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«I was running Escape from Durnholde a few days ago when I stuck around after the final boss,» writes [hide]Dumbpuppyman[/hide] of [hide]Midnight Cartel[/hide] on Elune (US-A). «Running down to reminisce about/mourn Southshore, I discovered that for whatever reason the water was missing. As in ‘gone’ — no swimming environment, no fuzzy you’re-leaving-the-boundaries-of-the-map clouds you usually get in those instances. Nevertheless, the boats were still floating, and the fish were still swimming, which made hunting a much more attractive prospect for this sushi-loving kitty.»

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Filed under: [hide]Around Azeroth[/hide][hide]Around Azeroth: No cats go to heaven[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:00:00 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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Welcome back to [hide]The Queue[/hide], the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky, senior editor of being hella awesome, will be your host today.

I love lore questions; they’re always fun to research and write answers too. I also like bugging people who know more about lore than I do, like Mat, Matt, and Anne. It’s a good time.

In fact, let’s start off with a lore question today — namely, where to go for more information and the chronological order of the books.

Levi asked:

I’ve always loved the Warcraft series and one of my favorite things is the lore, however, i’ve never read any of the books. I’ve decided to amend this travesty and start reading them but I want to read them in chronological order, just for the heck of it I guess. So my question is:

What is the chronological order of all the Warcraft novels?[hide]Continue reading The Queue: Lore and the order of the novels[/hide]Filed under: [hide]The Queue[/hide][hide]The Queue: Lore and the order of the novels[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:00:00 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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We got our first look at the trailer for [hide]Total Escapism vol. 5[/hide] last week. Good as his word, [hide]Baron Soosdon[/hide] has now made that [hide]full movie available[/hide] on YouTube in the United States. This is the last movie in his Total Escapism series. The Baron will still be around creating machinima, but he felt it was time to close the chapter on this particular series.

Total Escapism vol. 5 is a gorgeous 15-minute romp through the world of Azeroth. You not only get to see some astounding views of places and landmarks in the World of Warcraft, but you’ll see some high-quality footage of characters casting spells and living in the game.

Really, though, talking about the subject material of this video does it a disservice. The point isn’t the literal narration of what’s happening on the screen; instead, the point is to watch the beautiful animation and astounding graphics. It’s an experience more than a story, and it’s one the Baron has executed marvelously.

Interested in the wide world of [hide]machinima[/hide]? We have new movies every weekday here on [hide]WoW Moviewatch[/hide]! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at [hide]moviewatch@wowinsider.com[/hide].

Filed under: [hide]WoW Moviewatch[/hide][hide]WoW Moviewatch: Total Escapism vol. 5[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:00:00 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 week, WoW Insider brings you [hide] Lichborne[/hide] for [hide]blood[/hide], [hide]frost[/hide], and [hide] unholy[/hide] death knights. In the post-Cataclysm era, death knights are no longer the new kids on the block. Let’s show the other classes how a hero class gets things done.

Now that [hide]patch 4.2[/hide] has been out for a few weeks, it’s a good time to look at the fruits of our nerfs. Patch 4.2 saw a surprising amount of death knight changes, from the nerfing of [hide]Obliterate[/hide] to the last-minute buffing of [hide]Unholy Might[/hide]. Nearly as conspicuous was the near complete lack of blood tanking changes.

With all of this in play, we definitely expected some shakeups when patch 4.2 went live; now, it’s time to take a look at how those shakeups have played out. Most stuff went more or less as expected, but there have been a few surprising twists. We’ll tackle it all after the break.[hide]Continue reading Lichborne: The state of the patch 4.2 death knight[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Death Knight[/hide], [hide](Death Knight) Lichborne[/hide][hide]Lichborne: The state of the patch 4.2 death knight[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:00:00 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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The [hide]WoW Archivist[/hide] explores the secrets of World of Warcraft’s past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW’s history? What secrets does the game still hold?

In late September of 2005, the world was struck with a terrible, virulent plague. In the early days of this plague, it was believed to be well under control. Casualties were few and far between, constrained to indoor quarantine zones, protecting the outside world from the violent malady. These quarantine zones did not last long. Common vermin and pets acted as carriers, delivering this plague out to the greater world.

Men, women and children were all infected. The young died instantly. The old were forced to weather a tortured, wasting existence prior to their death. Innocent bystanders acted as unknowing carriers, delivering the plague from one victim to the next. The death toll rose high enough that major city centers had been almost completely killed off, leaving only piles of corpses to rot in the streets.

We’re not talking about the [hide]Black Death[/hide] or a modern pandemic like SARS or H1N1. We’re talking about Corrupted Blood, a disastrous plague that struck within the virtual world of Azeroth, [hide]hurtling World of Warcraft into the public eye[/hide] and placing it under scientific scrutiny.[hide]Continue reading WoW Archivist: The Corrupted Blood plague[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Analysis / Opinion[/hide], [hide]WoW Archivist[/hide][hide]WoW Archivist: The Corrupted Blood plague[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:00:00 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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Welcome back to [hide]The Queue[/hide], the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. [hide]Alex Ziebart[/hide] will be your host today.

Just look at those things! Barforama. Unless they’re on my pizza. Then they’re amazing.

Phranklin asked:

You posted about that [hide]fairy ring in Tirisfal[/hide] last week … at least people were calling it a fairy ring. What IS a fairy ring? Is it something that was in Warcraft before?[hide]Continue reading The Queue: Mushrooms are pretty gross[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Analysis / Opinion[/hide], [hide]The Queue[/hide][hide]The Queue: Mushrooms are pretty gross[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:00:00 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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Work warning: This video contains sexual themes and references.

[hide]Greyfoo[/hide] is back with a brand new video called [hide]My Baby’s a Quest NPC[/hide]. This original music tells the story of a man who discovers his girlfriend is actually a quest giver, which means he needs to perform some Herculean tasks to win her back. Of course, that’s much harder than it seems, and he eventually decides to find love in Dolanaar instead.

This video has the trademark vocals, smooth rhythms, and laid-back feeling possessed by all of Greyfoo’s music. The song was actually written way back in classic WoW, so you might pick up a few oddities while you listen. If your’e a fan of Greyfoo’s music, you can find his complete album over at [hide]CDBaby[/hide].

Interested in the wide world of [hide]machinima[/hide]? We have new movies every weekday here on [hide]WoW Moviewatch[/hide]! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at [hide]moviewatch@wowinsider.com[/hide].

Filed under: [hide]WoW Moviewatch[/hide][hide]WoW Moviewatch: My Baby’s a Quest NPC[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:00:00 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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In [hide]Two Bosses Enter[/hide], WoW Insider’s series of fantasy death matches, the bosses of World of Warcraft face off in the squared circle. Your vote determines who wins and claims the season title.

Last week was the debut of Cataclysm’s second Two Bosses Enter season, featuring a showdown between [hide]High Priestess Azil and «Captain» Cookie[/hide]. It was very exciting! No, really. It was. What, you don’t like watching murlocs get crushed by giant boulders? Well, fine. Maybe this week’s matchup between an automated can opener and a dead paladin turned death knight will be more to your liking.

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Follow along for the rules of the matchup, a review of what these bosses can do, and a discussion of last week’s winner.[hide]Continue reading Two Bosses Enter: Foe Reaper 5000 vs. Commander Springvale[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Two Bosses Enter[/hide][hide]Two Bosses Enter: Foe Reaper 5000 vs. Commander Springvale[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:00 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 Monday evening, WoW Insider brings you a long list of WoW podcasts that were published the week and weekend before. If you don’t see your favorite World of Warcraft podcast listed, just let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave a link to it, and we’ll pick it up next week.

All podcasts and content belong to their owners. WoW Insider is not responsible for what you hear, and some of the content may not be safe for work.

[hide]The Instance[/hide] How to bake a jacket potato

[hide]Twisted Nether Blogcast[/hide] Orcish Army Rades
[hide]Continue reading Weekly Podcast Roundup: July 18-24, 2011[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Podcasting[/hide], [hide]Weekly Podcast Roundup[/hide][hide]Weekly Podcast Roundup: July 18-24, 2011[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:00:00 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 week, WoW Insider brings you [hide]Gold Capped[/hide], in which [hide]Fox Van Allen[/hide] and Basil «[hide]Euripides[/hide]» Berntsen aim to show you how to make money on the auction house. Feed Fox’s ego by [hide]emailing him[/hide] or tweeting him at [hide]@foxvanallen[/hide].

If you’ll allow me a moment to editorialize, I’m pretty damn sick of the Molten Front. This new questing area for level 85s, released with patch 4.2, is the grind-iest damn place I ever had the misfortune to grind lately.

Basically, how it works is this: First, you clear a solid chunk of the regular Mount Hyjal quests that have been available since Cataclysm’s launch. This opens up a small new quest hub, the Sanctuary of Malorne, with a couple of non-repeatable quests and a few dailies. Grind those dailies long enough, and you’ll get access to a new daily quest hub inside the Firelands. Grind those dailies (and the old ones), and in another week or so, you’ll gain access to another set of dailies. Keep grinding, and … yes, you guessed it, another set of dailies becomes available.

Eventually, after about 40 consecutive days of grinding dailies in the Molten Front, you’ll gain access to your choice of three vendors: one with tailoring and leatherworking patterns, and one with blacksmithing plans and engineering schematics. The stuff you can make from the patterns, plans, and schematic are neat — 36-slot profession bags and some epic i365 gear.

There’s an awful lot of grind-y garbage keeping most players from these rewards. But for those of us who play the auction house, that’s a good thing — players are always willing to pay a premium to avoid a long, boring grind.[hide]Continue reading Gold Capped: Cashing in on the Molten Front[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Economy[/hide][hide]Gold Capped: Cashing in on the Molten Front[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]