Guild Wars 2: What is Condition Damage?

What is condition damage?  Condition damage is a secondary attribute that improves the damage you inflict.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Condition_Damage

Damage is called DPS in World of Warcraft.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Damage

What are conditions?  Here is a list of conditions you can use making your gear.  Apparently you build through both a character tree and through conditions you build into your gear.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Condition

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Rift: Gearing Guides

Rift's theory crafting seems to be very very complex, with variables such as synergy crystals, builds, vendor locations and goods, gear available from factions, and various types of currencies and which gear they buy being mixed in unpredictable ways.  I don't see resources that help one, either, so I'm going to try to find good gear guides in the hopes that this helps at least those who happen to have a similar build.  Here they are, in the order in which I found them--

Warrior Reaver Macro Guide (February 2012, Patch 1.7)
http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/classes-telara/warrior-discussion/warrior-guides/284246-stipplings-38-reaver-macro-guide-38rv-16wl-12pl.html

Synergy Crystals for Mages (July 2011)
http://bluedots.org/old/2011/07/07/rift-mage-synergy-crystals/

Chloromancer Guide (February 2012)
http://bluedots.org/showthread.php?41-Comprehensive-Chloromancer-Guide

PVP Gearing Guide (March 2012)
http://www.rift.rpgparadise.com/guides/pvp/187-rift-pvp-gearing-guide

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Rift: Higher End Gear Guide

An aid to higher end gear progression via a variety of ways.
http://alpha.guildlaunch.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7996385

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Rift: Gear Recommendations by Vendor

This site recommends higher level and PVP gear, and lists merchants that sell it in Shimmersand, Iron Pine Peak and Stillmore.
http://www.riftrvr.com/guides/shimmersand-iron-pine-peak-and-stillmoor-pvprift-gear-guide/

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Rift: Patch 1.3 Known Issues and Features

Waves of Madness/Patch 1.3 hit June 23, but there have been problems.  The bugs are listed at the top of this posting, with features listed later.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?212051-RIFT-1.3-NA-8-00am-PDT-6-22-11-EU-TBA

This website spells out the Waves of Madness multi-phase event and the new daily quests well.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/25/the-pcg-guide-get-everything-out-of-rifts-1-3-event-while-you-can-phase-1/

This talks about new gear.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/06/15/patch-1-3-pts-world-event-and-raid-gear-previews/

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Rift: Mage Gear and Stat Weighing Spreadsheet

Rift Junkies' Mage Compendium has a Mage Gear and Stat Weighing spreadsheet among the links.  Windows 7 Excel only.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/forums/showthread.php?1954-Mage-Compendium-Helpful-Links-for-Mages-Builds-Stat-Values

Click on the link and it will download.

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Rift: The Level 50 Rogue

One player's gear lists, rotations, and more for a Level 50 rogue (Nightblade).
http://rift.mmosite.com/guide/rift_rogue_compilation_guide,1.shtml

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Rift: Gear Lists (End Game)

Rift Junkies is starting to compile gear lists that show what you get where.  This is the one for Greenscales' Blight which is end game.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/19/raid-dungeon-gear-list/

This is the Tier 2 list for high level dungeons.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/19/tier-1-expert-dungeon-gear-list/

This is the Tier 2 list for expert level dungeons.
http://www.riftjunkies.com/2011/03/19/tier-2-expert-dungeon-gear-list/

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PvP Gear in Cataclysm

Cynwise explains all the types of PvP gear available to players now that Season 9 has started.  It's a complex system that is much changed from what was available pre-Cataclysm.
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/battleground-pvp-gear-in-cataclysm-season-9/

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Tank Help for Cataclysm

Cataclysm tank gear list (mostly for warriors but possibly helpful for other tanks).
http://swordboard.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/cataclysm-dungeons-gear-list-for-tanks/

Help for the tanking bear.
http://primalprecision.blogspot.com/2010/11/relearn-new-tanking-style.html

Help for the low level tanking bear.
http://theincbear.com/low-level-bear-tanking/

How to deal with casters if you are a tank.
http://www.jadedalt.com/2010/11/27/tanking-tips-casters/

Opening moves (rotations) for the DK tank.
http://pwnwear.com/forum/priority-rotation-system-t744-15.html#p13267

http://pwnwear.com/2010/12/02/opening-moves-for-dk-tank/

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Hand Me Down Gear: Old Gear for New Toons

Pysnister has written an article about how to use old gear to outfit new toons.  It has proved such a hit that he has done three followup articles for mages, rogues and warlocks.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/hand-me-downs-a-poor-mans-heirlooms/

Druids
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/hand-me-downs-druids/

Hunters
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/hand-me-downs-hunters/

Mages
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/hand-me-downs-mages/

Paladins
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/hand-me-downs-paladins/

Priests
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/hand-me-downs-priests/

Rogues
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/hand-me-downs-rogues/

Warlocks
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/hand-me-downs-warlocks/

Warriors
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/hand-me-downs-warriors/

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Tank AoE Threat Woes (and a Solution?)

The second link is the article with the solution that the Pot describes.

http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/10/achtung-panzercow-solution-to-tanks-aoe-threat-woes/

http://panzercow.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/the-department-of-no-more-defense/

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Patch 4.0.1 Introduces Reforging

After tomorrow, you'll be able to reforge gear more to your liking.  Details (including step by step screen shots) here.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/11/patch-4-0-1-introduces-reforging-into-the-game/

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Cataclysm Battlegrounds and PvP and Gear

A summary of what PvP and Battlegrounds game mechanics will look like once Cataclysm arrives.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/23/the-art-of-war-craft-the-shape-of-cataclysm-battlegrounds-pvp/

More info.  The author thinks Cataclysm PvP will kill solo play.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/the-art-of-war-craft-building-your-battleground-kill-crew/

UPDATE;  Battlegrounds PvP Gear in Patch 4.0.1
http://cynwise.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/battleground-pvp-gear-in-4-0-1/

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The Elitest Armory is Dead UPDATED

The Solo MMO Player is sad to say that the Elitest Armory is dead.  With Cataclysm coming up, everything would have to be redone and Shadow doesn't plan to play the expansion.
http://elitistarmory.com/

It was a terrific site which the Solo MMO Player hates to say goodbye to.  I'l leave the link in Favorite Links for a while in case someone new takes on the responsibility of rebuilding this for Cataclysm.

UPDATE:  This site is supposed to do basically the same thing but the Solo MMO Player says it is clunkier to use.
http://www.warcrafter.net/

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Prepping Hunter Gear for Cataclysm

Brian covers the gear you need to get right now to level your hunter up to 85 in Cataclysm.  He talks about what is known about how hunters will spec in Cataclysm when it hits in a few months and how to plan accordingly.
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/09/scattered-shots-gear-for-cataclysm-leveling/

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RESOURCES COURTESY OF IMRAITH

Imraith the Aloof has complied several nice lists of resourcees on her blog.  Check out the Pages section on the right for class-specific macros, links to gear and class resources, profession info, and some Auction House material.  Looks like she has a good eye for helpful information and the knack for organizing it well.  This is definitely a resource to check out.
http://imraithdossantos.blogspot.com/

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Dungeon Loot for The Enhancement Shaman

Here's a list of dungeon loot for enhancement shamen.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/28/totem-talk-enhancing-your-gear-in-only-four-dungeons

Here's a list of Triumph emblem gear for the enhancement shamen.
http://www.planetbrad.com/enhshaman-08292010.html

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Confirmation We Spent Way Too Much Time on WOW

The story of the legendary Ashbringer sword, whose mention in-game set off a frenzy to find it.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/20/the-urban-legends-of-warcraft-ashbringer/#continued

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Ruby Sanctum Druid Loot

Gear the 10-man and 25-man raids offer for feral and restoration druids.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/14/shifting-perspectives-ruby-sanctum-loot-for-druids/

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