The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Itemization in Wrath part one
When I said I’d talk about itemization for warriors in Wrath, I did so fully knowing that it is at present incomplete. New gear comes in with every beta patch, so even if you take every single item currently present into account it doesn’t necessarily [...]
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Hunter changes in beta 8962
There are a slew of new updates to Hunters in the latest beta build, but the biggest one comes to Aspect of the Viper. Blizzard has been tuning this spell for a while — originally it gave Hunters back their ranged damage as mana (pretty overpowered), and then was tuned down [...]
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A WoW player’s guide to Warhammer Online
Heard about Warhammer Online, but the thought of a whole new virtual world to get lost in frightens and confuses you? Worry not — our good friends at Massively (like WoW Insider, but for all MMOs) have you covered. Just in time for the impending Warhammer Online release, they’ve [...]
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Dalaran continues to grow and change
Dalaran, the magical “Shattrath of Wrath,” just keeps growing and changing. Mumper spelled out some of the coming changes for Dalaran. Don’t worry — it’s all good news for those of us looking forward to slumming it up with Rhonin in the floating citadel.
One of the more nagging issues about [...]
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Encrypted Text: Assassination in Wrath 1
Every Wednesday, Encrypted Text explores issues affecting Rogues and those who group with them. This week Jason Harper, the new Rogue feature blogger, discusses the Wrath Assassination expansion tree.
The Assassination tree, home to the deep dagger Rogue, is a major part of Rogue specifications for both PvP and PvE play [...]
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Mixology effect deemed not terrible
Recently in the Wrath of the Lich King beta, Alchemists were given a Passive ability called Alchemical Blood. More recently it was renamed to Mixology. Mixology’s tooltip states, “You receive an increased effect when you drink any elixir or flask you are able to make.”
Not bad! I mean, it sounds not [...]
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Wrath Beta patch notes: Balance Druids
Now that the Wrath of the Lich King Beta is live, and the patch notes are up, we have some solid information on Druid talents as they’re being tested. Here is what the patch revealed:
Balance tree
If you were to invest three points into your Brambles tier three talent, you will [...]
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RoleCraft: Role-ing Solo
Much of the knowledge, skill, and ability to roleplay a believable character in MMORPGs comes from inspiration. Experience is perhaps the best tool to employ in order to feed inspiration. Personally, I don’t think I’ll ever truly experience what it’s like to be a stalwart defender of Stormwind, to walk the magnificence of [...]
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