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.

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WoW.com’s Weekly Comic: Byron, the Tauren Rogue!

Welcome to another edition of the WoW.com Weekly Comic — Byron the Tauren Rogue!
From the deepest depths of a child’s mind, we have Byron’s first invention – the Cookie-Getting Bird. He knows that there would probably be more gears and stuff, but those are really hard to draw…or so he says.
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WoW Moviewatch: Nerf You

Nyhm originally released Nerf You in December 2009. This video is a proud continuation of his work through the years. However, I feel like Nyhm’s really nailed down a particular dynamic in the lifestyle of playing WoW. Getting nerfed sucks, there’s no doubt about it. But for every person who feels [...]

Shifting Perspectives: Cat 101

Every week, Shifting Perspectives explores issues affecting druids and those who group with them. This week, we are polite, professional, and have a plan to kill everyone we meet.
There’s a bit of a gentlemen’s wager going on here behind the scenes at WoW.com; the author of the weekly feature that gets the most hits by [...]

Around Azeroth: I’d rather be lonely

As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s important to be sensitive to the needs of those people who have no one special to celebrate with, like Cutaia of <The Cunning Linguists> on Bronzebeard. “After seeing how much the Horde enjoys this holiday, I decided to ditch the hustle and bustle of Stormwind to take a romantic boat [...]

WoW.com Giveaway: World of Warcraft Programming, 2nd Ed

WoW.com has in its possession six copies of World of Warcraft Programming: A Guide and Reference for Creating WoW Addons, Second Edition. And guess what? We’re giving them all away to you! Five copies haven’t even been cracked open, and one copy is the book that we’ve used to write the review of the programming [...]

Breakfast Topic: Are You Ready for Some Football?

It was sort of lost in the shuffle between Love Is in the Air and the fact that we’re technically not a sports blog, but this weekend featured one of the biggest events in American sporting, the Super Bowl. Believe it or not, even some of us uber geeks here at WoW.com’s world headquarters like [...]

Clarification on normal mode functionality

Over on the EU forums, Slorkuz has clarified a few questions players may have about the new changes coming to normal mode ICC, namely the removal of limited attempts from the final bosses in each wing. While limited attempts will still be in place on heroic mode, they will no longer be in effect on [...]

Tuesday Morning Post: In the Air edition

It’s been a pretty busy week here in WoW. With Patch 3.3.2 live and the Frostwing Halls open, we quickly saw our first 10-man Lich King kill, followed by our first 25-man Lich King kill, followed shortly by a ban, followed a bit later by the first legitimate 25-man Lich King kill. But if you [...]

Icecrown Citadel normal modes no longer limited by attempts

Far earlier than any of us had expected, Daelo has announced that the normal modes of Professor Putricide, Blood-Queen Lana’thel, Sindragosa, and the Lich King will no longer have limited attempts. The heroic modes of these encounters will still have limited attempts, however. To quote:
After each region’s maintenance this week, raids will no longer [...]