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A Counter-Intuitive Idea For Tanks in LFR, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 10/16/13.

Rohan notes that there’s room for bad healers or DPS in LFR but not tanks. He speculates that increasing the number of tanks (while keeping encounters tuned for two) would make tanking more forgiving and possibly yield more people queuing as tanks. It’s a great idea.

An Alternate Explanation for Gender Bias in Healing and Tanking, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 10/8/13.

Here’s another fantastic piece by Rohan. He provides an alternate explanation on gender bias in which he speculates that women prefer to stay at range while men prefer melee. It’s interesting.

Crowd Control & Diminishing Returns, Lore, World of Warcraft Forums, 10/11/13.

If you’ve wondered what CC shared diminishing returns, this great thread has you covered.

Know Your Lore: A brief summary of the Pandaria campaign, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/9/13.

This is a fantastic summary of what’s happened in Pandaria.

Reputation in review: Pandaria, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 10/14/13.

A consideration of the different reputation experiments in Mists of Pandaria.

Know Your Lore: The fate of Garrosh Hellscream, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 10/13/13.

Nothing new, but interesting look at why things happened the way they did.

Spec and Talent design likely to remain unchanged in 6.0, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 10/15/13.

If you read the article title, you don’t really need to read the article.

WoW Archivist: Spells we’ve lost, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 10/11/13.

An examination of spells that have been removed. I’m ready to lose more.

Suggested Reading: Of lore speculation, Garrosh Hellscream, faction identity, and much more

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What If Paladins Had Stayed Alliance-Only?, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/19/13.

I love this. The Alliance story was the story of their paladins. What if paladins had stayed Alliance-only and shaman had stayed Horde-only? What if Death Knights had been given to the Horde, and monks to the Alliance? It’s an interesting article.

Thoughts on Garrosh Hellscream, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/14/13.

Why do the orcs want to kill Garrosh? Why do players hate Garrosh but like Sylvanas? Rohan thinks that in lore, the orcs in general aren’t turning on Garrosh. As players, we like Sylvanas because she’s “all cool and calculating” while Garrosh “is a thug.” Players are more likely to identify with Sylvanas.

Window Shopper, Prinnie Powah, That Was an Accident!, 8/14/13.

Be careful with whom you /flirt.

Patch 5.4, flexible raids, dailies and more with Tom Chilton, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 8/16/13.

Chilton’s discussion of the Timeless Isle and Blizzard’s pull away from dailies are particularly interesting.

Patch 5.4 confirmed for release on September 10th, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 8/21/13.

I’m glad we have a little more time to Ahead of the Curve: Lei Shen for raid team members who missed our kill.

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The Dark Below, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 8/18/13.

Speculation on what The Dark Below could bring.

Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Lore Speculation, Neinball, BlizzPro, 8/14/13.
Reaper of Souls Lore Speculation Part 2: The Usual Suspects, Neinball, BlizzPro, 8/16/13.
Reaper of Soul [sic] Lore Speculation Part Three: Eternities of Conflict, Neinball, BlizzPro, 8/19/13.
Reaper of Souls Lore Speculation Part Four: Oh, The Places We’ll Go, Neinball, BlizzPro, 8/20/13.

Reaper of Souls might have been unveiled, but I still think these speculation articles are great.

Diablo III Expansion Speculation, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/15/13.

Rohan’s wish list includes paladins, necromancers (or maybe druids), a no-trade, no-AH mode, and the ability for hardcore characters to become normal characters upon death. I think the no-trade, no-AH mode would be nice, although Blizzard would never do it, and the hardcore change would be great.

What If: Cult of the Mechanical, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 8/15/13.

Rossi explains how awesome it would be if we had an expansion focused on Gelbin Mekkatorque embracing technology and shunning the divine.

Old Enemies: OOC Epilogue, Anna, Too Many Annas, 8/15/13.

Even if you haven’t been reading this story, this is an interesting article about “assumed RP.” I didn’t really know anything about this, but it was a fascinating read.

Will we see an ability purge?, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 8/14/13.

If we’re going to continue to get new abilities every expansion, an ability purge seems important to me.

This epic crafted Frostsaber has ridden off with our hearts, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 8/15/13.

This is so cute!

Diablo 3 to get new features, fore free, in pre-expansion patch, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 8/22/13.

No surprise here. Changes to the core mechanics will happen even if you don’t purchase Reaper of Souls.

WoW Archivist: WoW’s first legendary quest line, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 8/16/13.

A retrospective on the first legendary quest line, the series to obtain Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.

Know Your Lore: A Precarious Position Part 1 – Horde, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 8/14/13.

What will happen to the Horde after the Siege of Orgimmar?

Revisiting the Trinity, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/6/13.

How can you break the role trinity while keeping fantasy tropes?

Your Warchief wants YOU, The Warchief’s Command Board, 8/5/13.

I love this poster. Check it out!

Patch 5.4 PTR: Hellscream’s weapon drops are 90-100 heirlooms, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 8/7/13.

That’s pretty cool!

WoW Archivist: When Blizzard “hated” the Horde, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 8/2/13.

Many people hold the belief that Blizzard loves the Horde and hates the Alliance, but there was a time when the opposite was considered true.

Pandaren levels 1 to 60 as a neutral, not picking sides in the Alliance and Horde conflict, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 8/5/13.

Screw the factions!

Know Your Lore: The future of the Alliance, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 8/4/13.

Where is the Alliance going?

Blizzard’s new vision for Titan: ‘unlikely’ a subscription-based MMO, Michael McWhertor, Polygon, 8/1/13.

Titan won’t be subscription-based? Titan won’t be an MMO?

Patch 5.4 pulls WoW Insider team members into Azeroth, Alex Ziebart, WoW Insider, 8/2/13.

WoW Insider’s Matthew Rossi, Anne Stickney, and Olivia Grace will have items named after them in patch 5.4.

WoW 6.0: A case for dual class dual spec, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 8/6/13.

What if you could adopt a spec from another class as your secondary spec? Personally, I hate this idea.

World of Warcraft to sell experience buff and more in confirmed in-game store, Samit Sarkar, Polygon, 7/9/13.

Huge news in my opinion.

Thinking about the in-game store, TyphoonAndrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 7/10/13.

TyphoonAndrew doesn’t seem too pleased with the buffs being sold.

#245 A word of warning to Blizzard about Microtransactions, Spencer Nozell, Be MOP, 7/10/13.

Spencer cautions Blizzard about microtransactions, using Valve’s TF2 as an example.

Enough With the WoW P2W* Hysteria!, Balkoth, Balkoth’s Word, 7/10/13.

Balkoth thinks people need to calm down and that the news about microtransactions aren’t a big deal. I disagree.

Choosing Statistics to Evade the Argument, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 7/9/13.

Just because someone uses statistics to back their argument doesn’t mean the argument they’re rebutting is wrong.

WoW Archivist: WoW’s 20 greatest non-legendary weapons, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 7/5/13.

Andrew examines the coolest non-legendary weapons.

WoW Archivist: WoW’s 20 greatest non-legendary weapons, part 2, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 7/9/13.

Andrew finishes his look at some cool weapons.

Patch 5.4 PTR: Legendary spell effects for all (druids included), Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 7/8/13.

If you want to see what our new legendary will look like, take a look!

The living game and the end of nostalgia, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 7/8/13.

It’s okay to miss the past, but don’t be blinded by it.

Do warlocks bring too much utility to a raid?, Sarah Pine, WoW Insider, 7/8/13.

I kind of think they do, but I hope it’s not removed. That utility is important, and I like the flavor that it comes with warlocks.

Levelling [sic] and Talent Trees, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 5/20/13.

Rohan thinks we should bring back talent trees with talents every level for leveling purposes. However, he proposes that at max level, you have every talent, but the talents give the abilities that a class gets while leveling currently. This would make it simply a way of choosing what you get first while leveling. It’s a great idea!

Variable Group Size, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 5/19/13.

Another interesting idea, but one that’s likely more difficult to implement.

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: The Curse of Flesh, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 5/121/3.

What if the Curse of Flesh was a way for the natural Azeroth to assimilate the Titan’s external creations?

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: Celestials, Ancients and Aspects, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 5/19/13.

Anne posits that the Ancients and Celestials are Azeroth’s natural response and balance to chaos and the Old Gods. This is a great article, so please read it!

5.3 Escalation Patch Notes, Rygarius, World of Warcraft Blog, 5/20/13.

The official patch notes.

Patch 5.3 PvP changes, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 5/21/13.

I’m just getting annoyed at all the changes now.

All-orc clan leader offers fierce perspectives on RP, world PvP, and Garrosh, Lisa Poisso, WoW Insider, 5/9/13.

These are true orcs!

Know Your Lore: Gul’dan, Doomhammer, and the nature of the Horde, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 5/21/13.

Garrosh and Doomhammer are more alike than you might think.

The false memory of WoW’s difficult past, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 5/10/13.

Was Vanilla WoW more difficult or just more annoying?

WoW Archivist: Launch classes’ 9 biggest aggravations, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 5/10/13.

If you weren’t sure just how much better the game is now, give this article a read.

How 5 minutes AFK cost one WoW player 476,000 gold, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 3/19/13

After leaving his computer for five minutes, a man returns to find that his son spent 476,000 gold on pets on the AH.

Dungeons versus Scenarios, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 3/17/13.

In this articles, Rohan compares dungeons and scenarios. He considers loot rewards and design time among other aspects. He makes some great commentary.

Dungeons versus Scenarios, Part II, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 3/18/13

The follow-up to his previous post.

Draztal ends the “WoW is too easy now” argument in a long and beautiful post, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 3/18/13.

Draztal basically explains that the game is completely different now. His post is worth reading. However, I do want to point out that Holisky repeatedly says the read the whole article even though it’s long. It’s not long, but this tells you something about our attention spans.

A guide to looting the Troves of the Thunder King, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 3/16/13.

If you’re struggling in the scenario, give this guide a read.

WoW Archivist: 11 moments from WoW’s history that should become scenarios, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 3/15/13.

Scott has some interesting ideas, but I can’t say I agree with all of them. I should write my own post on the subject.

Feathermoon Horde players organize massive cross-realm RP event, Lisa Poisso, WoW Insider, 3/15/13.

This sounds like a really cool RP event. It’s happening today, so if you can make it, go check it out!

What if all raids were end game raids?, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 3/15/13.

Rossi considers what the game would be like if all raids were for the current max level. It’s an interesting idea, but I doubt it’ll happen.

War is All Hell: The use of moral ambiguity in Warcraft, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 3/14/13.

War is full of moral ambiguity. Do you allow many to die to save a larger number? WoW seems to lack this in its leaders.

Advanced Video Settings: From Grayscale WoW to Vulcan Blood, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 3/18/13.

If you’d like to play around with your graphics, this could be interesting information.

A Gift of a Fish, Arioch, clearcasting, 2/6/13.

Arioch tries his hardest to give his mom a new pet.

Patch 5.2 Prep: Get ahead of the game, Kristin Marshall, WoW Insider, 1/28/13.

Ensure you’re ready for the patch!

How to get green fire for your Warlock in Patch 5.2, Megan O’Neill, WoW Insider, 2/7/13.

Spoilers abound, but Megan gives us a look at what warlocks will do to get their fel fire.

We don’t need daily quests anymore, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/25/13.

I’m all for unlockable content, but I’m not sure I like the daily system tied to reputation. Maybe I should post about this later…

Patch 5.2 honors El’s Anglin’, adds sea monster and new battle pets to fishing, Alex Ziebart, WoW Insider, 1/24/13.

It looks like a new NPC, El, joins the Anglers. Great!

Around Labor and Delivery: Pride and joy, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 1/31/13.

They named their kid Jaina. Seriously.

Around Azeroth: Sweet dreams?, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 1/24/13.

I wish I knew who lived there.

Know Your Lore: The evolution of Varian Wrynn, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 2/3/13.

If you’ve noticed that Varian has changed quite a bit and want to know more about why, give this a read.

Know Your Lore: The genesis of Garrosh Hellscream, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/27/13.

If you’re interested in the history of Varian, you’re probably interested in the history of Garrosh as well.

WoW Archivist: It’s a secret to everybody — the Linken quest line, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 2/1/13.

This was a fun quest line, and I enjoyed reading about it even though I completed it.

Roleplaying the mundane side of the Alliance, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/26/13.

Even if you don’t roleplay, Anne gives a nice summary of how the Alliance races are feeling.

Funcom wants to feature your music in The Secret World, MJ Guthrie, Massively, 1/29/13.

If only I had musical talent.

Will Patch 5.2 kill PvP twinking?, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 1/24/13.

I’m not sure how it would kill twinking, but I think scaling players levels to the highest level of their PvP bracket is pretty cool! (And scaling in PvP works well in TOR.)

Patch 5.2: Valor and Conquest Points will be reset, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 2/6/13.

Valor converts to Justice, and Conquest converts to Honor. That’s normal. What’s different is that current Valor gear will still cost Valor. Rewards from 5.0 factions will be at a 75% discount and rewards from 5.1 factions will be at a 50% discount. That’s great, but then why take all of our Valor away? I understand the predicament in wanting to ensure people don’t get ahead, but that sucks a little.

Direhorn mounts coming to patch 5.2 as reputation rewards, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 2/5/13.

Yes, yes, yes!

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.

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.

A weekend without WoW, typhoonandrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 11/7/12.

Sometimes it’s good to take a break.

Over the Haste Cap: What keeps Olympic gold medalist Aries Merritt hurdling raids?, Lisa Poisso, WoW Insider, 11/1/12.

Yes, you can totally win an Olympic gold medal and still be a hardcore raider. Well, okay, probably not you.

Patch 5.1 PTR: Upgrading items with justice and valor, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 11/6/12.

This is going to be very important soon.

Know Your Lore, Tinfoil Hat Edition: When is a well not a well?, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 11/4/12.

What if the Well of Eternity was the remains of a fallen Titan?

WoW Archivist: Blizzard’s hot and cold attitude toward weather, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 11/2/12.

Why are people excited about weather in Pandaria? This might give you a clue.

The economics of perfect gem cuts, Basil Bernsten, WoW Insider, 11/2/12.

If you’re a jewelcrafter and don’t know about perfect cuts, this is important.

Maine’s “World of Warcraft” candidate Colleen Lachowicz appears to win State Senate seat, Adam Holisky, WoW Insider, 11/7/12.

I honestly don’t know a thing about her political opinions.

Around Azeroth: Dragon envy, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 11/3/12.

I just thought this was pretty.

The Terrible Turnip is a pet collector’s best friend, Alex Ziebart, WoW Insider, 10/31/12.

I would like this pet, please.

Player memorial scheduled for Guild Wars 2’s Sanctum of Rall server on September 5th, Jef Reahard, Massively, 8/27/12.

Community member Roger “Oldroar” Rall passed away recently. A Guild Wars 2 server has been named in his honor, and an in-game memorial is taking place. If you’re interested, take a look at Massively’s source too.

Warlocks, Trash Your Keybinds, Cynwise, Cynwise’s Warcraft Manual, 8/28/12.

This is actually good advice for every class in my opinion. A new expansion is a time to rethink how you play.

F2P, Subscriptions, Raiding, and Community, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/27/12.

Rohan makes some good observations about the current subscription policy for TOR. By making the game F2P but requiring raiders to subscribe, raid leaders can be assured that their raiders are actually committed to the game.

5.0.x and Mists of Pandaria: Holy and Discipline Priest Info, Matticus, World of Matticus, 8/27/12.

Matticus gives a great guide for healing priests in MoP.

What do I know about other classes and specs?, TyphoonAndrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 8/28/12.

TyphoonAndrew uses humor to show exactly what he knows about other classes. I feel the same way often.

Battle of Theramore scenario to launch Sept. 18, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 8/28/12.

Plenty of time for me to finish Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War.

WoW Archivist: A raid exploit compendium, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 8/24/12.

There’s something really exciting and mysterious about exploits in MMOs. They’re like legends that make me wonder what secrets are hidden within the game.

Around Azeroth: So your guild leader hates you, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 8/23/12.

I absolutely love this outfit and guild banner. So cute.

Patch 5.0.4 release patch notes, Alex Ziebart, WoW Insider, 8/28/12.

Could be important. Who knows?

More Impressions of Guild Wars 2, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 8/26/12.

I thought this was a rather nice description of some elements of Guild Wars 2.

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.

I’ve been a bit late getting this out, so there’s more than usual.

Theramore Tourist Information Guide, Bravetank, 7/26/12.

This hilarious tourist information guide for Theramore will explain why it’s a great place to vacation and totally safe.

The Hidden Sting of a Personal Spaceship, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 7/18/12.

Rohan explains how personal spaceships sound cool and work well while leveling; At endgame when players are traveling often, they just slow players with a abundance of loading screens.

Operations in The Old Republic, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 7/29/12.

A nice stroll through “operations,” which are to TOR what raids are to WoW.

‘Guild Wars 2’ and the death rattle of the subscription game, Emily Gera, Polygon, 8/1/12.

Polygon interviews ArenaNet’s Chris Lye about subscriptionless MMOs and Guild Wars 2.

The Old Republic Goes Free-To-Play, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 7/31/12.

When TOR goes free-to-play, leveling and questing will be unrestricted. Flashpoints and warzones will be limited per week, and operations will only be for subscribers. Rohan’s going to continue playing through class stories but will turn to Mists of Pandaria for a raiding fix.

FarnVille in World of Warcraft? WoW Insider’s first look at The Tillers, Dawn Moore, WoW Insider, 7/30/12.

Dawn examines The Tillers, the new faction responsible for your personal farm. I’m excited.

The OverAchiever: FAQ on pet battles and early achievements, Allison Robert, WoW Insider, 8/2/12.

You might want to check this out before jumping into pet battles.

Tactical Graveyard Control at Arathi Basin Nodes, Cynwise, Cynwise’s Warcraft Manual, 7/19/12.

If you want to perform well in Arathi Basin, you have to control graveyards. Cyn’s articles are always wonderfully informative.

Resurrection Vectors in Strand of the Ancients and the Problem of South Graveyard, Cynwise, Cynwise’s Warcraft Manual, 7/25/12.

This is a lot like the previous entry I mentioned except that it’s about one the worst battlegrounds rather than one of the best (my opinions).

New Mists of Pandaria Battlegrounds: Silvershard Mine, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 7/31/12.

If you’re as excited about this new battleground as I am, check out this guide.

WoW Archivist: Strat 45 — the original challenge mode, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 7/27/12.

A nice look at Strat 45 (especially for those who didn’t run it when it was current).

Lonesome George immortalized in Mists of Pandaria, Robin Torres, WoW Insider, 7/26/12.

When the turtle Lonesome George died, so did his sub-species. In his memory, he’s been added to WoW as Lon’li Guju.

Mists of Pandaria raids will have staggered release, none available at launch, Dawn Moore, WoW Insider, 8/1/12.

The first raid of the tier will release one week after Mists launches, and the final two of the tier will release four weeks later. I think this is a good change that puts people on more equal footing. (Of course, I’m too slow to be helped by this.)

Mists of Pandaria Beta: Druids get new default travel form, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 7/20/12.

This news is a couple weeks old now, but I love the new stag travel form!

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.

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