ZOMG Tankadin FTW!!!

So sexy it hurts - tanking Capacitus and the 2 mini bosses in
Heroic Mech...



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...and THAT's how to clear Black Morass out...



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Can we go shopping Lance?!

Antiarc's WoW Armory Tools

Leading on from my last post, there are other guild tools/generators on Antiarc's page, including a tradeskill listing generator, guild class statistics comparison, reputation/faction comparison, arena team comparison, and a SIG Image generator!

Here's the guild class statistic comparison.

Note these are all based on the Armory data, which stores what you were wearing when you last logged out.

Heroic keys and why you need them - plus guild report

I found a tool on MMO Champion that allows you to see how your guild members are progressing in obtaining their heroic keys.

I set the report to run for all characters at level 30 and above, so it's also a useful list of Shadow Dancers toons that have been played for some time (although not all of them have been played for a while, heh). Here's the report.

Now if you're playing a toon at level 60 plus, and you plan to raid with us in Kara, you should really start doing some heroics to get the right gear and practice. To run a heroic, you need the key to the heroic instance, and to get the key, you need to get the appropriate faction up, so you can buy it from the faction's quartermaster.

Have a look at the list on the link above and see what factions you are missing. Check out the Outland and Lower City factions in wowwiki or wowhead to review the faction rewards and help you prioritise which factions are a priority for your class and professions. (You should be aiming to get all these factions up to at least honoured.)

Let the guild know what you need and start setting up GEM runs!

Azeroth..the lowdown on its scientific stats..

Interesting research done by someone with too much time on their hands I suspect...

http://www.spaaace.com/cope/?p=111


and the video....though its slow loading... :(

http://www.spaaace.com/cope/?p=108

Epic gems for Arena Points in patch 2.4.3

MMO Champion claims an undocumented change in 2.4.3 allows you to buy Epic gems for Arena Points - 800 AP each.

"You can now buy
[Gleaming Ornate Dawnstone]

Gleaming Ornate Dawnstone Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped +10 Spell Critical Strike Rating "Matches a Yellow Socket."

(+10 Spell Critical Strike),
[Bold Ornate Ruby]

Bold Ornate Ruby Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped +20 Attack Power "Matches a Red Socket."

(+20 Attack Power),
[Inscribed Ornate Topaz]

Inscribed Ornate Topaz Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped +10 Attack Power, +5 Critical Strike Rating "Matches a Red or Yellow Socket."

(+10 Attack Power, +5 Critical Strike Rating),
[Potent Ornate Topaz]

Potent Ornate Topaz Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped +6 Spell Damage, +5 Spell Crit Rating "Matches a Red or Yellow Socket."

(+6 Spell Damage, +5 Spell Crit Rating),
[Runed Ornate Ruby]

Runed Ornate Ruby Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped +12 Spell Damage "Matches a Red Socket."

(+12 Spell Damage),
[Smooth Ornate Dawnstone]

Smooth Ornate Dawnstone Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped +10 Critical Strike Rating "Matches a Yellow Socket."

(+10 Spell Critical Strike)
for arena points !

Read the article here - the vendor is Big Zogg Torquewrench.

Arena Series 4

The new Arena season has started, which means all arena teams points are reset to 1500. The good news is that's 300 points more than The Shadow Dancers had at the end of Season 3! The bad news is that a vicious swathe of uber teams are now on the same rating as us and for the next few weeks we will be slaughtered mercilessly while they regain their normal rankings.

You may not think you're cut out for being cut up into fricasee every week, but really - even if you only turn up for 4 games a week, and you lose EVERY ONE, you should gain enough points to get some hot gear. You will also find your reflexes sharpen up, which is bound to save your and my cute little ass some day.

Season 4 introduced a requirement for players to achieve a minimum arena rating before they could buy the top items but that still leaves the Brutal Gladiator off-hand and gloves up for grabs and a nice collection of Epic gems.

Season 2 Merciless Gladiator gear is now available for honour points, so if arena is just too much to consider, try hanging out in the battlegrounds instead.

Check out WOW Insider for all the details and links you could want on arena. And have a look here to see Season 3 3v3 experts in action.

For Annette some Gruul positioning

This is the plan we use, drawings by the wondrous Ghost Dog

it works well when learning, and is useful for maximising survivors

Bosskillers has the best strat

Gruul