Battle-Bots, Algalon-25 Kills, Class Q&A Series: Shaman
<font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Battle-Bots are out in the US ... and in EU</b></font><br />I talked about the <a href="http://www.mountaindewgamefuel.com/#/home" target="_blank"><b>Mountain Dew</b></a> Battle-Bots plenty of time in the past weeks and they are now available in game! Even if it is clearly an US only event it seems that the bot is currently available in Europe .... All you need to do is :<br /><br /><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li><b>1.</b> Link your WoW account to a Battle.Net account on the <a href="http://us.battle.net" target="_blank"><b>US Battle.net</b></a> or <a href="http://eu.battle.net" target="_blank"><b>EU Battle.net</b></a> website. </li><li><b>2.</b> Register on <a href="http://www.mountaindewgamefuel.com/#/home" target="_blank"><b>Moutain Dew Gamefuel</b></a> website and login.</li><li><b>3.</b> Click the picture at the bottom right to redeem your pet, login on Battle.net.</li><li><b>4.</b> Click the "Redeem Item" button at the bottom of the page, even if it says US only it definitely works for EU players too. </li><li><b>5.</b> Connect to the game and just get your bot in the mail!</li></ul><br />I'm not really sure if it will be fixed and if EU players will be able to keep their pets but ... I guess it's worth trying. <br /><div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span><div class="blizzquoteheader"><span>Quote from: <b>Bornakk (<a href="" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</span></b></div><div class="blizzquote">This summer, Blizzard Entertainment is teaming up with Mtn Dew to offer World of Warcraft-themed Game Fuel in stores across the US for a limited time only. To celebrate, we’re giving away the exclusive Battle-Bot pet complete with red and blue battle fuel. Fuel up your pet with red or blue battle fuel and send it into battle against bots fueled by the opposing color. Get ready now because the streets of Dalaran will soon erupt with dueling Battle-Bots.<br /><br />Head over to the Game Fuel website (<a href="http://www.mountaindewgamefuel.com/#/home" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">http://www.mountaindewgamefuel.com/#/home</span></a>) to claim your own Battle-Bot ignition key and red or blue battle fuel. Plus, you can earn tokens and enter for the chance to win great gaming prizes. Keep an eye out for bottles of World of Warcraft-themed Mtn Dew Game Fuel to show up in stores near you beginning this week. For more information, check the FAQ: <a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/mountain-dew.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/mountain-dew.html</span></a> </div><span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/battlebots.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/battlebots_small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Algalon-25 US First Kill by Premonition</b></font><br /><a href="http://www.premo-guild.com" target="_blank"><b>Premonition</b></a> (US-Sen'jin) got the US first kill of Algalon-25 tonight! They discovered 2 new items and the loot table has been updated accordingly, new items are highlighted in blue.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/premonition_algalon25.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/premonition_algalon25_small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Algalon 25-Man Loot Table</b></font></div><style>th:hover {background:#d6ffb2;}tr.vloot2:hover {background:#d6ffb2;}.vloot2 {background-color:#FFFFFF;}.vloot1 {background-color:#e2fffd;}.vloot2 > td {border-bottom:1px solid #cff55f}</style> <table class="sortable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" style="border: 1px solid #96BC27; margin:auto"> <tr bgcolor="#96BC27" style="font-weight:bold; cursor: pointer;"> <th width="30">ilvl</th> <th width="75">Type</th> <th width="75">Spec</th> <th width="75">Slot</th> <th width="305">Item</th> </tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Daggers</td><td>Phys.DPS</td><td>One-Hand</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/algalon_25_9901_3.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45607" class="item4">Fang of Oblivion</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Off-Hand</td><td>Spell Hit</td><td>Off-Hand</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/cosmos.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45617" class="item4">Cosmos</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Shield</td><td>Tank</td><td>Off-Hand</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/bulwarkofalgalon.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45587" class="item4">Bulwark of Algalon</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Staves</td><td>Phys.DPS</td><td>Two-Hand</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/algalon_25_9901_1.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45613" class="item4">Dreambinder</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Crossbows</td><td>Phys.DPS</td><td>Ranged</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/algalon_25_9901_4.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45570" class="item4">Skyforge Crossbow</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Daggers</td><td>Spell Hit</td><td>Main Hand</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/algalon_25_9901_5.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45620" class="item4">Starshard Edge</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>1H Maces</td><td>Spell MP5</td><td>Main Hand</td><td><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/algalon_25_9901_2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45612" class="item4">Constellus</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Plate</td><td>Melee.DPS</td><td>Feet</td><td><a class="item4" href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/sabatonsoflifelessnight.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45599">Sabatons of Lifeless Night</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Plate</td><td>Tank</td><td>Legs</td><td><a class="item4" href="/i/n/09/03/9722/loot_9722_92.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45594">Legplates of the Endless Void</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot2"><td>239</td><td>Leather</td><td>Phys.DPS</td><td>Wrist</td><td><a class="item4" href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/may/solarbindings.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45611">Solar Bindings</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot1"><td>239</td><td>Mail</td><td>Phys.DPS</td><td>Head</td><td><a class="item4" href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/boundlessgaze.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45610">Boundless Gaze</a></td></tr> <tr class="vloot1"><td>239</td><td>Cloth</td><td>Spell</td><td>Hands</td><td><a class="item4" href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/pharosgloves.jpg" target="_blank" rel="item=45665">Pharos Gloves</a></td></tr> </table><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Algalon-25 TW First Kill by Stars</b></font><br /><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=62821" target="_blank"><b>Stars (TW-Crystalspine Dagger)</b></a> also killed Algalon-25, this is really impressive if you consider that the patch was released on taiwanese servers on April 23 (One week after European/American servers). Congratulations to them!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/stars_algalon25.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/june/stars_algalon25_small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><font size="3" style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b>Class Q&A Series: Shaman</b></font><br /><div class="blizzquotewrap"><div class="blizzquoteinner"><span class="corners-top"><span></span></span><div class="blizzquoteheader"><span>Quote from: <b>Nethaera (<a href="http://blue.mmo-champion.com/8/17730193271-class-qa-series-shaman.html" target="_blank" style="color: white;">Source</a>)</span></b></div><div class="blizzquote">This week we’re starting our class Q&A series with Greg “Ghostcrawler" Street and the development team. We’ll be taking a look at each class and answering some of the top questions brought forward by their communities. First up, we take a look at the most asked questions from the shaman class and find out more about the design philosophy behind the class, the expectations for the class, and what may lie in store for it in the future.<br /><br />Shaman Q&A with Ghostcrawler and the World of Warcraft Development Team<br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Community Team: We’d like to start things off by asking a question that players often ask in regard to the very purpose of each class. In this case, we’re looking specifically at the shaman, which has seen a variety of changes since the start of World of Warcraft and perhaps doesn’t fit into the original description quite the way they used to.</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><b>Q. Where do shamans fit into the larger scope of things currently and where do you see them going from this point forward?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><b>A.</b></span> The shaman class has a pretty dynamic history. In classic World of Warcraft there was a period where everyone viewed shamans as overpowered. I remember one of my earliest experiences in the Barrens trying to group with a shaman to do a group quest. But he just told me was an overpowered shaman (Frost Shock!) and didn’t need the help.<br /><br />In vanilla World of Warcraft, shamans at the end-game were healers. Period. By The Burning Crusade, we decided that all three of their trees should have viable roles in the end-game. We also decided that hybrid classes (those that can fill more than one role, such as damage and healing) should do less damage than the classes that could only fill the damage role. This philosophy generally worked, in some cases too well, because Sunwell raids were infamous for stacking lots of shamans.<br /><br />In Lich King, a primary goal for raiding was to give players far more flexibility in which classes they brought and try to de-emphasize “raid stacking” as much as possible. This meant we needed to share the unique, mandatory buffs among more classes and specs so that, for example, a raid wasn’t gimped if they happened to lack a +spellpower or +crit buff. However, we didn’t want say shamans to no longer be attractive for raiding so we brought up their damage a lot. It might still not be as high as rogues or warlocks, but it’s close, and if you have the right gear and really know how to play, you can even beat those classes on some bosses. No raid worth its salt would turn down an Enhancement, Elemental or Restoration shaman for fear of bringing down the raid.<br /><br />In PvP, especially Arenas, shamans have never really been a powerhouse class and we view this as a proble...</div><span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span></div></div>
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