All About Beginning as a Balance Druid

WOW Insider continues their drive to post current information about each spec for beginners with the balance druid.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/12/shifting-perspectives-balance-101/

Remember that Relevart's Druid Reliquary is a blog dedicated to balance druids.
http://druidreliquary.blogspot.com

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Prepare Yourself For More Content Pre-Cataclysm

A Blizzard spokesperson says there will be more content (both PvE and PvP) coming out before Cataclysm hits.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/zarhym-more-content-coming-before-cataclysm-patch/

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70% of Trial Accounts Abandoned Before Level Ten

From the quarterly report to investors.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/70-of-trial-players-quit-wow-before-level-10/

Tobold's thoughts on this issue.
http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2010/02/really-really-casual-players.html

And a final comment pointing out these numbers mean little.
http://www.ixobelle.com/2010/02/70-of-blah-blah-blah.html

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Lunar Festival Guide (Feb. 14-March 7, 2010)

The Lunar Festival overlaps Love Is In The Air.  Here is WOW Insider's achievements guide.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/the-overachiever-guide-to-lunar-festival-achievements/

UPDATE:  WOW Insider provides links to good Lunar Festival assistance available online.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/16/the-daily-quest-the-lunar-festival/

Here is WOWHead's guide to the event.  I usually prefer their guides to anyone else's.
http://www.wowhead.com/?guide=lunar-festival

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Mages in PvP

How to play a frost mage in PvP.
http://spicytunas.com/2010/02/frost-mage-pvp-101/

http://spicytunas.com/2010/03/frost-mage-pvp-102-spell-penetration-and-resilience/

Guide to fighting mages in PvP.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/the-art-of-war-craft-introductory-guide-to-fighting-mages/

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Tips for Dungeon Finder Raiders

WOW Insider has written a long article about how to raid via the dungeon finder. It's meant for lower level novice raiders.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/wow-rookie-pro-tips-for-lowbie-dungeon-runners/

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Big Bear Butt Compares Feral Druid and Paladin Tanks

BBB has played both classes and now that he has them geared up fairly evenly, he compared how they tank.

Part one (feral druids)
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/11/tanking-test-druid-vs-paladin-i/

Part two (paladins)
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/11/tanking-test-druid-vs-paladin-ii/

Part three (comparing aggro)
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/12/tanking-test-druid-vs-paladin-iii/

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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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