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| Have You Done All Your Dailies? Posted: 26 Mar 2008 03:54 PM CDT Woody over at GU Comics has been working hard to complete all 25 dailies. Check out his latest addition here. | ||
| TOP TEN Things You Should NEVER Do On Patch Day! Posted: 26 Mar 2008 03:04 PM CDT Rill, our lovely Paladin Captain has taken command of the WoW Vault's Top Ten Feature. I think she hit hte nail on the head with this... | ||
| Phase 1 Dailies: The Multiphase Survey Posted: 26 Mar 2008 03:00 PM CDT 
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| Phase 1 Dailies: Sunfury Attack Plans Posted: 26 Mar 2008 02:30 PM CDT  Here is another Shattered Sun daily that originates in Shattrath, from Lord Torvos who stands just north of the flight master (right by where you picked up "Gaining the Advantage"). The premise of "Sunfury Attack Plans" is that we know that the Sunfury elves up in Netherstorm have some attack plans, and we want them. We want one of them per character, every day. So get yourself to Netherstorm, find some Sunfury elves (any Sunfury elves), and kill them until one of them drops the attack plans. I usually go for the mobs near Manaforge B'naar simply for convenience.Like many single-drop quests, this can be maddeningly inconsistent. Today I got the plans on my first kill, and a guildy of mine claims to have killed over 100 before finally receiving the item. We'll have to wait until a bit of data for the database sites has been collected before we can find out what the drop rate is, although if I had to guess I'd put it around 10%. For your troubles you are rewarded with 4g, 250 Shattered Sun Ofensive rep, and a Shattered Sun Supplies, which contains a random green item and has a chance to contain a Badge of Justice as well.
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| Write Blizzard an essay to PvP... if you're Canadian Posted: 26 Mar 2008 02:00 PM CDT Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, PvP, Contests, Arena  No, seriously. Stop laughing. That's actually how they enter. "Instead, Canadian residents may enter by submitting a 250 word typewritten essay comparing the video gaming culture in Canada to the video gaming culture in the United States on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper and mailing their essay to Essay Entry for The North American Blizzard Entertainment Arena Tournament, P.O Box 18979, Irvine, CA 92623." It's in section four of the legal for the tournament. Continue reading Write Blizzard an essay to PvP... if you're Canadian
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| World of Warcraft Raiding Latin America For Epic Loot In 2008 - Kotaku Australia Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:52 PM CDT
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| Blizzard Sues Creator of WoW Bot - Slashdot Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:50 PM CDT
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| Getting your RTS background in before it's too late Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:40 PM CDT Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Blizzard, Instances, Lore, NPCs  Methedras asks once again over on WoW LJ if now is a good time to be playing the old Warcraft RTS games, and, actually no, now is probably not a good time to be playing them. You should probably be heading up to the Isle of Quel'danas and helping your realm and the Shattered Sun get those dailies unlocked.But yes, after patch 2.4 has quenched your interest in the World of Warcraft for a while, now would be a perfect time to play Warcraft III and its expansion, the Frozen Throne. Because we are right smack dab in the thick of the lore following both of those games -- Illidan and Kael'thas' stories have just finished, and the main event, with Arthas Menethil, is just about to start in Northrend. Up until the end of Wrath of the Lich King (and we're just now reaching the end of the Burning Crusade), World of Warcraft was really just a gigantic, cross-genre, extremely involved and detailed sequel to Blizzard's earlier Warcraft games. There are other places to go beyond this, however, of course, and we've discussed a lot of them before (and will again, no doubt). But yes, if you haven't played the RTS games yet, you've already missed half of the story. Now would be a great time to play them, before you miss the second (and in my estimation, much more interesting) half.
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| Warhammer Online Collector's Edition Revealed - Gamespy.com Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:38 PM CDT
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| 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament Registration Open - Gaming Today Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:34 PM CDT
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| Confessions of a Mythos Beta Tester Journal #2 - Gaming Today Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:33 PM CDT
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| Phase 1 Dailies: Gaining the Advantage Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:20 PM CDT Filed under: Herbalism, Mining, Skinning, Quests, Guides  You've dealt with automata and the Wretched on the Isle of Quel'Danas. You've slain demons and blown up the transporter at the Throne of Kil'Jaeden. Are there more Shattered Sun-related dailies left to do? You bet! There are three quests that are assigned in Shattrath, and here's one of them: Gaining the Advantage. Posts on the other two are coming shortly.Allegedly, some people in Stormwind can make oils that will help in the fight against the Legion, and they need Nether Residue to do it. This quest is assigned by Emisarry Mordin who paths near the flight master. For this quest, all you need to do is be a skinner, herbalist and/or miner, and go out and do some gathering. Any Outlands herb (not Golden Sansam or Dreamfoil), ore node, or (I assume) skinnable mob has a chance to drop Nether Residue, of which you need eight for the quest. The drop rate on herbs felt like around 30%, possibly higher on higher-level herbs. So it's a fairly easy quest to do, and as a bonus, you get some herbs/ore/leather. Go on back to Shattrath to turn it in, and be rewarded with 16g, 250 Shattered Sun rep, and
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| Blizzard Sues Creator of WoW Bot - Slashdot Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:10 PM CDT
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| Bear Stearns lawsuits: Who are these guys anyway? - The Daily Deal (subscription) Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:02 PM CDT
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| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 01:00 PM CDT Filed under: Bugs, News items, Raiding  You might be noticing some strange things in your "Raid Information" window. For many players it is showing that the timers are twice as long as they actually are. Ie: Kara is showing it resets in 13 days 8 hours, ZA is showing it resets in 5 days 10 hours, etc... You can access your raid info windows by going into the raid tab and clicking on the "Raid Info" button in the upper right hand corner of the window. The raid tab is part of the social windows, which you can access by pressing the "O" key (that's oh, not zero).This is a known error. Drysc has posted as much in the forums. Since they know about the bug, we can assume that it's going to be fixed. Further, this is just a display issue, which means it is not actually going to affect the timers. It doesn't appear to be showing up for every player though. In fact, I'm not seeing it on my two toons I raided with last night. However several of my friends are not as lucky. Once this bug is fixed we'll let you know.
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| PS3, Xbox 360, Wii can’t hold a match to old-school game systems - TECH.BLORGE.com Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:56 PM CDT
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| Blizzard prepares Latin American WoW release - TECH.BLORGE.com Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:56 PM CDT
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| Phase 1 Dailies: Blast the Gateway Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:30 PM CDT  This is the companion quest to "Blood for Blood," and is given by Magistrix Seyla up at the Throne of Kil'Jaeden ("The Missing Magistrix" is a prerequisite). In "Blast the Gateway" you take on a mission to help shut down the Legion Gateway, by means of an interesting quest mechanic.
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| Phase 1 Dailies: Blood for Blood Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:00 PM CDT 
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| Phase 1: The Missing Magistrix Posted: 26 Mar 2008 11:30 AM CDT  This isn't actually a Sunwell daily quest -- it's a one-time thing -- but it is done on the Isle of Quel'Danas, and it does lead to more dailies (keep an eye out for posts on "Blood for Blood" and "Blast the Gateway"). "The Missing Magistrix" is picked up from the Shattered Sun Staging Area, and asks you to go look after an operative gone AWOL by means of a portal and a scroll. You do need a flying mount to get this quest, since if you didn't have one you won't be able to get back from where you're sent without burning your Hearthstone.Finding this portal seems to be very difficult for people, so I'll provide as much information as possible.
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| Undocumented changes so far in patch 2.4 Posted: 26 Mar 2008 11:15 AM CDT Filed under: Shaman, Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Bugs, Odds and ends, Blizzard, Blood Elves  Now we're to my favorite part of a new patch -- sussing out the undocumented changes. Everyone's really known about the patch notes for months, but it seems like every time Blizzard releases an update, there are always plenty of undocumented changes that don't quite make it in.WorldofWar.net has a good set of changes so far: Troll offhands are small, Gruul's Lair's and Kara's reset display is off, and Shamans' Mental Quickness talent doesn't seem to be working. A few people have already noticed that there is no repair character on the Isle of Quel'danas yet, but that's only because the daily quests haven't moved forward yet -- with a bigger foothold, the Shattered Sun should be able to bring in a blacksmith or two. Void Reaver seems to have been buffed a bit, the Shaman clearcasting ding is bugged, and I've heard that the Blood Elf mounts (a.k.a. Chocobos) will now squawk on demand (though I'm not sure that's new). Seen any other undocumented changes on the realms yet?
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| Phase 1 Dailies: Erratic Behavior Posted: 26 Mar 2008 11:00 AM CDT  Continuing our examination of the phase one daily quests in patch 2.4, here is "Erratic Behavior." It is easily done at the same time as the other Isle of Quel'Danas daily, The Sanctum Wards. It's gotten from the Shattered Sun Staging Area, and asks you to convert five Erratic Sentries into friendly ones by means of the magical crystals they give you.The Erratic Sentries are found in the same place as the mobs for The Sanctum Wards: an arc starting at the Staging Area and proceeding broadly southwards along the western shoreline. They're non-agressive (yellow) mechanicals (pictured), and although they're level 70, it's still uncommonly easy to kill them. Sometimes they can be found reduced in health bandaging themselves up, and in general they move a bit oddly -- I guess that explains the "erratic" part. After you kill and loot, target the corpse and right-click the Attuned Crystal Cores in your inventory; the Sentry will turn into a friendly one and stagger around briefly before disappearing. Note that you can't convert corpses that you haven't killed yourself. Repeat five times, and you're done. Return to the staging grounds for gold, rep, and warm fuzzing feelings for helping get to Phase Two. This quest is still available in Phase Two, but renamed to "Further Conversions."
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| Patch Notes Are Available On The WoW Vault Posted: 26 Mar 2008 10:59 AM CDT We try to keep the patch notes up an current here on the WoW Vault for an easy reference. We've added a little bit of mark up to them so... | ||
| Creativity: The Game - Creativity Posted: 26 Mar 2008 10:54 AM CDT
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| Phase 1 Dailies: The Sanctum Wards Posted: 26 Mar 2008 10:30 AM CDT  Welcome to the first post of a new series on the daily quests available in Patch 2.4. I'll be going through all the quests that are available in phase 1, one by one. This is one of the two daily quests on the new Isle of Quel'Danas, and it's called "The Sanctum Wards." It goes well with Erratic Behavior, which I'll cover in the next post.The quest itself is pretty simple, and goes in two parts.
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| Magisters' Terrace: Great instance or the greatest instance? Posted: 26 Mar 2008 10:00 AM CDT Filed under: Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, Instances, NPCs  I, like many other players, spent the better part of the morning running the new 5man Magisters' Terrace instance (and yes -- it is "Magisters'," so there is actually more than one Magister in it), and while not everyone is thrilled with it (I know some are saying that it's too hard), I love it. I pretty much agree with AA -- it's not that hard when you actually figure out what to do with CC, and get a handle on the fact that even on normal difficulty, this is a dungeon that doesn't let up.But my favorite part of the dungeon is just the fact that Blizzard put their money where their mouth is on this one -- for a while, they've been saying that they wanted a five man to be like Deadmines, in that it felt like the end of a long storyline. And MT (which is what I think it will eventually be called by most players, since who really runs Mana Tombs anymore?) is definitely that -- I won't ruin the lore too much, but it works perfectly as both a cap on what happened in Outland, and as a sweet preview to Sunwell Plateau. I never thought we'd meet some of those names in a five man instance, but I loved it, and we'll see more of that in Wrath for sure. Plus, the encounters are fun. Unfortunately, there's nothing super new -- Blizzard cribbed directly from Warlord Kalithresh for the first boss and Curator for the second (boy, AoEing the little guys before that is exciting, isn't it?), but the miniboss battle near the end really does play like a little PvP-ish PvE (similar to the .5 upgrade event in BRD). All in all, I think it's a great instance, and a fun way to cap off five mans at level 70.
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| Take-Two Rejects Electronic Arts' $2 Billion Offer (Update6) - Bloomberg Posted: 26 Mar 2008 09:38 AM CDT
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| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 09:31 AM CDT Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, WoW Social Conventions, Odds and ends, Blizzard  And some players are unhappy that they didn't get one, because they really did try. Apparently there were some problems with the payment system, and quite a few people got an incorrect error message when trying to pick up tickets. No word on whether Blizzard's going to compensate those angry folks or do anything for them. The good news is that even if you didn't get a ticket, worry not -- WoW Insider's got you covered. We will do our best to have folks on the scene and reporting live, so stay tuned to the site for lots more info about (and hopefully from) WWI 2008. [Via Incgamers]
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| Where's the badge vendor, and other IoQD questions Posted: 26 Mar 2008 09:00 AM CDT Filed under: Patches, Quests, Factions, NPCs  It is now day two of patch 2.4, and the madness is still well underway. The Isle of Quel'Denas is swarming with aggressive players (most of them seem to be mages for some reason) racing each other to the Wretched and the Sentries, not to mention people desperately seeking tanks, healers, and CC for MrT runs. (Alright, not many people are calling it MrT yet, but we're trying to make it happen.) And the Shattered Sun Offensive is progressing; my server is now 59% of the way through phase one.What's all this about phases, you ask? Well, as people do the daily quests on IoQD, the Shattered Sun Offensive begins to retake the island building-by-building, in four phases. When that percentage progress (which you can see on your own server by talking to the NPCs who give the daily quests) goes up to 100%, we enter phase two, unlocking a trade supplies vendor and more quests. Repair vendors and the coveted badge vendors (and T4 -> PvP vendors) are not available until phase three, which Vaneras estimates should take a month or so to get to. This phase also brings ammo vendors, and still more quests. And phase four will supply the island with a proper inn, complete with mailbox, and reagent vendors, as well as even more quests. So: there is no repair, ammo, or reagent vendor, no badge vendor, no inn, and no mailbox -- yet. If you want to hasten their coming, bring in any level 70 characters you might have and do the daily quests that are currently available. Oh, and the portal for that one quest is at 48,44 or so. I have now dealt with 95% of the questions I see in IoQD General (ah, memories of Hellfire Peninsula in the first week of BC).
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| blizzard's wow tour... - GotFrag? Posted: 26 Mar 2008 08:46 AM CDT
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| Addon Spotlight: WoW Interface.com our salvation? Posted: 26 Mar 2008 08:45 AM CDT Filed under: Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Tips, Bugs, AddOns, Features, AddOn Spotlight  I am not in the habit of trying to break websites, so I hope this update won't destroy the last chance for addon updates this afternoon.I just reported that Ace and its affiliated services are down. Curse Gaming and WoW UI are also down for the count. There was an attempt to push you towards those sites and/or WoW Interface's Patch 2.4 Survival Guide, but they've all been the victim of a bandwidth cleave. I mentioned a few days ago that WoW Interface was sitting secure in their new server system, as well as holding a trigger finger over a mystical ultra-low-bandwidth version of their site. As it turns out, this system may save many of us from addon doom! This spartan version of the WoW Interface site consists of a list of addons. That's it. If you know which addons you want, it provides you an option on this day of chaos. Although the WoW Interface download site is up and down right now, this list version appears to be holding steady. If you happen to be a WoW Rookie, I would not recommend you make any attempts to jump into the world of addons by grabbing addons from a list without shopping around. You little newb bunnies should consider enjoying the tidal wave that is new content patch. Good luck out there, and don't kick the cat again, the fault never lies with the innocent. (Sort of the definition of innocent). Dismissed!
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| New 2.4 patch hits live servers - GotFrag? Posted: 26 Mar 2008 08:40 AM CDT
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| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT Filed under: Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Instances  I admit it: I didn't do much exploring of patch 2.4 yesterday outside of running Magisters' Terrace. My guild did its usual raiding and I didn't want to take too much time to prep for it, so I didn't run any battlegrounds yet (how's the new AV so far, Alliance and Horde?) and barely got to run around killing some Wretched. So, let's talk about Magisters' Terrace, the new five man, which is what I got to see.So far, there's been some complaining that Magister's Terrace is too hard. Medros of From the Abbey to Outlands reponds to some of these concerns in this post, and I have to say I think he's right on the money. Wow. That was easy. "This guy's right." Guess I can go... what, I have to talk more about it? Sheesh, you're a hard taskmaster. Well, okay then. If you read our Magisters' Terrace round-up you probably have a good idea of the place. From the perspective of a tanking warrior, this has become one of my favorite instances. The trash is responsive to warrior tanking options (there's usually a couple of melee in a pull and the casters can be spell reflected to stick to you), the first two bosses are very quick to get to, and the Princess Delrissa fight, once you understand it, is a lot of fun. Continue reading One day in 2.4 country
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| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 08:00 AM CDT Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Cheats, Bosses, Forums  I was scanning the internets for my nefarious purposes (I was bored. Yes, nefarious boredom.) when I came upon this thread in the Dungeons and Raids forum. While the discussion is not particularly polite, it seems poster Selenae of Mannoroth would like to know if a particular method of killing Archimonde is considered an exploit or not. From watching the video and reading the various posts, it seems that the method in question is to cluster on a hilltop in order to avoid having to deal with Doomfires. Now, I'm not sure if it means that they get Air Bursted more this way or not... to be honest, I could barely watch the video, the cluttered UI made my eyes hurt. Some posters seem to be of the opinion that this is 'cheesing' the encounter, while others compare it to ducking behind the pillars on Talon King Ikiss or ducking below the water to avoid spouts on The Lurker Below. So i put it to you, dear readers: when is terrain use 'creative use of game mechanics' and when is it an exploit? In the case of the Archimonde encounter, is not having to worry about the fear/doomfire combination really that big a deal? Or is the exploit inherent in the removal of the doomfire from the encounter entirely? Go ahead, discuss, mix it up, the comments await you.
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| Kingston Technology Exclusive Memory Sponsor of Team EG - Biloxi Sun Herald Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:47 AM CDT
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| Addon Spotlight: Ace in the Hole? (Updated) Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:45 AM CDT Filed under: Patches, Tips, Bugs, AddOns, Features, AddOn Spotlight  Welcome to the reality that is 2.4 addon pandemonium! It is a time of great sorrow, confusion and frustration. With the new patch, we've seen even the most crucial addon go up in flames. A large percentage of you count Ace addons on your list of must-haves, so you may be wondering why the Ace sites are slow or unresponsive since the patch.I've been checking in on the Ace sites to see what I can find and have been regularly running my AceUpdater for Mac to keep myself current. Here is the current verdict (as of 1:45pm EST)
Continue reading Addon Spotlight: Ace in the Hole? (Updated)
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| Blizzard Entertainment ® to Release World of Warcraft ® in Latin ... - Business Wire (press release) Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:22 AM CDT
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| Video: The gaming culture, part 1: All the world's a game board - Wellsville Daily Reporter Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:09 AM CDT
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| Vivendi takes Warcraft 'Bot' Maker to Court - International Business Times Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:07 AM CDT
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| Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:06 AM CDT I recently received this "news" email from Athene. Yes, the Leet King movie dude. World famous World of Warcraft player... | ||
| 15 Minutes of Fame: Gank Frank Posted: 26 Mar 2008 07:00 AM CDT Filed under: Features, Interviews, 15 Minutes of Fame  15 Minutes of Fame is our look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes - both the renowned and the relatively anonymous. There's no easier way to introduce the subject of this week's 15 Minutes of Fame than this: If you enjoyed the movie Kill Bill, you'll love Gank Frank: A Raging Rumble of Retribution. Fenrix of Bloodhoof has crafted a quirky graphic novel that somehow blends Gnomes, Kill Bill, World of Warcraft and even a sprinkling of The Simpsons. Like most creative types, Fenrix has a lot to say. Here at WoW Insider, he lets fly on art, gaming and the World of Warcraft. 15 Minutes of Fame: What inspired you to create Gank Frank? Continue reading 15 Minutes of Fame: Gank Frank
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| Blizzard Sues Over WOW-Bot - G4 TV Posted: 26 Mar 2008 06:42 AM CDT
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| WoW Moviewatch: How to Paladin XXVIII Posted: 26 Mar 2008 06:00 AM CDT Filed under: Machinima, WoW Moviewatch In How to Paladin XXVIII, Shepiwot journeys to the tournament realm ... and then runs around like a madman. I have to hand it to him. When he finds a format, he sticks to it. You guys know the drill. It's the same wackiness, but a different setting. Yet we all come back to it, don't we? [Via Warcraftmovies.com] Previously on Moviewatch ...
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| Vivendi sues creator of Warcraft bot - Inquirer Posted: 26 Mar 2008 05:47 AM CDT
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| Warhammer Online Takes Another Semester Off - Game Informer Posted: 26 Mar 2008 05:29 AM CDT
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| CodeWeavers Announces CrossOver Games 7.0 - Linux PR (press release) Posted: 26 Mar 2008 05:08 AM CDT
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| Exclusive Interview: Nihilum, the Sunwell, and the future of high-end raiding Posted: 26 Mar 2008 05:00 AM CDT Filed under: Shaman, Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Guilds, News items, Features, Raiding, Bosses, Classes, Interviews  Neg very graciously answered my questions, which you'll find below the cut. Read on for his take on Sunwell Plateau and his favorite boss, Awake's departure, resto Shamans versus holy Paladins, picking up an enhancement Shaman and the class in PvP, various boss encounters, and WoW as an e-sport. Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Nihilum, the Sunwell, and the future of high-end raiding
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| Spime Watch: Building Bacteria in Second Life - Wired News Posted: 26 Mar 2008 04:37 AM CDT |
