Buff(ing) for BlizzCon is a bi-weekly fitness series written by ShrinkGeek authors Rafe Brox and Michael McGreevy. Join the WoW.com team in getting in shape for the ultimate WoW geek event: BlizzCon 2010.
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Massively Speaking is back this week as Shawn and Rubi are joined by SWTOR columnist and all-around Star Wars guru Larry Everett. Discussion includes the Guild Wars 2 level cap, 38 Studios’ move to Rhode Island, the end of Exteel and Richard Garriott’s recent legal win over NCsoft.
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Greetings, Druids. I took the liberty of rolling a few new Druids to test out the improved leveling process, and if possible I’m going to level a brand-new one all the way to 80 to make sure everything in the guide’s been personally tested and accurate as of the 3.1/3.2 game world.
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What has two thumbs but can’t heal? was the final project for the class “Governance of Virtual Worlds” at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The team created this machinima as a tie-in to their paper, which was a complaint filed in court alleging civil rights violations against gnomes.
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With a simple gesture of their hands, a wizard can summon forth magic from both nature and places of darker origins. Magic-Users weave magic the way an artist draws a portrait. Muttering a few words and pointing at their foes can hit enemies with the force of a thousand blows or rend the very existence of the planes asunder.
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We at WoW Insider would like to congratulate Blizzard on four years of World of Warcraft — it’s been an amazing ride so far, and it’s not over yet. After the break, some of our writers have posted their own thoughts and memories on the game’s anniversary, and please add your own in the comments below. It could seem silly to celebrate the anniversary of a videogame, especially one that, if you’ve been playing since day one, you’ve spent over $800 and countless hours on. But then again, look at what this game has given back: groups and guilds full of friends (and some spouses), weeknights full of gear upgrades and XP gains, Saturday afternoons spent slaying dragons and Sunday evenings spent picking herbs in the Swamp of Sorrows or admiring the sunsets in Hinterlands. We’ve played this game for four years, and for most of us, it’s been worth every quest. Here’s to many, many more. Alex Ziebart: My guild and the people in it are the memories that are will last the longest, long after WoW is gone. If I had to stick to gameplay though, my first time summoning Ragnaros was one of the most epic moments I’ve ever had in gaming.
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Players will be seeing the arena points they had left after season 7 ended be reimbursed in the near (if not immediate) future. Yesterday players logged on after maintenance to discover their points had been wiped, and that season 8 had not yet begun. Arena points are only wiped at the beginning of a season, not before and not during the transition between seasons. Crygil’s full statement on the reimbursement is as follows: Arena points were wiped during the recent maintenance following the end of the arena season on January 19th. We initially intended to launch the next arena season this week, but it was delayed due to the minor content patch that needs to coincide with the beginning of the season having some last minute issues to resolve. Due to the delay in the arena season we are in the process of reimbursing arena points to all eligible participants. Characters will be returned to the amount they had on Tuesday, January 26th. All arena points will then be wiped when season 8 begins. We apologize for the confusion this caused and appreciate your understanding Rumors place season 8 beginning next week, although there has been no official announcement. Arena season 8
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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky will be your host today. On January 24th, 2008 at 9:27 p.m. central I was officially welcomed into the WoW Insider family. At 9:52 p.m. central that same evening Alex Ziebart was brought on board. Between the 25 minutes that I was on staff and Alex wasn’t, I had already leaked three Blizzard secrets, pissed off Blizzard PR four times, got an angry email from Ghostcrawler about calling warriors the redheaded step children of WoW, and was fired and rehired at least five separate times by Liz Harper. Alex, my friend, you have a lot of catching up to do. Get crackin’ you whipper snapper! In all seriousness, between my first post and this one, the two years I’ve spent writing here have been awesome. It’s a job that I never thought I’d have, and definitely one that I never thought I’d stay in this long. And out of all the columns I write, penning The Queue twice a week for you all is some of the most fun I have. So let’s get to it! Justin asked… “What’s Frostmourne doing in
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New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW’s newest players to the basics of a good start in the World of Warcraft. For links to all our tips, tricks and how-to’s, visit WoW.com’s WoW Rookie Guide. We’re taking out the mop and bucket at the WoW Rookie Guide this week, scrubbing down outdated articles and polishing up pieces that cover recently updated features. We think you’ll like the new section we’re creating within the guide specifically for brand new level 80s. By no stretch of the imagination will WoW Rookie end up expanding to the point of becoming a virtual WoW 101 … But we will keep a corner devoted to players who’ve just hit 80 for the first time. So while we’re madly cooking and cleaning behind the scenes this week, we’ve rounded up a few new and old favorites for you to poke through. Or hop on over to the WoW Rookie Guide itself for even more — but if you should spy a pink-haired gnome in a maid’s outfit or (heaven forbid!) encounter an undead harridan wielding a rolling pin, please keep in mind that housekeeping is still in progress. Elemental Shaman 101 If you’re intrigued by the idea of
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The WoW Insider Show returns to the airwaves today at 3:30 PM Eastern time, bringing with it familiar faces Michael Sacco and Matthew Rossi (your host and co-host, respectively), with special guests Tim “Heartbourne” Tusing and Jimmy “DJTyrant” Blocksom of Project Lore bringing their unique perspectives to this week’s top stories, both here and around the internet. And, of course, they’ll answer your emails and talk live with the folks in the chat channel. You can email the podcast any time of night or day at theshow@wow.com, and you’ll be able to listen in to the show on the feed on our Ustream site, or after the jump.
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