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Every week, WoW Insider brings you [hide]Gold Capped[/hide], in which Basil «[hide]Euripides[/hide]» Berntsen aims to show you how to make money on the auction house. [hide]Email Basil[/hide] with your questions, comments, or hate mail!

[hide]TradeSkillMaster[/hide] is the most powerful addon used to automate crafting and batch posting, and today, we’ll be learning how to fine-tune the number of items created based on your selling history. Generally, when you started using TSM, you set up a default number of items for each trade skill group that you wanted it to keep in stock. For example, I told it to:

Always craft enough scrolls that I had two on the auction house when they were profitable.

Always craft enough of each meta-gem cut to ensure that I always had three on the AH when they were profitable.

Now when I hit the Restock Queue button in enchanting or jewelcrafting, it queues up enough stock to bring my inventory levels to two scrolls or three gems. What if I invested in some recipe I sell a lot more of, though?[hide]Continue reading Gold Capped: Inventory balancing in TradeSkillMaster[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Economy[/hide], [hide]Gold Capped[/hide][hide]Gold Capped: Inventory balancing in TradeSkillMaster[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]

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[hide]Alex Ziebart[/hide] and [hide]Mathew McCurley[/hide] (that’s me) decided to give each Cataclysm zone the once-over now that we’re many months out from the release of the expansion. In this post-mortem series, we’ll examine what worked and what didn’t work in terms of story, quests, and overall feel for the zones and the cool moments that dotted the landscape.

The Earthen Plane. [hide]Therazane’s domain[/hide]. The place where primordial rock and earth and stone were banished after the Titans subdued the elemental lords and their Old God masters. Deepholm is where Deathwing laid his broken body and waited, watched, heaved, and went mad. In the center of the mighty plane of earth stood the [hide]World Pillar[/hide], the only support keeping Deepholm from crashing into Azeroth itself. When Deathwing unleashed himself upon the world, the World Pillar shattered. Only through the tireless and diligent efforts of the Earthen Ring, shaman from all walks of life and races, could the tear in the Maelstrom be contained. Now flooded by members of the Twilight’s Hammer cult, a raging war between earthen and trogg, and the harshness of the Stonemother herself, the Horde and the Alliance must find a way to restore the World Pillar and save Azeroth from the very plane of earth it rests upon.

Deepholm was the first bottleneck zone after the two opening Cataclysm leveling experiences, Hyjal and Vashj’ir. Everyone passed through Deepholm on the way to 85, getting to experience one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring zones ever created for World of Warcraft. From the rocks that hung eerily in the air to the various factions and allegiances, Deepholm provided one of the most unique leveling experiences in World of Warcraft to date.[hide]Continue reading Cataclysm Post-Mortem: Deepholm[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Cataclysm[/hide][hide]Cataclysm Post-Mortem: Deepholm[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]

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Lore can be tricky; timelines are even trickier. One of the most frequently asked questions we get here at WoW Insider pertains to Warcraft in print. With dozens of novels, manga, comics, and other print material out there, how exactly do you know what order to read it in? Where exactly do you start, if you want to begin at the beginning?

If you’re looking to read everything in order, we’ve got you covered. This guide presents all novels, manga, comics, and short stories that are considered canon in Warcraft lore, in chronological order. For reference purposes, I’ve included the game releases and expansions in the list, so you know which novels cover which games.[hide]Continue reading WoW Insider’s chronological guide to Warcraft novels, manga, comics, and short stories[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Blizzard[/hide], [hide]Lore[/hide], [hide]Comics[/hide][hide]WoW Insider’s chronological guide to Warcraft novels, manga, comics, and short stories[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]

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Every Thursday, [hide]The OverAchiever[/hide] shows you how to work toward those sweet achievement points. This week, we either love jousting or we don’t.

Due to a slight family emergency I had on Tuesday night, this week we’re going to make a quick detour back to our Mountain O’ Mounts series in order to cover the Argent Tournament. For a serious achievement hunter, this small, frozen corner of hell is a veritable mecca of pet- and mount-collecting goodness, but you’re going to have to work for it.

Here is the full series on Mountain O’ Mounts if you’re just catching up with us:

[hide]Combining The Ambassador and Mountain O’ Mounts[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts in Outland[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts in Northrend[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts in 5-man dungeons[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts in raids[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts from achievements[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts from PVP[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts from professions[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts from holidays[/hide]

[hide]Mountain O’ Mounts in Cataclysm[/hide]
[hide]Continue reading The OverAchiever: Mountain O’ Mounts and the Argent Tournament[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Achievements[/hide], [hide]The Overachiever[/hide][hide]The OverAchiever: Mountain O’ Mounts and the Argent Tournament[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]

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It’s been awhile since [hide]our last hotfix update[/hide] from the World of Warcraft community managers, but have no fear: Zarhym has been ever-vigilant in recording the ongoing changes to the game. Tonight he has provided us with another update to the hotfix notes, confirming a few things players may have noticed already.

[hide]Unheeded Warning[/hide] now grants 1926 attack power, instead of 680 weapon damage.

Balloon pets can no longer be sold to vendors.

Numerous item, item set, and raid balancing changes.

Hit the cut below for the full list of recently-implemented hotfixes.[hide]Continue reading Patch 4.2 hotfixes for August 4[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Cataclysm[/hide], [hide]Hotfixes[/hide][hide]Patch 4.2 hotfixes for August 4[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]

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Согласно сообщению сайта [hide]Gamasutra[/hide], на очередной конференции с инвесторами представители Blizzard сообщили, что за 2-й квартал 2011 года база подписчиков World of Warcraft снизилась до показателя в 11,1 миллиона человек. Таким образом, за 3 месяца из WoW ушло около 300.00 подписчиков (в конце 1-го квартала их было [hide]11,4 миллиона[/hide]).

В комментариях от президента Blizzard Майкла Морхейма подобные колебания численности были названы нормальными и связанными с графиком поступления нового контента и темпами его «потребления» (увеличивающимися по мере роста опыта игроков). Меры противодействия тоже оказались традиционными:

— Разработка нового контента (нам пообещали новые рейды и подземелья)

— Расширение зоны охвата WoW (наибольшие надежды здесь возлагаются на Китай)

— Постоянное привлечение новых игроков (в этом должен помочь обновленный триал)

Дополнительную уверенность Blizzard подают хорошие финансовые показатели. Совокупный доход Blizzard за 2-й квартал 2011 года составил $313 миллионов против $299 годом ранее (часть из этих денег инвестируется в создание новых проектов).

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Join us every weeekday evening as we run down all the different WoW news that you could possibly want. Everything from the blues’ comments, to the latest datamining; we’ve got you covered.

Don’t forget to check out [hide]The Daily Quest[/hide] and our [hide]Weekly Podcast Roundup[/hide] to find out what else is going on in the WoW Community. And if you have a news tip, feel free to [hide]drop us a line[/hide] and let us know.

[hide]Blue posts[/hide]

[hide]WoW news from other sites[/hide]

[hide]News and features from WoW Insider[/hide]

[hide]Links from around the web[/hide]
[hide]Continue reading Today in WoW: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Today in WoW[/hide][hide]Today in WoW: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]

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6-7 августа 2011 года в столице Польше Варшаве состоится киберспортивный турнир European Battle.net Invitational 2011. Все схватки между командами будут комментировать известные киберспортсмены, [hide]сообщает[/hide] компания Blizzard Entertainment.

Так, пояснять все происходящее в турнире по RTS StarCraft II будут Бен Никол (Ben ‘MrBitter’ Nichol) и Кевин ван дер Коои (Kevin ‘RotterdaM’ van der Kooi); ведущим трансляций станет Джо Миллер (Joe ‘Joe’ Miller) – он один из первых комментаторов киберспорта, принимавший участие в DreamHack, World Series of Video Games и Intel Extreme Masters.

Подробности сражений на Арене MMORPG World of Warcraft прокомментирует девушка по имени Саломе Сое Гшвинд-Пенски (Salome Soe ‘Soetchi’ Gschwind-Penski). Она живет в Германии и состоит в гильдии «For The Horde», увлекается [hide]скоростным рисованием[/hide].

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4-7 августа 2011 года компания Cryptozoic Entertainment представит новые наборы игральных карты коллекционной карточной игры World of Warcraft Trading Card Game на ярмарке Darkmoon Faire Indianapolis, которую проведут в рамках выставки [hide]Gen Con Indianapolis 2011[/hide].

Посетители смогут сыграть партию-другую, поучиться у карточных профессионалов, принять участие в турнирах для новичков. Там же будут продавать стартовые наборы WoW TCG. Cryptozoic расположится на стенде 1749.

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This [hide]Breakfast Topic[/hide] has been brought to you by [hide]Seed[/hide], the AOL guest writer program that brings [hide]your words[/hide] to WoW Insider’s pages.

We’ve all heard the horror stories of 1% wipes on tough raid encounters. It’s one of the most painful occurrences in the game, to have come so close yet to fall by the slimmest of margins. I find that the most exhilarating moments in this game for me lie in the moments where the wheels are beginning to fall off, and everyone in the raid pulls out all the stops to try to bring the beast down before it can finish us off. Just as the 1% wipe is such a painful experience, the opposite — snatching victory from the gaping maw of defeat — is the most rewarding.

In my guild, we’ve made a habit of living on that razor’s edge for many of our progression kills this tier, but none were as close as our first Nefarian kill. We handled the fight cleanly until 20%. The second-to-last Electrocute killed the healer assigned to me, the add tank. As I blew my last cooldowns to survive, the 10% Electrocute came up. I put my raid wall up to protect the raid, and the Electrocute took me down.

As the adds began to run rampant, the raid performed brilliantly and sold themselves dearly. Our mage landed a perfect Ring of Frost to buy time; our healers burned every tool at their disposal to keep the adds at bay: and our Nefarian tank timed his cooldowns flawlessly. With only two DPSers left alive, our hunter launched himself across the room on his rocket boots in a desperate attempt to give our enhance shaman another precious second to finish off the dragon. Nefarian died with two DPSers alive, both of whom were at less than 25% health. Nerdscreams ensued.

What’s closest you’ve cut things on a boss to get that first kill? Which boss pushed you to your limit?
Filed under: [hide]Breakfast Topics[/hide], [hide]Guest Posts[/hide][hide]Breakfast Topic: What’s the closest you’ve cut a boss kill[/hide]? originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]