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  • "mastery System" Coming In Cataclysm
    Just a few days ago, we published a news-editorial about the upcoming Cataclysm stat system changes; in our recent feature, we offered an extensive roundup of Blizzard's answers to the most commonly-asked questions that followed the original stat change announcement from the official WoW forums.

  • A Few Quick Clarifications:
    Neither Inner Fire nor Inner Will has charges. The decision is on which armor you want up at the time. Preventing dot clipping is something we want to do in general. It obviously benefits Shadow priests just as much as warlocks.

  • A Guide For Gear Suited To You
    This second set of gear lasts well into a Death Knight’s leveling. As a result there is very little that you will end up replacing for the first 5-10 levels as a Death Knight. What do you want to look for in gear once you do get past the first hand full of levels? Let's take a look.

  • A New Review Of Popcap Games
    The Hachiko has published a new review of PopCap Games' recently released Zuma's Revenge! In Zuma players take the role of a fearless ball-shooting frog, exploring ancient temples and ruins. By firing colored spheres into an advancing chain of balls to make matches of three or more, the frog blasts his way through a series ...

  • A New Two Worlds Ii Newsletter
    The big question is: will Book II make it out before the end of 2009? Honestly it is looking a bit doubtful, but we are not forecasting any kind of significant delay. Our next big internal test is scheduled for early December, and we hope that leads into the semi-public beta test a few weeks after that. If all goes well, a ...

  • A Total Respect For History
    Under this cover, he starts to scour the estate: Babou's bedroom, Leonardo's workshop, the grounds, and dovecot, leaving no stone unturned. In the course of his investigations, he encounters a wide array of intriguing characters: Babou herself, Saturnin, a suspicious looking guardian, and the King of France himself.

  • Alt Attempts In Icecrown Citadel
    Once the hard modes were released, having well-geared characters paid off. "I would be surprised if any other guild had better gear than us, and no one had better gear than our alts. That was a huge benefit," Lazeil thinks.

  • And To Clarify, Our Exterior Zones Have Static Borders
    And to clarify, our exterior zones have static borders, roads, and town placements. Most of the area in-between is static too, but there are these chunks of the map in various shapes that are essentially cut out. We then create pieces to fit those shapes and sizes, a bunch of them for each, and the game randomly picks which ...

  • Archaeology Will Be Introduced As A Fourth Profession
    Archaeology will be introduced as a fourth profession available to anyone, along fishing, cooking and first aid. This addition is in strict correlation with the new Path of the Titans leveling up method, introduced for the max level players. Yes, even if you find yourself at level 85, there is still some way to go as you wi ...

  • Arthas's Effect On Cataclysm
    In the end I think that a lot of the events in WotLK will be soon escape the minds of players as return to the original Orcs vs. Humans storyline. Perhaps, somehow, we’ll still be able to stay in touch with all of the new friends we’ve made in Northrend now that the Lich King is dead and peace can return

  • Before We Start Into This Week's Column
    Before we start into this week's column, I do want to assure any prospective frost DPSers that I fully plan to write a frost DPS 101 guide. In fact, up until a few days ago, I had every intention of writing that as today's column. Then I sat down at the computer on Friday, and we had a nice shiny new PTR with a whole mess o ...

  • Best Wotlk Gold Guid
    themselves with the auction house. As long as you are buying and selling, you are sure of the party. Manipulations market is an other story you can get incredibly rich and very likely banned but this is not the subject of this article.

  • Bsci Exam And Ccnp Certification
    When you're studying for your BSCI exam and CCNP certification, you quickly realize that BGP is a whole new world from anything you've previously studies. One topic that sometimes confuses CCNP candidates is when a BGP route reflector needs to be configured.

  • Cataclysm Changes:new Priest Spells
    Heal (available at level 16): While priests already have a spell called Heal, the existing version becomes obsolete at higher levels, which is something we intend to change in Cataclysm. Introduced at a low level, the "new" Heal spell will functionally work much like a down-ranked Greater Heal did in the past, adding more g ...

  • Cataclysm Stat Change Confusion
    Blizzard fielded several other "one-off" questions regarding specific classes, abilities or game mechanics. On the European forums, Blizzard poster Wryxian replied to "What happens to the weapon skill achievements?" by saying that achievements like Did Somebody Order a Knuckle Sandwich? "

  • Chamber Of Summoning
    Before starting, if you are working on your reputation with Argent Dawn, make sure you equip your AD trinket. This allows you to pick up the scourgestones dropped by various undead mobs in the instance. Each boss in the instance also has a close to 100% chance of dropping a Corruptor’s Scourgestone.

  • Changes To Warrior Abilities And Mechanics
    In addition to learning new abilities, you'll see changes to other abilities and mechanics with which you're already familiar. This list and the summary of talent changes below it are by no means comprehensive, but they should give you a good sense of what we intend for each spec.

  • Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment
    Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, which recently released the 3rd person shooter Stargate Resistance, was the subject of a recent rumor alleging that the company had filed a case for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on February 12th.

  • Concept Map Of Hyjal From Blizzcon
    When you do get accepted into the guild you will be given a 2 week Trial period, after which you will be promoted to Main and be allowed to have Alts in the guild. Given you aren't kicked in that time for misbehaving.

  • Diddy Kong Racing
    I'm too old for this game! Isn't the game designed for kids? You often hear such saying, don't you? Sometimes, you may also say so. I remember that one day when I chatted with my friends in the game industry, I was asked to tell the name of my favorite game made by Nintendo.

  • Goblins And Worgen
    Most players will agree that new races aren't as much fun as a brand-new class, but the Goblins and Worgen are particularly special.

  • I Am Required By Law And Contract To Be Sensitive
    I am required by law and contract to be sensitive to the needs of the differently-minded in our community, and as such, I am going to borrow (read: steal) a technique first employed by the humorist Dave Barry in a 1991 column.

  • If Those People Read Some Of The Posts
    It's just all a bit silly. What I do think is interesting is the differentiation between the hardcore Diablo II players (most of y'all) and the majority of the rest of the game buying public. From our showing at BlizzCon and PAX a lot of the articles and off-site (non fansite) discussions are saying that Diablo III may not ...

  • Information About What Guilds Are
    When you're studying for your BSCI exam and CCNP certification, you quickly realize that BGP is a whole new world from anything you've previously studies. One topic that sometimes confuses CCNP candidates is when a BGP route reflector needs to be configured.

  • Ingame Items Bought Online
    The goal with all of these changes is to make it as much of a choice or effect of circumstance whether you raid as a group of 10 or as a group of 25 as possible.

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