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[Blarg]

Is there any DK spec that is best for when you first turn 80 and have shit for gear? How much micromanaging does the ghoul require as unholy? Since they have aoe reduction can you just leave them on target as much as possible, are there any pet abilities you should have hotkeyed? Is there a good quest weapon/cheap AH I should get before TOC/heroic decides to drop me one. Don't want to bother with argent tournament wep since it's kind of outdated and would be replaced quickly, I just want something serviceable to last till I get a drop.

[Jodwahh]

If you can get a battered hilt from the new HCs the dk 2 hander from that is fucking sickening. Anyone got any idea about unlocking the objectives from the minimap?

[Norellicus]

Supposedly Sexymap and Simplemap both allow this in 3.3

Barring that, there's this from the oboards:

Ok, this is gonna be messy, and not for the faint of heart.

Make two macros, the first;

/run WatchFrame:ClearAllPoints()WatchFrame:SetPoint("TO PLEFT", "UIParent", "TOPLEFT", 1500,-300)WatchFrame:SetHeight(400)WatchFrame.ClearAllPo ints = function() end WatchFrame.SetPoint = function() end WatchFrame.SetAllPoints = function() end

and the second

/run WatchFrame.ClearAllPoints = WatchFrame:ClearAllPoints()WatchFrame.SetPoint = WatchFrame:SetPoint()

Now, what you do is fiddle around with the numbers in the first macro (the 1500,-300 and the 400).
The Current settings place the tracker around half way down the screen on the right hand side for a resolution of 1680x1050, and tracks around five quests/acheivements.

Use something tame, like 300,-300 just to get it away from the minimap.

Now for the important part; every time you run the first macro, it locks the tracker so subsequent runs won't move it.

Run the second macro unlock it.

Recap
1) Run First Macro
2) Adjust numbers
3) Run Second Macro

Once you have it in a position you like, don't run the second macro.

EDIT: Oh, a quick note; You'll have to run the first macro again every time you log in.
Another EDIT: I don't provide support for this macro with other addons, if it don't work, you're on your own.

[Acturus]

Anyone able to comment on how much more beefcake Shadow Priest is now?

I'm certain I won't be able to spec back into it since Priest is my only class, and I need both Disc and Holy depending on what my group is doing, but I'm curious about the boosts Shadow spec got.

[desertigloo]

Anyone able to comment on how much more beefcake Shadow Priest is now?

I'm certain I won't be able to spec back into it since Priest is my only class, and I need both Disc and Holy depending on what my group is doing, but I'm curious about the boosts Shadow spec got.

It's really nice.
I actually pull threat now. Previously I never had to pay attention. Can't give you exact numbers, shit's situational, but things changed the same for our tanks, yet I can pull threat.

[Arcana]

How useful would you say ArPen is for an enhancement shaman? i got the trinket from the faceboss in FoS and am wondering wether its worth using.

[Galaika]

About the same as hit rating when over the spell hit cap. Worse than Crit and haste, but not so bad that if the item is a clear upgrade to what you have, that you should avoid it

[Jodwahh]

Supposedly Sexymap and Simplemap both allow this in 3.3

Barring that, there's this from the oboards:

Cheers homeslice, turns out all I had to do was update sexy map. Muchos gracias.

[Mugekuge]

It's really nice.
I actually pull threat now. Previously I never had to pay attention. Can't give you exact numbers, shit's situational, but things changed the same for our tanks, yet I can pull threat.

I like it too, i have to start using omen now <.<, spamming fade a lot now xD, although i hope blizzard find a way to fix the refresh bug via MF with SW:.P so they can make haste affect it again.

[Meresgi]

Question, I know there is a certain lvl difference where xp gained can take a slice, as in a lvl 80 running a lvl 70 through something. Killing mobs will result in a loss of xp compared to 2 lvl 70's killing the same mobs. Does anyone know the max difference in lvls that it can be before it becomes detrimental?

[Correction]

Question, I know there is a certain lvl difference where xp gained can take a slice, as in a lvl 80 running a lvl 70 through something. Killing mobs will result in a loss of xp compared to 2 lvl 70's killing the same mobs. Does anyone know the max difference in lvls that it can be before it becomes detrimental?

Wowwiki has an article but the formulas are not well-tested

http://www.wowwiki.com/Formulas:Mob_XP

Based on the math there it looks to start getting detrimental at even one level of difference, but if it's a level 80 running a level 70 through something the increased kill speed will compensate for the fewer xp/mob.

[Meresgi]

Wowwiki has an article but the formulas are not well-tested

http://www.wowwiki.com/Formulas:Mob_XP

Based on the math there it looks to start getting detrimental at even one level of difference, but if it's a level 80 running a level 70 through something the increased kill speed will compensate for the fewer xp/mob.

Ahh alright, well i'm just contemplating since i'm lvling with the gf together at times but when she passes out or goes to work and I can still be on WoW I solo grind in another zone since I want to hit 80 as fast as possible (She has an 80, just lvling an alt to help me out)

[Kaylia]

Can you look for group to complete old raid with the new feature, or it only works for instance where you could lfp before.

[Keria]

you can look for any raid in LFR, anything from UBRS to IC25 at 80 (tested it out yesterday for weekly raid quest) you can't be queued for random dungeon at the same time you are in LFR though.


my question: wow isn't as complex with installation as ff right? my laptop has all pre-wrath patches and wrath cd installed, can i just copy the remaining wow/ui files from my desktop on a usb drive and be good to go?

[Rivero]

you can look for any raid in LFR, anything from UBRS to IC25 at 80 (tested it out yesterday for weekly raid quest) you can't be queued for random dungeon at the same time you are in LFR though.


my question: wow isn't as complex with installation as ff right? my laptop has all pre-wrath patches and wrath cd installed, can i just copy the remaining wow/ui files from my desktop on a usb drive and be good to go?

FF had horrible installation. They actually improved the patching process for WoW, I reinstalled it last week and it just downloads one big ass patch instead of doing it individually. I'm not sure about the copying process though.

[Eaglestrike]

you can look for any raid in LFR, anything from UBRS to IC25 at 80 (tested it out yesterday for weekly raid quest) you can't be queued for random dungeon at the same time you are in LFR though.


my question: wow isn't as complex with installation as ff right? my laptop has all pre-wrath patches and wrath cd installed, can i just copy the remaining wow/ui files from my desktop on a usb drive and be good to go?

You can just copy the WoW folder, copy the registry settings and and put them on another computer and be up and running in no time.

[Keria]

that sounds great, im worried about size though since i only have 8gb memory stick lol. are the patches in a separate folder so i can copy those? :X

well actually in the wow folder (21gb), i presume Data folder (16gb) is the stuff from CDs that i can skip copying over, then just take the patches from the main wow folder?

[Kaylia]

you can look for any raid in LFR, anything from UBRS to IC25 at 80 (tested it out yesterday for weekly raid quest) you can't be queued for random dungeon at the same time you are in LFR though.

Sweet. DWL is the only raid left for me, but I hated looking for people for that kind of shit. It will help, i hope.

[Blarg]

For anyone who has done regular forge of souls how hard is the instance. Right now I'm gearing, slowly since plate doesn't want to drop, in TOC regular but my gear isn't very good right now so the game won't let me go into Htoc until my gear improves but FOS is open for me to enter. Is FOS easier than Htoc? I don't want to be the guy who causes us to fail because I got impatient with TOC.

[Jodwahh]

FoS os easy as pie as long as you don't have retarded dps on the final face boss that dps's while mirror is up.