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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You’re playing the game, you’re fighting the bosses, you know the how — but do you know the why? Each week, [hide]Matthew Rossi [/hide]and [hide]Anne Stickney[/hide] make sure you [hide]Know Your Lore[/hide] by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

He befriends those who might be his enemies, yet he is unafraid to strike down those who harm his people, his students, even his allies. Elderly, he has but recently become a druid; his meteoric rise to the rank of Archdruid is a testament to his strength of character and his sincere desire to achieve balance in all things. A childhood friend of Cairne Bloodhoof, in that worthy’s death, he has become the Old Bull of his people, even as Cairne’s son Baine has taken the role of leader.

Today, while Baine rules, it is Hamuul Runetotem who is the heart of the shu’halo, the tauren people. And he does not like what he is seeing.

Hammul does not pretend to perfection, and while he is wise, he admits to all the shocks that flesh is heir to and all the emotion a [hide]shu’halo[/hide] can face dealing with the chaos of the world while attempting to honor the Earthmother.[hide]Continue reading Know Your Lore: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Analysis / Opinion[/hide], [hide]Lore[/hide], [hide]Know your Lore[/hide], [hide]Cataclysm[/hide][hide]Know Your Lore: Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Wed, 13 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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[hide]Choose the adventures[/hide] of Robin Torres as Roblinator the goblin shamanator, or join in with [hide]It came from the Blog[/hide] on Zangarmarsh (US-PVE-H) every Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT.

This week, Roblinator is back questing in the Badlands, since she’s still not 50 yet. I’ve got a solution to try for the slow questing problem, partially suggested by Kelius. Join us in game or by watching the stream above and participating in the chat after the break.

Update: The stream is now over. You can watch the [hide]replay of punching dragons[/hide] by clicking on the image above.[hide]Continue reading Choose My Adventure Live: Questing in the Badlands[/hide]Filed under: [hide]It Came from the Blog[/hide], [hide]Choose My Adventure[/hide][hide]Choose My Adventure Live: Questing in the Badlands[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Wed, 13 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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[hide]The Firelands![/hide] is a montage of the new raid instance from [hide]patch 4.2[/hide], called … [hide]the Firelands[/hide]. (So it’s not just a clever name for a movie.) Raid videos aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but this is spectacular first look at the raid animations for folks who haven’t gotten inside the instance yet.

This particular raid video does a great job of spicing up footage with cinematic cutscenes, blending action together, and otherwise focusing on characters and viewpoints. These techniques are especially interesting, because raid videos are usually plain boring. Even someone like me, who loves raiding, can get bored staring over someone else’s shoulders.

Thanks to [hide]Rich Maloy[/hide] from Big Crits for the heads up!

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 Firelands![/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Wed, 13 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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С 17 по 21 августа этого года Blizzard Entertainment [hide]примет участие[/hide] в игровой выставке gamescom 2011, которая пройдет в немецком городе Кельне. В связи с этим на официальном сайте MMORPG World of Warcraft опубликован план программы для этого мероприятия.

Желающие смогут принять участие в конкурсе костюмов, став терраном, гоблином или зергом; «достать чешки и зажечь танцпол» в конкурсе танцев, а также поразить всех знаниями игровых вселенных, приняв участие в «квизах» (под этим словом Blizzard, очевидно, имела в виду викторины).

Кроме этого, во время проведения gamescom 2011 будут демонстрироваться показательные матчи StarCraft II, а лучшие гильдии World of Warcraft «For the Horde» и «Ensidia» проведут показательные выступления в рейдах.

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Every week, WoW Insider brings you [hide]Encrypted Text[/hide] for [hide]assassination[/hide], [hide]combat[/hide] and [hide]subtlety[/hide] rogues. [hide]Chase Christian[/hide] will be your guide to the world of shadows every Wednesday. Feel free to [hide]email me[/hide] with any questions or article suggestions, or hate mail if you play subtlety.

Over the past few years, I’ve been accused of playing favorites with the rogue specs. During Wrath, I was characterized more than once as the [hide]ArP-mongering[/hide] combat rogue who neglected [hide]Mutilate[/hide] builds. In Cataclysm, I’m supposedly the devoted assassin who never gives combat or subtlety a fair shake. The truth is that I don’t care what spec I’m playing, and I’ll play whatever gives me the best results.

I played [hide]Mut/Prep[/hide], [hide]HARP[/hide], and even pure subtlety in the arena during The Burning Crusade. I’ve raided extensively as both combat and assassination, and I’ve leveled my rogues (plural) with each of the three specs, as well. I frequently swap specs. I love combat for solo PVE play, while subtlety holds a special place in my heart for [hide]ganking and world PVP[/hide]. I currently raid as assassination simply because it’s how I get the best results. I’m not alone in this philosophy, as most rogues will do whatever it takes, including a respec, to get the most out of their characters.[hide]Continue reading Encrypted Text: The subtlety experiment[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Rogue[/hide], [hide](Rogue) Encrypted Text[/hide][hide]Encrypted Text: The subtlety experiment[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Wed, 13 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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You often hear about people who hold up the old vanilla days of WoW, before any expansions were released, as some kind of holy grail. While I tend to think vanilla raiding pundits on the official pundits are wearing rose-colored glasses, the fact is that some guilds walk the walk that they’re talking.

[hide]Screams of the Past[/hide] is one such guild. Check out what Zwinkz had to say about their efforts:

We’re the only classic guild that has remained ‘pure’ when it comes to raiding. Meaning anything that was introduced after Classic is not allowed when it comes to raiding that includes Glyphs, WotlK enchants, and gems. We’re still bringing a great roster clearing all classic content available today including AQ40, 2 BWL Raids, 2 MC Raids a week, as well as AQ10. I feel we are the players that stand for a true classic guild.

While vanilla raiding may not be your thing, you certainly have to respect their dedication to the playstyle.[hide]Continue reading The Classifieds: Old school, vanilla school[/hide]Filed under: [hide]The Classifieds[/hide][hide]The Classifieds: Old school, vanilla school[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Wed, 13 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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«Lil’ Rag, meet Big Rag,» writes [hide]Saeadame[/hide] of Mal’Ganis (US-H). «I was 5,999/6,000 friendly with Avengers of Hyjal, and I wanted to kill another large mob before the reset. One of my friends who wanted to help had a 6/7 lockout, so after killing the Lava Wielder (Raise Lava sucks, as a side note), we decided to have fun taking screenshots with Ragnaros. I particularly like this one, where Lil’ Rag meets his… father? Older brother? Either way, it’s pretty cool.»

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Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to [hide]aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com[/hide]. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Please include «Azeroth» in the subject line so your email doesn’t get marked as spam, and include your name, guild and server if you want to be credited.
Filed under: [hide]Around Azeroth[/hide][hide]Around Azeroth: Oh, mein papa[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 14 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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Each week, WoW Insider’s [hide]Mathew McCurley[/hide] brings you a fresh look at [hide]reader-submitted UIs[/hide] as well as [hide]Addon Spotlight[/hide], which focuses on the backbone of the WoW gameplay experience: the user interface. Everything from bags to bars, buttons to DPS meters and beyond — your addons folder will never be the same.

Macros recently got a small but important save feature in the default UI, as well as the ability to keep the macro window open with other windows to facilitate easier macro creation across the board. These were quality-of-life changes that made an already robust macro system a bit easier to navigate. Macros in World of Warcraft are powerful tools that can up your game significantly, and the right macro combination can turn one action button into a powerhouse.

One of the more difficult aspects of macros is sharing them. Going to a website, copy-pasting the macro you need, and working through the system is not the ideal way to send macros from one person to another. Categorizing your macros has been a pain since the inception of the macro window, since the only real category options are character-specific macros and general macros. There has to be a better way!

This week, we’re talking macros with MacroBank, an addon that gives players more options on the macro UI and gives players a crucial tool in macro sharing. Hopefully, with increased proliferation of MacroBank, we can get the ability to share macros with each other as a default feature in game.[hide]Continue reading Addon Spotlight: Making the most of macros with MacroBank[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Add-Ons[/hide], [hide]AddOn Spotlight[/hide][hide]Addon Spotlight: Making the most of macros with MacroBank[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 14 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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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.

Ner’zhul. Medivh. Zul’jin. Uther the Lightbringer. Malygos. Aegwynn. King Terenas Menethil II. Archimonde. Rend Blackhand. Kel’Thuzad. Grom Hellscream. Alleria Windrunner. Illidan Stormrage. Lady Vashj. Gul’dan. Sir Anduin Lothar. Dagran Thaurissan. Archmage Antonidas. Turalyon. Orgrim Doomhammer.

These and many other legendary characters played major roles in shaping the Azeroth we know today. Some were heroes, championing their causes with honor, courage, and compassion. Others were villains, sowing seeds of pain, destruction, and chaos. Still others were merely bystanders or victims, caught beside or within the crossfire of the world’s many wars. Each met their end, some too soon, others far too late.

We know their stories as history tells them… but what of the personal tale? What of the man or woman behind the legend? We have little to nothing recorded on the thoughts of these influential leaders, murderers, thinkers, and watchers. What if we could obtain an autobiographical account firsthand? What if we could meet with one of these titanic figures and hear his side of the story?

Ruling out the fact that some characters refuse to stay dead (Kael’thas Sunstrider, I’m looking at you), and assuming the nastier villains wouldn’t kill you on sight (perhaps we’ll host the event in a neutral city like Shattrath), which deceased figure from Warcraft history would you sit down for a cup of [hide]Blended Bean Brew[/hide] with? What would you ask him?
Filed under: [hide]Breakfast Topics[/hide], [hide]Guest Posts[/hide][hide]Breakfast Topic: What WoW character would you like to have coffee with[/hide]? originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Thu, 14 Jul 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]

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Гильдии всего мира продолжают гонку по сборку легендарного посоха «[hide]Гнев Дракона, вечный покой Таресгосы[/hide]», квестовая цепочка которого появилась с выходом патча 4.2 в MMORPG World of Warcraft: Cataclysm от компании Blizzard Entertainment. Гильдия [hide]Shattered Oath[/hide] с американского сервере Emerald Dream опубликовала небезынтересный видеоролик, в котором показала одну из фаз сборки посоха, где нужно добыть «[hide]Ветвь Нордрассила[/hide]» после победы над боссом Volcanus the Firelord. Бой состоит из трех фаз и является довольно простым.