“I Need To Do a Dance”
Weekly News
We discuss the lack Blizzard developer chat.
What in the WoW is going on?
Modem discusses the current state of the player base in WoW
Icesnake’s Addon Emporium
This week Icesnake brings a collection of familiar addons
The Community Speaks
We mention some…
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Segment 52: Deadly Boss Mods
So now you’re raiding, or at least running instances. It doesn’t matter if you’re raiding old “vanilla WoW” dungeons or Baradin Hold, or anywhere in between; you want to do the best you can, whether you are the tank, a healer, or DPS. That means you need situational awareness, because while a mage doing the safety dance in Naxxramas may be low on the DPS charts, a dead mage…

This is where I will attempt to keep our readers and listeners apprised of the add-ons which have been featured in the Emporium to date.
You can reach me on Google.

This morning, as is my usual habit, I tried to log into WoW from the computer in our library at home. Instead of the normal “Authentication Successful” message, a larger splash screen popped up, telling me that my account had been locked due to a detected “change in play pattern.” Now, my pattern is highly predictable. I normally play on the computer in my home library mornings and evenings, on my office work computer…

Segment 51: Old Friends Revisited
Let’s look at the pre-Cata add-ons covered in the Emporium once more, quickly, and see what’s still useful. Any dates referenced here will be 2011 unless otherwise stated.
From the top:
Omen3 – Outdated. I’ve personally moved to Skada.
Carbonite – Updated January 25th.
Decursive – Updated March 4th.
Grid – Use Healbot.
Mage Fever – Updated February 14th. Use Curse to get the latest version.
Lorack’s DK Optimizer…

“I Need To Do a Dance”
Weekly News
We discuss the lack Blizzard developer chat.
What in the WoW is going on?
Modem discusses the current state of the player base in WoW
Icesnake’s Addon Emporium
This week Icesnake brings a collection of familiar addons
The Community Speaks
We mention some…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Those of you who listen to the podcast know all about my deep concern for the state of the game, but today my concern has reached a whole new level. Lately, I’ve been seeing great and dedicated players and friends quit the game left and right (5 of my good friends have quit the game and from what I’ve been hearing it seems like more are following), an overload of negative comments on the blogosphere…

Segment 50: Add-ons for Shaman
I have been informed that, during the per-class segments, I somehow contrived to miss the shaman. Let’s correct that right now.
The shaman is a hybrid support class, providing DPS via spellcasting or melee, or healing. In addition, the shaman can place totems to provide additional benefits to the party or deal additional damage to enemies.
To help your shaman in his chosen role, I’ve put together a…

Segment 49: AutoBar
AutoBar is a multi-bar add-on that automatically adds potions, water, food, quest items, and other usable things into buttons for quick access.
By default, it creates three new bars: Basic, with such things as your hearthstone, mounts, bandages, potions, trade skills, quest items and trinkets; a Class bar, with primarily non-combat spells and abilities; and Extras, with companion pets, fishing items, and miscellaneous other items on it.
You can move the…

“We Turn 60″
Weekly News
We discuss the lack of a new raid in Patch 4.1, the possibility of a legendary staff coming soon, Old Ironforge opening up and more.
Sign of the Failocolypse
A listener shares his most failed LFD group.
It Came From the Forums
A fun topic this…
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