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The Tuesday Morning Post: DoTA, penguin pets, and more
Good Tuesday morning, everyone. As we mentioned earlier, it's a regular maintenance day today. That means at least a good six hours of no WoW, from 5am PDT to 11am PDT. Between that, and those two little dirty things known as school and work, a lot of us aren't going to be able to play WoW for a bit. Luckily, we can still read about the game, right here on WoW Insider. Allow me to guide you through some of the best content of the past week. As always, we're striving to bring you the best Wrath of the Lich King news and analysis on the web. Here's some of the hottest articles related to the upcoming expansion this week: What's that Kalgan? You're doing away with pure spell damage gear? Like DoTA? Then you may find a lot to love about WoW's next planned Battleground. Everyone's been asking for penguin pets for WotLK. It looks like Blizzard may be delivering. You've been rocking the achievements on your XBox 360, I'm sure, but now you might be able to do the same thing in WotLK. In the latest Hybrid Theory, Alex tells you why, as a Shadow Priest, he's being cautiously optimistic about WotLK. Zach talks about a refreshing change in the way we renew our DoTs. The Blizzcast delivered with more news and interviews with the developers about WoTLK. You can read our breakdown of it all here. In more minor but still awesome news department, you might want to rock your desktop with some new WoTLK wallpaper. Learn about one of the new enemy races, the Magnataur. It's not much, but it is something. Class Designer Koraa very cryptically hints that great things should be coming for Shamans. But seriously, how excited are you about this expansion? And how will badges work in WoTLK again? Of course, even as we look forward to the expansion, we're still keeping an eye on what's current. For more news and analysis from around the World of Warcraft, check out these articles:
Massively covers Dungeons and Dragons Online's Module 7
DDO's Module 7 goes live today, and boy, if you're looking for information about it, you're in the right place. Massively has been covering Module 7 since before Module 6 dropped, and just in case you missed out on any of our great coverage, it's right here for your perusing pleasure. Live at Connect '08, we provided coverage of the DDO panel, including a first look at the Monk class Turbine released in this patch. Shortly after that, we chatted with the woman herself, DDO Senior Producer Kate Paiz, on what worked well with Module 6, and everything else they were planning in Module 7 and beyond. We covered "Monk Week" and the official Turbine events leading up to the game. Not only did we provide great original coverage, but we aggregated coverage from around the 'net, including other interviews with Ms. Paiz, as well as official info drops (and did you take advantage of your chance to grab the soundtrack?) And finally, Massively's got the dungeonmaster of all Module 7 previews, including the number one reason you'll want to roll a Monk, a look at the Gary Gygax shrine and the new midlevel content, the new high level instances and bosses, and even an exclusive video preview of what you'll see in Module 7 (which you'll find right after the break). We critted on the coverage of this new patch (going live today), and you get to be the one to claim all the loot. Before you sign in and check out Module 7 today, be sure to check all the links above and read about it here.%Gallery-23551%
GDC08: Highlights from GDC
Don't miss our roundup of all the highlights from GDC 2008: MMORPG highlights from GDC08 GDC08 Highlights: Age of Conan, Requiem: Bloodymare and All Points Bulletin GDC08 Highlights: Eve Online, Fusion Fall and Lego Universe GDC08 Highlights: Freaky Creatures, Habbo and Love GDC08 Highlights: The future of Virtual Worlds and the end of GDC08 %Gallery-16378%
Massively weekly highlights
You'll have to forgive us for a couple of days' worth of lag time on the weekly highlights -- we were waylaid by an acute case of food coma (it wasn't pretty). But without further ado, here's what you don't want to miss from last week's Massively feature coverage (check out all the weekly highlights and daily roundups for the best of Massively at any time): Tabula Rasa Remembrance Day Tabula Rasa: A time to remember, part one Tabula Rasa: A time to remember, part two Massively special feeds Massively special feeds: SL-free, WoW-free, and WoW 24/7 Guides Yule-tide quest guide for non-Hobbits, by Dan O'Halloran WoW gift guide, by Marcie Knox Holiday goodness WoW gifts? I has em!, by Marcie Knox WoW holiday eats and treats, by Barb Dybwad Winter Veil coverage at WoW Insider Gift guides for MMO gamers, by Barb Dybwad
Gift guides for MMO gamers
What do you get the gamer who has everything? Our vote is for a Legolas navel ring. But don't just take our advice (please!) -- have a gander at the gamer gift guides we've prepared for you and your MMO-besotted loved ones. And of course, don't forget we're also celebrating this holiday season by giving you lots of presents -- enter each day's sweepstakes for some easy "just-leave-a-comment" free stuff, or try your hand at our holiday postcard contest and engage your creativity for a chance to win a Plantronics DSP-400 headset, a Logitech G15 gaming keyboard, a Logitech G9 laser mouse, or, if you're our grand prize winner, all of the above. Merry Festivuhannuveilmas from all of us at Massively! Holiday gift guides WoW gifts? I has em!, by Marcie Knox Christmas gifts for your Second Life resident, by Akela Talamasca Gifts for the City dwellers, by Jonathan Northwood Holideals: Tabula Rasa stocking stuffers, by Chris Chester Massively's gift guide for the Star Wars Galaxies player, by Michael Zenke Second Life holiday shopping guide - December 8th edition, by Moo Money Unusual holiday gifts for LotRO players, by Dan O'Halloran
Hot MMOs on deck: a roundup
Age of Conan Age of Conan Product Developer interview, with gameplay video Age of Conan artwork for your drooling pleasure Hands-on impressions Heads roll in new Age of Conan trailer Age of Conan video all about scary monsters Age of Conan product director, Jorgen Tharaldsen: "You'll see titties" All Age of Conan news %Gallery-9836%%Gallery-11743% Pirates of the Burning Sea Crafting hands-on Mission preview Tales from the Pirates of the Burning Sea endgame press tour All Pirates of the Burning Sea news %Gallery-11461%%Gallery-11209%
