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So heads up to all my people out there in Hellfire doing the new daily quests and getting reamed by Kazzak.
Q u o t e:
Are there any plans to reposition Kazzak or to move the new daily quests? It kind of sucks trying to do them when some idiot aggros him and everyone in the [...]

I’m trying to keep people updated is all. The realms are online and a lot of people are creating their characters and logging in right now. (src)
As for season 4 starting soon…
We still intend to provide at least a two week notice before the start of a new season. We have not made that [...]

So there is a reason that some people refer to the Hunter class as “Huntards”. A pretty big reason too, look at this post. Come on Hunters I know too many of you that are badass why is this guy allowed to breathe? Here is the OP.
The pet food sporeling snack. My pet is [...]

There have been some really nasty fights on the forums lately when it comes down to the topic of mods and addons and their place in raids. Specifically where Blizzard reps are saying that sometimes you don’t need tons of mods (I agree with them) to beat an encounter. Frankly the only addons I use [...]

I was (and still am) always a very big fan of PVP. It’s just something that always seemed exciting to me. Fighting an opponent that actually has a brain and emotion and can at time be totally unpredictable. PVP is a great way to learn the limitations and survivability of your class. I’m by no [...]

Dear
God
Are these people taking classes on sheer stupidity? It’s been brought up so many times on countless websites, the game itself, the official forums, the bathroom stalls. No the price on epic flying is not going to drop. It’s 5000 gold. 200 more if you buy the normal faction flying mount instead of just doing [...]

Now I want to let you know that the folks over at DLC are having some connection issues as they are moving to a new server. So if you get an error while trying to load the page don’t worry as it’s most likely not you.
YOU NO TAKE CANDLE!

Hey listen up, I want to make sure that this is perfectly clear. There are going to be tons of other people doing the new daily quests (just like the Ogrila and Netherwing ones when they were brand new) so ganking and competition for mobs is going to be really fierce.
One very good way to [...]

This is obviously undocumented and not official in any way, just take this information at face value.
Mr. Badass himself, Boubouille, at mmo-champions they found this little change form patch 2.3 to 2.4 regarding experience needed to hit level 70 and some possible leads into how experience will work for the expansion: Wrath of the Lich [...]

Something changed (intentionally or otherwise) in 2.4 was that Power Word: Shield now has some obnoxious as hell sound to it. As well it apparently is heard throughout the zone if anybody uses PW: Shield.
I have confirmation that the sound change for PW: Shield is in fact a bug and will be fixed in [...]

I spoke about this a while back, I think Windows Vista is nice and all yeah it brings the pretty to the table. But the overall functionality is complete crap for gaming. I mean it doesn’t really do anything special for me. Playing the game on both an XP and a Vista computer I didn’t [...]

Blizzplanet did a good job reporting this issue so I figured I’d help spread the word about this recent development.
If you recall a while back there were some issues with Cognet and World of Warcraft having connection issues and other drama. Players who have experienced lag in World of Warcraft or no service at all [...]

This happened to me and my raid group the other day doing a badge run through Kara. We laughed pretty hard but it was still really frustrating. I wish Blizzard would test OTHER SHIT rather than ONLY the new stuff when a patch is released since there are major issues with Karazhan and Heroic Shadow [...]

The first time I cam across this particular problem was way back in th olden days when I was getting Drakk’s blood for my Onyxia attunement. Ahh those were the good ole days. Either way I accidentally released thinking I was accepting a combat rez during the fight and wasn’t able to get credit for [...]

The original poster in this thread comes across like a crybaby and like somebody that lost MISERABLY and is now bitching about it.
It’s no secret that in Ironforge there are a few spots (near the Hall of Arms area and right next to the bank) where you can duel somebody. Dueling isn’t allowed in cities [...]

Blues across the pond are having some issues with getting the Arena Tournament started, here is the official word.
As we’ve moved into Daylight Saving Time since the publication of the Arena Tournament Official Competition Rules, we’d like to clarify that the intended opening time for the Arena Tournament is 10:00 GMT, i.e. 12:00 (noon) [...]

I have a lot on the slate for today so expect it to be a heavy dose of articles and such. We’re all still reeling from the aftermath of Path 2.4 and I think now (about a week later) would be a great time to recap and get back on the same page.
As well here [...]

Each phase, and the subsequent “add ons” for each phase (anvil, alchemy table, etc.) require a set number of turn ins of the specific quests that fund them. There’s no mechanic that increases that number. So no, a realm with a higher population is not handicapped.
There is however a mechanic that will auto-complete each [...]

So among the more less hardcore bugs and problems with Patch 2.4, mount sounds are having some issues. They gave the chocobo squwak to Hawkstriders which is nice. I have a Lv. 42 Blood elf and it was always awkward when I would press the spacebar while standing in place to hear at least a [...]

This is actually a topic I wrestle with on occasion. I’ve been 375 Mining, 375 Jewelcrafting, 375 Blacksmithing, and now (finally for good) 375 Skinning and Leatherworking. None of these professions have really made me any money at all. I’ve been able to give myself certain boons and with Jewelcrafting I did make myself a [...]

This thread will remain updated throughout the week of March 24 - March 30 with any notable hotfixes.
Here is an updated list of all the current applied hotfixes as of today the 29th.
Hotfixes applied and active:

Players are no longer able to accept the quests “Blood for Blood” and “Blast the Gateway” without first [...]

By and large Omen is the most popular threat meter mod out there and with good reason. Omen has been a staple of the raiding community for some time as it really makes or breaks a fight now for many guilds tackling difficult bosses where threat plays a major role int he encounter. Since Patch [...]

FANMAIL! So today’s message comes from Sasuke who writes:
Dear Spooner,
I am a Blood Elf and I ran the new instance yesterday and the orb of the sindorie dropped. Why is this here and what is the difference between the orb of deception?
Thanks for the letter Sasuke. You must be talking about this Orb of Deception [...]

This was something of an undocumented change that really, I am in love with. I think that the majority of the population as well is overjoyed but I DO sympathize with the hardcore PVP players out there because the game has DRAMATICALLY changed it’s PVP face since classic. Even AV has been changed where you [...]

People have been noticing something weird with their characters. Specifically female humans. I’ll try to keep my jokes PG but good God this is too easy.
In this particular screenshot (I snagged off the forums much love and thanks to Annabel for posting these on the thread). It kind of looks like in the BEFORE picture [...]

I have no idea why this wasn’t posted earlier today, I did the writeup at like 8:00am, piece of crap internets. Anyways, I’m a very big fan of Kerp and I am very glad to see the man back on Warcraftmovies posting up great footage of raid encounters.
A lot of European guilds (like Nihilum) weren’t [...]

Yeehaw! Ok enough of that. So once more we are going to wade hip deep in bugs. Some of these reported issues are intended like the boars in shadowmoon and such, and the rest are flat out errors like quests not giving rewards.
UI issue: Players death not showing in combat log (src)
This is fixed for [...]

I’ve been following this story for a while now and it seems that things are starting to get really gritty. Let me reiterate my stance, I hate botters, I hate cheaters, I hate people that trivialize the game because they are too damn lazy or lack the ability to wipe their own butts and still [...]

I spoke the other day about issues with bosses in TK and BT specifically Kael’thas and the Reliquary of Souls not casting certain spells and being bugged. Daelo has posted that the issues were fixed.
We have located the problem with Reliquary of Souls, Prince Kael’thas, and other bosses not properly casting their spells, and [...]

Dell announced they have lowered the price on their World of Warcraft themed laptop, however $4,000.00 is still way too steep a price point for me to consider.

It still comes with all the goodies like the Alliance or Horde wallpapers, embossing on the outter plates, strategy guides, game cards, fully installed game software, and so [...]