Note: this post contains spoilers for Wrath of the Lich King.
This is the first of a two-part guide to Inscription, the new tradeskill being introduced in Wrath of the Lich King. The second part will cover specific recipes, required mats, and a recommended path for levelling the skill as efficiently and quickly as possible - […]

Note: this post contains spoilers for Wrath of the Lich King.
Today’s new build of the Wrath of the Lich King beta contains barbers! Naturally, I had to go and try out this new feature.

I’ve just played through the Death Knight starting area and quests on Siaka, my Draenei Death Knight. I have to say it: this is the single most fun and immersive in-game experience I’ve ever had. I tend to think almost everyone should roll a death knight - even if they have no desire to play […]

Well, Inscription is now available in the current WotLK build, which is good news for those curious about the profession.
I’m just waiting for character copy to be working again so I can copy my herb banker across, and then I’ll be starting work on Inscription over the weekend. Watch the skies for an Inscription levelling […]

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Some widescreen desktop wallpapers, so you can enjoy the beautiful Northrend vistas even if you’re not in the beta test:

I know not all of my readers want to be spoiled for Wrath of the Lich King, so I’m going to be posting any spoilery WotLK stuff behind a “read more” jump cut tag, and the first line will warn of spoilers (for those reading from a feed reader).
That’s all, carry on - and […]

Note: This post contains spoilers for Wrath of the Lich King.
Dalaran has recently been implemented into the Wrath of the Lich King beta build, and it’s hard to find your way around at first - especially since the in-game maps and minimap aren’t completed yet.

Following a few questions from Nuetralise of Spirit Is Your Friend in the Blog Azeroth chatroom, I thought it might be useful to add a companion to my Guide to the Shattered Sun Daily Quests. To wit: how best to tackle the quests once they’re all available. (Note that I’m giving the “ongoing” quest names, […]

Occasionally, people will do and say the darndest things. Things, in fact, that make you go “Hmmm” - or, more likely, things that make you go “WTF were they thinking?!” Here’s one I remember.
The background: pre-TBC, we used a DKP system for raiding, and we introduced a proviso that if you disappeared your DKP pool […]

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A companion to yesterday’s video tour of Stormwind Harbour and the boat ride to Borean Tundra, today we show you the boat ride from Menethil to Valgarde, the Alliance settlement in the other Northrend starting zone of Howling Fjord.