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Suggested Reading: Of flex raids, patch 5.4, and D3

Posted by Peter (Devee) on June 13, 2013
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Flex Raiding – Too Little Too Late?, wolfgangcat, WoW Misadventures, 6/7/13.

I agree with him! The gear is worse than normal, but you need to have at least 10 people. Why would I run it then?

On raid lockouts, flexible raiding, and choice, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 6/8/13.

I disagree with many of Mr. Rossi’s points. I really need to make a post just on flex raids.

FlexRaids in 5.4, and LFR is apparently killing wow?, TyphoonAndrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 6/7/13.

TyphoonAndrew loves the addition of flex raids but defends the importance of LFR.

Maybe NORMAL Raiding Should Die, Prinnie Powah, That Was an Accident!, 6/7/13.

Here’s an interesting idea. Prinnie Powah wonders if normal mode should be removed and replaced by flex raids.

Patch 5.4 PTR: Proving Grounds, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 6/12/13.

Finally! This sounds really exciting.

Patch 5.4 PTR: Challenge Mode titles for fastest clear times, Matt Low, WoW Insider, 6/12/13.

If you have the fastest clear time for a Challenge Mode, you’ll be given a title specific to that Challenge Mode. As soon as you lose the fastest time, you’ll lose the title.

Patch 5.4 PTR Patch notes, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 6/12/13.

Everything else about 5.4.

Know Your Lore: The legacy of the Mag’har, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 6/9/13.

The Red pox, the attack on Azeroth, Garrosh, and more.

Diablo 3’s new game directory outlines the future of the game, Auction House, Michael McWhertor, Polygon, 6/5/13.

Josh Mosqueira, the new game director of Diablo 3, wants items to feel meaningful and reduce “the impact of the Auction House.”

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 Horde-Alliance wars, loot ninjas, F2P TOR, Vol’jin, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on November 1, 2012
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Know Your Lore: Pandaria’s great oppressed, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/31/12.

Virmen. Yup.

Know Your Lore: Why do we fight?, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 10/28/12.

Why do the Horde and Alliance fight? This article not only discusses each factions’ reasons but also discusses their perspective on their opposition.

PSA: Ninja or Not, Arioch, clearcasting, 10/26/12.

Arioch comments on gearing, especially in lower levels, and argues that people shouldn’t be so quick to through around the term “ninja.”

SWTOR F2P Model Thoughts, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 10/25/12.

Even though I haven’t played TOR much recently, I still like to read about it.

The effect of persistence, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/30/12.

A discussion of persistence and change in World of Warcraft.

Patch 5.1: Vol’jin gets a new model, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/31/12.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

How to keep world bosses away from the pesky Horde (or Alliance), Matt Low, WoW Insider, 10/25/12.

A few tips for dealing with the opposing faction when fighting (or wanting to fight) a world boss.

Around Azeroth: Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 10/27/12.

This was cute.

Suggest Reading: Of hacks, naaru, pets, voodoo, dancing, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on August 16, 2012
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New Mists of Pandaria Battlegrounds: Temple of Kotmogu, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 8/15/12.

This new battleground is a powerball map featuring four different powerballs. It sounds really fun!

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The whispers of Azeroth, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 8/12/12.

Have you ever noticed how WoW keeps telling the story of corruption and eventual failure? Maybe that’s because it’s the tale Sargeras over and over.

Fox Kit added to Tol Barad vendors in next patch, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 8/10/12.

Cute! It’ll be 200 tokens though.

Druid stag dance revealed!, Matt Low, WoW Insider, 8/15/12.

Breaking news: Stags are still super cute even while dancing.

Know Your Lore: The long game of the naaru, part 2, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 8/15/12.

In this second part, Rossi continues to consider what’s happening (and what’s happened) with the naaru.

Blizzard security breach, no evidence that financial data was compromised, Chase Hasbrouck, WoW Insider, 8/9/12.

Most WoW players should already know about this, but Blizzard was hacked recently. It’s not very bad, but you should definitely read about it.

A brief history of reputation in WoW, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 8/10/12.

Reputations have gone from something that only the hardcore cared about to a central part of the game.

WoW Archivist: A fluffy history of companion pets, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 8/10/12.

If you’re interested in another history lesson, this time you could learn about pets.

Voodoo Hoodoo Remind me of the Babe, Bravetank, 8/15/12.

Because trolls are obviously the best race, you might want to read about voodoo.

Mists of Pandaria Beta: New training dummies make testing raid DPS more accurate, Dawn Moore, WoW Insider, 8/15/12.

The new training dummies in Shattrath (yes) are designed for entire raids. They can be killed, have a lot of health, and buff everyone close to it with a full set of raid buffs.

Suggested Reading: DMF rides, final bosses, AV, pets, dailies, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on July 19, 2012
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This post goes back a little more than a week because last week’s Suggested Reading was written in advance. This is also all from WoW Insider, although I swear I caught up on my other WoW blogs!

Around Azeroth: Mistaken identity, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 7/10/12.

I never expected an Around Azeroth post to make it here, but this is just so cute. It’s a screenshot of a gnome at the Darkmoon Faire competing with the NPC that ports players back to the cannon.

Know Your Lore: The final boss of Mists of Pandaria, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 7/15/12.

The Old Gods are known to cause destruction and chaos around them. Who’s causing destruction and chaos in the upcoming expansion? We are.

WoW Archivist: The evolution of Alterac Valley, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 7/13/12.

A great look at how Alterac Valley has changed. While they were clearly flaws in the original, and I’m glad I can do AV relatively quickly, this article does make me think that Blizzard’s has gone too far.

Reflections on moving from a PvP to a PvE realm, Matt Walsh, WoW Insider, 7/9/12.

After moving from a PVP to a PVE server, Matt realized he didn’t have to be afraid out in the world anymore, but it also felt like something was missing.

Team Matticus takes on the updated Pet Battle system, Matt Low, WoW Insider, 7/17/12.

Matt gives a tour of pet battles!

Grandpappy Frostheim on dumbing the game down, Brian Wood, WoW Insider, 7/12/12.

Is the game really getting easier, or is it just getting more accessible? Grindings not hard; it’s time-consuming.

Obsidian Nightwing now available as Recruit-A-Friend mount, Daniel Whitcomb, WoW Insider, 7/16/12.

Take a look at the new RAF mount.

48 dailies are 48 dailies too many, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 7/18/12.

There are up to 48 Mists of Pandaria dailies to do each day, and Olivia Grace thinks that’s 48 too many.