Sunday, December 19, 2010

GW Professions, Attributes and Skills (Builds)

Each Guild Wars player can have up to four characters ("heros") per account.  Each character can choose from one of six professions (Elementalist, Mesmer, Monk, Necromancer, Ranger, and Warrior) as their primary profession and then choose a secondary profession from the same list.  This link describes the main and secondary professions available.  The profession a player chooses effects their appearance and armor.
http://eu.guildwars.com/gameplay/category/listing/the_professions/

Each profession has up to five attributes. Some attributes are only available to a primary profession and it looks like each character can choose a maximum of eight attributes.  You can read more about attributes here.
http://eu.guildwars.com/gameplay/article/attributes/

Choosing attributes gives a character skills that belong to that character's chosen attribute.  As you level, you get more attribute points which improve your skills.  Here is a bit more about skills.
http://eu.guildwars.com/gameplay/category/listing/skills/

Attributes can be adjusted at any town.  The game seems to encourage players to change their attributes to match the situation their characters are in.  These various builds are much discussed in the game.  I am going to start assembling various builds for the different professions as I find them.  These will be placed in the various profession tabs under the header.

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Starting Out in Guild Wars

The Guild Wars EU website has a nice beginner's section that talks about the basics of the game.
http://eu.guildwars.com/gameplay/

The US Guild Wars site has help for the new PvP player.
http://www.guildwars.com/competitive/articles/pvpprimer/default.php

The Guild Wars Guru has many articles to help new players.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/gameplay-id276.php

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

The One Essential in Any Game

...is a good map.  The Official Wiki has a nice selection of regional and zone maps.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_maps

The Unofficial Wiki has a page full of maps to help players navigate various campaigns.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Maps

The Guild Wars Guru has some downloadable map tools.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/downloads-id274.php

The site also has Collector finder maps.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/sjeng/index.htm

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Starting Guild Wars

With Guild Wars 2 due to come out in 2011, the Solo MMO Player decided to play a little of the original game.  The financial model Guild Wars (GW) is based on is much different than that of WOW's.  There is no monthly fee to play the game. Instead you buy one or more of the GW "areas":  Guild Wars, Factions, Nightfall, and/or Eye of the North.  When GW2 comes out, once you buy that, you can transfer your character into that area of the game as a whole.  Some items in GW seem to be available for cash--extra storage, character slots, makeovers and name changes, special costumes and armor sets, etc.

GW seems to be an ability-based game.  Instead of leveling until you can level no more and then chasing gear through endless dungeon runs (the WOW model), in GW you have to master the 200 or so abilities available for characters.  You can only choose 8 abilities from the list of possibilities and you can change them to meet the situation, so understanding the abilities thoroughly is the real heart of GW.

If this appeals to you, then GW is a game you will want to try.

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Mastering Infinity Blade

Looking for help killing the bad guy in Infinity Blade?  Crescente has tips straight from the horse's mouth.
http://kotaku.com/5714697/a-guide-to-delivering-infinity-blade-smack-downs

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Friday, December 17, 2010

WOW Schedule

World of Warcraft - Nov. 2004
Burning Crusade - Jan. 2007
Wrath of Lich King Patch 3.0 - Nov. 2008

Patch 3.1 - Ulduar/Argent Tournament - April 2009
Patch 3.2 - Call of the Crusade/Isle of Conquest - August 2009
Patch 3.2.2 - Revamped Oxynia instance - Sept. 2009
Battle.net Mandatory - Nov. 2009
Patch 3.3 - Icecrown Citadel and Dungeon Finder - Dec. 2009
Patch 3.3.3 - Battlegrounds Finder and Wintergrasp changes - March 2010
Patch 3.3.5 - Introduction of the Real ID System on Battle.net and Ruby Sanctum - June 2010
Real ID/Real Names Debacle - July 6-9, 2010
Patch 3.3.9 - September, 2010

Patch 4.0.1 - October 12, 2010 - Pre-Cataclysm Mastery, Glyph, etc. Changes

Patch 4.0.3 - November 16, 2010 - More Pre-Cataclysm Changes

Patch 4.0.3a - November 23, 2010 - The Shattering changes the old world

Cataclysm - December 7, 2010

Patch 4.1 - Unknown release date - Two New Raids (Firelands, Abyssal Maw), Dungeons Truncated, New Dungeon Maps


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Favorite World of Warcraft Links

This article was written in 2010.  I've gone through and highlighted the links that are still live in RED below.

Acronyms  
http://www.wowwiki.com/Category:Acronyms

 Addons and Mods Resource Center
http://www.warcraft-mods.com/

Armory Data Mining
http://armorydatamine.wordpress.com/

Auction House Guide (no longer updated)
http://theahpile.blogspot.com/2010/06/stokpile-index.html

Blizzard Customer Service Twitter Account
http://twitter.com/BlizzardCS

Cataclysm Guide (Wow Head)
http://www.wowhead.com/guide=cataclysm

Druid Wiki's DPS Gear Calculator
http://druid.wikispaces.com/ToskksDPSGearMethod

Elitist Armory
http://elitistarmory.com/

Elitist Jerks

The Elitist Jerks website is gone (2019) but you can probably find it via the Wayback Machine.  The second link below is the 2005 version.
http://web.archive.org/web/sitemap/http://elitistjerks.com 

https://web.archive.org/web/20050612075638/http://www.elitistjerks.com/

Enchants Database
http://chordian.net/?tab=0

Fishing Website
http://www.elsanglin.com/

Gear Wishlist
http://gear-wishlist.appspot.com/

Gem Finder
http://www.wow-gem.com/gems.aspx

Guild Census Information
http://www.warcraftrealms.com/census.php

Guild Matchmaker (under new ownership)
http://www.wowmatcher.com/

Healers Forum
http://www.plusheal.com/

Instance Guide Videos
http://www.tankspot.com/forumdisplay.php?206

Item Comparison Tool
http://www.wowhead.com/compare

Guild Leadership Site
http://www.mmoleader.com/

Leveling to 85 Guides
http://www.ding85.com/

Loot Council
http://loot-council.appspot.com/

Loot Rank
http://www.guildo x.com/wr.asp?usr=&ser=&grp=www&Cla=16&F=A&Int=0.3576&Spi=0.6024&spd=1.5453&mhit=2.4229&mcr=1.1358&mh=1.4104&Ver=6

Lootables Database
http://www.lootables.com/

Most Popular Builds
http://www.wowpopular.com/Talents/

Mounts
http://www.warcraftmounts.com/

PAWN Scale Forum
http://pawnmod.trenchrats.com/

Pets Database
http://www.wow-petopia.com/


Professions Guides

PUG Organizer

Puggernaut Social Network and Podcast

WOW Questions and Answers

Quick Armory (discontinued)

Raid Stats Database by Boss/Instance


Rare Mobs and Spawns
http://glimpsesofazeroth.blogspot.com/

Security and Privacy Site
http://securingwow.blogspot.com/

Tankspot (Videos)
http://www.tankspot.com/

Vanity Pets
http://www.warcraftpets.com/wow.pets/

Vuhdo Wiki
http://vuhdo.ithato.com/tiki-index.php

WOW Head
http://www.wowhead.com/

WOW Heros (being rebuilt)
http://www.wow-heroes.com/

WOW Mac Users Forum (US)
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/?topicId=16137217087&sid=1

WOW Wiki
http://www.wowwiki.com/Portal:Main



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Death Knight Class Information

Death Knights

Index of all DK Tank Information (Patch 4.0.3)

General DK Specs/Talents/Rotations/Glyphs
What the proper DK Spec in Patch 4.0.1?  (discussion with links)

Talents, Specs and Rotations in Patch 4.0.1

DK Regamming and Reforging (Patch 4.0.1)

Major, Minor and Prime Glyphs in Cataclysm



DK Tanking
Patch 4.0.1 DK Tanking Guide

DK Tank Resources for Patch 4.0.1

Death Knight Tank Skill Sets Discussion (with Math) for Patch 4.0.1

How Death's Strike and Blood Shield Work (DK Tanking in Patch 4.0.1)


Addons and Mods

Guide to Rune Addons

Addon to Track Blood Shield and Estimated DS Healing (Patch 4.0.1)

Macros for DKs


PVP Talents for the Patch 4.0.1 DK

Death Knight Pet Info


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Druid Class Information

Druids

Druid Leveling Guide for Low Level Players (Patch 4.0.1)

Leveling and Healing Guides (Patch 4.0.3a)

Troll and Worgen Druid Form Color Charts

Caster Druid Gear List (Moonkins and Resto Druids) for Level 85


Balance Druid Impressions for Patch 4.0.1
http://www.relevarts-druid-reliquary.com/blog/?p=559

Balance Druid Specs, Glyphs, Gear and Rotations (Patch 4.0.1)
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/shifting-perspectives-the-4-0-1-balance-rotation/

Balance Leveling Spec (Updated for Patch 4.0.1)
http://www.restokin.com/druid-leveling-guide/2-balance-leveling/

Balance Power Tracker Mentioned in Patch 4.0.1 Balance Druid Impressions link above
http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info18000-1.0.4.html

Balance Druid Rotations for Patch 4.0.1
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/shifting-perspectives-the-4-0-1-balance-rotation/

Balance Druids in Battlegrounds (Patch 4.0.1)

Is Cat and Bear Gear the Same? (Cataclysm)


Feral Druid Cataclysm Heroic Drops


Levels 1-20 as a Troll Druid (Patch 4.0.3a Impressions)

Bear Threat Mechanics Basics and Tanking Multiple Targets for Patch 4.0.1 (Only Rage Generation Has Changed Per BBB)
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/10/13/im-working-on-bear-tanking-tips-pre-cataclysm/

Bear Tank Cataclysm/4.0.1 FAQ Page for 10- and 25-Man Raiding (Rotations, Spells, Talents)
http://wowthinktank.blogspot.com/2010/10/bear-faq-for-401cataclysm.html

The State of Bear Tanking with Patch 4.0.1
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/10/11/bear-tanking-in-4-0-1/ 

COMPLETE Bear Tanking Guides (Patch 4.0.1) 

Help for the Low Level Bear Tank (Patch 4.0.3a)

Level 85 Bear Gear List (incomplete as of Patch 4.0.1)

Level 85 Bear Professions and Bonues

Gearing a Level 85 Druid Tank for Cataclysm

Extensive Cat DPS Gear List (part one)

Moonkin Raiding Guide (Patch 4.0.1)
How Eclipse Works and the Rotation for Leveling Moonkins

Tips for Improving Resto Druid Healing at Level 85 (Post-Cataclysm)

Resto Gear List Recommendations (Cataclysm Pre-Raiding)http://reviveandrejuvenate.blogspot.com/p/cataclysm-pre-raid-restoration-gear.html

Ditto

Level 85 Pre-Raid Gear Links

Resto Druid Guide (with Cataclysm info in separate tab)
http://druidheal.com/resto-mega-guide/

Resto Talents and Changes for Patch 4.0.3a
http://www.restokin.com/2010/11/cataclysmic-resto-talents-changes-for-4-0-3a/
Patch 4.0.1 Resto Druid Healing
http://www.restokin.com/2010/10/resto-druid-4-0-1-healing-guide-is-ready/

http://treebarkjacket.com/2010/09/30/guide-druid-healing-in-4-0/

Resto Druids Tips and Tricks Blog (with Videos)
http://restodruiddell.blogspot.com/

Resto Druid Cataclysm Stats and Spells
http://www.restokin.com/2010/09/cata-resto-85-stats-spells/

Resto Druid Spell Changes (Patch 4.0.1)
http://dreambound-druid.blogspot.com/2010/10/spell-use-changes-resto.html

Resto Druid Prep for Patch 4.0.1
http://www.restokin.com/2010/10/resto-preparations-for-4-0-1/

Resto Dual Spec Healing Leveling in Patch 4.0.1
http://www.restokin.com/druid-leveling-guide/8-dualspec-healing-leveling/

Resto Druid Haste at Level 85 (Cataclysm Theorycrafting)


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Hunter Class Information

Hunters

A Summary of Hunter Changes in Patch 4.0.1

Trapping Tips

Best Hunter Gems for Level 85 (Cataclysm)

Best Hunter Enchants for Level 85 (Cataclysm)

Built-In Hunter Spell Alerts Guide (Patch 4.0.1)

Hunter Haste Rating and Haste Cap at Level 85 (Patch 4.0.3)

Leveling Your Hunter to 85 (Cataclysm) with Solo Rotation Included

Detailed Hunter Information for Patch 4.0.1 (with Rotations)

Hunter Hit Rating Cap in Patch 4.0.1 is 246 per Huntsman's Lodge

Hunter Threat Management Tutorial (Patch 4.0.1)

Pet and Raid Buffs List

Recommended Raiding Pet Buffs


Hunter Pet Scaling in Cataclysm


Patch 4.0.1 Gems, Glyphs and Stats for Hunters

The State of the Patch 4.0.1 Hunter

Raiding Hunter Builds and Rotations (Patch 4.0.1)


Pet "Move To" Macro (Patch 4.0.1)

Hunter Talents for Cataclysm

List of Raid Buffs/Debuffs for Cataclsym

Raid and Pet Buffs for Cataclysm/Patch 4.0.1

Cataclysm Info Links (Comprehensive)

Hunter Gear for Cataclysm Leveling (Get Ready)

New Hunter's Guide to Cataclysm

Hunter Combat Ratings and Stat Conversions (Level 85 Cataclysm)

Links to Builds for All Flavors of Hunter, Including PvP, and Pets Info (Patch 4.0.1)

Hunters DPS analyzer (updated for Level 85s)

Beast Mastery Shot Rotation Priorities and Power Auras (Patch 4.0.1)

Beast Mastery Talents, Rotations and Glyphs (Patch 4.0.1)

BM Hunter Glyphs (Cataclysm)

Big Red Kitty Chooses Talents for the BM Hunter (Cataclysm)

Beast Mastery PvP and PvE Specs, Stats and Rotations for Patch 4.0.1

Beast Mastery PvP in Patch 4.0.1


MM Hunters in Detail (Patch 4.0.1)

Markmanship Hunters Talents, Rotations and Glyphs (Patch 4.0.1)

MM Hunter Raid Talent Specs for Level 85

MM Hunter Glyphs (Cataclysm)

MM Hunter Shot Rotations (Cataclysm Level 85)

Survival Hunters (April 2010 information)


Survival Hunter Raiding Build (old)

Survival SV Hunter Talents, Rotations and Glyphs (Patch 4.0.1)

SV Hunter Raiding Talent Spec for Level 85s

SV Hunter Shot Rotations (Cataclysm Level 85)

SV Hunter Glyphs (Patch 4.0.3a)

Spirit Beast Locations

Spawn Cycles

Rare tracker addon download at Curse

Screenshots and information about spirit bear behavior

Tips

Follow the links to the various databases, then read the comments.


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