Guildwatch Fishing Mafia

A guild called Pillage on the Garona-H server has started selling fishing licenses for Wintergrasp.  They've announced it on the WOW forum and everything (second link below).  A license to fish costs 500 gold for an individual or 5000 gold for a guild.  Don't pay and Pillage promises you'll regret it.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/16/guildwatch-yesterday-wow-was-such-an-easy-game-to-play/

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19675937595&sid=1&pageNo=1

Isn't that what we call in real life protection money?  It always astounds me when things that are illegal in real life happen in WOW.

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Guide to the Arena Rating System

WOW Insider has realized the rating system inside the Areana is complicated and published an explanation here.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/16/the-colosseum-a-basic-guide-to-the-arena-rating-system/

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Common Healing Arrangements for Raiding

Standard healing setups for various raids listed here.  Remember, what is commonly done may not be the best for your group.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/15/raid-rx-what-s-a-good-raid-healing-makeup/

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Heirloom Gear For Alts Once You Hit Level 80

WOW Insider explains how heirloom gear works.  Basically, these are gear items that a Level 80 can buy for a lower level alt which level with the alt.   This is a very good deal as these items never need repair but there are limits on the enchantments one can use.  Read all the details here.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/16/wow-rookie-heirlooms-ease-the-way-for-alts/#continued

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Machinima Creator Interview

Here's an interview with Clint Hackleman who has created some very funny parody machinima pieces.   A video of one piece is embedded in the interview but you can follow the links to see others.  Don't miss Learn2Play!
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/15/15-minutes-of-fame-clint-hackleman-of-myndflame-machinima/#continued

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BG Hero Tracks Your Battleground Stats

WOW Insider introduces BG Hero, a new tracking site for your battleground stats.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/14/bg-hero-tracks-your-battleground-activity/

Here is BG Hero's FAQ page for details.  I love their logo, by the way.
http://www.bghero.com/faq.php

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Playing Console Games on PC via HD-720 Box

This company is coming out with a box that plugs into your console, then connects via Wi-Fi to your PC so you can stream games to it.  There is a video of this in action if you are curious.
http://kotaku.com/5359435/play-console-games-on-your-pc-[update]

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AT&T Tells Government Gaming's Not Core Need

Say, isn't AT&T the company that runs the WOW servers?  Blizzard might want to have a talk with the company that says gaming is not a core broadband need.
http://kotaku.com/5359326/att-tells-feds-that-gaming-is-not-broadband

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A Mount Collector Speaks UPDATED

If you enjoy collecting mounts, you will also enjoy reading about Pike's mounts.
http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/09/a-very-large-amount.html

More mounts.
http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/09/an-even-larger-amount.html

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Hybrid and Dual Specs Effects in Raiding

Altosis sparked a discussion about how useful hybrid characters are in raiding after writing this article that outlines the pros and cons of being able to play several roles with one character.
http://altosis.blogspot.com/2009/09/mains-hybrid-capability-in-bring-player.html

Restokin thinks it is very hard to be good at several roles despite the general feeling we see in-game that being able to do more than one thing well is a good thing in a character.  If you are considering dual speccing one of your characters, you'll want to read both articles.
http://www.restokin.com/2009/09/responsnse-to-altosis-post-about-raid-switchers/

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