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The history of the Karazhan raid extends backward into classic WoW

01/04/2014 15:11

  The history of the Karazhan raid extends backward into classic WoW. The first caster legendary, Atiesh, was earned by very few raiders before the ability to earn it was removed. world of warcraft gold  Those lucky few could use the staff to open a portal to Karazhan as an on-use effect.

  Players received their first taste of level 68+ mobs outside of Kara. The patch prior to the official Burning Crusade release added high-level ghosts to Deadwind Pass near the tower. Level 60 players formed parties or solo-kited the ghosts and stocked up on otherwise unavailable Netherweave Cloth. During that time, it sold for outrageous amounts on the auction house.

  Karazhan was the first raid designed specifically for the 10-man size. Most people think of Upper Blackrock Spire as the first, but Blizzard did not design it as such originally. It remained a 15-player experience from patch 1.3 to 1.10. Given that most raids required 40 players, UBRS didn't even really "count" as a raid in the eyes of many. It had no lockout timer either, so it was viewed only as a dungeon.

  As a raid, Kara was highly controversial. Players who were accustomed to the 40-man raids of classic balked at the idea of fracturing their raid team down to such a miniscule number. They also didn't like the idea of epic tier gear dropping in what most still considered a "dungeon" -- even if it had a lockout.

  Blizzard caused difficulties for guilds by designing Karazhan as part of the gearing and attunement process for larger 25-man raids. 25 does not divide neatly into tens, and many guilds found it difficult to make the awkward transitions from 40 to 10 to 25.

What it may do is attract more players to WoW

01/03/2014 14:30

  My understanding is that the free 90 included with WoD was really intended as an incentive to people who were either new to WoW or players returning to the game from some point in the past, allowing them to get a character to a point where the questing won't be horrendous in terms of time (new players won't have heirlooms and returning players may not have them) and also allow them to level and do endgame content with their friends.

  If Blizzard were to sell a boost to 90 (or whatever point was the cap for the previous expansion in the future) it would have little to no effect on the game as a whole.world of warcraft gold   People would use it because they're tired of running the same content over and over to get characters to a point where they can play with their friends. It won't affect me, it won't affect how I play the game and it won't give anyone something I can't have. If the price were right, say US$15-$25, I might even purchase one to either boost one of the toons I'm playing now or a new one in a class I don't normally play.

  What it may do is attract more players to WoW. This, in the long run, can only be a good thing. More players means the game stays healthy for a longer period of time.

  I'll grant that the leveling process is pretty quick, especially if you've done it a few times and know where to go and what to do. To new player, however, the *idea* of leveling 100 levels is off-putting. This option would allow them to get in to the game more easily. That can't be bad.

Blizzard loves putting little easter eggs and pop culture references in World of Warcraft

01/02/2014 16:16

  Blizzard loves putting little easter eggs and pop culture references in World of Warcraft, cheapest wow gold from Austin Powers (Mr. Bigglesworth) to Zelda (It's Dangerous to Go Alone) . This series of guides takes a look at all the cleverly-named items that are references to pop culture!

  Since there's so many item references, we've broken it up into two guides. This guide covers the "pop" of pop culture--video games, movies, television, and other celebrities.

  There are many more references and tributes outside the scope of this guide--items named after players, NPCs, achievements, and quests. If you like these types of posts, we'll consider doing more on references.

  Edit: our second items guide is now up covering books, poetry, comics, and music references! Check it out here.

  Click the cut to read about pop culture references!

The Proving Grounds are a relatively new WoW feature

12/18/2013 16:46

  Every week, WoW Insider brings you Lichborne for blood, frost, and unholy death knights. WOW Gold 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.

  While some of us are still trying to kill Garrosh or grinding rep on Timeless Isle, it's probably safe to say that the expansion is winding down. With that in mind, how do you spend that time, especially if you're already tired of the latest raid? You can always dig into all those games you bought during the last Steam Sale, of course, but if you're planning to stick to WoW, this week we'll cover some stuff you can do to bide your time until you get that Warlords of Draenor beta invite.

  Gather ye transmog gear while ye may

  I have no hesitation and no shame in declaring that transmogrification is the best thing Blizzard added to WoW in the last few years. If I play a character seriously, they have at least 2-3 transmog outfits banked, along with dozens of weapons. Still, there's always the desire for one or two more, and the end of an expansion is a great time to get some of that stuff farmed. Luckily, as a death knight, you're uniquely suited to solo raids. While a lot of the older raids are low level enough that you can do them even as DPS, for those handful of boss fights that are still kind of tricky, the blood death knight has the tools to get through them. Of course, you'll want to

  When it comes to weapons, I pretty much always default to Blackwing Lair. While red isn't always the go-to death knight color, the elaborate, dragon-themed weaponry is generally too awesome to pass up. Maladath and Ash'kandi are two weapons that are great go-tos for almost anytime. You can solo Razorgore, though it's usually easier to get someone to help. if you want to try soloing, it's a good idea to have Razorgore sleep any dragons who appear, and run over to you to try to shed aggro when he has too many orcs on him. Blood Presence should be enough to outlast the adds beating on you, it's just a matter of keeping Razorgore free of aggro. The other 7 bosses are a cakewalk after that. I find that the weapons you get here often go well with the Dark Iron Plate set, most of which can be purchased with justice points or crafted with blacksmithing.

  As far as armor goes, this is the perfect opportunity to farm a tier set you never got around to getting (or destroyed before transmog became a thing). If you're Alliance, I'd recommend trying Trial of the Crusader and get yourself a tier 9 set. Thassarian's gear does a good job at combining both Alliance and Death Knight themes, and it's one of the sets in my death knight's appearance rotation for sure. You can buy most of it with spare valor or justice points, but for the off-set pieces, you'll need the raid.

  Alterac Valley

  I know not everyone loves Alterac Valley. Me, it's my favorite battleground. I loved it more when it went on for days on end, but even now, it's pretty fun to hop in there and roam around harrying the other faction and completing objectives. Death knights are actually pretty solid here, especially in tank mode. You can lead the charge against the other sides' boss NPCs, or defend a bunker or tower by being near-impossible to kill and having a ghoul pet that can harass people trying to stealth capture a flag. With the Honor Points you win, you can grab a beginner set of PvP gear and try some other battlegrounds, or even finally buy those PvP mounts. Black's a pretty solid death knight color, so any of the honor mounts has a good chance of looking awesome for your death knight.

  Prove yourself at the proving grounds

  The Proving Grounds are a relatively new WoW feature, but they are actually pretty handy. By reducing your item level to 463, they'll force you to focus on your skills rather than trusting your gear to carry you, and both the DPS and tank proving grounds provide unique challenges. I've spoken a bit about them in a past column, and that advice still holds true: Use Death Grip, especially as the tank to keep the mobs off your AoE healer. Use Chains of Ice to slow fleeing mobs. And don't let your DPS drop, the waves are time. Proving Grounds are not only a great way to test your skills on your own time, you'll be rewarded with cool new titles and bragging rights if you're good enough.

  An alternate gearing strategy

  Not everyone has time for alts, but if you do, chances are now is a good time to play them. Your death knight can get them geared up. Heirlooms and other account bound items are even better now that cross-realm mail is in. If you decide to start a new alt on a new realm to play with a friend or just because your character list on your main realm is full up, now you can send over some help. In addition to heirloom gear, You have a few other options. Archaeology offers a few great options, including a one-handed sword and polearm, which are great for a newly-85 alt monk, or even your 2nd death knight. If you've always wanted to start a hunter, there's an archaeology gun for that too. This also gives you a great excuse to join a Flex raid to take down Garrosh. Since Flex versions of Garrosh's heirlooms drop, going Flex to grab those relatively easier heirlooms can mean great weapons will be waiting for you when Warlords of Draenor rolls around and you've maxed out your Garrison and killed Grom Hellscream a few hundred times and decide its time to go back to your alts. Then of course, if all else fails, there's grabbing a complete Timeless set for your alt. It's pretty easy to wander around the isle, or even just do the Mistwalker daily. You'll eventually find drops in the armor class your alt needs, and if you focus on killing Yaungol, you can even get yourself a new mount and pet from the reputation.

  These, of course, are just a few ideas, and with no release date for Warlords of Draenor, or even a beta test yet, we'll have a lot of time to kill. How are you passing time until the next expansion?

The previous quarter saw over a half million subscribers drop out of the game

12/16/2013 13:13

  According to the Quarter 3 2013 data released by Activision-Blizzard, World of Warcraft subscriptions are down a scant 100,000 since last quarter.World of Warcraft gold. The previous quarter saw over a half million subscribers drop out of the game. In addition, the company is doing better overall and beat their financial predictions for the quarter. Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard, said, “Our third-quarter results exceeded our expectations, WOW Gold  and we are able to raise our outlook for 2013 net revenues and earnings per share. Robust continued engagement with our core franchises drove digital revenue, which constituted a majority of all revenue. This quarter demonstrates that games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft engage and entertain our fans year round.”

Survival has quickly become my favorite overall spec to play in 5.4

12/13/2013 15:24

 

 There are definitely more changes coming to the hunter class, but it's hard to guess just how big the changes will be. We first heard from Ghostcrawler, and later Celestalon, that there would be no class overhauls but hunters would be getting some more spec differentiation. In other words, they want each spec to play a little differently. cheap wow gold One thing we can rule out for sure is any kind of new resource system.

  Changing rotations is a pretty big thing to me. A mini-overhaul perhaps? Right now survival and beast mastery feel remarkably similar to one another. Replace Kill Command with Explosive Shot and they're basically the same thing, with two different buttons in the form of Bestial Wrath and Black Arrow. Beast mastery's skill cap is a tad bit lower (the extra passive pet damage helps make up for any errors), but overall the two specs are about the same DPS-wise when played by a reasonably skilled hunter. Marksmanship is the only outlier, and that's due to Steady Focus and a hardcasted focus dump.

  I think marksmanship already had a pretty decent identity, but the only thing it's missing is a viable AoE damage toolkit. Bombardment is not ideal because you have to fully commit to do any sort of decent damage, and even when you fully commit, the damage is mediocre. The simplest change in my eyes is to add a bleed effect to all Multi-Shots. That goes against the goal of further differentiation, so Blizzard may have to come up with something new and interesting to get people playing marksmanship again. It's fine for specs to have weaknesses, but not when they lack any type of strength to make up for it.

  Blizzard has to be careful with beast mastery because adding any more raw pet damage is going to lower the skill cap even further and potentially cause more PvP problems. That being said, Beast Cleave is probably my favorite AoE spell in the game. Strong burst AoE is a core component of beast mastery -- its one true strength -- and I hope they keep it that way. Does anyone else miss the old Killing Streak talent? When you had two Kill Command crits in a row, the damage of your next one was increased by 20% and its focus cost was reduced. The proc only had a short window of opportunity (2 seconds of leeway), so it encouraged optimal focus management and cooldown usage. Maybe not that proc specifically, but something to make the rotation more reactive and less monotonous.

  Survival has quickly become my favorite overall spec to play in 5.4 once I completed the T16 4-piece bonus. There is something immensely gratifying about getting those lucky Explosive Shot streaks. It's glorious. I definitely wouldn't object if this mechanic was added to Lock and Load permanently or through a talent. It makes the spec feel different and fun, and I will be sad to lose it when I start getting new gear. Overall, I think survival is in the best state right now, and is the least in need of tweaking, but that's just my opinion. What sort of changes are you hoping to see in order to differentiate the specs in Warlords of Draenor?

Background about the Horde us

12/12/2013 14:51

The landfall is a new update in WoW, and now is live on all realms! Have you made some great preparation for that? If you not, just pay attention to these official patch notes as below:

A new daily quests was brought out to the patch:the Krasarang Wilds, which leads increases in the conflict between the Alliance and Horde. Gamers will safeguard their outpost while attacking the oppostion’s outpost. Taking down rivals earns players commendations that can be used to upgrade their base, including additional guards and buffs.  cheapest wow gold Background about the Horde us. Alliance conflict is revealed and will be continued in future updates.

At the meanwhile, Landfall have made two new factions in this time with unequalled loots. The Alliance gains Operation: Shieldwall while Horde gets Dominance Offensive.

What's more, the Pet Battle System in final has been upgraded and improved well. The UI now has improved sorting and pet levels are revealed on the map. New rare pets are available from vanilla raid bosses. Battle stones are available to upgrade pet quality.

Patch 5.1 has added five new scenarios tp all players. Each faction receives two unique scenarios while one new scenario will be playable for both factions. Lion’s Landing and A Little Patience are available to the Alliance, Domination Point and Dagger in the Dark are new for the Horde, while both can experience Assault on Zan’Vess.

If you want to know more details about the landfall, you can go to official net and then see the more rest of that. But if you are going to buy some WoW gold, please stay upon here, because we are the official WoW gold net.

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Mists of Pandaria is well under way

12/10/2013 15:02

Mists of Pandaria is well under way, and with patch 5.1 on the horizon.  our website in englisn We've now had enough guilds do enough raid clears that we can begin to take a look at the DPS numbers that the classes are putting out and see just where they stand. It might also shed some insight into buffs and nerfs coming on the PTR.

As always, we draw our data for the analysis from the wonderful Raidbots.com, which in turn pulls its data from World of Logs, where raiders upload parses of their actual raids. This gives us the absolute best data source that we have access to. These numbers are exactly what thousands and thousands of real raiders are actually capable of putting out in the actual raids, averaged over all of the bosses available.

If you'll recall, the DPS spread in Dragon Soul, while not perfect, was actually the closest to balanced we had seen in WoW history. So did Mists of Pandaria improve upon this balance? Or did we end up with boss mechanics and new abilities that widened the gap? The only way to find out is to sort through all the data, and then make pretty graphs out of them.

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12/06/2013 16:59

 

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