<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 06:02:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>WoW</category><category>PvP</category><category>MMO</category><category>Paladin</category><category>Raiding</category><category>competitive gaming</category><category>DK</category><category>Hunter</category><category>Leveling</category><category>Rift</category><category>Rift Beta</category><category>free mmo</category><category>gamer</category><category>BG</category><category>DC universe</category><category>Guild</category><category>Pally</category><category>Patch</category><category>Tauren Paladin</category><category>Troll Druid</category><category>arms warrior</category><category>free d/l</category><category>guides</category><category>heroic</category><category>hunter guide</category><category>mmorpg</category><category>world of warcraft</category><category>25m</category><category>Alt</category><category>Barrens chat</category><category>Cata</category><category>Comments</category><category>Druid</category><category>HK</category><category>HM</category><category>Hunter pve guid</category><category>ICC</category><category>John smedley</category><category>Livestream</category><category>Luck of the draw</category><category>MMR</category><category>Main</category><category>Nerfing</category><category>OP</category><category>Paladin Mount</category><category>Paragon VS Sinestra 25man Heroic</category><category>Rift preview</category><category>Rift review</category><category>SOE</category><category>SS</category><category>Tauren</category><category>achievements</category><category>addons</category><category>arena</category><category>auction addons</category><category>auction house</category><category>beta key</category><category>blizzard</category><category>bloodline champions review</category><category>buff</category><category>cataclysm</category><category>cd</category><category>class</category><category>class balance</category><category>cleric</category><category>discussion</category><category>dps</category><category>druids</category><category>epic</category><category>fastest selling game</category><category>forum</category><category>free gaming</category><category>free video game</category><category>game one</category><category>ghostcrawler</category><category>giveaway</category><category>healing</category><category>heroic dungeons</category><category>holy pallies</category><category>how to</category><category>hunter enchants</category><category>hunter gems</category><category>hunter rotation</category><category>hunters</category><category>luck of the draw buff</category><category>lunar festival</category><category>mage</category><category>march 1st</category><category>matchmaking gaming</category><category>mm rotation</category><category>mm spec</category><category>mmo champion</category><category>mmo-champion</category><category>new</category><category>noobs</category><category>online</category><category>paragon</category><category>patch 4.06</category><category>rift beta 5</category><category>rift pvp</category><category>rogue</category><category>steam</category><category>tournaments</category><category>twitter</category><category>warrior</category><category>wow insider</category><category>youtube</category><title>TheGamer4Gamer</title><description></description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>26</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-5386569838514675950</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-12T00:06:35.030-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cataclysm</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hunter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hunter guide</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mm rotation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mm spec</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mmorpg</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PvP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Raiding</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>MM Rotation Inc...</title><description>Plan on getting a MM rotation guide video on either Monday or Tuesday. I want to practice it a little more and discuss with some other Hunters to give you guys the full scoop. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the mean time I am trying to push my DK and Paladin teams to 1900 rating...Also my guild has decided to drop Monday night raiding =/ after a majority vote...We are currently 2/13 HM and behind our schedule of 5/13 HM...Kinda sketched about the whole situation, but 3 nights a week raiding 4 hours a night gets frustrating, so Ill just let the GM do his thing.&lt;br /&gt;
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With Cata now over 2 months old...what are you guys currently doing in game? Please leave a comment and let me know!&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/02/mm-rotation-inc.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-2364475696039711520</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-06T01:06:56.034-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">buff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ghostcrawler</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">heroic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">heroic dungeons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Luck of the draw</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">luck of the draw buff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">noobs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Patch</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">patch 4.06</category><title>Luck of the Draw Buff vs. Ghostcrawler&#39;s View</title><description>I just wanted to find out what you guys think about the Luck of the Draw buff that Blizzard plans on implementing in patch 4.06. They are putting this in the game so that less skilled, or less cordinated, or less geared, or less experienced, or less hardcore, or less dedicated or w.e type of person can do these as I understand it, &quot;impossibly demanding&quot; dungeons that require us to use something called CC and practice proper game mechanics while playing our specific role that we chose when creating our character. I also find it odd that not even a month ago, Ghostcrawler himself addressed this issue http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2053469 and even went on to say &quot;The bottom line is that we want Heroics and raids to be challenging, and that is particularly true now while the content is new and characters are still collecting gear.&quot; and then &quot;In Cataclysm, the Heroic dungeons and raids are intended to be challenging -- and they are, at least until you overgear them.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ghostcrawler then goes on to list strategies and communication tips and how to improve your character. He goes on to say &quot;Heroic PUGs are definitely harder than going with groups of people you know, but they aren’t impossible.&quot; Then he dives right in to mistakes Blizzard has made int the past, such things as Tol Barad 1800 honor for doing nothing and the Heroic Strike buff that warriors enjoyed. He then says &quot;Example three: the Lich King Heroic dungeons (and Naxxramas) were too easy to zerg, setting up an expansion-long expectation that purple gear would come easy and often. In retrospect, that was a mistake. We don&#39;t at all view the Cataclysm dungeon and raid balance as a mistake.&quot; which I find very interesting for this topic. If its not broken Blizzard, do not attempt to fix it.&lt;br /&gt;
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The article concludes with Ghostcrawler telling the players of WoW that he hears our voices and that no post goes unnoticed. He says they are aware of the issues that some casual players might find in a Heroic Dungeon and &quot;We also just tend to nerf content over time because the original players hitting that content have moved on, so we want to open it up to a wider audience.&quot; What exactly is this &quot;wider&quot; audience? A few people QQing on the forums cannot make up the majority of WoW players.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now Ghostcrawler is saying &quot;The intent of Luck of the Draw is to help make up for the lack of coordination, communication, and familiarity that pick up groups suffer relative to organized groups of guild members and friends.&quot; And I wonder why the sudden change of heart? He went from giving less skilled, or less cordinated, or less geared, or less experienced, or less hardcore, or less dedicated or w.e type of person tips, to straight up nerfing the content. He goes on to say &quot;Cataclysm dungeons, especially on Heroic mode, are quite challenging and ask for more group organization than the Wrath of the Lich King dungeons did.&quot; but Ghostcrawler did you not just tell us that one of your mistakes was that &quot;the Lich King Heroic dungeons (and Naxxramas) were too easy to zerg&quot;? And that you &quot;don&#39;t at all view the Cataclysm dungeon and raid balance as a mistake.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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I find this nerf to Heroic dungeons to very premature, I really do not see any issue the dungeons in their current state. Heroic is Heroic in my mind. If you can&#39;t beat the content then stay in normal mode dungeons. Maybe read Ghostcrawlers tips for how to improve your communication or character. To nerf this content along with the more challenging bosses in the dungeons them self seems a little extreme.&lt;br /&gt;
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What do you guys think?&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/02/luck-of-draw-buff-vs-ghostcrawlers-view.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-5481488633423512459</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-04T01:39:03.238-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">auction addons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">auction house</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">competitive gaming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gamer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">guides</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">how to</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MMO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>Auction House Beginner Guide</title><description>&lt;iframe title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; width=&quot;440&quot; height=&quot;330&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZoZfv2gZ2a0&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here is the requested Auction House Guide. I plan to make a more advanced guide soon. Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/02/auction-house-beginner-guide.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZoZfv2gZ2a0/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-7634279879807863352</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-12T01:16:25.531-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free mmo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hunter enchants</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hunter gems</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hunter guide</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hunter pve guid</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hunter rotation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mmorpg</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">world of warcraft</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>Level 85 Hunter PvE Guide.</title><description>Here is the first video on Hunter Rotation.Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;
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Hunter Rotation with LnL Procs&lt;br /&gt;
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SS and BA&lt;br /&gt;
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CS to maintain focus&lt;br /&gt;
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LnL Proc&lt;br /&gt;
ES, CS, ES, AS, ES&lt;br /&gt;
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Do not ever use Kill Command.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arcane Shot only if you have excess focus.&lt;br /&gt;
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After Mastering the Rotation...&lt;br /&gt;
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So know that you know how to play your Hunter, your probably going to want to play him well. You can click over to the right to see my gear on &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/demon-soul/torgovrin/simple&quot;&gt;Torgovrin&lt;/a&gt;, and check out my stats. Below Ill tell you what gems and enchants you want, and also your stat weights. I will also post a SV Hunter build that I use to crank out the best numbers possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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The build you want is &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/demon-soul/torgovrin/talent/secondary&quot;&gt;0/9/32&lt;/a&gt; if you need a reference please feel free to look up my hunter. You also want 961 hit rating, (841 if your Drenai &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=6562&quot;&gt;Heroic Presence&lt;/a&gt;). Flask you want &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=58087&quot;&gt;Flask of the Winds&lt;/a&gt; and for food you want &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=62669&quot;&gt;Skewered Eel&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Yellow Slot = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=52209&quot;&gt;Deadly Ember Topaz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Red Slot = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=52212&quot;&gt;Delicate Inferno Ruby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Blue = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=52220&quot;&gt;Glinting Demonseye&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Head = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=62369&quot;&gt;Arcanum of Ramkahen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Shoulders = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=62346&quot;&gt;Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Chest = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=52779&quot;&gt;Enchant Chest -Peerless Stats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Wrist = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=85008&quot;&gt;Draconic Embossment - Agility&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Weapon = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=95471&quot;&gt;Enchant 2H Weapon - Mighty Agility&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Ranged Weapon = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=59594&quot;&gt;Gnomish X-Ray Scope&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Gloves = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=52749&quot;&gt;Enchant Gloves - Haste&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Legs = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=85067&quot;&gt;Dragonbone Leg Reinforcements&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Feet = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/item=52757&quot;&gt;Enchant Boots - Major Agility&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I am currently using a cat, this is not optimal. While cat does the most DPS its buff is the same as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=57330&quot;&gt;Horn of Winter&lt;/a&gt; so this is wasted. Your best bet will probably be a Ravager (Which I also have) or a Wind Serpent. Talk it over with your raid leader and discuss what pet you should bring.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cat = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=93435&quot;&gt;Roar of Courage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Wolf = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=24604&quot;&gt;Ferious Howl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ravager = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=50518&quot;&gt;Ravage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Wind Serpent = &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/spell=24844&quot;&gt;Lightning Breath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/02/level-85-hunter-pve-guide.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/g5UYTPcKkEE/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-4557643583370543784</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-29T01:10:31.240-05:00</atom:updated><title>Coming up....</title><description>Things that I am working on.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hunter PvE Guide.&lt;br /&gt;
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Pally PvP Guide.&lt;br /&gt;
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DK PvP Guide.&lt;br /&gt;
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Warrior PvP Guide.&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On.</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/coming-up.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-5003510397468305179</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-28T01:05:12.339-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift Beta</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift preview</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift review</category><title>Rift In Progress....</title><description>Sorry about the lack of posts this week, we have begun our Heroic Mode Progression (Halfus down) in Cata. The guild &gt; Rift, but I am leveling my Warrior in Rift. So far my first impressions are good. I have to say that Rift had me hooked off the bat with its Character creation, and gaining Souls is a blast. You start off with choosing your class (Rogue, Warrior, Mage, Cleric) all of these are customized with Souls (Talent Trees) into your perfect Tank, DPS, or Healer. The game recomends that you pick certain Souls that compliment each other, but you can pick to be an all out damage dealing char with basically 0 defense lol.&lt;br /&gt;
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You get your Souls through the first 6 levels of game play, which I will say is as linear as Super Mario. When you get these Souls they have 2 uses to you, the Tree is passive abilities and some CD&#39;s, increasing your buffs, procs, defense... and the Roots. The root system is pretty cool. The more points you put into the tree the further you progress into your roots the more abilities you get. Basically each Soul you get comes with 2 basic abilities, spend 4 points get another ability. Unlike the new WoW 31 talent trees, you are not required to put in a set number of points into a tree before you can start working on another tree. This means you can put points into any tree at any time and reap the rewards. &lt;br /&gt;
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I think the Souls are awesome, you can truly customize your character how you want them. There is a lot of abilities and you will probably want to do some research before you start spending points where ever. &lt;br /&gt;
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To Be Continued....</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/rift-in-progress.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-1383882671098145196</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-25T00:55:00.016-05:00</atom:updated><title>Comments!</title><description>I want comments from you viewers out there! Please shout out something! Let me know your not robots!&lt;br /&gt;
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Feel free to post anything that you want to see me put on the site or get more information on, guides, reviews w.e.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the works is a Rift Preview, and a DC Universe Online Review. &lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/comments.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-3520758662031210064</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-25T00:24:02.082-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DC universe</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fastest selling game</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">John smedley</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MMO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">SOE</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">steam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">twitter</category><title>DC Universe Online SOE Fastest Selling Game</title><description>John Smedley, announced today on his Twitter that DC Universe Online is SOE fastest selling game. He went on to say that it was also Steams #1 seller last week. Apparently this underdog MMO is not to be underestimated. The game should be back in stock on Monday.&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/dc-universe-online-soe-fastest-selling.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-6421268280942410240</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-24T18:54:23.466-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DC universe</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PvP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift Beta</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rift beta 5</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rift pvp</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">SS</category><title>Rift Beta 5 Starts Tomorrow....</title><description>The Rift Beta starts tomorrow! Plan on lots of SS and maybe some videos of me and the guild stomping on some baddies in PvP.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also I tried to get my hands on a copy of DC Universe to give you guys a review. No luck. Both Walmarts and Gamestop were sold out =/ it might have to wait till next week, after I get some decent Rift info out there.&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/rift-beta-5-starts-tomorrow.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-1436442878083400313</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-24T15:35:00.174-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">class</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">class balance</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">discussion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dps</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">druids</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">forum</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">healing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">holy pallies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hunters</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mmo champion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mmo-champion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PvP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>Class Balance</title><description>Im just going to put up a forum discussion that I put up over at MMO-Champion.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;So I am not here to QQ about my classes or any classes to be honest, I am just here to make a few simple points and have it discussed by you guys. I am not posting this thread in hopes that I will get trolled or flamed or any of that nonsense. All I want is a mature discussion about certain class abilities or lack there of in comparison to other class abilities. Its all about Balance, its the reason we play pvp, its the reason raiding dps charts are so close (maybe not for DK&#39;s =) jk, but the game needs to be balanced or else people will not enjoy it, or just roll one class, or w.e.&lt;br /&gt;
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    Lets start with the Holy Paladin. OK so all I hear all day is Holy Pallies are OP, Holy Pallies are facerollers, You want a 2k team roll a Holy Pally. All of these statements are false, and just trolls in /2. Lets look at Holly Pallies being OP. in raid healing I think they are very strong healers indeed, its what they do, they should be good at it. That brings me to another point, Holy Pallies are healers, that is it. You get barely any offense with Holly Pallies besides Exorcism, which if your doing arena you probably did not spec into anyways. So lets look at them compared to other healers. They have no Hots, No Travel Form, No Purges, No Totems, No Hex, No Mana Burns, No Dots... Should we take these away from other classes? Hell no. Its what makes them their class, what I would like to see, is turn down pally healing, and give them more abilities. Maybe move repentance into the Holy Tree? I just think what makes better players is having options...feel free to discuss.&lt;br /&gt;
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    Next the Hunters....Ah yes the Hunters, public enemy number 1. The first person to blame on a fail group or raid or bg or quest or daily or trade or.... you get my point. Hunters get a lot of flack. I recently had someone tell me that hunters are the class that nubs play, they are the class that requires no skill, they are the lowest skill class in all of MMOs everywhere! That might have been an exaggeration but you get my point, Hunters are hated, idk why, idk how to fix it. I would how ever like to discuss the class that needs some balancing. First lets look at hunter PvE, 99% of Cata fights require movement, If you have played a hunter then you know that when you move you stop casting auto shot. Let me repeat this, when you move you stop one of your top dps moves. How was this over looked, all this time. I really do not know, last I checked warriors could auto attack and move, rogues could auto attack and move. Sure you say well mages cant cast and move, well like I said Auto shot is one of our top dps moves, because of this all our other moves are scaled accordingly. Moving on...to Healing....If you did not realize yet. Hunters are the only class in the game of World of Warcraft that can not self heal....lets stop and think about this for a second. Yes it is the truth. Some say &quot;QQ more huntard your a dps class&quot; says the warlock with Drain Life, Soul Harvest, and his delicious cookies. Do I think we should take these abilities away from other classes..NO. Should we give hunters divine light? NO. What they should do is have something to heal....Maybe a channeled heal that cost 1 focus per 1% of life, that doesn&#39;t break like bandages, but is interrupt able... idk. This discussion is about class balance not QQ.&lt;br /&gt;
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    Feral druids....I really don&#39;t know who thinks this class is balanced but lets discuss. First I want to start off with saying yes I know druids are a hybrid class, I know that, we all do. I love feral druids in my raids, or any druid for that matter, having the back up and plan B for tanking, healing or BRez is always nice. But sometimes I feel that this &quot;shifting&quot; is a little to convient. Some people might say &quot;Its what they do&quot; no....They do damage, they tank, or they heal...just like the rest of us. What makes them different, is they can change &quot;what they do&quot; on the fly, with out any consequence. I truthfully don&#39;t think this is balanced at all. Not QQ here just discussion. Lets look at Feral druids, awesome DPS, Stealth, Pounce, interrupts, CC, Bleeds, Stun and Bear Form. Now Resto..Hots, CC, Travel Form, Bear Form, Stealth. Now Moonkins...Silence, awesome dps, Root, Dots, Travel form, Bear Form. So Ferals can do damage, restos can heal, moonkins can damage. Great so what. Well thats basically what a nonskilled player sees. What a pro sees is the ability to do what ever is needed at the time its needed. Need to get away and heal? Travel form and hot. Taking to much damage? Bear form and Hot. DK death gripped you? Travel form and Hot. When I see the word OP I see Over Powered...Not Over Powered Spell, or Over Powered Ability. Its just plain old Over Powered. This might mean the class has to many options, or what seem to be to many in comparison to other classes.&lt;br /&gt;
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    I am not saying that we need a Nerf or a Buff here, just a simple observation of all the classes in general. Take all the classes separate ever ability in to Stun, Ranged DPS, Ranged Cast DPS, Ranged Channeled DPS, Melee DPS, Melee Cast DPS, Interrupt, HOT, Heal, Cast Heal, Channeled Heal, DOT, Silence, Dispel, Offensive dispel, Buffs... And I think you would be surprised at what you find. Class balance is what makes the game enjoyable, its the reason no one class is at the top of the charts for weeks and weeks, its the reason we can PvP. I am not here to QQ I am just here to put out some information, and opinions and discuss it amoungst peers. Please feel free to discuss, but please not flaming or trolling, mature discussion only.&lt;br /&gt;
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The post is still fresh, and the moderator has to check it out first. Hopefully I get a good discussion going.</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/class-balance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-6454691585779530196</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-24T03:17:46.172-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">beta key</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">competitive gaming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free d/l</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free mmo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gamer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giveaway</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">new</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rift Beta</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>Rift Beta Key Giveaway!</title><description>I got my beta key!!! &lt;blockquote&gt;The RIFT beta continues this week with the next beta event, Battle of the Ascended, which is set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM PST (18:00 GMT) and run through 10:00 AM PST (18:00 GMT) on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.&lt;/blockquote&gt;If you do not know what Rift is please push up on the rock, climb out, and do your homework! Go down a couple of posts and read up on it, once you have and you realize, oh snap, why don&#39;t I have a beta key?! Well you can its easy, but their running out, so let me tell you how you can get your little paws on this shiny new super flash MMO from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trionworlds.com/en/&quot;&gt;Trion&lt;/a&gt; in 7 simple steps!&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Head over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.curse.com/&quot;&gt;Curse.com&lt;/a&gt; make a profile (not curse premium). Log in.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Then head to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.curse.com/keys/rift-beta-2-eu/default.aspx&quot;&gt;Beta Key Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; and claim your key.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Then head back over to &lt;a href=&quot;https://account.RIFTgame.com.&quot;&gt;Trion Account&lt;/a&gt; and make one of those. Verify your email!&lt;br /&gt;
4. On the left you can &quot;apply your key&quot; do that!&lt;br /&gt;
5. Wait for the email saying you have been chosen!&lt;br /&gt;
6. Head back over to &lt;a href=&quot;https://session.trionworlds.com/login?service=http%3A%2F%2Frift.trionworlds.com%2Fj_spring_cas_security_check&quot;&gt;Trion Account&lt;/a&gt; Click the client D/L. Then log in to the game and d/l!&lt;br /&gt;
7. Wait till Tuesday!&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/geting-into-rift-in-7-steps.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-424951797520040296</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-23T18:03:58.595-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">achievements</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">competitive gaming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gamer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">guides</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lunar festival</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wow insider</category><title>Lunar Festival Achievements!</title><description>So as you guys have probably noticed or heard, the Lunar Festival has started in game! Prepare for loads of fireworks and paying your respects to the Elders! There are a few achievements for this holiday, and if your looking to get your drake for the achievment &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=2145&quot;&gt;What A Long, Strange Trip It&#39;s Been&lt;/a&gt; then you will definitely need &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=913&quot;&gt;To Honor One&#39;s Elders&lt;/a&gt; and want to check out this guide the folks over at WoW Insider. It is super in depth and they are still currently editing it as we speak. So go grab some firecrackers and get some points!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot; src=&quot;http://static.wowhead.com/widgets/power.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/lunar-festival-achievements.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-5581997368396524844</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-23T17:42:12.280-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">25m</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">heroic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">HM</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">paragon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paragon VS Sinestra 25man Heroic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Raiding</category><title>Paragon Lady Sinestra 25m Herioc Kill</title><description>Paragon released their video of their 25 man Heroic kill. This encounter is only in the HM version of the raid and seems pretty awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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Paragon released their recount meaters a few days ago, they can be found below. Grats again Paragon!&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/paragon-lady-sinestra-25m-herioc-kill.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-5879664818136238752</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-23T17:15:47.180-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">arena</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bloodline champions review</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">competitive gaming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free d/l</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free gaming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free mmo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free video game</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Leveling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">matchmaking gaming</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MMO</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tournaments</category><title>Bloodline Champions...?   9/10</title><description>&lt;b&gt;Pros&lt;/b&gt;: Free, action packed, great visuals, great sound, quick fun, leveling system, matchmaking system, communication features, tutorial is very helpful.&lt;br /&gt;
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So I d/l &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloodlinechampions.com&quot;&gt;Bloodline Champions&lt;/a&gt; the new &quot;free-to-play online player vs. player arena game&quot; from Stunlock studios. While the game might sound complicated and look complicated it actually is very simple and fun. The visual style is pretty good, much better then you would expect in a free to play game. There is a sense of style that goes past the drawn characters and in to the arenas them self, and even the combat looks interesting and overall is intense.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are four types of &quot;Bloodlines&quot; Melee, Ranged, Tank and Healer. Each with five different unlock able character models to choose from, these models are different sizes and movement speeds to fit your play style. You unlock these characters by leveling up and earning bloodcoins or spending real money to buy Funcom coins. You play in matches 1v1 up to 5v5 combat that is quick and bloodthirsty. The game starts off with a camera pan of both teams then its go time. You rush to the middle of the map and just start spamming attacks on your foes, its hectic and so quick you cant get frustrated. The games are first to 3 wins then its back into the action.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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You can either make a match by yourself and fight against bots, or you can use the matchmaking tool that pits you against and with other players around your skill level. So far I have had a hard time getting my skill level up, and have been dominated most matches, but I am starting to catch on. The features that Bloodline Champions brings to the table is great, the chat, tutorial, matchmaking, friends etc. is really awesome for a free to play game. The level design is a simple layout but visually looks awesome. The combat system while simple, is completely skilled based, I don&#39;t see people picking the same bloodline because it is OP, its all about how you play. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;9/10 Game On&lt;br /&gt;
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If your interested in Bloodline Champions check it out over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.BloodlineChampions.com&quot;&gt;BloodlineChampions.com&lt;/a&gt;, the D/L is free to play. Here&#39;s a video from the Creators...&lt;br /&gt;
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The visuals look awesome, and it plays alot like most MMO&#39;s. If you play WoW then you should have no problem stepping into Telara, but you might need to buy a new video card... but that&#39;s probably long over due. Lets start with what makes Rift different from lets say WoW. First like I mentioned the graphics are far beyond WoW, to me its a mix of Elder scrolls and Guild Wars, all effects seem very fluid, and over all the game looks awesome.&lt;br /&gt;
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The actual Rifts....So while your questing and doing the usual leveling grind most of us are familiar with...Rifts happen. A Rift is like a random spawn of TONS of NPC bad guys that are just going to kill anything around you! This kind of random stuff is what WoW has needed for a long time. It makes the game feel less staged and more organic. It also adds a level of excitement that boring fetch quests lack to provide. You also gain XP and a form of currency for doing these rifts. I hope that this mechanic is well tuned and polished for release because after all, it is what the game is named after...&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/arms-warrior.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-3512872810044421902</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-21T04:25:54.891-05:00</atom:updated><title>Live Stream...</title><description>The live stream has been a success so far...But I want more viewers and discussion in the chat! Post any suggestions of what you want to see in the future, I plan on having 2v2, 3v3 arena, raiding, and BG&#39;s this week on all 3 of my chars...let me know if you want anything else... &lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/live-stream.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-2933982131664803068</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-21T02:20:10.395-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DK</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Guild</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hunter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Livestream</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MMR</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paladin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PvP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Raiding</category><title>Nice...</title><description>Soo....I have been afk and neglegted this blog to the extreme. To update you on my status...My Hunter, Pally, and DK are level 85 and gearing up very quickly. My hunter is in the top 10 on the server, Torgovrin. Also my pally is 1700 MMR atm, and DK is soon to be in the arena. Other then that, my guild is putting in attempts on Nefarian, and soon to start HM&#39;s on both raids.&lt;br /&gt;
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LIVE STREAM IS NOW UP!! Watch me raid on Tues and Wed Nights, and pvp late nights! Leave me feed back on anything you have seen or want to see in the future! &lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2011/01/nice.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-6665630384855263423</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-26T13:52:29.990-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alt</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">blizzard</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Comments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">HK</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Leveling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Main</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Nerfing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paladin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Patch</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PvP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tauren Paladin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Troll Druid</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>One step closer to Northrend...</title><description>So its the day after Thanksgiving and the house is a complete disaster, I just woke up, my dog is starving, I am starving, and my girlfriend is at work...Ha. so after some much needed chores I plan to hit up Palavrin, I plan on getting him to 68 today/tonight or at least close to, also another milestone will be hit because I only need 200 more HK for the 5k achievement. So ill get those to little bits out of the way and then its on to Northrend tomorrow through Sunday...Like I said in a previous post I am trying to get to 80 by Monday (for no real reason), and I am hoping that this recent patch will help me. Basically blizzard lowered the amount of XP you need to get to 80 from 71 by 20%, that is HUGE! So hopefully this will put my leveling in to cruise control this weekend.&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/one-step-closer-to-northrend.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-8540241315083180418</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-26T03:55:42.065-05:00</atom:updated><title>WARSONG GULCH HOLIDAY!!!</title><description>Wow leveling has been slow the past couple of days and I have finally stooped to returning to my rightful zone... I am in Terokkar Forest killing wolves and looking for seeds....What a drag. But alas there is hope...the clock just hit 3am an hour ago and WSG holiday weekend has begun....So far so good, we have won the first two games and I am back on track, about to ding (level) to 66 and hit 5k HKs Whoot!&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/warsong-gulch-holiday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-3593238743119404678</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-26T00:28:42.749-05:00</atom:updated><title>Turkey Day</title><description>Well everyone I am taking the day in to gorge on roasted meats, delicious vegetables, and one to many slices of pie. First stop is my girlfriends moms house to be with her family and feast. Then we are headed to my families where round 2 starts.&lt;br /&gt;
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So I am back now and playing my Pally atm, did a few bg&#39;s so far tonight most were a horrible demonstration of the Horde&#39;s ability to strategize with the one exception of a down to the wire WSG. They had our flag while we stole theres, they managed to kill our flag carrier but we responded with another steal. Yet again our flag carrier was killed, and we finally managed to nuke theirs. It wasn&#39;t till a strong DK was able to grab their flag and carry it to victory with the assist of my heals (which I do not like to do mind you) we won the match.&lt;br /&gt;
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After that close game with little XP gains I decided to join a random dungeon and tank for a bit, was as smooth as butter but very boring. I am currently debating what to do, either tank some more randoms, maybe head to the zone I should be questing in, or hit up some more BG&#39;s.....Decisions decisions... &lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/turkey-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-7927649547240254276</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-24T23:25:07.585-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Leveling</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paladin Mount</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pally</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tauren</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tauren Paladin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>Getting Closer.</title><description>So the race change is complete...Palavrin is now a Tauren and god it is sweet. The Pally mount for Tauren is most definetly the most bad ass kodo in the game. If&amp;nbsp; you have not seen it, which I am sure most of you have, /who tauren paladin and check it out. I dinged 64 today and still grinding to get to 80 by Monday. With the holiday tomorrow I hope to put in some serious man hours Friday, Saturday morning, and all day Sunday. That only leaves me 3 days for 16 levels... I am hoping that the nerfing of levels 71-80 really pays off...&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/getting-closer.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-2599339734180693237</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-23T22:24:01.331-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Barrens chat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Druid</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Troll Druid</category><title>Troll Druid..</title><description>Holy Troll Druids....&lt;br /&gt;
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Just made my Troll Druid...Wow. I had no idea so many people were going to reroll this class combo. Durotar has turned in the the new barrens chat. In the past hour or so I have heard everything from Chuck Norris jokes, to &quot;That crab just bubble beamed me&quot; and even people trying to convince others that the system 32 file is a virus... Lol&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/troll-druid.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-3062597144213380096</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-23T19:41:28.143-05:00</atom:updated><title>Patch 4.0.3 Live</title><description>The patch we have all been eagerly awaiting is finally here! So buy an overpriced portal out of Dalaran and check out the new Orgrimmar! Its pretty bad ass so far, the new loading screens, new zones, new class combos everything is starting to feel fresh again. ATM I am currently on my BE Pally trying out the new and improved Exorcism, its so op lol. My first BG I was number one in Killing Blows, Damage and Healing. God I love this toon. Later on tonight ill be making a Troll Druid with a friend of mine. Not sure what spec yet but ill let you know.&lt;br /&gt;
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Game On</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/patch-403-live.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544732120765638022.post-1973105631389823496</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-23T17:31:00.211-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">BG</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cata</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DK</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Guild</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hunter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ICC</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">OP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paladin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PvP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Raiding</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WoW</category><title>About the Author</title><description>So...Like I said the Servers are still down atm and I just can&#39;t get the blog off my mind. In my first post I kind of explained WoW as a whole and why it is my game of choice, I would like to get into my current state in the game...&lt;br /&gt;
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All my characters are on the Demon Soul server, why? I honestly do not remember. It is a small server with a guild that is ranked 300 something in the world, and many other guilds that range from the decent to the god awful and even the strange. I am an Officer in the guild &amp;lt;Arete&amp;gt; we are a decent guild ranked number 9 or so on the server, with our fair share of good players. I was the GM (guild master) of &amp;lt;Infamous&amp;gt; but decided I was not one for politics, and the recruitment on a small server is very difficult.&lt;br /&gt;
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So on to the characters, my main is Torgovrin the Orc Hunter. He was not my first character or my last but for some reason he stuck with me. He is in full Sanctified gear, and is my core raiding character. My alts include a wide range of characters only a few are worth mentioning. My main alt is Dasanavrin the DK he is fairly geared and my go-to for alt raiding. Now on to my new favorite, Palavrin the Paladin. He is currently only level 61 and is completely PvP geared, and Holy specced. I made this character exclusively for PvP and Holy is my spec of choice, some say its OP I say its awesome. It is getting a buff this patch and I am stoked to level him. He only has 2.5 days /played which is awesome for his level, leveling him has been a breeze in battlegrounds. A win gives about 1/3 of a level in a BG holiday weekend. I hope to have him at 80 by the end of the week, and start spending all the honor I will have accrued.&lt;br /&gt;
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So those are my characters and that is my guild. We are 12/12 ICC and 9/12 Hard Modes, and working on the Professor though may players a choosing to take a break before Cata drops. So that&#39;s my characters in a nutshell I will keep you guys posted on any changes...</description><link>http://thegamer4gamer.blogspot.com/2010/11/about-author.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Gamer)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>