A Rogue Compares Daggers

The rogue Slice and Dice has done extensive testing on the in-game dummy to see what weapon speed is needed for each hand for PvE play.
http://samueltempus.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/dagger-conundrum/

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Trial of the Crusader and Onyxia's Lair Tips and Guides

Need help getting through Trial of the Crusader?  Stoneybaby tells you where to position yourself in Icehowl.
http://bighitbox.com/index.php/2009/10/small-points-an-icehowl-survival-guide/

The zombie lover at Eviscerate.net has written a complete guide to Onyxia's Lair.
http://eviscerated.net/?p=120

Good help is hard to find, so we thank those who take the time to post tips and guides for the rest of us.

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Changes to SteelSeries WOW Mouse

The WOW mouse from SteelSeries has received an upgrade to its software so that you can bind buttons without leaving the game.  This apparently makes it compliant with Blizzard's end-user requirements which brought SteelSeries and Blizzard a lot of ridicule as Blizzard had marketing arrangements with a product that broke its end-user policies.  Details here:
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/29/steelseries-wow-mouse-gets-new-functionality/

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Guildwatch Halloweenies

It's Thursday and the Guildwatch column is here, complete with guilds dissolving before our eyes, two guilds in an 8 page forum shouting match (You suck.  No, YOU suck! Etc.), and the GM of Endgame on the Boulderfist realm using faction and server transfers to vanish with the guild bank.  This would be old news except he posted a brief sad movie about the whole experience in the second link below. What's next?  Guildwatch the Movie?!
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/28/guildwatch-more-common-than-you-think/

http://www.boulderfistendgame.com/

This last tidbit is so good I'm quoting Guildwatch's author in full:

"This one's almost scary -- a few months ago, Humble on Crushridge stole Archon's raid ID, and locked them out for two days by camping 25 characters in Ulduar so they couldn't progress. A little while after that, a shaman named Marvingaye applied to Humble and got accepted as a raider. On the week that Trial of the Crusader's hard mode was released, Marvingaye revealed his true self as a sleeper agent for Archon: he went back to Ulduar and ToC after a raid, began the Algalon timer, activated the keepers, and extended the lockout. Then he went to ToC, both 10- and 25-man, and used all of their wipes up (remember, this is the first week it was open, where all of the server firsts were up for grabs). Very epic. Moral of the story: don't ever, ever cross Archon on Crushridge. They know how to get their revenge, and they're patient enough to wait on it."

Finally, there is lots of raiding and recruiting, just not on the Solo MMO Player's realm.  Happy Halloween!

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Enchanting Leveling Guide

How to raise your enchanting levels to 450.
http://eviscerated.net/?p=169

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Using SimCraft for Moonkins UPDATED

Graylo of Gray Matter has written a long article about using SimCraft to model DPS and spell rotations in his moonkin.  Note that this system is used for most of the classes in WOW and that Graylo's tips are only good for those using Windows.  He does give links that will help you if you don't fall into those categories.
http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/2009/10/moonkin-tools-simcraft.html

UPDATE: WOW Insider describes how to use SimCraft (or SimulationCraft) here.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/01/blood-pact-using-simulationcraft-for-gear-selection/

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Looking Back at the Zombie Invasion

Achtung Panzercow looks back at the zombie invasion that led up to the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack, talking about what was bad and what was good about this event.
http://panzercow.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/the-zombiepocalypse-one-year-on/

UPDATES:  Tips on surviving the Zombie Apocalypse while awaiting the Lich King.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/surviving-the-zombie-apocalypse-tips-and-tricks/723809

Allegedly WOW posted about it before it hit.

https://www.warcrafttavern.com/wotlk/news/wrath-classic-surviving-the-zombie-infestation-and-scourge-invasion/

WOWpedia lays out the timeline.

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Zombie_Infestation

WOWHead looks back, thirteen years later.

https://www.wowhead.com/news/on-this-day-the-zombie-infestation-and-the-second-scourge-invasion-happened-324529

Warcraft Pets made a shirt and hoodie.  Blizzard immediately stopped the sales.

https://www2.warcraftpets.com/news/zombie/

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Leveling Builds for the New Hunter

For the new hunter to use in leveling.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/10/28/hunter-talents-for-leveling/

Level 10-20 (armor, weapons and a guide to best stats)
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/10/30/hunter-gear-for-leveling-10-20/

Level 21-30 gear.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/10/31/hunter-gear-for-leveling-21-30/

Levels 31-40
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/11/04/hunter-gear-for-leveling-31-40/

Levels 41-50
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/11/18/hunter-gear-for-leveling-41-50/

Levels 51-60
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/11/23/hunter-gear-for-leveling-51-60/

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Macros for Death Knights

WOW Insider's DK column recommends macros for the high level Death Knight at the end of the game.  The listed macros are to increase DPS, help you tank or in PvP.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/27/lichborne-elementary-death-knight-macros/

Blood Death Knight macros
http://thebearflank.blogspot.com/2009/11/death-knight-macros-blood.html

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Tankadin UI Guide

Part one of an extensive guide to setting up a tankadin-specific UI.
http://honorscode.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-tankadin-ui-guide-part-i.html

Part two
http://honorscode.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-tankadin-ui-guide-part-2.html

Part three
http://honorscode.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-tankadin-ui-guide-part-3.html

Part four (addons)
http://honorscode.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-tankadin-ui-guide-part-4.html

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