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- November 17th, 2008
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siha has posted a new entry on: Banana Shoulders
So Far, So Good
Well, I’ve had Wrath for about four and a half days now, and I’m sitting around level 74 - I’m hoping to get 75 before the servers go down for maintenance tonight. I could have been…
- November 16th, 2008
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Instance Quest Checklist: The Nexus
Next in the list of instance quest checklists: The Nexus, which is the first dungeon in Borean Tundra. The Nexus is the first wing of the instance hub in Borean Tundra also called the Nexus. It̵…
- November 15th, 2008
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Instance Quest Checklist: Utgarde Keep
With the launch of Wrath of the Lich King (which I am thoroughly enoying, incidentally), there are a whole bunch of unfamiliar instances to play in. Of course, one can dive right in and just go for th…
- November 10th, 2008
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Three Days to Go!
I’m getting excited - I hope everyone else is looking forward to it too! In the meantime, I’m levelling my warlock - she won’t be 70 before Wrath Day, but if I’m lucky she̵…
- November 6th, 2008
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Jewelcrafting Quick Reference Sheet: WotLK
Finally, the WotLK version of the much-loved Jewelcrafting Quick Reference Sheet. The format’s changed slightly and it’s not as pretty, because Blizzard introduced a ton of new gem cuts in…
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A Week From Now
This time next week, I will be sitting down at my computer with a fresh copy of WotLK in my hot little hands. This time next week, I will be commencing the lovely patch-patch-patch-wait-patch-login-cr…
- November 3rd, 2008
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The State of Paladin
I try and stay positive when I focus on developments in the WoW world, but it’s getting hard to grit one’s teeth through yet another round of nerfs being fired like buckshot into the ranks…
- October 31st, 2008
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Happy Blog Day to Me!
Today, November the 1st, is my one-year blogiversary. It was one year ago today that I posted a welcome and an introduction. Since then I’ve written thousands of words across 206 posts, I’…
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The Importance of Intellect
There’s one side-effect of the game mechanics changes in 3.0.2 and the new spells in Wrath that many people haven’t realised: Intellect is now the primary regen stat for raiding holy Palad…
- October 28th, 2008
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Another Useful WoW Tool: TalentChic
I got an email about this from David, the site owner, a couple of weeks ago, and I haven’t blogged about it yet due to the deluge of 3.0.2-related posts and playtime. Thanks for the headsup, Dav…
- October 27th, 2008
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Five Things I Love About 3.0.2
In no particular order: Raid boss nerfs. I know it’s disappointing for raid groups who were just about to beat Boss X on pre-nerf difficulty, and I sympathise, but: overall, I think this is a ni…
- October 22nd, 2008
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Get Your Seal Whey Here! It’s, Uh, Lovely!
A quick tip for mana users: in advance of Wrath of the Lich King, you can buy the next rank of “water” already. Except it’s not water, it’s pungent seal whey. Yummy. Still, it…
- October 20th, 2008
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Patch 3.0: The (Holy) Talents
I’ve already covered new and changed spells and glyphs and gear stats. It’s past time to take a look at new holy-relevant talents. There are some minor changes around the tree - some talen…
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How Not To See Achievements
I’ve heard quite a few people unhappy that the new achievement system spams their guildchat relentlessly, even when they’ve turned off global achievement announcements. Here’s how to…
- October 17th, 2008
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Popular, Ain’t It?
Patch 3.0.2 has certainly brought a lot of people out of retirement - on swapping accounts today, I was greeted with a sight I haven’t seen for a long time! Not a big queue, sure, but I haven&#…
- October 16th, 2008
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More Fool Me
While I was waiting for patch 3.0.2 to arrive, one of the things I did was farming reputation - for fun, and for the achievements. I got myself Exalted with all five Alliance factions, Exalted with Ce…
- October 14th, 2008
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Patch 3.0: The Brave New (Healadin) World
So, it’s Patch Day, and you’re confronted with a whole host of changes to spells you used to know like the back of your hand! What to do, what to do? Holy paladin core mechanics have been…
- October 9th, 2008
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Inscription: Levelling Guide v. 1.2
Finally, it’s all done! Inscription Guide v1.2 Last Update: 10 October; PTR build 9056. If you want to see the levelling guide here on the blog, I’ve updated the Inscription Levelling Gui…
- October 7th, 2008
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Inscription Guide Revision Coming Soon
Just FYI: the test realms are about to go down to update with a new patch. I’ll be issuing a revision of the Inscription guide a few hours after they’re back up; I don’t want to revi…
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Good news, of the flavour we all wanted.
Ghostcrawler has posted some upcoming good news for paladins. Righteous Defense — cooldown lowered to 8 sec. It had been 10 sec recently and is 15 sec on live. Infusion of Light — now aff…
- October 3rd, 2008
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Another Letter To Coren
Dear Mister Direbrew, I think you misunderstood my last letter. But I won’t complain. Thankyou! Love, Sailan and Mr. Sheepy This post was written by Siha at Banana Shoulders. Another Letter To C…
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Infusion of Light Not Finished Either
Ghostcrawler just posted on the Paladin forums, confirming that Infusion of Light was nerfed for arena balance (which, let’s face it, we all knew anyway). She followed up with “I know it c…
- October 2nd, 2008
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Post Your Bank!
A week or so ago, Pike challenged us to post our banks, revelling in the messiness that is one’s bank. Click to see a larger image. You can see why I’m looking forward to Patch 3.0.2 so m…
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Inscription Changes in 9014
Unsurprisingly, build 9014 has changed some things for Inscription yet again. Of particular interest, a lot of the glyphs that were previously green when learnt are now orange, meaning that skilling u…
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The New Hotness
I’d like you to observe something that many paladins don’t know about. Old and busted: Lay On Hands in Live. The new hotness: Lay On Hands on the PTR. See that? See the change in cooldown?…
- October 1st, 2008
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Drama and Woe Averted in Healadin Land
So, beta build 9014 landed on us overnight, and the paladin forums exploded in a storm of weeping - and pretty justified, too, I feel. Heck, people were upset enough that the main forum thread about i…
- September 30th, 2008
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Scribes and the Glyph Slot
I alluded to this in my last post, but I felt I should make it clear for people who didn’t read behind the cut: A lot of information around the net - including my own Inscription guide, currentl…
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Professional Advantages
Note: this post contains information on Wrath of the Lich King. So, you’re wondering what professions will serve you best at level 80? Here’s a super-quick rundown of the crafter-only adv…
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In which I put on my Pimp Hat!
I just wanted to take a moment to recommend a new blog on the scene, Hunters Rhok, by regular commenter - and much-valued guildy - Phyllixia. Phyl’s a great player and loves doing absurdly chall…
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Fix your UI in advance!
Patch 3.0.2 is close on the horizon - if it’s not here within the next couple of weeks I’ll be surprised - and your UI is going to break. That’s right, all those lovely addons you us…
- September 29th, 2008
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What Didn’t I Know?
Larisa of the Pink Pigtail Inn posted some entertaining stories today, recounting times when she found out she “had it all wrong”. I never committed any of the (very entertaining!) faux pa…
- September 28th, 2008
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Inscription Guide Revised - Levelling
Note: this post contains spoilers for Patch 3.0. This post is a revision of my previous Inscription Guide. This is the second of a two-part guide to Inscription, the new tradeskill being introduced i…
- September 27th, 2008
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New Jewelcrafting Patterns for Honor
Eyonix has confirmed that the “new Honor items” are cloaks and trinkets, upgrades over the current cloaks and trinkets but not huge ones. However, on the 3.0.2 PTR tonight I also espied a…
- September 26th, 2008
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Optimism is a beautiful thing.
So, I’m sitting in Stormwind on the 3.0.2 PTR server, relearning Inscription for my Inscription levelling guide, and I’m idly watching trade chat go by. The number of people who expect Nor…
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Holy Paladins in Wrath: New Spells
Note: this post contains information on Wrath of the Lich King. And in addition, it’s a bit speculative because it’s discussing things that may still be tweaked, nerfed, buffed, folded, sp…
- September 25th, 2008
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That was AWESOME.
Well, that was fantastic fun :) I’m still doing Warsong Gulch at the moment, because I need 90 tokens - 30 for the Black War Elekk and 60 for the tabard - and I’ve got about 20. Oh, and re…
- September 23rd, 2008
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All This Honor’s Burning A Hole In My Pocket
So, Eyonix announced today that Honor points and Marks of Honor will be wiped clean when WotLK goes live. As you can imagine, the tears are deep enough to drown in - the resulting thread is up to 48 p…
- September 22nd, 2008
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- September 21st, 2008
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Brewfest - Preparing For Achievements
Note: this post contains spoilers for Patch 3.0. Patch 3.0.2 is expected to herald the introduction of the new Achievement system, so for many of us it’s time to start planning ahead and working…
- September 20th, 2008
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If WoW were real…
Typhoon Andrew asked, in a recent post, “what 5 abilities, spells, effects, or powers would you like in real life“? Coming up with an answer is harder than it sounds! After much contemplat…
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Inscription Guide Revised - Introduction
Note: this post contains spoilers for Patch 3.0. This post is a revision of my previous Inscription Guide. This is the first of a two-part guide to Inscription, the new tradeskill being introduced in…
- September 16th, 2008
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Normal Service Will Resume Shortly
I’m out of town visiting family for a few days - I do have internet access, so I’ll be around to reply to comments and chat if anyone needs to get hold of me, but don’t expect any ma…
- September 11th, 2008
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Healadin Glyphs - A First Look and a Revelation
Note: this post contains information on Wrath of the Lich King. Inscription is still being tuned, and a lot of glyphs are incomplete or non-existent - not to mention we haven’t seen a single Mi…
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Breaking News: New Facial Models
Note: this post contains information on Wrath of the Lich King. This is a change I didn’t see coming - Blizzard are implementing new, “improved” character skins. After the jump, scr…
- September 10th, 2008
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siha has posted a new entry on: Banana Shoulders
There are more of you than I expected!
Like (almost) every blogger, I eagerly watch my stats to see how my traffic is flowing, to see which posts are more popular and whether my readership is growing or falling. Until recently, though, my…
- September 9th, 2008
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The New Raid Buff System
Blizzard have announced that as of Patch 3.0.2, raid buffs will synergize very differently, to make raid rosters more versatile. Rather than write a guide to it myself, I’ll just direct you to…
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Alltop, the (WoW) Magazine Rack
I hadn’t actually heard of Alltop until the WoW subsite launched and Matt posted about it, but now I’ve taken a look I like the concept. Alltop presents a selection of recent posts from a…
- September 8th, 2008
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Herbal Remedies - Am I Overdoing It?
I’ve been stockpiling herbs in preparation for picking up Inscription on Wrath Day (now, even sooner on Patch 3.0 Day). I may have gone too far. a Herbal Remedies - Am I Overdoing It?
- September 6th, 2008
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What Can’t You Delete?
I don’t know a single serious long-time WoW player who doesn’t have bank and bag space woes, at least on their main. That goes double if you’re a hybrid searching for bank space for…
- September 4th, 2008
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Shared Topic: What I Will Be Doing…
…when Wrath of the Lich King hits. This is this week’s Shared Topic from Blog Azeroth, a question posed by Dechion of Dechion’s Place. What Will I Be Doing On Wrath Day? …Tryin…
