WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com WoW Insider http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com prods@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Producers) (Weblogs, Inc. Web Support) en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. View our terms of service here: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Review of Dawn of the Aspects, part four]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/review-of-dawn-of-the-aspects-part-four/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/review-of-dawn-of-the-aspects-part-four/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/review-of-dawn-of-the-aspects-part-four/#comments Review of Dawn of the Aspects, part four
It is absolutely official, now -- I have no idea how the Aspects actually came to be Aspects. For that matter, Tyr's purpose seems to be just as mysteriously vague. However, there was far more light shed on both questions in part four of Dawn of the Aspects, now available for a variety of e-readers. Despite the muddied waters of draconic origins, it is apparent that more of these mysteries will be answered in full by the time the fifth and final installment rolls around.

What did we know, to date? We knew that the Aspects were empowered by various Titans and charged with watching over the world. But that's about it -- the process of how that empowering came about is by and large a giant unknown and has been for years. What surprises me is just how willing I was to let the origin of the dragonflights slide as something that wasn't terribly important, in the long run. But when one considers that their origin appears to be tied to the fate of Tyr, it suddenly bears far more interesting implications.

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]]> alexstraszaaspectsblizzard-novelsdawn-of-the-aspectsday-of-the-dragondragon-aspectsdragon-souldragonflightsgalakrondkalecgosmalygosneltharionnozdormuproto-drakerichard-knaaktyrwarcraft-lorewarcraft-novelsworld-of-warcraftwyrmrest-accordwyrmrest-templeysera (Anne Stickney) Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: Breakfast]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/the-queue-breakfast/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/the-queue-breakfast/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/the-queue-breakfast/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) prefers her pancakes with blueberries. On a plate, not in a tub, thanks.

It's 2am, I am not breakfast, but hey a bowl of Golden Grahams sounds really good right about now.

Puntable1 asked:

They said the 5.3 "quests" were an experiment. Do you think the experiment failed or succeeded? I prefer the 5.2 Isle quests. I think killing Commanders will get old really quick.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 hotfixes for May 21]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/22/patch-5-3-hotfixes-for-may-21/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/22/patch-5-3-hotfixes-for-may-21/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/22/patch-5-3-hotfixes-for-may-21/#comments Patch 53 hotfixes for May 21
Patch 5.3 is officially live on servers -- and of course, with a new patch, we've got a new round of hotfixes. While there are some class tweaks for druids, monks, paladins and shaman, most of the changes involve new content. Or in the case of one change, an adjustment to older content that ought to make pet collectors and Karazhan farmers very happy.
  • In the Chess Event over in Karazhan, the delay between moves for enemy chess pieces has been increased.
  • Out in the Battlefield: Barrens, map markers for caravans that have been destroyed ought to be properly removed from the world map. In addition, overturned caravans should now despawn properly.
  • In scenarios, the issue causing shape-shifted players to not shape-shift back into the correct race has been fixed.
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]]> featuredhotfixespatch-5.3patch-5.3-hotfixeswow-hotfixwow-hotfixes (Anne Stickney) Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: No sleep till Orgrimmar]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/the-queue-no-sleep-till-orgrimmar/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/the-queue-no-sleep-till-orgrimmar/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/the-queue-no-sleep-till-orgrimmar/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) is impatiently waiting to upgrade her gear.

Oh hey, hello there patch 5.3. Nice to see you on live servers! I don't know about you guys, but first item on my priority list is upgrading all my gear. Or maybe scenarios. Or maybe just running to the Barrens and smacking things around. So many choices!

Richard_BB1 asked:

Patch 5.3 is tomorrow? I know it was rumoured,. but do we have any proof?

There will be as soon as the servers are online! I promise.

anastrace asked:

Silly question, but do you have to make Lightning Steel Ingots at the forge on the isle of thunder once you learn how to do it? In other words, is it like dark iron bars? Because that would suck.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 and more with Ghostcrawler]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/patch-5-3-and-more-with-ghostcrawler/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/patch-5-3-and-more-with-ghostcrawler/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/patch-5-3-and-more-with-ghostcrawler/#comments Patch 53 and more with Ghostcrawler In case you hadn't heard the news, patch 5.3 is set to hit live servers tomorrow. While 5.3 doesn't include a new raid, there are a host of different new activities, including four new scenarios, heroic scenarios, a ton of pet battle changes, and of course the advancement of Mists of Pandaria's storyline as the heat ramps up between Alliance, Horde, and an outlier faction of Horde rebels. It's back to the Barrens again -- and this time, Crossroads isn't the area of contention.

But on top of all of the new content comes a ton of different class and content changes as well. We sat down to chat with Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street about patch 5.3's changes, as well as some upcoming changes for patch 5.4, response to subscription losses, Vengeance changes, that big unannounced feature we've all been dying to hear more about, and much more.

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]]> 10-man-raiding25-man-raidingdaily-questsghostcrawlergreg-streetgreg-street-interviewitem-upgrade-systemitem-upgradespatch-5.3patch-5.3-heroic-scenariospatch-5.3-pvppatch-5.3-pvp-changespatch-5.3-scenariospvp-powerraidingreal-idresiliencetalent-treesthrone-of-thundervalor-point-upgradevalor-pointsvengeance (Anne Stickney) Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Celestials, Ancients and Aspects]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-celestials-ancients-and-as/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-celestials-ancients-and-as/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-celestials-ancients-and-as/#comments Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition Celestials, Ancients and Aspects The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

Last week, we took a tinfoil-hat look at the Curse of Flesh and why, exactly, that strange curse came to be. We also took a look at theories behind why the Titans didn't simply wipe the Old Gods out of existence -- and in what order Azeroth's creation took place. If you haven't read last week's offering, I'd suggest doing so now, because the theories I'm going to present today tie into that material. While the Old Gods have been pointed out time and again as being on Azeroth since the dawn of time, there are other creatures with just as lengthy a history.

The Ancients are, as their name suggests, ancient -- and the Celestials of Pandaria seem to be just as ancient and wise. These creatures are all there to supposedly help the mortals of Azeroth and protect the world from harm. In the War of the Ancients, many of these odd demigods helped the kaldorei fight off the Burning Legion, and with a great deal of success. In Pandaria, the Celestials have their own curious methods of helping out the world -- after all, it was the Jade Serpent who told Emperor Shaohao of the sha, albeit indirectly.

So who are the Celestials? Who are the Ancients? And how do they tie into that weird mystery that is Azeroth?

Today's Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition, meaning the following is a look into what has gone before with pure speculation on what is to come as a result. These speculations are merely theories and shouldn't be taken as fact or official lore.

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]]> aessinaalexstraszaancientsaspectsaugust-celestialsavianaazerothcataclysmcelestialscenariuschi-jifeaturedgoldrinnguideguide-to-lorelorelore-guidemalornemalygosneltharionniuzaonozdormuold-godsrole-playrole-playing-guiderp-guidetitansworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rpingxuenyserayulon (Anne Stickney) Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: Battle on the High Seas overview]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/patch-5-3-ptr-battle-on-the-high-seas-overview/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/patch-5-3-ptr-battle-on-the-high-seas-overview/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/patch-5-3-ptr-battle-on-the-high-seas-overview/#comments Patch 53 PTR Battle on the High Seas overview
One of my favorite scenarios to this day is Unga Ingoo. It's not because it has any major lore significance, some major story reveal that was shocking or inspired. It's not because it had any kind of meaningful impact on what we're doing right now, or on the leveling experience itself. No, the reason I love Unga Ingoo is because ships, ropes, and beating up pirates are all ridiculously fun things. Even more so when the pirates are monkey pirates.

In patch 5.3, we're getting four new scenarios -- three of which are interesting from a lore perspective, and one of which, Battle on the High Seas, is just a rollicking good time. There aren't any lore reveals. There's nothing in the scenario to further the story of patch 5.3, or lead into patch 5.4. The only thing Battle on the High Seas offers is the opportunity to smack the heck out of the opposite fashion in true swashbuckling style ... and honestly, that's more than enough reason to do it as far as I'm concerned!

Please note that this is being written from the Horde perspective of the scenario. I'm assuming that the Alliance side is much the same, just with a role-reversal involved.

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]]> achievementsalliancebattle-on-the-high-seashordemists-of-pandariaMists-of-pandaria-scenariospatch-5.3patch-5.3-heroic-scenariospatch-5.3-ptrpatch-5.3-scenariospiratesscenario-achievementsworld-of-warcraft (Anne Stickney) Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: Yeah]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/the-queue-yeah/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/the-queue-yeah/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/the-queue-yeah/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) is actually feeling not quite so death-warmed-over today.

If there is ever a day where the last second of the above video is no longer funny to me, I don't think I want to live to see that day.

Yeah.

@thingwhatwows asked via Twitter:

how close to 90 is close enough for my alt(s) to ding when 5.3 hits?

It's being reduced by 33%. So ... 33% from level 90? I'm not sure. Look, math is not my strong suit and I've been under the weather all week, here...

Dobablo asked:

Do the the High Elves have any sort of rep at Alliance meetings? Alleria is missing. Veressa acts mostly as Jaina's majordomo, I thought maybe Archmage Evenshade but he is a Highborne not a High Elf. I guess that leaves either Talthressar or Cpt Auric Sunchaser although the former is likely to be busy looking for his parents while the later has left Outlands and was involved with the Quel'Delar chain at the Sunwell.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: This is Bashiok's fault]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/the-queue-this-is-bashioks-fault/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/the-queue-this-is-bashioks-fault/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/the-queue-this-is-bashioks-fault/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) is recovering from the plague. No, not the Plague of Undeath, although that might be kind of cool in retrospect.

The above video is what I get when I ask CM's for video suggestions on Twitter. Thank you Bashiok. I ... think.

yoojine asked:

I hate, hate, hate leveling and questing. As a result, I've got a bunch of alts sitting at 85 and only my main at 90. What is the absolute fastest way to level my poor, neglected alts in Pandaland? Are there any xp buffs I should be aware of? Do heirlooms work at this level?

Well the XP required to level from 85-90 will be dropped a bit on Tuesday, so there's that to look forward to. Heirlooms, unfortunately, don't work. The Darkmoon Faire offers an XP buff if you go ride the carousel, but that's once a month. I'd suggest just taking your time, making sure you've got rested XP when you're leveling, and when you run out of rested, park that alt in an inn for a bit, and switch to another. Questing is one of the easiest ways to level, but if that's not your thing, you can always just queue up for mass dungeon runs, or even do some pet battling, if that sounds like fun. Good luck!

drorraz asked:

Q4tQ: What happens to Sahn Tidehunter in 5.3? (his lake is gone because of the horde digging)

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: The Secrets of Ragefire overview]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/patch-5-3-ptr-the-secrets-of-ragefire-overview/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/patch-5-3-ptr-the-secrets-of-ragefire-overview/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/18/patch-5-3-ptr-the-secrets-of-ragefire-overview/#comments Patch 53 PTR The Secrets of Ragefire overview
I remember Ragefire Chasm in vanilla, but only vaguely. It was usually completed once, at a very low level, and then never looked at again -- it never had any really compelling loot, and the story was only so-so. It has since received an update to both loot and story, and in a profound kind of way. In fact, if you haven't done the updated Ragefire Chasm, I suggest this would be an excellent time to do so. What happens down there is just the tip of the iceberg, it seems.

In patch 5.3, we're going to get a look at a section of Ragefire Chasm we haven't seen before, in one of four new scenarios introduced with the patch. It turns out not everything is as it seems in Orgrimmar ... and Garrosh's plans have never looked quite this grim. You'll be accompanying the Gob Squad on a mission to figure out just what kind of secrets Ragefire holds, and what the Horde can expect from their Warchief.

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]]> dark-shamangarrosh-hellscreamgob-squadmists-of-pandariaMists-of-pandaria-scenariospatch-5.3patch-5.3-heroic-scenariospatch-5.3-ptrpatch-5.3-scenariosragefire-chasmsecrets-of-ragefireworld-of-warcraft (Anne Stickney) Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: Who do you call]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/the-queue-who-do-you-call/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/the-queue-who-do-you-call/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/the-queue-who-do-you-call/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) is recovering from the plague. No, not the Plague of Undeath, although that might be kind of cool in retrospect.

I used to watch this cartoon religiously when I was a kid. Earlier this week, I took a good look at it for what it was: A group of miniature wild animals living in a city park with t-shirts that somehow changed color and gave them the power to fight crime. ... man I don't even know. But the kangaroo in the video up there? You might recognize her voice -- that's Nancy Cartwright, who also does the voice for Bart Simpson.

@_Vsmit asked via Twitter:

In Naxx, why does Thaddeus yell that we're too late, and he must obey? Did I miss something somewhere?

Ooo, this is a good question. Thaddius was supposedly built from the flesh of women and children -- their souls are fused together inside of him. If you listen to the ambient noise when you're in Naxxramas, you can randomly hear the screams of these people crying for help. Once you've killed Thaddius, the screams stop.

Basically, the screaming is the souls of the damned bound inside of Thaddius, hoping you'll come to rescue them. That intro quote is telling you that you're too late to save them all -- that's also why he thanks you when he dies.

Gross, huh?

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[No Patch 5.3 this week]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/no-patch-5-3-this-week/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/no-patch-5-3-this-week/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/no-patch-5-3-this-week/#comments No Patch 53 this week
We've been quietly downloading patch 5.3 on the background service for a little while now. Needless to say, the major question on everyone's minds today has been whether or not we'll see the new patch hit tomorrow. Wonder no longer: It's been confirmed both by blue posters and on the official Warcraft Twitter account.


It looks like those of you waiting patiently for valor point upgrades, new scenarios and more will have to wait at least another week. On the one hand, I'd really like to see all the 5.3 content on live servers -- on the other, I'm glad I don't have to worry about a new set of quests and story content to obsessively run through just yet. Whether or not we'll see it next week is up in the air, but given the active state of the background downloader, we can expect patch 5.3 ... soon[TM].

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]]> patch-5.3patch-5.3-currencypatch-5.3-ptrpatch-5.3-pvppatch-5.3-pvp-changespatch-5.3-scenariospatch-5.3-upgradespatch-5.3-valor (Anne Stickney) Mon, 13 May 2013 19:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The Curse of Flesh]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/12/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-the-curse-of-flesh/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/12/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-the-curse-of-flesh/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/12/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-the-curse-of-flesh/#comments Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition The Curse of Flesh The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
Abedneum: Accessing. In the early stages of its development cycle Azeroth suffered infection by parasitic, necrophotic symbiotes. Designation: Old Gods. Old Gods rendered all systems, including Earthen defenseless in order to facilitate assimilation. This matrix destabilization has been termed the Curse of Flesh. Effects of destabilization increased over time.
Brann Bronzebeard yells: Old Gods eh? So they zapped the Earthen with this Curse of Flesh. And then what?
Kaddrak: Accessing. Creators arrived to extirpate symbiotic infection. Assessment revealed that Old God infestation had grown malignant. Excising parasites would result in loss of host--
The early days of Azeroth's creation are a puzzle that has yet to be completely solved. The issue of Azeroth's creation lies in the order of events as they've been presented; we have two very different orders of events depending on where you're looking for reference. In one, the Titans arrived on Azeroth to find the Old Gods, put the world in order, then left for parts unknown. In another, it's implied that the Titans arrived, put the world to order, and left. At some point after this, the Old Gods arrived and wreaked havoc, prompting the return of the Titans and the imprisonment of the Old Gods.

So ... which one is correct? Well, there's an interesting part in the middle of all of this that can be used to try and unravel that particular puzzle. It's called the Curse of Flesh, and its shaped far more of Azeroth as we know it today than you'd think.

Today's Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition, meaning the following is a look into what has gone before with pure speculation on what is to come as a result. These speculations are merely theories and shouldn't be taken as fact or official lore.

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]]> alliancecurse-of-fleshdwarvesearthenevolutionfeaturedgnomesguideguide-to-lorehordehumansklaxxilorelore-guidemantidmatrix-destabilizationmechagnomesmoguold-godspandarenrole-playrole-playing-guiderp-guidetitanstroggsvrykulworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rping (Anne Stickney) Sun, 12 May 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Review of World of Warcraft: Dark Riders]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/12/review-of-world-of-warcraft-dark-riders/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/12/review-of-world-of-warcraft-dark-riders/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/12/review-of-world-of-warcraft-dark-riders/#comments Review of World of Warcraft Dark Riders
Before I even begin, I'm going to state the one thing that's been on my mind, and likely the mind of anyone else waiting for this particular title: It's about time. World of Warcraft: Dark Riders is the offshoot of the World of Warcraft comic series, specifically, the characters introduced in the 2009 special issue of the series written by Mike Costa. Yes, we have been waiting for this graphic novel for four years now. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely.

Costa continues the tale started in that special issue and takes the reins of Dark Riders, skillfully weaving together one of those stories that isn't so much dependent on current game lore. In fact, it really doesn't address current game events at all. Instead, it takes the bold step of filling the gap between events that played out in WoW itself -- the disappearance of the Scythe of Elune from Duskwood and its sudden reappearance in Gilneas. And if that weren't enough, there's a wild trip through Karazhan and the questionable origin of the Dark Riders themselves, explained for the first time.

But that's really just the tip of the iceberg here.

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Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) used to have a squeaky toy that made that exact noise.

I don't even know how it makes that sound. All I know is that it is the most adorable sound ever.

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Q4tQ: There's something I've always wondered when talk about subscription losses comes up. Does that count players who buy their game time on online store or with time cards? I shut down my renewing subscription a while ago since I just didn't like the idea of being automatically charged each month, and usually play on and off each month or when a new patch comes out.

It's pretty much anyone who has an active account with time on it. Doesn't matter if you use the prepaid cards to pay, or a credit card -- as long as it's an active account, it counts.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 29 - May 5, 2013]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-29-may-5-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-29-may-5-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-29-may-5-2013/#comments Weekly Podcast Roundup April 17, 2013
Every Monday evening, WoW Insider brings you a long list of WoW podcasts that were published the week and weekend before. If you don't see your favorite World of Warcraft podcast listed, just let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave a link to it, and we'll pick it up next week.

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]]> featuredpodcastpodcastswow-audiowow-podcastwow-podcast-listwow-podcast-roundupwow-podcastingwow-podcasts (Anne Stickney) Mon, 06 May 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore: Anveena Teague and the Sunwell]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/05/know-your-lore-anveena-teague-and-the-sunwell/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/05/know-your-lore-anveena-teague-and-the-sunwell/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/05/know-your-lore-anveena-teague-and-the-sunwell/#comments Know Your Lore Anveena Teague and the Sunwell The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

Those who travel to Sunwell Plateau may have seen her -- the inexplicable human girl trapped in a bubble above the Sunwell itself, even as demons channel dark energies below. Her story is a sad one, one of the more poignant tales in Warcraft's history, but it's by and large unknown to many who play. Which is kind of a pity, when you think about it -- Anveena Teague is one of those clear in-game representations of when written material and game content collide with little success. Despite her story being told in the manga series The Sunwell Trilogy, that story never really made it into the game in any capacity.

It also means that every time myself, one of my guildmates, or simply random people that follow me over on Twitter head into Sunwell Plateau, I'm asked who that girl the bubble is, where she came from, and why she's there. And since we have yet to address Anveena's full story in Know Your Lore, I thought it was high time she was featured in a column of her own. So we're taking a break from Pandaria this week, and instead turning our attention back in time to the days of Lordaeron's fall, the days when draconic intervention was a far more common occurrence, the days when the Scourge marched en masse over the land, to a quiet little hamlet known as Tarren Mill.

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]]> anveenaanveena-teaguefeaturedguideguide-to-lorekaelthaskaelthas-sunstriderkalecgoskiljaedenkorialstraszlorelore-guidemagisters-terracemalygosrole-playrole-playing-guiderp-guidesunwellsunwell-plateausunwell-trilogythe-sunwell-trilogytyrygosaworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rping (Anne Stickney) Sun, 05 May 2013 18:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Faction short story Bleeding Sun now available]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/faction-short-story-bleeding-sun-now-available/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/faction-short-story-bleeding-sun-now-available/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/faction-short-story-bleeding-sun-now-available/#comments Faction short story Bleeding Sun now available
A new short story is available on the official Blizzard website for lore fans. Bleeding Sun, written by Matt Burns, sheds some light on the Golden Lotus and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Although there have been small bits of story about the Vale and its guardians, there wasn't a lot of clarification on the process itself. We knew that the Vale had guardians, that those guardians had been there before the August Celestials chose to open the gate, but how those guardians were chosen, or what that choice entailed was still a mystery.

Matt Burns, also the author of Charge of the Aspects from last year, tackles this subject with flair -- but it's a dark flair, one that was entirely unexpected. I'd mentioned before that Trial of the Red Blossoms, Blizzard's first foray into Pandaria's many factions, was a little dark. Bleeding Sun beats it, hands down -- and all by using a character who is entirely devoted to the Light of An'she's sun. Sunwalker Dezco makes a unexpected return in Bleeding Sun, along with his twin sons, now named Redhorn and Cloudhoof. Dezco has been trying to to come to terms with the death of his wife Leza and the result of their grand journey across Pandaria. He and his followers found the Vale ... but what now?

And that's where it gets really grim.

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]]> chi-jidezcofaction-short-storiesfactionsgolden-lotusleader-short-storiesmists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-factionsmists-of-pandaria-lorepandarenshort-storiessunwalker-dezcovale-of-eternal-blossomsworld-of-warcraftworld-of-warcraft-lore (Anne Stickney) Fri, 03 May 2013 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: The most adorable owl in the universe]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/the-queue-the-most-adorable-owl-in-the-universe/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/the-queue-the-most-adorable-owl-in-the-universe/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/03/the-queue-the-most-adorable-owl-in-the-universe/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) happens to be an owl of the night variety.

Look at that owl. Just look at it.

MatthiasA.Sartor asked:

After 4 or 5 long years (all of them hinging on stupid stupid EotS and AV) I finally got my violet proto. Now what should I do, I feel empty lol.

That's usually the point where I find more impossible things to do. Try farming for the Ashes of A'lar, or the Fiery Warhorse's Reins, or any of the other many mounts that are a bit harder to get. After all, there's a 200 mount achievement coming up soon!

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 22-28, 2013]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-22-28-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-22-28-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-22-28-2013/#comments Weekly Podcast Roundup April 17, 2013
Every Monday evening, WoW Insider brings you a long list of WoW podcasts that were published the week and weekend before. If you don't see your favorite World of Warcraft podcast listed, just let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave a link to it, and we'll pick it up next week.

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]]> featuredpodcastpodcastswow-audiowow-podcastwow-podcast-listwow-podcast-roundupwow-podcastingwow-podcasts (Anne Stickney) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Are you still hanging out on the Isle of Thunder?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/breakfast-topic-are-you-still-hanging-out-on-the-isle-of-thunde/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/breakfast-topic-are-you-still-hanging-out-on-the-isle-of-thunde/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/breakfast-topic-are-you-still-hanging-out-on-the-isle-of-thunde/#comments Breakfast Topic Are you still hanging out on the Isle of Thunder
It occurred to me earlier this week, as I was doing another round of dailies on the Isle of Thunder, that I really had no reason to be doing them at all. I've been exalted with the Sunreaver Onslaught for quite some time now. There's nothing I need from the vendor. But something keeps me going back to this particular set of dailies over any other, even though I don't really need them anymore. Of course there's the weekly quest that's a pretty easy 150 valor, and the Treasure Vault to plunder, and of course there's the raid itself -- I really think the Throne of Thunder is the best raid we've had this expansion so far.

But there's also just something about that mysterious island. I love the saurok dailies, stomping bugs and jumping around like a maniac. I like going on the odd binge of rare-killing. I like the atmosphere of the area, which is odd in and of itself because the island is frankly, pretty gloomy -- but every time lightning hits a tree, I kind of have to marvel at how pretty it looks. As for the dailies themselves, they're pretty easy to complete, they send me on a circuit of the island, and they don't take very long. The dailies make it easy to rack up a quick 400-450g or so in a half hour, and I'm not going to complain about that.

I do wonder, though, if anyone else has a peculiar fascination with the Isle of Thunder. Are you exalted with your respective faction? Do you still do the dailies? Do you find yourself hunting for rares every week, or diligently making sure you get the Key to the Palace of Lei Shen? Or do you just head to the island for the raid? Will you head to the Isle after patch 5.3 arrives? Is there something on the island with enough of a draw to keep you coming back? And just because I'm curious -- what did you think of the Isle of Thunder dailies? Were they better than the ones offered in patch 5.1?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Anne Stickney) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The curious neutrality of Anduin Wrynn]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/28/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-the-curious-neutrality-of-a/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/28/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-the-curious-neutrality-of-a/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/28/know-your-lore-tinfoil-hat-edition-the-curious-neutrality-of-a/#comments Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition The curious neutrality of Anduin Wrynn
The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

Prince Anduin Llane Wrynn is the sole heir to Stormwind's throne. Named after Varian's father, the beloved King Llane, and the hero of all heroes, Anduin Lothar, he's got two major figures to live up to. Yet rather than turn down the path of Lothar's heroics, he seems to be gravitating towards the direction that King Llane ultimately followed: A beloved leader, one who treated all in his kingdom with kindness and respect, up to and including Garona -- a member of the Old Horde who by all rights, despite her background as a half-breed, was still the face of the enemy.

And in the end, that spelled King Llane's undoing. His trust was his weakness, and it resulted in his assassination. King Llane died in part because of the machinations of the Shadow Council, but in even larger part because he simply didn't exercise caution like he should. King Llane's death is a cautionary tale that his son Varian took to heart -- but Varian's son is a different story altogether. Anduin Wrynn presents a peculiar puzzle that has yet to be fully explained.

Today's Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition, meaning the following is a look into what has gone before with pure speculation on what is to come as a result. These speculations are merely theories and shouldn't be taken as fact or official lore.

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]]> allianceanduin-wrynnbolvar-fordragonfeaturedguideguide-to-lorehordekatrana-prestorlady-katrana-prestorlorelore-guideonyxiapatch-5.1patch-5.2prince-anduin-wrynnrole-playrole-playing-guiderp-guidethrallvarian-wrynnworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rpingwrathionwrathion-the-purified (Anne Stickney) Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Review of Dawn of the Aspects, part three by Richard A. Knaak]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/review-of-dawn-of-the-aspects-part-three-by-richard-a-knaak/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/review-of-dawn-of-the-aspects-part-three-by-richard-a-knaak/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/review-of-dawn-of-the-aspects-part-three-by-richard-a-knaak/#comments Review of Dawn of the Aspects, part three by Richard A Knaak
The action in Dawn of the Aspects heated up exponentially in part two of the series by Richard A. Knaak -- and part three only continues to both clarify and confuse in the most brain-bending, delightful way.

The third installment of Dawn of the Aspects, released Monday, continues to explore the purpose of the mysterious artifact Kalegos uncovered back in part one. It seems as though the visions Kalec has been experiencing are growing far more intense, enough to make the former Aspect question the reality of the future we're currently living in. More importantly, there are some important and thoroughly bizarre revelations that may actually shed some light on the Aspects as they turned out in present day.

Although the installments continue to be slightly confusing, we're beginning to get a grasp on just what this story is all about. And as mentioned in our last review, it's becoming far more clear that what happened in the past is apparently not only relevant, but incredibly important to the events of present day. Dawn of the Aspects is, so far, proving to be a delightful mystery of a book, not quite like anything we've seen come before.

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]]> alexstraszaaspectsblizzard-novelsdawn-of-the-aspectsday-of-the-dragondragon-aspectsdragon-souldragonflightsgalakrondkalecgosmalygosneltharionnozdormuproto-drakerichard-knaakwarcraft-lorewarcraft-novelsworld-of-warcraftwyrmrest-accordwyrmrest-templeysera (Anne Stickney) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 15-21, 2013]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/22/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-15-21-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/22/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-15-21-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/22/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-15-21-2013/#comments Weekly Podcast Roundup April 17, 2013
Every Monday evening, WoW Insider brings you a long list of WoW podcasts that were published the week and weekend before. If you don't see your favorite World of Warcraft podcast listed, just let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave a link to it, and we'll pick it up next week.

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]]> featuredpodcastpodcastswow-audiowow-podcastwow-podcast-listwow-podcast-roundupwow-podcastingwow-podcasts (Anne Stickney) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore: Is Garrosh Hellscream corrupt?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/21/know-your-lore-is-garrosh-hellscream-corrupt/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/21/know-your-lore-is-garrosh-hellscream-corrupt/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/21/know-your-lore-is-garrosh-hellscream-corrupt/#comments Know Your Lore Is Garrosh Hellscream corrupt The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

As the expansion rolls on, we are lurching towards something that we've known was coming since the beta for Mists of Pandaria -- Garrosh Hellscream's downfall and the Siege of Orgrimmar. Yet what we didn't know that day that were were informed of the expansions focus, is just how the new Warchief's reign would end. And as the patches have continued to roll out, we have more of an idea and a solid picture of both the Alliance and the Horde's place in this conflict. Make no mistake, Hellscream has made far too many enemies in his short reign, both within and without.

Yet there are those who point out Garrosh's actions and the possibility that his actions may not be under his control. That perhaps he's been corrupted by the Sha while searching for power in Pandaria. Or perhaps the bones of Mannoroth that Garrosh uses as his throne still have some vestige of darkness that lingers within. Or that perhaps the Old Gods have been slowly leeching their influence into Garrosh. Regardless of the methods behind it, there are plenty of people all wondering the same thing -- is Garrosh Hellscream corrupt? Are we going to fight the Warchief, only to discover a far greater horror waiting for us?

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]]> alliancecataclysmdarkspearedge-of-nightfeaturedgaradargarrosh-hellscreamgrom-hellscreamguideguide-to-loreheart-of-warhordein-the-shadow-of-the-sunkalimdorlorelore-guidemists-of-pandarianagrandnorthrendorgrimmarpatch-5.1patch-5.3role-playrole-playing-guiderp-guidesaurfangsiege-of-orgrimmartheramores-fallthrallvillainsvoljinwarchiefworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rpingwrath-of-the-lich-king (Anne Stickney) Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: The Secret World of Og]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/the-queue-the-secret-world-of-og/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/the-queue-the-secret-world-of-og/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/the-queue-the-secret-world-of-og/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) found some of the dumbest stuff absolutely terrifying when she was a kid.

One of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons to watch were the ABC Weekend Specials that came on after the usual roundup of regular cartoons. Do you guys remember O.G. Readmore? Anyway, The Secret World of Og is based on a children's book by Pierre Berton. The animated version utterly scared the daylights out of me when I was a kid. I have no idea why. It seems pretty harmless now.

Nocjin asked:

My question: Do you think developers are greatly limited in what they can do with warriors as they use no magic at all? I mean coming up with new ability names must be a nightmare, how many more variations of "hit with weapon" are their left? And all the cool fancy stuff other classes can do won't make sense.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: Tiny toons]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/19/the-queue-water-go-down-the-hole/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/19/the-queue-water-go-down-the-hole/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/19/the-queue-water-go-down-the-hole/#comments Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. It's Anne Stickney's (@Shadesogrey) turn to push the button, not yours. Hers.

There's this guy in my guild who, whenever he visits the lower nests on Ji-Kun, proclaims in vent that he is now going down the hole.

JonathanHill asked:

Doesn't it seem a little too soon for the fight with Garrosh to be so imminent? We've got probably a year and a half left for this expansion (if they don't speed up the release schedule for expansions). I'm actually kind of hoping this is just a feint in storyline progression.

Given how fast Blizzard has been cranking out the patches, I think we are finally seeing the kind of speedy expansion that Blizzard's always hoped for, but not quite been able to pull off until now. Will we see a patch after 5.4? Well ... that's a very good question, and it's something that I suspect will be addressed at BlizzCon in November.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 7-14, 2013]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/15/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-7-14-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/15/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-7-14-2013/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/15/weekly-podcast-roundup-april-7-14-2013/#comments Weekly Podcast Roundup April 17, 2013
Every Monday evening, WoW Insider brings you a long list of WoW podcasts that were published the week and weekend before. If you don't see your favorite World of Warcraft podcast listed, just let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave a link to it, and we'll pick it up next week.

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]]> featuredpodcastpodcastswow-audiowow-podcastwow-podcast-listwow-podcast-roundupwow-podcastingwow-podcasts (Anne Stickney) Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore: The Alliance in Mists of Pandaria]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/know-your-lore-the-alliance-in-mists-of-pandaria/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/know-your-lore-the-alliance-in-mists-of-pandaria/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/know-your-lore-the-alliance-in-mists-of-pandaria/#comments Continue reading Know Your Lore: The Alliance in Mists of Pandaria

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]]> (Anne Stickney) Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Know Your Lore: What is the Alliance missing?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/know-your-lore-what-is-the-alliance-missing/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/know-your-lore-what-is-the-alliance-missing/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/know-your-lore-what-is-the-alliance-missing/#comments The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

Alliance lore and the Alliance storyline in general have both been subjects of contention since some point early in Cataclysm, and the complaints don't seem to be getting any quieter. In the upcoming patch 5.3, the Alliance will be taking a direct hand in the events playing out near Orgrimmar, but not in the way you would readily expect. And oddly, this has Alliance players worked up in a near frenzy on realm and story forums, bitter and angry about the direction the Alliance storyline has been taking and repeatedly demanding more.

And it is incredibly difficult to understand just what all the fuss is about. There isn't a tangible moment that one can point to, there isn't a cohesive example of what has been happening. There's just a sense of unhappiness that is, to Alliance players, absolutely real. So this week, we're going to take a slightly different route for Know Your Lore. We're going to look at the nuts and bolts behind Mists of Pandaria, the Alliance, and the story so far. And we're going to do so in as analytical and constructive a manner as possible, to try and find that specific what-happened that seems to be bothering so many players.

Let's take a deep breath, dive in, and ask ourselves not "what is wrong," but instead, "what is the Alliance missing?"

Please note: Today's Know Your Lore contains some spoilers for patch 5.3 content. If you're trying to avoid spoilers, you may want to turn away.

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]]> alliancealliance-levelingalliance-lorefeaturedguideguide-to-lorehordelorelore-guidemists-of-pandariapatch-5.3role-playrole-playing-guiderp-guidestory-developmentworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rping (Anne Stickney) Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: Sunday morning cartoons]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/the-queue-sunday-morning-cartoons/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/the-queue-sunday-morning-cartoons/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/14/the-queue-sunday-morning-cartoons/#comments Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) loves Animaniacs almost as much as she loves Freakazoid.

Hey, it's Sunday morning. Well, technically Sunday afternoon. Who cares, have some cartoons!

demon.within.x asked:

Q4tQ: Are Spirits of Harmony still slated to become BoA?

They were never "slated" to become BoA, or even BoE for that matter. People expect them to do so because they've done so with nearly every crafting material prior in every prior expansion. However, Motes and Spirits of Harmony are easily and readily farmed, so I don't know if we'll actually see them ever become BoE. It could happen, but we haven't heard anything to suggest it would happen!

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: Blood in the Snow overview]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/13/patch-5-3-ptr-blood-in-the-snow-overview/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/13/patch-5-3-ptr-blood-in-the-snow-overview/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/13/patch-5-3-ptr-blood-in-the-snow-overview/#comments Patch 53 PTR Blood in the Snow overview
If you've been wondering what's been going on in Ironforge during Cataclysm and Mists, patch 5.3 ought to fill you in. The first of two scenarios required to unlock the quest chain for 5.3, Blood in the Snow tells the story of Moira Bronzebeard and her attempt to prove to both the Bronzebeard, Wildhammer, and the Alliance itself that the Dark Iron are worthy allies. One tends to forget that Moira's roots lay originally with the Bronzebeard clan -- and she's not out for blood, she's out to prove that both she and the clan she now runs aren't the one-dimensional villains everyone would like to make them out to be.

Does she succeed in this goal? Well ... that remains to be seen. But given Cho's story of the three clans, the tale that pointed out that both Wildhammer and Bronzebeard were being perhaps unnecessarily paranoid, it looks like the dwarves might finally be moving in a direction of actual unity. Meanwhile, the scenario itself is actually pretty fun, and presents a bit of a challenge without being impossible.

Please note: This post contains spoilers for patch 5.3 content.

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]]> blood-in-the-snowbronzebearddark-irondwarvesmists-of-pandariaMists-of-pandaria-scenariosmoira-bronzebeardpatch-5.3patch-5.3-heroic-scenariospatch-5.3-ptrpatch-5.3-scenariostrials-of-the-high-kingvarian-wrynnwildhammerworld-of-warcraftzandalari (Anne Stickney) Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The Queue: Deep Blue something-or-other]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/12/the-queue-deep-blue-something-or-other/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/12/the-queue-deep-blue-something-or-other/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/12/the-queue-deep-blue-something-or-other/#comments
Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Anne Stickney (@Shadesogrey) just saw the above video for the first time.

This song was stuck in my head all day yesterday, so you guys can have it now. Also, while I'd heard this song about a million times, this is the first time I've seen the video. Man. I'd forgotten how lame hair was back in the mid-90's.

Moving on!

Alexey asked:

Do you think Blizzard is kinda...overdoing Garrosh's, er, villain-ness? The more info I see on next patch, the more one-sided he gets. Somehow it seems like he's trying to get as many people angry as possible on purpose. It doesn't even look like he simply doesn't consider consequences - he just specifically choses the worst thing to do!

Oh I do love talking about Garrosh.

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]]> featuredguideqaquestion-and-answerwow-answerswow-daily-answerswow-daily-questionswow-guidewow-player-questionswow-q-and-awow-questions (Anne Stickney) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: Patch note update for April 11]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-patch-note-update-for-april-11/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-patch-note-update-for-april-11/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-patch-note-update-for-april-11/#comments Patch 53 PTR Patch note update for April 11
The patch notes for the patch 5.3 PTR have received a small update today on the official blog. Included are some adjustments to Pet Battles and PvP, as well as some really interesting changes for healing abilities and summoned pets/totems. Faster casting for summoned pets? Yes please.
  • Gargoyles, Forces of Nature, Mirror Images, Water Elementals, Searing Totems, Doomguards, Terrorguards and Wild Imps all will now chain cast their spells with no delay between casts.
  • Creatures that are level 90 and above should now have a chance to drop Lesser Charms of Good Fortune, in case you weren't getting enough of the things elsewhere.
  • Owners of the Teldrassil Sproutling, Ruby Sproutling or Withers will note that the Shell Shield ability for these pets has been replaced with a new ability: Ironbark. It's very successful.
You can see the full list of patch notes at the official site, but if you'd just like a list of the new changes, follow after the break for a consolidated list.

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]]> mists-of-pandariapatch-5.3patch-5.3-patch-notespatch-5.3-ptrpatch-note-changespatch-notesworld-of-warcraft (Anne Stickney) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: Vol'jin and the Darkspear Rebellion]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-voljin-and-the-darkspear-rebellion/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-voljin-and-the-darkspear-rebellion/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-voljin-and-the-darkspear-rebellion/#comments Patch 53 PTR Vol'jin and the Darkspear Rebellion
When I began playing Horde sometime in 2005, I vividly remember running through the barren hills of Durotar and completing the quests. According to the quests, I was just a new character that may or may not have the potential to be a hero someday -- and I felt suitably lowly, yet willing to help out. But I tell you what, I never, ever in a million years expected to be at Vol'jin's side, leading a fleet of angry Darkspear on a charge through the shallow canyons to Razor Hill, and eventually Orgrimmar itself.

It may just be on the PTR for now, but it is seriously one of the most sweeping, awesome, coolest moments I can remember in all the years I've been playing this game.

Vol'jin's back in Kalimdor, and he's ticked. But then, being the target of an assassination attempt ordered by the Warchief of the Horde is probably more than enough to make anyone cranky. If there's anything we're learning in patch 5.3, it's that while the Darkspear may be small, they are far from helpless -- and kicking that bees' nest is an action that will ultimately be sorely regretted. Both Horde and Alliance are on the prowl in patch 5.3, but the stories on each side of the faction fence look very, very different in patch 5.3, although the goal at hand is ultimately the same.

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]]> alliancedarkspear-rebellionhordemists-of-pandariapatch-5.3patch-5.3-ptrpatch-5.3-questspatch-5.3-scenariosvoljinzentabra (Anne Stickney) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: Darkspear Rebellion Quartermaster items]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-darkspear-rebellion-quartermaster-items/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-darkspear-rebellion-quartermaster-items/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/patch-5-3-ptr-darkspear-rebellion-quartermaster-items/#comments Patch 53 PTR Darkspear Rebellion Quartermaster items
The Darkspear Rebellion has begun on the patch 5.3 PTR -- Vol'jin and his forces are attempting to lay siege to Orgrimmar itself. The content spans the breadth of Northern Barrens at this point, with quests and story for both Alliance and Horde players along the way. But what's a new set of quests without a new selection of goodies to be had? Sure, Vol'jin, we'll help you out ... but give us some cool stuff for the effort, okay?

And it appears at the moment that there are quite a few new items to grab. There are plenty of new toys, a new pet, and a host of gear to be gathered from the Darkspear Rebellion quartermaster -- and we've compiled a list of screenshots for all of it. As of right now, there doesn't appear to be a reputation requirement for any of the new items. Simply gather a truckload of Kor'kron Supplies and turn them in for the rewards at hand. There are two exceptions to this -- the new battle pet Gahz'rooki requires a Radical Mojo to purchase, which is currently a reward for a weekly supplies-gathering quest. In addition, the Raptorhide Boxing Gloves require a Radical Mojo to purchase, as well as Brawler's Guild membership to start the quest that they offer.

Whether or not these items will remain available without a reputation requirement is unknown, but the rewards aren't tied to Valor points, and they don't appear to be powerful armor or weapon upgrades. What they are, however, is a whole lot of promising fun. Take a look at the gallery for the full list of Darkspear Rebellion items coming your way in patch 5.3.

Gallery: Patch 5.3 PTR: Darkspear Rebellion Quartermaster

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Yesterday's hotfixes may have been a short list, but today's list, just released on the official blog, are slightly more substantial. While there are a few quest fixes and tweaks, the majority of today's list of hotfixes involve the Throne of Thunder raid. Players that are currently raiding in a 10-man group may want to take a look at the list, because damage has been reduced for many of the bosses and boss abilities.
  • Just in case yesterday's Durumu changes weren't enough, Durumu's Disintegration Beam now dissipates sooner before reaching the end of the Maze of Death[TM].
  • Whirl Turtles on 10-man normal mode Tortos now have a reduced base movement speed.
  • Both the Brutal Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault and the Vicious Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault have had their effects adjusted in the case of PvP vs. PvE.

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]]> breakinghotfixespatch-5.2wow-hotfixwow-hotfixes (Anne Stickney) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:28:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.2 hotfixes for April 9]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/patch-5-2-hotfixes-for-april-9/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/patch-5-2-hotfixes-for-april-9/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/patch-5-2-hotfixes-for-april-9/#comments Patch 52 hotfixes for April 9
Hot on the heels of yesterday's batch of hotfixes is another short and sweet edition of tweaks. Just released on the official blog, today's list primarily concerns the Throne of Thunder raid, with some incredibly welcome changes to Durumu and his baffling maze, as well as a peculiarly specific bug fix for tauren and gnome players.

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Classes
  • Hunter
    • Talents
      • Powershot now has a 25% decrease to damage, cast time, cooldown, and focus cost.
Raids, Dungeons and Scenarios
  • Throne of Thunder
    • Durumu the Forgotten
      • Safe spots in the maze of Eye Sores now appear earlier, before the Disintegration Beam starts moving.
      • Adjustments were made to visual effects for Eye Sores to make it easier to see the maze.
    • Primordius
      • Mutated Abomination effect once again reduces his damage taken from non-Fully Mutated players by 75% on 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty only.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a crash that occured when Gnomes or Taurens log into the game while riding a mount over water.


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]]> breakinghotfixespatch-5.2wow-hotfixwow-hotfixes (Anne Stickney) Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.2 hotfixes for April 8]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/patch-5-2-hotfixes-for-april-8/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/patch-5-2-hotfixes-for-april-8/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/09/patch-5-2-hotfixes-for-april-8/#comments Patch 52 hotfixes for April 8
A new round of hotfixes has been released on the official site. It's a pretty short list this time around, mainly tweaking a few issues with some of the encounters in Throne of Thunder, including Ra-den, and addressing a pesky bug that has been plaguing some players working on Isle of Thunder achievements.

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Creatures
  • Zandalari Beast Handler is now properly seated in a saddle while riding a Direhorrn.
Raids, Dungeons and Scenarios
  • Throne of Thunder
    • Giorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods is no longer being awarded to Elemental and Restoration Shamans on Raid Finder difficulty or via bonus rolls.
    • Primordius
      • During the Primordius encounter, spells which dispel a single harmful effect (Sear Magic, Single Magic, or Mass Dispel) will no longer work if any of the positive effects are active on the target (Improved Synapses, Keen Eyesight, Thick Bones, Clear Mind, or Fully Mutated).
    • Ra-den
      • Fixed an issue that could prevent Ra-den from absorbing Essences of Anima/Vita as intended.
      • Engaging Ra-den now resets the cooldown on Reincarnation for Shamans.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where some situations could cause players to not receive credit towards Pay to Slay or It Was Worth Every Ritual Stone achievement after defeating Incomplete Drakkari Colossus.



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]]> breakinghotfixespatch-5.2wow-hotfixwow-hotfixes (Anne Stickney) Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Patch 5.3 PTR: Heroic and new scenarios available for testing soon]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/08/patch-5-3-ptr-heroic-and-new-scenarios-available-for-testing-so/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/08/patch-5-3-ptr-heroic-and-new-scenarios-available-for-testing-so/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/08/patch-5-3-ptr-heroic-and-new-scenarios-available-for-testing-so/#comments Patch 53 PTR Heroic and new scenarios available for testing soon
Players that have been participating in the patch 5.3 PTR testing may have noticed that there's not exactly a lot of new content to test out just yet. That's about to change with the next patch update -- according to CM Vaneras over on the EU forums, all new and heroic scenarios should be available for testing with the next PTR update. This includes all new 5.3 lore scenarios -- and if you're wondering whether you'll be able to test both, you can put your mind at ease. Both factions will be able to participate in all new scenarios, and the disguise mechanic introduced when Dagger in the Dark and A Little Patience were released with patch 5.2 will be implemented.

As for heroic scenarios, players will be able to participate in that content as well -- there's a new section in the scenario queuing system that will allow players to queue for heroic rather than regular scenario content. EU players can leave feedback on the official forum thread, and presumably US players will have their own thread for doing so as well. If you've been itching to find out more about upcoming 5.3 content, this is your chance to take a peek and give your feedback on the content.

If you're interesting in participating, you can download the PTR client via your account management page on Battle.net, as well as copy an existing character over to the PTR. Blizzard seems to be looking specifically for people's reactions to the relative challenge of the scenarios, as well as feedback regarding the new bonus objective system. Keep your eyes peeled, we'll have more information on all of the new scenarios once they are available and open for play.

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