You’re probably already a pretty savvy internet person – so you may have already gotten your fill of the whole SOPA/PIPA thing today- however, if you haven’t yet seen or heard about it-
Now, normally you know I don’t mix politics and gaming, unless of course my Guildies need a good mediation over loot–
BUT
If you live in the USA (or even if not), this is something that profoundly will affect you-
so please forgive me not talking to you about the game itself, so much as something that will be important to how you enjoy World of Warcraft when you’re not playing the game…
There are two pieces of legislation that are each in the US House and Senate that originally were designed to help combat online piracy– however, the intent seems to have gotten sidetracked, perhaps even subverted, by the ease and sweeping powers being promised to those who would be in a position to complain about their intellectual property from having been unfairly used–
Activision, the parent company of Blizzard, has come out on the side of being PROSOPA/PIPA, however Blizzard itself hasn’t spoken either way.
Here’s a TED talk that really crystallizes the issue
about the impact of this legislation on such things as your ability to create fan sites, raid videos and other such pleasures of participating in the game- while not actually playing the game itself…
and fill out the form, and let the automated system connect you to YOUR specific Senator- it coaches you on talking points and everything, so is pretty easy to do..but feel free to add your own arguments as well.
and see what other opportunities you have to inform your legislature to NOT support these bills.
I thank you for taking time to read and carefully consider taking immediate action– it does affect you- and if you do not do anything, you may start finding your favorite sites increasingly roadblocked or similar because they have ‘infringed’ on Activision’s intellectual property rights…
Thanks again, and I do hope you forgive my break in your normally scheduled gaming specific articles and tips!
WoW Crusher Gold Guides has become available – and well, if you’re looking for good tips on how to make more World of Warcraft gold (WoW gold) then you’ve come to the right place! There are plenty of gold making opportunities in Azeroth, but they can be hard to ferret out, so I’m glad to help with advice and tips.
As is usual for patches in the game, Patch 4.3 has stirred things up and changed things around somewhat, and some of these changes offer an opportunity for profit to the cunning, the alert, and the patient. Here’s a look at a few of the better examples.
One of the good money earners at the moment are Chaos Orbs. These are obtained only in maximum level heroic dungeons, and were BoP until the most recent patch came out. They are a fairly infrequent drop, and are needed for practically every high end profession in WoW. You can make a bit of a profit if you run a lot of heroic
instances by selling your Chaos Orbs to those who do not have enough time to gather large numbers of these items, but still need them to develop their professions.
Some professions have more to offer than others – for example, Jewelcrafting was rather short-changed by the fact that epic gems come from raid bosses and not prospecting. Leatherworking, on the other hand, can make good profits from the high demand Vicious Leather set that sells for a solid profit on the auction house. You can also check the prices of Savage Leather and Heavy Savage Leather on your auction house, and see if it is worth buying Savage Leather, turning it into Heavy Savage Leather, and reselling it at a profit.
Blacksmiths have several options for making gold in the new patch.
The Bloodthirsty Pyrium set is a good money maker, and Ebonsteel Belt Buckles are also quite profitable. Working together with an enchanter, you can make Stormforged Shoulders and disenchant them into the highly profitable Heavenly Shards, which sell quite well on the auction house. Look for upswings in price before selling, as the Heavenly Shard market is somewhat volatile (though not disastrously so).
Finally, if you have any spare Sinister Squashlings from Halloween in your bags, these are now BoE and can be sold on the Auction House, often at a robust profit. This will not get you rich, since you are unlikely to have too many (and cannot get more until Hallow’s End 2012), but you can potentially make a few hundred gold depending on your server’s market for these pets.
WoW Patch 4.3 – WoW Crusher Gold Guides
These WoW guides, and more, are available at WoW crusher - WoW Crusher is the first guide that I’m aware of to tackle all areas of the game head-on with incredible professionalism and style. This is the real deal. a compilation of hundreds of pages, dozens of detailed videos and the most detailed tutorials on the internet.
The Dragon Soul raid, as you probably know, is a new raid introduced in Patch 4.3 along with Void Storage, Arena Season 11, and a lot of other goodies that we’ll be talking about more in the coming weeks. Dragon Soul is the peak of the Cataclysm storyline and features six bosses leading up the seventh boss, Deathwing himself (who, of course, needs to be officially “killed off” to bring the Cataclysm story arc to an end before the release of Mists of Pandaria sometime next year).
This is pretty exciting stuff, with the final encounter being a fight with the dragon who caused the Cataclysm in the first place. Epic excitement, deadly encounters – and of course, plenty of interesting strategies to challenge you on your way to victory over Deathwing. Note that these strategies for fighting Deathwing apply to the new “Looking for Raid” difficulty (a somewhat easier, introductory raiding difficulty for those just starting) and for Normal Difficulty.
It’s called the Gold Speed Run, and it’s actually a
complete game within the game – a live challenge where you
go head-to-head against other speed runners to see who can
earn the most gold in 30 days.
Jon has done this a few times before with his exclusive
insiders’ club, and the results have been astonishing. In
his last live event, the challengers made an average of
63,901 gold each; and the overall winner came up with
359,313 gold.
That’s in 30 days, starting on a new realm with no gold
to begin with, and no outside assistance of any kind.
How’s that for an unconventional WoW Gold Guide?
A training program designed not only to teach you how to get gold effectively, but a way to also motivate you within the spirit of the game, a little friendly competition, yet also camaraderie as well!
The next content patch (4.3) to be released by Blizzard Entertainment in the World of Warcraft series is the epic finale to World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. As many of you will know, this expansion pack began with Deathwing, the dragon god, destroying most of the world of Azeroth. The ending sees a dramatic showdown between this powerful dragon and the players, which ends up sending then travelling through time across the world.
What’s The Story With WoW Patch 4.3?
Players visit the future and see what would happen if the dragon gains control of Azeroth. This in itself is very dramatic, and may leave players wanting to play something else like OnlinePoker.com for a while. The excitement is not over with World of Warcraft however, as players must convince a different dragon god to send them back in time, further than they were before, so that they can find out Deathwing’s weaknesses and ultimately work out how to destroy him.
WoW Patch 4.3 – End Game!
So much drama and we’re not finished yet. After this ordeal, players must survive a fight that takes place right on Deathwing’s back. During this fight, the aim of the player will be to pry the armour plates off of the back of the dragon. This is difficult in itself, but the dragon is also trying to shake the player off in various ways that will really test players’ skill and agility. This, of course, has to end in a face off with the powerful monster, which will be the ultimate test of game-play.
Say it Ain’t So- What Comes AFTER WoW Patch 4.3?
After this, there comes the recent announcement that there is a new expansion pack on the way. The annual Blizzcon convention is set to be held by Blizzard Entertainment on the third weekend of October. Starting on the 21st, we should be able to find out more about what is in store for World of Warcraft fans.
Be on the lookout for a new updated Zygor’s Guides announcement in the next few days too!
