Looks like they’ve bumped the max level to 85, and added a couple of new classes- Worgen and Goblin. What’s particularly interesting is they’re going to add more campaigns for high level players- so if you’ve been on a Warcraft “vacation” it might be time to bring your favorite warriors out of retirement…

They’ll also have a World of Warcraft Cataclysm Signature Series Guide ready to go as well…

Via: Online Schools

I quit playing WoW

As hard as that was for me, I had to quit to take care of real life issues and money, etc etc. Visin (Rogue) was left abandoned on Aerie-Peak (US) and hasn’t been played until yesterday. Yeah I know, this is what it means. I am back in the game!

World of Warcraft has been one of my favorite games ever played, and I just can’t get away from it for even a few months. So as you may expect, there will be a lot more posts made, a lot more strategies and a lot more information to be thrown around, and MAYBE I will get back into this posting thing and learn how to type again!

-Visin

Finally today is dawned upon the world. What is that you say? 3.2 Patch Change has happened throughout the world and some people are angry and some love the world, mostly other classes (like I talked about on Orc and Gnome about my Mage) besides Rogues, because once again, we got the short end of the stick…

Back when World of Warcraft was vanilla and only the strongest survived and epic’s were hard to come by, the Rogues ruled the lands…Countless nerfs later we are here today only to see these mediocre changes happening to our Rogues. Sure we do get a few little things such as Rogues can use Axes now, but who really cares? I will always use my Daggers and Swords.

After much quiet contemplation, rogues now possess the ability to learn how to use one-handed axes.

Of course it was quiet comtemplation, because we would have warned you against that wise decision. Give us fireballs or cannons for arms, I DONT CARE but change something so we will enjoy our class again, seriously Blizzard.

Oh yeah, we also got our Shadow Dance cooldown reduced to one minute but it only lasts 6 seconds now instead of 10, meh. There isnt anything I can say about this, I am happy and sad about this one but yeah this happened.

Shadow Dance: Cooldown reduced to 1 minute. Now lasts 6 seconds, down from 10 seconds.

With all the stupid Rogue changes or the lack of, we can finally ponder over some of the new additions to World of Warcraft like this nifty little feature that allows us to trade soulbound items inside a Dungeon which will help so much if someone accidentally loots something that they shouldn’t have, here is the officially wording.

New Dungeon Loot Feature

• Players will now be able to trade soulbound items with other raid or group members that were eligible for the loot. This system will work like the Item Buy Back system and allow 2 hours for players to trade an item after it has been looted. Players who choose to enchant or add gems to the item will get one last confirmation before losing the ability to trade the item.

As you can see, I did not lie, and obviously this will give people the change to get their epics back and stop whining for good. What will Blizzard think of next? Faster ticket times when we need a GM? Heresy I say.

Well if you are a Rogue and you are going to be raiding with the new Dungeons released today, you may need the Better Rogue Raiding DPS Guide that we created here, just for this occasion. Get your game on Rogues!

Hold on to your mount because 3. is out today! Thats right, April the 14th WoW 3.1 went live! Wooot! Now what does that mean for you? Well it could mean a few things but that would take forever to go into detail about each class so I think I will touch on what will be happening for EVERYONE since 3.1 is out. Let us recap what is here now!

WTF My Mount Can Swim?! Did anyone else see that?

Yes, that is a common thought, you are not high and others can do this too as of 3.1. Congratulations!

Now in instances: There are interactive maps!

Since 3.1 was released, you can now see where you are inside the instance on the map. This means that you will be able to get through instances even if you are lost, no more excuses! (Currently only supports Wrath maps)

Lots of random class alterations.

There are lots and lots of class details that it would be pointless for me to mention but check them out on MMO Champion right here.

Dual Talent Specs!

Yes, having two talent builds are cool, so take advantage of them now. Paladins, feel free to make a Holy/Prot Dual Spec, never need a tank or a healer again! Too bad Rogue’s will not feel any love from this besides PvP/PvE, but check out Rogue Talent Builds anyways.

Lots of bug fixes, lots of new items, and tons of talent build changes. Hard to list them all but feel free to check out MMO Champion for more information! Have any questions? Feel free to jot them down and I will try to answer.

Let us begin…

First let me introduce to you the unveiling of “part” of the Ultimate Twink Guide package that Azeroth Now will be releasing very shortly. This package will include everything from the perfect gear for every class (including Death Knights) all the way up to the perfect way to play your said class.

Now I know that you can not buyout the name “Perfect Twink” as it takes lots of skill and determination but this will surely put you on your way to attempt your goal, now with all of this said let us continue.

Rogue:

==Gear==

Head- Lucky Fishing Hat
Neck- Scout’s Medallion / Sentinel’s Medallion
Shoulder- Serpent’s Shoulders
Back- Sentry Cloak
Chest- Blackened Defias Armor
Wrist- Forest Leather Bracers
Hands- Gloves of the Fang
Waist- Deviate Scale Belt
Legs- Dark Leather Pants
Feet- Feet of the Lynx
Ring1- Protector’s Band /Legionnaire’s Band
Ring2- Seal of Wryyn / Seal of Sylvanas
Trinket1- Arena Grand Master
Trinket2- Insignia of the Horde /Insignia of the Alliance
Weapon1- Shadowfang
Weapon2- Assassin’s Blade

==Gear Enchants==

Head- +8 Agility [Quest obtained Libram of Voracity produces +8 Agility]
Neck- No known enchant
Shoulder- No known enchant
Back- +12 Dodge Rating
Chest- +100 Health
Wrist- +9 Stamina
Hands- +15 Agility
Waist- No known enchant
Legs- +40 Stamina /+12 Agility
Feet- Minor Speed/ +6 Agility
Weapon1- +15 Agility
Weapon2- +15 Agility

Now in the full version all classes will have been thoroughly researched for the best twink gear of all twink brackets and will include all enchantments for each class and shortly after the guide has been published there will be proof of concept twink videos made by the Azeroth Now team for your viewing pleasure, so bookmark this post and tell your friends because you will be the ones that will want to be the first to know when this hits live.

If you have any questions or improvements for the introduction feel free to drop any constructive comment below and I will be happy to review it and even talk it out with you. Have fun and happy twinking!

Spring 2009!

Azeroth Now Twink Package

[Currently Worked On]

Seriously, think about that. Whats up with our Rogue DPS? Gah!

Now let us continue with the DPS side of things.

Gems:

If you are trying to be a perfectionist in World of Warcraft and reach the top of the charts for being a Rogue then you need to know a few things. Right now it is next to impossible to be beat all other classes in DPS so do not get discouraged.

Before you consider yourself to do lots of DPS in a raid you need to gear yourself for the raid. Make sure all sockets are gem’ed to meet the raid’s expectations. I will go over a simple gem list for Rogue’s that you could use to improve PvE damage.

Delicate Scarlet Ruby – This is your main priority when gem’ing out your gear. Agility gem’s will increase you crit chance / attack power / dodge rating. You will gem out all your gear to that standard unless you are lacking in other areas or you are looking for a specific socket bonus.

Rigid Autumn’s Glow – This will improve your hit rating for those that do not meet their minimum hit rating for the bosses they need to kill. Most hit rating gems will be used by Rogues who are not Combat built which means they are lacking precision. You should keep an eye out on your hit rating, especially if you see that you are missing quite a bit.

Other than those gem’s there are not many other gem’s you need to look into unless you feel like testing out some DPS with different things.

Enchants:

Below I will list which slot you should enchant with what enchant. These are not mandatory but what you can expect me to raid with, but to each his own. This is only experimental and by no means should you take these as solid facts, with that said let me present you with the “best” item enchancements and enchants possible.

Head Slot : [Arcanum of Torment] (50 Attack Power , 20 Critical Strike)

[Note: Must be honored with Ebon Blade to attain that Arcanum]

Shoulder : [Greater Inscription of the Axe] (40 Attack Power , 15 Critical Strike)

[Note: Must be exalted with Sons of Hodir to attain that Arcanum]

Back : [Enchant Cloak - Major Agility] (22 Agility)

Chest : [Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats] (10 All Stats)

Wrist : [Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault] (50 Attack Power)

Hands : [Enchant Gloves - Major Agility] (20 Agility)

Legs : [Icescale Leg Armor] (75 Attack Power , 22 Critical Strike)

[Note: Leatherworker's make this item enchancer, pick up one off the Auction House or make one for yourself]

Feet : [Enchant Boots - Greater Assault] (32 Attack Power)

Weapon 1 : [Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Agility] (26 Agility)

Weapon 2: [Enchant Weapon - Exceptional Agility] (26 Agility)

Rogue Rotations :

Assassination Build : If you are the general Assassination Rogue build where you are deep in that tree but have a small portion in Combat then you should use the following rotation. You need to start out stealthed sneaking up on your target with Hunger for Blood up at full strength, you will then use Garrote. After Garrote you will proceed to stack combo points with Mutilate until you have 5 points, then you will use Rupture, then you should have at least one point with your talents up on the mob, then you will hit Slice and Dice, then you either Eviscerate or Envenom to refresh Slice and Dice, and then repeat until dead.

The below build is what I would suggest for anyone wanting to use daggers and raid at the same time with the highest end of DPS possible. Keep your DPS cycles in check and everything will be alright.

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=fhxcoxZ0gV0gbxoru0gRtob

This combination seems to take a long time reading but if you know what you are doing this will only take moments before your DPS will sky rocket. Slice and Dice will be your main DPS booster so make sure it is up as well as Hunger for Blood.

Combat Build : You should be the general Sword Spec’ed Combat build mainly using slow main hand weapons and fast off hand weapons. You will spam Sinister Strike until 5 combo points, then hit Slice and Dice, then build up the points again and get Rupture up, after that it will be Adrenaline Rushes, Blade Flurry, and Killing Spree at every pop.

The build I suggest below on WoWhead is for all the players who want to play a nice sword build and spam Sinister Strike all the time. You will be keeping all your damage talents in line with all the ones that matter when you check out the below build.

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=fheboZMgqb0bxqru0xRtx

Make sure you have every cooldown poped at all time and all trinkets ready to go. Use Sinister Strike only, and when your DoT’s and DPS increasers are up make sure you Eviscerate when you have time to insure that your damage is always being done and from there you will only see your DPS go up hill.

This should help most Rogue’s start to sky rocket their DPS and if you can truly say this information is not what is the norm, then I would like to know what is the best way to improve DPS for Rogue’s at raiding by commenting below. If you have any suggestions just give us a shout and we will see that it includes your information.

Thanks for visiting Azeroth Now and be sure to subscribe for the latest news and information including all your favorite classes as well as other Rogue guides. If you have any requests just drop us a line over on the Contact page above. – Visin