discovers a lot of folks don't know how to raid.  The Solo MMO Player thinks this lack of knowledge of how to play should be put down to the collapse of the guild system. Folks don't learn how to raid without lots of practice, so if the guilds don't raid, the only way to learn is through PuGs.  Which is a miserable experience that leads to less PuGs and less learning.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/09/08/it-hurt-so-bad-and-thats-not-good/

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WARNING: Fake Cataclysm Beta Email Scam

A warning about a fake Cataclysm Beta scam circulating via email from the WOWhead forums--
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=118732

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One Handed Ax Bug (Rogues)

A bug rogues using their new one handed axes will see.
http://bighitbox.com/index.php/2009/09/be-careful-with-your-new-axes/

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Enchantments Databases

Chordian has set up a lovely compact database of enchants which you can use to mark the enchantments you have personally.  The default home page is the weapons.  If you want to look at enchantments for boots or bracers, just click on that topic from the list right under the header line.
http://chordian.dk/enchants.htm

WOW Enchants is a website set up for enchanters.  There is an enchanting costs page, and sections on the various items that may be enchanted but the home page gives you good information about profiting from enchanting.
http://www.wowenchant.com/

If you want to know what effects enchantments will put on an item, this is the website for you.
http://www.glowchart.com/

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What Tanks Should Eat

Pwnwear lists what he thinks are the best food for tank buffs and talks about leveling fishing and cooking with a link to the guides to power level these two professions.  (Which the Solo Player thinks are essential for raiding as they provide great buffs.)
http://pwnwear.com/2009/09/08/tank-food-for-buffs/

Here's the fishing site's guide page.  The Horde and Alliance have heir own separate guides and there are guides to fishing for gold, etc.
http://www.elsanglin.com/training.html

Here is the cooking guide Pwnwear likes.
http://www.wow-professions.com/wowguides/wow-cooking-guide.html


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Resto Druid Guide

The five Healing Over Time (HoT) spells and the three direct healing spells any resto druid must have in his or her pocket are first.
http://druidheal.com/?p=581

Here are the three major and three minor glyphs for a Level 80 resto druid.
http://druidheal.com/?p=595

Talents for the resto druid.
http://druidheal.com/?p=609

All about attributes for a resto druid.
http://druidheal.com/?p=629

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Extended Maintenance Tuesday UPDATED

http://www.wow.com/2009/09/07/maintenance-for-tuesday-september-8th/

UPDATE:  Now folks are seeing logging into game errors the day after this maintenance.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/08/widespread-logging-in-to-game-server-error/

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