Can Beast Mastery Hunters Raid?

Scattered Shots says no.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/scattered-shots-can-beast-mastery-raid/

A rebuttal by Lassirra at The Hunters Mark.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2010/02/11/the-beast-mastery-debate/

And one from Eddie at The Hunting Lodge.
http://www.brigwyn.com/2010/02/11/dear-frostheim-sorry-sir-but-beast-mastery-is-raid-viable-just-not-raid-optimum/



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Teaching Warriors to be Paladin Tanks

This article was written for warrior tanks who wanted to learn to be paladin tanks.  It is highly recommended by Honors Code who plays as a paladin.  Apparently the two tanking styles are very different and the author covers both well.
http://wowinanhour.gameldar.fdns.net/2010/02/pally-tanking-for-warriors.html

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Leveling Tips for New Trees (Resto Druids)

Good advice from a long time resto druid player.
http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2010/02/trees-do-it-with-flailing-arms-leveling-tips-for-new-resto-druids.html

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Video Captures (Solo and 40 Man Runs)

Kurushimi has a YouTube channel with video captures of his solo runs on the heroic five-man instances in Northrend as well as other solo runs. There are eleven videos to date.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Kurushimi

The Subatomic guild filmed their Horde Christmas world event, which had 40 costumed gnomes, 40 reindeer and lots of battle.  The video is two-thirds of the way down the page, just above their Guild Policies section.  It's called BB King-For the Horde Christmas.  Watch out, Alliance.  The reindeer run!
http://www.subatomicpvp.com/

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Databases to Make Your Game Easier

Here's a list of essential resources for the WOW player, explained and reviewed by Miss Medicina.
http://missmedicina.blogspot.com/2010/02/resourceful-i-am.html

To sum up and list the most important resources in the article, she loves WOW Heroes when it comes to looking up characters, gear, raid specs, achievements, etc.
http://www.wow-heroes.com/

She finds these two sites invaluable for crafting information, especially recipes, patterns and people selling them.
http://wow.crafterstome.com/home.html

http://freewithmats.com/

She loves the Raider 101 Wiki for its helpful raiding basics per class.
http://www.raider101.com//wikka.php?wakka=HomePage

She uses Gem Finder a lot to, well, find gems.
http://www.wow-gem.com/gems.aspx

WOW Collect helps track mounts, pets and tabards.  You can also browse lists of items like  All In-Game Pets, Korean Pets, Binds on PickUp, etc.
http://www.wowcollect.com/

She used the Alchemist Apprentice when grinding out rep.
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/f/f3/Alchemist%27s_Apprentice.jpg

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Find Recipes, Patterns and Sellers of Same Here

Miss Medicina has posted a list of her favorite resource websites.  Two are excellent places for crafters to visit.  Crafter's Tome has lists of all the recipes, where to get them (and the drop rate) and what materials are needed to make each.
http://wow.crafterstome.com/home.html

Free With Mats is a list, by server, of folks with recipes or patterns to sell.  NOTE THE WARNING  in red before you do a search for Patch 3.3 items.  Enter your server, then choose among the professions.
http://freewithmats.com/

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New Vanity Pets (Wind Rider Cub and Gryphon Hatchling)

WOW Insider reports that the Blizzard store will shortly start selling new plush stuffed animals (Wind Rider Cub and Gryphon Hatchling) that come with a code to activate the same pet in-game.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/10/new-plush-pets-with-matching-in-game-pets-coming-soon/

UPDATE:  Photos of the real and virtual pets.
http://kotaku.com/5474899/world-of-warcraft-plushies-on-the-wings-of-cuteness/gallery/

UPDATE #2:  Review from Mania's Arcania of the stuffed animals.
http://www.maniasarcania.com/2010/02/26/my-plush-mounts-have-arrived/

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