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Know Your Lore: History of the Shen'dralar

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:00:04 PYT

The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.There's been plenty of chatter regarding the upcoming expansion, and both Rossi and myself have been doing our best to

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Totem Talk: Enhance me

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:00:02 PYT

Axes, maces, lightning, Windfury, and wolves. It can mean only one thing: enhancement. Rich Maloy lives it and loves it. His main spec is enhance. His off-spec is enhance. He blogs about the life and times of enhance and leads the guild Big Crits (Week 8 now out!) as the enhancement shaman Stoneybaby. Two weeks ago a fellow enhancement shaman contacted me on Twitter asking how to improve his dama

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Arcane Brilliance: Fire mage 4.0

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:00:02 PYT

It's Saturday, and that of course means it's time again for Arcane Brilliance, weekly mage column, hero to the downtrodden, vanquisher of evil, dispenser of justice. That's right. By day, Arcane Brilliance is a mild-mannered mage-related wall of text. But by night ... Arcane Brilliance is Deathspank.Another beta build hit a couple nights ago -- as they tend to do -- and it brought a number of cla

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Guest Post: Raiding on the road

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:00:01 PYT

This article has been brought to you by Seed, the Aol guest writer program that brings your words to WoW.com.I have been playing World of Warcraft on the road for the last three years now, and what an adventure it has been. I started out on an old HP Pavilion zv6000 weighing in at about 8 pounds, with a 800 x 600 resolution and 800 MB of RAM. Not only was the beast of a laptop fun to haul through

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Mulgore & Thunder Bluff [HD] - Cataclysm Video Coverage

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:00:02 PYT

Today we take a look at the walled off area of Mulgore. The war is raging on in the Southern Barrens and the Tauren have taken measures to protect the...

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Battle.net parental controls guide

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:00:01 PYT

We've talked before about using parental controls to opt out of Real ID and we've talked about the new Battle.net site, but we haven't actually talked about setting up an account for your child ... until now.The gallery below is a walk-through on what settings are available and how to set them up for your child. If you are taking the route of electronically limiting your child's play time, I high

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WRUP: StarCraft 2 edition

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:00:01 PYT

Every week, just at the start of the weekend, we catch up with the WoW.com staff and ask them, "What are you playing this week?" (Otherwise known as WRUP!) Join us to see what we're up to in and out of game -- and catch us in the comments to let us know what you're playing, too! I have to admit it: I'm just not into all of the StarCraft 2 hype. It's a bit awkward since practically everyone I know

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Around Azeroth: Wild horses couldn't drag me away

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:00:02 PYT

When you move on to the new zones in Cataclysm, will you miss Northrend? Will it be a pleasure to quest there, or, like Outland, will it just be one more roadblock between you and your sixth level 85 alt? Even if you choose to blaze through your 70s, take a moment to stop and watch the scenery. It may surprise you. (Thanks to Kiruvi of on Terokkar (US-H) for the screenshot!)Ga

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Breakfast Topic: Make yourself at home

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:03 PYT

This Breakfast Topic has been brought to you by Seed, the Aol guest writer program that brings your words to WoW.com.My gryphon soared away from Ironforge as I headed to Loch Modan. Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms lay 200 quests away, and my journey would pick up in Thelsamar. My leather soles hit green earth and I quickly picked up the quests I had previously left behind. Mounting one of my swift

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Epicus Maximus [HD] - Cataclysm Video Coverage

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:00:02 PYT

Unfortunately, I can't take credit for this video because I can't return to the Maelstrom after completing the quest line. However, it is...

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Guild Interface [HD] - WoW Cataclysm UI Changes

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:00:02 PYT

Since it is Friday, I have decided to release another HD video! Unfortunately though, due to the nature of the video, you must watch it in full 1080p,...

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Phat Loot Phriday: Lord Walden's Top Hat

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:02 PYT

(SPOILER NOTE FROM THROGG -- THIS ARTICLE MIGHT HAVE HABERDASHERY BASED SPOILERS ABOUT CATACLYSM.)"Oh," Lolegolas said, tossing a cascade of blonde ribbons over his shoulder like a wheat fountain. "Throgg, I must say. I must take it all back. That haberdasher you've seen has performed a miracle for you."Throgg blinked. "Not Christmas, little belfling. I do not have her Dasher."Lolegolas held perf

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The Art of War(craft): World PvP in the new Azeroth

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:02 PYT

Zach sees everything through the PvP perspective of The Art of War(craft), including homemade cookies baked by his supremely awesome and sexy baker wife. He sees the brownies as opponents that need to be devoured in a methodical, strategic and soul-crushing manner. He advises everyone to look at all things (especially food) as adversaries that must be defeated and guarantees that success in life

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The Care and Feeding of Warriors: 1 to 60 the Cataclysm way

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:02 PYT

The Care and Feeding of Warriors is about warriors, who hurl themselves into the fray, into the very teeth of danger, armed with nothing more than the biggest weapons and armored with the absolutely heaviest armor we can find. Hey, we're not stupid, we're just crazy.Good morning and welcome to this week's column, an overview of how the talent specialization changes affect leveling a warrior in th

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Shifting Perspectives: Balance DoTs in Cataclysm

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:00:02 PYT

Every Friday, Shifting Perspectives explores issues affecting balance druids and those who group with them. This week, are taking a look at those two abilities that some druid seems to have forgotten. What sad, sad times these are. Do you like that screenshot? That would be what happens when you cross a bugged version of Lunar Justice -- I don't even have the talent, I never had the talent -- wit

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Drama Mamas: Too sexy for your group

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:01 PYT

NSFW warning: Video may be slightly NSFW (bikinis and shirtless guys). Drama Mamas Lisa Poisso and Robin Torres are experienced gamers and real-life mamas -- and just as we don't want our precious babies to be the ones kicking and wailing on the floor of checkout lane next to the candy, neither do we want you to become known as That Guy on your realm.Does Right Said Fred hold the answer to the l

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Choose My Adventure: To beta or not to beta

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:01 PYT

Choose the adventures of the WoW.com staff as we level our characters in on Zangarmarsh (US-PvE-H).Are there goblin hunters who didn't name their crab pets Ghostcrawler? It seems to me that it should be the default name. It would save time. First schedule, then polls: Fox Van Allen as Foxlight, the level 22 blood elf paladin: Friday, 8 p.m. EDT Michael Sacco as

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Cataclysm Beta: Throne of the Tides gallery

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:01 PYT

Warning: This is a post of a gallery of a Cataclysm dungeon. Spoilers abound.Throne of the Tides is one of the new dungeons set to debut in Cataclysm. As you'll see from these images, it's also one of the most visually distinctive, with gorgeous textures, an astonishing color palette, sweeping underwater vistas and a raging battle between the elementals serving Neptulon the Tidehunter and the mal

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The Maelstrom is probably epic enough for you now

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:01 PYT

A week or so ago, someone on the Cataclysm beta forums complained that the Maelstrom's appearance in the upcoming expansion just wasn't epic enough. It's a pretty silly thing to say. Valnoth, aka WoW Lead World Designer Alex Afrasiabi, apparently agreed and responded with the following: Re: The Maelstrom?Maybe I missed the memo on levels of "epicosity" or something, but I'm pretty sure the Maelst

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WoW Moviewatch: Orc vs. Wild

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:02 PYT

Hey guys! I'm totally not Michael Gray. He's sick or something. To be honest, I didn't ask. The weird growths were enough for me to stand far, far away. That means you get the Mat Attack for some serious Moviewatch business!Wowcrendor is at it again with a TV parody in Orc vs. Wild, a fun knockoff of Bear Grylls' (here Boar Thrills) infamous Man vs. Wild. If you aren't familiar with the show, ad

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