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"What's the number one thing Blizzard could do better. I think Blizzard does a lot of things great. And for the size of the game, they're doing a crazy good job. I get kind of tired of some of the anti-Blizzard statements. They're the first company to host a virtual game world that has so many different levels of play, culture, and goals. This makes it more like the real world then most of us care to admit. However that said, I think Blizzard needs to challenge itself to do better. They're already miles ahead of their competition in terms of community involvement and game support. SOE doesn't even come close, and LindenLabs just isn't in the same ballpark. But, that really doesn't meant they couldn't communicate and work with the players more. I look at Blizzard as the best baseball team in the world (the Minnesota Twins, of course!)…

"Drysc responded strongly to some QQ over at the forums when a poster from Kil'jaeden -- a PvP realm -- ranted about being griefed by high level characters while leveling up. Drysc's uncompromising response. Get some friends and fight back. He reasons that if players roll on a PvP server, they should expect to be griefed as part of the leveling process. It's the same philosophy that has prevented Blizzard from allowing character transfers from PvE to PvP realms. It really only makes sense. If players roll on a PvP server, they shouldn't complain about players from the opposing faction taking advantage of the fact that they're flagged for PvP. As Drysc explains, ""the rules of war are based around attacking when the odds are in your favor"". This could mean when opponents outnumber you, outlevel you, when you're low in health and/or if you're engaged with multiple mobs... the…

"Destruction banks on high shadow bolt burst damage and is often coined the ""shadow mage"" spec. Affliction is the king of sustained damage, with a full range of DoTs at an affliction lock's disposal. The interesting thing about these two trees is that their playstyles are probably as different as night and day. The destro lock is essentially a ""one-trick pony"", spending most of their time pushing a single button for shadow bolts. Since most of them will sacrifice their pet for buffs, pet management is also taken out of the equation. Affliction locks, on the other hand, generally have at least four, or even five spells in their rotation. Less spells in the rotation means less micro-management. This gives destro locks more situational awareness in an encounter, which is essential for survival in raids where there is a lot of environmental damage. On the other hand, affliction locks have…

"Episode 9 of The Guild is up, and it's confrontation time. The guildies meet each other in RL again to take down the bank ninja Bladezz, but yet another boss battle looms deep on the horizon. Y'know, not that we don't love this series (we do), but has there ever been any actual gameplay footage here. Am I the only one that would kind of like to see them in their characters, maybe raiding into Karazhan or wherever else they're raiding. Maybe there's legal issues or something involved (but surely Blizzard wouldn't mind, right. ). At any rate, another fun episode for The Guild (Tink needs to get some new DS games, I beat Mario like years ago), and it seems like things are coming to a boil on this storyline. Episode 10 should be a big one. I have to say this is by far my favorite series. Even…

The Cowon iAudio 7 packs up to 8GB MP3 player of memory, but it ain't exactly the thinnest player on the market with its 3.0' x 1.4" x 0.7" form factor."Druid root is very good for crowd control outdoors due to it working on any mob type, but most instances and raid zones are indoor only. Still the small 1.3" 260K TFT LCD display is an improvement with regards to video playback than the the OLED screen of its predecessor the iAudio 6.In Burning Crusade the Druid class got a new spell, Cyclone, that worked indoors as well, but with a 6 sec duration (and diminishing returns), it was only effective in limited situations. like its L2 and D2 brethren the iAudio 7 supports the FLAC and OGG codecs for you folk out there who want better than MP3 players, while supporting open format alternatives. Druids have asked loud and…

"Today we introduce a new brand MP3 players samsung.In February 2000 I wrote about an observation I had where a brief acquaintance of mine, who was an avid Napster user, was purchasing more CDs as a result of file sharing. Samsung's P2 is their flagship MP3/PMP players device with many features, starring the full screen touch interface.This was the first article to explore the theory that users utilized Napster, which was only a few months old at this point, to sample music for potential purchase. Bluetooth also plays a supporting role in the feature set, giving the best MP3 player the ability to connect to wireless headphones and to your mobile phone (in future updates).Like radio, file sharing had the ability to promote artists, something we now take as common fact. The near-buttonless design comes together very nicely with a solid build quality common to Samsung's portable devices.Since then there…

"Power of Two gives you the opportunity to create your own minion in EVE to do your bidding, be it to obtain ISK or fight your enemies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Power of Two is available to everyone with an active EVE subscription. (Trial accounts are not eligible.) The special package includes account creation and six months of game time for a reduced price. To take part of this offer, please visit Account Management. This offer is only valid until Monday, November 12. Mac OS and Linux versions: CCP Games and TransGaming Technologies announced that they have completed work on the Mac OS and Linux versions of CCP's popular massively multiplayer online game, EVE Online. As the MMOG has been ported through the use of TransGaming's Cider, the game will only function on Intel-based Macs. EVE Online requires a subscription, with monthly plans starting at $15 per month, and is currently available…

"Think about all the accumulated knowledge you have about life currently stored away in your brain cells. Don't know about you, but it simply boggles my mind, and I certainly don't consider myself to be a highly intelligent person. But make no mistake, the sheer mass of data each and every one of us have would fill volumes. Everything you have learned from the minute you were born until this very moment is an immense amount, and taken together, has helped you to become the very person you are today. So, the question is: how do you share what you know now with your character at its 'birth'. Considering our true selves do not currently live in a tangible world of elves and demons, what do I need to learn as a player about such a world that would greatly enhance my roleplaying a character who does exist in such…

"This guy is easier than he is in normal mode if you ask me. The fight has been changed in heroic to a fight similar to Thaddius in Nax. Every thirty seconds Mechano will cast a change polarity. This will assign you a debuff that is either red (with a – sign) or blue (with a + sign). What you want to do when your party is charged is gather up in separate spots for each charge. All the positive charged in one area and all negative in another. Mechano still spawns the bombs he did in normal mode so make sure you tank him on the stairs where he is on the ground level and you are positioned halfway up the stairs on the edge. Another change to this fight is that he no longer puts up anti-melee damage shield and the spell reflect shield, so you can DPS…

"Chrono Lord Deja – On portal 6 this super-sized drakonid will spawn. Adds will still be coming out of the portal, so make sure somebody is taking care of them, as this boss doesn’t requires the same level of DPS that the second boss does. He melees rather heavily and has a few different abilities, but is generally a tank and spank type of encounter. Time Lapse – This is a regularly cast debuff on the MT that reduces attack, casting, and movement speed by 60%. It’s a magic debuff so just dispel it if you can, otherwise don’t worry too much about it. Arcane Discharge – Inflicts 2-2.5k arcane damage to everybody in 45 yards. Much like other level 70 instance bosses, party healing is required. If you’re having a hard time keeping up with this, bring an off-healer like a paladin or a shaman to help out keeping…