Archive for October, 2008

WotLK Emote Guide

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

WotLK adds dozens of new emotes for World of Warcraft. Below is the complete WotLK emote list.

WotLK Cower Emote

WotLK Cower Emote

WotLK adds dozens of new emotes for World of Warcraft. Below is the complete list.

/absent You look absent-minded. You look at (Target) absently.
/agree You agree. You agree with (Target).
/amaze You are amazed! You are amazed by (Target)!
/angry You raise your fist in anger. You raise your fist in anger at (Target).
/apologize You apologize to everyone. Sorry! You apologize to (Target). Sorry!
/applaud
/applause You applaud. Bravo! You applaud at (Target). Bravo!
/arm You stretch your arms out. You put your arm around (Target)’s shoulder.
/attacktarget You tell everyone to attack something. You tell everyone to attack (Target).
/awe You look around in awe. You stare at (Target) in awe.
/backback You dig through your backpack.
/badfeeling You have a bad feeling about this… You have a bad feeling about (Target).
/bark You bark. Woof woof! You bark at (Target)
/bashfulYou are bashful. You are so bashful…too bashful to get (Target)’s attention.
/beckon You beckon everyone over to you. You beckon (Target) over.
/begYou beg everyone around you. How pathetic. You beg (Target). How pathetic.
/belch You let out a loud belch. You burp rudely in (Target)’s face.
/bite You look around for someone to bite. You bite (Target). Ouch!
/blame You blame yourself for what happened. You blame (Target) for everything.
/blank You stare blankly at your surroundings. You stare blankly (Target).
/bleed Blood oozes from your wounds.
/blink You blink your eyes. You blink at (Target).
/blood Blood oozes from your wounds.
/blow You blow a kiss into the wind. You blow a kiss to (Target).
/blushYou blush. You blush at (Target).
/boggleYou boggle at the situation. You boggle at (Target).
/bonk You bonk yourself on the noggin. Doh! You bonk (Target) on the noggin. Doh!
/boredYou are overcome with boredom. Oh the drudgery! You are terribly bored with (Target).
/bounce You bounce up and down. You bounce up and down in front of (Target).
/bow You bow down graciously. You bow before (Target).
/brandish You brandish your weapon fiercely. You brandish your weapon fiercely at (Target).
/bravo You applaud. Bravo! You applaud at (Target). Bravo!
/breath You take a deep breath. Bravo! You tell (Target) to take a deep breath.
/burp You let out a loud belch. You burp rudely in (Target)’s face.
/bye You wave goodbye to everyone. Farewell! You wave goodbye to (Target). Farewell!
/cackle You cackle maniacally at the situation. You cackle maniacally at (Target).
/calm You remain calm. You try to calm (Target) down.
/cat
/catty You scratch yourself. Ah, much better! You scratch (Target). How catty!
/challenge You put out a challenge to everyone. Bring it on!. You challenge (Target) to a duel.
/charge You start to charge.
/charm You put on the charm. You think (Target) is charming.
/cheer You cheer! You cheer at (Target).
/chewYou begin to eat. You begin to eat in front of (Target).
/chicken With arms flapping, you strut around. Cluck, Cluck, Chicken! With arms flapping, you strut around (Target). Cluck, Cluck, Chicken!
/chuckle You let out a hearty chuckle. You chuckle at (Target).
/chug You take a mighty quaff of your beverage. You encourage (Target) to chug. CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!
/clap You clap excitedly. You clap excitedly for (Target).
/cold You let everyone know that you are cold. You let (Target) know that you are cold.
/comfort You need to be comforted. You comfort (Target).
/commend You commend everyone on a job well done. You commend (Target) on a job well done.
/confusedYou are hopelessly confused. You look at (Target) with a confused look.
/cong
/congrats
/congratulate You congratulate everyone around you. You congratulate (Target).
/cough You let out a hacking cough. You cough at (Target).
/coverears You cover your ears. You cover (Target)’s ears.
/cowerYou cower in fear. You cower in fear at the sight of (Target).
/crack You crack your knuckles. You crack your knuckles while staring at (Target).
/cringe You cringe in fear. You cringe away from (Target).
/crossarms You cross your arms. You cross your arms at (Target). Hmph!
/cry You cry. You cry on (Target)’s shoulder.
/cuddle You need to be cuddled. You cuddle up against (Target).
/curiousYou express your curiosity to those around you. You are curious what (Target) is up to.
/curtseyYou curtsey. You curtsey before (Target).
/danceYou burst into dance. You dance with (Target).
/ding You reached a new level. DING! You congratulate (Target) on a new level. DING!
/disagreeYou disagree. You disagree with (Target).
/disappointed
/disappointment You frown. You frown with disappointment at (Target).
/doh You bonk yourself on the noggin. Doh! You bonk (Target) on the noggin. Doh!
/doom You threaten everyone with the wrath of doom. You threaten (Target) with the wrath of doom.
/doubtYou doubt the situation will end in your favor. You doubt (Target).
/drinkYou raise a drink in the air before chugging it down. Cheers! You raise a drink to (Target). Cheers!
/drool A tendril of drool runs down your lip. You look at (Target) and begin to drool.
/duck You duck for cover. You duck behind (Target).
/eatYou begin to eat. You begin to eat in front of (Target).
/encourageYou encourage everyone around you. You encourage (Target).
/enemy You warn everyone that an enemy is near. You warn (Target) that an enemy is near.
/excitedYou talk excitedly with everyone. You talk excitedly with (Target).
/eye You cross your eyes. You eye (Target) up and down.
/eyebrow You raise your eyebrow inquisitively. You raise your eyebrow inquisitively at (Target).
/facepalm You cover your face with your palm. You look at (Target) and cover your face with your palm.
/faint You faint. You faint at the sight of (Target).
/farewell You wave goodbye to everyone. Farewell! You wave goodbye to (Target). Farewell!
/fart You fart loudly. Whew…what stinks? You brush up against (Target) and fart loudly.
/fear You cower in fear. You cower in fear at the sight of (Target).
/feastYou begin to eat. You begin to eat in front of (Target).
/fidget You fidget. You fidget impatiently while waiting for (Target).
/flap With arms flapping, you strut around. Cluck, Cluck, Chicken! With arms flapping, you strut around (Target). Cluck, Cluck, Chicken!
/flee You yell for everyone to flee!
/flexYou flex your muscles. Oooooh so strong! You flex at (Target). Oooooh so strong!
/flirt You flirt. You flirt with (Target).
/flop You flop about helplessly. You flop about helplessly around (Target).
/followme You motion for everyone to follow. You motion for (Target) to follow.
/food You are hungry! You are hungry. Maybe (Target) has some food…
/frown You frown. You frown with disappointment at (Target).
/gaspYou gasp. You gasp at (Target).
/gaze You gaze off into the distance. You gaze eagerly at (Target).
/giggle You giggle. You giggle at (Target).
/glad You are filled with happiness! You are very happy with (Target)!
/glare You glare angrily. You glare angrily at (Target).
/gloat You gloat over everyone’s misfortune. You gloat over (Target)’s misfortune.
/glower You glower at everyone around you. You glower at (Target).
/go You tell everyone to go. You tell (Target) to go.
/going You must be going. You tell (Target) that you must be going.
/golfclap You clap half heartedly, clearly unimpressed. You clap for (Target), clearly unimpressed.
/goodbye You wave goodbye to everyone. Farewell! You wave goodbye to (Target). Farewell!
/greet
/greetingsYou greet everyone warmly. You greet (Target) warmly.
/grin You grin wickedly. You grin wickedly at (Target).
/groan You begin to groan. You look at (Target) and groan.
/grovelYou grovel on the ground, wallowing in subservience. You grovel before (Target) like a subservient peon.
/growlYou growl menacingly. You growl menacingly at (Target).
/guffaw You let out a boisterous guffaw! You take one look at (Target) and let out a guffaw!
/hailYou hail those around you. You hail (Target).
/happy You are filled with happiness! You are very happy with (Target)!
/headache You are getting a headache. You are getting a headache from (Target)’s antics.
/healme You call out for healing!
/hello You greet everyone with a hearty hello! You greet (Target) with a hearty hello!
/helpme You cry out for help!
/hi You greet everyone with a hearty hello! You greet (Target) with a hearty hello!
/hiccup You hiccup loudly.
/highfive You put up your hand for a high five. You give (Target) a high five!
/hiss You hiss at everyone around you. You hiss at (Target).
/holdhand You wish someone would hold your hand. You hold (Target)’s hand.
/hug You need a hug! You hug (Target).
/hungry You are hungry! You are hungry. Maybe (Target) has some food…
/hurry You try to pick up the pace. You tell (Target) to hurry up.
/idea You have an idea!
/impatient You fidget. You fidget impatiently while waiting for (Target).
/incoming You yell incoming enemies!
/insultYou think everyone around you is a son of a motherless ogre. You think (Target) is the son of a motherless ogre.
/introduce You introduce yourself to everyone. You introduce yourself to (Target).
/jealous You are jealous of everyone around you. You are jealous of (Target).
/jk You were just kidding! You let (Target) know that you were just kidding!
/kiss You blow a kiss into the wind. You blow a kiss to (Target).
/kneelYou kneel down. You kneel before (Target).
/knuckles You crack your knuckles. You crack your knuckles while staring at (Target).
/laugh You laugh. You laugh at (Target).
/lavish You praise the Light. You lavish praise upon (Target).
/lay
/laydownYou lie down. You lie down before (Target).
/lick You lick your lips. You lick (Target).
/lie
/liedownYou lie down. You lie down before (Target).
/listen You are listening! You listen intently to (Target).
/lol You laugh. You laugh at (Target).
/look You look around. You look at (Target).
/lostYou are hopelessly lost. You want (Target) to know that you are hopelessly lost.
/love You feel the love. You love (Target).
/luck You wish everyone good luck. You wish (Target) the best of luck.
/madYou raise your fist in anger. You raise your fist in anger at (Target).
/map You pull out your map.
/massage You need a massage! You massage (Target)’s shoulders.
/mercyYou plead for mercy. You plead with (Target) for mercy.
/moan You moan suggestively. You moan suggestively at (Target).
/mock You mock life and all it stands for. You mock the foolishness of (Target).
/mooMooooooooooo. You moo at (Target). Mooooooooooo.
/moon You drop your trousers and moon everyone. You drop your trousers and moon (Target).
/mourn In quiet contemplation, you mourn the loss of the dead. In quiet contemplation, you mourn the death of (Target).
/mutter You mutter angrily to yourself. Hmmmph! You mutter angrily at (Target). Hmmmph!
/nervous You look around nervously. You look at (Target) nervously.
/no You clearly state, NO. You tell (Target) NO. Not going to happen.
/nod You nod. You nod at (Target).
/nosepick With a finger deep in one nostril, you pass the time. You pick your nose and show it to (Target).
/object You OBJECT! You object to (Target).
/offer You want to make an offer. You attempt to make (Target) an offer they can’t refuse.
/oom You announce that you have low mana!
/openfire You give the order to open fire.
/panic You run around in a frenzied state of panic. You take one look at (Target) and panic.
/pat You need a pat. You gently pat (Target).
/peer You peer around, searchingly. You peer at (Target) searchingly.
/peonYou grovel on the ground, wallowing in subservience. You grovel before (Target) like a subservient peon.
/pest You shoo the measly pests away. You shoo (Target) away. Be gone pest!
/pet You need to be petted. You pet (Target).
/pick With a finger deep in one nostril, you pass the time. You pick your nose and show it to (Target).
/pinch You pinch yourself. You pinch (Target).
/pity You pity those around you. You look down upon (Target) with pity.
/pizza You are hungry! You are hungry. Maybe (Target) has some food…
/pleadYou drop to your knees and plead in desperation. You plead with (Target).
/pointYou point over yonder. You point at (Target).
/poke You poke your belly and giggle. You poke (Target). Hey!
/ponderYou ponder the situation. You ponder (Target)’s actions.
/pounce You pounce out from the shadows. You pounce on top of (Target).
/pout You pout at everyone around you. You pout at (Target).
/praise You praise the Light. You lavish praise upon (Target).
/prayYou pray to the Gods. You say a prayer for (Target).
/proud You are proud of yourself. You are proud of (Target).
/pulse You check your own pulse. You check (Target) for a pulse. Oh no!
/punch You punch yourself. You punch (Target)’s shoulder.
/purr You purr like a kitten. You purr at (Target).
/puzzledYou are puzzled. What’s going on here? You are puzzled by (Target).
/question You want to know the meaning of life. You question (Target).
/raise You raise your hand in the air. You look at (Target) and raise your hand.
/rasp You make a rude gesture. You make a rude gesture at (Target).
/regret You are filled with regret. You think that (Target) will regret it.
/revenge You vow you will have your revenge. You vow revenge on (Target).
/rdy
/ready You let everyone know that you are ready! You let (Target) know that you are ready!
/rear You shake your rear. You shake your rear at (Target).
/roarYou roar with bestial vigor. So fierce! You roar with bestial vigor at (Target). So fierce!
/rofl You roll on the floor laughing. You roll on the floor laughing at (Target).
/rolleyes You roll your eyes. You roll your eyes at (Target).
/rudeYou make a rude gesture. You make a rude gesture at (Target).
/ruffle You ruffle your hair. You ruffle (Target)’s hair.
/sad You hang your head dejectedly.
/saluteYou stand at attention and salute. You salute (Target) with respect.
/search You search for something. You search (Target) for something.
/scared You are scared! You are scared of (Target).
/scratch You scratch yourself. Ah, much better! You scratch (Target). How catty!
/scoff You scoff. You scoff at (Target).
/scold You scold yourself. You scold (Target).
/scowl You scowl. You scowl at (Target).
/sexy You’re too sexy for your tunic…so sexy it hurts. You think (Target) is a sexy devil.
/shake You shake your rear. You shake your rear at (Target).
/shakefist You shake your fist. You shake your fist at (Target).
/shifty Your eyes shift back and forth suspiciously. You give (Target) a shifty look.
/shimmy You shimmy before the masses. You shimmy before (Target).
/shindigYou raise a drink in the air before chugging it down. Cheers! You raise a drink to (Target). Cheers!
/shiver You shiver in your boots. Chilling! You shiver beside (Target). Chilling!
/shoo You shoo the measly pests away. You shoo (Target) away. Be gone pest!
/shrugYou shrug. Who knows? You shrug at (Target). Who knows?
/shyYou smile shyly. You smile shyly at (Target).
/shudder You shudder. You shudder at the sight of (Target).
/sighYou let out a long, drawn-out sigh. You sigh at (Target).
/signal You give the signal. You give (Target) the signal.
/silence You tell everyone to be quiet. Shhh! You tell (Target) to be quiet. Shhh!
/silly You tell a joke. You tell (Target) a joke.
/singYou burst into song. You serenade (Target) with a song.
/slap You slap yourself across the face. Ouch! You slap (Target) across the face. Ouch!
/sleepYou fall asleep. Zzzzzzz. You fall asleep. Zzzzzzz.
/smack You smack your forehead. You smack (Target) upside the head.
/smell You smell the air around you. Wow, someone stinks! (Target) smells (Target). Wow, someone stinks!
/smile You smile. You smile at (Target).
/smirk A sly smirk spreads across your face. You smirk slyly at (Target).
/snap You snap your fingers. You snap your fingers at (Target).
/snarl You bare your teeth and snarl. You bare your teeth and snarl at (Target).
/sneak You sneak away. You sneak away from (Target).
/sneeze You sneeze. Achoo! You sneeze on (Target). Achoo!
/snicker You quietly snicker to yourself. You snicker at (Target).
/sniff You sniff the air around you. You sniff (Target).
/snort You snort. You snort derisively at (Target).
/snub You snub all of the lowly peons around you. You snub (Target).
/sob You cry. You cry on (Target)’s shoulder.
/soothe You need to be soothed. You soothe (Target). There, there…things will be ok.
/sorry You apologize to everyone. Sorry! You apologize to (Target). Sorry!
/spit You spit on the ground. You spit on (Target).
/spoon You need to be cuddled. You cuddle up against (Target).
/squeal You squeal like a pig. You squeal at (Target).
/stare You stare (Target) down.
/stink You smell the air around you. Wow, someone stinks! (Target) smells (Target). Wow, someone stinks!
/strong You flex your muscles. Oooooh so strong! You flex at (Target). Oooooh so strong!
/strut With arms flapping, you strut around. Cluck, Cluck, Chicken! With arms flapping, you strut around (Target). Cluck, Cluck, Chicken!
/surprised You are so surprised! You are suprised by (Target)’s actions.
/surrenderYou surrender to your opponents. You surrender before (Target). Such is the agony of defeat…
/suspicious You narrow your eyes in suspicion.
/sweat You are sweating. You sweat at the sight of (Target).
/tap You tap your foot. Hurry up already! You tap your foot as you wait for (Target).
/taunt You taunt everyone around you. Bring it fools! You make a taunting gesture at (Target). Bring it!
/tease You are such a tease. You tease (Target).
/thank
/thanks You thank everyone around you. You thank (Target).
/think You are lost in thought. You think about (Target).
/thirsty You are so thirsty. Can anyone spare a drink? You let (Target) know you are thirsty. Spare a drink?
/threat
/threaten You threaten everyone with the wrath of doom. You threaten (Target) with the wrath of doom.
/tickle You want to be tickled. Hee hee! You tickle (Target). Hee hee!
/tired You let everyone know that you are tired. You let (Target) know that you are tired.
/train
/truce You offer a truce. You offer (Target) a truce.
/twiddle You twiddle your thumbs.
/ty You thank everyone around you. You thank (Target).
/veto You veto the motion on the floor. You veto (Target)’s motion.
/victoryYou bask in the glory of victory. You bask in the glory of victory with (Target).
/violin You begin to play the world’s smallest violin. You play the world’s smallest violin for (Target).
/volunteer You raise your hand in the air. You look at (Target) and raise your hand.
/wait You ask everyone to wait. You ask (Target) to wait.
/warn You warn everyone. You warn (Target).
/wave You beckon everyone over to you. You wave at (Target).
/weep You cry. You cry on (Target)’s shoulder.
/welcome You welcome everyone. You welcome (Target).
/whine You whine pathetically. You whine pathetically at (Target).
/whistleYou let forth a sharp whistle. You whistle at (Target).
/wicked
/wickedly You grin wickedly. You grin wickedly at (Target).
/wink You wink slyly. You wink slyly at (Target).
/work You begin to work. You work with (Target).
/wrath You threaten everyone with the wrath of doom. You threaten (Target) with the wrath of doom.
/yawnYou yawn sleepily. You yawn sleepily at (Target).
/yay You are filled with happiness! You are very happy with (Target)!
/yes You nod. You nod at (Target).

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WotLK Zombie Invasion 2008

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

World of Warcraft players recently experienced a massive week long event in preparation for the release of WotLK. This involved a zombie plague, created by the Lich King, spreading through the world of Azeroth to both players and NPCs.

The plague built up through several phases:

WotLK Zombie Invasion

Phase 1

Suspicious Crates in Booty could be looted, immediately giving the player the plague. You could also get the WotLK zombie plague (You’re Infected!) by standing in a zombie’s disease cloud, or by being hit by a zombie.

Once you are infected you can be cured by any class who can cure diseases (Priest, Paladin, Shaman), or by Argent Healers that are now located throughout the world.

You have 10 minutes before the plague turns you into a zombie. You can also immediately be turned into a zombie if you are killed by a zombie.

Once you transform into a zombie you gain several abilities:

Beckon Groan – Brings up to 4 zombies that are not currently in combat to you.

Lurch – AoE buff that causes all zombies in the area to move more quickly, and removes any crowd-control or movement impairing effects on them.

Mangle -Reduces your target’s armor by 3% and increases your next attack damage by 20.

Retch – A targetable AoE that heals all zombie in the area, and slows all humanoids.

Zombie Explosion – A kamikaze ability, destroying you and infecting non-zombies in the area with the plague.

When you are a zombie your health decays over time, however you can gain health back by attacking living characters and NPCs. You can also use your Retch ability to regenerate lost health.

Players infected with the zombie plague also all speak [Zombie]. This temporarily allowed cross-faction communication between Alliance and Horde players.

Phase 2

WotLK Zombie Invasion Plagued Roach

WotLK Zombie Invasion Plagued Roach

The Suspicious Crates spawned in all major cities, along with Plagued Roaches. Killing the plagued roaches or looting the crates immediately gives you the zombie disease.

Phase 3

In the third phase “Plagued Residents” (NPC zombies) began spawning outside of major cities. The plague timer was reduced from 10 minutes to 5 minutes, and the radius of the zombie explosion ability was greatly increased.

Phase 4

The infection debuff timer was reduced again. Now it is 2 minutes, down from 5 minutes. The Naxxaramas Scourge Invasion event has begun again. There are now invasions of Scourge all across Azeroth.

All of the rare bosses from the previous Scourge event are again located in their respective instances.

All of these bosses have unique loot tables with rare items.

A new boss was added to Karazhan, Prince Tenris Mirkblood. There is a quest to kill him located at Light’s Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plague Lands.

Phase 5

The zombie disease debuff timer was reduced to one minute. Nearly all of the Argent Healers have disappeared, leaving the plague and zombies to overrun every city in the game.

Grand Apothecary Putress was introduced to Shattrath City. He requires you to get a sample of this new Scourge plague which has a slightly different questline ending for each race. For the Forsaken you take a sample to the Royal Apothecary Society in Undercity for further study.

Phase 6 – Finale

The zombie plague ended. The Scourge invasion and Tenris Mirkblood will remain for a week. Blizzard says the WotLK opening event is not over, but the zombie plague is… for now.

For more information on the WotLK plague from Blizzard you can check the following thread:

Official WotLK Zombie Invasion FAQ

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More WotLK news from BlizzCon 2008

Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Blood Elf Cosplay - BlizzCon 2008

Blood Elf Cosplay - BlizzCon 2008

We have a bunch more information Blizzard has released at BlizzCon 2008 for WotLK. There are major interface changes coming, along with very new and interesting concepts for PvE and PvP.

Here is a recap of some of the biggest WoW information since our last BlizzCon WotLK update:

  • Ground mounts will no longer automatically dismount when you enter the water after patch 3.1. They will now be able to swim!
  • 10-man and 25-man raid sets will share the same set bonuses, so you will be able to complete your sets with pieces of both combined.
  • 3.1, the first content patch for WotLK, is already complete and ready for release.
  • As previously mentioned, the dual-spec feature coming in WotLK will allow you to switch specs between fights in a raid. This feature will be great for switching between a party and solo spec while leveling in WotLK.

There was also some new information and ideas for PvP in WotLK:

  • Blizzard plans on adding an experience reward for battlegrounds, allowing you to level by doing just battlegrounds. Will this remove twinking? So far there is no official word.
  • There is a new Battleground rating system in development to hopefully make battlegrounds more competitive and fairly matched again.
  • You will soon be able to queue for Arenas and Battlegrounds from anywhere in the game world (sounds similar to Warhammer’s system).
  • The new WotLK instanced battleground, Strand of the Ancients, is getting updated from a 10 versus 10 to 15 versus 15. Additionally, they are doubling the number of siege weapons and vehicles available for players to use.

J!nx, the official WoW merchandise partner, is releasing a new murloc plushie.

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BlizzCon 2008 WotLK News

Friday, October 10th, 2008

BlizzCon was this week, and Blizzard has release a little bit of new information about what we can expect to see after the release of WotLK. The highlights include:

  • 3.1 WotLK patch will add Ulduar, a 10 and 25 man, level 80 raid instance.
  • 3.2 patch will add a secret, unannounced raid instance.
  • 3.3 will likely add the Icecrown Citadel raid instance, Arthas’ new home.
  • 3.3 will also conclude the Ashbringer storyline.
  • Duel-spec system is definitely coming. This will allow you to change between two specs even between fights in a raid. You will not be allowed to change specs during arena matches, however.
  • After adding the duel-spec interface, Blizzard would also like to add an ItemRack-like mod to the default WotLK interface.
  • Blizzard plans on adding a dance studio, which not only will allow characters to choose new dances, but build their own.
  • Improve the guild management and organization tools.
  • Possibly implement guild rankings based on PvE progress (similar to WoWjutsu?)

Looks like we have a lot to look forward to after the release of WotLK.

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Death Knight Leveling Specs

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Here are some suggested specs to help guide you leveling as a Death Knight. Focusing on the Death Knight’s Blood tree when leveling will help you minimize downtime through all of your self-healing abilities, along with still providing a high level of damage.

WotLK Death Knight - Ebon Hold

WotLK Death Knight - Ebon Hold

Death Knight Leveling Spec (Blood)

Blood Spec Link

Two of the must-have abilities in this spec are Butchery and Vendetta. They return a huge amount of runic power and health every time you kill a mob that grants experience. It would be wise to include at least those two abilities in any Death Knight Leveling build.

Mark of Blood is also available early on, which should all but remove your need to ever need to eat or bandage while leveling. This provides a huge advantage to other classes and even other Death Knight specs. While not available until much later in the tree, Bloodworms and Vampiric Blood help improve your leveling time significantly. If you find you aren’t ever losing enough health to need Rune Tap, you can drop it for higher damage abilities in either the Blood or Unholy trees.

Blood (65 points)
    2/2 Butchery
    3/3 Subversion
    5/5 Blade Barrier
    5/5 Bladed Armor
    3/3 Scent of Blood
    2/2 Two-Handed Weapon Specialization
    1/1 Rune Tap
    5/5 Dark Conviction
    3/3 Death Rune Mastery
    3/3 Improved Rune Tap
    3/3 Vendetta
    3/3 Bloody Strikes
    3/3 Veteran of the Third War
    1/1 Mark of Blood
    3/3 Bloody Vengeance
    3/3 Bloodworms
    2/2 Blood Aura
    5/5 Sudden Doom
    1/1 Vampiric Blood
    3/3 Might of Mograine
    5/5 Blood Gorged
    1/1 Dancing Rune Weapon

Frost (0 points)
    None

Unholy (6 points)
    2/2 Vicious Strikes
    3/3 Morbidity
    1/2 Epidemic

Death Knight Leveling Spec (Unholy)

Unholy Spec Link

Again, this spec relies on Vendetta and Butchery for the health and runic power restoration while leveling. Instead of being as oriented toward melee damage, however, the Unholy spec focuses on Ghouls, magical damage, and Area-of-Effect abilities (primarily Corpse Explosion).

Good variation of this build are possible by going deeper into the Blood tree, possibly including Rune Tap and Bladed Armor, depending on your play style and downtime between pulls. Alternatively, dropping Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Dark Conviction would allow you to get some of the more powerful talents deep in the Unholy tree.

Blood (19 points)
    2/2 Butchery
    3/3 Subversion
    5/5 Blade Barrier
    3/3 Scent of Blood
    3/3 Death Rune Mastery
    3/3 Vendetta

Frost (0 points)
    None

Unholy (45 points)
    2/2 Vicious Strikes
    3/3 Morbidity
    2/2 Epidemic
    3/3 Ravenous Dead
    3/3 Outbreak
    5/5 Necrosis
    1/1 Corpse Explosion
    3/3 Blood-Caked Blade
    1/1 Shadow of Death
    1/1 Summon Gargoyle
    5/5 Impurity
    3/3 Reaping
    1/1 Master of Ghouls
    5/5 Desecration
    3/3 Crypt Fever
    3/3 Ebon Plaguebringer
    1/1 Scourge Strike

Conclusion

Choosing a spec is largely comes down to personal preference and play-style. However, some abilities such as Butchery and Vendetta are going to greatly improve the speed you can level no matter which tree and abilities you prefer. Even if you are not a fan of the melee oriented Blood tree, if you plan on leveling solo, you should consider it a very strong option if you plan on leveling as quickly and easily as possible.

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WotLK Leveling Addon Guide

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Note: Some of the listed leveling addons provide overlapping or incomptible functionality. Make sure to pay attention to which you install so you don’t have unnecessary addons.

Carbonite Quest

Carbonite Quest HUD Interface

Carbonite Quest HUD Interface

Carbonite Quest Map Interface

Carbonite Quest Map Interface

Carbonite Quest provides a complete quest database for leveling in WotLK. It gives you an improved quest list, a directional arrow showing you the fastest route to your next objective, and an extremely powerful world map that makes questing much easier. You can record favorites to keep track of locations, targets, and general notes.

Clicking on an objective on the quest display interface immediately gives you coordinates, distance, and direction to your next quest location or turn-in. You won’t need to constantly tab out of the game to your browser to look up quest information anymore, it is all built-in to Carbonite Quest. With this addon you’ll be leveling in WotLK faster than ever before.

LightHeaded

Lightheaded Addon

Lightheaded Addon

LightHeaded is a simple addon that displays the comment text from WowHead along-side your quest log. No more tabbing in and out of WotLK to read through the Wowhead comments. Now it is all conveniently in game! LightHeaded works directly with TomTom to provide coordinate direction tracking.

QuestHelper

QuestHelper is very similar to Carbonite Quest. It automatically sorts your quests based on waypoints related to the quest, and displays the order to do them to minimize travel time. On your world map you will see green waypoints noting which quest objective to complete next, and yellow waypoints showing other objectives on your list. If you have TomTom installed, QuestTracker will automatically use it to display your next waypoint direction and distance.

TomTom

TomTom is a very simple addon that allows you to add waypoint to your world map, in Northrend, or any other continent. It also gives you an arrow showing you the distance and direction

GetToThePoint

GetToThePoint can automatically turn in quests, accept quest, and skip gossip text, when possible. It removes a few of the tedious steps necessary in questing in WotLK, letting helping your leveling go just a little faster.

DoubleWide

DoubleWide is a very basic addons that double the width of the WotLK quest log. It makes reading quest text and viewing all of the quests in your log much easier.

AutoMaton

Automaton offers all of the functionality of the other automation addons, and much more. The main options that are going to help you with leveling are: automatically repairing when you are at a vendor who can, selling of grey items, and skipping of gossip text. Automaton does much, much more however, so if you aren’t interested in all of its functions, you might prefer one of the more specialized addons.

Auto Ding

Auto Ding will help you annoy your friends and guildmates by automatically announcing each time you level! You know you’re going to do it anyway, save yourself the typing. ;)

AutoProfitX

AutoProfitX automatically sells grey and white items when you go to a vendor. Now you won’t have to hunt through your bags searching for [Severed Talon] ever again.

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WotLK Inscription Overview

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Inscription is the new talent Blizzard introduced in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Being a maximum level scribe allows you to:

  • Create glyphs to be used in glyph slots; granting characters permanent buffs to spells and abilities.
  • Create scrolls to increase stats.
  • Create Scrolls of Recall; functioning as one-time-use Hearthstones with a 15 minute cooldown.
  • Create card decks; granting special rewards upon completion.
  • Decypher ability which, “Allows the deciphering of strange and mysterious writings.”
WotLK Inscription Glyph Interface

WotLK Inscription Glyph Interface

Inscription provides a sub-skill, known as Milling. Milling herbs allows you to create pigments which are used in creating your inscription. Herbalism is the gathering skill required by inscription, due to the herbs required for Milling.

Using Milling you can turn 5 herbs into 2 to 4 pigments, which are then combined with parchments to create glyphs and scrolls.

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WotLK Inscription Leveling Guide 1 – 450

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Herbs Required for 1 – 450 Inscription Leveling

Note: The numbers below are the combined total of herbs for each pigment type. You can Mill any combination of the herbs in each pigment group to reach the total.
Click an herb for a detailed map showing locations where to collect it.

Inscription Pigment Types

  • Emerald Pigment – Fadeleaf, Goldthorn, Khadgar’s Whiskers, Wintersbite
  • Violet Pigment – Firebloom, Purple Lotus, Arthas’ Tears, Sungrass, Blindweed, Ghost Mushroom, Gromsblood
  • Silvery Pigment – Golden Sansam, Dreamfoil, Mountain Silversage, Plaguebloom, Icecap
  • Nether Pigment – All Outland herbs
  • Azure Pigment – All Northrend Herbs

Inscription Leveling Guide

Note: There are many different Scrolls and Glyphs in the same skill ranges, with the same materials required as those listed below. If a certain scroll or glyph is more valuable to you, feel free to craft it instead.

Inscription Level Item Count Item to Craft Reagents Required
1 – 19 18 Ivory Ink 15 Alabaster Pigment
19 – 35 16 Scroll of Stamina 30 Ivory Ink, 15 Light Parchment
35 – 55 20 Moonglow Ink 40 Alabaster Pigment
55 – 75 20 Bleached Vellum 25 Moonglow Ink, 25 Light Parchment
75 – 80 20 Midnight Ink 40 Dusky Pigment
80 – 100 20 Treated Vellum 20 Midnight Ink, 20 Light Parchment
100 – 105 74 Lion’s Ink 148 Golden Pigment
105 – 110 5 Glyph of Holy Light 5 Lion’s Ink
110 – 115 5 Mysterious Tarrot 5 Hunter’s Ink
115-125 13 Glyph of Arcane Missle Lion’s Ink
125-130 5 Glyph of Fear 10 Lion’s Ink
130-135 5 Glyph of Blink 10 Lion’s Ink
135-140 5 Glyph of Garrote 10 Lion’s Ink
140-150 13 Glyph of Lighting Bolt 26 Lion’s Ink
150-155 51 Jadefire Ink 102 Emerald Pigment
155-160 5 Glyph of Evocation 5 Jadefire Ink
160-165 5 Glyph of Renew 5 Jadefire Ink
165-170 5 Glyph of Shadow Bolt 5 Jadefire Ink
170-180 13 Glyph of Overpower 13 Jadefire Ink
180-185 10 Arcane Tarot 20 Royal Ink, 10 Jadefire Ink
185-190 5 Glyph of Sap 10 Jadefire Ink
190-200 13 Glyph of Revenge 13 Jadefire Ink
200-205 57 Celestial Ink 114 Violet Pigment
205-220 18 Scroll of Recall II 18 Celestial Ink
220-230 13 Glyph Of Starfire 13 Celestial Ink
230-240 13 Glyph of Dispel Magic 13 Celestial Ink
240-250 13 Glyph of Cleaving 13 Celestial Ink
250-255 70 Shimmering Ink 140 Silvery Pigment
255 – 260 5 Scroll of Spirit II 5 Shimmering Ink
260 – 265 5 Glyph of Freezing Trap 5 Shimmering Ink
265 – 270 5 Scroll of Streingth II 5 Shimmering Ink
270 – 275 5 Glyph of Frost Strike 5 Shimmering Ink
275 – 280 5+ Ink of the Frozen Sky 5+ Sapphire Pigment
280 – 285 5 Glyph of Mana Gem 5 Shimmering Ink
285 – 290 5 Glyph of Sprint 5 Shimmering Ink
290 – 295 7 Glyph of Death Grip 7 Shimmering Ink
295 – 300 5 Any Orange Class Glyph 5 Shimmering Ink
300 – 305 60 Ethereal Ink 120 Nether Pigment
305 – 325 20 Any Orange Class Glyph 20 Ethereal Ink
325 – 330 10 Darkflame Ink 10 Ebon Pigment
330 – 350 20 Any Orange Class Glyph 40 Ethereal Ink
350 – 355 13 Ink of the Frozen Sea 270 Azure Pigment
355 – 375 20 Any Orange Class Glyph 20 Ink of the Frozen Sea
375 – 400 25 Any Orange Class Glyph 50 Ink of the Frozen Sea
400 – 435 35 Any Orange Class Glyph 35 Ink of the Frozen Sea
435 – 450 15 Any Orange Class Glyph 30 Ink of the Frozen Sea

Additional WotLK Inscription Resources

WoWWiki: Inscription Recipes
WotLK Beta Professions Forum

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Warcraft Millionaire Gold Farming Guide

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Warcraft Millionaire Gold Farming Guide

Warcraft Millionaire Gold Farming Guide

Warcraft Millionaire

I ran across something the other day that took me a bit by surprise. It was the site, WarcraftMillionaire.com and its owner, Brad, claimed he was on the verge of becoming the first millionaire in Wrath of the Lich King. I thought about that statement for a minute and realized that I had never seen anyone with that much gold before.

Sure, I’d seen a lot of gold. Some of my friends have over 100,000 gold, but they have been playing since the WotLK’s launch and know what they are doing. Myself, I only have a few thousand and I grind constantly to make more.

How was it that this guy had managed to do what is seemingly impossible when millions of other players have been at it for just as long and are nowhere close? I did a little more research and after a bit of looking found the video proof Brad had provided to really drive his point home.

Sure enough, in a few short minutes, Brad clicked between a small collection of characters he had on the same World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King server that each had reached the gold cap of 214,748 gold, 36 silver, 48 copper, something I hadn’t even known existed; I mean, who actually reaches the gold cap?

But there it was, in full living color – I won’t say I was shocked, because it was something much more. I have been playing this game for a long time and seeing something like that is like witnessing a World Class runner break a speed record or seeing someone scale Everest blindfolded. It just hasn’t been done before.

I had to know how he had done it; what had this player done that no one else had done before; what did see in the game that others had missed. His strategy must surely be superior, right?

The truth of the matter is that it was not nearly as superior as you would think. It seems that Brad’s friends and fellow players have been asking the same question of him for some time and so he has put together a collection of resources at his website that promises to guide the casual or even hardcore player through the same process he used to reach the upper echelons of gaming.

But, his secret was so simple I could have hit myself in the head. I’d heard it a hundred times before, but I had never heard it quite like Brad put it. It’s all in the Auction House. We all know that; we’ve been to the Auction House and we’ve seen what kind of gold it can provide, but none of us would have guessed that there was quite that much gold in it.

Suffice it to say, I have never seen such concise, well described advice on how to use the Auction House to make gold. I probably won’t reach a million gold anytime soon, but I definitely feel much more confident in my ability to run the economy on my server with an ironfist, and already the gold making rates I had always maligned have started to grow. This guide is the real deal and Brad is a WotLK genius.

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