Patch 3.2.2: Trial of the Champion improvements

One of the best changes in patch 3.2.2 comes from Trial of the Champion, the Argent Tournament’s 5-man. If you’ve run the place more than once, you’re probably really sick of all of the fanfare that precedes the actiony bits of the instance. Do we really need to listen to an announcer rattle off everyone’s [...]

Encrypted Text: Rogue loot guide to patch 3.2.2

Every Wednesday, Chase Christian of Encrypted Text invites you to enter the world of shadows, as we explore the secrets and mechanics of the Rogue class. This week, we talk about the new gear (mostly weapons) available in patch 3.2.2 and Brewfest.
Much to everyone’s surprise, Blizzard released patch 3.2.2 this week. I’ve talked extensively about [...]

Reminder: It came from the Blog Pirates’ Day event today

Ye not be forgetting It came from the Blog’s Pirates’ Day parrrty!

When: 5pm EDT (3pm Server Time, 2pm PDT) Today
Where: Meet in Orgrimmar in front of the bank on Zangarmarsh U.S.
Who: A Horde character, any level
How: Send a tell to Robiness or any It came from the Blog member to join the guild

Be ye in [...]

Around Azeroth: Target practice

The Argent Crusade isn’t quite as tough-as-nails as we remember the Argent Dawn being. They seem to have lost a little something under Tirion Fordring’s leadership… like a spine. Luckily, the rank and file are taking matters into their own hands, toughening up the new recruits through some desperate measures. Measures such as, “If you [...]

WoW Insider Show with guest Phil Kollar at 3:30pm today

The podcast returns this afternoon with our first special guest in a while: Phil Kollar will join Eddie “Brigwyn” Carrington, Turpster, and I for a spirited chat about the latest news in the World of Warcraft. He’s a former editor on 1up.com, and is currently working as an associate editor at Game Informer magazine (that’s [...]

Yogg-Saron in blues

This story’s from last week, but I love it anyway — over at the Greedy Goblin, Gevlon’s guild was getting a little tired of all of the achievement-checking and gear requirements for endgame raiding, and so they set out to do something that many experienced raiders might admit seems impossible: take down Yogg-Saron with nothing [...]