Raid Warning: A World of Warcraft Podcast

This week, Seven, Brian, Thespius and Vader go on a journey. It's an adventure filled with a sultry Sith and Cataclysm screenshot goodness. Oh, sorry. Scratch that. (this section of Raid Warning has been removed due to NDA restrictions). Oh the stories you tell when you've had too many beers. Is there really such a thing as lightsaber porn? Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio Intro Music: "Neo Geo" by Keith Apicary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_kGJBv6Wr4 Beer: "Pranqster" by North Coast Brewing website: http://www.northcoastbrewing.com ABV: 7.6% BA: B+ NEWS: Blizzard teams up with Facebook to integrate Battle.net functionality with your Facebook Account http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/press/pressreleases.html?100505 Thor Starcraft 2 Collector Companion Pet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdwMUoussaQ&feature=player_embedded Patch 3.3.5 Hits the PTR http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/ptr-patch-3-3-5-notes/ Ruby Sanctum available for testing User Interface Changes pop out chats mouse wheel scrollable chat friends list icon added to chat frame will be able to search and add friends via real id will be able to broadcast messages via real id Blizzard Revenue up 30% 1.3 billion us http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/28505/Justin_Bieber_Cant_Top_World_Of_Warcraft_In_Vivendi_Financials.php Mandatory Glyphs/Talents http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24630812933/shield-wall-amp-last-stand-frustrations/ We're stuck in this trap sometimes where players want glyphs and talents to be meaningful but optional. That's a pretty narrow design space. Cataclysm Beta Screens: http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-zones-screenshots-npc-models/ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bubble Trouble May 18th Rant Line: 707-602-RANT 7268 BEER AND BANDWIDTH FUND VISIT US DAILY: www.raidwarning.com www.twitter.com/raidwarning Raid Warning Facebook Page CHECK US OUT EACH WEEK: iTunes Zune Marketplace www.mininova.org (http://www.mininova.org/user/RaidWarning) www.mevio.com (http://raidwarningpodcast.mevio.com) COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS / NUDES: raidwarningpodcast@gmail.com

Matt and Shannon from Seattle Geekly (www.seattle-geekly.com) drop by, have a few drinks, and join in on the chaos that is Raid Warning. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio Intro Music: "Oldskool Revolution" by Deathboy off the album To Rights. http://www.deathboy.co.uk http://www.mininova.org/tor/3189375 Beer: "W'10 Pitch Black IPA" by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company website: http://www.widmer.com/ ABV: 6.5% BA: B+ NEWS: Cataclysm Friends & Family Alpha begins, Closed Beta has not http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-friends-family-alpha/ The Mohawk Grenades Return http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml Player Beats Wrath of the Lich King http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/player-%27beats%27-wrath-of-the-lich-king-comics/ Caspi from the guild Refuge on the EU-Taerar server Wow Screenshot of the Day section now updating with Cataclysm goodness http://www.worldofwarcraft.com Cataclysm Echo Isles Update http://www.wow-europe.com/cataclysm/features/echoisles.html World of Warcraft on an iPad? Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty in Stores July 27th Blue Posts: Population Balancing with Tol Barad http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24630543156/tol-barad-wintergrasp/ new system will look for more of a 1:1 ratio, will likely have caps "Right now the issue with Wintergrasp is it actually encourages the behavior of selecting a realm where your faction dominates. If the reverse becomes true for Tol Barad" Arena Tournament Names and Zero Tolerance http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24401858154/inappropriate-character-and-team-names/ Believe it or not, the team and character names have to be appropriate or you face deletion! Two Tiers of Cataclysm PVP Gear http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24401796793/cataclysm-badge-and-pvp-point-changes/ The lower tier weapons will correspond in quality to items found in the latest raid tier on normal difficulty and cost only Conquest Points. The higher tier weapons will correspond in quality to items found in the latest raid tier on Heroic difficulty and will have a minimum personal rating requirement in addition to costing Conquest Points Buff homogenization and the Blues dont like you. http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24401906297/shared-raid-lockouts-more-homogenized-buffs/ Raid buffs and debuffs exist for two main reasons: 1) They encourage you to bring a diversity of classes and specs rather than stacking whatever is highest dps at the moment. 2) They make you feel more powerful in a group than when you're solo. For an MMO, WoW is pretty soloable, so we like for it to feel really awesome when you're in a group. Whenever we read "Without my buff, there is no reason for a group to take me," our typical response is: awesome. You'll have to figure out another reason why they should take you.

Everyone is back for one hell of a drunken show, and one hell of a drunken rant session. I'm sure you'll either completely enjoy or thoroughly hate us after this one. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio Intro Music: "Mary Jane" by Major Lazer off the album Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers do. Beer: "Ranger IPA" by New Belgium Brewing website: http://www.newbelgium.com ABV: 6.5% BA: B+ NEWS: Raid Changes: http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-raid-progression-refinements-193787/ 10-Man and 25-Man raids will share the same lockout. 10-Man and 25-Man raids difficulty will be as close as possible to each other. 10-Man and 25-Man raids will drop the exact same loot, but 25-man will drop a higher quantity of items. Normal versus Heroic mode will be chosen on a per-boss basis in Cataclysm raids, the same way it works in Icecrown Citadel For the first few raid tiers, our plan is to provide multiple smaller raids. Instead of one raid with eleven bosses, you might have a five-boss raid as well as a six-boss raid. Napoleann via email I think that these changes are bad and good at the same time. It is good that, by doing a 10-man, I will be getting the same gear as I would be if I was in a 25-man. However, I think that these changes effectively kill 25-man raiding because, besides an achievement, there is no incentive to do a 25 instead of 10-man. Why would I choose to wait for 15 extra people when I can do the same thing, and get the same rewards, with ten? I guess we will all have to wait and see how this change actually plays out, but I can't see it turning out well for 25-man raiding. blue post: we might allow you to change between 10 and 25 on a per-encounter basis for additional flexibility. If you started a raid in 25-player mode and then found that you couldn’t get everyone together later in the week, you might be able to downsize the next few bosses to 10-player. Cataclysm PVP and PVE Changes Lich King (25) Heroic US First Kill by Premonition http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-artworks-lk-us-first-kill-blue-posts/ 2010 Arena Tournament Registration Open http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/tournament/news.xml What are some special features of this year’s Arena Tournament? Customizable level 80 character templates with gear from the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. Tournament vendors have been updated with some of the best items available in Northrend. Players can earn the exclusive Armored Murloc pet for their live characters. Players can earn the exclusive “Vanquisher” title for their live characters over level 71. Cash prizes totaling over $200,000. Azeroth United: Blizzard Fund Big Crits Episode #1 http://www.bigcrits.com Ghostcrawler Response To The New Old Spells of Cataclysm We change our minds sometimes, like about letting Charge work in combat for example. In fact, one of the reasons we changed our minds about Heroic Leap (and Camo, and Trap Launcher) were so many players that were sad about seeing those abilities not make it in LK. Topic: Cataclysm Concept Art http://www.scrollsoflore.com/blizztrip.php Topic: Celestial Steed and Little XT Estimated 80,000 in US Topic: First Episode of Big Crits available www.bigcrits.com Listener Topic: Daggerd of Illidan via Email I think that life grip is like the T10 set bonus for priests. Tons of people who didn't even acquire the gear or try it out cried about how lame it was while the people who actually gave it a try ended up getting really upset when the bonus was changed because it was actually a lot stronger than it looked. I really hope that people get to see this in action and try it out in beta before trying to get it removed and changed. Sited Examples of Use: Valkyries dropping people during Lich King Using it to pull a tank and help kite iTunes Reviews:

This week, Derevka from www.talesofapriest.com makes a stop in Seattle to have a few beers and to BS a bit about WoW with Seven. Its a different kind of episode. Very. Different. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 4/12) Intro Music: "Born too Slow" by The Crystal Method  off the album Legion of Boom Beer: "Tricerahops" by Ninkasi website: http://www.ninkasibrewing.com ABV: 8.8% BA: A- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anniversary show May 16th Rant Line: 707-602-RANT 7268 BEER AND BANDWIDTH FUND VISIT US DAILY: www.raidwarning.com www.twitter.com/raidwarning Raid Warning Facebook Page CHECK US OUT EACH WEEK: iTunes Zune Marketplace www.mininova.org (http://www.mininova.org/user/RaidWarning) www.mevio.com (http://raidwarningpodcast.mevio.com) COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS / NUDES: raidwarningpodcast@gmail.com

Lots of World of Warcraft related info this week as Seven and Brian knock back a bourbon barrel ale and take a stroll though the highlights and highly stupid points of all the Cataclysm class previews. Priests get screwed and Druids get high... its all sad if you really think about it. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 4/12) Intro Music: "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy (remix by Pendulum) off Out of Space Beer: "Black Butte XXI" by Deschutes Brewing website: http://www.deschutesbrewery.com ABV: 11% BA: A NEWS: The Warcraft Battle Plan http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24261188784/world-of-warcraft-battle-plan-april-2010/ Operation Gnomeregan’s:  Once this area has been reclaimed, all new gnomes will start in this reclaimed territory. currently working on a new quest line and event by which players can take part in joining with Vol’jin, leader of the trolls, in the taking of the Echo Isles from Zalazane. This will become the starting area for Trolls. Database Upgrades: Servers will go down for a considerable overhaul prior to release. TBA Recruit-A-Friend Mount Rocket mount delayed fool! StarCraft 2 Collector Edition Terran Thor Pet http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/press/pressreleases.html?100408 Cataclysm Class Previews: Mage: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24262357286/cataclysm-class-preview-mage/ Time Warp: Heroism for Mages Wall of Fog: Giant 30yd Snare Druid: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24262387043/cataclysm-class-preview-druid/ Thrash: Druid tanking AOE Wild Mushroom: wtf? Hunter: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24261186675/cataclysm-class-preview-hunter/ Trap Launcher: 40yds Camouflage: No ranged damage, can move and set traps. Think Predator Out with Mana, in with Focus 6 focus generated per second steady shot is free and generates 9 focus most shots between 30-60 focus Rogue: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24262386514/cataclysm-class-preview-rogue/ Redirect: combo point carry over Smoke Bomb: cant be targeted Death Knight: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24262356308/cataclysm-class-preview-death-knight/ Dark Simalacrum: debuff a target, next spell they cast becomes yours Necrotic Strike: applies debuff to target absorbing incoming heals Rune mechanics regen changing so DK's arent constrained as much. more sequential instead of all at once Talent changes: Blood = tanking, Unholy = dot/pet dps, Frost = dual weapon and crowd control Warlock: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24038461679/cataclysm-class-preview-warlock/ Fel Flame: instant cast Shadow/fire dmg. Refreshes Immolate and Unstable Affliction Demon Soul: Combine with pet... get special ability, generally burst dmg but depends on pet Soul Shards get 3 shards, shards consumed by Soul Burn spell Soul Burn used for spell combos Drain Life + Soul Burn = Reduces cast speed by 60%. Demonic Circle + Soul Burn = Increases movement speed by 50% for 8 seconds after teleporting. Unstable Affliction + Soul Burn = Instantly deals damage equal to 30% of its effect. Soul Fire + Soul Burn = Instant cast. Healthstone + Soul Burn = Increases total health by 20% for 8 seconds. DoTs will work with Haste (adds duration to spell) Priest: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24038432151/cataclysm-class-preview-priest/ Mind Spike: Nuke, Shadow/Frost dmg Leap of Faith: Deathgrip an altar boy Award for most lame mastery passive talent: Shadow orbs Warrior: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24038612592/cataclysm-class-preview-warrior/ Inner Rage: hit 100% rage, get 15% more damage Heroic Leap: Go over there! Warrior AOE: Whirlwind will hit an unlimited number of targets, but only for 50% of weapon damage Shaman: http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/24038611737/cataclysm-class-preview-shaman/

Dont ask. We drink too much. Speaking of drinking, Jeff from Taverncraft joins us during the break to talk about the amazing World of Warcraft steins and a few others in production. Also on the show this week, we make Carmen San Diego cry, we experience the joys of floating goats, oh yeah, we also talk about that Warcraft and April Fools. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 4/12) Special Guest: Jeff Berkwits from Taverncraft Intro Music: "Throw It On Me" Bloody Beetroots Remix of Timbaland and the Hives Beer: "Peeping Peater Scotch Ale" by Port Townsend Brewing website: http://www.porttownsendbrewing.com ABV: 7% BA: B NEWS: Rage Normalization In Cataclysm http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/rage-normalization-in-cataclysm/ We are going to take the opportunity in Cataclysm to try and fix some of the problems with the Rage mechanic for both warriors and druids. Some of these problems include: In general, warriors and druids don’t have enough control over their Rage. Large gap between being rage starved in lower level gear and never having to manage it in higher want to make rage more consistent and avoid drastic differences between low-end and high-end gear. Changes: Rage is no longer generated based on damage done by auto-attacks. Instead, each auto-attack provides a set amount of Rage, and off-hand weapons will generate 50% of the Rage main hands do. This amount is based on a constant formula which factors in the base swing speed of the weapon. This means the Rage gained should be averaged out between fast and slow weapons. If the attack is a critical strike, it will generate 200% Rage. Haste will accelerate swing times to generate Rage faster. Rage from damage taken will no longer be based on a standard creature of the character’s level, but instead will based on the health of the warrior or druid. This calculation ignores all damage reduction from armor, absorption, avoidance, block, or similar mechanics, so improving your gear will not reduce Rage gained. Rage from damage taken will be based on the health of the warrior or druid This calculation ignores all damage reduction from armor, absorption, avoidance, block, or similar mechanics, so improving your gear will not reduce Rage gained. More instant sources of Rage buildup All “on next swing” attacks in Cataclysm are being removed. Heroic Strike and Maul will be instant swings that cost a variable amount of Rage. More rage consumed = more damage More Blue Posts Mana Regen in Cataclysm combining food and drink into 1 item no more 5 second rule to start regenerating (mp5 casting/notcasting) Hybrid Tax to stay no reason a hybrid class should outdps a pure dps class 1 Spell Healing Want to try and do away with it force people to use a variety of healing spells efficient / non efficient Changes to Dispel As previously mentioned, we are providing three dispel capabilities to all healing classes as follows: Druids will be able to dispel defensive magic, curses, and poison. Paladins will be able to dispel defensive magic, diseases, and poison. Priests will be able to dispel defensive magic, offensive magic, and disease. Shaman will be able to dispel defensive magic, offensive magic, and curses. There is some trade-off that is being made in making these changes and we wanted to expand on this further. Protection and Retribution paladins will lose their current ability to dispel magic. All shaman will lose dispel disease and dispel poison in exchange for Restoration gaining dispel magic. Restoration shaman, Restoration druids, and Holy paladins will need to talent into their defensive magic dispels. Shadow priests won’t be able to remove disease in Shadowform. Mage, hunter, and warlock will retain their current dispel mechanics.

We're joined by a very special guest this week, everyone's favorite crabby blue poster: Ghostcrawler! This week we discuss the latest in World of Warcraft movie updates, Cataclysm news, what the devs are up to, and consume plenty of beer in the process. Audio problems aside, this is a show you wont want to miss. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 4/5) Intro Music: "Waters of Nazereth" Justice off the album Cross Beer: "Interurban IPA" by Fremont Brewing Company website: http://www.fremontbrewing.com/ ABV: 6.5% BA: B+ News: ICC Buff Bumped To 10% http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/icecrown-citadel-buff-boosted-to-10/ We have increased the potency of the Strength of Wrynn and Hellscream’s Warsong buffs in Icecrown Citadel by an additional 5%. These buffs now increase total health, healing done and damage dealt by 10%. In addition, the number of attempts allotted for all final bosses on Heroic difficulty has been increased to 40. Cataclysm Testing to Start In April http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-testing-in-april-blue-posts/ This is probably why Blizzard decided to spoil the Cataclysm Prologue in 3.9 a few weeks ago and waaaay before it's deployed on live servers. They're not huge fans of spoilers and the only reason to do it is to make sure people know what's going on when they eventually play on Beta servers No matter what happens, you will NOT get any beta invitation before it's officially announced. Anything you receive is a huge scam to steal your account. Lich King 25 Heroic World First Kill by Paragon http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/lich-king-25-heroic-world-first-kill-by-paragon/ Fun with the Schematic Firework Launcher http://news.mmosite.com/content/2010-03-30/to_create_tour_eiffel_in_world_of_warcraft_through_the_bug.shtml Creation of bloodelves on proudmoore server capped via blog.astitchesstudio.com (a stitches studio) Peter Serafinowicz to Do Voice Acting for Thrall via Rotten Tomatoes Did voice overs for Darth Maul Blue Post: Remaking of Zul'Aman "We dont want to release too much information, but a certain orc leader may find a new place to call home. I'll start making the one-armed troll jokes later." Bruce Campbell Role in World of Warcraft Confirmed, Maybe. via escapist magazine "Honestly, I'm not really sure about my involvement in the Warcraft game movie or what I can tell you at this time. Sam has threatened to cast me as Topper McNabb if I talk to much. I've seen pictures of this guy, and I think it's in everyones best interest that I keep my mouth shut. I mean, could you imagine seeing these legs in capri pants?" ..when asked about any others casted for the film "Well, I hear Tina Fey plays at least 6 parts. There's lots of hair involved. Lots. Supposedly she's already preparing for the role by spending time with Eddy Murphy. Actually... I'm lying, I really like his Disney movies. But really, I'm really pulling for that fat kid from Superbad. I think gamers would find it funny to here him say vagina." Blizzard Introduces New Story Forum SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Live 1 Year Anniversary Show! Rant Line: 707-602-RANT 7268 BEER AND BANDWIDTH FUND VISIT US DAILY: www.raidwarning.net www.twitter.com/raidwarning Raid Warning Facebook Page CHECK US OUT EACH WEEK: iTunes Zune Marketplace www.mininova.org (http://www.mininova.org/user/RaidWarning) www.mevio.com (http://raidwarningpodcast.mevio.com) COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS / NUDES: raidwarningpodcast@gmail.com

Beer and caffeine and not a lot of WoW news equals episode 36. You'll love it... or we'll send in Danny Glover. Shh... just explosions. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 4/1) Intro Song: "Kill...

We're back! Sleep deprived and heavily inebriated, Brian and Seven attempt to bring you the latest in World of Warcraft news. They try. They really do. Also on the show this week, Stoneybaby from Bighitbox.com and Bigcrits.com to explain his new project, Thespius the Hamminator, and the return of horrible things said in vent. You've missed us... we can tell. Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 3/24) Special Guest: Stoneybaby from Big Hit Box , Enhancement Shaman Columnist and the Big Crits Project Intro Song: "Mimiron's Glitch Disco Inferno" by Mr. Voletron http://mrvoletron.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mimirons-glitch-disco-inferno-mrvoletron-remix.mp3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8hWPFigaqk Beer "Abominable Bourbon Ale" by The Fremont Brewing Company website: www.fremontbrewing.com ABV: 7.5% Beer Advocate: B+ NEWS: Lil' XT Pet Datamined http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzvwK_NFshU&feature=player_embedded Likely the next pet available on the Blizzard Store. World of Warcraft On A Console? http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/703047/Blizzard-Thinks-About-A-Console-World-Of-Warcraft-All-The-Time-Prospects-Dim.html not likely, why? Hard Drive Space Needed Patching Quality Control Keyboard vs Gamepad Mobile Authenticator Warning Message http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/us-first-gotir-patch-3-3-3-honor-changes-blue-posts/ After installing the most recent Battle.net Mobile Authenticator iPhone/iPod touch update (v1.1.0), all players will be prompted with a one-time warning that states: Running a “jailbroken” iPhone OS device may compromise the security of the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator. This warning message is being issued by Blizzard Entertainment as a reminder that running the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator on a “jailbroken” iPhone or iPod touch could potentially compromise the security of the Mobile Authenticator application. If your iPhone or iPod touch has not been “jailbroken” or modified to bypass software restrictions, please click “OK” and you will no longer receive the warning. Please note that this message will appear on all iPhone & iPod touch devices and is not meant to indicate that your Apple device has been modified. Cataclysm Rumors In PC Gamer http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-in-pc-gamer-uk-blue-posts/ Warchief of the Horde Thrall will become the next Guardian of Tirisfal. However, Thrall will merely 'leave Garrosh in charge' though this does not stop Garrosh from declaring war on the Alliance and fortifying Horde outposts and cities. Inner-Horde relations After assuming command of the Horde, Garrosh labels Cairne a traitor and executes the Tauren Leader. However, this does not seem to be the end of his involvement in Cataclysm and his seeming demise is linked to the greener, lusher Desolace. Garrosh will throw out most of the Blood Elves and Forsaken from Orgrimmar. Deepholme It is possible that the Alliance and Horde will be involved in a major battle within Deepholm. Airships will battle in the gigantic caverns al a Icecrown style. The area will also cater for flying mounts. Raids and Dungeons Cataclysm will ship with 8 Heroic Dungeons (not including Deadmines and Shadowfang) and 4 Raid encounters. The Skywall will contain a raid with Al'Akir as the end boss. Grim Batol and Uldum raid will patched in post-launch. Other Harrison Jones has returned with his friends and is linked to the Archaeology profession. One of the new features included in the guild interface/mechanics system is a Looking For Guild function. Patch 3.3.3 Updates Frozen orbs will now auto greed PVP Honor Changes will go live with 3.3.3 Jepettoy Joybuzz in Dalaran will sell 3 more items in 3.3.3! Your favorite toymaker added the following to his inventory: http://www.mmo-champion.

Gather your robot unicorns and prepare for a somewhat inebriated adventure through the latest news and developments in World of Warcraft. That's right, your guides Seven and Brian knock back a few beers, give you more than enough info about Cataclysm, and threaten the lives of those involved with the Twitter Developer Chat. The plushies are in the studio, prepare to fight! Podcast: iTunes | Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 3/12) NEWS: Patch 3.3.3 Datamines http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/heroic-lich-king-kill-ptr-3-3-3-build-11623/ Celestial Steed added (who drops? Algalon in VoA?) Celestial Dragon Blazing Hippogryph X-53 Touring Rocket Azure/Crimson Deathcharger Frosty Flying Carpet Patch 3.3.3 Quest Datamines http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/authenticator-accounts-hacked-icc-quests-crimson-deathcharger/ Authenticators Hacked http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/authenticator-accounts-hacked-icc-quests-crimson-deathcharger/ Lich King 10 Man Heroic World first by Paragon (5% buff) World First Glory of the Icecrown Raider (25) by Exorsus (no 5%) http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/world-first-glory-of-the-icecrown-raider-(25)-3-3-3-notes-update/ Cataclysm Stats http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/icecrown-citadel-zone-buff-blue-posts/ Mastery Bonuses - wearing your gear Reforging - change stats on gear Gemming gear - Sockets taken out of top stat in the item budget Cataclysm Stat and System Changes http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/cataclysm-stat-system-changes/ Stamina - no real changes, not plate wearers should end up with more stam Spirit - Healer only, likely to be changed over to hit through a talent, may even change how often regen ticks Intellect - Will grant spellpower Haste - Same for casters, different for melee (faster resource recovery) Parry/Dodge/Block - Dodge is a chance to avoid 100% of the damage from one attack, Parry is a chance to avoid 50% of the damage from two attacks, and Block is a chance to avoid 30% of the damage from one attack. Mastery - This is a new stat that will allow players to become better at whatever makes their chosen talent tree cool or unique. It's directly tied to talents, so what you gain from improving this stat is entirely dependent upon your class and the talent specialization you choose. We’ll talk more about specific Mastery benefits in the future. Armor - Pretty much the same... not as big of a gap Resilience - This will only affect damage done by players and critical damage done by players. It will not impact crit chance, mana drains, or other such effects. Strength, Agility, Hit Rating, Expertise, and Critical Strike Rating - No real change, damage done by having too low of a hit rating may be altered What's Gone from Items (not completely from game)? Attack Power - str and agility will convert to this Spell Power - gone except from caster weapons Armor Penetration - Will still exist through talents/abilities Shield Block Value - Gone since Block = 30% block may be increased through talents What Stat's Knocked Up Ghostcrawler and Fled to the hills? AKA. Gone for good. MP5 - Spirit takes over Defense - Defense is being removed from the game entirely. Tanking classes should expect to become uncrittable versus creatures just by shifting into Defensive Stance, Frost Presence, Bear Form, or by using Righteous Fury. Spell Ranks - Spell ranks will cease to exist. All spells will have one rank and will scale appropriately with level. The levels at which you can learn certain spells are being changed in order to fill in some of the gaps, and we will be introducing some new spells to learn along the way as well. Weapon Skill - Gone, even I forgot about this. Twitter Developer Chat http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/blizzchat-developer-chat-on-twitter-226/ Intro Song: "Haters" off the Album: The Jakes Project by Jakes Beer "Titan IPA" by The Great Divide Brewing Company

The Raid Warning boys were joined by some of the biggest names in the Priest community. We fielded questions from listeners, visitors to the PlusHeal forums, ShadowPriest.com, and our community wiki on EpicAdvice.com. Some were drunk, some were hungover, but everyone had a great time and provided lots of great info! EDIT: 4pc Tier10 changes got you down? Call the Raid Warning Rant Line: 707-602-RANT (7268) Featuring: Shadow Priests Fox Van Allen of Wow.com Jonny of This Is Outcasted Xenoaurora Holy Priests Matticus of World of Matticus Aliena of Tank Spot Derevka of Tales of a Priest Discipline Priests Thespius of World of Matticus and Raid Warning Avalonna of Tales of a Priest Lilitharien of Divine Aegis The Podcast is available via: iTunes Zune Marketplace RSS Mininova.org Also don't forget to check out last month's Wild Shots Hunter Roundtable ____________________________ Promote the show with the banners below: 300x300 486x60 300x250 125x125 120x60

The guys do a remote show and make the worst jokes ever.... that is what happens when they don't get enough to drink. Expect to find full coverage of patch 3.3.3 (or whatever number they're on), some guy randomly attacking his mom, bad Smurf jokes, and Thespius sings the Fresh Prince song. Its scary. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio (Torrent Available 2/24) Intro Song: "Turn the Lights Out" (Spor Mix) by Hadouken! www.myspace.com/hadouken Beer "Hop Czar" by Bridgeport Brewing Company website: www.bridgeportbrew.com ABV: 8% Beer Advocate: B NEWS: Game Informer Interview With Tom Chilton http://gameinformer.com/games/world_of_warcraft_wrath_of_the_lich_king/b/pc/archive/2010/02/17/afterwords-world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king.aspx Outside of the DK, Necromancers and Runemasters were on the list as possible classes Tol Barad will be like Quel'Danas when the PVP battle is not going on, a hub for questing and random PVP skirmishes Agrees that Blizzard didnt do a good job of incorporating Ulduar into the Lich King storyline. Ulduar was bigger than it needed to be, and too hardcore Another raid possible in the Ruby Sanctum (Near Sarth, Wyrmrest Temple) Likely not a 3.4 patch Patch 3.3 Blizzard Donates 1.1 Million To Make A Wish http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/02/17/news-blizzard-donates-to-make-wishes-come-true.aspx Battleground and Honor Changes in 3.3.3 Battleground and Honor Changes on the Horizon say goodbye to marks as rewards Battleground weekend = "Call To Arms" 30 honor kills worth for the first win 15 honor kills worth for each win after lose... 5 honor kills worth Honor awarded for Honorable kills increased 100% Wintergrasp honor rewards cut by 50% Random Battleground System Launching WoW TCG... what's going on? http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/pandaren-monk-raises-$1-1m-wow-tcg-blue-posts/ When WoW Addicts Go Wild http://gamerant.com/wow-player-wows-police-riley-10567/ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Power Word: Fail (Matticus, Thespius, Aliena, Fox van Allen, Avalonna and Derevka, Jonny, Jov, Lilitharien, Xenoaurora) Shirts? Yeah... working on it. LISTENER REVIEWS From PunkerB on iTunes: The most fun podcast around, I love the drunken rants and wish I could be there with Seven and Brian drinking and ranting every week. Such awesome funtastic humor. From Cereal Killar on iTunes: Bottom line, really friggin funny. Its like being in a room hanging with your buddies just shooting the shit about Warcraft, beer, and ball busting. Don't listen to the tools QQ'n about college humor or gay jokes, it's good back and forth chat like you'd have with friends. Don't expect spread sheet numbers or microscopic analysis of gear, but you do get comments on current content crammed in between the laughs. Kharne - EU Dunemaul on iTunes UK: I love this cast! From the always awesome music that brings you into and out of the show, to the review of the current beer of the week, this podcast keeps you interested and listening for something new. The hosts are intelligent (unlike some casters I listen to) and have a dry wit which helps the World of Warcraft content move alone nicely and not at all like just "reading the news". I have to say - the legendary episode where Seven has to take a spoon of nastyness brought the show down to a new 'high brow' level of entertainment that only the strong of stomach can really appreciate. I think I pulled a muscle laughing to be quite honest. Notosa - on iTunes AU Needs moar Aussie Beer. You guys make me laugh... even if you can get a little bawdy. Adylor - via email Just wanted to personally compliment you on the amazing job you've done with the podcast. I also wanted to drop my guild's Vent info(no worries, I own it) so you guys can pop in, wreak havoc, make yourselves seem like idiots, you know, the norm. :)

This week's episode may offend. If it doesn't, we'll be sure to try harder next time. This week Medros "The Pope of Podcasting" from All Things Azeroth, joins us to inject our show with professionalism and sobriety. We love him for it. Prepare to witness the hosts of Raid Warning hit their drunken enrage timer and drunk dial.... *gasp*.... a female. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio Special Guest: Medros from All Things Azeroth Song Credit: Song: Painkillers (Nosia Remix) Artist: Freestylers and Pendulum Beer! Special thanks to Zusterke from Spinebreaker - EU "Tripel" by Westmalle www.trappistwestmalle.be ABV: 9.5% Beer Advocate: A+ News: World of Warcraft Hacked Through Adobe Flash Flaw http://www.destructoid.com/world-of-warcraft-hacked-through-adobe-flash-flaw-161439.phtml Patch 3.3.2 - Korean Translation Highlights: Let the dps increases begin! Elemental Shamans get a dps bump (shamanism 5%) Boomkins get a dps bump (earth and moon 3%) Demonology Locks get a dps bump (demonic pact 5%) Destruction Locks get a big dps bump (5-15%) Season 8 Begins Toravon the Ice Watcher now available Ashen Verdict Strength Ring Available Blue Posts Threat Issues at the Beginning of the Fight Rated Battlegrounds coming in Cataclysm Skipping to the last boss... oops Special Announcements: Priest Round Table: "Power Word: Fail" Download us each week on: iTunes Zune Marketplace Mevio.com Mininova.org and be sure leave a review Visit us on the web: www.raidwarning.net twitter.com/raidwarning Contact us at RAIDWARNINGPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

On February 1st the Raid Warning boys were joined by some of the biggest names in the Hunter community to discuss the class everyone loves to hate! From class mechanics to the future of the Cataclysm Hunter, we did our best to cover every aspect of the class. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio Featuring: Brigwyn of The Hunting Lodge Podcast and Brigwyn.com Daewin of The Hunting Lodge Podcast Euripides of The Hunting Party Podcast and OutDPS.com The Wych of Bind On Equip Podcast Nassira of Diaries of a Marksman Hunter Hypknotoad of The Addicted Podcast

There's really not much we can say about this episode except, "Sorry". Sorry it was a week late due to illness. Sorry it was even recorded in the state of mind we were in. If you would like to hear a few minutes of Seven nearly dying, please feel free to keep the podcast running past the end music. Consider yourself forewarned, its probably not for those with a weak stomach. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Torrent | Mevio Song Credits: Song: "Let the Story Begin" Artist: Sub Focus Album: self-titled Beer: 4 Loco Website: www.drinkfour.com ABV: 12% NEWS: Story #1 New Armory Updates www.wowarmory.com Story #2 Developer Twitter Chat http://www.wow.com/2010/01/15/developer-twitter-chat-transcript-for-january-15th-organized-by/ Story #3 Woman Arrested for Incident with 16yr old http://www.geekologie.com/2010/01/busted_female_pedo_world_of_wa.php Story #4 Blue: Limited Attempts on Normal Mode http://blue.mmo-champion.com/12/22418858152-limited-attempts-on-normal-modes.html Story #5 Blue: No Sanctuary City In Cataclysm http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/22418946194-separate-cities-in-cata.html Story #6 Resilience changes in PVP The change will double the value of resilience in reducing damage done by players. So depending on their current amount of resilience, characters might experience a 10 to 20% decrease in damage taken from other players. The critical strike chance and critical strike damage reduction components of resilience will remain unaffected by this change. Story #7 Lich King Feb 2nd? http://www.mmo-champion.com/news-2/lich-king-unlocks-in-2-weeks-lana%27thel-blue-posts/ Story #8 world of warcraft blamed for porn decline http://www.tomshardware.com/news/wow-porn-world-warcraft-whorecraft,9425.html Special Announcements: Hunter Round Table: "Wild Shots" Store Download us each week on: iTunes Zune Marketplace Mevio.com Mininova.org and be sure leave a review Visit us on the web: www.raidwarning.net twitter.com/raidwarning Contact us at RAIDWARNINGPODCAST@GMAIL.COM