Archive for December, 2008

Higher Learning Achievement Guide

You may have noticed players standing around certain locations in Dalaran, or Guildies always /afk in certain spots every other day. You may even notice players spamming trade chat with a location of a book you have no idea what they’re talking about, and when you go to that location, you see nothing. That is [...]

Street Fighter IV Character Roster

Looks like the final character roster is out for Capcom’s next sequel to the Street Fighter series is out. The arcade version has been out for quite some time now, and there will be many addition characters added for the console version, bringing the total characters up to twenty-five.

Comcast and Verizon Disconnection Issues

Comcast and Verizon Disconnection Issues

If you are using Comcast or Verizon as your internet provider like me, you may have been noticing a lot of disconnections from World of Warcraft starting on December 19th, 2008. Blizzard is aware of the situation, and you can read up on the latest update on the situation HERE.
Hopefully they can get this issue [...]

Winter Veil Kiss Trick

Winter Veil Kiss Trick

Winter Veil has begun in the World of Warcraft, and this opens up an opportunity to unlock more achievements. Over at /hug there is an excellent guide to all the achievements of Winter Veil. Be sure to check that out if you need a point in the right direction on where to start.
Now there are [...]

Exalted with Kalu’ak

“The Kalu’ak is a faction consisting of the tuskarr, a tough yet kind-natured nomadic race. Deriving their livelihood from fishing and whaling, they make even their enemies marvel at their ability to catch the most difficult sea animals.
Their main settlement is Kaskala, which can be found in the Borean Tundra. Smaller branches can be found [...]

2 Piece Valorous Frostfire

The Heroes’ Frostfire Garb is the Tier 7 Mage set gear, which can be obtained by Lost Vanquisher Tokens which drop off by some of the bosses in 10 Man Naxxramas, 10 Man Sartharion, and 10 Man Malygos. The Valorous Frostfire Garb is considered as the Tier 7.5 Mage set gear, and can be obtained [...]

A Totally Different Mage in 10 Days

A Totally Different Mage in 10 Days

If you can remember, not even 3hrs after hit the Wrath of the Lich King level cap of 80, I was already thrown into the world of raiding again, and had already started picking new gear. Pretty much every 25 man raid I attended this last almost two weeks, I’ve picked up a new piece [...]

Spell Hit for Raiding Mages

Spell Hit for Raiding Mages

With the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, there has been a few changes in the combat ratings due to the new level cap players are now able to reach.
One of those ratings is Spell Hit Rating, which is now just called Hit Rating. Here is an update to my old post [...]

Twilight Drake Mount

Not even two days after I got my Bronze Drake, I have already found a replacement mount. Another Drake. A bigger Drake. A way better looking Drake. A Twilight Drake. Sorry Chromie, but I just got a more pimped up ride.

Sartharion is a Dragon boss located in the Obsidian Sanctum, and he is accompanied by [...]

I Haz a Bronze Drake

There is a new Caverns of Time instance with the release of Wrath of the Lich King. The “Culling of Stratholme” shows the events which take place during Warcraft III, when Prince Arthas (while still a Paladin) deals with the town of Stratholme being infected with the plague. This is my favorite instance so far, [...]

Frost Mage PvE: Anomalus

Frost Mage PvE: Anomalus

“Anomalus is a giant Arcane Voidwraith boss in The Nexus. Voidwraiths are a slender type of voidwalker. Voidwraiths seem to be more rare than other voidwalkers and rarely talk.” - WoWWiki.com
Boss Stats:

Hit Points - 192,200
Mana - 50,000

Abilities:

Spark: Deals 2025 to 2475 Arcane damage.
Create Rift: Opens a Chaotic Rift near Anomalus which spawns Chaotic Wraiths.
Rift Shield [...]

Things You May Have Missed in Northrend

If you are one of many players who have rushed through the areas, leveling to 80 as fast as you can, there might be a few things you may have missed. I’ve taken my time, going through pretty much all the quests in each area that I have explored, and taken a few pictures to [...]

November 2008 Stats

November 2008 Stats

There has been a lack of posts lately, as well as a decline in readers, and the reason why is: The Wrath of the Lich King. Everyone is playing more WoW now, and have less and less time to visit blogs. I know I have a few blogs to catch up on, and my feed [...]