5.2

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Tying up loose ends

Posted by Peter (Devee) on March 4, 2013
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Over the last week, I decided to finish the few heroics and scenarios I hadn’t done. It seems strange that I missed some, but I guess that’s just the way random queuing works. I completed the Crypt of Forgotten Kings earlier in the week, leaving one heroic and one scenario for the weekend. Yesterday Mooglegem and I ran a couple randoms of each in hopes of getting what we needed, but it just didn’t happen. After capping our Valor Points for the week, we queued directly for heroic Shado-pan Monastery and Assault on Zan’vess. It was strange not being familiar with a heroic, but I suppose I had only done it once previously, and that was on normal.

Now we’ve completed all the heroics and Horde scenarios. We’re as ready as we’re going to be for 5.2! (Hm? Normal and heroic raids? Well, don’t mind those. The other faction reputations? Shh. Wrathion’s 5.1 quests? Those will be done Tuesday!)

Suggested Reading: Of patch 5.2 and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on February 28, 2013
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Patch 5.2: The Thunder King official trailer, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 2/27/13.

Oh boy, I love patch trailers!

Patch 5.2 and beyond with Dave Kosak, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 2/27/13.

An excellent interview with Dave Kosak. We get to hear more about the 5.2 patch trailer’s poem and the development of the patch. It was also interesting to find out that we can do the 5.1 scenarios of the opposite faction (and that there’s a lore reason).

A farewell to yaks, Dawn Moore, WoW Insider, 2/25/13.

Did you know that Ruthers wasn’t tied to the GCD, so you could summon a ton of him? Unfortunately it’s been patched now. I love you, Ruthers.

Popcorn Anyone?, Cymre, Bubbles of Mischief, 2/26/13.

Popcorn and peanuts exist in Wow! I love peanuts! And exclamations!

Seeing Azeroth from a bird’s eye view, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 2/22/13.

Masserah has made awesome images of major WoW locations using high resolution screenshots and some nifty photo-editing. Check them out!

Is Sylvanas your love match?, Michelles, bravetank, 2/21/13.

She just wants to be loved.

#187 Best and Worst boss fights of 5.0, Spencer Nozell, Be MOP, 2/25/13.

Spencer is absolutely crazy. I mean, Spencer likes Yan-Zhu the Uncasked. I should talk about my favorites and least favorites too.

Know Your Lore: The lore so far — leading into patch 5.2, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 2/24/13.

If you need to catch up or just want a reminder, Anne has you covered.

Suggested Reading: On avoiding endgame, expectations, cities, the Emerald Dream, 5.2, and more.

Posted by Peter (Devee) on January 24, 2013
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Thunderforged Items and Loot Incentives, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 1/23/13.

Will thunderforged items boost 25-man raiding? Rohan doesn’t think it’ll be enough.

On Why I’m Not Level 90, Cynwise, Cynwise’s Warcraft Manual, 1/22/13.

Cynwise has plenty to do in WoW despite not hitting 90.

The 300 Stat Food Question, Matticus, World of Matticus, 1/21/13.

How much can a GM expect from raid members?

The Metaphorical Tale of Two Cities, Spencer Nozell, Be MOP, 1/21/13.

Do the capitals of Orgrimmar and Stormwind and their changes reflect their respective factions?

Roleplaying the mundane side of the Horde, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/19/13.

Mundane? Not at all! Anne explores the political landscape of the Horde.

Mists of Pandaria is our Emerald Dream expansion, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/17/13.

Mists of Pandaria explores the same themes the Emerald Dream expansion would have, but the Emerald Dream expansion wouldn’t have worked.

Patch 5.2 PTR: Reputation gain changes, Matt Low, WoW Insider, 1/17/13.

In 5.2 we can champion a faction through the reputation interface and gain reputation with that faction from your first dungeon and scenario of the day! Woo!

WoW Archivist: Many memes, handle it, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 1/18/13.

Explanations of some of the many memes from WoW. Now where’s my moose?

Elder charms only apply to 5.0 raids in Patch 5.2, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 1/23/13.

New items, Mogu Charms of Fate, will take their role for the 5.2 raid.

Suggested Reading: Of time management, the Sin’dorei, tier 15, and 5.2

Posted by Peter (Devee) on January 17, 2013
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Realization, Anna, Too Many Annas, 1/9/13.

I should have posted this last week. I’m in agreement with a lot of this. I don’t have time to do everything Blizzard wants me to do, and I miss the idea of finishing everything I needed to do for the week and just being done.

Know Your Lore: Hands drenched in blood, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/13/13.

A fantastic look at the lore behind the Blood elves and Lor’themar Theron. I’ve been really fascinated with the Blood elves recently, so I was very excited to see that Anne wrote this!

Stormwind and Orgrimmar get repaired, somewhat, on the patch 5.2 PTR, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 1/10/13

Title says it all. I’m excited about this!

Examining the tier 15 priest set bonuses, Dawn Moore, WoW Insider, 1/16/13.

Good to know for priests!

Patch 5.2 valor gear not tied to dailies, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 1/14/13.

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

Patch 5.2 PTR: New notes from Ghostcrawler on tier 15 bonuses, other balance concerns, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 1/15/13.

Might be good info. Then again, things might change.

Patch 5.2: No flying mounts in the new zone, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 1/16/13.

Flying does feel like skipping content, so I’m glad about this.

Direhorn hunter pet in patch 5.2 is the triceratops we’ve been wanting, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 1/16/13.

I need a hunter. Now.

Suggested Reading: Catching up after missing a few weeks

Posted by Peter (Devee) on December 13, 2012
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Rep Grinding with the Joneses, Bravetank, 11/20/12.

A fantastic parody of what it’s like to grind reputation.

Blizzard calls for Christmas craft, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 12/11/12.

Time to step it up, crafters.

Getting the Most Out of Disc and Spirit Shell, Derevka, Tales of a Priest, 11/28/12.

A disc priest that’s not using Spirit Shell is not a good disc priest.

Battle Pet Ability Guide, ReversionLFM, Looking For More, 12/5/12.

When ReversionLFM couldn’t find an easy to read ability guide for Pet Battles, he made one.

What raids will we see in patch 5.2?, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 12/12/12.

Zandalar Island? A mogu island? An underground mogu stronghold? Something else? Lots of speculation here.

Are rogues a dying class?, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 12/11/12.

Rogues in sharp decline? Locks being played more?

Challenge Modes could be coming to older dungeons, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 12/10/12.

I’d like to say this would be really cool, but I’ve yet to do a Challenge Mode.

Anduin Wrynn broke my heart, Dawn Moore, WoW Insider, 11/15/12.

After everything they’d been through, Anduin acts like he doesn’t even know Dawn Moore!

Grandpappy Frostheim on Why Burning Crusade Sucked, Brian Wood, WoW Insider, 12/13/12.

Keep your nostalgia in check.

Lon’li Guju, Reputation Grind, 11/21/12.

His look at the Lonely George tribute.

Boo-Boo Number Three, Cymre, Bubbles of Mischief, 11/23/12.

Cymre attempt to trick her friend with a port to Old Dalaran.

Know Your Lore: WoW for Dummies, Act I: Alliance, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 11/18/12.

Why does she have to call us dummies?!

Know Your Lore: WoW for Dummies, Act I: Horde, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 11/25/12.

How is this Act I still?

Know Your Lore TFH: The origins of the pandaren, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 11/21/12.

What’s the relation between pandaren of Pandaria, the pandaren of Northrend, and the furbolg?

Know Your Lore: The Yaungol, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 12/12/12.

A nice recap of their history.

Know Your Lore TFH: Something is wrong, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 12/5/12.

The timeline is wrong if the Horde-Alliance conflict released the Sha.

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The seventh Sha, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 12/9/12.

Building on the “Something is wrong” KYL, Stickney speculates about the seventh Sha.

Around Azeroth: Cub scouts, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 12/5/12.

Let’s all be pandaren cubs!

WoW Archivist: How forum trolls broke a CM, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 11/16/12.

An amusing story.

Gok’lokk’s Shell brings beauty to Pandaria, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 11/20/12.

Now you can reenact the Birth of Venus!

Frolicking merrily with Martar the Not-So-Smart, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 11/23/12.

Because you’ve always wanted a gnoll sidekick.

Patch 5.1: Treant Form now combustible, Chase Hasbrouck, WoW Insider, 11/28/12.

Why would we want to set our trees on fire?

Death knight Mionee solos Madness of Deathwing, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 12/9/12.

I guess we all knew this was coming eventually.