World of Warcraft

Druids of all shapes and races will either be loving or hating the new changes to the talent trees and specialization systems. We’ve got you covered with complete analysis of all the specs. From throwing out mushrooms to not being the same tree that you’ve always been, the one important thing to remember is: DON’T [...]

Well, just when we thought we knew what Blizzard was doing with priests, this week the devs have thrown us a curve ball in the form of a new talent build on the Cataclysm beta. I have but one, ultimate question:
How many talent previews must a priest walk down?
Do you know the answer? Perhaps Fox [...]

If you weren’t aware that a new Cataclysm beta build went live this week with updated talent trees for all classes … well … surprise! Though we can certainly expect more changes as the beta progresses (read: don’t panic), this is our first look at Blizzard’s new talent philosophy, coming to a server near you [...]

Every Wednesday, Chase Christian of Encrypted Text invites you to enter the world of shadows, as we explore the secrets and mechanics of the rogue class. This week, we discuss the reason we’re picky about weapon speeds.
If you’ve ever played with a hunter, then you know that every weapon is a hunter weapon. Either [...]

I love numbers. I love facts and statistics, I love looking through them and speculating on the different possible interpretations. As we move into the end of Wrath, I thought it would be a nice time to take a look at everybody’s favorite number, DPS, and see how each spec is doing in ICC.
But rather [...]

The paladin Cataclysm class changes came earlier than was originally announced this week, though still at the tail end of the class preview. Our squadron of paladins immediately hit their keyboards to pick apart the changes, and you can now read our analyses below. Well, if you want to, anyway. I’m sure you do, right? [...]

Apparently Christmas comes early in Irvine. Blizzard decided to share their notes for the paladin class a full two days ahead of time, which I have to say is a nice switch in tradition from their normal habit of pushing content back until “it’s ready.” While prot paladins are wondering what exactly Blizzard’s plans are [...]

For ret paladins, the most exciting aspects of the paladin changes preview were the ones that were not explicitly laid out. None of the new spells have me jumping up and down in excitement, but there are still little hints and glimpses of other toys and tools that could be coming our way.
Keep in mind [...]

While the above was the most-looked-forward-to possible change in Cataclysm, we still didn’t get it. Hopefully, the developers will come to their senses and change this horrible oversight on their behalf, but until then we are perfectly happy with just adding the tauren to our list of Light-touched brethren.
Yesterday, the paladin class previews brought us [...]

Yeah, I realize the irony of using this particular picture in any article concerning the recently-announced changes for the restoration druid in Cataclysm. Before we do anything else, I will state right now that I’ve moved the portion of this article discussing the Tree of Life change to tomorrow’s Shifting Perspectives, because the topic deserves [...]