Blizzard's hit MMORPG and its expansions, all set in the same universe as Warcraft 1-3.
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How do I reduce latency while playing World of Warcraft?
I live in the country and have a satellite dish as my internet connection/provider.
I constantly deal with almost 2000 latency.
What I am wondering is if there is anything that I could do to improve ...
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Cost effective way to make myself elixirs as an alchemist
I have two toons with professions attached to them. They are Leatherworking, Jewelcrafting, Alchemy and Engineering.
The problem is, I do not have a collecting profession such as mining or herbalism. ...
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How long do corpses remain?
While constantly killing the same enemies for reputation, I noticed that an unlooted corpse remained in an area where I thought that I killed all of the enemies at the same time. It makes me wonder if ...
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How long and far can you kite a mob?
How long will a mob chase you after you enter combat with it? How far will it chase you? Will attacking the mob during chase completely reset the time / distance that it will chase you?
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Is there a benefit to using a Loot-A-Rang?
The Loot-A-Rang is an item that allows you to "loot a nearby corpse." However, so does right-clicking the corpse. And since this item requires a target in order to be used, you have to click a corpse ...
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WoW always re-downloads itself after every start
Okay, this is really annoying. This is a fresh copy of WoW, just downloaded it.
Every time I restart the Launcher (e.g.: quit from game and start it again), it starts to download everything from the ...
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How can I properly aim frontal cone attacks?
Frontal AoE attacks (generally known as "cone" to ranged and "cleave" to melee) such as Cone of Cold and Dragon's Breath are extremely useful in PvP... When they don't miss. However, when they do ...
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What will be the fastest way to level in Mists of Pandaria? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I quickly level up in World of Warcraft?
Assuming you start out at level 85 and have at least 2 to 3 friends to play with, what will be the fastest way to level ...
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Fastest way to grind reputation for Horde Expedition
In a post-Cata world, what's the fastest way to grind faction for Horde Expedition? I recently leveled my engineering on an alt and want to purchase the schematic for a Mechano-Hog. This requires ...
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Obtaining Schematic: Jeeves in WoW
I'm having a difficult time figuring out the easiest way to get my hands on Schematic: Jeeves.
Do I need to raise my skinning skills and farm it myself? There are none on my server in the AH either ...
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World of Warcraft scripting, cast at npc via saved variable name
I already have a way of storing what I want to attack in a variable, and can verify that's successful. All I need to know is how to properly cast at something with the name I've stored in said ...
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How to obtain the Shimmering armor transmog set
I'm interested in getting a set of this gear for transmog:
http://www.wowhead.com/transmog-set=16
It's tough to tell from comments alone what the easiest way to farm all pieces for this transmog set ...
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Holy priest professions for the most beneficial self applied stat boosts
Typically elitist jerks will cover professions that are best for a particular spec/class and by best, this is not a matter of opinion, best here is defined as the benefits the individual gets from ...
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In PvP, how should I respond to the tentacle proc from Gurthalak?
The sword that drops from Deathwing, Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps, is a powerful weapon with a deadly proc in that it spawns a Tentacle of Old Ones which is vicious and does a lot of damage - enough ...
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Where do base healing/damage amounts come from?
In World of Warcraft, the damage or healing done by a spell varies with your level.
For example, Greater Healing Wave for a level 84 Shaman does 8778-10028 healing:
What i cannot figure out is ...
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Is there somewhere I can go to easily 'catch up' to current events?
Sometimes players in wow take long breaks of gameplay. Is there somewhere that can help mitigate the lack of information obtained during such breaks about where people should be? (zones, dungeons, ...
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In PvP, how does Unstable Affliction affect the healers, strategically?
When playing in large PvP environments (rated battlegrounds, primarily), healers have the responsibility of dispelling their teammates. Warlocks have the responsibility of using Unstable Affliction on ...
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Transmog set in WoW that looks like a white space suit
There is a caster/cloth transmog set in World of Warcraft that has some casters (I've seen a mage and warlock thus far) look like they're in a completely white space suit. It's unbelievably cool ...
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If I install WotLK, will the updater automatically download Cataclysm and patch for me?
I have DSL internet with low bandwidth and would like to avoid downloading 18GB at 170KB/s download speeds. I own World of Warcraft on DVD but I can't find my Cataclysm disk, but I do have my old ...
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Progression through WoW that avoids spiders
Background: My girlfriend is terrified of spiders. So much so that she cringes and closes her eyes whenever there are spiders on my screen, even if I'm not fighting them. I'm now introducing her to ...
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Do you have to buy and subscribe to World of Warcraft?
I just started playing World of Warcraft, I am on the Starter Edition, which allows you to level up to level 20. After you reach level 20 I know you need to buy the actual game, but when you buy the ...
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How do I know the fire is gone on Heroic Blackhorn Fight?
I have done 5/8 bosses in Dragon Soul on heroic. I want to progress myself and my guild to Heroic Deathwing before MoP comes out, but I always have trouble on the heroic ship. Would like some tips on ...
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Major playing differences between Holy and Disc priest
I am currently leveling as shadow spec as it's trivial enough to both heal and have the damage add in instances and solo questing below level 30 with shadow. Ultimately, I want to focus on healing, ...
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What healing mod is being used in this world of warcraft video?
I've always played DPS in my time playing WoW. I recently rolled a holy priest and am interested in the HPS game. The add-on the healer in this video is using seems to be super efficient:
Image ...
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Queue as a healer in pre-cata instances as Shadow Priest
I recently rolled a Shadow Priest with a full set of heirlooms. The reason I went shadow is because it's simply easier to level with when soloing/questing in comparison to Discipline or Holy. Once I ...
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Leveling a healing priest with heirlooom
I just rolled a priest and have all of the cloth + staff heirloom. The problem is, the heirloom is all sta/int gear, there is none with spirit on it for cloth wearers. I rolled a priest primarily so I ...
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242 views
What spells can be cast while silenced?
I've noticed that, while silenced, certain spells can still be cast, such as Divine Shield. What other spells can be cast while silenced?
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How much home city reputation does each dungeon give while championing?
One of the ways of gaining reputation for your home faction cities is by championing them (wearing their tabard) in classic dungeons. Using this method, how much reputation is gained from each dungeon ...
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Do macros / action bar addons cause lag with skills?
I've heard two rumors regarding action bar skills:
Using action bars addons capable of creating more bars than the default UI provides causes skills to lag since the action bars aren't "real" action ...
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Is there a way to get an authenticator without a smartphone and without paying?
I don't have a smartphone (I have a symbian with access to the Internet), or iPod/iPad. Are there any other ways for me to get an authenticator from Blizzard without paying $6 for the physical ...
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1answer
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How can I force an enemy to dismount?
I play a Mage and I've noticed that, if I Polymorph a player that is mounted, they get dismounted. However, I've also noticed that it doesn't work for players that are not on the ground.
Are there ...
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Need a new questline
I am a level 40 Blood Elf. SO far I have been doing minor quests and dungeons since the long (and fun) forsaken quest-line. I am wondering if there are any nice, long quest lines that are full of ...
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World of Warcraft Mount Purchase
If I purchase a flying mount from the Blizzard store will it work for my character who is only level 41, or do I have to level and get the more advanced riding skills to use it?
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What happens to unsold items on World of Warcraft Auction House?
I just went through dungeons to get my level boosted but some of the items I found (Rare items) were being sold on the AH. What I want to know is that what will happen when I put something up for bid ...
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Playing Diablo 3 and WoW behind a DD-WRT router
My roommates and I like to play Diablo III and World of Warcraft at the same time, but we experience frequent disconnects. If one of the machines is in the DMZ on the router it doesn't disconnect ...
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1answer
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WoW addon to figure out most profitable jewelcrafting route
I currently have 525 jewelcrafting and 525 leather working. I'm wondering if there is a solid add-on that would be able to perhaps scan the auction house to understand the economy better on my ...
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Tool in WoW to find a compatible guild based on a profile
Is there currently a tool available on the web where I can put in my character information, times I like to raid, what kind of content I am looking to raid and/or whether I PvP, and guild leaders ...
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How can I get Riding and the gold to afford it in World of Warcraft?
I'm a level 28 Night Elf and am trying to buy a mount and Riding training. How can I raise gold to afford this, and where can I buy the appropriate mount and Riding?
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Better gear in AH than heirloom for Death Knight
I am interested in starting a DK. Since DKs start @ level 55, I was wondering if there are higher DPS trinkets available in the AH than the heirloom trinkets available? I'm going to get all of the exp ...
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What heirloom weapons should a DPS death knight pick up
Exactly as the title states, I am interested in leveling a DPS death knight and wanted to get heirloom for him. I picked up shoulders/chest. Assuming I'll go for a DPS spec, what weapon(s) (if it ...
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How to view reforging templates based on a characters gear via ingame add-ons
I am new to SimulationCraft and I was wondering if there is anyway possible to take the results of SimulationCraft and post them to some WoW add-on that will help me with reforges. I want to get the ...
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Focus macro and how to use one
I've seen the following focus macro floating around the Internet to improve my PvP play:
/cast [modifier:shift, target=focus] Spell; Spell
My question is, how does this get used? Say I have a ...
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1answer
519 views
Overwriting a key binding profile with WoW add-on Binder
I am using Binder which is available here:
http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/binder/
My problem is, sometimes I update key bindings. I cannot seem to find a way to update a profile to use my new ...
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3answers
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Jewel crafting gems cost more than cut, how to make money
I'm slightly confused. From what I've seen, many people said jewel crafting is a very profitable career. I just purchased a Delicate Queen's Garnet recipe that allows me to create red +50 agility ...
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What vendor can I use Vanquisher's Mark of Sanctification
I picked up some transmorg tier 10 pieces it looks like during a mount run in ICC. Vanquisher's Mark of Sanctification - ...
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Are there any high reward dailies available besides Tol Barad
After I've cleared Dragon Soul for the week and done all of my jewel crafting and Tol Barad dailies, I still have dailies for the day that are available but I can't seem to find any that are ...
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Monk heirloom pieces
With MoP coming out soon enough, I was wondering if it's too early to prepare and have all of the required heirloom pieces for leveling a monk? I have justice points waiting to be spent and I'm not ...
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Ways to make most gold as a jewel crafter or leather worker [closed]
I have 525 in JC and 525 in leather working on my character. I'm interested in trying to churn some profit from the costs it took for me to get here. Is there currently a strategy or particular ...
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1answer
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Fastest way to Dalaran from Orgrimmar
I am looking to travel to Dalaran without a mage port from Orgrimmar as that is where my hearth stone is set. What is the fastest way to get there?
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How do I get Ocean Sapphire without mining as a profession
I'm in need of Ocean Sapphires to get from jewel crafting 520-525. I've bought what's left of them in the Auction House. I do not have mining as a profession and am not sure if it's possible to get ...
