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Strategist: Trial of the Grand Crusader
So this is the last one of the Trial of the Crusader Strategists. Really. This time.
I am going to use this introductory paragraph to explain why the Grand Crusader is different - in general - and then dive into the specific details of each fight.
First, you start Trial of the Grand Crusader with 50 "unsuccessful attempts". Every time you wipe - or every time a boss resets, you lose 1 attempt. When you lose all 50, all bosses despawn and you can't do anything until the next reset. There are two reward systems, to promote better performance. The items that drop off bosses of higher level than the normal version of the raid - they are essentially the same items, with buffed stats. And then there is the Tribute Chest. As I understand it, the Tribute Chest will always contain 2 Trophies/Regalias (for 10/25 respectively) and a number of items. If you reach it with 25-44 attempts left, you get an extra Trophy/Regalia and an extra item. For 45-49 attempts left, you gain another one. And for a perfect run (50 attempts left), you get one unique mount and a very high level cloak.
Now that you are all familiar with the basic idea behind the Heroic raid mode, let's
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I HERD U LIEK ICONZ...
With patch 3.2.2 being released, I'm sure you're all excited about some of the new stuff that is being introduced. I, for one, am looking forward to being told by several thousand people that I stole my name from an
NPC
all over again, even though it was the other way around.
Bitter? No, not at all.
Not after I kill the wench...
:coughs:
So yeah, pretty pictures! We found
7
new icons in this patch, most of which seem to be related to non-combat pets. Check them out!
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Patch 3.2.2 - WoW's 5th Anniversary, Onyxia and More!
World of Warcraft is celebrating its
5th Anniversary
starting this month! Five years of leveling, questing, partying, pvping, raiding, farming - what a long, strange trip it's been, indeed! Some of you may remember logging in last year and finding an adorable new
Baby Blizzard Bear
waiting for you in your mailbox. This year, you're in for another treat! Log in this year during the 5th Anniversary celebration and you will receive an Onyxian Whelpling, an adorable little dragon whelp in the likeness of the brood mother herself,
Onyxia
! And speaking of Onyxia...
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5 Years of WoW
Just as the new Onyxia encounter has reminded us, WoW has now been with us for five years. :)
I was preparing the posts and patch information for 3.2.2, and I couldn't help but wax melancholy (as I am wont to do) about my time in WoW. Five years makes for a lot of memories. It's not unusual to get
married
after a five year relationship—and yet here we are spending all of that time with a video game.
I even took some time to go back and look through how the World of Warcraft Official Site looked back in the day—does
this
look familiar to anyone? Dwarf mages, old fashioned troll and human models.../sigh. Those were the days.
So in honor of WoW's 5th anniversary, I've been asking the staff about their oldest and fondest memories of WoW. I've included a number of them here, after the break. Come and see!
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Strategist: Onyxia 3.2.2
Why, hello there! You take your eyes away from the game for a little while and there it is - 5 years pass by. As
Elling Trias
would say: "
5 years, you say? Well, you're certainly the bearer of wonderful news, aren't you? Next you're going to tell me that Onyxia is still alive and attacking the city.
" Well, what do you know - old Elling has a big surprise brewing up for him.
Onyxia
is in fact alive (kind of, but we don't mind) and back, ready to wreck raids once more!
And as you very well know, every time a new raid boss pops up, a new Strategist is spawned as well. Buckle up, break the piggy-bank with money for extra repair bills, stock up with flasks, and get ready for even MOAR DOTZ!
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The Things We Do...
It has been almost one year (probably a bit more, right) since the achievements system was introduced to the game. And with the achievements system - one very particular achievement.
. Now that Brewfest is back around the corner, many of us are finally getting our chance to finish the trip and be rightfully awarded with a beautiful
Violet Proto-Drake
(that flies at 310% speed, but we want it for the beauty, of course). But how many of you stopped while doing all those achievements, and thought "
Man, what I am doing is a complete absurd! I have morals, I should not be doing this for some drake!
" Yea, I didn't either...
But now that we are almost done with our lovely trip, I thought I would put a list of all the weird things we've done over the last year, trying to get the Violet Proto-drake. Read on, and enjoy the (long, strange) trip!
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Brewfest 2009 (Sep 20 - Oct 5) - Quest Guide + Information!
EDIT:
Brewfest has been
extended
two days, to October 5!
Brewfest 2009
has begun! It runs from September 20 - October 5 and the main festival camps are located near Orgrimmar and Ironforge—and of course, we have a guide for you!
Check out all of the details after the break!
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Comment Spotlight
I know this has nothing to do with anything. But I just wanted to point this out, because I think this is my new favorite comment on the entire site.
The comment is from the
Fiery Warhorse's Reins
, the epic land mount that drops from
Attumen the Huntsman
in Karazhan. Posted by
droodhaxzomg
, it details the precise reasons why Midnight is superior to all other mounts.
The comment can be found
here
, and the full text is after the break.
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Pirates' Day 2009 (Sept 19) - Event Guide + Information!
Avast, there! September 19th is
Pirates' Day
in World of Warcraft, an in-game version of the international holiday
Talk Like A Pirate Day
! While not a full-blown holiday (such as
Winter's Veil
or the
Midsummer Fire Festival
), Pirates' Day still provides an amusing distraction from the everyday grind - complete with pirate costumes and flagons of grog!
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League of Legends Beta Key Giveaway!
Those of you who remember my
earlier blog
about the upcoming game called
League of Legends
, may have noticed the image on the front page today!
Well,
ZAM.com
is now giving away more beta keys, for those who are interested—and ZAM Premium subscribers get early access!
Those of you who interested can hop on over to the giveaway page
here
. Remember, signing up for
Wowhead Premium
gets you access to all of the ZAM Premium features, and vice versa—which means you guys get access to beta key giveaways like this too!
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Wowhead: Titles Section
That's right! Due to popular demand, Wowhead has added a
titles listing
to the database!
Just browse on over there (It's in the Database menu) and take a look! You can drill down into the sub-categories using the drop-down menus. Don't forget—you can also filter it down for specific titles using the "Search within results" box on the right side!
Enjoy!
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Wowhead Weekly Review (Sept 6 - Sept 12)
Hey there, this is our twenty-seventh Wowhead Weekly Review!
We are very sorry for the late release of this week's WWR as we could not find enough threads fitting for this edition. We are happy though to tell you that it will NOT sit out this week.
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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Strategist: Anub'arak
Here it is! Azjol-Nerub was merely a setback, spider power >8< forever, and
RAID
won't save you this time. Well, in a way it will. But not the one I linked. The one you will create. Get it, get it? Hmm?
Okay, the lame joke is out of the way. I had to make it. This is going to be the last of Trial of the Crusader (Normal) Strategists. I know it doesn't seem like a big deal to you - the raid was small, and the bosses weren't all that hard - but I think it's a good milestone for me. It's the first raid instance I've completed. Like, completely completed. I've written every single boss page, I've written a guide for every one of the bosses, I've modified the design a little so it fits. In other words - I feel accomplished.
Well, technically I have one more Strategist that should be posted before I am done - the one about the Trial of the Grand Crusader, i.e. the Heroic version of the raid. I decided that since I've written an extensive blog about each one of the fights, I don't need
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New Details on Cataclysm Dungeon
I realize I'm a
little
bit late on this, but I suppose it's better late than never, right?
Last night, Zarhym posted an
announcement
about an upcoming expansion whose details have been added to the
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
website. The dungeon will be known as
The Abyssal Maw
and is expected to have an ocean-like setting. The updated page has been linked below.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/abyssalmaw.html
You can also find the announcement in its full entirety after the break.
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iZ3D 3D Monitor Trial Program
This is another thing that you guys may or may not be interested in, but the guys over at
iZ3D
are friends of ours, and they're running a trial program for potential users that I thought you guys might be interested in.
Obviously, the idea of a 3D monitor is really cool. But the problem is that unless you can actually see one in
person
, then you really have no idea if they're worth the money. I can't show you a
picture
of a 3D monitor and have it make any sense, because you're seeing it on your regular 2D monitor.
So to get around this, iZ3D is doing a Research Project—they're basically letting a certain number of people test one of their 3D monitors to play WoW on for 2 weeks, and then give some feedback on playing the game. Basically you guys get to test the monitor out and
actually
see what it's like to play WoW in 3D.
Here are the details:
They're giving iZ3D Monitors to project participants for 2 weeks.
Everybody who's interested is going to fill out a survey, and 20 participants will be chosen from the survey entrants.
The selected participants will receive an iZ3
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Giants of Lore: Medivh
Welcome to Giants of Lore! This is a new type of blog in which I shall discuss popular figures of lore and help to unveil their shrouded past so that non-lore-junkies can better understand this world of Warcraft that we play in. Specifically, in this episode of GoL (Giants of Lore) we shall be discussing Medivh; also known as The Last Guardian, The Prophet, and The Oracle. So pull up a chair, chat with
Loremaster Skosiris
, and have a warm cup of
Tea with Sugar
as we look into Medivh's story!
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Who Doesn't Like a Good Treasure Hunt?
I posted about this contest on Saturday but it seemed like everyone glossed over it in the celebration of "Yay people are blogging again". This is very flattering, but it also doesn't get YOU any swag!
They are giving away an iPod Touch today, and there are VERY few people who entered into the contest. Your odds of winning are TREMENDOUSLY high right now, so I strongly encourage you guys to give it a shot!
Contest Page
Contest Announcement
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Strategist: Faction Champions
I think I've avoided this one long enough. The fight is chaotic and random, and different group compositions (for both the raid and the bosses) require different prioritizing. In other words - waiting more won't make the "strategy" any easier to write.
This being said, the term "strategy" is used very loosely. I won't give you a strategy - instead I will offer a short description of the strong and weak sides of each possible opponent, some way you can negate his or her weaknesses, and hopefully a tip as to how dangerous the specific miniboss is.
Read and find out what the
Faction Champions
have in store!
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Aaaaand We're Back!
So I have difficulty imagining you haven't noticed, but for those of you who haven't: the blog has been a little slow lately! I'm embarrassed to let the guys publish a WWR this week, because the blog section of the listing will show...exactly
nothing
. :(
Now I can of course sit here and make a lot of excuses (I've been busy! Between moving and Blizzcon, and a death in the family, this is the first week since June that I've slept 4 nights in the same bed!)...but it's not excuses you want, it's blogs!
I have some editorial stuff coming next week that I'm pretty excited about, and that I should have some time to put my thoughts on paper now that I'm settle into the new place. But first...a
contest
!
Our sister site
ZAM.com
has arranged a contest with Flying Lab Software, publishers of
Pirates of the Burning Sea
. I know you guys are WoW players, but I maintain that everyone should try more than just one MMO, and this is a good opportunity—if you sign up for the 14-day tri
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Wowhead Weekly Review (Aug 30 - Sept 5)
Hey there, this is our twenty-sixth Wowhead Weekly Review!
A little light on blogs this week, but with any luck that will be changing soon. Stay tuned!
DISCLAIMER:
Opinions presented in the Wowhead Weekly Review are not necessarily those of Wowhead.com or its staff members.
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