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WoW all over Twitter and the Blogosphere
The interwebs were buzzing about WoW being back online in China. What does this mean for the rest of us?

Patch 3.2.2 Drops – Let the Deep Breaths begin
The real news this week was the release of World of Warcraft patch 3.2.2 and the return of Onyxia. We discuss the Onyxia fight and give a bit of strategy.

You can’t run Trial of the Crusader the day you ding 80
We discuss gearing for raiding and the problem of under geared people trying to raid before they are ready.

Let the drunken festivities begin
Brewfest is back this year and we discuss the year long meta achievement and dual wielding frosty mugs.

What’s the deal with Rogues?
We take a look at rogues in World of Warcraft and discuss where they have been, where they are now and where they are going.

Is it time for Wintergrasp yet?
We mention a website that gives you all kinds of Wintergrasp information for your server. Timeuntilwintergrasp.com

Psynister’s Race Analysis
A new feature section on WoWphiles.com is Psyinister’s Analysis of the races of World of Warcraft.

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So here’s how it goes…

3.2.2 just dropped and you’re looking for a group to go try out the new Onyxia fight.  Problem is your still in item level 150 blues and greens.

If you’re asking for my advice here it is… DO NOT MAKE A GROUP PUT UP WITH YOUR LACK OF GEAR!

I mean even Samurai Mike thinks that’s wack…

In my opinion it’s considered pretty selfish to think you can join a group and have them drag you through an endgame raid (unless they know they’re doing it), just so you can go from iLevel 150 to 232 in one fell swoop.  There’s plenty of ways for you to get endgame geared really fast nowadays anyway so if you have a blue or green on you… replace it.

Here’s what you can do…

- Run heroics… get 226 helm, chest, pants, hands, waist, neck, relic…. 213 cape, boots, rings

- Run regular ToC and fill in gaps with 200 level epics (and awesome trinkets)… run it multiple times a day.

- Run heroic ToC for 219 weapons and gear everyday

- Run the heroic daily every day… in 15 days you can have a piece of 232 tier 9.

- Run Naxxramas to learn raiding mechanics.. it’s simple and will get you some 200 level epics and lots of badges.

Not only will doing this help you get gear… it will get you experience and make you a better player.

Now by no means do I call myself an elitist… I’m simply a realist.  In 10 man raids there’s really no room for slack on dps or tankage or heals… because of the limited numbers you all have to be at the top of your game.

For all those raid leaders… don’t let these people in… tell them to do their due dilligence, get their gear, then come back to you in a week or two… it shouldn’t take them any longer than that.

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The Brood Mother is Back!

Since we’ll be talking more about the new Onyxia 3.2.2 fight and the strategy involved in the next episode of the WoWphiles Podcast I won’t give too much away here.

I will give you these basic tips though to help your raid take down the new Patch 3.2.2 Onyxia:

Phase 1: Tank her facing the back wall; Everyone else stand by her belly so you don’t get tailswiped

Phase 2: Don’t stand near the whelp caves; Keep dps on Onyxia, Burn down the big adds fast as they come; AoE whelps as needed (they don’t do much damage to the tanks); Run as fast as you can to a side wall during Deep Breath (Preferably away from the whelp caves)

Phase 3: Burn down any remaining adds first (The tank can handle Onyxia on his/her own just fine); Don’t get feared into the whelp caves; Burn her down

That’s the basics of it. Look for more strategy and guides on the Onyxia 3.2.2 fight as well as other good information in the upcoming episode of the Podcast.

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