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Warning: Jade Tiger Pet a Scam
worldofmatticus.com - 20 hours ago
Warning: Jade Tiger Pet a Scam
— worldofmatticus.com — If you get this in your email, don’t follow through on it. These fakes are getting better and better. ***SECURITY FOOTER*** :: Thanks for reading a post from World of Matticus ! "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky This post sponsored by Byte Me Gaming ... (more) Warning: Jade Tiger Pet a Scam

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A PUG’s Doom Knell: Link Achiev Or No Inv
worldofmatticus.com - 21 hours ago
A PUG’s Doom Knell: Link Achiev Or No Inv
— worldofmatticus.com — This PUG will self destruct in five seconds. The first whiff of a short, lit fuse? A group leader spamming the beastly phrase “link achiev or no inv”. I believe it’s a doom knell for any PUG. It makes Dalaran and trade chat more dangerous places for a group than a fire breathing ... (more) A PUG’s Doom Knell: Link Achiev Or No Inv

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Help Simone: Heroic Northrend Beasts
worldofmatticus.com - 47 hours ago
Help Simone: Heroic Northrend Beasts
— worldofmatticus.com — Meet Simone. She’s the new healing lead and she needs your help. None of the other healers wanted the job of organizing and assigning healing. The raid leader doesn’t understand enough about healing to confidently handle it himself. Simone has decided to take initiative and do ... (more) Help Simone: Heroic Northrend Beasts

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Reader Survey – How Can we Improve Our Blog?
worldofmatticus.com - 3 days ago
Reader Survey – How Can we Improve Our Blog?
— worldofmatticus.com — Most of the time, when I ask for feedback, I usually have a chat with my fellow blog contributors on the staff. Occasionally, I’ll get some thoughts and opinions via the contact form. But here’s where I made the fatal mistake. There’s one important person that I failed to consult. You . ... (more) Reader Survey – How Can we Improve Our Blog?

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Leading The Lodur Way
worldofmatticus.com - 3 days ago
Leading The Lodur Way
— worldofmatticus.com — This comes as a request on twitter from @Furiey. They asked me to write a post about my particular style of leadership and thus today’s post is born! There are many different ways to lead I’ll discuss some of the more common ones and then talk about my own style. The most ... (more) Leading The Lodur Way

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The Case for Limited Attempts
worldofmatticus.com - 4 days ago
The Case for Limited Attempts
— worldofmatticus.com — We’ve seen the mechanic in Trial of the Grand Crusader and it seems like it’s going to be implemented in Icecrown as well . When I was on the PTR, I saw the countdown at 3000. We were down to 2994 when the raid group was called. Again, this is why I’m in favour of being on the PTR often so I ... (more) The Case for Limited Attempts

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One Year of Conquest
worldofmatticus.com - 5 days ago
One Year of Conquest
— worldofmatticus.com — Conquest celebrated its one year birthday several days ago. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since the guild’s inception.  We’ve had our share of high points and low points. Some days it was difficult to get through a raid. Tempers were flaring, players would be upset. Other ... (more) One Year of Conquest

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Shaman Tier 10 Lodur’s Thoughts
worldofmatticus.com - 7 days ago
Shaman Tier 10 Lodur’s Thoughts
— worldofmatticus.com — So where has Lodur been you might be asking? Well I’ve been a busy Shaman. For those of you who may not know I am now the co-host of a weekly podcast called For The Lore . We transmit every week live on Monday’s at 6:45pm EST over at our Ustream Channel . We cover all aspects of ... (more) Shaman Tier 10 Lodur’s Thoughts

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Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 2)
worldofmatticus.com - 7 days ago
Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 2)
— worldofmatticus.com — Last week we took a look at the first five of That Which Should Be Lore to raid leaders from all corners of the World… of Warcraft. Well, all right – it’s only advice from an oversized bird, but here’s to it being helpful or at least entertaining. Here are the other five rules for your ... (more) Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 2)

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Crystal Spire of Karabor 2.0
worldofmatticus.com - 8 days ago
Crystal Spire of Karabor 2.0
— worldofmatticus.com — Have you seen this mace? It’s supposed to drop from Rotface, I believe. Have you looked at the proc yet? Make sure you read it twice. Each time your spells heal a target you have a chance to cause the target of your heal to heal themselves and friends within 10 yards for 217 each second ... (more) Crystal Spire of Karabor 2.0

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I’m Taking My Guild With Me!
worldofmatticus.com - 9 days ago
I’m Taking My Guild With Me!
— worldofmatticus.com — Scott Johnson and Randy Jordan of The Instance podcast struck some geek gold when they had a chance to digitally sit down with Tom Chilton of Blizzard Entertainment! You can find the interview in their latest episode, downloadable at their website . Although most of the conversation ... (more) I’m Taking My Guild With Me!

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Oculus Gets a Facelift
worldofmatticus.com - 11 days ago
Oculus Gets a Facelift
— worldofmatticus.com — Image credited to Blizzard Entertainment Since the days of Burning Crusade, we’ve seen the rise of the Heroic. Five brave heroes banding together to take on our favorite dungeons, but the foes are much more formidable. The badges/emblems, the epic loot, the reputation, the ... (more) Oculus Gets a Facelift

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worldofmatticus.com - 15 days ago
Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 1)
— worldofmatticus.com — So you want to be a raid leader? Well, you gotta ask yourself one question. Do I feel… Ready? I don’t know everything about raid leading by a long shot but I thought I’d share some of my musings on the hows and whys of this arcane practice. Many players are shouting ... (more) Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 1)

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Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules
worldofmatticus.com - 15 days ago
Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules
— worldofmatticus.com — So you want to be a raid leader? Well, you gotta ask yourself one question. Do I feel… Ready? I don’t know everything about raid leading by a long shot but I thought I’d share some of my musings on the hows and whys of this arcane practice. Many players are shouting ... (more) Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules

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Ask Lodur!
worldofmatticus.com - 15 days ago
Ask Lodur!
— worldofmatticus.com — It’s been a while since we’ve had enough questions for me to do this but today happens to be one of the days I DO have enough! For those of you who don’t know about this I take questions over Twitter you can find me at the LodurZJ user name or you can use the hash tag ... (more) Ask Lodur!

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It’s My Party and I’ll Spec How I Want To!
worldofmatticus.com - 15 days ago
It’s My Party and I’ll Spec How I Want To!
— worldofmatticus.com — You’re the one who sits in front of your computer. You’re the one who has to look at the back of your toon’s head all night (or day). You’re the one who has to put the gold into gems, enchants, and glyphs. You’re the one doing the necessary rep grinds. Most ... (more) It’s My Party and I’ll Spec How I Want To!

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It’s a Pet Store not a Gear Store
worldofmatticus.com - 16 days ago
It’s a Pet Store not a Gear Store
— worldofmatticus.com — Blizzard’s opened up the virtual pet store where you can purchase the first of several pets to come. I don’t actually know this, but I’m fairly certain we’ll be seeing more purchasable pets later. What’s the big deal? In a nutshell, the micro-transaction MMO model involves consumers paying ... (more) It’s a Pet Store not a Gear Store

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Exclusive Shaman Tier 10 Preview!!!!!!!!
worldofmatticus.com - 16 days ago
Exclusive Shaman Tier 10 Preview!!!!!!!!
— worldofmatticus.com — So I’m sure many of you are on the edge of your seats, wondering with baited breath what our armor is going to look like. Well I have exciting news for you!! Here at WoM we have the exclusive on the new armor graphics for the tier 10 shaman set Are you ready? Truly? Honestly? Are ... (more) Exclusive Shaman Tier 10 Preview!!!!!!!!

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The Significant Owl Goes Hoot in the Blog
worldofmatticus.com - 18 days ago
The Significant Owl Goes Hoot in the Blog
— worldofmatticus.com — This is a post by Mimetir, an oversized owl of a raid leader on The Venture Co (EU). You can find her twitter feed . Well, if not significant then *peers around owlishly* the only owl in the blog, at least. And yes, I do shine my beak, thank you. Nothing strikes terror into an opponent ... (more) The Significant Owl Goes Hoot in the Blog

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Enchanting 3.3: Don’t Get Worked Up
worldofmatticus.com - 19 days ago
Enchanting 3.3: Don’t Get Worked Up
— worldofmatticus.com — Some enchanters are disappointed at the upcoming addition of disenchant as a loot option. I’m personally quite happy with it. I have an enchanter of my own and I sympathize with the hassles that enchanters go through in instances and the like. The enchanting process now Here’s the steps ... (more) Enchanting 3.3: Don’t Get Worked Up

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