Archive for October, 2007

Mage Guide to Frost

Basic Guide to Frost version 2.0
I. Introduction
I am making this post because I look out over the forums and I see a lot of questions regarding a frost mage and what he can and can’t do. I have been a frost mage a long time, earlier in fact than I should have been. I have […]

New Mage Guide

Alright, let’s get started now on raising your mage. Choose a race, Intellect and Spirit being something highly wanted, Gnome has the best of those on the alliance side. Go make your character and come back for your short, but effective lessons.
Now that you have finished making your character it’s time to learn how to […]

Hunter Basics Guide

How do you know if a Beast is Tamable? 
In order for a Beast to be tamable it needs to fall under one of the 17 families listed below. If you want to know if a Beast falls under on of the families you can look it up on Allakhazam’s site. http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/mobfamily.html you have the […]

Hunters Guide to Pets

I. You’re level 10, now what? 
Hunters, like warlocks, get pets. The difference is we get them from the environment and not some otherworldly plane. They have introduced 2 quests into the game to gain your taming skills. They are simple. You might have to explore a bit, but it’s really not difficult. Note: Watch […]

Hunters Guide to Instances

What you can do: 
* You do excellent, SUSTAINED ranged dps, and with rapid fire active, no other class can rival it. With proper talents, you have 41 yards of range–enough to escape almost any mob’s AOE effects, including Teremus the Devourer’s life stealing flame.
* You can manage aggro better than any class, including Warriors, […]

Hunter Pet Training and Skills Guide

So you have your ultimate pet, or so you think. Many people don’t realize this, but as a hunter you can train your pets in skills other than “growl”. How you ask? That is the purpose of this tutorial!
So for instance, let’s say you trained a standard brown bear from an area such as Loch […]

Priest FAQ

Q: Should I make a shadow priest or a holy priest? How should I spec? 
A: A shadow priest is more mage like, and a holy priest is more healer like. This is heavily dependant on your personal choice as well as the type of server you play on. (PVP or regular) Shadow priests are […]

Priest Healing Aggro Threat Guide

== Basics of Healing Aggro == 
Healing aggro is based on HP healed, and appears to be linear. With the Subtlety talent, healing generates 50-60% of the aggro per HP that damage dealing generates.
Since aggro is generated based on HP healed, overhealing has no effect on aggro.
Conventional wisdom is that healing aggro applies to all […]

Priest Talent Guide

Discipline Talents 
Please note that all talent descriptions refer to having the full number of talent points possible in that talent.
Unbreakable Will 
5/5 Increases your chance to resist Stun, Fear, and Silence effects by 15%.
There are very few talents, items, etc. that provide defense against Stun, Fear, and Silence effects. This talent is one of […]

Paladin Tip and Strategies

What are paladins? 
Paladins are the alliance only class. Paladins are hybrid characters meaning they
can cover multiple jobs but not succeeding at one.
Who can be paladins? 
Only humans and dwarves have the ability to become paladins.
What weapons can a paladin use? 
One- and Two-handed Maces, One- and Two-handed Swords (with training), One- and Two-handed Axes, […]