Breakfast Topic: The Cataclysm site update pool

We here at WoW.com are constantly on the lookout for updates about all things World of Warcraft. We watch the Blizzard forums for hints at new information. We actually watch the game launcher in case it has something new listed there. And, sadly, we also watch the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm website in hopes it [...]

Urgent maintenance on select realms [Updated]

Once again, we’ve got realms coming down and undergoing emergency maintenance on Friday, February 12th from 5:00 a.m. PST / 8:00 a.m. EST until 7:00 a.m. PST / 10am EST. This maintenance is to resolve performance issues – hopefully this will address some of the lag issues players have been reporting since the extended maintenance [...]

WoW, Casually: Casual guide to Love is in the Air

Robin Torres writes WoW, Casually for the player with limited playtime. Of course, you people with lots of playtime can read this too, but you may get annoyed by the fact that we are unashamed, even proud, of the fact that beating WoW isn’t our highest priority. Take solace in the fact that your gear [...]

Raid Rx: Healing Valithria Dreamwalker

Every week, Raid Rx will help you quarterback your healers to victory! Your host is Matt Low, the grand poobah of World of Matticus and a founder of No Stock UI, a WoW blog for all things UI, macro, and addon related.
Arguably one of the most unique encounters in the entire game, Valithria Dreamwalker [...]

WoW Rookie: Pro tips for lowbie dungeon runners

New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW’s newest players to the basics of a good start in the World of Warcraft. For links to all our tips, tricks and how-to’s, visit WoW.com’s WoW Rookie Guide.
When you really need to know, turn to the hive mind. Readers had plenty to say last week about their [...]

Zarhym: More content coming before Cataclysm patch

In response to some complaining that we were going to run out of content to play before Cataclsym; Zarhym responded that there was still a lot of content for the average player and:

With that being said, we do have some additional PvE and PvP content and changes we plan to implement prior to the release [...]

The Queue: Two bosses enter this one, too

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.
It’s happened again, ladies and gentlemen. I’ve run out of things to say in the intro portion here. That means it’s time for another edition of, “write Alex’s [...]

The Light and How to Swing It: Looting Frostwing Halls and the Lich King

With the Light as his strength, Gregg Reece of The Light and How to Swing It faces down the demons of the Burning Legion, the undead of the Scourge, and helps with the puppet shows at the Argent Ren Faire up in Icecrown.
This week we’re taking a look at the paladin loot from the [...]

Is the Alliance aiming to retake lost lands in Cataclysm?

Derthelz on the official forums asked a good question — why is the Alliance prepared to kill Arthas but not to try to retake their lost city of Lordaeron? After all, the upper half of the Eastern Kingdoms is almost completely lost to the Alliance, despite the area being the former home of some of [...]

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

Zach, who’s obsessed with PvP, has sworn off playing his high level characters until Razer releases a Mac version of the Razer Naga driver v2.0, which allows key mapping. Because the Razer Naga’s awesome and key mapping is badass but gaming on a Mac sucks.
Mages are a slippery bunch. Don’t be fooled by those pansy [...]