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Winter Veil 2008 (Dec 15 - Jan 2) - Quest Guide + Information!
Deck the halls with boughs of
Preserved Holly
, and have a Merry Winter's Veil! It's that time of year again, when kids run playfully through the streets tossing
Snowball
s at one another, old friends will gather to exchange
A Winter Veil Gift
or two, and the fine gentlemen of
Smokywood Pastures
come once again to bless us with their delightful yearly gift packages. Cheers!
The
Feast of Winter Veil
runs from
December 15 - January 2
and can be celebrated by Alliance in
Ironforge
and by Horde in
Orgrimmar
. Seasonal decorations such as holiday trees, wreaths and lights can be found in all major cities and at most zone inns.
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Now That I'm 80...
Wrath of the Lich King has now officially been out for an entire month. For many players the mad rush to hit max level is done. For others there are still a few levels to go. In either case, there's one big question which plagues most minds when ascending the final plateau – What happens next?
What to do when reaching level eighty is at the core of our topic today. I'll start off with some examples of some interesting things one may have missed in their journey. Special items, factions, and dungeons – let's explore our options for max level in 3.0.
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Wowhead Comic #5
Beep beep, it's that time again!
Thanks for all the well wishes, guys. I'm still recovering, but at least I don't feel like a walking corpse anymore.
Here's the comic.
Happy Wow-ing~!
Script credit goes to
Web
, he's such an awesome writer.
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Contest: 12 Killer Days of Khristmas (Updated 12/25)
Contest Finished
Our grand prize winner is...
MightyBob
!
Thanks to everyone who participated, and stay tuned for the next contest!
Ho ho ho! What would YOU like for Christmas, boys and girls?
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Check out the contest page
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Then, post here with the thing your WoW character wants for Christmas!
Winners
Day 1:
Acherus29a
– fashion > all
Day 2:
bubblebobble
– this is the best name ever
Day 3:
Baydon
– you poor poor soul
Day 4:
Servin
– good luck fitting that in a cardboard box
Day 5:
leggielady
– wouldn't we all
Day 6:
Sabni
– i've often asked for this myself[/smal
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Skills to Pay the Bills: Cooking
Skills to Pay the Bills
is a three-part feature that will cover the important details of leveling the secondary tradeskills of Fishing, First Aid and Cooking in Wrath of the Lich King. These posts are written for the player entering Northrend with all secondary professions already maxed (at 375 skill). For information on leveling tradeskills prior to 375, check out the
Profession Leveling Guides
sticky on our
forums
!
Part 3: Cooking
Before I become the
Cooking Mama
of Northrend for you, I'll get my opinion right out, right now - leveling
Cooking
is at least five times more annoying than it ever was before Wrath of the Lich King.
Once upon a time I had this fantasy of becoming the
Realm First! Cooking Grand Master
on my realm, being the first player to reach 450 cooking. This dream was shattered by a terrible cooking leveling system relying on reagents and recipes obtained only via completing daily quests and a (now hotfixed) awf
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Life Imitates Art -- And So Do Patch Notes
Inspired by this
comment
, I thought I'd take a moment to point out an instance of life imitating art today.
Here's the
comic
, posted by
Noxychu
four days ago:
And an interesting announcement was made on the official site today...
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Latest Site Updates!
We've got some tasty new site updates for you guys today!
Not only have we updated the
stat weighting
system for WotLK (finally!), but we've also reorganized the item filters, combined some item stats, changed the way the site deals with combat ratings, and added a brand new
Group By Slot
feature.
Check out all the details after the break!
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Finished
Phase 3, Day 2 Winners Announced!
Hoff13
staticx91887
You should receive an email from us in the next 24 hours!
Contest Complete
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated for making the
contest
such a success.
And stay tuned, because we just might have something else to give away for Christmas...
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 3, Day 2
Phase 3, Day 1 Winners Announced!
j4nk
Warrer
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
LAST DAY TO WIN!
This is day two of the third phase, and your
last chance to win
the grand prize! Today's prizes are two
The Red Bearon
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. This is an epic mount! Don't miss your chance to be one of the lucky few to cruise into town riding this baby!
Check out how awesome this guy is:
Click
here
for a full 3D view!
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Read the contest details FIRST!
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Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
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PUGs Anonymous
I have a secret. I don’t share it very often, because it’s the sort of thing that gets me odd looks. This is the kind of secret about which teenagers scream to their parents, “You just don’t understand!” before slamming the doors to their rooms. I am going to share this secret with you.
Are you ready? Do you promise not to laugh?
Do you at least promise to keep reading after you’re
done
laughing?
Okay. Here goes.
I like PUGs.
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 3
Phase 2, Day 2 Winners Announced!
EternalSiC
– this post is especially awesome
netpro2k
– holy cow this one too
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Welcome to Phase 3!
This is day one of the
third
phase, and we finally get to give away the grand prize! Today's prizes are two
The Red Bearon
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. This is an epic mount! Don't miss your chance to be one of the lucky few to cruise into town riding this baby!
Check out how awesome this guy is:
Click
here
for a full 3D view!
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Read the contest details FIRST!
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Then, post a comment here with the most EPIC loot
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It's Pronounced "Awe-tour"
First, a brief introduction to
Auteur Theory
.
The basic idea of this theory of film criticism is that a Director's personal vision can be seen in any film they create, and they are the primary author (auteur being french for “author”) of any such film. If you're curious about the theory, Google and Wikipedia can assist you with that, but lemme give a little example of it in action. (Thanks to Brian R. for the example)
How many of you know who directed “Reservoir Dogs”? A fair number, I imagine. How many of you know who directed “Finding Nemo”? My guess is virtually no one. “Reservoir Dogs”, during its entire run, grossed less than $3 million. “Finding Nemo” has grossed over $800 million worldwide.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't about the quality of the movies. They're both excellent movies, but Tarantino is a name you recognize, while even an animation buff like myself doesn't immediately recognize Andrew Stanton or Lee Unkrich.
How many of you know who Chris Metzen is?
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 2, Day 2
Phase 2, Day 1 Winners Announced!
clamdragon
cluthron
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Day 2
This is day
two
of the second phase, and we have more cards for you! Today's prizes are two
Owned!
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. Stick around, because we have new
cards
to give away tomorrow!
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Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
contest rules
,
a comment on yesterday's blog post does NOT qualify you
for a chance to win today! You'll have to post again – but if you're feeling boring, we'll forgive you for posting the same story.
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WoWInterface's Pick of the Week
Our Pick of the Week today is a new addon to arrange your buffs with, called
BuffHUD
.
Keep reading to learn more about BuffHUD and to see a screenshot of it in action.
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Wowhead Comic #4
Well,
Noxy
has been sick and dying this weekend, but she STILL managed to find the time to create a comic!
So here you go all – a little fanservice just for you...
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 2
Phase 1, Day 3 Winners Announced!
jblase03
Wekya
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Phase 2 Is Here!
This is day one of the
second
phase, and we have new cards for you! Today's prizes are two
Owned!
cards (
), which will be given out at the end of the day. Stick around, because there are still more
cards
to come!
>
Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
contest rules
,
a comment on yesterday's blog post does NOT qualify you
for a chance to win today! You'll have to post again – but if you're feeling boring, we'll forgive you for posting the same story.
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The Furious Five: An Introduction
So in addition to the characters I normally play, I'm also part of something called a
static group
. I don't know if this is already a widely used term, but if it isn't I'm inventing it now.
Static Group:
A group of characters who are specifically set aside for the purpose of playing with one another.
I belong to a five man static group that I've played with for months now. It's five players, most of which are IRL friends of mine, and we get together about once every two weeks and run an instance.
That's it.
We've never levelled any other way since we were old enough to run
Ragefire Chasm
at level 13. We're now around level 60, so it's been a long trip--but with plenty of rest experience, it goes surprisingly smoothly. And it's
fun
--I have my main and my alts to play when I want to do something by myself, but I always get the chance to run an instance with my close friends every week or two. I strongly recommend it for anyone who has friends.
Here's the roster of the group I run with...
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 1, Day 3
Day 2 Winners Announced!
sorenpyrofly
Varuncalex
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Day 3
This is day
THREE
of the first phase, and as such we will be giving away two more
Slashdance
cards (
) at the end of the day. And stay tuned, because tomorrow we'll be giving away some
new
cards
...
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Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
contest rules
,
a comment on yesterday's blog post does NOT qualify you
for a chance to win today! You'll have to post again – but if you're feeling boring, we'll forgive you for posting the same story.
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Threat Gauging in 3.0
Ever wondered how that awesome warrior could handle six different creatures at once in a dungeon? What about the druid who did the same thing yesterday or even that paladin, or death knight, who took on six and then took on three more just for show? There's an insider secret to the trade and it's one without a name. Yeah, that warrior was doing it. The main tank in that world first guild has been doing it all along. That guild on your realm who just downed Malygos? Yep. It's so good even my grandmother does it. It really
does
work.
So what is it? It's what separates the warriors from the peasants, the big dogs from the pups, the scrubs from the pros. Interested? Good. It may take some time, or perhaps you already possess all the necessary skills. Regardless, the info is out, and you can read all about it for three easy installments of
1995g
. Sorry, no C.O.D.
Read on for free! (Limited time offer)
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Phat Lewtz Contest - Phase 1, Day 2
Day 1 Winners Announced!
Ashviar
Raijn
Please check your email for a congratulatory message from us!
Day 2
This is day
TWO
of the first phase, and as such we will be giving away two more
Slashdance
cards (
) at the end of the day. And stay tuned, because new and different
cards
are coming soon!
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Read the contest details FIRST!
<
Then, post a comment here with the
most EPIC loot drop
you've ever gotten for a chance to win!
Note: As mentioned in the
contest rules
,
a comment on yesterday's blog post does NOT qualify you
for a chance to win today! You'll have to post again – but if you're feeling boring, we'll forgive you for posting the same story.
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