Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Lore, Wrath of the Lich King, Ask A Lore Nerd

Welcome to Ask a Lore Nerd, where each week blogger and columnist Alex Ziebart answers your questions about the lore and history of the World of Warcraft. Ask your questions in the comments section below, and we’ll try to answer it in a future edition.

This week on Ask a Lore Nerd, we’re only answering a small number of questions, because they’re really good ones and I want to dork out over them a little. Let’s get started, shall we?

Mornash asked…

Speaking of Garrosh Hellscream, what do you think Blizzard has in store for us with his story. They’re portraying him like his father was, a bloodthirsty, arrogant, loose cannon. Are they going to have him repeat past mistakes? Maybe bring about another downfall? Or will Saurfang and Thrall get through to him and have him ultimately become a hero?

Continue reading Ask a Lore Nerd: The heads and tails of the Horde

Ask a Lore Nerd: The heads and tails of the Horde originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Items, Analysis / Opinion, PvP, AddOns, Instances, Raiding, AddOn Spotlight, Bosses, Factions

That’s right, Atlasloot Enhanced has been updated to include the Northrend instances and raid. Personally, I’ve been waiting to be able to browse and try-on the gear from the new dungeons and raids since the expansion launched.

Atlasloot Enhanced is absolutely one of my must-have addons, and I’ve watched it grow with loving admiration since the day I realized I could see what my toons looked liked wearing Sunken Temple loot.

For those of you not using this one, it’s a wonderful way to spend your time while waiting for your groups to get situated, double check drop rates on certain items, or even link items from your wish list for typically uninterested group-mates. (Go ahead and take advantage of the captive audience.)

Although we’ve featured this one before, Atlasloot Enhanced has some great features for the curious player, and in light of all the new content, I thought we’d review some of the reasons to install and use this very useful mod.

Continue reading Addon Spotlight: Atlasloot Enhanced updated for Wrath

Addon Spotlight: Atlasloot Enhanced updated for Wrath originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Blacksmithing, Analysis / Opinion, Factions, Enchants, Wrath of the Lich King, The Queue

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW Insider’s daily Q&A column where the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft.

Just a few questions today, because slow weekends are slow. Who wants to ask questions when you can be playing? Certainly not me. I will still answer questions, however. Let’s jump right in with ender‘s question…

What, in your own opinion, is the easiest faction to start to grind on for rep as a new level 80? I know there is the “championing” but with dailies etc, what seems to be the easiest?

Continue reading The Queue: Can’t get enough sockets

The Queue: Can’t get enough sockets originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Tips, Expansions, Features, Guides, Classes, Alts, Death Knight, Wrath of the Lich King

Since day one of Wrath of the Lich King, people have been rolling Death Knights. While many seem to be getting along just great, many others are in need of guidance.

This will be a two-part article, and will focus on the things that you will need to know when working with others in a dungeon setting.

Today, I will be discussing the basic things that any meleer should know when entering a dungeon.

Many Death Knights have never had a melee character, and may not know how to avoid aggro while dealing high damage and staying out of the tank’s way.

In part two, I will discuss your AoE abilities and their place in a dungeon setting, as well as covering the buttons you should never, ever push while in an instance.

I will also run down some very basic rule of thumbs for your gear and talents, as well as including a discussion about some of the group-oriented talents that you could acquire.

Continue reading A Death Knight’s first dungeon: Dos and don’ts, part one

A Death Knight’s first dungeon: Dos and don’ts, part one originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Screenshots, Around Azeroth, Galleries

Frequent submitter Ben has sent us this lovely screenshot of … of … I’m not exactly sure what this is of. It appears to be a picture of someone flying a drake down a laundry chute decorated with runes. The drake also seems to be suffering from an acute case of Lightning Wing and Green Flatulence. I’m not too far into the Wrath content though, having devoted a lot of my time lately to getting the Ambassador title, so maybe this is one of those things that everyone knows about but me.

Do you have any unusual World of Warcraft images that are just collecting dust in your screenshots folder? We’d love to see it on Around Azeroth! Sharing your screenshot is as simple as e-mailing aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com with a copy of your shot and a brief explanation of the scene. You could be featured here next!

Remember to include your player name, server and/or guild if you want it mentioned. Please include the word “Azeroth” in your post so it does not get swept into the spam bin. We strongly prefer full screen shots without the UI showing — use alt-Z to remove it. Please, no more battleground scoreboards, “mounted mounts”, or pictures of the Ninja Turtles in Dalaran

Around Azeroth: Into the mystic originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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