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Phat Loot Phriday: Lord Walden's Top Hat
(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 perfectly still, blinking at the orc with confused eyes. "Have her Dash ... oh! Oh, no! I meant haberdasher. The hatter you must have visited. For the hat you are wearing is quite marvelous!"
"You really like it? It is Lord Walden's Top Hat. It does nothing for me," Throgg said in slow, careful words. He nudged the front of the hat up slightly, letting his unibrow shine in the sunlight.
"I must disagree, fair Throgg," Lolegolas said, waving away the comment with his perfectly manicured fingers. "It does wonders for the shape of your skull. It's gone from being quite block-shaped to something more like a rectangle. Your entire face is far more geometrically sound now."
"No," Throgg said. "I mean, it has no stats on it. It does nothing. But it sure looks nice."
"Well, then, Throgg," Lolegolas said. "Why are you wearing it?"
The orc smiled as he slid a monocle onto his nose. "Take up banking."
Name Lord Walden's Top Hat
Damage Immense to the hearts and romances of those around you
How to get it It's a quest item in Cataclysm. You must handle the Betrayal at Tempest's Reach.
How to get rid of it You sell it to some soulless vendor for 1 copper.
"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 perfectly still, blinking at the orc with confused eyes. "Have her Dash ... oh! Oh, no! I meant haberdasher. The hatter you must have visited. For the hat you are wearing is quite marvelous!"
"You really like it? It is Lord Walden's Top Hat. It does nothing for me," Throgg said in slow, careful words. He nudged the front of the hat up slightly, letting his unibrow shine in the sunlight.
"I must disagree, fair Throgg," Lolegolas said, waving away the comment with his perfectly manicured fingers. "It does wonders for the shape of your skull. It's gone from being quite block-shaped to something more like a rectangle. Your entire face is far more geometrically sound now."
"No," Throgg said. "I mean, it has no stats on it. It does nothing. But it sure looks nice."
"Well, then, Throgg," Lolegolas said. "Why are you wearing it?"
The orc smiled as he slid a monocle onto his nose. "Take up banking."
Name Lord Walden's Top Hat
Damage Immense to the hearts and romances of those around you
How to get it It's a quest item in Cataclysm. You must handle the Betrayal at Tempest's Reach.
How to get rid of it You sell it to some soulless vendor for 1 copper.
Gallery: Phat Loot Phriday: Cataclysm
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Phat Loot Phriday: Lord Walden's Top Hat originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Art of War(craft): World PvP in the new Azeroth
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 will follow. Probably.
Let's face it. Right now, if you're a regular reader of WoW.com, we're in some sort of holding pattern and the biggest thing that interests us about the game is what's going on in the Cataclysm beta. It's still far too early to settle on any talent builds, but who can resist playing with those talent calculators, right? Certainly not me. The beta changes so rapidly, though, that it would be foolish to write anything without the proper caveat that the final product is likely going to be much different.
One thing that's likely to stay the same throughout beta, however, is the ravaged landscape of Azeroth. This should create some interesting possibilities for world PvP. The biggest change is that the continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms will become flyable. It will become harder and far more dangerous to level as players must now not only watch their literal backs but also look skyward for potential griefers. On PvP servers, this makes it a far more dangerous and exciting world.
Let's face it. Right now, if you're a regular reader of WoW.com, we're in some sort of holding pattern and the biggest thing that interests us about the game is what's going on in the Cataclysm beta. It's still far too early to settle on any talent builds, but who can resist playing with those talent calculators, right? Certainly not me. The beta changes so rapidly, though, that it would be foolish to write anything without the proper caveat that the final product is likely going to be much different.
One thing that's likely to stay the same throughout beta, however, is the ravaged landscape of Azeroth. This should create some interesting possibilities for world PvP. The biggest change is that the continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms will become flyable. It will become harder and far more dangerous to level as players must now not only watch their literal backs but also look skyward for potential griefers. On PvP servers, this makes it a far more dangerous and exciting world.
Continue reading The Art of War(craft): World PvP in the new Azeroth
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, PvP, The Art of War(craft) (PvP)
The Art of War(craft): World PvP in the new Azeroth originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Care and Feeding of Warriors: 1 to 60 the Cataclysm way
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 the Cataclysm beta. Before I started this project, I made sure to keep to the following self-imposed rules.
Good morning and welcome to this week's column, an overview of how the talent specialization changes affect leveling a warrior in the Cataclysm beta. Before I started this project, I made sure to keep to the following self-imposed rules.
- No heirlooms. This is 100 percent quest rewards and random drops. (Yes, the Wyrmslayer Spaulders dropped randomly for me while questing in Felwood.) I didn't run any instances because after level 30 or so it got really hard to find an instance group at the levels I was at, but that wasn't a hard-and-fast rule.
- Try and exhaust a zone before moving on. This means doing as many quests as I can, no skipping around, and experiencing as much of the new versions of old zones as possible. Turns out you can actually do fairly well that way. There are a lot of quests out there now.
- Switch talent specialization every four or five levels. There was no real rhyme or reason to this, I just wanted to see how talent specs felt at different levels. Blood Craze is very strong now. Combined with Bloodthirst and the heal from Victory Rush, a fury warrior can easily take on groups without falling over dead or running away. The old warrior strategy of "kill them before they kill you" is actually somewhat viable now.
Continue reading The Care and Feeding of Warriors: 1 to 60 the Cataclysm way
Filed under: Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, (Warrior) The Care and Feeding of Warriors, Cataclysm
The Care and Feeding of Warriors: 1 to 60 the Cataclysm way originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Shifting Perspectives: Balance DoTs in Cataclysm
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 -- with a large AoE group that swarms around you. You can hide entire Ancients in that thing; seriously, you can.
I have something that I must confess to all of you today; I've been a bit remiss in the work that I've done with all of the Cataclysm information that's going around right now. I've spent a lot of time focusing on topics such as Eclipse, mana regeneration and Moonkin Form -- all of which are very important -- yet I have completely failed to take into account the whole picture. How Wrath scales, the way in which Eclipse is influenced by RNG, how useful Moonkin Form may or may not be to a player -- these are all important, but so too is the value of our entire spell arsenal. To that end, I'd like to take you back into the downward spiral that is my life as a beta addict as we take a not so quick gander at how our lovable Moonfire and Insect Swarm are holding up their end of the bargain thus far in the next expansion.
Before that, let me say that I haven't done any testing of the new instances as of yet, mostly because I'm scared to -- very, very scared to -- so everything I've been doing is limited to questing and work on target dummies. These are nice tools, but they aren't quite the same as seeing how everything works out within a boss setting. Movement and other caveats to every boss encounter can heavily sway the importance of any single ability at the drop of a hat, so I am saddened that I haven't been able to actually get in and try my hand at any real encounter. There's a reason for it, though. Like I said, I'm scared; I'm scared because tank threat is really, really, really, really, really screwed up right now, and I have this thing against seeing my face splat against the ground, eating dirt. I cheat on my balance druid with a protection paladin from time to time, and running anything makes me want to cry at the moment. Until that's fixed ... you probably won't see me running much of anything.
Anyway, back on point of DoTs -- let's get right into it, shall we?
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 -- with a large AoE group that swarms around you. You can hide entire Ancients in that thing; seriously, you can.
I have something that I must confess to all of you today; I've been a bit remiss in the work that I've done with all of the Cataclysm information that's going around right now. I've spent a lot of time focusing on topics such as Eclipse, mana regeneration and Moonkin Form -- all of which are very important -- yet I have completely failed to take into account the whole picture. How Wrath scales, the way in which Eclipse is influenced by RNG, how useful Moonkin Form may or may not be to a player -- these are all important, but so too is the value of our entire spell arsenal. To that end, I'd like to take you back into the downward spiral that is my life as a beta addict as we take a not so quick gander at how our lovable Moonfire and Insect Swarm are holding up their end of the bargain thus far in the next expansion.
Before that, let me say that I haven't done any testing of the new instances as of yet, mostly because I'm scared to -- very, very scared to -- so everything I've been doing is limited to questing and work on target dummies. These are nice tools, but they aren't quite the same as seeing how everything works out within a boss setting. Movement and other caveats to every boss encounter can heavily sway the importance of any single ability at the drop of a hat, so I am saddened that I haven't been able to actually get in and try my hand at any real encounter. There's a reason for it, though. Like I said, I'm scared; I'm scared because tank threat is really, really, really, really, really screwed up right now, and I have this thing against seeing my face splat against the ground, eating dirt. I cheat on my balance druid with a protection paladin from time to time, and running anything makes me want to cry at the moment. Until that's fixed ... you probably won't see me running much of anything.
Anyway, back on point of DoTs -- let's get right into it, shall we?
Continue reading Shifting Perspectives: Balance DoTs in Cataclysm
Filed under: Druid, (Druid) Shifting Perspectives
Shifting Perspectives: Balance DoTs in Cataclysm originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Drama Mamas: Too sexy for your group
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 latest WoW drama? This week, the Drama Mamas help a frustrated player who can't figure out why so many of her groupmates seem to feel they're simply too sexy for their groups.
To my dearest Drama Mamas,
In a random heroic I did earlier, I kept getting prompted to kick members of my party. I saw nothing wrong with the way these players were performing, and I always voted against it. After it happened again, I asked my party why there were so many random kick attempts. I was told by a hunter in my party that the tank, who was in a guild with the hunter, was being an ass and that it was funny, after which the tank sent a smiley face in party chat. I did not say anything further and continued healing, only to be kicked a minute later. Oh, did I mention we were in the middle of Falric?
Was I right to question why there were so many kick attempts? Is there anything I could have done to avoid this situation? It seems like kick abuse is happening more and more frequently. It is not uncommon for me to be in a party where a tank or DPS will start a vote simply because that player won a piece of gear they wanted; I have even been in groups where a member has started a vote to kick a player who is pumping out higher DPS.
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Drama Mamas: Too sexy for your group originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Choose My Adventure: To beta or not to beta
Choose the adventures of the WoW.com staff as we level our characters in <It came from the Blog> 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:
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 Sahko, the orc warlock; Christian Belt, as Selfloathius, the level 16 blood elf warlock; Elizabeth Harper as Faience, the level 24 troll shaman; Matthew Rossi as Andrenorton, the level 17 troll mage; Michael Gray as Grayfields, the level 17 tauren hunter; and Gregg Reece as Sandwichdoc, the level 16 troll shaman, will be making appearances as they can.
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Choose My Adventure: To beta or not to beta originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cataclysm Beta: Throne of the Tides gallery
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 malevolent naga forces of Queen Azshara. (I just don't get to use the word malevolent enough day to day.)
If you don't want any spoilers (and also don't want to laugh at pictures of my group running around trying to figure out where the bosses were), then this gallery is not for you.
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 malevolent naga forces of Queen Azshara. (I just don't get to use the word malevolent enough day to day.)
If you don't want any spoilers (and also don't want to laugh at pictures of my group running around trying to figure out where the bosses were), then this gallery is not for you.
Gallery: Cataclysm Beta: Throne of the Tides
Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
Cataclysm Beta: Throne of the Tides gallery originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Maelstrom is probably epic enough for you now
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 Maelstrom is a CLASS 10 epic zone. Though I guess it is missing sharks with laser beams patrolling the waters and Arthur Fonzarelli jumping across it with water skis. And dinosaurs.
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And then, a bit later, posted:
Re: The Maelstrom? After reading this post I called for a meeting with TOP TOP MEN (that's two tops) in order to figure out a solution to the problem at hand. Frankly, I think we hit a home run. The next 4.0 build (or the one after) should have a Maelstrom that's between 10 - 50x more epic than what currently exists.
Buckle yourselves into your computer chairs or face being blown away!
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And sure enough, as promised, this latest beta build has turned the "Epic" dial up to 11 where the Maelstrom is concerned. Flying around it is Epicus Maximus <Paragon of Epicosity>, a level 90 elite shark, who is being ridden by an elite rare devilsaur named <And a Dinosaur> riding a rocket and manning (dinosauring?) a laser beam, being ridden by an undead mage playing guitar named <Rock On>.
That should suffice.
Re: The Maelstrom? Maybe I missed the memo on levels of "epicosity" or something, but I'm pretty sure the Maelstrom is a CLASS 10 epic zone. Though I guess it is missing sharks with laser beams patrolling the waters and Arthur Fonzarelli jumping across it with water skis. And dinosaurs.
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And then, a bit later, posted:
Re: The Maelstrom? After reading this post I called for a meeting with TOP TOP MEN (that's two tops) in order to figure out a solution to the problem at hand. Frankly, I think we hit a home run. The next 4.0 build (or the one after) should have a Maelstrom that's between 10 - 50x more epic than what currently exists.
Buckle yourselves into your computer chairs or face being blown away!
source
And sure enough, as promised, this latest beta build has turned the "Epic" dial up to 11 where the Maelstrom is concerned. Flying around it is Epicus Maximus <Paragon of Epicosity>, a level 90 elite shark, who is being ridden by an elite rare devilsaur named <And a Dinosaur> riding a rocket and manning (dinosauring?) a laser beam, being ridden by an undead mage playing guitar named <Rock On>.
That should suffice.
Filed under: Cataclysm
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WoW Moviewatch: Orc vs. Wild
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, adventurer and survival expert Bear Grylls drops himself off in remote, dangerous locations and attempts to survive. Also, there is always some stupid shelter he builds. Every. Time. Spoiler alert: he's usually okay.
I enjoyed this Wowcrendor parody mostly because of the terrible memories it brought back about Stranglethorn for me. Grom'gol feels like an Orc vs. Wild situation for any adventurer -- dropped off into the middle of the zone, one way out, no holds barred. British accents be damned, anything that makes fun of Bear Grylls is good in my book. I greatly enjoyed the directions in general chat, as well as the advice for not getting ganked. Take this advice to heart, little ones. Running into the trees may very well save you from really lazy gankers. I speak from experience.
My first Wowcrendor video was his Are WoW graphics bad? foray into showing some of the beautiful places of Azeroth past. He's definitely got range. Let's just work on the British accent, yes? Good show!
Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an e-mail at machinima AT wow DOT com.
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WoW Moviewatch: Orc vs. Wild originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Queue: Dendrophilia
Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column in which the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Mike Sacco will be your host today.
Honestly, Blizzard. Honestly.
Threesixteen asked:
"In Org the other day I saw a player who had a strange buff (can't recall exactly what it was called), and the animation was him standing on a pedestal and saluting. It was really cool. It didn't come from any gear he had on (I inspected him) ... Do you know what this buff is and where it comes from?"
This is the Instant Statue Pedestal item, which you get from the Statue Generator card in the WoW TCG's Wrathgate expansion. Incidentally, we're giving a bunch of them away.
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The Queue: Dendrophilia originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Around Azeroth: Part of a well-balanced breakfast
Marcos's gnome knows the real meaning of Easter -- discount candy the day after. And while Dalaran is a little short on jelly beans and Peeps, she's managed to hoard quite a stash of cupcakes, donuts and what looks like a gingerbread goblin girl. The only danger is that a passing tauren might mistake her for dessert herself.
Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wow.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Please include "Azeroth" in the subject line so your email doesn't get marked as spam, and include your name, guild and server if you want to be credited.
Gallery: Around Azeroth
Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wow.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Please include "Azeroth" in the subject line so your email doesn't get marked as spam, and include your name, guild and server if you want to be credited.
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Around Azeroth: Part of a well-balanced breakfast originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Call for Submissions: Declarations of war
Does your guild have a declared mortal enemy? Many PvP-oriented guilds (especially those on PvP or RP-PvP realms) keep world PvP and storylines popping with formal guild wars. How do you find a like-minded guild to battle? Do you set rules of engagement? Do you mix in scheduled events, or are things best kept fresh by keeping them loose? How do you prevent incidents from becoming rancorous or personal?
WoW.com is accepting article submissions on managing guild wars in World of Warcraft. Submissions should be between 750 and 1,000 words. We will not accept articles submitted under player names or pen names; please use your full, real name and email. Artwork is not mandatory, but any you choose to include must be your own work or from creative commons.
WoW.com is accepting article submissions on managing guild wars in World of Warcraft. Submissions should be between 750 and 1,000 words. We will not accept articles submitted under player names or pen names; please use your full, real name and email. Artwork is not mandatory, but any you choose to include must be your own work or from creative commons.
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Call for Submissions: Declarations of war originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Breakfast Topic: Casualties of casual gaming
The other day over dinner, my wife and I were talking about a new game on Facebook and how easy it would be for us to game the system. My brother-in-law stopped us mid-conversation and asked, "What the hell happened to you two? You used to be hardcore raiders! Now you're talking about min-maxing a Facebook game!"
My wife and I looked sheepishly at each other and hung our heads in shame. This is what it had come to. While we're committed to playing together come Cataclysm, we had now been reduced to the most casual of casual gamers -- playing browser-based games with no real, complex story or engaging gameplay. At least, nothing as complex or engaging as the World of Warcraft. But the reality is that casual gaming is a bigger phenomenon than we can imagine. Zynga's Farmville has over 61.6 million active users -- that's almost six times WoW's 11.5 million subscriber base. Never mind that World of Warcraft is subscription-based and that not all of Farmville's players are paying customers. Forget about revenue for a moment. That's 61.6 million gamers playing one game.
My wife and I looked sheepishly at each other and hung our heads in shame. This is what it had come to. While we're committed to playing together come Cataclysm, we had now been reduced to the most casual of casual gamers -- playing browser-based games with no real, complex story or engaging gameplay. At least, nothing as complex or engaging as the World of Warcraft. But the reality is that casual gaming is a bigger phenomenon than we can imagine. Zynga's Farmville has over 61.6 million active users -- that's almost six times WoW's 11.5 million subscriber base. Never mind that World of Warcraft is subscription-based and that not all of Farmville's players are paying customers. Forget about revenue for a moment. That's 61.6 million gamers playing one game.
Continue reading Breakfast Topic: Casualties of casual gaming
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Breakfast Topic: Casualties of casual gaming originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Updates to Cataclysm models, Malfurion Stormrage
As of the latest patch to the Cataclysm beta servers some models are seeing more updates, including Malfurion Stormrage, pictured above. Either spending too much time in the Emerald Dream has some seriously adverse effects or ingesting too much morrowgrain causes some really weird biological errors, but Stormrage is now sporting a brand new pair of wings, some serious tattoos or tribal markings, and is now pittypatting around on little bear feet. Check out MMO-Champion for the other new models, including a revamped Twilight Ascendant and what is possibly the new goblin mount, as well as preview shots of the new dungeon sets for casters.
As for Malfurion Storkmrage and his new model, all I can say is that I am sincerely hoping we see him get into a fistfight with Varian Wrynn.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will destroy Azeroth as we know it. Nothing will be the same. In WoW.com's Guide to Cataclysm you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion. From Goblins and Worgens to Mastery and Guild changes, it's all there for your cataclysmic enjoyment.
As for Malfurion Storkmrage and his new model, all I can say is that I am sincerely hoping we see him get into a fistfight with Varian Wrynn.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will destroy Azeroth as we know it. Nothing will be the same. In WoW.com's Guide to Cataclysm you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion. From Goblins and Worgens to Mastery and Guild changes, it's all there for your cataclysmic enjoyment.
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Updates to Cataclysm models, Malfurion Stormrage originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cataclysm screenshot of the day
The latest Cataclysm screenshot from Blizzard is shown above. Check it out! The greens are so much more green in Cataclysm. You can almost touch those wonderful green feathers.
If you've missed any of the previous Cataclysm screenshots of the day or you want to see a high-res version of today's image, check out the gallery below.
If you've missed any of the previous Cataclysm screenshots of the day or you want to see a high-res version of today's image, check out the gallery below.
Gallery: Cataclysm Daily Screenshots
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Cataclysm screenshot of the day originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A look at the new WoW figures at SDCC 2010
Last weekend saw one of the greatest comic book conventions in North America, the San Diego Comic Con, come and go. One of our own WoW.com crew attended the great event and came back with photos of DC Unlimited's newest (and some older) World of Warcraft action figures. These displays featured many from the Premium Series 2 and 3, along with the regular series 6 and 7.
I personally have a few of these around my apartment. They're of superb quality, and the regular series usually costs around or under $20. The larger premium series goes for quite a bit more (usually hovering around the $50 mark) but is undoubtedly worth it. You can actually preorder some of these (including those not show, like the Lich King) right from DC Unlimited's website.
Check out the full gallery below!
I personally have a few of these around my apartment. They're of superb quality, and the regular series usually costs around or under $20. The larger premium series goes for quite a bit more (usually hovering around the $50 mark) but is undoubtedly worth it. You can actually preorder some of these (including those not show, like the Lich King) right from DC Unlimited's website.
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Gallery: SDCC 2010: WoW Figures
Filed under: Events
A look at the new WoW figures at SDCC 2010 originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Categories: World of Warcraft
Addon Spotlight: Equus Infinata
Addon Spotlight focuses on the backbone of the WoW gameplay experience: the user interface. Everything from bags to bars, buttons to DPS meters and beyond -- your addons folder will never be the same. This week, Addon Spotlight reaches into the addon grab bag and pulls out some delicious randomness for you.
Salutations, friends. Welcome to another exciting week on Addon Spotlight, where addons reign supreme amongst the pitiful, smelly masses of other crap you could talk about related to World of Warcraft. Addons encompass it all! We are champion.
This week, Addon Spotlight is heading into mount and pet territory, discussing a wonderful little addon called Equus Infinata. Equus not only caught my eye because of how simple and pretty the addon looks, but how it integrates straight into your already existing mount and pet interface pane. As a special treat, I asked Robert, the addon's author, a couple of questions about creating his first addon. Click for more!
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Filed under: Add-Ons, AddOn Spotlight
Addon Spotlight: Equus Infinata originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Categories: World of Warcraft
WoW Rookie: Cataclysm changes to early and middle levels
New around here? WoW Rookie has your back! Get all our collected tips, tricks and tactics for new players in the WoW Rookie Guide.
If you're not a leveling player -- and sorry, but that does not include you wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am types zipping up your latest alts -- then as I tell my family when they're hovering around me when I'm trying to write, "I love you; now go away." Today's WoW Rookie is all about stuff that matters to players who focus on WoW's leveling game. If you've got the whole leveling thing down pat ... if leveling is just a chore to get to the end game, where "the game begins at 80" ... if your pre-80 character is just one among your entire stable of toons ... then move along, big guy. Your secret handshake didn't pass muster at this clubhouse.
For those of us gleefully picking our way through the levels, we're going to take another look this week at what's ahead for us in the expansion. First, I've got a lead to share on a friendly place to tuck into for companionable leveling. Then we'll round up a whole collection of facts and developments on how Cataclysm will change the game for players in the 1-60ish range. If you're an assiduous reader of The Queue, none of this will be new news; we've cherry-picked some recent goodies that apply to players in the early to middle levels.
If you're not a leveling player -- and sorry, but that does not include you wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am types zipping up your latest alts -- then as I tell my family when they're hovering around me when I'm trying to write, "I love you; now go away." Today's WoW Rookie is all about stuff that matters to players who focus on WoW's leveling game. If you've got the whole leveling thing down pat ... if leveling is just a chore to get to the end game, where "the game begins at 80" ... if your pre-80 character is just one among your entire stable of toons ... then move along, big guy. Your secret handshake didn't pass muster at this clubhouse.
For those of us gleefully picking our way through the levels, we're going to take another look this week at what's ahead for us in the expansion. First, I've got a lead to share on a friendly place to tuck into for companionable leveling. Then we'll round up a whole collection of facts and developments on how Cataclysm will change the game for players in the 1-60ish range. If you're an assiduous reader of The Queue, none of this will be new news; we've cherry-picked some recent goodies that apply to players in the early to middle levels.
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Filed under: WoW Rookie, Cataclysm
WoW Rookie: Cataclysm changes to early and middle levels originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Categories: World of Warcraft
WoW Insider Show Episode 150 - Thunderfuryyyy! Awayyyy!
Every week, we present you with the WoW Insider Show podcast -- an hour's worth of WoW community discussion, covering everything from the week's top stories here on WoW.com to emails from our readers to what's been going on with our particular characters in Azeroth.
Along with your hosts, WoW.com Senior Editor Michael Sacco and Contributing Editors Matthew Rossi and Mat McCurley, we also feature rotating guest hosts, whether regular WoW.com contributors or personalities from other sites. And this week we're pleased to announce that Mat McCurley will start being considered a regular host of the show!
Want to have your question answered on the air? Email theshow@wow.com!
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Warning: This episode has a lot of Cataclysm spoilers. Don't listen if you don't want to be spoiled!
Along with your hosts, WoW.com Senior Editor Michael Sacco and Contributing Editors Matthew Rossi and Mat McCurley, we also feature rotating guest hosts, whether regular WoW.com contributors or personalities from other sites. And this week we're pleased to announce that Mat McCurley will start being considered a regular host of the show!
Want to have your question answered on the air? Email theshow@wow.com!
Get the podcast:
[iTunes] Subscribe to the WoW Insider Show directly in iTunes.
[RSS] Add the WoW Insider Show to your RSS aggregator.
[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
Warning: This episode has a lot of Cataclysm spoilers. Don't listen if you don't want to be spoiled!
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Filed under: Podcasts, WoW Insider Show
WoW Insider Show Episode 150 - Thunderfuryyyy! Awayyyy! originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Categories: World of Warcraft
The OverAchiever: The 25 most entertaining achievements, part 3
Every so often, I get tired of the self-seriousness that infests some of (OK, most of) the other work I do here and get the urge to write something purely for fun. After our series on evil achievements and the relentless misery of School of Hard Knocks, I'd like to spend some time on achievements that are nothing but an absolute joy from beginning to end.
This week we continue our series on World of Warcraft's most entertaining achievements. This is the full series to date, if you're just catching up with us:
- OverAchiever: Pure Win
- The 25 most entertaining achievements, #25-21
- The 25 most entertaining achievements, #20-16
- The 25 most entertaining achievements, #15-11 (today's post)
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Filed under: Achievements, The Overachiever
The OverAchiever: The 25 most entertaining achievements, part 3 originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Categories: World of Warcraft