Attention, Death Knights! This is your opportunity to suggest add-ons for the Emporium to look over next week that are specific to your class. I’m looking at you, Modem… And every other DK reading this blog!

Please use the Contact Us page to send me your list of “must-have” add-ons…

Since Blizzard announced Real ID for Battle.net, many players have been up in arms about concerns over privacy and their personal information (ie. their first and last name).

Blizzard has made an announcement today about new Real ID privacy features that are available:

We’d like to make you aware of the new Real ID-related privacy options we’ve introduced to Battle.net. These options provide Real ID users with additional tools for customizing the

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On the most recent episode of the WoWphiles Podcast we mentioned the Horde scorpion guild mount the “Kron’Kar Annihilator” and the Alliance lion guild mount the “Reins of the Golden King”.

Today I want to focus on the Horde Scorpion mount for a few minutes. On the podcast we were in agreement that the scorpion model caused us both to pause and question whether or not we thought the scorpion was a…

Segment 32: Talented

One of the most important character customization means in World of Warcraft is the Talents tree. While Blizzard’s default Talents UI is usable, it’s not possible to see all three branches at the same time, nor can it easily import or export talent builds. This is where Talented comes in.

Talented replaces the default Talent UI and adds a lot of useful features. The first is obvious; you get to see…

“The 1 Year Podcast”

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Reflecting on our 1 Year Anniversary of the WoWphiles Podcast
Looking back at how the show has changed over the past year and thanking our loyal listeners.

Weekly Blues
Battle For Gilneas, Worgen Running Wild, Healing in Cataclysm, Mobile Guild Chat, Pre-Cataclysm World Event, Balancing Stats in…

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Scott Pilgrim vs The World may have brought us the song “Garbage Truck”, but Thrall vs The World brings us the new hit song “Goblin Trike”.

The awesome song is courtesy of the WoWphiles Podcast’s very own Modem and the wonderful Thrall vs The World comic comes from our own Evinrue.

Here is the direct download link: WoWphiles Music –”Goblin Trike”

Audio Player is at the bottom of…

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Hey fellow WoWphiles: we are planning a Wrath of the Lich King Retrospective podcast episode and we are looking for your stories.

Share with us your thoughts, feelings, and experiences with the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. Tell us what you liked or didn’t like about Wrath, what you worked or what failed, favorite memories or experiences in Wrath, or anything else you want to tell us in regards to Wrath of the…

I was following this car on the way to work this morning and once I noticed the license plate I was determined to get a picture of it. So I pulled out my iPhone and at the first red light I snapped the picture.

This license plate totally cracked me up so I thought I should share it with you all. Plus, I don’t know what’s funnier, that the license plate says L337 HAX…

Blizzard’s goal to give players flexibility in choosing talent points in Cataclysm came under fire on the official World of Warcraft Forums recently. After reading through all of the posts, both by players and by Blizzard’s own Ghostcrawler, I started thinking about how and why we make talent choices, and the repercussions of those decisions.

First off, let me start by saying that I am for the post part a “cookie-cutter” talent…

The Worgen female model controversy still rages on here at WoWphiles as well as throughout the Warcraft Community. I decided to showcase the model and animations of the Worgen female to give you all another look beyond just a still image.

After seeing her on the character creation screen I am still sticking with my opinion that the new model is definitely the way to go.

That’s right, guild chat is the latest feature that Blizzard is adding to mobile armory. For everyone who is a subscriber to the Mobile Armory, you will soon get the ability to chat with guildies on your phone.

Here is the quote from Nethaera on the Mobile Armory Guild Chat:

Coming soon in an update to the Mobile Armory app available in the iTunes App Store and Android Market, this new

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Blizzard blue poster Daeleht announced that the pre-Cataclysm world events are now up on the Public Test Realms.

Greetings,
The early stages of the pre-Cataclysm events have begun on the PTR’s.
If you’re encountering any problems with the events themselves or have any feedback please post them in this thread.
Enjoy!

With the pre-Cataclysm events and quests now on the PTR’s, it is looking more and more like Patch 4.0 is getting…

Let the drinking, ram riding, and more drinking begin! Brewfest 2010 is upon us and it’s time for all races in World of Warcraft to indulge in the favorite past time of the Dwarves: drinking beer.

It looks as though Brewfest this year has no changes or upgrades from last year. So that prompts the question: should we expect holidays to provide new features and new rewards each year?

For players who have…

I’m seeing a lot of complaints in the World of Warcraft Community about the look of the Worgen Female model. I’ll admit that I was part of the crowd that thought the first look we got of the female Worgen was too soft. Now that we are seeing an updated model a whole new crowd is fired up about how angry and “ugly” the new model looks.

In the image for this…

Segment 31: Panda and Xloot

Xloot is a replacement for the default loot frame, with a few options. The one we are specifically interested in here prevents the loot window from appearing at all if you have autoloot turned on. The slash command is:

/xloot behavior swiftloot

Panda is another of the many add-ons from Tekkub. Originally mean…

“Archaeology: I Can Dig It”

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Weekly Blues
PvP titles, Flying in Azeroth, Archaeology, Justice Points conversion and more.

It Came From the Forums
Are all the changes of Cataclysm too much for players?

Icesnake’s Addon Emporium
Icesnake is back this week to bring us the addons: Panda & XLoot…

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Update 9/19 – It looks like Blizzard has indeed confirmed that Running Wild will be the Worgen “mount”.
This comes from Blizzard blue poster Zarhym:

Running Wild is indeed the new racial “mount” for worgen. Functionally the ability works exactly like a mount. This does mean the worgen are not bringing faction mounts to the table which other Alliance races can access. This is also of course very different from the original Plainsrunning implemented

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Since we are approaching the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and the 2-year Anniversary of the release of Wrath of the Lich King, I’ve taken a few minutes to think about the things that made Wrath special.

Some of these reasons may be more personal for me and less so for you, so feel free to add your opinions and thoughts on the topic in the comments section.
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1. Accessibility of end…

Since the WoWphiles Podcast’s very own Evinrue keeps procrastinating when it comes to posting any of her art or fan fiction, I’ve taken it upon myself to do it for her.

Here are a few of her pieces from her collection of mini Warcraft characters. Enjoy, and feel free to tell her how awesome they are in the comments section and encourage her to stop procrastinating and give us more.

Blizzard just announce that they are going to hit us with quite possibly the biggest content patch ever for World of Warcraft.

This comes from our favorite Blizzard Poster Nethaera:

The next major content patch is coming and sets the stage for Cataclysm with many great new changes, updates, and pure epic fun. We’ve packed it to the brim with so many new things that this patch proves to be the biggest one

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