The Colosseum: Ogc the Warlock
The Colosseum takes us inside the world of the Gladiator (Brutal, Vengeful, Merciless, and otherwise), to interview some of the top Arena fighters in the battlegroups. Our goal is to bring a better understanding of the strategy, makeup, and work that goes into dueling it out for fame, fortune, and Netherdrakes.
And now for something completely different. Ogc is a Warlock. Specifically, he’s the team captain for one of the highest rated 5v5 teams in the world. We’ve been hoping for a Warlock for the Colosseum for a little while, so we were thrilled with this opportunity.
Check out what Ogc had to say after the cut.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, The Colosseum
The Colosseum: Ogc the Warlock originally appeared on WoW.com on Sun, 31 May 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Failoc-alypse bursts onto the scene!
During today’s BlizzCon ticket sales (which are now sold out, by the way), you were able to play the game Failoc-alypse. You take the form of a Terran Marine with a gun, a Draenei Death Knight, or a Witchdoctor. Your goal is to kill as many fail-locs as possible.
“Oops flag? You’re one dead Murloc!”
I recommend everyone takes a bit to play the game. It’s good fun. As you progress in levels more people come out to watch you play. Around level 40 Arthas himself comes out to cheer you on. It’s unknown what happens at later levels, if there really is a cow level, and what the gold cap is.
You can also click through for a bunch of basic instructions at the loading screen, and there’s some funny ones hidden amongst them.
Let’s look at some Failoc-alypse hints.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, News items, BlizzCon
Failoc-alypse bursts onto the scene! originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 30 May 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ashbringer TPB out now
I haven’t been a big fan of the whole Alliance-centric direction of the Wildstorm World of Warcraft comics, and I picked up the whole Varian Wrynn saga mostly out of a completist impulse rather than actual concern for the story or its characters. I also thought Ludo Lullabi had better samples of art on his personal site than what he showed in the comic, so when I found out the next story arc was going to be pencilled by Jon Buran, I wasn’t too concerned. Buran is doing tremendous work so far. Of course, we all soon learned why Lullabi left the book — he was tasked with illustrating the Ashbringer story.
The good news is that the Ashbringer comics which follow the story of the legendary blade showcase some of Lullabi’s best work yet (with assists from Tony Washington). This owes largely to the spectacular coloring, done Painter-style by either Lullabi himself or an uncredited colorist. The painted covers by Chris Robinson add a sense of awe and wonder to the series, and each issue of the four-parter is rich with lore because it was written by Blizzard’s own Micky Neilson. Even better news is that DC Comics has collected the mini-series in a hardcover edition available at your friendly neighborhood comic shop for $19.99. So soon after picking up Warcraft Legends, I think I’ll need to make a little more space on my shelves…
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Lore, Comics
Ashbringer TPB out now originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 30 May 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bornakk clarifies rage generation formulas
In a response to concerns on the forums about warrior rage generation, Bornakk replies that the formula is working fine - it’s just using different numbers than the players who tested it. Two of the more interesting parts of his statement were as follows:
- In the formulas people are using, there is a constant value which is labeled as ‘c’. At some point in the past, someone calculated a formula for determining c based on their level and that formula is not correct past level 70 as this value needs retuning from time to time like when a new expansion comes out. The value listed for c is 320.6 when it is actually 453.3.
- Some of the testing was done with ungeared characters hitting for very small amounts. There is a component to the calculation we haven’t previously mentioned that will make the rage gained from those attacks sometimes not match the formula. Basically, the normal formula is Rage = (7.5d/c+f*s)/2. However, that result can never be larger than (7.5d/c)*2. This essentially means that very low damage attacks have a limit on how much they can be averaged up by the f*s component of the equation.
It seems odd to me that this change to ‘c’ was left hidden for so long and only came to light following the changes to warriors in 3.1: one possibly explanation would be that rage generation via damage before the nerfs was good enough to obscure the issue. Nevertheless since I posted about the issue this week, I felt obligated to mention Bornakk’s explanation of the discrepancy.
Filed under: Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, News items, Wrath of the Lich King, Forums
Bornakk clarifies rage generation formulas originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 30 May 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Around Azeroth: Wiping is ugly business
After a wipe in Naxxramas, Meshenko of Proudmoore zoned back in to find some of his raid members suffering from the familiar facial texture bug. He snapped this picture of a deformed human warlock looting Gothik the Harvester’s corpse after they downed the boss. Equally interesting to me is the motley crew in the background. From left to right, we have someone zonked out on Pygmy Oils, a female draenei in the most awkward spellcasting position ever, and what appears to be a warrior being devoured by a water elemental. Hey, people have to find some way to pass the time while the officers look over the DKP.
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Gallery: Around Azeroth
Filed under: Screenshots, Around Azeroth, Galleries
Around Azeroth: Wiping is ugly business originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 30 May 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ready Check: I’m more hardcore than you
Ready Check is a twice-a-week column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Vault of Archavon or Ulduar, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses. Today, we step back a little and look at endgame in the context of sports.
Firstly, dedicated followers of this column (hi, Mum) will have noticed a new addition - Michael Gray’s working his magic to make Ready Check not just weekly, but twice-weekly! Is that more than enough Ready Check to keep anyone happy? I think so.
Today’s column is inspired by a question we’ve been discussing internally: is WoW a sport? Specifically, as so many of the externally validated goals in-game relate to raiding, how does raiding stand up to other, more traditional sports? We’re not talking eSports, but good old fashioned team games. How do the attitudes in raiding differ from those you’d find in the sporting-as-a-hobby world?
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Raiding, (Raiding) Ready Check
Ready Check: I’m more hardcore than you originally appeared on WoW.com on Sat, 30 May 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Insider Trader: Farming recipes in Northrend
Insider Trader is your inside line on making, selling, buying and using player-made products.
This week, Insider Trader will be listing the locations and mobs that will drop recipes to help you complete your collection and expand your knowledge to boost sales.
Because this list is meant to be a reference for planning out your next farming expedition, I will not be including “world drops” that can drop from nearly any mob in a given zone or from a specific level of mobs across zones.
Ulduar
There are several epic crafting recipes that will drop in Ulduar. They have a chance to drop from each of the bosses on Heroic mode (25-man), although 10-man groups can also acquire them by downing the bosses on Hard mode.
Currently, there are two Enchanting formulas, six Blacksmithing plans, eight Leatherworking patterns and four Tailoring patterns that fall under this category.
Given Ulduar’s close associations with Engineering, many people have been quite vocal about the lack of schematics in the dungeon, although many of the mobs can be harvested for parts and vendor junk.
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Filed under: Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Tailoring, Enchanting, Items, Tips, Economy, Instances, Jewelcrafting, Features, (Professions) Insider Trader
Insider Trader: Farming recipes in Northrend originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Blizz wants your class questions
Blizzard gets more and more communicative every week recently. I love it. They recently announced that they’re seeking questions for a community question and answer series, with a separate thread for each class. They’ll be going through the class threads in order, answering questions and generally being awesome (one hopes). Afterwards everything will be gathered into one big blue pile of answers and presented to the community.
Nethaera is going to be the organizer of this little event, it seems. She warns us that it is “probably going to be a couple of weeks” before we start getting answers, because they want to give sufficient time for WoW players around the world to get their questions in. She also says she’s going to try to get “the most prominent questions” answered, as well as questions that have been around for a long time without being addressed.
This is a great time to get your class questions and concerns addressed, so if you have anything you’ve always wanted to ask a dev, go find the Q&A thread for your class (in your class forum) and post away.
Blizz wants your class questions originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 29 May 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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World of Warcraft on Windows 7 RC
Later this year Microsoft will release its next major desktop operating system, Windows 7. After deciding now was the time to expand my hard drives (because I really need 3TBs of space), I took the opportunity to install the “release candidate.” The release candidate of Windows 7 is just that - it’s a version of the operating system that while still in development, has all the bells and whistles, and is essentially the exact same thing that’ll be sold on the shelves.
The installation and configuration of Windows 7 went very smoothly. My computer has four gigs of RAM and operates off of two dual-core Intel Core2 processors. I have an nVidia GTX 260 graphics card, which is the latest generation. There’s a bunch of other bells and whistles that I have as well, but those are the big things relevant to what I do every day here at WoW.com and how I play WoW.
Prior to installing Windows 7, I used Windows Vista updated to the latest patches. I got about 60 FPS on average, with a maximum of around 100 while idling in some far off place with not a lot of traffic, and a minimum of about 50 while in some of the more graphic intensive raids / battlegrounds. After installing Windows 7 I was running at about 75 FPS average, with a maximum still of around 100. However more importantly my FPS during raids / Wintergrasp shot up to 70.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Features, Guides, Hardware
World of Warcraft on Windows 7 RC originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
