Guild Chat Planned for Mobile Armory UPDATED

This costs extra and will be added to the regular Armory later.  whoopeehttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/guild-chat-coming-to-the-mobile-armory-app/

When Kotaku mentioned this, they were less than enthusiastic and also wondered if the timing of the announcement had anything to do with ArenaNet's article about the same functionality.
http://kotaku.com/5644227/mobile-guild-chat-coming-to-world-of-warcraft

Here's how it works with ArenaNet in Guild Wars 2.
http://kotaku.com/5643811/staying-connected-to-guild-wars-2-on-the-go

ANOTHER UPDATE:  Blizzard announes new features for the Mobile Armory, including a 3-D model viewer, a screenshot mode, activity feeds, etc.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/22/wow-mobile-armory-gets-3-d-model-viewer-activity-feeds-and-more/

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Plants Versus Zombies Ripoff in Cataclysm

Thanks to Kotaku, I know that there's going to be a Plants versus Zombies mini game inside Cataclysm.  Here's a long video from the Cynical Brit site for those who want to see how it will work or who are curious about the original Plants versus Zombies game.
http://kotaku.com/5643666/plants-vs-zombies-now-in-your-world-of-warcraft

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Cataclysm Talent Calculators

I noticed a lot of folks are searching for Cataclysm talent calculators this week.  I can recommend two:  MMO Champion's and WOW Head's.  Choose the one that works best for you as each site has a good reputation for solid information.  But remember, this is based on beta information.  Things can and will change.
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent

http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?#

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A Guide for the New Level 80

Gevlon discovered a new guild member hadn't a clue about how to play his new Level 80 character, so he wrote a general guide.  Very helpful information from the Greedy Goblin!  I'd ignore the paying gold for helpful advice, though.  Goblins think like that but why pay when you can research things on this site (and others) for free?  Google is your friend, goblins are not.
http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/2010/09/guide-to-genuine-new-players.html

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Frostwing Halls on 10- and 25-man Normal

How to get through Frostwing Halls in ICC on normal mode.
http://morrighan13.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/icc-10-and-25-man-normal-crib-sheet-the-frostwing-halls/

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Cataclysm Guilds: Size Matters (and Doesn't)

Apparently Blizzard is tinkering with the new guild achievements in such a way that the bigger the guild, the easier it will be to get the achievements. Larisa is not pleased.
http://www.pinkpigtailinn.com/2010/09/blizzards-message-to-guilds-get-bigger.html

UPDATE:  Apparently Blizzard has announced that realm firsts will be shared between 10 and 25 man raids.  In other words, there won't be separate firsts for 10 man and 25 man groups.
http://www.lumethemad.com/2010/09/21/10-and-25-man-realm-firsts-shared/

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Cataclysm Beta Broken

BRK reports that the latest version of the Cataclysm beta has broken his loading screen and  a lot of other things.  Apparently beta forum rioting is about to break out.  Just a friendly warning if you are in the beta and haven't downloaded the latest patch yet--Don't.
http://www.bigredkitty.net/2010/09/19/borked-ftw/

http://www.bigredkitty.net/2010/09/20/deleteing-cache-didnt-work/

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Catacslym Changes Cold Weather Flying

Once Cataclysm hits, players can buy Cold Weather Flying at Level 68 for less than the current charge.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/20/cataclysm-beta-cold-weather-flying-at-68/

More on flying costs when the expansion hits.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r24779871-Cataclysm-Azeroth-Flight-costs

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BlizzCon on DirecTv and Internet Streaming

If you are already a DirecTv customer, you can visit BlizzCon October 22-23 on your television set via Pay Per View.  The cost is $29.95 plus extra charges if you call in the order via the phone or via a live operator on the phone.  You may order this between October 9 and October 22.  Note that if you aren't a DirecTv customer, they will give you BlizzCon Pay For View at no charge to sign up for the service.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/blizzcon

Here's the Internet Streaming order information.  The site above says if you sign up for the DirecTv Pay Per View, you automatically get access to the Internet streaming videos.  A few more details here.
http://support.directv.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2871/related/1

Hopefully once October 9 rolls around there will be more details about this service.  Last year information was scarce, especially if you signed up via the DirecTv site. I did find this site which may be where the four channels of streaming videos will happen.  It seems to be where folks who aren't DirecTv customers order just the streaming videos of BlizzCon.
http://blizzcon.rayv.com/

Here are the Live Streaming FAQs, including system requirements.
http://blizzcon.rayv.com/Pages/en/FAQ.aspx

Here's WOW Head's summary of the above.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=169996

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Yesterday was Pirate's Day (with Ninjas)

Due to the time difference, I didn't know that Kirina had updated her article on dressing like a pirate or ninja for 2010.  Sorry!
http://wowrpc.waddellconsulting.com/?p=2861

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