Reader comments – ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Be sure to dive into the comments area of each thread (not this one!) and add your own thoughts – unlike your mama, we like us some hot, fresh backtalk.

Do you ever get the feeling that Barren's chat has invaded your living room? Read on to the end of this week's [1. Local] to see why.

Tips for new Death Knights from a fellow melee, part 1

It's not every day that you get to read a letter addressed to the "reanimated angst-puppy hero corpses" that are the Death Knights romping around in Beta. Allison Robert goes on to provide some excellent advice on how not to fail at playing a Death Knight. While some of the comments on Allison's piece provided nearly as good entertainment as the article itself, commenter Morganus sums up what most people thought about advice like not standing in-front of a boss: "As a Druid tank for all of BC and a Hunter prior to that, I have to say this is a fantastic insight into the basics of melee DPS. If you have ever been on the receiving end of a cleave from a parried attack created from a DPS in front of a boss, you would know how frustrating it can be."

Blizzard wins $6 million in court case with MMO Glider

Did you win a $6 million court case this week? Probably not. But Blizzard did, and against their arch-rival and nemesis young nasty man Glider. The might never see the money, but such is life. It's the thought that counts, right? Commenter Rixarch chimes in with what most of us feel on the matter: "About time. People that make the botting programs and such deserve to get the misery that they are inflicting upon the player base that they prey upon."

10-boxing Karazhan: Part 2

While I'm an avid multi-boxer, usually running around with two to three characters, some players are taking it to the extreme next level and 10-boxing Kara. This is a feat worthy of some investigation, and Clegane sums up his thoughts: "It really is a challenge to multi-box. Most people don't realize what an accomplishment it is to get a setup like this going. Getting to 70 with 10 is quite a commitment, let alone nutting it out to clear heroics and bosses in kara. Don't pay attention to these WoW players making fun of someone for playing WoW. They are the just the pot calling the kettle black. Just because someone finds different ways to enjoy the game doesn't make it bad. Gratz on all the work and being able to bring it all the way to endgame content. WoW is meant to be enjoyed. Sounds like you had lots of fun doing this project!"

The last week of Brewfest

Brewfest will be ending tomorrow. Courtney shares my misery as she hasn't seen the Kodo drop either. Maybe we'll all find ourselves lucky before the end: "I've been running it at least 10-15 times a day and I have yet to see the kodo drop once- The ram however has dropped 3 times but it's the same one I got last year so I passed each time. All my toons have nice new trinkets and the brew charms are kinda cool, but I want a kodo!"

Patch 3.0.2 release date revealed

Nethaera revealed that season 4 will be ending on October 14th, and given the previous day's statement that when season 4 will end when patch 3.0.2 comes out, we thus have a date when 3.0.2 will hit the streets. There's a lot changes to come about to the game pretty quickly. VSUReaper chimes in about his lament of doing bear mount runs: "Goody, now I know exactly how much longer I will have to endure my guild struggling to do a timed ZA run in T4-5 gear so that the GM can ninja the bear mount for himself."

My Co-GM of my guild took some time off and missed his opportunity to get a bear mount. Hopefully he'll see this later tonight and decide not to ninja any bears. But I do wish VSUReaper luck in his quest for the bear.

In response to someone saying that date hasn't actually been revealed, and that all we're doing is inferring stuff, reader Jon pulls a bit of Portal on us all: "Don't be sad, companion cube. I'm sorry you had to be euthanized." Perhaps it's time that we all watch Barron Soosdon's video again. The device has been modified. Are you still there?

Salute to the trolls

Finally, I'd like to give a shout out to the trolls of the site this week. I want to thank them for visiting our little corner of the internet so much the past few days, and providing such excellent entertainment for all of us. The staff here has been laughing at your antics, and smiling even harder at the responses of other readers.

Troll Vlad has been insisting for a while that we've been lifting our news from MMO-Champion. Unfortunately, he's incorrect. "STORY COURTESY OF MMO-CHAMPION" seems to be Troll Vlad's rallying cry. Some of our readers have pointed Troll Vlad to the WoW forums and the game files. What amazing things you'll find in there.

Troll Anaughtybear ponders over the Death Knight melee, and also wonders if Allison Robert is indeed a female: "I don't care for how everyone defends Ms. Robert's every action, presumably because she's female (allegedly)." While Allison has denied my request for DNA evidence to prove her biological gender, I am told by inside sources that yes, indeed - she is female. If further investigation is necessary, Gil Grissom will apparently be available to look into it in a few months.

Last and certainly least, Troll Saiforune is campaigning for a few of his beloved troll-able authors to win an award this year. "I have to agree, and Allison just made the 'WoWinsider $%@^%!@#' List, which is surprising, because I never even noticed her posts before hand honestly. Talk to Adam Holliskey! You're both in the running for the 08 Election."

Did anyone notice how trolls can never spell?

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