If you have time to log on before the event and make some pocket money, learn cooking and bake some bread, please do. But we'll have extra cash and bread for those who don't. Of course, you'll only be able to complete The Grateful Dead quest outside of Silvermoon if you are a Blood Elf, but we will travel to other graveyards for other races, time permitting. Or you could just make a baby Blood Elf for this event only -- for those of you not dead set against it. (See what I did there?)
Today's Queue will focus on the multitude of questions we've received about Chill of the Throne, or more snarkingly called, Icecrown Radiance. Read on for questions and answers, and a tale of Little Jimmy using his obesity to mitigate the damage caused by his brother.
We're not sure what happens from here -- an official from the country's Ministry of Culture has also said that the suspension of the review is "not appropriate," especially since the content under review had already been approved while the game was being run by The9, which may mean that it will be overturned just as quickly as it went down (and the game will be back in business before long). On the other hand, Netease may have jumped the gun -- they've been collecting subscriptions for a while, which they apparently weren't supposed to do without official GAPP approval (and we've heard before that GAPP might just want to delay the release of foreign games as long as possible). We'll keep an eye on the issue -- most analysts are saying that despite the threats, this is just another roadbump for NetEase, and they should still be back to collecting payments for the game soon. Feats of Strength, remnants of "the past glories of Azeroth," are among the most difficult achievements to get, and that's when they're even possible at all. Most, like the presence of an old-school PvP title, one of the original 100% mounts, or the Vengeful Nether Drake, are impossible to get these days, and are a sign that the person who has them is an experienced player. But with a little luck and a lot of elbow grease, even a new player can accrue some of these supposedly "past" glories.
Blood death knights get the most out of the three trees from Armor Penetration on gear, as blood abilities magnify weapon damage rather than dealing as much shadow or frost damage. Blood Strike is replaced entirely by Heart Strike in almost any situation (unless it's really important not to do any AoE damage at all) as HS does more damage to its primary target and also hits a secondary. Death Strike, meanwhile, takes the place of Obliterate or Scourge Strike. Although it's true that Frost and Unholy DK's have access to Death Strike, they're only using it for its self heal most of the time, while you will most likely use it when Heart Strike is unavailable as a part of your damage rotation. Death Strike is also useful for a tanking DK both for the obvious use in helping reduce the healing load while tanking, but also for the added threat from the self heal (which is further modified by Frost Presence). You'll notice that Death Strike is also based on weapon damage and is not converted to shadow or frost damage, so it also benefits from ArP.