The WoW Insider Show Episode 202


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Filed under: [hide]Podcasts[/hide], [hide]WoW Insider Show[/hide][hide]The WoW Insider Show Episode 202[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00:00 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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Around Azeroth: Around the campfire

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«It was always my dream to be a fire mage,» writes [hide]Aeton[/hide] of Silver Hand (US-A). «I was busy perfecting my Fireball when a creepy-looking dwarf came up to me and offered to help me hone my skills. He showed me to his house and explained that to become a fire mage, you must become one with the fire. He told me to lay down on the logs in his stove so he could light it. I noticed far too late that the fire was lit by an imp.» Darn warlock-versus-mage wars! When will the incinerations end?

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Filed under: [hide]Around Azeroth[/hide][hide]Around Azeroth: Around the campfire[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 19 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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The Queue: I’ve got TB on my mind

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.

I’ve found myself doing TB dailies again. I have no idea why I’m doing them again. But I am, dammit, and it’s fun.

Next thing you know, I’m going to be doing the Skyguard stuff, too.

Levi-young asked:

I’ve always wondered if BoE’s always have a chance to drop or if there’s only so many that can drop per raid lockout. For example, let’s say my guild clears all the trash in Firelands w/o dropping any bosses and then resets the instance to do it all again. Will BoE’s keep dropping or will only so many drop for the lockout and then no matter how much trash is killed no more will drop?[hide]Continue reading The Queue: I’ve got TB on my mind[/hide]Filed under: [hide]The Queue[/hide][hide]The Queue: I’ve got TB on my mind[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 19 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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WoW Moviewatch: The Edge of Glory

Croftzi created this [hide]Azeroth-themed music video[/hide] for Lady Gaga’s The Edge of Glory. While I am a reluctant Lady Gaga fan, this song never really wormed its way into my heart. It’s a fine song, as far as pop culture music goes, but it just didn’t have any particular beats or lyrics that captured my imagination.

This video, however, illuminated the song for me. Croftzi’s video is fun and engaging; it works well with the natural motion of Gaga’s song. It’s also nice to see a love story for a pair of trolls; somehow, we just don’t see many of those.

I’m excited to see more from Croftzi. This is my first real exposure to her work, and I hope it’s not the last.

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: The Edge of Glory[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 19 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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Blizzard responds to Swifty ban incident


As you might have heard, Razer WoW gamer [hide]Swifty[/hide], along with numerous other players, were banned due to server disruption violations during one of Swifty’s live streams that crashed a server. While Swifty acknowledged that he never intended to crash the server, Bashiok responded to the bans by stating that even if no one intended to crash servers or disrupt gameplay, the emote spamming and influx of players brought down many servers.

Swifty livestreams events with his guild on occasion and even hosts parts of the stream himself. Being the WoW gamer celebrity that he is, his stream attracts a good number of viewers. His own [hide]YouTube video response[/hide] to his ban acknowledges between 4,000 and 5,000 people were watching his livestream. People flocked to the server, and the disruptions began. A number of players, including Swifty, were banned. Over the course of the day, Blizzard reviewed the information and decided to unban Swifty.[hide]Continue reading Blizzard responds to Swifty ban incident[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Blizzard[/hide], [hide]News items[/hide][hide]Blizzard responds to Swifty ban incident[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Tue, 19 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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Gold Capped: How to earn money from tailoring


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. Capitalism is the best, and communism is for dirty, Soviet-sympathizing hippies. If you disagree, [hide]email Fox[/hide] or tweet him [hide]@foxvanallen[/hide] so you can be added to the CIA’s «list.»

When I was leveling my first-ever shadow priest, I instinctively took the tailoring as one of my two main professions. I did it because I was leveling a cloth-wearing class and thought it’d be easier if I could make my gear. It never really occurred to me that I could actually make money through tailoring.

Of course, after exploring the auction house and learning more about my server’s economy, I realized that I could make money with tailoring — and in a number of different ways, to boot. It wasn’t easy money, to be sure; tailoring had a lot of weird quirks that made making a lot of money challenging. It doesn’t help that there are plenty of tailoring items being listed on the auction house at a price well below the material cost, either.[hide]Continue reading Gold Capped: How to earn money from tailoring[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Economy[/hide], [hide]Gold Capped[/hide][hide]Gold Capped: How to earn money from tailoring[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 18 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]

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The Daily Quest: Common threads

WoW Insider’s on a [hide]Daily Quest[/hide] to bring you interesting, informative, and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.

Anyone remember the mana loom? In the beta for The Burning Crusade, this item was missing, nowhere to be found — which frustrated the heck out of tailors because they couldn’t make bolts of [hide]Imbued Netherweave[/hide] cloth without the silly thing. Much as blacksmiths and engineers needed an anvil, the mana loom was supposed to be one of those «you must be standing in this spot» tools needed for tailoring. As of Wrath of the Lich King’s launch, the requirement was removed, and now the looms sit unused, sparkling and gathering dust.

Today, we’ve got a few entirely unrelated posts from around the blogosphere, but I’m going to try to weave together a coherent thread with them anyway … mana loom not required.

[hide]Gray Matter[/hide] happens upon a curious question: Is the Firelands raid [hide]too easy[/hide]?

[hide]Syrco Owl[/hide] stumbled across a difficult-to-find spot in Tirisfal Glades with a [hide]bizarre event[/hide]. You can also hear more about said bizarre event on the latest [hide]Warcraft Less Traveled[/hide].

Speaking of difficult, [hide]Surviving WoW with Quori[/hide] talks about what to do when guild members are [hide]being difficult[/hide].

Is there a story out there we ought to link or a blog we should be following? Just leave us a comment, and you may see it here tomorrow! Be sure to check out our [hide]WoW Resources Guide[/hide] for more WoW-related sites.

Filed under: [hide]The Daily Quest[/hide][hide]The Daily Quest: Common threads[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:00 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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Cryptozoic’s Digital Manga releases for July


A couple of months ago, it [hide]was announced[/hide] that [hide]Cryptozoic Entertainment[/hide], publisher of the WoW Trading Card Game, would be publishing the Warcraft and Starcraft manga exclusively through its comics reader app. The initial release included Warcraft Legends Vol. 1 and 2, World of Warcraft: Death Knight, and The Sunwell Trilogy Vol. 1: Dragon Hunt. It was also announced that other manga titles would be released over time via the app. Apparently, the time for more manga is now, as two new Warcraft titles have just been released to the comics app.

Warcraft Legends Vol. III is a collection of short tales, including the continuing story of Trag Highmountain, first seen in the Sunwell trilogy. Also included is the story I Got What Yule Need, written by New York Times bestselling author Christie Golden, and The Thrill of the Hunt, a story involving Hemet Nesingwary, one of the better known NPCs in game. The Legends series is one of the better ones out there, and at $5.99 for 160 pages worth of manga, it’s a good deal.

Also released this month is the second book in the class series, World of Warcraft: Mage. This stand-alone story tells the tale of Aodhan, an apprentice mage whose dreams of making it big as a spellcaster are suddenly and violently interrupted. This volume delves into the story of Aodhan, but it also sheds a little light on the conflict between the Blue Dragonflight and the Kirin Tor highlighted back in Wrath of the Lich King. Like the other manga available on the app, Warcraft: Mage is also a steal at $5.99.

All titles are available for purchase through the [hide]Cryptozoic Comics App[/hide], and the app itself is free for download via iTunes. If you missed any of the manga releases, this is an excellent way to pick them up.
Filed under: [hide]Blizzard[/hide], [hide]Lore[/hide], [hide]Comics[/hide][hide]Cryptozoic’s Digital Manga releases for July[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 18 Jul 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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The Guild: Season 5 to debut July 26

[hide]Video: The Guild Season 5 Trailer[/hide]

Have you been missing [hide]The Guild[/hide]? I know I have. Luckily, fans don’t have too much longer to wait. Season 5 of the series created by [hide]Felicia Day[/hide] is coming to Xbox Live on the [hide]Zune video Marketplace[/hide] and to [hide]MSN Video[/hide] on Tuesday, July 26. Picking up where season 4 left off, the newest season of the show follows the Knights of Good to the gaming convention MEGAGAME-O-RAMACON. In addition to the regular cast, season 5 features recognizable guest stars from the science fiction community as well as over 200 extras.

The Guild will also appear for the fourth consecutive year at the San Diego Comic-Con with daily signings at booth 4201 and a panel at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, in the Hilton Bayfront Indigo Ballroom. A preview of season 5 will be shown along with a Q&A, so if you’re headed to Comic-Con, be sure to check it out.

If you’re looking to catch up with the series, all four previous seasons are available for viewing on [hide]MSN Video[/hide], or you can watch them all on [hide]Hulu[/hide] as well.
Filed under: [hide]News items[/hide], [hide]Humor[/hide][hide]The Guild: Season 5 to debut July 26[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 18 Jul 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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Two Bosses Enter: High Priestess Azil vs. Cookie


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.

This week marks the first week of Cataclysm’s second season of Two Bosses Enter. Last week we announced this season’s lineup, but now it’s time to begin. We’re about to witness a showdown between the Stonecore’s High Priestess Azil and the false Defias Kingpin, Cookie.

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Follow along for the rules of the matchup and a review of what these bosses can do.[hide]Continue reading Two Bosses Enter: High Priestess Azil vs. Cookie[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Two Bosses Enter[/hide][hide]Two Bosses Enter: High Priestess Azil vs. Cookie[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Mon, 18 Jul 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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