Big Bear Butt Blogger ran a Pick Up Group (PUG) last night. His article is sort of funny and sort of sad, but I have to say the Solo MMO Player sees this sort of behavior in-game constantly.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
BBB Runs A PUG Again
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How Cataclysm Will Change Guilds
Cold Comfort's blog specializes in guild leadership topics. (The site's motto is All Guilds Suck, We Suck Less.) His articles are well thought out and expressed clearly, so if you are interested in how guilds are going to change once the new Cataclysm expansion pack comes out and all the implications of these changes, this is a Must Read.
Here are Karatheya's five postings about how he thinks guilds will change in Cataclysm. As always I will update this posting each Monday and Thursday until all the articles appear. Search using the keywords Cataclysm and guilds to find this later on.
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/08/guild-changes-in-cataclysm-part-1/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/guild-changes-in-cataclysm-part-2/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/guild-changes-in-cataclysm-part-3/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/cataclysm-reforging-your-link-to-your-guild/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/cataclysm-final-thoughts/
********************************http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/guild-changes-in-cataclysm-part-2/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/guild-changes-in-cataclysm-part-3/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/cataclysm-reforging-your-link-to-your-guild/
http://blog.cold-comfort.org/2009/09/cataclysm-final-thoughts/
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Mages in the Crystal Ball (Cataclysm)
WOW Insider's weekly Arcane Brilliance column is about playing as a mage. These two articles talk about what Cataclysm is going to mean to mages next year.
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Sethekk Halls Video
Project Lore ran Sethekk Halls on heroic. As is their practice, this is part of a walkthrough that has several videos you can see by clicking the video tabs.
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Auchenai Crypts Information
A short video of Auchenai Crypts' last boss taken on by a druid, two warriors, a rogue and a paladin, all in the mid-60 range.
Here is a solo run by a Level 80 prot paladin.
BlizzPlanet has written up the whole area as a walkthrough.
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Videos of Slave Pens
Here is a collection of videos of various runs through Slave Pens. The first is a Warlock soloing Slave Pens on heroic. Forty minutes long.
Here's another Slave Pens run, with loud music. Almost nine minutes long.
VERY long Slave Pens run on normal mode. Forty-three minutes.
Project Lore has a nice guide. Make sure you click on the various tabs at the top of the article to see everything, including four videos of this on heroic.
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Gem Database
You may have realized I am researching gems and gem sockets for the Solo MMO Player. I'm not ready yet to write a When, Where, What to Gem summary article but I will post what I discover here for your use until I get the Big Picture written.
The WOW Gem Finder looks like a very useful little tool as you can search for abilities or colors, and everything links to WOWhead so you can look up more information on their extensive database once you know what you are looking for. It is not up to date however as it doesn't include the changes in the gemming system that the Wrath of the Lich King expansion brought to the game.
There is a list of gems broken down into four categories of red, blue, yellow and meta on the Allakhazam site (i.e., it is not up to date either). Click on a category and a list of all those type gems opens with the effect shown. This isn't searchable and I don't think it is nearly as useful as the WOW Gem Finder.
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/gem.html
MMO Champion has a WOW database for items, including gems. Choose Items: Gems and then the color you are interested in. The results are pretty basic.
http://db.mmo-champion.com/
They also have a guide to the original gems (yellow, red, blue and meta) here. This lists the bonuses available from each.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=98
Here is a color coded list of gems (finished and raw) with their stats.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w278/frazzledog/Gems.jpg
MMO Champion has a WOW database for items, including gems. Choose Items: Gems and then the color you are interested in. The results are pretty basic.
http://db.mmo-champion.com/
They also have a guide to the original gems (yellow, red, blue and meta) here. This lists the bonuses available from each.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?page=98
Here is a color coded list of gems (finished and raw) with their stats.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w278/frazzledog/Gems.jpg
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Socket Bonuses for Gemming
Interesting article explaining how to calculate socket bonues for gemming.
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WOW Memory Book UPDATED AGAIN
Two screenshot projects underway online that document the World of Warcraft's environments seem even more important now that we now the Cataclysm expansion will destroy this world forever. My favorite is Postcards from Azeroth which carefully composes images and posts them periodically.
But the Wallpaper Project run by Too Many Annas probably has larger and more typical images.
UPDATE: WOW Insider pointed me towards WOW Screenshots which is also collecting larger images from inside the game and allows you to upload your own. The Next button's on the far right to switch to the next page of images.
http://wow-screenshots.com/
UPDATE #2: The Hunters Mark is also preserving screenshots of the scenery.
http://priest.thehuntersmark.net/
UPDATE #2: The Hunters Mark is also preserving screenshots of the scenery.
http://priest.thehuntersmark.net/
Enjoy the scenery while you can.
By the way, this site is under development.
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More Realms Offline Last Night
No word on what is causing the problem. The article has a list of effected realms.
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