Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Would Premium Servers Help WOW?

Gordon wonders if premium servers would help the game.
http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2010/05/31/wow-premium-servers/

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BBB Speaks: Before Tanking and During Tanking

Big Bear Butt lists things to think about  before you tank.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/06/01/things-to-think-about-before-tanking/

And how a tank should act.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/06/02/the-role-of-the-tank-in-a-group/

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Trinkets for the High End Warlock

Fifteen recommended trinkets for the level 80 warlock.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/31/blood-pact-tip-top-trinkets/

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Monday, May 31, 2010

WOW Ruminations and Speculations

The changes to WOW that are planned for Cataclysm has people in a speculative mood. Each of these articles are worth a read.

What exactly is intellectual property in WOW?
http://procrastinationamplification.com/how-far-does-intellectual-property-go/

What is "community" in WOW?
http://www.pinkpigtailinn.com/2010/05/why-community-word-doesnt-make-sense.html

Aging and growth impact community quality.
http://www.psychochild.org/?p=946

What WOW would be like as a solo RPG game.
http://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/what-if-wow-rpg/


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Raiding Shadow Priests

Twisted Faith has started a great series on how to raid as a shadow priest.
http://twistedfaith.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/into-the-shadows-preparing-for-the-show/

http://twistedfaith.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/into-the-shadows-the-curtain-goes-up/

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Recommended Tanking Addons

The author plays a paladin.
http://blaquespell.com/uncategorized/tanking-addons-must-haves/

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Druid Relics

Here is a list of druid relics tested to show those that actually work and those that don't, dated December 2009.
http://www.phoenix-wow.com/forum/showthread.php?3985-List-of-Druid-Relics-that-work

Patch 3.3/Tier 10 information is not included above, so I found this list of new relics added during that patch.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/patch-3-3-ptr-build-10571/

Here's a May 2010 brief discussion of relics for druids and paladins.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=18698001415&sid=1

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Weapons for the Paladin

Gamingnoobie went looking for tips on weapons for his/her new paladin and found this site that spells out clearly what you need for each spec and why.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2187599_choose-weapons-world-warcraft-paladin.html

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Tanking Tips

Interesting set of tips that should improve tanking, including macros and information on how to use your camera effectively.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/29/take-your-tanking-to-the-next-level/

Tanking Addons
http://blaquespell.com/uncategorized/tanking-addons-must-haves/

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Symantec Uncovers 44 Million Stolen Game Accounts

Symantec is the parent of anti-virus company Norton.  The game accounts are from WOW and Aion and other games.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179529

Here's the original posting about this on Symantec's blog.
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/44-million-stolen-gaming-credentials-uncovered

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