Piecing together WoW Cataclysm series

I published a series you WoW junkies might be interested in: Piecing Together WoW Cataclysm.

The idea behind the series is simple - collecting all the random facts tossed around about Cataclysm from Blizzcon and the forums, organizing them by game mechanic/system, and then handing 'em out in bite sized chunks. Let's be honest, the Cataclysm stuff is massive and hard to swallow all at once.

Here's the series. Enjoy!

• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: Guild Leveling
• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: Mastery
• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: Path of the Titans
• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: Rated Battlegrounds
• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: Archaeology
• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: New Race and Class Combos
• Piecing together WoW Cataclysm: Reforging and Item Stat Changes

A little LOTRO insight.

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I quit playing Lord of the Rings Online about two years ago. I had grown tired of the game; found the content to be growing dull and repetitive. It had also become painful to play on a personal level, as a dear friend of mine I met on LOTRO lost her battle to a terminal cancer.

I lost my eye on LOTRO for a while, until I started writing on a regular basis about MMORPGs again. I decided, finally, that I'd renew my subscription and buy the Mines of Moria digital upgrade. While reinstalling and downloading a massive update to game files, I discovered something that made me slap my face a little in surprise.

You see, I hadn't realized that LOTRO had added two new classes: the warden and the rune-keeper. For such a big update to such a big game to pass me by felt embarrassing, both as a gamer and a journalist.

Nonetheless, finding this information out was exciting. Not only was I excited to try a restyled LOTRO, but to be able to try out two classes, both of whom appeal to me greatly, is doubly exciting. I even gave in and bought my husband Moria and a month subscription. That's how piqued I'd become.

So sorry Tweety, I should have been paying more attention to this game. I always love Turbine MMOs, and I think LOTRO's gonna suck me back in hard. And I'm gonna like it, baby.

Lord of the Rings Online: Book 8 released today

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This morning, Turbine brought down the Lord of the Rings Online servers to apply the update for Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-Dûm.

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World of Warcraft: Crusader's Coliseum, Wintergrasp, and other 3.2 changes

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Blizzard has released a preview page for the new raid, Crusader's Coliseum, that will appear in patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft.

In addition, Blizzard's confirmed a couple other upcoming changes for patch 3.2:

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Dragonica Online closed beta launch

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I received an email this morning from THQ*ICE, letting me know about a closed beta key giveaway for their new free to play MMORPG, Dragonica Online, along with the promise of open beta soon. The game looks to be promising, if not a bit cute, and I've heard good things about it from friends. Here's the information if you're interested.

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