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Thought: with the new game-wide real id friend system we might be able to replace the old neowin guild with a 'neowin channel'.

You lose the ability to run dungeons and whatnot together but at least you'd be able to chat with one-another and/or complain about

people who can't understand "shadow trap = move".

Thought: with the new game-wide real id friend system we might be able to replace the old neowin guild with a 'neowin channel'.

You lose the ability to run dungeons and whatnot together but at least you'd be able to chat with one-another and/or complain about

people who can't understand "shadow trap = move".

And I could harass fellow Neowin's on there LK attempts as I play some SC2. /snicker

Thought: with the new game-wide real id friend system we might be able to replace the old neowin guild with a 'neowin channel'.

You lose the ability to run dungeons and whatnot together but at least you'd be able to chat with one-another and/or complain about

people who can't understand "shadow trap = move".

Sounds like a good idea to me.

This must be new because I swear it wasn't there before. There's a quest to get a venomhide raptor as a mount, but first you have to raise him and feed him once a day until he loses 20 baby teeth. Isn't he cute! Found the quest-giver in Un'Goro crater.

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This must be new because I swear it wasn't there before. There's a quest to get a venomhide raptor as a mount, but first you have to raise him and feed him once a day until he loses 20 baby teeth. Isn't he cute!

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that was in the game when it was launched however, they took it out until the patch that they added the champions Colosseum.

Well, I officially beat the game. We didn't get Heroic Lich King tonight (Phase 3 > us) but I did win Tabard of the Lightbringer

which is pretty much the best loot in the game. Ever.

You know gold inflation is ridiculous when people were offering 20-60k for items and still getting turned down.

Restored my iPhone to 4.0 from 3.0 and forgot to deactivate my mobile authenticator, /facepalm.

Just had to email Blizzard.

Ouch, i emailed Billing yesterday because it seems when i got hacked (before Battle.net accounts were mandatory) the hacker changed my account name to Joseph Stalin and when i converted to Battle.net it locked that name as the permanent account holder name.

What is the most populated pve server and most populated pvp server in the USA servers ? I know of wow census but that no help because it not always updated.

can someone please help me on this issue.

No.

WoW census is your best (and only?) bet to see server pop. Just see the high number ones then log on to them/realm forums to find out.

What is the most populated pve server and most populated pvp server in the USA servers ? I know of wow census but that no help because it not always updated.

can someone please help me on this issue.

None of have any more accurate information than what's available on sites like wow census. Blizzard doesn't publish detailed statistical information and any first-hand experience will be anecdotal and incomplete.

Ugh RS is a pain 13 wipes so far I think. Minibosses were lawl then BAM Halion. Gonna keep trying though.

Has he changed much from PTR? We're adding a third day this week to go in and knock him down: if he's pretty much unchanged then I don't expect he'll take long.

24-hour maintenance = no world firsts for us, but I guess heroic is the only thing that counts.

I think I finally got a good fury build down pat.

Whirlwind > bloodthirst > Slam > bloodthirst > Whirlwind

Its going to be tuff repeating that without slam the 2nd time lol

Don't slam ever (if your leveling). At end-game slam is only used if you get the proc and WW/BT have more than 2 (maybe 3) seconds left on CD. Heroic Strike, Whirlwind, Bloodthirst will be your highest damaging abilities.

Ouch, i emailed Billing yesterday because it seems when i got hacked (before Battle.net accounts were mandatory) the hacker changed my account name to Joseph Stalin and when i converted to Battle.net it locked that name as the permanent account holder name.

I forgot to say Blizzard got back to me withing <=1 hour and deactivated my authenticator :)

Ouch, i emailed Billing yesterday because it seems when i got hacked (before Battle.net accounts were mandatory) the hacker changed my account name to Joseph Stalin and when i converted to Battle.net it locked that name as the permanent account holder name.

lol

Was it really changed to Stalin?

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