Friday Night Gin: Your weekly Blue roundup

Good evening fine ladies and good gentlemen, I want to invite you to head over to your liquor cabinet, grab some of that fine gin and do with it what you will. I like mine without anything added, right at room temperature. Ghostcrawler prefers his with coffee. Once you’re settled, come back to your computer [...]

The Queue: Dragon Slave!

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Allison Robert, erroneously described by Alex Ziebart as “universally adored” on this site (whisper the phrase “I hate Tauren cat form” in Turtlehead’s direction and run) is your hostess today.
Mmmm…my favorite kind of Queue, [...]

Scattered Shots: Hunter Q&A Part 1

Good day folks and welcome to Scattered Shots. The column that takes a good look at what it takes to be a Hunter in the World of Warcraft. I am Eddie “Brigwyn” Carrington from the Hunting Lodge. This week we’ll be reviewing the recently released Hunter Q&A.
The Hunter Q&A was like the other Class Q&As, [...]

On-demand BlizzCon streaming will be available

Earlier today we went over some of the options for attending BlizzCon when you can’t actually attend BlizzCon. Mainly this consists of the DirecTV-sponsered stream, which is pay-per-view both on DirecTV and over the Internet (even if you’re not a DirecTV customer). The BlizzCon tournaments will also be streamed for free.
Here’s an additional perk [...]

Blizzard fights scammers with TCG mount changes

Blizzard has confirmed what we have speculated about: the change to make Upper Deck Trading Card Game mounts Bind-on-Use instead of BoP is specifically to combat scammers.
Currently, if you have a loot code, you redeem it and then “purchase” the mount from an NPC vendor. The mount immediately becomes soulbound. This two step process allows [...]

BlizzCon pre-sale starts Wednesday

If you were lucky enough to go to last year’s BlizzCon, you’ll know that the lines for the shop were insanely long. People stood for hours in them waiting to get their merchandise. That meant a lot of time away from all the rest of the exhibits, and a lot of frustration if you just [...]

Phat Loot Phriday: Wisdom’s Hold

Not all shields are for blocking. If you’re a Shaman or a Pally, this caster shield is probably droolworthy.
Name: Wisdom’s Hold (Wowhead, Thottbot, WoWDB)Type: Epic ShieldArmor: 8130, 227 BlockAttributes:

+70 Stamina, +48 Intellect, which means lots of HP and Mana for you.
Improves crit strike by 40, haste by 47, and spell power by 75. [...]

WoW Rookie: Look it up in the WoW Rookie Guide

New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW’s newest players to the resources they need to get acclimated. Send us a note to suggest a WoW Rookie topic.
Feeling threatened by brutish, hulking questions about the game? Confusion breathing down your neck? Feeling a little quivery? … A little uncertain? … As if you suspected you [...]

Preparing for BlizzCon: Virtual attendance options

BlizzCon approaches! Preparing for BlizzCon is your regular source for tips on how best to prepare for Blizzard’s gaming extravaganza. These helpful hints are particularly suited for convention rookies. But if you are a con veteran, we’d love to hear your advice and wisdom in the comments as well.
So you weren’t able to get tickets [...]

We Have a Tabard: The green-eyed monster

Congratulations! You’ve bested the bosses in 25-man Naxx and Kel’Thuzad is dead. You have one last trial to deal with: distributing loot. He drops Cape of the Unworthy Wizard, Betrayer of Humanity, Crown of the Lost Protector, and Crown of the Lost Vanquisher- and everybody wants a piece.
There’s something “Lord of the Flies”-esque about [...]