Everything Blizzard did since TBC was under the flag of accessibility and casual friendliness. Here I'm not telling my opinion about accessibility and casual friendliness or talk about the people who really benefit from it. I just point out that
This Breakfast Topic has been brought to you by Seed, the AOL guest writer program that brings your words to WoW Insider's pages. I love Gilneas. I love the look of the zone, the ambiance, the music. I've leveled a number of Worgen alts
Community manager Bashiok has posted a number of clarifications as to how valor points are going to function come patch 4.3. Blizzard seems to be caught in an endless loop of reassessing its approach to justice and valor points, and this patch is really
The good news: Raid testing has begun on the patch 4.3 PTR. The bad news: It's not a Dragon Soul boss. Alizabal, Mistress of Hate, is the third and final (?) encounter of Baradin Hold, and she's downright eager to be slaughtered by Azerothian
Hey, everyone!Just thought you might be interested to see a new resource we've put up on the MMO Melting Pot. It's essentially Cliff Notes for Cataclysm raids.A lot of the time we were finding that we'd be raiding somewhere we hadn't seen
You can't hit a new dungeon without knowing where you're going these days, can you? MMO-Champion has datamined the new loading screens for all three new dungeons, the new Darkmoon Faire, and the Dragon Soul raid, and Wowhead News snapped
Hello. I'm Ol' Grumpy. You may remember me from such posts as Ol' Grumpy's first week with Patch 4.1, Ol' Grumpy's guide to player reeducation, or perhaps Ol' Grumpy's guide to outdated content and you. As my
1. ...achievement tracking keeps getting reset? I always have a number of achievements tracked on my UI. For over a week now it keeps resetting every time I relog back in. WTF? Anyone know what is going on? 2. ...doing BGs seem less an event against
Trying to understand how a pug grouper's mind works is neuro science it seems. So it's EU raid reset, super we have Baradin Hold! I don't like to pug raids to be honest, I usually just end up with the QQ or /ragequit types for one reason
We've got another round of hotfixes posted to the official Warcraft blog. Tonight's list is a relatively short one. Included are ever-present tweaks and fixes to the Firelands raid, as well as a couple of class changes for death knights
Walk into a raid.. Ok, not the most exciting beginning to a joke, eh? Of course, I’m talking about some of the new bosses both in Firelands and the new Baradin Hold boss. We went back into Firelands te last couple weeks and managed to get Shannox
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Blood Pact for affliction, demonology and destruction warlocks. For those who disdain the watered-down arts that other cling to like a safety blanket ... For those willing to test their wills against the nether and
Occu'thar is a deranged demon found within the western wing of the Baradin Hold raid instance. Released in patch 4.2, he offers a chance for both hardcore raiders and casual PUG players to get their tier 12 gloves and pants, as well as an assortment
This Breakfast Topic has been brought to you by Seed, the AOL guest writer program that brings your words to WoW Insider's pages. When you ask someone what type of player he or she is, you usually get the answer "hardcore" or "casual."
The new boss is up and smoking in Baradin Hold, and his name be Occu’thar. This be what he looks like alive; And this be what he looks like all deaded and stuffs; Now, let’s say for a moment that you’re a Druid trying to go all Feathery
There's terrific news this morning for those planning on raiding The Firelands when patch 4.2 launches: Blizzard has quietly increased the amount of Valor Points earned from downing tier 12 bosses and Occu'thar, the new boss in Baradin Hold.
This mutt has been available on the PTR for some time. He had way too much health on 10 man during my initial times with him. He’s much more manageable now. You’ll find that this fight is a slight DPS check and skill check. When you first
Occu’thar, the next boss of Baradin Hold is on the PTR. He is currently unkillable, but soon he’ll be the next loot pinata. Blizzard has a long history of making the Tol Barad and Wintergrasp bosses weaker than the “real” raid
I've been running archaeology digs, farming for Winterspring Cub Whiskers, and grinding Tol Barad while waiting for running normals recently. I recently bagged a Scepter of Power and traded in some JP for the Apple-Bent Bough. With the off-hand
Last week my guild killed Heroic Magmaw for the first time and one of the items that dropped was the [Scorched Wormling Vest]. It's a nice chest and I'm trying to build a healing set, but I didn't have an immediate plan to use it for my
Well, the good news is that I've gone through Grim Batol, my first heroic. I lost the Chaos Orb roll, which stinks, but do have a heroic Corrupted Egg Shell, which is at least a good mana replenisher.Note to self: Use this macro#showtooltip Corrupted
Who We Are Catharsis is a casual guild on Sentinels-US Alliance that focuses on the social aspects of the game, fun & efficient raid progression, and various aspects of PvP. We've been on the server (previously under Blackwater Explorers)
Zenith of Dath'Remar is recruiting! http://zenith.wowstead.com/About USZenith is a Horde raiding guild on the Oceanic server of Dath'Remar with mature players aged 16+.The history of Zenith stretches back to Proudmoore where an overcrowded server
My guild has downed Baradin Hold and Magmaw. Halfus and Omnitron Defense system have being giving us issues for a long time now. I think our main...
Another round of hotfixes has been announced this evening. Tonight brings us a few hotfixes to raid content, including every engineer's friend, the Cardboard Assassin. Sorry, my cardboard friend. Your days of tanking Cho'gall are over.
Hai!We're Geeks In Denial of Grim Batol EU (A) and we're recruiting!About usWe're a 10-man oriented, casual hardcore raiding guild on a light schedule. We focus on keeping a tight-knit community, with an eye on achievements and hardmode
It's looking like, once again, elemental shamans have slim pickings in terms of gear. Most of mine is passable. My helm is simply awful.I've looked at my options, and it's looking like I've got a choice between
Every week, just at the start of the weekend, we catch up with the WoW Insider staff and ask them, "What are you playing this week?" -- otherwise known as: WRUP. Join us to see what we're up to in and out of game -- and catch us in the
Ready Check helps you prepare yourself and your raid for the bosses that simply require killing. Check back with Ready Check each week to get an idea of the latest in killing adds, not standing in fire, and hoping for loot that won't drop. Ladies
Heya! I've been slacking on updates here lately but I've just been busy playing the game instead of writing about it, I'm allowed to do that you know :) So what's been happening? My druid is 85 and I've done most heroic 5 mans