Tuesday Morning Post: Pod Person edition
by Daniel Whitcomb 
May 12th 2009 at 5:30AM
Still, even if the landscape of Northrend is starting to look somewhat sterile, there's still buzzing going on in the background, at least. Patch 3.1.2 remains on the PTR and even has some updated notes, There's a Murloc Marine on the loose, the first round of tickets for BlizzCon will be released in scant days, and we have a plethora of interesting pets and mounts showing up in the game files. Downtime today is 3 AM to 11 AM Pacific, and some servers will be down even longer, so you'll have plenty time to read up on all this and more. Curl up in your WoW Pod and check our usual tuesday morning roundup after the break.
Hot News and Features
- The New Star Trek movie (which is amazing, awesome, and sweet as hell) is out, and in celebration, we have a list of some of the various Star Trek references you'll find in game.
- We recently got a chance to sit down with Tom Chilton to discuss patch 3.1 and beyond.
- New Battlebot pets have shown up in the game files. Could they be related to the new Mountain Dew?
- Confused over the BlizzCon ticketing system? See if this FAQ helps.
- Not only do WoW Armory apps continue to drop like flies, but Blizzard has apparently moved in on WoW fan comics as well. Are their lawyers just super frisky lately, or is there more going on?
- The Blizzard Cinematic team recently spoke at Chapman University, where they had some choice words about Gnomes, among other things.
- Spiritual Guidance opines on patch 3.1.2 and Ulduar for Priests.
- Shifting Perspectives is still plowing through Ulduar for Druids.
- Totem Talk continues looking at Patch 3.1 Shaman Gear.
- Arcane Brilliance checks in on Fire Mage PvP.
- We also have a look at Warrior weapons for Ulduar.
- Ghostcrawler talks Hunter DPS
- Lichborne levels through Outland.
- Bloodlust remains a uniquely Shaman buff. Some people think that should change.
- Destruction Warlocks can look forward to more Fire and Brimstone in patch 3.1.2.
- My Death Knight is getting the new Chicken Mount. It shall be El Pollo Diablo.
- Children's Week is over, but the echoes remain in the form of some silly title switching.
- Wintergrasp Lag is pretty bad, but are weekly quests really the answer?
- Arena ratings are getting an overhaul again.
- Potions leaving you confused? Try these tips.
- How do you define PuGgable?
- WoW Rookie talks account safety.
- Insider Trader takes a look at the current viability and profitability of the gear-crafting trades.
- We sat down with everyone's favorite WoW spoiler king, Boubouille of MMO Champion.
- The new Arthas book is on the New York Times Bestseller List. We told you it was gonna be big.
- WoW Matrix wants to tell their side of the story in the recent interface wars.
- Speaking of the interface wars, WoW Interface is finally close to releasing their own client.
- WoW Minis is releasing their first expansion: Spoils of War.
- Myndflame has published a guide to the legalities of machinima.
- Do you think it would be easy to implement flight in Old World Azeroth? You might want to rethink that.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Protroll May 12th 2009 5:59AM
I was really expecting a major "update" to WoWInterface's client, and I found myself very dissapointed when I saw that they were making a new site etc, probably going to suck ass.
Knob May 12th 2009 6:07AM
I don't understand this talk about Northrend being boring. People need to stop looking at WoW through their Nostalgia glasses and realise that WoW is way better now than it was before.
Being jaded with the game does not mean that the game world has become more sterile; it means that you need to take a break from the game.
Calminaion May 12th 2009 6:19AM
You're right - thanks for making me realise this, canceling my recurring payment now.
Thrashnak May 12th 2009 8:30PM
I'm sure someone will miss you.
erinys May 12th 2009 8:11AM
I find that rolling a new toon or even returning to quest in old world or old world instances really helps put things in perspective. This game has evolved (or devolved depending on your POV) a great deal. But saying that northrend has no ambiance is like saying the beatles music is to simplistic. Now I'll admit that they really dropped the ball on some places, IC mainly comes to mind, but in all I still feel that northrend is the most beautifully created world they've put in. Eastern and Western Continents are boring, Outland, while technically well done (after all its a destroyed world and looks it) is a bunch of jagged rocks you have to fly over. Northrend is the first place they've really been able to shine outside of instances. The plant life looks great, the animals and their interactions are awesome (something that doesn't happen in vanilla wow btw), and their are way better lighting effects and models which do nothing if add to the ambiance. Ever flown down through that big rift right in front of UD and looked at the mist and watched the lightning? Pretty neat stuff.