Mauradon, the latest instance released by Blizzard, is on the largest and longest instances in the game. With multiple entrances, and a typical timescale of around 6-7 hours, this is certainly an instance that will confuse you.

Thankfully, Infoceptor has managed to map the instance entirely, including the location of all the named mobs who drop blue loot.

• Mauradon Mapped

Got any questions about the instance? Be sure to post them, and we'll have it included in our next walkthrough!

Where can Red Leaf Tubers be found and how best do you collect them? Where is Chalga and how do you reach her? How can you find Wellix the Importer, an escourt quest deep inside the instance? We have the answers for you! 

• Razorfen Kraul Walkthrough
• Razorfen Kraul: Ask your questions!

Happy hunting!

That said, it's still interesting to see what the general consensus it? Which class do you consider most overpowered? Vote!

With all this WoW Mania, the poll has gone rather stale, for that, I ask forgiveness! Without delay, here's the results of the current one:

Did you buy World of Warcraft?
Yes, Collectors	136	14%
Yes, Normal	240	24%
Not Yet	287	29%
Never will	250	25%
Daboo?	80	8%
TOTAL	993	100 %	..

Interesting results, it appears that only half of our viewers will become involved with World of Warcraft, not roo surprising, given that the thought of a monthly fee is never appealing. However, I have to say, the game is well worth it! So to the quater who voted never, do reconsider!

For example, how long do you play the average game you buy? A Month? Given the WoW Comes with a month free trial, that's worth it already!

The January 2005, volume 12, number 1 issue of PC Gamer has a World of Warcaft Goddie Bag on the CD that comes with the magazine.  The CD has World of Warcraft art, renders, wallpapers, a chance to win a Collector Edition of World of Warcraft, and more.

Be sure to keep an eye out at your local dealer! Kudos to Jay for the news.

In fact, even getting the main quest for this instance remains much a mystery! Find out whereabouts inside the instance you'll recieve the most important quests, how you acess the Lair of Aku'mai.... want that blue shield? This guide will tell you how to get it!

• Blackfathom Deeps Walkthrough

Enjoy!

• Best MMORPG Of the Year
• Best PC Game of the Year
• Game of the Year

Not bad... I don't think it's possible to do any better.

What's the best way to kill the Wailing Guards? How do you drain Arugal's mana? Where can you find the Death Stalkers and the Tome? Find out!

• Shadowfang Keep Walkthrough
• Shadowfang FAQ

Check it out!

PvP Battle grounds coming to a WoW near you! It's not being ignored, infact it looks like its full under way and sounds like an absolute blast. Read up on an internal test of the battle grounds here.

- Players will now receive credit for killing a monster even if
they die during battle.
- Players will now be able to purchase and train mounts from other
races in their faction. However, you will first need to obtain
"exalted" reputation status with that race in order to do so.
Mounts of the opposing faction are not available for purchase.
- A "Looking for Group" channel has been added. Additional improvements
in looking for group functionality will be added in future patches.

And that's just a very small part of the patch. We welcome you to read all about it here, and while you're there, feel free to register if you haven't already and post your thoughts!

Furthermore, for those of you who are playing WoW, and you find yourself solo-ing all the time and rarely finding someone to party with, then perhaps it's time to join a Guild!  Infoceptor has created two separate guilds, one for the Alliance and one for the Horde.  As the Horde Chieftain *wink* I encourage you to post your character and add some of us as your friends so that if you're on our server, or interested in switching to Arthas or Warsong, we'll be able to invite you to join!

• Best Role-playing Game of the Year
• Runners-up in Top PC Game of the Year
• Best use of artistic graphics

Not bad... do you any more reason to pick up the game?

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Thanks again to Deadlock for the hosting and I hope to talk to you all real soon. Get ventrilo here.

• Where is the Deviate Scale and Deviate Hide Quests? Huh? Such Quests exist?
• There's actually another quest after you kill the Leaders of the Fang?
• Where's the Giant Murloc that Drops two Blue Items?
• How the heck to I find my way through this maze?

Why not go read it?

• Wailing Cavens Walkthrough
• Frostbyte's First hand Account
• Wailing Caverns FAQ

Enjoy!

What are your plans for Battlegrounds
Battlegrounds are currently being tested and refined internally. The Battlegrounds offer a variety of new game mechanics, such as the ability to capture graveyards and guard towers.

Be sure to read the rest here.

Looking for a job at Blizzard? They have an opening for a commmunity management. You need good skills with MMORPG's and people skills. Good luck to anyone going for the jobs. Find out more information here.

Instanced dungeons are really the challenging parts of WoW. Everywhere else, you get hire more group members to help, or run back to your corpse, but in Instances, there's a 5 party limit, and no running back once the respawn hits....

Where do you get the quests? Where is the leaders of the Burning Blade? How do you kill the beast? Find out!

• Ragefire Chasm Walkthrough

Gamespy has posted a review for World of Warcraft, and as you can imagine, it's pretty much 100% positive.

Blizzard's particular genius has never been in breaking new ground; it's watching the mistakes other people make and learning from them. Blizzard games have the cache they do because they're polished and refined until they gleam.

Still need more evidence to buy the game? Read it here.

Currently, hot from the exchange market, we have a conversion from World of Warcraft Going to US Dollars of roughly 4:1. That's right, 1 World of Warcraft gold piece is selling for $4 US. Blizzard, however, has announced that this behaviour is illegal:

It has come to our attention that certain individuals are selling Blizzard's in-game property for cash on auction sites such as eBay and on personal websites. The World of Warcraft Terms of Use clearly state that all of the content in World of Warcraft is the property of Blizzard, and Blizzard does not allow "in game" items to be sold for real money.

So if you plan to sell anything, be prepared to lose your account. However, it is unlikely that such trade will ever go away.

Are you experienced in managing IT personnel and projects? Is keeping gamers happily playing games a top priority for you? If so, then please see the Network Operations Manager posting for more information on how you can join Blizzard and help us support our players.

Blizzard is looking for a Microsoft Exchange 2003 expert to help make sure that our email systems are working at peak efficiency. If you know Exchange 2003 like the back of your hand and want to help our IT team keep Blizzard communicating effectively, please view the Exchange Administrator position posting for more information.

Blizzard is seeking an experienced Oracle Database Administrator for our World of Warcraft Live Team. If you have worked with Oracle RAC on Linux and think that massively multiplayer games are the perfect application of your database skills, then please see the Oracle Database Administrator page for more details.
Blizzard is looking for an experienced Network Administrator to help keep Blizzard Online Network Systems running day and night all year long. If making hardware, software and networks work together 24x7 to keep developers and gamers world wide happy is your dream, then look towards the BONS Technician position for more details.

The Scarlet Monastry were a noble order dedicated to removing the plague from their home lands. Along the way they lost site of their goals and to them anyone who does not wear the Scarlet Tabard has the plague and must be purified. Thousands of Horde and Allaince fall to the Scarlet Monastry without a second thought... Untill now....

The Scarlet Monastry is a level 33-42 dungeon for both the Alliance and Horde. Read through this adventure of Frostbite and his quest to rid the forsaken of this nuisance by assasinating their leaders, Houndmaster Loksey, Herod, Mograine and Whitemane. Not very 56k friendly.

Also, for thos physically inclined, we've got some nice real life shots of Quantum Teleporters and Bose Einstein Condensates! You know, they do actually exist in real life.

World of warcraft recieves its first patch and o boy is it a small one.

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- World of Warcraft Client Patch 1.1.2 (2004-12-3)
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- Removed time zone tabs from realm list for U.S., all servers now appear in one list.

If you can... Post your comments here.

If you have recently submitted your character issue to this address and did not receive a response (or your email bounced), we kindly request that you resubmit your issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you in advance for understanding.

If you have seen this happening I strongly suggest you email hacks@blizzard.com with their names. Great work Blizzard.

In other news Richard Knaak, author of  the War of the Ancients trilogy will be visiting the following stores:

• December 4, 2004
  Harrison, AR - Treasure Books, from 10:00A.M. - 1:00P.M.
• December 9, 2004
  Denton, TX - Barnes & Noble, from 5:00P.M. - 8:00P.M.
• December 10, 2004
  Round Rock, TX - Barnes & Noble, from 5:00P.M. - 9:00P.M.

Accounts created on November 23 will receive a 4-day extension

Accounts created on November 24 will receive a 3-day extension

Accounts created on November 25 will receive a 2-day extension

Accounts created on November 26 will receive a 1-day extension

World of Warcraft shatters sale records with over 240,000 sales on day one. The most for any PC game! See the press release here. Also it's highly acclaimed with all the top gam reviewers scoring fabulous scares all round!

Shamans are the spiritual advisors of the Horde. The shaman is a versatile and flexible class that fulfills many roles in an adventuring party. While other classes are pure fighters or spell casters, the shaman enjoys a happy medium in between. The shaman is an effective spellcaster, but can also fight extremely well with mace and staff.

The druid is a formidable class with good healing ability, potent offensive spells, excellent buffs and the unique ability to shapechange into different animal types. In its animal forms, the druid can adopt new roles such as that of a warrior or rogue, giving it great versatility.

Hope these guides help new players wanting to learn something new or even old players trying to learn something new.