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Encrypted Text: From brute to assassin, 2008 in review
Jan 1st 2009 on WoW
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. In this special edition, we cover the top 10 c...
The changing face of WoW 2.4
May 19th 2008 on Massively
When Blizzard released patch 2.4 for World of Warcraft in March, they brought a plethora of changes to all types of end game play. They introduced new casual daily quests, a new five person dungeon, ...
Bornakk on arena ratings changes
May 19th 2008 on WoW
Apparently there's been some confusion over the exact way that the new arena ratings changes work. Bornakk tried to clarify that a bit today. As he tells it, The adjustment to a team rating will alwa...
The brilliance of Brilliant Glass
May 18th 2008 on WoW
Patch 2.4.2 just threw the gem market in for a loop. Because Brilliant Glass now has a chance of giving an epic gem, the reagents required for the Jewelcrafting ability became scarce and prices shot t...
Peacekeepers who don't keep the peace
May 18th 2008 on WoW
A couple of people have posted about the Shattered Sun Peacekeepers slacking off on their jobs lately, quite possibly thanks to something Blizzard fed them in Patch 2.4.2. In their reports, they comp...
WoW Model Viewer updated for 2.4.2
May 15th 2008 on WoW
If you're a machinimist or just someone who likes to poke around the game files trying to see what The Ultimate Druid would look like (yeah, I'm guilty), good news; Wow Model Viewer has been updated f...
Tauren weapons unshrunk
May 14th 2008 on WoW
Before I start this post, I should warn you that every single post we do about the size of something ingame must, by contractual obligations, contain a risqué double entendre somewhere within....
Awful Archimonde alterations in 2.4.2
May 14th 2008 on WoW
As usual with WoW patches, patch 2.4.2 includes a couple of wild bugs. My personal favorites(and by favorites I mean I absolutely hate them) are the bugs(changes?) to the Archimonde encounter.Now, thi...
Hunter Growl and Scare Beast changes not so sweet after all
May 13th 2008 on WoW
One of the biggest surprises Hunters found when they logged on after this morning's patch was that all was not as it was supposed to be. Although the tool tip for Scare Beast reads as instant cast, t...
Patch 2.4.2 surprised me
May 13th 2008 on WoW
Not that it was happening, but rather that it added a really strange sound effect to my Bloodrage and Berserker Rage abilities. My wife described it as sounding like the mutant offspring of an orc and...
Patch 2.4.2 is live
May 13th 2008 on WoW
Yep, as expected after the test realm ended, patch 2.4.2 has hit the live servers, and is now available for download and installation. Daniel did a terrific roundup of what you can see in the new pat...
Tuesday Morning: Maintenance time
May 13th 2008 on WoW
Good Morning Azeroth! It's Tuesday, May 13, 2008, and that means maintenance. As we mentioned earlier, it's an extended maintenance, from 3 AM to 11 AM PST (That means you have about a half an hour of...
Extended Maintenance for May 13th and patch 2.4.2
May 12th 2008 on WoW
We don't know for sure yet if patch 2.4.2 is hitting the live servers tomorrow, but there's a few clues that may suggest we're going to see it soon. First is that maintenance tomorrow morning will be ...
Has Growl been changed or not?
May 7th 2008 on WoW
Ever since it was reported that in 2.4.2, threat generated by Growl would no longer scale with pet attack power, Hunters have been trying to figure out what that means. Will it only scale with Hunter...
Relmstein explains arena team ratings, and how Blizzard is working to combat exploiting them
May 7th 2008 on WoW
Relmstein of The Many Relms of Relmstein has posted an updated version of a post he originally wrote in 2006 that is one of the most concise and clear explanation of how team ratings work and how peop...
Servers are up
May 6th 2008 on WoW
It looks like everything went okay with the server hamsters this morning as the servers are back up and running smoothly. In fact, it appears that all the servers are up right now. This is an oddity s...
Tuesday morning at WoW Insider
May 6th 2008 on WoW
It's Tuesday morning and the hamsters that run the servers are being fed by Blizzard, which means all the realms are down for extended maintenance until at least 11:00 a.m. PDT. There is no patch 2.4...
Extended downtime for Tuesday May 6th
May 6th 2008 on WoW
The announcement on the login screen tonight tells us that the realms will be down for extended maintenance on Tuesday May 6th, from 3:00 a.m. PDT until 11:00 a.m. PDT. It's curious how extended maint...
PTR goes up
May 5th 2008 on WoW
Usually Blizzard is pretty definitive when they take something down. However today they've decided to take down the PTR (Public Test Realm) in the morning, and then put it back up early tonight. I'm r...
PTR is closed
May 5th 2008 on WoW
Hortus just posted that the PTR server for patch 2.4.2 has been taken down, and that the PTR phase for the patch has ended. This is a strong indicator that patch 2.4.2 is on its way soon, perhaps duri...