December 23, 2009
All Things Azeroth #173 - Why all the Occuhate?
Medros talks about 3.3 reaction, Dungeon Finder, Authenticators, the Battered Hilt, as well as a few words to a friend
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December 18, 2009
All Things Azeroth #172 - Internet? Are you still out there?
Medros records while mostly offline to talk about Patch 3.3, Lore of Icecrown, hear from legends in the creation of Warcraft
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December 15, 2009
New Armory is incoming
Blizzard showed us the new Armory by putting it online for a short period of time recently. MMO-Champion posted some details about Character Activity Feed:
Probably this new Armory will be online in January 2010.
I'm excited about it as with these new features we can make our tracking much better. What's important:
1. Individual boss kills will be shown: we will be able to track boss kills (with current Armory we can't make it reliable enough).
2. Item acquisitions feeds. If it will work as we expect, we will know items acquired by character and that means we will be able to create reliable 10-man only Rankings by filtering out characters with 25-man items aquired. Guilds that maintain a set of 10-man only characters in their roster will be included into the rating and it will be possible to have both 10-man only and 25-man raids inside the same guild.
Some of my wishes:
1. Would be good if we could know Raid ID of boss kills. This way we could include Guild Alliances in the rating.
2. We could create some services for PUGs if there would be all boss kills (not just first kills by the character) with Raid ID included.
3. I hope support for client-side HTTP caching will be improved. There is now ETag-based HTTP caching which is okay but currently it doesn't work well as these current ETags aren't persistent. They are changing probably depending on server host (which is randomly chosen). And if requested, we have to download the same character pages several times even if they weren't changed.
With RSS, HTTP caching can be made easily with timestamp of latest feed item.
Each character's activity feed shows the most recent in-game actions of the character that can be recorded by the Armory. These include achievements, boss kills, item acquisitions, and more. Character feeds can be customized using our customization tool, then exported as RSS feeds to your RSS reader of choice.
Probably this new Armory will be online in January 2010.
I'm excited about it as with these new features we can make our tracking much better. What's important:
1. Individual boss kills will be shown: we will be able to track boss kills (with current Armory we can't make it reliable enough).
2. Item acquisitions feeds. If it will work as we expect, we will know items acquired by character and that means we will be able to create reliable 10-man only Rankings by filtering out characters with 25-man items aquired. Guilds that maintain a set of 10-man only characters in their roster will be included into the rating and it will be possible to have both 10-man only and 25-man raids inside the same guild.
Some of my wishes:
1. Would be good if we could know Raid ID of boss kills. This way we could include Guild Alliances in the rating.
2. We could create some services for PUGs if there would be all boss kills (not just first kills by the character) with Raid ID included.
3. I hope support for client-side HTTP caching will be improved. There is now ETag-based HTTP caching which is okay but currently it doesn't work well as these current ETags aren't persistent. They are changing probably depending on server host (which is randomly chosen). And if requested, we have to download the same character pages several times even if they weren't changed.
With RSS, HTTP caching can be made easily with timestamp of latest feed item.
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December 10, 2009
WoW Shadow Priest Arena Spell Rotation
Shadow Priests are pretty commonplace in Arena now. That being said, it’s imperative that you have a strategy in place if you want to win. That being said, you need a great rotation to add to your strategy. That being said, you need a proper rotation or your rotation is going to be bad. That being said, let’s look at the proper Shadow Priest Rotation for Arena today, so you’re not left in the dust. That being said. That being said. That being said. That being said……That being said.Without further delay ladies and gentlemen, I give to you the best Arena Shadow Priest Spell Rotation!
- Mind Blast – This starts the burst going. Hit them with this first so you can start the cooldown and have it up faster.
- Shadow Word: Pain – You’ve gotta get the DoT up as fast as possible, so it has the opportunity to do the most damage throughout the fight.
- Mind Flay - This is more of a filler than anything.
- Vampiric Touch – Now we’re getting to about 90-91% left on mana. Vampiric Touch will start the regen so that goes down slower.
- If Shadow Word: Pain is off, renew it. This is your most efficient damage spell. Gotta keep that up at all times.
- Mind Blast – Cooldown should be up. Nuke em with it.
- Shadow Word: Death – As a finisher. If they’re not going to die from it (or very close) maybe save this until you can get them down a bit.
Thanks for viewing the WoW Shadow Priest Arena Spell Rotation! Kearo out!
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FAQ, reminder
Just wanted to quote couple of questions from FAQ regarding updating progress and rankings.
Make sure that Armory info was updated for most of the characters. The Armory doesn't update while character is online.
Also note: sometimes there could be delays in Armory character achievement info, wait 1-2 days!
You killed the boss in the same day (or week for bosses ranked by lockout) which means you got the same amount of points.
Ranking by points means your position depends on your points, not kill time. Previous tier points will be used for sorting in this case.
Our guild has been updated but there is no new achievements.
Make sure that Armory info was updated for most of the characters. The Armory doesn't update while character is online.
Also note: sometimes there could be delays in Armory character achievement info, wait 1-2 days!
We killed boss faster than another guild did it, why the other guild ranked higher?
You killed the boss in the same day (or week for bosses ranked by lockout) which means you got the same amount of points.
Ranking by points means your position depends on your points, not kill time. Previous tier points will be used for sorting in this case.
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December 9, 2009
Tier10 ranking is online
Icecrown ranking is online.
Current rules (just checking how it works - might be changed in future!):
- all bosses will be counted, though Lich King will grant much greater score
- limited attempt bosses will be counted by lockout
I see some guilds already done in 10man - please update your progress as soon as the Armory is up.
Current rules (just checking how it works - might be changed in future!):
- all bosses will be counted, though Lich King will grant much greater score
- limited attempt bosses will be counted by lockout
I see some guilds already done in 10man - please update your progress as soon as the Armory is up.
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Fall of the Lich King Now Live
Fall of the Lich King, the latest World of Warcraft content update, is now live! The heroes of the Horde and the Alliance have faced unimaginable horrors and suffered terrible losses in their desperate struggle against the Scourge. Now the time has come to break through the fortified gates of Icecrown Citadel and confront the Lich King in the frozen heart of his domain. Follow Jaina Proudmoore or Sylvanas Windrunner through the Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron, and Halls of Reflection in an attempt to subvert the Lich King’s army in a new multi-wing 5-player dungeon. Join the Ashen Verdict as they charge through the citadel’s main gate to take on the Scourge’s most powerful leaders and fearsome monstrosities in a new 10- and 25-player raid. Fall of the Lich King also introduces the cross-realm Dungeon Finder interface, new quest-tracking features designed to make it easier to find objectives, and much more.
Watch the , or check out our or official for more information.
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Second Battlecry Mosaic Tile Revealed
We’ve assembled the second part of the from your photo submissions! Every 1,000 photos you send us will reveal another part of the mosaic and additional Warcraft artwork. When the full mosaic is revealed, your combined efforts will unlock an epic, exclusive piece of World of Warcraft art as a final reward.
Head over to the to view the mosaic in progress, and !
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December 8, 2009
WoW Comic Contest: Honorable Mentions
Here is the next honorable mention from the submitted by .
Remember, the contest will go on all year long. Each month’s winner will receive three volumes of Blizzard Entertainment manga, and will be considered by for contributions to upcoming volumes of both Warcraft: Legends and StarCraft: Frontline.
Have a comic to submit? It’s not too late to enter the comic contest. Read the , and today!
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