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<title><![CDATA[SXSW08: How gamers are adopting the wiki way]]></title>
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One of the many excellent sessions in the ScreenBurn track at <a href="http://www.sxsw.com">SXSW</a> Interactive this year, the "How Gamers Are Adopting the Wiki Way" panel featured George Pribul (lead admin of <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com">WoWWiki.com</a>), April "CuppaJo" Burba (Community Manager for NCsoft's <a href="http://www.rgtr.com"><em>Tabula Rasa</em></a>), Angelique Shelton (GM of Wikia Gaming at <a href="http://www.wikia.com">Wikia</a> Inc), and Jake McKee (Principal at <a href="http://www.antseyeview.com/">Ant's Eye View</a>) talking about the symbiotic relationship between gamers and wikis. Interesting factoid: WoWWiki is now the second largest English-language wiki in the world behind <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>. At 3 million unique users per month, a full half of English-speaking WoW players visit WoWWiki every month. Head on over to our MMO-besotted sister site Massively for the <a href="http://www.massively.com/2008/03/08/sxsw08-how-gamers-are-adopting-the-wiki-way/">complete writeup</a>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/03/08/sxsw08-how-gamers-are-adopting-the-wiki-way/">SXSW08: How gamers are adopting the wiki way</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/03/08/sxsw08-how-gamers-are-adopting-the-wiki-way/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1135203/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/03/08/sxsw08-how-gamers-are-adopting-the-wiki-way/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seen at CES: Warlock vehicle security is overpowered]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<center><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/warlock-vehicle-security.jpg" alt="" /></center>We knew there wouldn't be much of anything Warcraft-related at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/ces/">CES 2008</a> worthy of coverage here on WoW Insider, but we kept our eyes open as we scoured the show floor and had a chuckle to stumble upon the Warlock vehicle security systems booth. We don't even want to <em>know</em> what it does to any intruders it detects. If more gratuitous gadgetry is your thing, hit up our sister site Engadget for a literal metric ton of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/ces/">CES news</a> (including the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/BestOfTheWorst/">best of the worst</a>).<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/warlock/" rel="tag">Warlock</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/seen-at-ces-warlock-vehicle-security-is-overpowered/">Seen at CES: Warlock vehicle security is overpowered</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/seen-at-ces-warlock-vehicle-security-is-overpowered/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1084977/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/seen-at-ces-warlock-vehicle-security-is-overpowered/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask WoW Insider: Do you tip your tank?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/tsuyoi-sw.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Welcome to today's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, in which we publish your questions for dissection by the peanut gallery. Last time we discussed <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/14/ask-wow-insider-are-you-who-you-play/">identification with your virtual self</a>, and this time we turn our attention <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-instance-etiquette/">once again</a> to an issue of instance etiquette; James wants to know if it should be customary to tip your tank after a run: <br /><br /> <blockquote> Hey guys, <br /><br /> I was wondering if there is some standard etiquette for tipping your main tank after instances. The repair bill for our much-loved meat shields is usually much higher than the bill for me and my clothy brethren, so I'm curious if most PUG's will throw the MT a few gold after a run. To be honest, I don't normally tip the MT (and in my experience, they don't expect one) but is this something we should do? If so, what's a good amount?  </blockquote> <br /><br />  What's the verdict: do you tip your tanks, or do they not deserve the special treatment? Are there any circumstances in which you'd feel more likely to tip? What's a reasonable amount, and does it vary by instance? <br /><br /> Got questions? Don't wait! Send them to us at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong> and your query could be up in lights here next week.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/28/ask-wow-insider-do-you-tip-your-tank/">Ask WoW Insider: Do you tip your tank?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/28/ask-wow-insider-do-you-tip-your-tank/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1072989/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/28/ask-wow-insider-do-you-tip-your-tank/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WoW Insider and Massively special WoW 24/7 feed]]></title>
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<br /><br /><em> We hope you enjoy the custom feed -- <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/contact/comments/">let us know</a> if you're experiencing any problems with the feed. If you have a special request for another feed remix, you can also send it our way and we'll do our best to add any popular requests to the special feeds offerings.</em><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/21/wow-insider-and-massively-special-wow-24-7-feed/">WoW Insider and Massively special WoW 24/7 feed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/21/wow-insider-and-massively-special-wow-24-7-feed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1069024/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/21/wow-insider-and-massively-special-wow-24-7-feed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/ask-wow-undead.jpg" alt="" /></a>A hearty howdy and hello and welcome to this week's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, wherein we humbly beg your forgiveness for going AWOL for a few weeks. Last time we got together we talked about <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/ask-wow-insider-who-pulls/">who should pull in groups and instances</a>, and this time we turn our attention to a more philosophical conundrum. Reader <a href="http://ifeelasleep.wordpress.com/">skoh-fley</a> has a question about how we conceptualize character identities: <br /><br /><blockquote> I often hear my friends talking about their characters, saying things like "my mage is 42 now", or "he just got a new cloak", when I would normally say something more like " I'm 42 now on my mage", or " I just got a new cloak". <br /><br /> To me, it seems weird that some people reference their characters in third person, as if they're another real person; it's like they're telling a story and their character is the protagonist. But I'm sure some people think I'm a little weird for talking about my character like I am them; maybe I'm a little too emotionally deep in the game and have been treating it the same as real life. <br /><br /> Is it normal to talk about your character as if they're you, or are they two separate entities? And what can be said about people who treat their character as themselves -- are we too involved in WoW, or do we simply see it more as a part of life than a game? </blockquote> <br />How do you talk about your characters to those curious "real people" out in the "real world"? How closely do you identify with your character(s)? Is it normal to grow emotionally attached to our virtual selves? <br /><br /> Have you got questions? The truth is out there! Send us what's on your mind and we just may choose your question to publish for Ask WoW Insider. We need your submissions at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/virtual-selves/" rel="tag">Virtual selves</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/rp/" rel="tag">RP</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/14/ask-wow-insider-are-you-who-you-play/">Ask WoW Insider: Are you who you play?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/14/ask-wow-insider-are-you-who-you-play/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1063469/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/12/14/ask-wow-insider-are-you-who-you-play/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>


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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/ask-wow-nelf2.jpg" alt="" /></a>Welcome everyone to <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where your questions get answers every week. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/09/ask-wow-insider-does-anybody-really-only-play-just-one-class/">whether there are really people without alts</a>, and this week we turn our attention to group strategy. David wants to settle the matter about who should be doing the pulling in groups: <blockquote> Now, this may just be me, or does it seem strange when people talk about hunter or mage pulls? I understand that in certain cases there is a need to have a hunter pull, especially with Misdirect, but when it comes down to it, any time I run something I never get to pull (<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/hunter/">Hunter</a> here). Not that it's much of a complaint, more of a curiousity. For the most part Warriors will have a ranged weapon, Bears will use Faerie Fire, and Pallies will go with Avenging Shield. I just usually find it more complicated to pull with a hunter and then have the tank grab the aggro, when they all have ranged capabilities for pulls. I might also have been spoiled with all my tanks, as it has been months since I've PuGed a tank and we never seem to use CC in any instances anyways. Thought this may be a viable question, or maybe I'm the only Hunter out there that has been spoiled like this? </blockquote> What say you folks -- should hunters or any one class be doing the pulling in instances or in groups? Are there classes that should never pull? Should warlocks have "Wait for sunders!" mandatorily tattooed on their virtual eyelids? Who should pull -- let's hear it! <br /><br /> Think of the glory and fame that could await you here on Ask WoW Insider -- your name up in lights! If you'd like us to link to your guild site or personal blog, we are happy to promote you if we choose your question. So send 'em in to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/quests/" rel="tag">Quests</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/ask-wow-insider-who-pulls/">Ask WoW Insider: Who pulls?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/ask-wow-insider-who-pulls/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1042263/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/16/ask-wow-insider-who-pulls/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/ask-wow-brab.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Alts are like potato chips -- you can't eat just one. Or can you? Today's <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a> question comes from JM Campbell of <a href="http://comicsradar.com/">Comicsradar</a>, who writes: <blockquote> I've noticed a lot on the official forums and in the comments on wowinsider, people seem to generally stereotype players of certain classes/specs. I've even done so myself after a string of run-ins with bad Ret paladins. But you see all the time: Mages always qq. Rogues are always gankers. Hunters are always noobs. or Horde are a bunch of children or Alliance players suck at PVP. <br /><br /> I have an alt of almost every class and almost every race. So, how can you classify me as any one of those play styles? And my wife plays at least 3 different classes. Everyone I play with has at least one Alt of another class. Are there really players that only play one race/class/spec? </blockquote> JM makes a good point -- if most of us tend to play several different characters, how can we get away with stereotyping so many of them? Or is it that not everyone has a chronic case of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/search/?q=altitis&amp;searchsubmit=">altitis</a>, afterall? There are really two questions embedded here: do most people play more than one class, and if so, where does all this stereotyping come from? <br /><br /> Ask WoW Insider survives on questions like these -- we need yours! Send us what's on your mind at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/alts/" rel="tag">Alts</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/09/ask-wow-insider-does-anybody-really-only-play-just-one-class/">Ask WoW Insider: Does anybody really only play just one class?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/09/ask-wow-insider-does-anybody-really-only-play-just-one-class/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1035650/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/09/ask-wow-insider-does-anybody-really-only-play-just-one-class/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/massive-giveaways"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.massively.com/media/2007/11/massively-schwag-chest.jpg" /></a>As you <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/02/wow-insider-presents-massively/">may have heard</a>, there's some <a href="http://www.massively.com">new kid on the block</a> covering MMOs (no, not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_McIntyre">that one</a>!). Luckily, that kid brought along some bribes in a cheap and transparent attempt to win your love and affection, and <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/wow-giveaways">all of today's giveaways are <em>WoW</em>-themed</a>. We know some of you principled individuals have a firm stance against Free Stuff, and we respect that. For the rest of you, check in on Massively today to win some 60-day game cards, and even a special prize. We could tell you what it is, but we'd have to kill you -- because it's top secret. We can't even <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/murloc-suit-in-action/">give you a hint</a>, so don't ask us!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/03/like-loot-massively-wanna-give-ya-some/">Like loot? Massively wanna give ya some.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/03/like-loot-massively-wanna-give-ya-some/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1028703/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/03/like-loot-massively-wanna-give-ya-some/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/ask-wow-shaman-elves.jpg" alt="" /></a>Welcome everyone to this week's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we throw your questions out to the wisdom of crowds. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/26/ask-wow-insider-proving-your-worth/">how to approach PuGs when everyone can see your spec in one click</a>, and this week we have another talent-related question. David wants to know if there are any truly great builds that are highly viable in both PvP and PvE: <blockquote> I'm on my second re-roll and finally have my character to 70, fairly well geared and have found myself in the exact same position as before... My PvE 5-man spec is entirely unsuitable for raids, or PVP, my raid spec is unsuitable for soloing or PvP, and my PvP spec is useless outside of BGs and Arenas! I was previously a Warrior, who needs to be Prot for tanking but Arms/Fury for Arena and I at least only had to bounce between two specs. Now I'm a Mage, and I have to consider bouncing between THREE specs to be what everyone expects me to be if I expect to be competitve! <br /><br /> I know the common answer is "suck it up and pay to respec whenever you want to do whatever you want to do" because dailies give out so much free money, but this doesn't work for my mage with however many hundreds of gold and hours of work put into getting my Frozen Shadoweave set. The problem is, I rolled a mage for the exclusive purpose of not HAVING to fill two roles with one character and not having to respec every time I wanted to branch out and experience multiple aspects of the game. <br /><br /> So, my question is this: Is there any class+spec out there, that is equally effective and in demand for 5-man instances, raids, solo play and PvP? </blockquote> You heard the man -- what's your answer? How do you find a balance between PvP and PvE-oriented specs, and how do you maximize your ability to enjoy all the types of content you want to enjoy without spending a fortune respeccing every 5 minutes? <br /><br /> We know you've got questions, and Ask WoW Insider wants 'em! Send us your queries at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/raiding/" rel="tag">Raiding</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/talents/" rel="tag">Talents</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/02/ask-wow-insider-is-there-a-class-spec-truly-viable-for-both-pvp/">Ask WoW Insider: Is there a class/spec truly viable for both PvP and PvE?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/02/ask-wow-insider-is-there-a-class-spec-truly-viable-for-both-pvp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1028419/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/11/02/ask-wow-insider-is-there-a-class-spec-truly-viable-for-both-pvp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/ask-wow-kittie.jpg" /></a>Greetings, Azerothians! It's time for another Friday edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we publish your questions for the world (... of Warcraft) to answer. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/05/ask-wow-insider-best-way-to-find-a-new-server/">how to find a new server</a>, and this week we examine the curious and culturally diverse practice of marking targets in instances. Djinni on Anvilmar-A relates the following tale of falling down the rabbit hole: <blockquote> I was in a 5-man the other day with 4 members of one guild, and me, the non-guildy. Not exactly a PUG, since I know 2 of the people, and they asked me to join. For the first 10-15 minutes of this instance, I was getting crazy aggro and had either died or had to Vanish on every pull. I also noticed that I seemed to be the only one doing damage to my target. Finally, I stopped the group and asked what was going wrong...telling them that no one else seems to be attacking Skull. And that's when this became the weirdest instance run ever. They dropped the Kill Order Bomb. Square, X (if it exists), Triangle (Sap), Skull, Moon (Sheep). And this didn't seem strange to any of them. To this day, it remains the only group I've ever been in that didn't make Skull first target. For the next hour or so, I was in Bizarro world...as if the water in the toilet would spin backwards (and maybe up) if I flushed it. I wonder if anyone else has had a completely unintuitive Kill Order imposed on them? What's your Kill Order? </blockquote> To some it seems obvious that the skull symbolizes death and death quickly, but to others, X marks the spot. Still others have been thrown into a murderous rage at the mere sight of the orange nipple. What's your preferred kill order when marking instances, and have you ever been subject to one that seemed particularly daft? <br /><br /> Naturally whilst struggling against a Burning Crusade you build up a few burning questions -- Ask WoW Insider can help! Send us your questions at <strong>ask AT wow insider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/ask-wow-insider-whats-your-kill-order/">Ask WoW Insider: What's your kill order?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/ask-wow-insider-whats-your-kill-order/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1012051/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/12/ask-wow-insider-whats-your-kill-order/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/tsuyoi-question.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Welcome everyone to <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we publish one of your questions every Friday (feed us new questions at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>!). Last week we looked at how to level a character <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/28/ask-wow-insider-far-from-home/">far from home</a> in another race's starting zone. This week we look at solutions to a common problem: finding a new server. <a href="http://www.blogsmith.com/profile/651801/">MrRaist</a> writes:  <blockquote> This week's question is: What is the best way about moving on, and finding a new server to play on? WoW has so many possibilities when it comes to servers, but what's the best way to find a good one? I play on a US PVE server (won't say the name to protect the lousy players) and I've reached a point where the server doesn't do anything for me anymore. The economy is terrible, the players are terrible, and finding a decent group of players to do anything is just this side of impossible. So how do I move on? Read the forums? Ask WoW Insider? Just take a random stab in the dark with a new toon and then move my old ones over to the new server when I get a feel for the new one? I have 4 toons I want to move, so I'm looking at $100 to move them. I want to be sure before I move any of them to a new home. <br /><br /> What do you think? </blockquote> We've looked at correlated issues before, particularly <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/13/ask-wow-insider-how-to-find-a-good-guild/">how to find a good guild</a>, but switching servers en masse presents a different set of problems as well. How would you go about finding a new home for your toons, or do you have experiences to relate about having gone through the process? <br /><br /> <a href="http://lfgkz.wordpress.com/">LFG KZ</a> has <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/22/how-to-find-a-new-guild/">had some ideas on this topic</a>, and of course before you make the leap you'll want to know the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2006/09/15/breakfast-topic-best-way-to-gquit/">best way to /gquit</a> (does anyone else feel a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Ways_to_Leave_Your_Lover">mashup</a> coming on?). Let us know your tried and true methods for finding the best server for you in the comments, and send us your questions for next week to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/guilds/" rel="tag">Guilds</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/05/ask-wow-insider-best-way-to-find-a-new-server/">Ask WoW Insider: Best way to find a new server?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/05/ask-wow-insider-best-way-to-find-a-new-server/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/1006615/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/10/05/ask-wow-insider-best-way-to-find-a-new-server/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/09/ask-wow-loot-escape.jpg" /></a>Welcome to <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a> where we publish one of your questions every week. Last time we looked at whether or not <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/ask-wow-insider-should-healing-be-competitive/">healing can be as competitive as dpsing</a>, and this week we return our attention to one of everybody's favorite topics: loot. Sephran writes: <blockquote> I started karazhan about 4 months ago. I was a resto druid and I was looking for that Shard of the Virtuous. The 1st time we rolled, another resto druid got it.. she promptly left the guild the following week... The 2nd time I passed it on to someone else who needed it A LOT more then I did. The 3rd time.. lost the roll again. Once I transfered guilds I thought it would be better.. but alas.. it dropped with more new people to kara.. I once again passed the hammer to another person for a super mega upgrade to them. The 5th time.. it dropped and I finnally won it!!! <br /><br /> Tops my Happiest moments in WoW, thats for sure. Then on Opera my priest friend finally got her Masquerade gown that she had never seen drop since the 1st time I got it 4 months ago. So I'm wondering what TBC drop has escaped you? Any good stories to go along with why you haven't gotten it? </blockquote> We looked at this question <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/01/07/breakfast-topic-gear-we-wanted-but-never-got/">shortly before BC came out</a>, "in memoriam" for items we might truly never see now that focus would be shifting to all the new gear that would await in Outland. So now that the expansion is out, what gear has been eluding you? What is that one drop you just can't seem to get, or finally found its way to you after a long and strange journey? <br /><br /> We need your questions! Send us your inquiries for next week to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/items/" rel="tag">Items</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/21/ask-wow-insider-which-bc-loot-has-been-escaping-you/">Ask WoW Insider: Which BC loot has been escaping you?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:44:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/21/ask-wow-insider-which-bc-loot-has-been-escaping-you/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/995117/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/21/ask-wow-insider-which-bc-loot-has-been-escaping-you/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/09/ask-wow-healer.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Gather 'round the screen, orcs and gnomes, it's time for another edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>. Last week we debated the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/ask-wow-insider-whos-the-most-powerful-character-in-warcraft-h/">post powerful character in Warcraft</a>, and this week we return to contemplating game mechanics with a question from Valyre, healing lead of the Ascent guild on Scarlet Crusade (H):    <blockquote> Is healing competitive?  And should it be?  <br /><br /> The fundamental mechanics of playing a dps class seem to encourage competition. Your target has an unlimited pool of health to act upon, so if you have the mana/rage/energy, you always have an outlet. Each ability you use to create damage stacks with the other fifteen people in the raid doing the same thing. You never hear "Your melee attack made my spell worthless." Some buffs will aid your party members, but for the most part it's individuals striving to do the most damage. And there are meters to chart your progress. <br /><br /> Healing mechanics tend to work against themselves. Your target may or may not have enough of a hp deficit at any given time for you to act on. Your abilities don't universally stack. If your heal tops off someone's health but beats out another healer's heal, you've just wasted their heal on a healthy person and threw their mana in the trash. To make things worse, "divide and conquer" assignments are more based on being able to heal through an encounter than to actually provide a level playing field for all healers. How many times do you see 3 healers on a tank that might take 30k damage, but 4 healers on the raid that takes well over 100k damage? At the end of the night, meters show love to the people with the highest damage assignments. <br /><br /> With this system, can you be competitive? Should you be competitive? If so, how? </blockquote>  What do you think, people -- are healers just as competitive as face-melters? How do you determine the "best" healer? <br /><br /> WTB your questions! Send us what you want to know and we just may publish it next week. Send them to us at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/ask-wow-insider-should-healing-be-competitive/">Ask WoW Insider: Should healing be competitive?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/ask-wow-insider-should-healing-be-competitive/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/984062/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/09/07/ask-wow-insider-should-healing-be-competitive/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/ask-wow-nelf.jpg" /></a>TGIF folks -- that means it's time for another installment of <a href="http://www.wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>. Last week we looked at the etiquette surrounding <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-instance-etiquette/">leaving an instance early</a> as well as a bit of a trip down memory lane to highlight the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-whats-the-best-of-ask-wow-insider/">best of Ask WoW Insider</a> to date. This week we'll be speculating about a <a href="http://www.wow.joystiq.com/category/know-your-lore/">lore</a> issue: who is the most badass character of all in Warcraft history? Killah writes: <blockquote> Because of the recent activity regarding the new expansion set <a href="http://www.wow.joystiq.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/">Wrath of the Lich King</a>, it has come to my interest to find out about more about the lore in Warcraft. I was reading about the Lich King, his rise and fall, on <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/">WoWwiki</a>. It suddenly appeared to me that the Lich King indeed possessed great powers, but yet there must've been someone stronger than him. My question to you guys is: What character is the strongest (physically, magically, powerful, fearful) in Warcraft history? This character might be deceased now, but still might the strong throughout history. </blockquote> Who's your pick for the most badass Warcraft figure of all time (excepting <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/leeroyjenkins">Leeroy</a> for simplicity's sake)? Is it <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/01/12/know-your-lore-illidan/">Illidan</a>, or <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/02/09/know-your-lore-neltharion/">Neltharion</a>, or that nasty murloc that pwned your ass in the Wetlands last week? Who's your top of the tops? <br /><br /> WTB your questions! Send us your WoW-related inquiries to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/" rel="tag">Wrath of the Lich King</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/ask-wow-insider-whos-the-most-powerful-character-in-warcraft-h/">Ask WoW Insider: Who's the most powerful character in Warcraft history?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/ask-wow-insider-whos-the-most-powerful-character-in-warcraft-h/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/978748/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/ask-wow-insider-whos-the-most-powerful-character-in-warcraft-h/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/directory/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/wow-insider.jpg" /></a>New to WoW Insider and want to know what's in our back catalogue? Looking for our more reference-oriented posts? We know stories and features drop off the front page all too quickly and search isn't always the best way to find something, so we're always looking for ways to give you access to some of our older content that's still informative. We've started a new <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/directory/">WoW Insider directory page</a> to help you find some of our best guides, resources and original features. Is there a guide we haven't done yet that you'd like to see? Let us know what you want to know in the comments! <br /><br /> <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/directory/">WoW Insider directory</a><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/tips/" rel="tag">Tips</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/tricks/" rel="tag">Tricks</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/how-tos/" rel="tag">How-tos</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/guides/" rel="tag">Guides</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/new-wow-insider-directory-page/">New WoW Insider directory page</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/new-wow-insider-directory-page/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/977878/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/31/new-wow-insider-directory-page/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/ask_wow_bestof.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br />Fridays are a time for <strike>early happy hour</strike> quiet contemplation and reflection upon the past, and in that spirit we're taking a look back at some of the best posts from over the lifespan of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>. Now that we're all older and wiser -- who *did* end up being the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/01/26/ask-wow-insider-top-pvp-classes-at-level-70">top PvP classes at 70</a>?
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    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/01/05/ask-wow-insider-best-duo-for-pvp-or-grinding/">Best duo for PvP or grinding</a><br /><em>"What team of classes make the best duo for PVP or for grinding?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/01/26/ask-wow-insider-top-pvp-classes-at-level-70/">Top PvP classes at level 70</a><br /><em>Just after Burning Crusade came out, we speculated on which classes would dominate in PvP. Were we right? Would you change the answer you gave then?</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/01/19/ask-wow-insider-best-ways-to-make-money-in-burning-crusade/">Best ways to make money in Burning Crusade</a><br /><em>"What are some good ways of making money for levels 60-70 in Burning Crusade? Are there people making money from jewelcrafting yet, should I pick that up? What about good mobs to grind or drops that sell well to vendors or on the AH?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/03/09/ask-wow-insider-best-way-to-get-instance-invites/">Best way to get instance invites</a><br /><em>"What are your tips and tricks for convincing a group you've got the goods despite not having seen the inside of the dungeon?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/03/23/ask-wow-insider-why-are-you-overpowered/">Why are you overpowered?</a><br /><em>"Dig deep, self-examine and admit it: what makes your class overpowered?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/ask-wow-insider-hows-wow-performance-on-a-mac/">How's WoW performance on a Mac?</a><br /><em>"I play Wow on a PC, and am looking towards a new computer purchase. One thing that influences my purchase is how well WoW will run on my new computer. I'm leaning towards a Mac, but how well does WoW run on a Mac?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/04/ask-wow-insider-best-way-to-power-level-alts/">Best way to power level alts</a><br /><em>"What's your strategy for the quickest power leveling? How do you maximize your time with your alts?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/08/ask-wow-insider-how-would-you-design-your-own-battleground/">How would you design your own battleground?</a><br /><em>"What if you could design your own battleground? What would you do different or better than what is currently in the game?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/ask-wow-insider-when-is-it-fair-to-upgrade-an-epic/">When is it fair to upgrade an epic?</a><br /><em>"All DKP ideas aside, when is it fair to upgrade an epic over an epic?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/ask-wow-insider-best-healing-class/">Best healing class</a><br /><em>"Which class would you roll for a purely healing role? Which would you roll for a powerfully healing hybrid who might want to take on other roles from time to time? Relatedly, which healing class is the worst?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/ask-wow-insider/">Best DPS class</a><br /><em>"Which classes can dish out the most DPS and which ones make the least amount of DPS?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/ask-wow-insider-favorite-wow-podcasts/">Favorite WoW podcasts</a><br /><em>"There are a ton of WoW-themed podcasts out there now -- which would you recommend? What are your favorites?"</em></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/17/ask-wow-insider-great-ding-stories/">Great ding stories</a><br /><em>"Any fun or interesting stories to tell about hitting the level cap? Or more generally, any memorable or unusual dings at any level?"</em></li>
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We see that look in your eye, and we know it means you want to send us questions. Ask WoW Insider needs 'em -- send them to us at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/podcasting/" rel="tag">Podcasting</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/burning-crusade/" rel="tag">The Burning Crusade</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/leveling/" rel="tag">Leveling</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/making-money/" rel="tag">Making money</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/alts/" rel="tag">Alts</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-whats-the-best-of-ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider: What's the best of Ask WoW Insider?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-whats-the-best-of-ask-wow-insider/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/973357/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-whats-the-best-of-ask-wow-insider/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/ask_wow_gnome.jpg" alt="" /></a>It's time once again for <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a> to publish one of your questions for the community to answer. Last week we heard a ton of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/17/ask-wow-insider-great-ding-stories/">great ding stories</a>, and this week we examine a possible breach of instance etiquette. Pelia on Greymane writes: <blockquote> Last night I was leading a PUG into DM East and about 10 minutes into the instance our mage says "hey guys, i g2g in 20 minutes..." Since we were just starting the instance, I dropped him and instantly started looking for a replacement that would be able to run the whole instance with us. The mage was surprised and said "I said 20 minutes!" <br /><br /> Should I have let him stay in our group until he really needed to go? The group had just formed, so I didn't really feel I owed anything to him. Plus I couldn't use the LFG tool/channel if he stayed since we already had 5 people... I figured I owed it to the rest of the group to find a 5th person that was in it for the long haul... <br /><br /> Was I being a good leader, or a jerk... or both? </blockquote> What say you, readers -- did the mage commit an instance faux pas? Most of us have rushed to complete a dungeon whilst an exasperated significant other/parent/child/spouse/friend waited for our tardy asses to show up somewhere, but what's an acceptable limit for a "gtg soon!" announcement? Would you go into a dungeon knowing you had to replace a member part way through?<br /><br />Our kingdom for your questions! Please send us what you'd like to know for next week at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-instance-etiquette/">Ask WoW Insider: Instance etiquette</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-instance-etiquette/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/973338/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/24/ask-wow-insider-instance-etiquette/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/ask_wow_lock.jpg" /></a>Welcome one and all to this week's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, wherein your questions are published for the public to answer. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/10/ask-wow-insider-do-you-optimize-your-rep-grinds/">optimizing rep grinding</a>, and this week we turn our attention to a more nostalgic question -- what's your best "ding!" story? Obron from Zangarmarsh (<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/it-came-from-the-blog/">ICftB reprazent!</a>) writes:  <blockquote> I was thinking, that it always makes my friends laugh when I tell them how I ding'd 70, by discovering a forge camp in Blade's Edge while running by it. <br /><br /> Does anybody have some entertaining or funny stories about when they hit 60 or 70? </blockquote>  Any fun or interesting stories to tell about hitting the level cap? Or more generally, any memorable or unusual dings at any level?  <br /><br /> As always, we at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a> are starving for your questions! Send them our way at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/leveling/" rel="tag">Leveling</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/17/ask-wow-insider-great-ding-stories/">Ask WoW Insider: Great ding stories?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/17/ask-wow-insider-great-ding-stories/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/968085/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/17/ask-wow-insider-great-ding-stories/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BlizzCon Day 2 liveblog session roundup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/more-pictures-from-blizzcon/337250/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/illidan_awesome.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />It's been another Warcraft-filled day here in Anaheim, with several meaty sessions with the Blizzard developers digging in to the mechanics of the game and some of the changes we might expect in future patches and the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/wrath-of-the-lich-king/">Wrath of the Lich King</a> expansion. Once again we camped out near the life-giving sustenance of two 110-volt friends to bring you as close to the action as it happened as possible -- here's a roundup of the sessions we liveblogged today at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/blizzcon/">BlizzCon</a>:
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    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/professions-and-items-liveblog/">Professions and items</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-movie-panel/">Legendary Pictures Warcraft film panel</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/liveblog-world-of-warcraft-pvp-panel-at-blizzcon/">WoW PvP Panel</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-class-panel-notes-and-qanda/">Day 2 Class panel Q &amp; A</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-wow-lore-and-quests-panel-liveblog/">Lore and quests panel</a></li>
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For those of you who missed it, here are all the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-day-1-liveblog-session-roundup/">sessions from day 1</a>:
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    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-2007-opening-ceremony-liveblog/">Opening Ceremony</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-expansion-demo-panel/">Wrath of the Lich King live demo session</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-wow-class-panel/">WoW Class Panel</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-blizzcons-dungeons-and-raids-panel/">Dungeons and Raids Panel</a></li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/burning-crusade/" rel="tag">The Burning Crusade</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/" rel="tag">Wrath of the Lich King</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-liveblog-session-roundup/">BlizzCon Day 2 liveblog session roundup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-liveblog-session-roundup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/958117/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/blizzcon-day-2-liveblog-session-roundup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/blizzcon425.jpg"  alt="" /><br />Just a short note to let you all know about our <a href="http://m.wow.com">mobile feed</a> here at WoW Insider -- if you're out and about and want to check in on the latest <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/blizzcon/">BlizzCon</a> news, or just want to get a WoW fix whilst on the go, tune in to <a href="http://m.wow.com">m.wow.com</a> on your cellphone or mobile device of choice and get the latest headlines and stories from WoW Insider. We're also reminding you that we're updating to <a href="http://twitter.com/harpere">Twitter</a> during BlizzCon if you're interested in following our updates from the show floor.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/wow-insider-mobile-feed/">WoW Insider mobile feed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/wow-insider-mobile-feed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/957975/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/wow-insider-mobile-feed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/338363/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/death-knight02_425.jpg" /></a><br />More eye candy for you -- this gallery contains concept art from <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/wrathofthelichking">Wrath of the Lich King</a>. We're pretty sure the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/338369/">Tuskar Chief</a> is moonlighting from <a href="http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/">Grant Theft Walrus</a>.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/">Wrath of the Lich King Concept Art</a></strong></p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/#644519"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/02/forgottencrab2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/#644518"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/02/icecrowncrab2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/#338369"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/tuskar_chief_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Tuskar chief" title="Tuskar chief" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/#338365"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/orc-buildings_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Orc buildings" title="Orc buildings" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/#338364"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/nerbian-entrance_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Nerbian Entrance" title="Nerbian Entrance" /></a></div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/death-knight/" rel="tag">Death Knight</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/" rel="tag">Wrath of the Lich King</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/">Wrath of the Lich King concept art</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/957778/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/04/wrath-of-the-lich-king-concept-art/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/338353/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/utgarde_keep425.jpg" /></a><br />We've got some <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/wrathofthelichking">WotLK</a> screenies for you, including some areas of note from around the Northrend continent including scenery from Howling Fjord, Borean Tundra and Grizzly Hills. We'll keep this short and sweet so you can get on with the ogling.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/">Wrath of the Lich King</a></strong></p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/#890601"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/06/wowinsider_wwi08_ss_warrvsshaman_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Draenei Warrior and Tauren Shaman" title="Draenei Warrior and Tauren Shaman" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/#890599"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/06/wowinsider_wwi08_ss_shamanvstusk_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Beef versus beast" title="Beef versus beast" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/#890598"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/06/wowinsider_wwi08_ss_shamanvsdk_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Death Knight and Shaman face-off" title="Death Knight and Shaman face-off" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/#890596"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/06/wowinsider_wwi08_ss_plaguevsdk_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Plague Spitter vs. Death Knight" title="Plague Spitter vs. Death Knight" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/wrath-of-the-lich-king/#890595"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/06/wowinsider_wwi08_ss_orcwarrnexxus_thumbnail.jpg" alt="An orc warrior in the Nexxus" title="An orc warrior in the Nexxus" /></a></div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/" rel="tag">Wrath of the Lich King</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/wrath-of-the-lich-king-screenshots/">Wrath of the Lich King screenshots</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/wrath-of-the-lich-king-screenshots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/957749/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/wrath-of-the-lich-king-screenshots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/illidan_awesome.jpg" /><br />We've managed to commandeer a patch of the press seating area located conveniently next to a dear, beloved power outlet and have been camped out all day bringing you live coverage of all the presentations here in the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/blizzcon">BlizzCon</a> main hall. The big news of the day was the official confirmation of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/wrathofthelichking">Wrath of the Lich King</a> as the next expansion, to be released, in true Blizzard style, "whenever it's ready." We've got loads of pics and specs from both the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-2007-opening-ceremony-liveblog/">opening keynote</a> and the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-expansion-demo-panel/">Wrath of the Lich King live demo session</a> earlier today, as well as some great mechanics discussions from the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-wow-class-panel/">Class Panel</a> and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-blizzcons-dungeons-and-raids-panel/">Dungeons and Raids Panel</a>. Here's a roundup of all the session liveblogs from Day 1:
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    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-2007-opening-ceremony-liveblog/">Opening Ceremony</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-expansion-demo-panel/">Wrath of the Lich King live demo session</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-wow-class-panel/">WoW Class Panel</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-blizzcons-dungeons-and-raids-panel/">Dungeons and Raids Panel</a></li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzard/" rel="tag">Blizzard</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wrath-of-the-lich-king/" rel="tag">Wrath of the Lich King</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-day-1-liveblog-session-roundup/">BlizzCon Day 1 Liveblog session roundup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-day-1-liveblog-session-roundup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/957712/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/blizzcon-day-1-liveblog-session-roundup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/338211/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/08/akilzon425.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> We've got some nice eye candy from <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/zulaman/">Zul'Aman</a> for you, including some images of the animal aspect bosses <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/338210/">Nalorakk</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/338211/">Akil'Zon</a> (above) and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/338209/">Halazzi</a>. We had a chance to stealth into the instance earlier in the press room, and our initial visual impression of the dungeon can be described in two words: Indiana Jones. Or rather, a cross between Indiana Jones and Zul'Gurub on steroids. A 20-minute "sacrifice" timer started counting down as soon as we zoned in, and at the end of the timer Hex Lord Malacrass's voice yelled across the zone that we had failed in our mission, and that every sacrifice made him stronger. <br /><br /> There were a couple of closed doors barring our way from exploring further into the instance, but we were able to get a first-hand look at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/338210/">Nalorakk</a>, the bear avatar boss, and Jan'alai the dragonhawk avatar before being detected and mercilessly pwned by a 4-pack Amani'shi patrol. The interior is incredibly picturesque, with cascading waterfalls, carved stone altars and a lagoon area. Populating the area are a number of elite Amani'shi mobs including Flame Casters, Guardians, Handlers with crocolisk pets, and the good old Beserkers we know and love. Shortly after the zone-in point and down a flight of stairs are a line of Amani'shi troll guards that look like a formidable initial pull -- we're so looking forward to getting 9 of our closest friends together, flexing our bad mojo and making our way through <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/zulaman/">Zul'Aman</a>.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/">Zul'Aman</a></strong></p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/#338211"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/akilzon_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Akil'Zon" title="Akil'Zon" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/#338210"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/nalorakk_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Nalorakk" title="Nalorakk" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/#338209"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/halazzi-(close-up)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Halazzi" title="Halazzi" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/#338207"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/halazzi_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Halazzi" title="Halazzi" /></a><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/photos/zulaman/#338205"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/08/facing-stone-monument_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Zul'Aman" title="Zul'Aman" /></a></div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/raiding/" rel="tag">Raiding</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/burning-crusade/" rel="tag">The Burning Crusade</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/bosses/" rel="tag">Bosses</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/zulaman-screenshots-and-impressions/">Zul'Aman screenshots and impressions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/zulaman-screenshots-and-impressions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/957701/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/08/03/zulaman-screenshots-and-impressions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murloc suit in action]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First WoW Insider meetup at BlizzCon: join us!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/directions_425.jpg" alt="" /><br />Unless you've been living under a rock, you know we're going to be reprazenting at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/blizzcon">BlizzCon</a>. While we're there we'd love to get a raid together to take down one of the local bars, have some fun meeting as many of you as can make it as possible, and give away some goodies as well. So we hope you'll be able to join us for the first ever WoW Insider meetup on Thursday night, August 2, before all the madness gets underway on Friday. We'll be at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/ya6jnNBqf3wU_Z0LAlX48g">The Lost Bar</a> in the Disneyland Hotel at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=1150+W.+Magic+Way,+anaheim,+ca&amp;sll=33.801046,-117.90081&amp;sspn=0.037587,0.091324&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;om=1">1150 W. Magic Way, Anaheim, CA</a> from 8pm until we've cleared all the trash mobs. If you'll be able to come out and hang with us WoW Insider staffers and readers and have a chance to win some free stuff, can you let us know in the comments? We look forward to meeting you!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/25/first-wow-insider-meetup-at-blizzcon-join-us/">First WoW Insider meetup at BlizzCon: join us!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/25/first-wow-insider-meetup-at-blizzcon-join-us/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/948319/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/25/first-wow-insider-meetup-at-blizzcon-join-us/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/ask_wow_what_miss.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Welcome again to your weekly dose of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, wherein we publish the questions on your mind for readers to answer. Last week we talked about <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/13/ask-wow-insider-how-to-find-a-good-guild/">how to find a good guild</a>, and this week we're waxing nostalgic about some of the pre-BC content that new players might now miss as they're levelling up. Megilion from Crimson Blade on Gorgonnash writes:   <blockquote> I just realized recently that, as my main is only level 62 and I didn't hit 60 until after BC came out, there's still a lot of this game that I haven't seen yet.  There are several zones I've never been in, as well as many pre-BC raids that I'll likely never experience. I'm curious what experiences, locations, and even quests WoW Insider readers have missed on their road to level 70 that they're eager to get to someday if at all? </blockquote>  For those of you who made it to 60 before the expansion, what are some of the highlights of then endgame content that new players might be missing? What are some of the best quests, locations and experiences one might miss when rushing off to Outland in the late 50s? <br /><br /> Got questions? Ask WoW Insider can help! Send us what you're wondering to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/quests/" rel="tag">Quests</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/raiding/" rel="tag">Raiding</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/burning-crusade/" rel="tag">The Burning Crusade</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/20/ask-wow-insider-what-pre-bc-content-did-you-miss/">Ask WoW Insider: What pre-BC content did you miss?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/20/ask-wow-insider-what-pre-bc-content-did-you-miss/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/945646/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/20/ask-wow-insider-what-pre-bc-content-did-you-miss/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/it-came-from-the-blog/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/askwow_tauren_belf.jpg"  alt="" /></a>It's Friday once again, which means it's time for another edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a> -- each week we publish one of your questions for your fellow WoW fans to answer. Last week we got some great recommendations for <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/ask-wow-insider-favorite-wow-podcasts/">WoW podcasts</a> worth listening to, and this week we look at how to find a decent guild. Chris writes: <blockquote> I'm a level 58 protection paladin on US Dark Iron, and I'm looking for a casual guild that will run instances with me, not run me through them with a bunch of 70s. Problem is, I realized that I have no idea how to do this. The guild recruitment channel is essentially a joke, and I'm the only person I ever see on there. How do you get yourself into a good guild that's specified for your needs? </blockquote> This is a problem that many of us face at some point in our WoW careers -- if you're not already hooked in to a group of RL friends on whatever server you've rolled an alt or main on, what are some tips for finding a decent guild, with the least amount of trial and error? Do you have any best practices or unique stories to tell about joining up with your current guild? <br /><br /> Tune in next week for another edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, which lives on your questions! Please send us what you'd like to ask a captive bunch of WoW fans to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/guilds/" rel="tag">Guilds</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/13/ask-wow-insider-how-to-find-a-good-guild/">Ask WoW Insider: How to find a good guild</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/13/ask-wow-insider-how-to-find-a-good-guild/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/940257/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/13/ask-wow-insider-how-to-find-a-good-guild/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>


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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/zulaman425.jpg" alt="" /><br />We're here at <a href="http://e307.joystiq.com/">E3</a> and, although not blown away by any major announcements from Blizzard, did get a chance to check out a preview of the new 10-man <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/zulaman">Zul'Aman</a> outdoor instance in Ghostlands. It's going to be a more casual dungeon than <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/karazhan">Karazhan</a>, ideally doable in a few hours' time investment, with six bosses and no attunement required. There will be quests included as part of the story line, with at least one rescue mission per avatar boss that will have a time-dependent element similar to the Baron Run mechanic in Stratholme, with better rewards offered for quicker completion. The six bosses include bear, dragonhawk and lynx avatars, a "god of evil," a witch doctor, and the final troll boss Zul'jin. Like Hakkar in Zul'Gurub, Zul'jin has a spiritual connection with the other boss avatars and is able to draw upon their ghostly spirits in order to change his shape and assume some of their powers and abilities. All the bosses and the trash mobs (which will be primarily <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/Forest_Trolls">forest trolls</a>) will be social and able to call for help from additional mobs -- surely good for a few wipes whilst learning the encounters. <br /><br /> Blizzard offered a few other small bits of news: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/voicechat">voice chat</a> and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/guildbanks">guild banks</a> will be coming in minor patches before the big Zul'Aman patch is released. Voice chat will include a feature that automagically lowers the game volume when players are talking, and onscreen interface indicators to help keep track of who is talking at any given time. Guild banks will be endowed with some sort of permission system enabling guild masters to give access to specific items to some guild members and not others. <br /><br /> Unfortunately, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/starcraft2">Starcraft 2</a> was not yet playable, but we'll be looking forward to that and far more megaton news to be forthcoming at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/blizzcon">Blizzcon</a> -- it's clear this press conference was merely a teaser.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzard/" rel="tag">Blizzard</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/raiding/" rel="tag">Raiding</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/bosses/" rel="tag">Bosses</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blizzcon/" rel="tag">BlizzCon</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/11/zulaman-sneak-preview-at-e3/">Zul'Aman sneak preview at E3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/11/zulaman-sneak-preview-at-e3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/938460/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/11/zulaman-sneak-preview-at-e3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/tsuyoi_askwow.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Welcome one and all to <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we publish your questions every week. Recently we took a look at the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/ask-wow-insider-best-healing-class/">best healing</a> and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/ask-wow-insider/">best dps</a> classes, and this week we turn our attention to podcasts. Ben writes: <blockquote> Hi WOW Insider - I haven't seen anything on your site for a while about WoW podcasts. Do you guys listen to them? Which ones? I thought it would be interesting if you guys made a list of the most popular ones and described their format/style. Thanks! </blockquote> We've also been <a href="http://itcamefromtheblog.com/viewtopic.php?t=31&amp;highlight=podcasts">discussing this question</a> recently on the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/it-came-from-the-blog/">It Came from the Blog</a> (<a href="http://itcamefromtheblog.com/viewtopic.php?t=44">join us</a>!) <a href="http://itcamefromtheblog.com/">forums</a>. I'm personally a fan of <a href="http://myextralife.com/wow/">The Instance</a>, and am hoping <a href="http://www.taverncast.com/">Taverncast</a> makes a comeback. There are a ton of WoW-themed podcasts out there now -- which would you recommend? What are your favorites? <br /><br /> We know you've got questions -- don't keep them bottled inside! Send them to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/podcasting/" rel="tag">Podcasting</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/ask-wow-insider-favorite-wow-podcasts/">Ask WoW Insider: Favorite WoW podcasts?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/ask-wow-insider-favorite-wow-podcasts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/934701/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/07/06/ask-wow-insider-favorite-wow-podcasts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/classes_strip.jpg"  alt="" /><br />As you may have noticed, we've been stepping up the class-specific content lately here at WoW Insider. It only took 8000 complaints from the powerful mage's lobby for us to finally <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/arcane-brilliance/">round out our collection</a>, and we'd now like to give you this handy guide to all of the new features and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/wow-insiders-category-specific-rss-feeds/">their feeds</a> in case you'd like to watch any of them in your newsreader of choice.
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    <li>Druid: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/shifting-perspectives/">Shifting Perspectives</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/shifting-perspectives/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Hunter: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/big-red-kitty/">Big Red Kitty</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/big-red-kitty/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Mage: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/arcane-brilliance/">Arcane Brilliance</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/arcane-brilliance/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Paladin: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it/">The Light and How to Swing It</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/the-light-and-how-to-swing-it/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Priest: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/spiritual-guidance/">Spiritual Guidance</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/spiritual-guidance/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Rogue: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/encrypted-text/">Encrypted Text</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/encrypted-text/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Shaman: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/totem-talk/">Totem Talk</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/totem-talk/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Warlock: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blood-pact/">Blood Pact</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/blood-pact/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
    <li>Warrior: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/the-care-and-feeding-of-warriors/">The Care and Feeding of Warriors</a> / <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/the-care-and-feeding-of-warriors/rss.xml">RSS feed</a></li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/class-specific-features-at-wow-insider/">Class-specific features at WoW Insider</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/class-specific-features-at-wow-insider/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/928144/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/class-specific-features-at-wow-insider/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wow.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/tags.jpg" alt="" /></a>Pssst, did you know that you can get tag-specific RSS feeds from WoW Insider just like you can get <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/26/wow-insiders-category-specific-rss-feeds/">category-specific feeds</a>? (<a href="http://rss.softwaregarden.com/aboutrss.html">What are RSS feeds</a>? <a href="http://blog.deeje.tv/musings/2005/11/introduction_to.html">What are tags</a>?) Just go to any tag page, for example <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/arenaseason2">ArenaSeason2</a>, and add rss.xml to it to get the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/arenaseason2/rss.xml">tag feed</a>. <br /><br /> Speaking of tags, check out the tag cloud in the right-hand column to get a picture of what tags are most popular in the past 30 days. And as long as we're here, we may as well remind you of a few housekeeping items:
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    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/04/19/how-to-contact-wow-insider/">How to contact WoW Insider</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/02/15/help-wow-insider-fight-gold-and-powerleveling-ads/">How to help us fight gold ads</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/27/wow-firefox-search-plugins/">How to add a WoW Insider Firefox search plugin to your browser</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/28/it-came-from-the-blog/">How to join the It Came from the Blog guild</a>, and <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/11/it-came-from-the-blog-forums/">how to join our forums</a></li>
</ul><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/wow-insider-tag-feeds/">WoW Insider tag feeds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/wow-insider-tag-feeds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/928127/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/wow-insider-tag-feeds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/dead_in_barrens.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Gather 'round for this week's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we publish your questions for readers to answer. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/ask-wow-insider-when-is-it-fair-to-upgrade-an-epic/">when it's okay to upgrade an epic</a>, and this week we turn to our second favorite topic after loot: <strike>arguing about</strike> civilly discussing which class is the best. Sarah writes:  <blockquote> I have been playing a NE Warrior since I started the game, but I hated doing instances.  I consider myself to be a horrible tank and I'm sure others would agree.  A while back I started a BE priest with some friends and found myself loving instances and the thrill of healing.  I was also good at it.  I love healing so much that I want to make a healer on my main realm where my warrior is.  My question is, what is the best healing class?  <br /><br /> I've heard that paladins are doing well and because they can wear plate, they can last longer than cloth wearers.  Druids can be good, but I've heard there aren't a lot of leather healing armor.  Priests are well, priests and are meant for healing, but because of the improvements on the other classes, may not be as good as they once were.  I don't know anything about shaman healing. Thanks! </blockquote>  As Iceman once asked: "Who's the best <strike>pilot</strike> healer?" Which class would you roll for a purely healing role? Which would you roll for a powerfully healing hybrid who might want to take on other roles from time to time? Relatedly, which healing class is the worst? <br /><br /> Ask WoW Insider can only survive on a steady diet of your questions. Please feed us at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/druid/" rel="tag">Druid</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/paladin/" rel="tag">Paladin</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/priest/" rel="tag">Priest</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/shaman/" rel="tag">Shaman</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/ask-wow-insider-best-healing-class/">Ask WoW Insider: Best healing class?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/ask-wow-insider-best-healing-class/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/924545/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/22/ask-wow-insider-best-healing-class/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author> (Barb Dybwad)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/ask_wow_ethereals.jpg" /></a>Welcome back to <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where each week we publish one of your questions. Last week we had some fun <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/08/ask-wow-insider-how-would-you-design-your-own-battleground/">imagineering new battlegrounds</a>, and this week we turn our attention <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/ask-wow-insider-bc-loot-etiquette/">once</a> <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/25/ask-wow-insider-best-class-loot-lists/">again</a> to an issue near and dear to our hearts: loot. This week's question comes from Chris, who wants to know about etiquette regarding rolling or bidding for an epic drop to replace an item in a slot that is already an epic:  <blockquote> All DKP ideas aside, when is it fair to upgrade an epic over an epic? <br /><br /> Here is the situation: We are running Karazhan and the Staff of Infinite Mysteries drops. I, being a mage, have the epic spell blade form Thrallmar and epic off hand I got from turning in badges of justice. In addition to my weapons I have dropped all money making professions to take up tailoring and enchanting and power leveled them up to get the best gear and enchants possible to make raiding easier. Everyone else has just started doing the same thing finally and are a bit slow in the progress. <br /><br /> Now, every DPS squishy wants the staff because it's an obvious upgrade to their blue weapon and I want it because it's an upgrade for boss fights because of the +hit and secondary stats. Would it be fair to roll for the staff seeing as how I have worked hard to get where I am at and still consider the staff to be an upgrade? Or should I just let the people that haven't worked as hard to get geared out take it in hopes it helps out the raid progression a bit faster. <br /><br /> My opinion is that passing on loot to help those less geared out is like taxing the smart to help the dumb. Perhaps you have a better theory. </blockquote> What say you, readers? What factors should you consider when bidding or rolling on an epic drop that will replace a piece of gear on your character that is already shiny purple? Should you gear up those in blues first to help your guild, or is your dkp yours to spend on whatever you like with a free conscience? How much of an upgrade does it need to be to justify taking it over the lesser-geared? <br /><br /> Join us next week for another Friday edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, and don't forget that we need your questions to make it happen! Send us what you want to know at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/items/" rel="tag">Items</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/raiding/" rel="tag">Raiding</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/ask-wow-insider-when-is-it-fair-to-upgrade-an-epic/">Ask WoW Insider: When is it fair to upgrade an epic?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/ask-wow-insider-when-is-it-fair-to-upgrade-an-epic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/919066/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/ask-wow-insider-when-is-it-fair-to-upgrade-an-epic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<author> (Barb Dybwad)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/ask_sergra.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Welcome to this week's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we publish one of your questions for readers to answer. Last week we scrutinized some <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/ask-wow-insider-bc-loot-etiquette/">Burning Crusade loot etiquette</a> issues, and this week we'll be doing a little speculative PvP imagineering. Our question comes from Omegi from <a href="http://www.jettclan.net">JETT</a>, who <a href="http://www.jettclan.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&amp;file=viewtopic&amp;p=98934#98934">poses the question</a>:   <blockquote> What if you could design your own battleground? What would you do different or better than what is currently in the game? Try to be as elaborate as possible and try to keep it within the realm of possibilities. <br /><br /> Things to consider would be how many players, capture the flag, point based, objective based, types of mechanics allowed. </blockquote>  Strap on your <a href="http://thottbot.com/i2624">thinking caps</a> and let us know what your dream battleground looks like. Also, don't forget to let us know your questions for next week -- send them to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/08/ask-wow-insider-how-would-you-design-your-own-battleground/">Ask WoW Insider: How would you design your own battleground?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/08/ask-wow-insider-how-would-you-design-your-own-battleground/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/913718/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/08/ask-wow-insider-how-would-you-design-your-own-battleground/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:04:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/06/ask_wow_druid.jpg"  alt="" />Gather 'round for another Friday edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, where we publish reader questions for community feedback. Last week we looked at where the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/25/ask-wow-insider-best-class-loot-lists/">best class loot lists</a> live, and this week we have a few questions regarding loot etiquette in instances involving a couple of popular BC drops. Jeffrey writes: <blockquote> I've recently come across a few situations where I'm not sure of the proper etiquette, even though I've been playing for a couple years. This is mainly because new items have appeared that have blurred the lines in my mind. <br /><br /> 1) In an instance, we find a locked chest but have no rogue. I however have a blacksmith key/seaforium charge that can open it. Should I open the chest (spending the mats i used for the key/charge) for myself or for a group roll? <br /><br /> 2) A <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/primalnether">primal nether</a> drops. I can use it to make a BoE item which I plan to sell for a large profit, but someone else in the group can use it for a BoP item for themself. How should I roll? <br /><br /> 3) An arcane tome/fel armament drops and the group says need if you're <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/scryer">scryer</a>/<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/aldor">aldor</a>. I belong to this faction but am already exalted with them. How should I roll? <br /><br /> I'd appreciate feedback on what is the right thing to do in these situations, or if not necessarily right what is considered acceptable to do. </blockquote> Do you or your guild have any set rules regarding the above scenarios? If you've encountered these situations on past runs, how did your group handle them? Is there an optimal solution to any or all three questions? <br /><br /> More Ask WoW Insider awaits you next week, but it needs your questions! Send us your burning conundrums to <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/items/" rel="tag">Items</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/instances/" rel="tag">Instances</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/ask-wow-insider-bc-loot-etiquette/">Ask WoW Insider: BC loot etiquette</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/ask-wow-insider-bc-loot-etiquette/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/908786/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/01/ask-wow-insider-bc-loot-etiquette/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/featured/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/on_beige.jpg"  alt="" /></a>The thing about blogs is that a bunch of great stories get buried once they've left the front page. In an effort to make some of our best posts easier to find, we've started a <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/featured/">Featured posts</a> page that highlights some of the biggest news items, most active discussions, original features and other posts you don't want to miss, even if they've rolled off page 1. For a "WoW Insider at a glance" type of fix, head over to the <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/featured/">featured posts</a> page, which we'll keep updated with the latest and greatest.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/wow-insider-business/" rel="tag">WoW Insider Business</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/new-featured-posts-page-at-wow-insider/">New featured posts page at WoW Insider</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Thu, 31 May 2007 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/new-featured-posts-page-at-wow-insider/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/908111/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/new-featured-posts-page-at-wow-insider/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/bc_box.jpg" /><br />For the reference-minded among you, we've compiled a <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/burning-crusade-guide/">Burning Crusade reference guide</a> for you, your alts, or anyone new to BC content to use as a handy, one-stop-shop reference. The guide aggregates the most informative links we've found on BC-specific content so far, including dungeon walkthroughs, profession and class changes, new PvP objectives, maps, quests, loots, changes in patch 2.1, etc. We hope you find it useful, and we hope you'll help us continue to improve the guide by making suggestions in the comments here of any other Burning Crusade-related guides, FAQs, walkthroughs, or roundups we haven't yet included. We'll do our best to check this thread and add updates to the guide with your contributions. <br /><br /> <strong><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/burning-crusade-guide/">Burning Crusade reference guide</a></strong><p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/burning-crusade/" rel="tag">The Burning Crusade</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/guides/" rel="tag">Guides</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/burning-crusade-reference-guide/">Burning Crusade reference guide</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Thu, 31 May 2007 13:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/burning-crusade-reference-guide/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/907416/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/31/burning-crusade-reference-guide/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/ask_wow_be.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Welcome to this week's edition of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, wherein we publish your burning questions for your fellow readers to answer. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/ask-wow-insider-advice-for-rp-noobs/">how to get into role-playing</a>, and this week we turn our attention to something near and dear to all of our hearts: loot. We've got questions in the same vein from Bodah and Cynthia, who both want to know about the best sites for class-specific loot. Bodah writes:  <blockquote> I have a Feral Druid, and I was a happy as all get-out when you guys posted an <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/03/22/an-outland-gear-guide-for-feral-druids/">article linking to a feral gear site</a> that ranked all the endgame gear.  One of my friends in particular, a mage, is jealous of my ability to immediately identify what loot is better for me than others. <br /><br /> My question, then:  Where do other players/classes go for that kind of detailed info?  <a href="http://wow-loot.com/druid.htm#world">Kaliban's lists</a> are great for finding gear, but he doesn't rank them, and one of the joys of the Druid lists was finding greens that were better for me than hard-to-get blues and purples.  I have a suspicion that the same is true for other classes, as well.  </blockquote>  Cynthia mentions the same article and asks "Anything like this for rogues?" The answer to that question is <a href="http://shadowpanther.net/">Shadowpanther.net</a>, and we want to know if there are equivalents for other classes -- where do you go for very class-specific information and ideally explicit rankings of gear for your level? <br /><br /> Tune in next week for another episode of <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, driven by your questions -- send them to us at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/druid/" rel="tag">Druid</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/hunter/" rel="tag">Hunter</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/mage/" rel="tag">Mage</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/paladin/" rel="tag">Paladin</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/priest/" rel="tag">Priest</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/rogue/" rel="tag">Rogue</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/shaman/" rel="tag">Shaman</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/warlock/" rel="tag">Warlock</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/warrior/" rel="tag">Warrior</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/items/" rel="tag">Items</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/25/ask-wow-insider-best-class-loot-lists/">Ask WoW Insider: Best class loot lists?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 25 May 2007 14:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/25/ask-wow-insider-best-class-loot-lists/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/904228/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/25/ask-wow-insider-best-class-loot-lists/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/ask_buble_dude.jpg"  alt="" />It's time once again for <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a>, wherein we publish one of your questions for our readers to answer. Last week we looked at <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/11/ask-wow-insider-whats-up-with-bar-addons/">Bar AddOns</a>, and this week we concern ourselves with how to get into RPing. Thomas asks:   <blockquote> I have always wanted to get into a RP server but none of my friends are into it, so I find it hard to find anybody else to RP with. Do you have any suggestions as to what I could do to get into a good RP guild? Also, are there any essential mods that are commonly used on an RP server? Any other advice would be much appreciated. Thanks! </blockquote>  What advice do you have to give RP noobs, or folks interested in getting into role-playing in WoW? Do you have any hardcore RP guilds or servers to recommend? Tips and tricks on imaginating your character or proper RP etiquette? <br /><br /> We need your questions! Send your submissions for <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/">Ask WoW Insider</a> to us at <strong>ask AT wowinsider DOT com</strong>.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/ask-wow-insider/" rel="tag">Ask WoW Insider</a>, <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/category/rp/" rel="tag">RP</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/ask-wow-insider-advice-for-rp-noobs/">Ask WoW Insider: Advice for RP noobs?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com">WoW Insider</a> on Fri, 18 May 2007 15:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p><a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/ask-wow-insider-advice-for-rp-noobs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/forward/899343/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/ask-wow-insider-advice-for-rp-noobs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description>
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