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Around Azeroth: Looking out over Silithus
Over on Around Azeroth I sometimes think we focus too much on the amazing vistas to be found in Outland and look some of the scenery in our own back yard. Take this for example -- a screenshot of Silithus sent in by reader Dubl3. It my be an unvisited and overlooked area of the game these days, but it's no less the lovely for it.Do you have a unique shot of Azeroth or Outland that you'd like to show off to the rest of the world? Tell us about it by e-mailing aroundazeroth@gmail.com! Or perhaps you'd just like to see more of your pics from Around Azeroth. %Gallery-1816%
Around Azeroth: Moon over Silithus
Reader Silvertiger sends in this lovely shot of a part of Azeroth that I think is oft overlooked since the release of The Burning Crusade: Silithus. In the pre-expansion world, Silithus was a great place for players in their mid to high 50s to quest and grind out those last levels before 60. But these days most players hit 58 and head straight through the Dark Portal and into Outland, missing out on some great zones. This shot shows us the moon rising over the scarab gong outside of Ahn'Qiraj, another interesting, but rarely visited, part of Azeroth. Do you have a unique shot of Azeroth or Outland that you'd like to show off to the rest of the world? Tell us about it by e-mailing aroundazeroth@gmail.com! Or perhaps you'd just like to see more of your pics from Around Azeroth. %Gallery-1816%
Breakfast topic: How do you pronounce "Medivh," exactly?
Did you know that Auchindoun is pronounced "Aw-kin-doon," not "Aw-chin-do-in," as I've been saying it? As a shaman main, I know that the plural of shaman is shaman, but I always mess up Silithus-- for some reason I called it "Sith-il-us" all the time (it's really "Sil-i-thus," of course). Maybe too much Star Wars. Orgrimmar isn't that hard, and Gnomeregan is pretty easy once you know what it is. But those of you who are longtime readers may remember the trouble I had here on the site with spelling Draenei-- for some reason, I thought it was "Draenai" for the longest time. I messed up Maraudon a lot, too.Because so many of the names we see ingame aren't always spoken out loud, there's lots of little linguistic quirks in the proper names and language of Azeroth. What else have you seen that you were confused with, either with the pronunciation or spelling?
Around Azeroth: Here there be dragons
It's been a long time since the gates of Ahn'Qiraj were opened on any of the realms I play on -- so it's kind of nice to see this shot sent in by reader Robin reminding me how darned cool the gate opening event was. And, since the game has scarcely enough dragons, this event includes quite a few of them. Whee!Do you have a unique shot of Azeroth or Outland that you'd like to show off to the rest of the world? Tell us about it by e-mailing aroundazeroth@gmail.com! You can attach a picture file or send us a link to one -- and don't worry about formatting, we'll take care of that part. See more of your pics from Around Azeroth. %Gallery-1816%
Breakfast Topic: Wishlist
2006 was a year of much change for our favorite MMO, from patch 1.9 through 2.0.1 (not to mention the BC beta). Here's a quick rundown: 1.9 saw the first world event in the form of the opening of AQ. It also contributed further to server unification by linking auction houses. Paladin talents were updated. 1.10 gave us weather effects, new Priest talents, and Tier 0.5. 1.11 introduced Naxx, keyrings, nifty Mage talents, and a global LFG channel, which was quickly patched to default to off. 1.12 had cross-realm BGs, the EPL and Silithus PvP objectives, and new Rogue talents 2.0.1, as I'm sure you all know, was the day the add-ons died, honor got completely overhauled, and we all got shiny new abilities and talents to tide us over till the expansion. What would you all like to see come to with WoW in 2007? Is the Burning Crusade giving you all your wishes, or do you have more burning desires for the game?
Around Azeroth: Sand and insect swarms
In my gaming career, I've spent entirely too much time in Silithus, surrounded by countless insects desiring my demise. (At one point, I might have been heard to say that I would scream if I ever encountered another Silithid, but with growing content out in Silithus, that's proven impractical.) However, even I have to admit that these towering insect mounds, surrounded by ever-moving insect swarms, are darned eerie. I appreciate this shot by reader Gereth on Llane -- though maybe mostly as a reminder of why I stay away from the place!Do you have a unique shot of Azeroth that you'd like to show off to the rest of the world? Tell us about it by e-mailing aroundazeroth@gmail.com! You can attach a picture file or send us a link to one -- and don't worry about formatting, we'll take care of that part.
Improving Nature Resist Itemization
I've talked before about how important nature resist is in parts of Ahn'Qiraj and how difficult it is to find in Azeroth. Well, today the Cenarion Circle reputation page was updated with a selection of craftable cloth and plate nature resist gear. CM Eyonix has informed us that these will go live in patch 1.11, along with leather patterns (I can only presume no reputation is required, since they are not on the Cenarion Circle page) for sale in Southwind Village. Having options for nature resist that don't require me to farm Maraudon is big plus.
Reputation Grinding: Cenarion Hold
The past few patches have added quite a few goodies to Cenarion faction, and if the gates of Ahn'Qiraj have been opened on your server there are faction-based quests that provide nice, class-based rewards in exchange for item drops from inside the (20 player) instance. The rewards are best summarized on Blizzard's own reputation page, here. And, of course, the most appealing items there are the weapons - all of which require exalted reputation. While getting to that level would certainly take time and effort, there are a couple of excellent guides to help you along. Wowwiki's guide explains some of the lore as well as providing a detailed list of quests and reputation gain, and Feign's guide provides more detailed information on how to reach exalted, focusing mainly on the field duty quests. (My advice for repetitive field duty quests: bring a healer. Or be one.)
Bugs, ghosts, and standard responses
Ever died and woken up somewhere... else? AFK Gamer describes a strange bug in which death in Silithus meant becoming a ghost in Westfall--now that's a corpse run and a half.I've experienced something similar, randomly arriving in the Barrens after a death in Tanaris.. another time I died in Hillsbrad and stayed dead, the game refusing point-blank to bring me to life for any price. Somehow bugs involving death are the most frustrating, thanks to the limited number of things you can do when dead. Ever experienced any of these bugs? How did it turn out?
