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Friday, March 28th, 2008

As you may have guessed, I’ve been busy exploring the new content that patch 2.4 has to offer, and so we’ve missed a few posts along the way. Not to worry though! In case you missed it I’ve brought up the Fury of the Sunwell Trailer for your entertainment.

In other news I must say I’m pretty impressed with the new dailies/content. I love Magister’s Terrace as an instance (though a bit heavy on the need for crowd control) and I’ve been doing my part to unlock the latest badge gear vendor, who only shows up once enough dailies have been done to build the anvil!

If you haven’t been in there just yet, Magister’s Terrace is an interesting mix of healer, anti-caster, and melee mobs. You’ll have to deal with dampening magic fields, fast-casting arcane mages, and full-heal blood knights if you expect to survive! A good rule of thumb is to CC the mobs that do the most damage while targeting healers first (with a healthy amount of spell-interrupts of course). The boss fights are a lot of fun, if familiar. Many seem to take a page from karazahn, just in 5-man form. Here’s a short breakdown:

  • First Boss is much like the Warlord in Steam Vaults. Have your tank bring him near a crystal. When he begins to channel it, destroy the crystal as fast as you can, then move on to the next. If he has mana, he will periodically explode, causing damage to your entire group.
  • The Second Boss is much like curator, except the energy bolts you destroy will cause you to do eat a debuff that increases your damage while causing damage to you. Don’t kill too many yourself, or you’ll get fragged! Be sure to unload as his health winds down, because he’ll start doing a lot of damage to your entire group
  • The Third Boss is very similar to the Moroes fight in kara. You’ll need to CC the adds as best you can. Kill off the witch’s minions first that cannot be reliably controlled, then focus your damage on her, and you’ll be fine.
  • Kael has to be my favorite fight of a 5-man instance in some time. He’ll start off pretty standard, just throwing fireballs and summoning a phoenix, which you must kill ASAP, as he does fairly hefty damage to the group. Once he hits 50%, he’ll cast gravity lapse, throwing your group into the air. At this point, everyone should focus their damage on kael while avoiding the orbs floating around the room (they hurt, a lot!) until dead.
  • It should be noted that this is a summary for non-heroic mode, and while I’m sure you can find a more detailed explanation elsewhere, hopefully this will give you a taste for what’s in store!

    Mid-Week Video: Frost Shock!

    Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

    I’ll be the first to admit that this video is a bit dated, but from what I understand it’s a classic (although I had never seen it before, that’s hardly an indication). There were a number of videos on youtube as well in reference to switching classes.

    And really? I’m all for it!

    I think the presentation on this clip is great, and it also demonstrates the “grass is greener” mentality that a lot of players have when it comes to other classes. Warlocks may seem like the most overpowered class in the game right up until you roll one and level him up, only to find that it’s not an “I win” button all the time like you thought it was. It helps puts things in perspective when viewing game balance as well. I’ve seen a lot of players begrudge Blizzard for having horrible class balance in reference to X class, without ever really taking the time to think about how the class plays or whether in the grand scheme of things they’re all that and a bag of chips.

    Of course there are going to be classes that do have significant advantages at one time or another in the game’s development, but wailing and moaning isn’t going to help you. Playing other classes and being an altoholic can help freshen up the game a bit with no playstyles and abilities.

    Enjoy!

    Mid-Week Video: Just Loot It

    Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

    I’ll be the first to admit that I hate rap, and I think that a rap inspired warcraft video would be doomed to failure. However, I think this one came out surprisingly well. I only cringed maybe once or twice through the whole thing. Overall I think it was pretty funny, and being a big fan of ZA I can appreciate the use of the bosses throughout.

    Enjoy!

    Mid Week Video!: Tales of the Past 3 Trailer

    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    So after watching Inside World of Warcraft last week, the mentioning of a warcraft movie named Tales of the Past 3 really piqued my interest. The last “good” wow movie I saw was The Return, and that was only a few minutes long. An hour and a half movie made entirely from the game? I wasn’t sure if it was going to be terrible or great.

    I’ll be posting soon enough with my own review of the movie. If you’d like to see it for yourself, you can head to wow wiki for information and downloads!

    Mid Week Video!: Inside World Of Warcraft

    Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

    This week we have an interesting review of the current state of the game as we know it, class by class. It examines the class forums and summarizes the complaints that each class has and what improvements they would to see happen. While I’m sure some reviews are more biased than others, they spread plenty of humor around all the class issues and do harp on a couple of glaring things that need to be fixed.

    It also mentions a wow movie that was recently released and has gotten rave reviews since. I may have to look into that…

    Mid-Week Video: 300

    Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

    This week’s video is another Warcraft rendition of 300. I know, I did show a moonkin version, but I think this one warrants a post as well. While 300 relied on real movie footage to link it up to the warcraft world, this video uses nothing but in-game footage to recreate the images from the trailer. I think using the orc as the Persian ambassador was particularly appropriate, and the rest of the cinematic was put together beautifully.

    Have any suggestions for future movies? Feel free to drop me a line!

    Mid-Week Video: The Future Soon

    Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

    If you’ve never heard Jonathan Coulton, then consider yourself missing out. He’s got some great stuff out there and a lot of it appeals to your average gamer. As such our Mid-week video will be featuring a song from him. If you’ve ever played Portal to the end..he did the end song for the game! This song is called “The Future Soon.” Enjoy!

    After all, who wouldn’t want to be a cyborg overlord that rules earth? You know you’ve thought about it…right?

    Mid-Week Video: The Real World of Warcraft

    Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

    This week’s video is done in Robot Chicken style (if you’ve ever watched the show!). It’s a funny collection of skits that incorporates many of the sound bits from Warcraft 3. The actual clips, however, are all from World of Warcraft. While the editing is done very well, the skits themselves are a mixed bag in my opinion, much like the show. Some are absolutely hilarious and some are just plain “meh.”

    Have any suggestions for next week’s video? Feel free to drop me a line!

    Mid-Week Video: Wii Meets Warcraft

    Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

    Being a Wii-owner myself, I often wonder what it would be like to play games on other consoles/PC games with the Wiimote. Well my curious inquiries have been answered with this new video demonstrating how to use your Wiimote to play World of Warcraft!

    On on one hand, it looks like it would be a ton of fun, but the functionality isn’t quite there yet. They’ve yet to add in right-click functionality to the program, which means you’ll have to shift-click to interact with NPCs. I think this would get annoying pretty fast. Obviously this wouldn’t exactly be the best setup for PvP scenarios either, but it’s worth contemplating. Regardless I think it would be a fun activity to try. Now if only I could get it to swing my sword when I do….

    Mid-Week Video!: Code Monkey

    Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

    Hello again everyone! While I’m sure you are all busy testing out the latest changes from the patch that went through yesterday (Personally I’m a big fan of Icy Veins), I’m still here for the mid week video, which of course I think you’ll enjoy. This week, I dug up a hilarious music video to the song “Code Monkey” sung by Jonathan Coulton, an artist who’s done a variety of interesting musical pieces and is pretty well known (at least in my social circles) for his creative music. Regardless the Warcraft video corresponds to the song perfectly and while I’m not a programmer myself, I can definitely empathize with the feeling of being trapped at your desk.

    Enjoy!

    Mid-Week Video! Warcraft Dance Sources

    Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

    I don’t know about you, and maybe it’s because I’m a cultural wasteland, but there were a few dances in warcraft that I didn’t immediately recognize. Some are obvious, like the Orc and Human dances, but the night elf female ones I didn’t immediately see. So if you ever had any doubts or thoughts as to where these dances come from, I have great news for you.

    This video categorizes each race’s dance and syncs it up with a real-life video with shocking accuracy. Curious? Here you go!

    I can only hope that this video will be updated as new races are added, because this particular one was extraordinarily well done. If you ever have any suggestions for new videos, feel free to drop me a line. While I try to keep a steady stream of entertaining and interesting content, it’s tough to find consistently solid videos on my own!

    Happy New Year!

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