Monday, April 30, 2007

Burning Crusade Class Crossovers Announced

As we draw closer to the release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, more of the secrets shrouding the Draenei and Blood Elves are being revealed. One legend involves the noble leader of the Draenei, Velen, and his vision. wow power leveling Velen’s vision was given substance in the form of Nobundo, a one-time Draenei priest who had devolved while the orcs decimated his race and tore the planet apart. Like his fellow Broken, Nobundo had lost contact with the Light, and so he ventured far into the deserts of Outland to meditate and pray for guidance.
After decades of silence, an unfamiliar voice finally answered his prayers. It was not the Light that whispered to him, but the wind. wow power leveling The breeze spoke to him of lost truths, of the might of the elements–of the delicate balance of power embraced by the shaman. Nobundo listened eagerly and learned all he could. When he judged the time was right, he departed the desert determined to use this knowledge to help the Draenei race.
Meanwhile, the Blood Elves busied themselves by establishing the fearsome Blood Knights. Their founding was made possible through the capture of a naaru from Tempest Keep by Prince Kael’thas Sunstrider. Kael’thas delivered the naaru to Silvermoon, where Magister Astalor Bloodsworn began months of study and experimentation on the naaru. wow power leveling Eventually, Astalor and his fellow wizards learned how to manipulate and corrupt the naaru’s luminous energies. In the end the wizards devised a process by which the powers of the Light could be transferred to recipients who had not earned such abilities. Instead of feeding upon the naaru’s magic, the blood elves would wield the naaru’s Light-given powers themselves.
Lady Liadrin, formerly a priestess, had recently renounced her vows, for she felt the Light had abandoned her people. She learned of the wizards’ achievement and volunteered to be the first to bend the stolen powers to her will. With her decision a new order was born: the Blood Knights. These renegade paladins are able to harness the sacred powers of the Alliance’s noblest heroes.
These new developments with the Draenei and Blood Elves mean that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will allow Alliance players to create shamans, and Horde players to play as paladins, using the newly uncovered races. wow power leveling The ability for players of both factions to use any class opens up exciting new gameplay opportunities, with fresh group-play dynamics. Those who have faithfully pledged their allegiance with one faction or the other will finally have the opportunity to try out a class that was once unavailable to them. While Alliance shamans and Horde paladins mostly share the same talents as their counterparts across the battlefield, they will also enjoy some unique abilities to themselves, similar to the priest class’ racial specialties. Stay tuned to wow-europe.com for more information.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Velen's Vision

n recent years, Velen, the noble leader of the draenei, was granted a vision....
In it he saw the Broken: formerly healthy draenei who had de-evolved during the orcs' murderous crusade to wipe out the draenei race. wow power leveling According to Velen's vision, the Broken would rise to power once again and aid their displaced brethren.
Velen's vision was given substance in the form of Nobundo, a one-time draenei Vindicator who had regressed while the orcs decimated his race and tore the planet apart. Like his fellow Broken, Nobundo had lost contact with the Light, and so he ventured far into the deserts of Outland to meditate and pray for guidance.
After decades of silence, an unfamiliar voice finally answered his prayers. It was not the Light that whispered to him, but the wind.wow power leveling The breeze spoke to him of lost truths, of the might of the elements--of the delicate balance of power embraced by the shaman.
Nobundo listened eagerly and learned all he could. When he judged the time was right, he departed the desert determined to use this knowledge to help the draenei race. However, most draenei refugees greeted the sight of a Broken with skepticism and outright prejudice. Only one of the healthy draenei did not shun the Broken: the wise and perceptive Velen.
Velen had heard the philosophy of the shaman before, but Nobundo revealed new truths. The elements were timeless; they stretched across the cosmos to inhabit every world they touched. With the proper training, the draenei might learn to wield this overlooked, seemingly inexhaustible source of power. wow power leveling
Velen rejoiced to realize that his vision was coming to pass. Accordingly he took Nobundo with him when he and his fellow refugees took possession of the naaru satellite structure Exodar from the blood elves. Thus it was that Nobundo journeyed with the draenei to the world of Azeroth.
Nobundo found that unlike the desolate wastes of Outland, Azeroth possessed abundant elemental energies.wow power leveling He shared his knowledge of shamanism with the draenei on Azeroth, and all who adopted its path flourished.
The time for the draenei shaman to test themselves draws near, for the battle against the Burning Legion is once again at hand. And the fate not only of Azeroth, but of all worlds, hangs in the balance.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Stinking Patches

Ok, so you've purchased your copy of World of Warcraft. Then you installed it and you thought the next step was playing, right? wow power leveling Of course not.You see, there have been patches. Lots and lots of patches. Big ones. Little ones. All kinds of in between ones. For someone coming into the game now, you'll have to download some or all of the ones we've been downloading all along.So how's that going? Horribly horribly wrong you say? Doesn't surprise me. Just because I've had such a bad time with it.You see, WoW uses peer to peer downloading. I'm not up on the tech there but somehow it's good for them and it's somehow supposed to be good for us too. wow power leveling Apparently us doesn't include the Philadelphia area. Just take a look at the experiences we've had among our friends. For example - these are from the early days.
Location
Success
Canada ("M")
About 1 Hour (for which we all curse him)
Florida ("R")
About 2 Hours
Philadelphia 1 (me)
Days. Literally.
Philadelphia 2 ("P")
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Hours - OvernightThese are rough estimates of course based on my horrible memory but you get the idea. We all got accepted into the beta just a week before the game opened up to the general public (not really a beta frankly). I was literally downloading it for a week. I disabled every fire wall, every virus system, anything I could think of to speed up the transfer. wow power leveling Nothing worked. Luckily though, if you get disconnected mid download, it will remember where you were and pick up from there.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Arathor and the Troll Wars

As the high elves fought for their lives against the trolls' fierce onslaught, the scattered, nomadic humans of Lordaeron fought to consolidate their own tribal lands. The tribes of early humanity raided each other's settlements with little heed for racial unification or honor.Yet one tribe, known as the Arathi, saw that the trolls were becoming too great a threat to ignore. The Arathi wished to bring all of the tribes under its rule so that they could provide a unified front against the troll warbands.Over the course of six years, the cunning Arathi outmaneuvered and outfought the rival tribes. After every victory, the Arathi offered peace and equality to the conquered people; thus, they won the loyalty of those they had beaten. Eventually the Arathi tribe came to include many disparate tribes, and the ranks of its army grew vast.Confident that they could hold their own against the troll warbands or even the reclusive elves if need be, the Arathi warlords decided to construct a mighty fortress city in the southern regions of Lordaeron. The city-state, named Strom, became the capital of the Arathi nation, Arathor. As Arathor prospered, humans from all over the vast continent traveled south to the protection and safety of Strom.United under one banner, the human tribes developed a strong, optimistic culture. Thoradin, the king of Arathor, knew that the mysterious elves in the northlands were under constant siege by the trolls, but refused to risk the safety of his people in defense of reclusive strangers. Many months passed as rumors of the elves' supposed defeat trickled down from the north. It was only when weary ambassadors from Quel'Thalas reached Strom that Thoradin realized how great the troll threat truly was.The elves informed Thoradin that the troll armies were vast and that once the trolls had destroyed Quel'Thalas, they would move on to attack the southlands. The desperate elves, in dire need of military aid, hastily agreed to teach certain select humans to wield magic in exchange for their help against the warbands.Thoradin, distrustful of any magic, agreed to aid the elves out of necessity. Almost immediately, elven sorcerers arrived in Arathor and began to instruct a group of humans in the ways of magic.The elves found that although humans were innately clumsy in their handling of magic, they possessed a startling natural affinity for it. One hundred men were taught the very basics of the elves' magical secrets: no more than was absolutely necessary to combat the trolls. Convinced that their human students were ready to aid in the struggle, the elves left Strom and traveled north alongside the mighty armies of King Thoradin.The united elf and human armies clashed against the overwhelming troll warbands at the foot of the Alterac Mountains. wow power leveling The battle lasted for many days, but the unflagging armies of Arathor never tired or gave an inch of ground before the troll onslaught. The elven lords deemed that the time had come to release the powers of their magic upon the enemy.The hundred human magi and a multitude of elven sorcerers called down the fury of the heavens and set the troll armies ablaze. The elemental fires prevented the trolls from regenerating their wounds and burned their tortured forms from the inside out.As the troll armies broke and attempted to flee, Thoradin's armies ran them down and slaughtered every last one of their soldiers. wow power leveling The trolls would never fully recover from their defeat, and history would never see the trolls rise as one nation again. Assured that Quel'Thalas was saved from destruction, the elves made a pledge of loyalty and friendship to the nation of Arathor and to the bloodline of its king, Thoradin. Humans and elves would nurture peaceful relations for ages to come.Book found at Scarlet Monastery.wow power leveling

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

1 - 70 Alliance World of Warcraft Leveling Guide

You may have looked around on the internet for WoW power leveling guides and come up empty-handed or left with a generic guide that wasn't worth your money. If you want to level your character up to 60 in a matter of days, Brian Kopp's Alliance Power Leveling Guide is a wonderful tool to use.wow power levelingBrian Kopp started playing World of Warcraft the day it was released and studied every area and quest to find out which quests are the best and fastest way to go. Quests are faster for leveling, so about 80% of the time you will be questing. The other time spent is grinding but that is unavoidable and it's not even a large amount of time at all.This World of Warcraft leveling guide is excellent for any level of player, from beginner to very experienced. You can use it casually when you need a tip on where to go or you can follow every step in the guide exactly. If you skip some quests, though, it may become confusing when it tells you to continue the quest you skipped. wow power levelingThat isn't a big deal, however.One thing to keep in mind is not to waste your time on certain quests. Quests that have you look for a certain item or a person shouldn't be bothered with. Elite quests, especially ones that are found in some instances, for the most part take up too much time. Just stick with the quests that have you kill mobs to gather a number of items. This way you're gaining experience while doing your quest for the big reward.This WoW power leveling guide shows you what quests to accept and exactly where to go, every single step of the way. You will get to level 60 in less than a week of playing time and he guarantees it with a 200% refund. This guide is for soloing, so you don't need to worry about finding groups or having your friends keep up with you.wow power levelingIncluded is a link to the UI mod Brian uses to make the guide even more integrated with the game. It comes with map coordinates so you know exactly where to go without having to guess. Another way to shorten your leveling time is to create a second character on the same server and use it as an Auction House mule. This is especially helpful if your computer lags in Ironforge.This guide uses completely legitimate tips and tricks to get you leveled in such a short time. What's great is that all the updates are free when you buy this WoW power leveling guide. wow power levelingWith the updates, you get the Burning Crusade guide when it comes out, as well as the class guides and updates to the main guide.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Cooking Of Runescape

Sometimes, you can eat the food in two or more pieces, like cakes and pies. You will get the heal divided by bites (Cake heals 12, and is 3 bites, so it heals 4 each bite)Note: White background is regular food, blue background is members only. rs gold

Name Needed level Exp gained Heals(bites)
Shrimps 1 30 3
Chicken 1 30 3
Meat 1 30 3
Karambwanji 1 30 3
Bread 1 40 4
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Sardine 1 40 4
Herring 5 50 5
Mackerel 10 60 6
Redberry pie 10 78 6(2)
Thin Snail 12 65 5-7
Anchovies 15 30 1
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Trout 15 70 7
Lean Snail 17 85 6-8
Cod 18 70 7
Nettle Tea 20 N/A 3
Pike 20 80 8
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Meat Pie 20 80 8(2)
Fat Snail 22 85 7-9
Salmon 25 90 9
Stew 25 117 9
Slimey Eel 28 95 6-8
Tuna 30 100 10
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Apple Pie 30 130 10(2)
Chompy Bird 30 100 10
Pizza 35 143 10(2)
Wine 35 110 11
Lobster 40 120 12
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Cake 40 180 12(3)
Bass 43 130 13
Swordfish 45 140 14
Meat Pizza 45 169 14(2)
Oomlie Wrap 50 30 14
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Chocolate Cake 50 210 15(3)
Lava Eel 53 140 14
Anchovy Pizza 55 182 16(2)
Ugthanki Kebab58 80 19
Curry 60 221 19
Monkfish 62 150 16
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Pineapple Pizza 65 195 20(2)
Karambwan 65 105 18
Shark 80 210 20
Sea Turtle 82 212 21
Manta Ray 91 216 22

The Skill List Of Guild Wars

Game Mechanic Based Skill Types
Skill
Attack skill
Bow attack
Melee attack
Axe attack
Dagger attack

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Lead attack
Off-hand attack
Dual attack
Hammer attack
Scythe attack

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Sword attack
Pet attack
Spear attack
Chant
Echo

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Form
Glyph
Preparation
Ritual
Binding ritual

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Nature ritual
Shout
Signet
Spell
Enchantment spell

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Hex spell
Item spell
Ward spell
Weapon spell
Well spell
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Stance
Trap