Preparing for BlizzCon: Minicards — social networking in person

BlizzCon approaches! Preparing for BlizzCon is your regular source for tips on how best to prepare for Blizzard’s gaming extravaganza.
The last time I went to BlizzCon was two years ago and I was woefully unprepared. I regretted multiple times that I didn’t have some form of business card with me. But this year I am [...]

Sunday Morning Funnies: Belt trick

This week, we have a quiz and a new comic to enjoy, along with updates from many of your favorites.

Battlemasters: Into Icecrown.
Dark Legacy Comics: C-A-T spells CAT!
NoObz: Fifth Commandment. This one feels unfinished to me.
Check out the latest from Teh Gladiators.
NPC: Azerothian Feline Treatment Watch. Also, In the Can and CAPS Faux Pas. I [...]

Patch 3.3 PTR: WoW.com’s stream of the Frozen Halls

We ran our livestream of the Halls of Reflection on the PTR yesterday, and other than one little hitch (I figured I’d save us all the trouble of raiding the Lich King and just jump in and take him down myself, with disastrous consequences), it went pretty well. Turns out you need to run through [...]

Around Azeroth: Start running now

Arrrrghhhh. Okay, folks. Let’s rebuff and give this another shot. And this time if I see anything — anything — in the general area of Onyxia before I say go, I will unleash a storm of hell upon you. That goes double for you, Curious George McWarlock. I hope you have the money to pay [...]

Patch 3.3 PTR: Limited attempts to clear Icecrown

During my time in the upcoming patch 3.3 raid instance Icecrown the other day, I managed to notice something peculiar at the top of the screen. I didn’t recall seeing this before anywhere else.
You know how in Trial of the Grand Crusader, you only get 50 attempts before the instance is shut down for [...]

Breakfast Topic: A trip to the stylist, part two

Yesterday’s Breakfast Topic was revealing. Revealing in that I revealed that I watch Project Runway. You guys said some stuff, too, I think? I’ll have to go back and look.
Ah, yep. Okay. You guys hate the Goku haircut as much as I do. It’s probably the worst one in the game. But hey, we’re not [...]

Patch 3.3 PTR: Queen Lana’thel impressions

I was originally not planning on heading into the patch 3.3 Icecrown testing that was scheduled for Friday on the PTR. Luckily, earlier in the week, I found out my afternoon classes were canceled. Sweet, right? Show time! So on Friday, we fought Queen Lana’thel and she completely mopped the floor with us and used [...]

Arcane Brilliance: Mage leveling guide, 41 to Outland

And so we find ourselves at the threshold of another Arcane Brilliance, the weekly mage column that conjures the very best the world of magic and mystery has to offer, then sets it on fire and hurls it at a warlock.
Something I wanted to throw out there before we begin:
I’m lazy. It’s difficult to find [...]

One year of Wrath

Rufus on Livejournal reminds us that one year ago as of November 13th, Wrath of the Lich King first came into our lives. That means it’s been one full year since we had our launch events, since death knights first became free of the Lich King’s control, and since we first stepped foot in Dalaran. [...]

Patch 3.3: Quel’delar caster mace hastened

Ah, Quel’delar — the Patch 3.3 questline with rewards for everybody. Well, everybody except tanks. And elemental shamans. And shadow priests, and moonkin, and mutilate rogues, and you get the idea. While the caster sword is itemized very well for DPS casters — and can be used by two of them — the mace version [...]