This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

Xenoronin's very own PMUI: Episode 107 is out! Check it out for your up to date weekly dose of interface information!

Which area in WoW, landscape wise, matches your home country?

Players are speculating, what will the world look like after cataclysm?

Renar has posted some nice fan art! Take a peek here!

What is the AB Cool Club? Did you know about it?

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

First up – here's how to spot Account theft emails!

Mages lookies here: Eviltwig has compiled a set of Frequently Asked Mage Questions!

Frost DKs can also feast their eyes on a guide, this time – a video guide for Heroic Tanking!

Blood-specced DKs shouldn't feel left out though, here's a DPS Guide for you!

Next up is a Rogue/Druid guide to 2v2 arenas!

And the last entry this week: How can you make levelling more fun?

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There was a time when some of the greatest threats to Azeroth were engaged by only a handful of brave souls. Were you one of those few fabled folk who took on the might of the Firelord? Did you enter into combat with the Soulflayer? Did you put an end to the chaos that was woven by the Old God C'thun? Our weekly poll asks you which of the classic raid instances is your favourite, and perhaps you'd like to share with us a word or two on why you made your choice!

Fan Sites:

WoW.gaming.dk has started a new initiative on their site, which is to live stream raids that the fansite members participate in. This service is here for all to enjoy, but it is specially aimed for those who are interested in raiding, but haven't got the feel of it quite yet. This site has also posted a nice best-in-slot guide for Moonkins.

Wow.battlenet.pl is working hard to translate the most important WoW-related news into Polish, and this week you can find translations of the 13th BlizzCast, the Developer Chat on Twitter and of the stat system in Cataclysm. Additionally they inform us that their Guild List system is a growing success, which now has more than 130 Polish guilds registered.

WoW Nederland is also working on a Guild List system, where Dutch guilds can register and find members. There are many other updates as well on this site, and amongst them you can find information about the Ruby Sanctum and the Stats changes in Cataclysm. You can also read about the world's first 10 man heroic Lich King kill, and of course the world's first Glory of the Raider (25 man) achievement.

WoWJuju has updated their site with a poll where you can vote on the best WoW fanart of 2009. Another update on this site should be of extra interest to everybody, as it tells you how to protect your WoW account.

WorldofWar.net has an interesting update about the Blasted Lands, which digs into the history of the zone as well as known future plans. On this site you can also find an interview with Julian Rignall, who is the editorial director of the World Of WarCraft: Official Magazine.

Plenty more news and updates can be found on the official World of Warcraft fansites in different languages, so give them visit if you do not wish to miss out on anything.

World of ComicCraft:

When a king looks silly, do you tell him that he looks silly?

It is the Gnome Druids who keep the Humans from wiping the Orcs off the face of the world!

Anyone who dies as a part of a story line is dead for good, a fact which may be exploited...

She killed him in self-defense! He can't hurt anyone any more!

Failure to bring gifts for both tribes means pain!

"If you bail out now, I'll sit on you." When those words come from a Tauren, you better listen!

WoW apps are cool and all, but let's just hope that some WoW apps won't come to fruition.

Other Stuff:

The Friday Thread has been posted - this week it contains a bunch a cool links as well as the usual opportunity to share and discuss weekend plans :-)

The Dalaran Inn, an Australian WoW fansite, has managed to score an exclusive interview with Wowhead.com, which is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) WoW database sites. This is interesting stuff, so don't miss it.

We all know the story of Arthas Menethil and how he became the Lich King, or at least so we think… Here is the story of Arthas Menethil, seen from another point of view!

And last but not least; the second episode of the Wish upon a Gnome series (WuaG), entitled "The Purple Pixel Plan" has been released. The WuaG series revolves around Jimmy, an overly ambitious gnome who's sole purpose in life is to gain honour and glory. Not to mention escaping his mad mother...

Have a glorious weekend, everybody!

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There once was a time when trading across borders was common and beings from distant lands were actually regularly seen by common folk and not merely told about in stories. It was a time when caravans in great numbers were traveling the roads of Azeroth freely, and these caravans were always full of marvelous goods being sold by merchants and craftsmen who were constantly moving from place to place to trade and exchange news and knowledge, and of course also to learn about new items, materials and different production techniques.

These times it is rare to see a traveling caravan, for the world has grown hostile and unwelcoming, and it is constantly plagued by conflict and war. But traveling caravans still exist, albeit they are now only but a shadow of their former glory, but those who are lucky to come across them may witness a glimpse of times past, when the world was a richer and more wondrous place.

Reports have arrived of a traveling caravan moving out from Stranglethorn Vale headed towards Alliance lands, and perhaps it will even move into Horde territory afterwards if the roads are safe. This should come as welcome news for local craftsmen and traders, who now have a unique opportunity to acquire rare and exotic goods in exchange for local common goods that may possibly turn out to be rare and exotic in other lands.

- Menduk Makai"

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.

World of Warcraft
The Global Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters have begun at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. The twelve competing teams have been divided into two groups, with Group A completing their matches this Tuesday. SK Gaming Korea finished in 1st place, closely followed by mousesports Asia and the European side Team Dignitas in 2nd and 3rd respectively. These three teams are now qualified for the play-off stage and will meet the top three teams from Group B. Check out the results from all these matches right here. Also, SK-Gaming caught up with Team-EG's warlock, Isaac "Azael" Bentley, for a video interview in which they ask if he is ready to stake his claim for 'World's Best Warlock.'

Warcraft III
Every Saturday, Gamesports.de, in cooperation with ZOTAC, hosts a Warcraft III melee tournament where up to 512 players compete for €100 prize money. This week the winner of the 126th edition is Dutchman Manuel 'Grubby' Schenkhuizen, who defeated German Tobias 'ReiGn' Muth and dominated the tournament without conceding a single map before the final.

StarCraft
The Teamliquid StarLeague Grand Finals concluded this weekend, as American legend Liquid'NonY and German powerhouse ToT.Mondragon fought for $10,000 and the title of TSL Champion. After six intense matches, the Protoss army led by NonY finally bested Mondragon's Zerg attacks, winning 4-2 and thus ending this breathtaking tournament. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese player DuskBin.Sen claimed 3rd place with an amazing 3-2 comeback over Canadian mouz.IefNaij. Congratulations to all the players who took part in this amazing tournament.

StarCraft II (Beta)
With the beta now well underway, the first StarCraft II tournaments are starting! The first of these tournaments, the ESL Invitational, saw White-Ra, ZeeRaX, HasuObs and KaaZ battle for glory. KaaZ, playing as Zerg, defeated White-Ra's Protoss forces in the final to become the first ever StarCraft II champion! Check out the VOD right here. In other news, the ZOTAC-Cup has also come to StarCraft II. The first edition of this weekly ZOTAC StarCraft II Beta Cup just finished and Ukrainian DIMAGA claimed victory and the €100 prize in an all-Zerg final against Belgian ORLY. The registration for the next weekly cup is already open, so if you have a beta invite and you want to try your skills be sure to sign up now!

If you have any great articles you would like to share you can send them to eSportsnews@Blizzard.com.

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

Xenoronin has shipped the new edition of PMUI: Episode 106! Check it out for your weekly dose of interface goodness!

Often there are some funny WoW jokes thrown around the forums, only this time their being collected in one super thread! Share with us your WoW-themed jokes!

Short, but sweet: Will you be buying the Cataclysm Collector's Edition?

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

Swiftmend has drafted a great guide about healing as a Resto druid in 3.3!

Hunter's rejoice, for Jecht has made a great guide called 'How to Hunter' which focuses on how to be competitive using any of the three talent trees.

Dribbler has written a great guide for the inexperienced mage who wants to get places in Icecrown Citadel!

Dermatosis cuts to the chase with this list of Copy+Paste Priest Macros!

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World of Warcraft is played by a great variety of people, of all ages. Some of us are the only gamers in our households, whilst others live with people who share our passion for the game. While we are never surprised to hear of entire families spending time playing together in Azeroth and beyond, we are still always curious to hear more! So this week's poll asks how many people in your household hold residence within the Kingdoms of Azeroth?

Fan Sites:

It takes a great deal of time and dedication to become an official fansite so we'd like to take a moment to welcome some newcomers to the Fansite program! So without further ado, we introduce to you the newest members:

• What some consider the one stop shop for machinima and creators of 'The Illegal Danish' series: Myndflame
• Our first (and hopefully not last) Czech and Slovak fansite WoW.herniweb.cz
• A new Danish fansite joins the team with their website WoW.gaming.dk
• Greece have a new dedicated portal for all their WoW information needs over at the www.worldofwarcraft.gr
• Joining the ranks with another Polish fansite is WoW.battlenet.pl
• Last but certainly not least we have another Polish fansite joining the fansite program. We welcome www.world-of-warcraft.pl

With the welcoming out the way, it's time for business! Let's get started with one of our new Polish fansites, WoW.battlenet.pl. Fully localised for your reading pleasure, they bring you news of the changes in Honor/Battleground system. They also have articles regarding the Seasonal Bosses being found in the Dungeon Finder tool from 3.3.3 onwards as well as our donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation, Tom Chilton's interview with GameInformer. Last but certainly not least, they are offering a Guild List system for their Polish community, allowing players to register their Polish speaking guilds into a directory, allowing other Polish players to find Guilds that will meet their language needs!

WorldOfWar.com has an interesting article this week about the latest novel in the Warcraft series by Richard A. Knaak called World of Warcraft: Stormrage. Learn more about the mysterious Rift of Aln, the might of Malfurion and the dangers presented by the ever powerful Nightmare.

WoWJuJu's rep calendar has been updated, and this version promises to be very awesome. Keep tabs on their progress here.

World of ComicCraft:

That's a little bit extreme.

Boom! Splat!

Gnomish engineering at its finest!

We seem to have dropped an Ogre!

Those aren't good noises...

Other Stuff:

We have been contacted by WoW CMG this week. They're a fansite dedicated to serving the miniatures community. They have recently launched their own Wiki and hope to see some of you stopping by to share some pearly words of wisdom!

It's competition time over at www.levelcap.se and they're offering you the chance to win some of the new (and highly awesome) Plushies!

Time for some videos! This week we have some real contrasts. Be sure to check out this very neat production featuring lots of World PvP on the Ravenholdt RP realm. On the other hand we have some footage of an interesting RP 'event' on a traditional PvP Realm!

If you know a little Turkish and you want to know all there currently is to know about the Warcraft movie, then take a peek here!

Last but not least: this week's Friday Thread is out for your Off Topic pleasure!

We all hope you all have a most splendid weekend . :-)

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G'tath found himself sitting on the tram from Ironforge to Stormwind. With no memory of how he got there, he looked around and checked to see if he was ok. Then he noticed it. There was a letter strapped onto his right arm. He carefully unstrapped it, and began to read...

"When you are reading this, you are probably on the deep run tram on the way to Stormwind, with little memory of how you got there. For this, I apologise, but something had to be done.

I have come across evidence that the horde are planning a very large assault on the Human city of Stormwind. An assault so big that if Varian is not warned, the element of surprise might actually lead to Horde victory. Unfortunately, I find myself confined inside a magically sealed chamber, deep inside the icy peaks of Northrend. I was lured into this prison by the cunning Mr Bigglesworth...

But enough about that. Time is short, and you are the Alliance's last hope. Make haste to Stormwind, and deliver this letter to the Human king. I have magically encased this letter with the full details of my warning, and once he touches the parchment it will reveal itself.

Now go – Take this letter and go!

- Menduk Makai"

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.

World of Warcraft
Button Bashers sat down with Michael "Twixz" Shane of the American team compLexity Black discussing the Intel Extreme Masters Global Finals and his expectations. Also check out the VOD of the latest edition of "WoWverload" by ESL TV including interviews of SK.Another, SK.Noonia and coL.Yiska. The Global Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters is kicking off March 2nd in Hannover, Germany and promises furious Arena action. The Electronic Sports League now released the full ESL TV schedule of all Arena matches.

Warcraft III
The Stars War European qualifiers playoff brackets are in, featuring some of the best players from Europe. The matches will begin on 25th of February. Make sure to follow this interesting tournament! In other news, In a nail biting final the "King of Orcs" aka EG.Grubby out-mirrors the South Korean Eom "FoCuS" HyoSub to win the 125th edition of the ZOTAC-Cup.

StarCraft
The Final Four of Teamliquid StarLeague fought for 2 spots in the Grand Final last weekend! With glory and big money at stake the remaining players played passionately and produced some amazing games. For the official news posts of both matches go here and here. Also, the last week of ICCup Clanleague was played and the playoff spots were determined. The European team of DuskBin finished the regular season on the first place and managed to beat both of their strongest competitors of Mousesports and Templars of Twilight. In the last week though, the Templars beat Mousesports, showing that the playoffs will be very close and memorable! For full recap and information on the playoffs go here.

If you have any great articles you would like to share you can send them to eSportsnews@Blizzard.com.

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

Xenoronin continues to deliver this week and has given us the next edition of PMUI: Episode 105!

Often on the forums people ask the community some simple yet interesting questions. This week we have a couple of those, one asks which 3 items will your character never destroy?

The second asks us all what our favourite mount is, so do let us know!

With the Lich King felled, a shift in focus is soon to take place as the ears and eyes of all on Azeroth look to the skies... Are you ready to face the Cataclysm? Be sure to stop by Fernandó's handy Cataclysm Information thread for lots of Cataclysmic insight!

Whilst on the subject of the Cataclysm, why not get creative? Do you have ideas for what would be a cool Battleground in the upcoming expansion, or just for any use? Let us know in this thread what ideas you have!

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

Optec is a budding Warlock from the Trollbane realm, and has come to share her guide on playing as Destruction in a PvE environment!

Prizm has written a small yet potent guide on playing as an Arcane Mage.

Professions change patch by patch. Dharock has tried (and succeeded we might add) to summarise the basics of professions in patch 3.3.

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From the Lunar Festival to Winter Veil, Azeroth is proud to be host to some of the finest seasonal events around! There are many reasons to join in with these festivities. Often such seasonal events can lead you to new found riches, companions or even a fresh wardrobe! Some people just like the sense of achievement or one more step towards the Violet Proto-Drake, whilst others are out to purely immerse themselves in the fun of the moment. Let us know why you take part in the seasonal events in this week's poll!

Fan Sites:

WorldofWar.net have some interesting articles this week, including one about our recent $1,1 Million donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation.

World of Warcraft Nederland's Lunar Festival Guide is certainly something to help you get yourself some good achievements, a title, and another notch in the progress towards a Violet Proto-Drake!

WoW CZ has scooped up an interesting article on what it's like both inside and outside of our offices in Irvine, CA.

WoW Gaming DK has a nice article for all the Boomkin Druids of the World. It lists some handy info on some of the best available items for your owl shaped doom bringer.

Finnish fansite Goblin Explosives has a nice write up on the Lunar Festival world event that is currently running in-game to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Make sure you're up to date with the happenings!

World of ComicCraft:

It's alive!

So, about those monsters...

I LIKE WARRIORS!

Is that a proper way to treat your guests?

Wait a minute... where are we?

Other Stuff:

In this week's instalment of the Friday Thread, there's talk of the weekend, a recent beta launch and really (really) hot quark-gluons. Come and join in with the Friday Fun!

The Dalaran Inn has held an interview with the leader of one of the top guilds of the time – 'Vodka' – and a little about their progression in ICC and general guild stuff! A good read!

With the fate of the Lich King sealed, Melvenor unveils the fifth part of his epic Tales of Icecrown: 'The Echoes of Lordaeron'. A beautiful piece, hats off to Melvenor for this.

The Mighty Boosh have contacted us this week to say they believe a sneak preview of the dances and mounts of the new Worgen race has been spotted, so be sure to check that out now before it leaves the internet... forever!

We all hope you all have a most splendid weekend . :-)

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However devastating war has been, there are ties that never break. There are aspects of life that never falter, never fail, and that always remain – even if concealed deep down in the bottom of our hearts. Hope – of a new and better day. Hope of the end of bloodshed; yes – hope that Azeroth will one day be rid of the evil schemes of the Burning Legion. And so, as both Alliance and Horde keep this treasure of life safely guarded within themselves, there are some that reach out in attempts to touch on that feeling. There are some that wish to banish the darkness from the lands, from our hearts and from existence.

Regardless of the outcome of upcoming battles, hope can't be lost. And so, Terrafros – a champion of the Alliance – is accompanied by the Holy Templars in organising an event of festivity, happiness and joy. In an attempt to light the very skies on fire, over 2500 rounds of Fireworks will be lit. And so, even in the darkest, gloomiest of times, there will be celebrations. This message goes out to all of the Alliance's heroes: come one, come all – tonight the darkness in us all shall fall!

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.

World of Warcraft
Resilience is an oft-discussed subject in the competitive Arena scene, but with its recent changes it has become an even more important topic. Over at Hydramist.net the well known columnist and blogger Yiska takes a look at its current state and provides some hints for its usage. Also, Complexity Gaming sat down and interviewed Noonia, who plays as Team SK.Sansibar's Death Knight and recently won the European Championship of the Intel Extreme Masters.

StarCraft
Four fascinating Teamliquid StarLeague quarter-final matches were played last weekend to determine the semi-finalists. Check out the results of day 1 and day 2 and watch the amazing games over at TeamLiquid. Also, team DuskBin still tops the iCCup ClanLeague standings after beating Spanish team Los Reyes del Mambo in week eight. German team mousesports is just behind in second place after winning their match against Polish team ZZZ. Both teams have a comfortable advantage over one of the favourites, ToT, who lost their last match to infernal Gamers. GosuGamers has prepared a news post with the results and a recap of last week's action.

Warcraft III
South Korean sensation Kim 'ViOlet' DongHwan beat his countryman June 'Lyn' Park in an amazing Orc mirror final by a score of 3-1 to win the sixth season of XP League. Third place went to another South Korean Orc player, Eom 'FoCuS' HyoSub, who managed to win against Kim 'ReMinD' SungSik. The whole coverage of the event is available on GosuGamers. As well as placing third, Eom "FoCuS" HyoSub also triumphed in the 124th edition of the weekly ZOTAC-Cup organized by Gamesports.net. Runner-up in second place was Jang DuSeop, an Orc player from South Korea. In other news, the finals of the NGL-One season 6 have been announced and will take place in Berlin, Germany on the 24-25th of April. The eight qualified players will compete for a share of $17,500 in prize money.

If you have any great articles you would like to share you can send them to eSportsnews@Blizzard.com.

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

Xenoronin is back with a completely fresh and new Pimp my UI, Episode 104!

Many people like role-playing, and we see the various races portrayed differently. Lyvh has a nice thread up about roleplaying a Sin'dorei Farstrider!

An oldie but goldie! If you haven't yet checked it out, the Trials and Tribulations of a Megalomanic Warlock is a good read!

For those of you who speculate in lore-craft – perhaps you would want to join in on this debate: What happened to Princess Calia Menethil?

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

New to WoW, or late to pick up on abbreviations? Fear not, for this thread gives you a good "WoW Dictionary!"

Do you play a Rogue? Are you coming back to the game in 3.3? Perhaps you just want some pointers? Check out this Rogue: 3.3 FAQ.

Fresh PvP Warriors looking for information can rejoice! Brutalinax has put up a nice little guide to Warrior 1v1!

Guild Management advice is plentiful today, with both a guide for creating a guild website, and a guide giving tips on how to manage a PvE Raiding Guild!

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When you're providing a service for someone in game (a mage making a portal, for example) do you charge a fee, or do it for free? Do you strongly feel "a bit of kindness goes a long way" or do you side with the goblins and their famous in-game quote "time is money, friend?" What's your take on tips and providing in-game services? Tell us in this week's poll!

Fan Sites:

Our Dutch fansite WoW-NL has a lot of new articles to share with you this week. Firstly, there's a report on the new FigurePrints combinations, information on the new Raid Weekly Quests, weapon changes for the Lich King's loot and more. Be sure to check this great site out for all their new news and information.

WorldofWar.net have some articles up for grabs. Amongst them are 2010 Love is in the Air Tips and a piece about The King being dead!

World of Raids have some articles up about first kills, StarCraft 2 beta launch, and a WoR contest!

World of ComicCraft:

It's even worse than I had imagined!

I'm Donald, I die sometimes!

Admit it, you're just a cowering little runt!

By the way, it's kissless and I!

We'll play together again this season!

Other Stuff:

This week we have 2 new WoW videos for you:

• The 1^st video is a world PvP movie from Ravenholdt EU!
• The 2^nd video is EmberIsolte's new music video: Shut up and Grind!

Have you got some "other stuff" you'd like us to feature in next week's Community News? Please be sure to contact us to let us know. Don't be shy!

We all hope you have a great weekend. :-)

"This is the beginning AND the end, mortals. None may enter the master's sanctum!"

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The air is scented sweet by countless pink rose petals that gently fall from the ballroom ceiling, beautiful music and poetry is dazzling the ears, and all senses are saturated with wonderful romance. All thoughts of trouble and hardship have been pushed away for another day.

The marvelous decorations and the outfits and dresses of the guests are a feast for the eyes and dancing in this room this night is truly magical, for everything is perfect and nothing can prevent the hearts of lovers from floating away.

At this ball, lovers are matched by fate! All who are invited this night knows not whom they are meant to be with, yet each person here is paired with another. Each guest this night has been given a card, and each card has a match that has been given to another guest. Those who can find the card that matches their own, will at the same time have found the one they are meant to be with.

You have been cordially invited!

This event is open to everybody who wishes to show their support!

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.

World of Warcraft
The Intel Extreme Masters' Asian Championship Finals finished this weekend, with the Rogue, Mage, Priest team Button Bashers claiming first place and $9,000 in prize money. Mousesports Asia and SK-Gaming Korea were runners-up in second and third place respectively. Along with their prize money, these top three teams also qualified for the Global Finals in Hanover. With this part of the tournament now concluded, ESL TV has provided VODs of all of the matches, while Yiska has provided a summary of the tournament. Be sure to check them out! Elsewhere, Team Dignitas have started a new column entitled "The Sunday WoWst", kicking it off with an article about how to start in Arenas.

StarCraft
The prestigious Teamliquid StarLeague 'Round of 16' has just finished and Gosu Gamers has provided VODs of the games. They've also provided results and match recaps, so be sure to pay them a visit. In other news, the 23rd season of the WGTour Clan League has begun. Check out the results of the first week right here. Finally, week seven of the International Cyber Cup has concluded, with the team DuskBin ending up on top.

Warcraft III
The South Korean Orc player Jang "WhO" DuSeop achieved victory in the 123rd edition of the weekly ZOTAC-Cup, defeating the Night Elf player Tobias "Reign" Muth from Germany in the final with a score of 3-0. Meanwhile, the qualifiers for the StarsWar tournament continue with the Undead player Hjalmar "DowaQ" Högberg winning the first European clash.

If you have any great articles you would like to share you can send them to eSportsnews@Blizzard.com.

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

Many people come to the World of Warcraft forums every day, and since these forums have been around for a while now, many people have developed specific routines on which forums they visit first. Are you one of those people who has developed a forum rotation?

Are you heavily reliant on using addons? Could you cope if addons suddenly were no longer allowed?

There are thousands of pieces of gear in World of Warcraft, which is great news for fashion aficionados, who can use the many different looks to style their character. If you are the type who keeps gear for certain looks, what then is your best piece of bling gear?

Some NPCs have a tough life, with daily humiliation and suffering. Which NPC do you feel most sorry for?

PvP gameplay has been around in World of Warcraft for quite some time now, and since each class brings a unique flavour to PvP, they appeal differently to the various playsyles people have. What is your favourite PvP class of all time, and which class do you think is the best for end game PvP?

If you could decide on a new MMORPG that Blizzard should work on next, what kind of MMORPG would it be?

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

Theorycrafting is nice for sure when one starts to raid, but sometimes it is better to just train your gaming skills and get experience first hand. This Mage High End raiding guide is here to help you with exactly that.

Mages might find this spellstealing guide quite interesting, as it gives a great insight on how to best use one the most versatile Mage spells in the game.

Both experienced and novice roleplayers sometimes face the problem of not being able to find a good character name, but now this problem has become history due to this excellent naming guide.

Customizing ones user interface is often a good idea, since it can help optimize ones performance in the game. This universal knowledge has been applied in a useful UI guide for Paladins.

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Hopefully you've now had a chance to take a look at the new class and race combinations coming in Cataclysm. Blood Elf Warriors, Night Elf Mages, Tauren Paladins are just a few of the new characters that'll be rushing around Azeroth and Outland too. Which of these new class combinations most excites you? Or are your eyes firmly fixed on either rolling a new Goblin or a Worgen instead? Let us know in this week's poll.

Fan Sites:

WorldofWar.net has two new interesting videos on their this week, both covering boss fights. The first shows an attempt on The Lich King and the second one shows the first post 3.3.2 Sindragosa kill.

WoW Nederland has had a busy week, with plenty of updates for all to see. Amongst these updates you can find their Love is in the Air Guide as well as find out who won the previous WoW-NL contest. You can also read about the new Creative Sound Blaster Headset as well as a new Frostwyrm Wallpaper, and don't miss out on their coverage of the first Lich King kill.

World of Warcraft Hungary features a review of IceHUD, which is an addon that displays player data and target data in the middle of the screen.

The Burning Crusade.pl has updated their site with a new functionality: a talent calculator with dedicated library builds.

World of ComicCraft:

Burying an undead body is simply brilliant!

Gnome Druids know that bloodlust can be soothed with a bear flank?!

Chef Gigz is preparing a duck.

Why would anyone have an Ogre?

Benefits of Tauren Friends...

Why has Arena Inside never featured an Arena-related comic?

Other Stuff:

What would you do if a ninja tried to steal your plans for the weekend?

This week we have 5 new WoW videos for you:

• The 1st video is a Lockpicking levelling guide, which is both easy to follow and thorough at the same time.
• The 2nd video follows a Death Knight who solos the full Azjol Nerub dungeon on Heroic mode.
• The 3rd video is a Warrior PvP movie, which has purely been made for entertainment purposes only.
• The 4th video shows the life of the adventurer and the places that adventure leads to
• The 5th video goes into Troll culture: Ratamahatta Troll style!

That's it for this week, folks. Have a magnificent weekend!

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Ladies and Gentlemen!

Soon, for the first time in the history of Azeroth and Outland, the most underrepresented minority amongst all adventurers and fighters will celebrate their existence and sacrifices in a manner never before seen!

The minority of whom we speak is of course the gentler dwarven gender, the stout, resilient and brave ladies of Ironforge and the Grand Alliance!

Dwarf women of all classes, Death Knights, Warriors, Paladins, Priests, Rogues and Hunters, will leave the shadows and march in pride. Dwarf ladies are here, they are women who like beer, get used to it!

This event is open to everybody who wishes to show their support!

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World of Warcraft
The groups for the World Championship Finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Season 4 have now been drawn. The Electronic Sports League also revealed their groups for the upcoming Asian Championship finals, which will take place in Taipei, Taiwan from February 5th -- 9th. In addition, Ryan "Hydra" van Buiten from Team Dignitas shares his thoughts on dispelling, while the well-known editor Yiska discusses the groups of the Intel Extreme Masters World Championships.

StarCraft
The American Terran player Greg "IdrA" Fields has been crowned as the ESL Major Series Season 5 champion after vanquishing the Ukrainian player Eugin "Strelok" Oparyshev in an all Terran final. In other news, the team based International Cyber Cup has just reached week eight and Gosu Gamers has presented an overview of the past and upcoming weeks. Teamliquid StarLeague continues with a lot of interesting matches in the 'Round of 16'. VODs of the first four matches that were played this weekend, as well as many others, have been released by the organizers. You can find the whole collection here.

Warcraft III
The South Korean Night Elf player Sung Sik "ReMinD" Kim battled to victory in the 122nd edition of the weekly ZOTAC-Cup organized by Gamesports.net. In the final he beat last week's champion: Human player Mihaylo "KaS" Hayda from Ukraine. Finally, the fourth edition of the prestigious Stars War tournament will be starting soon. With the unveiling of the European player list for the qualifiers, Gosu Gamers has provided a run down on the participants.

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Let's start this week's Forum Watch with an interesting question: If you could choose any old boss to return in a newer stronger version, who would you choose?

It was not long ago the armory was updated to include a Character Model Viewer, and it was therefore only a matter of time before we saw a thread like this: Rate the 3D armory character above you

The 8th Arena Season is upon us, how prepared are you?

Roleplayers tend to make a big effort in communicating correctly through text, because that way it is easier to get good and interesting stories or adventures underway. But alas, sometimes in the middle of a conversation, or telling a story, a typo appears... do you correct it?

If you could be the minion of any character in World of Warcraft, whose minion would you be?

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

Account security is serious business, because it is never fun to have your account compromised. This guide is a good read if you wish to avoid becoming a victim of account theft.

Warriors who would like to venture into PvP should find this duelling guide quite handy, as it provides an insight to PvP basics as well as tactics.

Not everybody has an easy time getting good experiences fighting the enemy outside the battlegrounds. This World PvP guide is here to help with that and it contains plenty of tips and things to keep in mind when PvP'ing

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Quests are an integral part of World of Warcraft. Whatever the purpose of the quest, there's always a few helpful words to point you in the right direction or increase your knowledge of the lore. Quest text is lovingly crafted and carefully translated into many different languages. But when you are questing in World of Warcraft, do you read the quest text or do you just rush forth to the objective? Feel free to share in this week's poll.

Fan Sites:

World of War has an interview up with World of Warcraft player: Adrianne Curry.

TheBurningCrusade.pl has some nice updates this week. They have just recently released their new talent calculator, and a translated version of the story of Invincible.

WoW Nederland has lots of updates this week. Articles include the preview of Arena Season 8 gear, new wallpaper of the Howling Fjords, a report on the creation of the Gunship Battle, and lastly a piece on DJ Nautilus's remix of the World of Warcraft music!

World of ComicCraft:

I'm a hat on a cat!

Serves those pansies right!

I hear there's this creature with 50 pets!

There are more enemies up ahead!

Welcome to Sholazar Basin!

Our battle... DO NOT USURP!

Other Stuff:

The Friday Thread has been posted, and this week Ancilorn brings you some tidbits about cool stuff like "giant lazorz!"

Last up this week is a WoW machinima music video of the song "I kissed an orc."

That's it for this week folks. Have a glorious weekend!

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The horns of war were once again playing the tunes of battle. Zloti was well on his way to join forces with his friends, Zitty, Zhalo and Zoinker. With their clandestine plots yet to be discovered by enemy spies, Zoinker and Zloti felt confident in their plan to violently penetrate enemy lines with the help of a landslide. Terrain, as it were, was in their advantage, with their enemies on the low ground.

Meanwhile, Missy McZonk was busy preparing her Inn for after-battle visits. Through clever use of goblin explosives, the Inn she ran would be used as a weapon of war. When enemy soldiers returned for battle for food and rest... "BOOOM!" Or so she had planned...

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World of Warcraft
SK-Gaming's strong presence in World of Warcraft grows even stronger with the announcement of a new Korean team. The Named League Season 3 champions Cohex are now fighting under the flag of SK Korea. In other news, check out the interview with the Canadian Elliott "Venruki" Venczel of the team Complexity.red discussing the MLG finals and upcoming Intel Extreme Masters Global finals.

StarCraft
Season 34 of one of the oldest StarCraft leagues, the BWCL, ended this weekend. After eleven weeks of play the mousesports team finished first with 55 points, nine points ahead of second-placed NrT. Third and fourth places went to the American team 'pandemic' and the Polish team of 'ZZZ' respectively. For the full recap and an interview with the winning team's captain check Gosu Gamers.

Warcraft III
The Chinese player Xuwen 'InFi' Wang and his army of Humans battled to victory during an intense final in the Trophy of Legends against the South Korean Orc player Eom 'FoCuS' HyoSub with a result of 3-2! InFi therefore claimed the trophy and 2250€ prize money, with FoCuS settling for the 1125€ runner-up prize. In the consolation final, Hong 'FarSeer' WonUi managed to grab 3rd place after defeating Chun 'Sweet' JungHee in a close match by the same score of 3-2. Also in the weekly ZOTAC-Cup edition #121 the Ukrainian Human player Mihail "Kas" Hayda emerged victorious by defeating the South Korean Orc player Kim "ViOlet" DongHwan to become this week's champion.

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Once in a while posters come forward with tales of fun and love - all experienced due to their time in the World of Warcaft. Last week, though, a very particular thread caught our eye. The happy couple, now in wedlock, have shared with us not only their happiness, but the masterpiece that was the Elegant Wedding Dress. From all of us at Blizzard, we wish you both a long and happy life in love! You both looked great.

What if you could change the World of Warcraft in a way that would not simply create crazy imbalances etc... what would you do to it?

Healers come in all shapes and sizes, but what do you call a healer? Perhaps you can help Iranath name her healer!

Ake came forward and in simple words showed some love for the recently unveiled piece of music as part of our anniversary celebrations. You can read how to find it here and perhaps even share your thoughts with us on this new musical score.

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

It will be some time before we see the legendary weapon Shadowmourne live on the realms, but why not prepare for the fun times ahead? Valtiel plans on tanking his way to Glory whilst wielding the awesomeness of Shadowmourne, so check out what he thinks makes this a good tanking weapon!

The Draenei are a mysterious and fairly new race on Azeroth (in the grand scheme of things!) Knowing how to roleplay one could be tough, so check here for some hints an tips on performing convincing Draenei roleplay.

In the interest in promiting account security as much as possible we will highlight once more the unofficial Slappy guide on getting the mobile authenticator onto a multitude of unsupported phones!

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The frigid winds of Icecrown begin to take their toll on you, and your perception of reality becomes skewed. Only with the sound of a thousand lost souls do you realise the gravity of the situation. The Lich King awaits you, brave adventurers. Your existence on Azeroth, as you know it, teeters in the balance and a million thoughts must be rattling through your heads. Amidst everything, you must know what it is you will do when the time comes to face off with this threat from the frozen throne. Share with us those thoughts in this week's poll!

Fan Sites:

WoW Nederland continues its trend of providing a plethora of updates this week. Time is running out for you to get your hands on a 22" LCD monitor in their competition so be sure not to miss out on that one. Just around the corner the Lich King awaits. Will his reign come to an end? With the Lich King in waiting, Blood-Queen Lana'thel is ready to take you and your friends on right now, so be sure to read up on her here. They have also listed our recently published Fan Art: Paladin Vikingen and WoW Magazine wallpaper. Lastly, they have some summary coverage of last week's Developer's Twitter Chat, so if you missed it the first time around, here it is for you once more!

WorldOfWar has got their hands on the Blood Elf Rogue vs Draenei Paladin polystone diorama, and has an in-depth review of the statue.

WorldOfWarcraft.dk is offering you the chance to be a 2010 Class Leader. Do you have what it takes to create guides and provide advice for the class you have mastered?

World Of Warcraft Hungary has a debriefing of the world's recent eSports events, so for die hard PvP fans this update is not to be missed.

World of ComicCraft:

Do you yield?

Stop, ya lunatic!

Get well soon, Keydar!

...I need a break.

Welcome... to Sholazar Basin!

I told you not to feed... "things."

Other Stuff:

The Friday Thread has been posted, and holds promise of weekend full of fun and mayhem, as well as game challenges!

DJ Nautilus comes forward this week with a musical mash up masterpiece that can only be described as awesome.

Wrathchan offers you the unique chance to be a vendor for a day. See what they see, do as they do, and gain a better understanding of the "Life of a Vendor."

And so another week ends, we hope you have a wicked weekend!

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It is early morning and the local town crier scouts the still-empty streets of Southshore looking for good places to hang his posters. His mouth is full of nails and he carries a hammer in his hand.

He spots one of the larger trees at the side of the town square and walks towards it with determination shining from his eyes. When he reaches the tree, he looks at it briefly to find the most suitable place to hang one of the posters bulging out of his satchel. He takes a nail from his mouth and uses the hammer in his hand to nail the poster to the tree and, once the poster is properly fixed, he walks away to find another place to hang another poster.

The poster that now hangs on the tree, waiting to be viewed by the citizens of Southshore, reads as follows:

"Trinkets and gadgets and oddities,
From more worlds than just one.
Food and drink and specialties,
Come buy them before they are gone.
The Southshore Market Day is drawing near."

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World of Warcraft
Last weekend the European Championship of the Intel Extreme Masters Season IV concluded in Cologne, Germany. Not only were the eight qualified teams competing for the "European Champion" title, there was also $15,000 in prize money and five spots at the Global Finals up for grabs. In a nail-biting final, the German team SK Sansibar (playing Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior) claimed victory by defeating the Rogue, Mage, Priest line-up fielded by Team Dignitas. SK-Gaming EU, Spanish team x6tence and iNNERFIRE were runners-up in 3rd, 4th and 5th places respectively. All VODs of the tournament are available now at ESL TV. You can also check out the live blog by Yiska at Hydramist.net.

StarCraft
The final qualifying round for TeamLiquid's StarLeague 2 concluded on Monday, with 16 players progressing to the last stage of the tournament. Check out the latest results and read the player interviews right here. Also, GosuGamers sat down with Swedish Terran player Stefan "MorroW" Andersson to talk about his performance during this tournament; be sure to have a look. In addition, the winners of the ZOTAC-Cup edition #36 and #37 have now been named: Protoss player Oleksii "mouz.White-Ra" Krupnyk from Ukraine and Zerg player Olf "mTW.Closer" Schmidt from Germany.

Warcraft III
The German player Tobias "Reign" Muth triumphed in the weekly edition of the ZOTAC-Cup by defeating South Korean Night Elf player Sung Sik "ReMinD" Kim. In other news, the tournament series "Shadowleague -- Trophy of Legends" continues and the Chinese Human player Xuwen "Infi" Wang and the South Korean Orc player Eom "FoCuS" HyoSub both qualified for the Grand Final. Finally, in an interview with Fragster.de, the former pro gamer and 2003 World Cyber Games winner Zdravko "Insomnia" Georgiev talks about his eSports career and his thoughts on the future of eSports.

If you have any great articles you would like to share you can send them to eSportsnews@Blizzard.com.

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Every week (or almost every week!) a magical event happens. The event is known as maintenance, and this week the question was asked 'What actually happens during maintenance??' Prepare for talk of hamsters, beer, duelling and other crazy frolics that our forum posters think happens between the magical hours of maintenance!

Time and time again the question arises about the possibility of using 3G broadband to play World of Warcraft. Time and time again the idea is shunned as impossible! Not any more folks! Read more about that here.

Yasmien from the Argent Dawn realm has written a great thread about roleplay communities, from starting one up to keeping it going, and it's a great read for roleplayers old and new.

Inflicted is gathering some ideas for new PvP daily quests he would like to see! Come on by and share some of your cool ideas for how to get gold and honor with new and interesting dailies.

Bank alts come in all shapes and sizes. Some are adorned in tuxedos or dresses, with monocles or diamond tipped canes. Some don epic tabards or awesome shirts, others choose to run around but naked. Show us the coolest looking bank alts you've seen, or perhaps one of your own!

Guides, Guides, and More Guides!

Death Knight tanking has been explained here with lots of information presented in a clear cut and informative way! A must read for budding Death Knight meat shields!

Is it a guide? Is it a list? You Rogues decide! Ashankt has drafted up the best gear you should get for your rogue so you can perhaps delve into some serious game play, or to simply maximise your potential without the need to go hardcore!

Are you a dungeon newbie? Are you after some tips and hints to getting by in Dungeons and Raids? Well Fibbleone has written 'The Coward's Guide to Dungeons and Raids.' Do not be put off by the name, it's a cracking read and informative to boot!

We still can't quite get enough of this guide, so for what is perhaps the fifth time we welcome back Slappy and her guider on getting the mobile authenticator onto a multitude of unsupported phones!

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We have seen many stories of friendships and love originate from World of Warcraft. While some have met and married the person of their dreams, others have made life-long friends through the game. There are players who have followed their WoW guild from realm to realm, and then there are those who prefer logging in and doing their own thing. No matter the personal preference, World of Warcraft accommodates many types of players. It is with this in mind that we wish to ask you: how social are you in World of Warcraft?

Fan Sites:

WoW Nederland has tons of updates again this week, which of course is only a good thing. This week you can find a report on upcoming armory features, and you can also learn more about improved Oculus loot. The ninth part of the battlecry mosaic is being covered as well together with some new fan art, and don't forget to check out the SteelSeries QcK Mousemat. Last but not least, read the first edition of Warcraft Lore in Dutch: Titans and the Old Gods.

Goblin Explosives Network is celebrating their 2 year birthday as well as having reached 300 users. If you are one of those users, then it should be good news that new themes have been brought to the site as well.

World of Warcraft Hungary also has quite a few updates this week. Amongst them you can find a reviews of the Highlight addon as well as a gaming keyboard, and don't miss out on the latest update of their WoW history class series.

WoW Italia has extended their translation contest, where great prizes can be won by those who contribute the most with translating.

WoW-TR has announced the winners of their grand December contest. On this site you can also find a list of the most popular talents specs for each class, as well as an article about guild development in Cataclysm.

World of ComicCraft:

First you must answer these riddles three...

Papa, Noooo...

All humans have this deformity.

Hmm. That didn't sound like a gunshot...

The elf is correct.

Ready for tank and spank?

Other Stuff:

The Friday Thread has been posted, and this week it offers pleasant distractions as well as the usual 'plans for the weekend' discussion.

The worldofdwarfcraft.blogspot.com has been revamped, and it is a nice place to visit if you like things such as WoW comics or videos and other WoW related stuff.

A particularly well made piece of machinima has been brought to our attention: Ninja Raiders - ♪♫QQQQQQQQQQQQ♫♪

Speaking of machinima, prepare to be amazed by the awesome Pally Rangers!

And lastly we have something completely random: Crazy Dancing Protodrake!

That's it for this week folks. Have a glorious weekend!

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Lordaeron cannot forget the past, for the past is their greatest weapon!

The past is no more, yet the past is ever so present and often it dictates what must come to pass in the times to come.

The Royal Surveyors Society of Lordaeron spends many hours charting the past in the hope of successfully predict and influence the future. The servants of the Dark Lady must learn all they can from the past if they are to have a chance to overcome their struggles in the present, so that the future may be secured.

It is believed that the present struggle against the Great Betrayer may be won, if the secrets of Darrowshire can be unlocked. But Darrowshire is a place where the dead never sleep, where the dead are fighting a lost battle of the past every night, and where all who approach is seen as attacking minions of the scourge enemy! How can any secrets be uncovered from such a terrible place?

The Royal Surveyors Society has been tasked with uncovering the truth of Darrowshire, and they may have a way to access these secrets, for the one who brought the Scourge to Darrowshire in the past is now within reach!

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.

World of Warcraft
In a grand showdown the Major League Gaming 2009 PC Pro Circuit concluded in Orlando, USA with the final tour stop last weekend. The top four teams from the 2009 regular season gathered to compete for the "2009 MLG PC Circuit Champions" title and $15,000 prize money. In the final match the American team of complexity Black defeated their clan mates complexity Red 3-0. The South Korean team Button Bashers and the mixed team of SK-Gaming US and Evil Geniuses ended up 3rd and 4th respectively. In other news, check out the interview with Ryan "Hydra" van Buiten of Team Dignitas, one of the most respected Priests in the Arena world. He is talking about his gaming career so far and his preparations for the upcoming Intel Extreme Master European Championship, for which the groups and schedule have recently been published.

Warcraft III
The 119th edition of the weekly ZOTAC-Cup saw the South Korean Orc player Eom "FoCuS" HyoSub claim his 10th title by defeating the South Korean Night Elf player Kim "ReMinD" SungSik. In other Warcraft III news, the renowned WC3L team league has entered its final phase and the Electronic Sports League has just announced their quarter final matchups. Don't miss them!

StarCraft
The first round of the TSL 2 qualifications is over and GosuGamers has prepared a summary of the results. To find out who made it through to the second qualification round, which started Sunday 10th January, be sure to have a look. There are many thrilling confrontations scheduled for this phase of the tournament, so be sure to clear your schedule for these entertaining matches! Talking of entertaining matches, last week we mentioned the clash between two Americans: Terran player Greg "IdrA" Fields and Protoss player Tyler "NonY" Wasieleski. After a gripping match IdrA was crowned victorious, winning three games to NonY's one. You can watch the videos of the game and read the interview with IdrA thanks to TeamLiquid's coverage of the match.

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

Let's start this week with a question for the lorebuffs: Which figure or character fits as the strongest representative of each class, and what faction do they belong to?

In your opinion, what is the tastiest voice acting in the game!

Many have talked about how cool it could be if your character had a place to live somewhere, but where would your character actually live in the game?

Which spell animation is your favourite?

This rather amusing "guide" contains over 101 uses for a [Portable Hole], anything from the coldly practical to the absurdly frivolous .

Gold! Some have tons of it and others have none of it... How much gold do you have?

Many top guilds often use the word "exceptional players" when they are looking for new recruits, but what is actually required before a player can be considered exceptional?

Behold! the 10th edition of Post your UI!

And last but not least; what was your first achievement of 2010?

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Some players rank high,
Some players rank low,
the arena season's soon over,
and here we ponder -- how did it go?

Fan Sites:

WoW Nederland has been extremely busy the last couple of weeks, with more updates than ever before! To save taking up a whole webpage we shall fire them off in keyword format! Articles include the BradyGames Dungeon Companion, the all new WoW Nederland store, news of a possible world first level 80 to have never died(!), an article on our competition here in Europe to scoop up an Alienware PC. They also feature our Holiday Fan Art contest as well as updates on our Mosaic Battlecry progression! Plus so much more other interesting articles, you best get reading!

A quiet week in terms of news from our fansites -- no doubt due to the festive season! Maybe this is a good time to remind you that the full list of websites in our fansite program is available here -- be sure to check it out for the latest information, exclusive contests and more!

World of ComicCraft:

How the Barrens got its' new geography!

The magic bullet flies again!

The wall... get the wall down!

We should be elsewhere when they get here!

Other Stuff:

The first Friday thread of the year is out so come join us for some fun and banter in the Off Topic Friday Thread!

New or old, warm or cold, what WoW content is your current stronghold?

Congratulations to Paragon of EU-Lightning's Blade on their world first Professor Putricide kill!

That's it for this week, folks. Have a wonderful weekend!

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Sanna Le'Royman was checking out the latest fashion in the streets of Stormwind, much like any normal weekend. Around her some commotion was brewing, and she saw people flocking towards the market square. With her curiosity intrigued, she followed suit and entered the flock heading towards the center of the city. As she was walking down the street, she listened in on the conversations around her. Apparently, they were all gathering to go for Taminak Silverthorn's wake.

"A funeral?" she thought. "Splendid!" she continued to herself -- "I get to dress up and meet new people! I have even met the late Silverthorn in person and can relate!" As Sanna made her evening plans she noticed an old friend among the crowd. It was Minthol Eucalypto.

As she approached her old friend, he caught glimpse of her in his peripheral and turned to greet her. "Tragic news is it not?" Minthol was referring to T. Silverthorn. "I remember when we assisted him in his expedition to Stranglethorn Vale." "Oh yeah," Sanna nodded -- "wasn't that when we met the rather loopy Sir Lawrence Bucwild and his assistant, Brooly Corsto?" Minthol nodded and grinned. "Rather eccentric people, I'd say."

As everyone were making their own plans on how to attend Silverthorn's wake, Sannah and Minthol decided to get started on their journey and wanted head out early so they could catch a nap at the closest Inn. Later that evening, they would attend the burial together, at the Farstrider Lodge in Loch Modan.

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event in the Events and Fan Creations forum.

World of Warcraft
The two groups for the European Championship Finals for Intel Extreme Masters Season IV have now been announced. These finals will be held in Cologne, Germany between the 14th and 17th January and streamed live by ESL TV. Elsewhere, the team formerly known as GODMODE will now be competing under the banner of the multi-gaming clan Team Dignitas. In addition, Michael "Zechs" Radford from SK-Gaming is back with his first Zechs Files of 2010 where he takes a look at the upcoming Major League Gaming finals in Orlando, USA and asks if anyone can beat the Korean team "Button Bashers."

Warcraft III
The 118th edition of the popular weekly ZOTAC-Cup ended in triumph for the South Korean Kim "ReMinD" SungSik. In an all Night Elf final he claimed victory over the South Korean Lee "Check" HyeongJu. The relegation matches of the 16th season of the prestigious team league WC3L have been announced and a lot of well-known teams are involved. These matches will decide who advances to the next stage of this exciting tournament. Also, the sign-ups for the popular Warcraft International Premiership (WCIP) have opened, after the league secured its future as part of the ESL Major Series.

StarCraft
It might be cold outside, but the heat is still on! Team Liquid StarLeague (TSL) is entering its qualifying stage and 48 players are still battling each other in this remarkable tournament. TeamLiquid recently announced the detailed schedule, rules and map pool for these qualifiers. One of the highlights of this phase will be the clash between two Americans: Terran player Greg "IdrA" Fields and Protoss player Tyler "NonY" Wasieleski. In other news, the qualification rounds for Season V of the ESL Major Series have finished and the competition now moves into the playoff phase.

It is no secret that World of Warcraft attracts a wide variet of different players from all walks of life. Whether you play for fame and honour, or if you play simply to pass time, we are interested in hearing your sentiments. This question goes out both to those who just recently started playing, and also those who have been going at it for 5 years: What stage of World of Warcraft content are you currently working on?

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

What would your battle speech be?

What is your favourite way of spending gold?

A thread about 100 ways to speed up your 5-man heroics!

What PvP class to suggest for a beginner?

Have you seen some funny guild names?

Guides, guides and guides!

Got Rogue? A short and concise Rogue Mechanics FAQ is here for your reading!

Like doing instances? Heed the tanks' words: Don't spank the tank!

Warlock for life? Check out this 3.3 and Demonology guide!

How to: Lay waste to Eregos!

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