State of Lake Wintergrasp

State of Lake Wintergrasp  
In response to the recent interest in Lake Wintergrasp, we’d like to take a moment to share the current developments with the zone.
 
As many of you have noticed, it is currently half implemented. We’re working as quickly as possible to get it into a fun and enjoyable state. To help [...]

Tabard tab, like mounts/pets

Tabard tab, like mounts/pets  
Reposting, the original one hasn’t show up yet in quite some time.
 
First of all, one of my favorite changes coming in WotLK is that Mounts and Vanity Pets are now in a tabbed and slotted GUI and no longer take up bag space, since so many people collect them and [...]

Sands of Uldaraan/Strand of the Ancients

Sands of Uldaraan/Strand of the Ancients  
Which is it supposed to be named? Also queue up on lich king please
 
Only been able to play two rounds of it, and I’m a little confuzzled on how to win or lose it, the whole match was only 8 minutes.
 
It’s my new favorite BG. I ran [...]

The truth about Ret fixes

 The truth about Ret fixes
Rumors and unsubstantiated news have been floating through the ether like confetti since last night, when Ghostcrawler predicted Ret was going to be nerfed. Today he’s finally out and said what they’ve hotfixed in and what’s coming in the future:
·         Nerfs:
·         Divine Storm now does physical damage instead of holy [...]

Arcane Brilliance: Post-patch madness

Arcane Brilliance: Post-patch madness

Each week Arcane Brilliance shows you what happens when Mages stop being polite and start being real. This week, Arcane Barrage gets all up in Living Bomb’s face, and fireworks ensue when Hot Streak hooks up with Combustion. Can Netherwind Presence and Missile Barrage learn to live together? Will Arcane Blast come [...]

who ISNT going to play death knight in live

who ISNT going to play death knight in live
Seriously, everyone I’ve talked to so far thinks that the Death Knight is so much fun. Most of them are saying that they are going to be playing them.
 
Although I had pretty much made my mind up before beta test started, I am for sure playing [...]

Are We Allowed to Post Videos?

Are We Allowed to Post Videos?
I can’t seem to find this in the Pre-Release Testing Agreement, and I’m still downloading the game, so I haven’t read the agreement as it exists in the actual client. So I figure I might as well make sure of it with a developer or someone on Blizzard’s legal team. [...]

WoW Insider’s BlizzCon Bingo 2008

WoW Insider’s BlizzCon Bingo 2008
Our BlizzCon Bingo game is back for its second year — last year whether you won or not depended on what you saw, but people mostly were able to complete the necessary five across, with or without the help of the free space. This year, things are a little tougher, mostly [...]

BlizzCon press conference with Mike Morhaime

BlizzCon press conference with Mike Morhaime
Mike Morhaime held a press conference earlier this afternoon, which WoW Insider was able to attend. I arrived a little late since it started before I finished up the UI panel liveblog, but I managed to catch a majority of the Q&A. Unlike the various panels, most of these questions [...]

Blacksmithing tanking gloves issue

Daunting Handguards
Learned at 420 BS
12 Saronite Bar 1 Eternal Earth
1308 Armor
30 STR
60 STA
71 DEF
Requires 78
Tempered Saronite Gauntlets
Learned at 415 BS
14 Saronite Bar
1277 Armor
28 STR
55 STA
66 DEF
Requires 78
Aside from filling the same niche and being strikingly similar, the Daunting are better in every single way you choose to compare the two. The only negative is that [...]