Around Azeroth: The inappropriately used throne

Sometimes we get submissions to Around Azeroth that are not screenshots, but are nevertheless difficult to pass up. I could not in good conscience let this effort by Longrangedps of Ner’zhul go unrewarded. He writes that he took this picture at Blizzcon, adding, “Totally worth a full day of walking around with a newspaper, an [...]

MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively

Sometimes you’d like to know that there are other MMOs out there, right? Our sister site Massively can provide you with everything you need to know about all those other shiny MMOs! Check out this roundup of the latest news from the wider MMO world.

Captain’s Log: Community guide to Star Trek Online
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Breakfast Topic: Is it time to update WoW character models yet?

Ok, I’m going to come right out and admit it: I’m thinking of cheating on WoW. No, I don’t mean like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, I mean seriously playing another MMO and sticking with it. I’m talking in specific, of Lego Universe, the upcoming title from NetDevil. I’ve been a Lego Maniac from a [...]

Tuesday Morning Post: Vampire morning edition

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. As of this writing, the big news of the week is probably the latest Twitter developer chat. If you missed it, we have the transcript. Topics included the fate of Crystalsong Forest, pet scaling buffs, new warlock pets, personal guild banks and other storage issues, and more. Be sure to check [...]

The Art of War(craft): Introductory guide to fighting druids

Zach thinks Conan is funnier. This has nothing to do with World of Warcraft. But it’s good to say it, anyway.
Considering that we have ourselves a bit of time before the next exciting thing comes out — Cataclysm and the new Battle for Gilneas Battleground — I thought it’d be a good time to [...]

The Daily Quest: Icecrown tricks, warlock tips, and more

We here at WoW.com are on a Daily Quest to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.

World of Matticus’s Lodur discusses five common misconceptions about healers.
Are you a protection paladin working on Rotface and Festergut? Righteous Defense has some tips for you.
Check out the most recent Blog Azeroth Shared [...]

Reminder: The Crimson Halls open tomorrow

As you heard earlier today, tomorrow morning we’re being hit with a maintenance period from 3:00 AM PST until 11:00 AM PST. While we’re not expecting a patch tomorrow morning (that’s next week), tomorrow’s maintenance does herald the opening of another wing of Icecrown Citadel, the Crimson Halls, assuming all goes as planned.
The Crimson Halls [...]

Raid/PuG habits should be kept separate

I want my frost badges. At this point, I’m working on completing my T10 set (so close) and waiting for the gates to come down in ICC is so slow and maddening, I basically run the daily random every single day on my three dedicated Alliance side 80’s (my Horde toons are again in a [...]

Scattered Shots: Hunting heroics and PUGs

Welcome to Scattered Shots, written by Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union and the Hunting Party Podcast. Each week Frostheim uses logic and science mixed with a few mugs of Dwarven Stout to look deep into the Hunter class.
We all know how painful PUGs can be. The DPSer doing less damage than you could do [...]

Blood Pact: Warlock tips for the Plagueworks

Blood Pact is your weekly warlock digest brought to you by Dominic Hobbs. “Oh, Festergut. You were always my favorite. Next to Rotface. The good news is you left behind so much gas, I can practically taste it!” ~ Professor Putricide
As with many of these raid/boss guides there’s only so much that is specific to [...]