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Thursday, April 29, 2010

World of Warcraft - What's it All About?

World of Warcraft, which is often referred to lovingly as WoW, is a massively multiple player online role playing game (MMPORPG), that was first created by Blizzard in 2004. However the Warcraft world has been around since 1994.

Due to the massive success of the Warcraft Series of computer games (single player and multiplayer) Blizzard had decided they were going to create a massive online platform for the game as far back as 2001 but choose to wait until the 10 year anniversary of the Warcraft series before releasing it.

World of Warcraft takes place completely online and therefore requires a monthly subscription and a copy of the game to play.

After the huge success of World of Warcraft, Blizzard released the first expansion for the online game called The Burning Crusade in January 2007 and then a second expansion in November 2008 called Wrath of the Lich King.

In 2008 the monthly subscription to this online game topped 11.5 million! It is the most subscribed massively multiple player online role playing game in the world and in 2008 held over 62% of the market for such games.

When you play the game you will understand why it is so popular.

When you first play WoW you must create a character or avatar through which you will explore the online world, battle monsters, interact with computer generated and controlled characters as well as interacting with player controlled characters.

You can even have companions now that come in the form of world of Warcraft pets!

There are only two factions in world of Warcraft namely the alliance and the horde. However there are 10 classes and 10 races to choose from - 5 classes and 5 races in each faction.

During the game you can level up your character by completing quests. You can also level up by "grinding" which means going around different locations killing monsters and getting loot.

With each level you get talent points to spend to improve your character's abilities and strengths.

There are many other fascinating and enthralling activities within the game world and it is well worth a visit.

Level up quickly in WoW by reading the free reviews of the best level guide in game add-on like the horde level guide - joanas guide.

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Leveling Up Fast in FarmVille - Start Leveling Up Like a Pro

More people are joining in to play FarmVille every day. It seems like people can't get enough of the game. There must be a good reason for that.

For openers it makes for a nice get away from the stress of a long day at school or work. What's better than sitting down and relaxing as you plant some seeds and harvest a crop or two. Pretend you are a farmer, but you don't have to get your hand dirty doing it. It makes the stresses of the day just melt away. It makes for a nice way to pass the evening. And if you play consistently you will be leveling up fast.

As time passes you may want to take it to the next level, and get as much as you can out of the game. Each time you move to a new level there are new things available to use, like seeds and decorations. So in order to get the most out of the game, you need to level up fast to gain as many bonuses as possible.

The Basics

In order to level up fast in FarmVille you have to keep several things in mind. It's no secret that for you to level up, you need to gather experience points. You know that you get one experience point for each piece of land you plow. In the beginning the number of points you get from plowing and planting the land is enough to let you move ahead at a fairly good pace.

Experience Counts

In order to build up experience points rapidly you have to add other activities to the gains you make from normal harvesting. Improvements made to the farm will quickly add experience points. You can get experience for adding just about any structure or decoration, but buildings give you the most. You have to be aware of how many experience points you get for each item.

Experience points should also be considered when deciding to plant crops. Crops that grow in less than a day will only give you 1 point. Crops that take longer to grow will give you 2 points. But you shouldn't just plant crops that yield 2 experience points. You have to know how to diversify.

You have to know the planting and harvest cycles in order to gain the highest yield of experience points. The best way to get the biggest boost in leveling up is by erecting buildings. Save up your money. Put up some buildings. You'll be on your way to leveling up fast in FarmVille.

Don't get left behind. If you are struggling and wasting your time on your pathetic little farm, maybe it's time to get help.

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Making World of Warcraft Gold Through the Auction House

With the right tips in mind, you will be able to make gold on World of Warcraft. The best and practically only way to bring in some gold would be through the auction house. Surely, by now, you know what the auction house is. There is one located in Stormwind, yes, the city. Recently, we found a great way to make money! Below, we are going to give you some tips:

Did you know that there are some rare pets that sell for a ton of gold? Just open up your game right now and look at the auction house in the pet category. You see? Some of those prices can get up there! You could become a pet vendor! There are two rare bat pets, which is the two white bats. They are both rare spawns. You can find them in the border of Tirisfal Glades, so hang out there and you may find one... They re-spawn every 1.5-2.5 hours.

As for the boars, there are some unique ones that spawn in Razorfen Kraul and Rotting Agam'ar. For the rare skinned birds, you can find some in the Outland zones. This would be the Bonestripper Buzzard in the Hellfire Peninsula.

We also have a sneaky trick up our sleeve, but nonetheless, it is still legit. Before you list your item, check on Auction House and see what the other buyout prices are for that item. Set your buyout price a tad bit lower than this. This will make sure your item sells faster if you have the buyout set.

Do you have some cloth at high levels? Don't sell it on a vendor, bolt it and sell it on auction house! You will be surprised at how fast the cloth sells!


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FarmVille - What the Heck is It?

If you are a fan of the social media site Facebook, then you have undoubtedly heard of the latest addictive game, FarmVille. This clever competition is the brainchild of game specialist Zynga and revolves around honing your farming skills.

That's right; you buy and plow land, purchase animals, plant and harvest crops, and milk the cows.

When you begin to play, you must first pick a character that you feel fits with your personality. After you have actually become a farmer in theory, you begin to cultivate seeds followed of course by planting them. Believe it or not, some crops will need to be harvested in only a few hours. Most you will harvest every few days as you must bring them in before they spoil.

Harvesting crops allows you to earn coins as well as experience points which will allow you to move up levels, the ultimate goal of every farmer. Every level presents you with the chance to make more money which you can use to buy a snazzy house later in the game. The higher you level up, the more improved your crop options become. You may also send free gifts to your friends who are also farmers, as you can release new gifts with every level you move up.

One of the most important factors in FarmVille is gaining a lot of neighbors for your farm. The more neighbors you have, the more your farm will grow. You can actually help these neighbors by watching over their farm. Of course this will earn you a few coins and experience points (Wouldn't expect you to do it out of the goodness of your heart!).

So basically FarmVille is your chance to pretend you are a farmer and yet be competitive with your friends by seeing who can move up the most levels the fastest.

Even though it seems confusing, it is very easy and very fun, Find a few friends and get started playing the most popular game in the history of the internet!

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tanking Death Knight Tree Changes in World of Warcraft Cataclysm

It was announced on the official World of Warcraft forums that developers are planning to implement some changes that will make the Blood tree the primary choice for the tanking tree for all Death Knight in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. As the game is now, Death Knights have 2 viable trees for tanking - Frost and Blood. Both trees have some cool talents and abilities which provide the Death Knights with increased survivability, health regeneration and damage mitigation talents for both melee and spell damage.

The plan is to make only 1 tree with all tanking talents for the Death Knights when World of Warcraft: Cataclysm comes. Developers explain that it will be nice to avoid the confusion when choosing tanking spec and to be able to access all the abilities and skills at the same time. This is why they have decided to give DKs a dedicated tanking tree, similar to the other three tank classes - Paladin, Druid and Warrior.

Recently one of the Blizzard employees, named Ghostcrawler explained in an official blue post about all the reasons and intention Blizzard staff members have when it comes to Death Knight tanking. It seems that the development team wanted to see how it can work out to have an actual choice of tanking tree and to allow players to choose between two viable options when it comes to tanking. This was meant to be a test, and it turned to work out just fine.

However, a lot has happened in the game after WOTLK was released - the new dual specialization was introduced, the new Dungeon Finder feature was introduced and much more. There are even more changes coming with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and one of them will make a really large impact on the talent choices - the new Mastery concept. This is why the developers have decided that even though tanking as both Frost and Blood works just fine for the Death Knight class, tweaking the Masteries so they benefit 2 trees will be a bit more complicated. As a result, they decided to have just 1 tanking tree for the Death Knights, and focus the proper Mastery bonuses for that tree.

In Cataclysm, Blood will be the death knight version of a Protection tree. It will have passive talent tree bonuses that reflect tanking. It will have tools necessary for tanking and the Death Knights will have it easier when choosing both talent tree and talent points as they will gain access to abilities and skills which will help them perform their tanking role.

Even though this is a major change, I'm sure that it will work really well in the long run, because so far all changes made by Blizzard have proven to be for better. I'm curious to see how the Death Knight Blood tree will look in Cataclysm, but I will have to wait a bit more just like everyone else for the detailed trees to be announced.

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Farmville Co-Op - A Great Way to Level Up

The new co-op farming in FarmVille really pays off. It's an excellent way to level up very quickly. To form a co-op you decide who and how many people you want to join, and then invite them. If they decide to help out, and you succeed at the task, you rake in some serious coin and xp points.

Now, first thing you want to do is go to the co-op section and decide which challenge you want to take. For instance, if you decide on the Frantic for Flowers category you'll have to finish this mission in 4 days and 3 hours. If you do it in the time allowed you and your partners will rake in 904 coins and 1035 xp points. Not to shabby...

If your into morning glories, which are very pretty blue flowers, you can join one called the Town Greening. In this co-op you will grow morning glories to make the town beautiful. If you succeed you'll be looking at 516 coins and 589 xp. The time frame allowed to finish this mission is 2 days 9 hours. Think you can do it? Of course you can! Don't forget to water them! Just kidding they don't need water.

How about cranberries and grapes? You need to harvest these for a school trip and if you do take this project will it will give you 866 coins and 983 xp points. This job gives you 4 days and 21 minutes to complete.

There are several more options to choose from in the co-op section, each with a little bit different challenge but all having one thing in common and that's your neighbors standing by your side to help you. If by chance you do not succeed on your mission you will still get the payout for whatever you planted. So it's a win win situation, why not give it a try.


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Changes to Abilities and Mechanics For Shaman in World of Warcraft Cataclysm

In addition to adding new spells, Blizzard Entertainment is planning to make changes to some of the other abilities and mechanics Shamans are currently familiar with. So far, only some details have become available to the community, but I'm sure there is a lot more to come in the next few months before World of Warcraft: Cataclysm hits the market. Here is what we know so far about the changes to Shaman's abilities and game mechanics.

Restoration Shamans (like all other healing classes) will have to pay attention to their mana management as the changes taking place will make healing a bit more complicated. Casters will actually have to be mindful of their mana bar and which spells they are using. Spirit will be the Resto Shammies mana regeneration statistic - this is valid for all healers in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Now, Shamans benefit most from mp5 and have little to no use of Spirit. This upcoming change will make the Resto Shaman gear, enchants and gems look a bit different than they do now. Restoration Shamans are also getting Remove Magic ability, but they will no longer be able to remove poisons. They will still be able to remove curses.

Interesting fact is that Cleansing Totem will be removed from the game. This will be done because developers would like to have cleansing to be something done when players decide to do so, and not simply drop a totem and not bother to think when it's a good thing to cleanse /remove magic and when this is not a good idea. At the moment, there are some encounters in the game where dropping a cleansing totem by mistake might cause a raid wipe. I assume there will be similar encounters in the future as well and removing Cleansing Totem will make it more challenging for the shamans but also more safe.

Totem of Wrath now replaces Flametongue Totem for all shaman in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Dropping Totem of Wrath will buff the group's spell power by 4%. Some additional talents are being introduced to the Elemental Shamans which will allow all Fire totems to provide additional +10% spell power and allow the shamans to keep their spell damage buffs. Notice however, that the 4% and 10% buffs will be exclusive with each other and with the warlock's Demonic Pact, so you can't benefit from all of them at once.

With the Mastery system, new bonuses are being introduced to all 3 talent trees Shamans can choose from. They announced at this point Mastery Passive Talent Tree Bonuses might get some changes or adjustments, but in general they will look like this (1st, 2nd and 3rd level Mastery as follows):

Elemental: Spell damage, Spell Crit and Elemental Overload, where Elemental Overload: Your direct-damage spells have a chance to proc a less powerful 'bonus" version of the spell.

Enhancement: Melee damage, Melee Haste and Nature Damage, where Nature Damage: Provides a passive bonus to the Nature damage dealt by the Enhancement shaman.

Restoration: Healing, Meditation and Deep Healing, where Deep Healing: Your direct heals will do more healing when the target's health is lower. This will scale to damage rather than have arbitrary break points.

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Hunter BM Leveling Spec and Hunter Pet Spec

So, you're leveling a new hunter, and want to be sure you're using the best spec for the job? Well, a hunter BM leveling spec is just what you need; this spec gives your pet the ability to tank extremely well, gives you good mana and health efficiency, and is far less gear reliant than either Marksman or Survival. So nothing really compares to it when it comes to leveling! Here's my own BM leveling spec, the one I myself used to level my hunter (and the hunter pet spec I use with it!):

Endurance Training 5/5

Focused Fire 2/2

Thick Hide 3/3

Aspect Mastery 1/1

Pathfinding 2/2

Unleashed Fury - 5/5

Ferocity - 2/5

Bestial Discipline - 2/2

Ferocity 5/5

Frenzy 4/5

Intimidation 1/1

Ferocious Inspiration 3/3

Bestial Wrath 1/1

Catlike Reflexes 3/3

Serpent's Swiftness 5/5

Longevity 3/3

The Beast Within 1/1

Cobra Strikes 1/3

Kindred Spirits 5/5

Beast Mastery 1/1

And two points in either Spirit Bond or Animal Handler to finish your Beast Mastery points.

After you get all of that, finish out your Hunter BM Leveling Spec with some Marksman talents:

Lethal Shots - Rank 5/5

Mortal Shots - Rank 5/5

Mortal Shots - Rank 5/5

Focused Aim - Rank 3/3

Your hunter pet spec is just as important as your own. A tenacity pet is the only real choice here; a bear is a great choice.

Charge 1/1 
Great Stamina 3/3 
Natural Armor 2/2 
Guard Dog 2/2 
Blood of the Rhino 2/2 
Pet Barding 2/2 
Thunderstomp 1/1 
Grace of the Mantis 2/2 
Roar of Sacrifice 1/1 
Wild Hunt 2/2 
Silverback 2/2

You also want to be using the right Glyphs for your hunter BM leveling spec. Good Major Glyph choices include the following:

Hawk 
Mending 
Bestial Wrath 
Disengage 
Serpent Sting

For Minor Glyphs, you'll want Mend Pet and the rest don't really matter.

I hope this spec makes your journey to level 80 quick and easy!

If a spec isn't enough, and you want to really pick up your leveling speed, you need a questing guide. Click hereto check out my comparison review of several of the more popular leveling guides

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5 New Spells and Abilities For Shaman in World of Warcraft Cataclysm

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that they will be making lots of changes and additions to class talents and abilities in their next expansion to World of Warcraft - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. They have already announced some of the changes and the new spells in store for the Shamans.

New Shaman Spells:

Primal Strike (available at level 3): Primal Strike is a new weapon-based attack that every shaman will learn very early in the game (at level 3 most shamans are still in their starting zone, so they will learn this new spell before they even leave their starting area). The idea behind this ability is to make leveling as Enhancement viable, since at the moment many key Enhancement talents become available at fairly high levels.

Healing Wave (available at level 4): While the shamans already have an ability called Healing Wave, Blizzard is adding another spell to the class's direct-healing arsenal and giving it a familiar name. The current Healing Wave will be renamed to Greater Healing Wave. This will effectively add a new healing spell which will be something "in between" Lesser Healing Wave and Greater Healing Wave.

Unleash Weapon (available at level 81): This will be a new ability with a 15 second cooldown. It will unleash the power of the shaman's weapon enchants for additional effects, for example: 
Windfury Weapon - Hurls a spectral version of your weapon at a target, dealing 50% weapon damage and increasing the shaman's Haste for the next five swings. 
Flametongue Weapon - Deals instant Fire damage and buffs the shaman's next Fire attack by 20%. 
Earthliving Weapon - Heals the target slightly and buffs the shaman's next healing spell by 20%.

Healing Rain (available at level 83): An area-effect heal-over-time spell that calls down rain in a selected area, healing all players within it. This is new and a very cool ability which will add to the Restoration Shaman's healing spell arsenal allowing them to have abilities similar to Holy Priests Circle of Healing and Resto Druid's Wild Growth. The Healing Rain will last for 10 seconds and it will have 2 seconds cast time. Adding another group/raid HOT to the Resto Shaman's spells will make them even more effective raid healers.

Spiritwalker's Grace (available at level 85): This will be a self-targeted buff when active, shaman's spells are no longer interrupted by movement and possibly even by shaman's own attacks. This will give shaman of all three specs another way to heal or do damage when it's necessary to move and reposition during both PvE and PvP combat. As it is now, shamans have hard time healing "on the go" as most of their healing spells require casting time and if they have to move and stand on another spot, they have to cancel their spellcast and start all over when they are repositioned.

From examples above, it is clear that Blizzard has planned to give shamans (especially Resto Shamans) some cool new abilities to allow them to be a bit more competitive on raid healing as well as on healing while the encounter requires a lot of movement.

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Wow Hunter PvP

There are few things more effective in WoW than a player who is really good at Hunter PvP. It does not matter if you are just starting to explore the Battlegrounds with your Hunter, or you've got hundreds or thousands of kills under your belt, no doubt you are looking for ways to improve your Kill count and earn more Honor Points per session. After all Honor = Gear!

The rewards of effective PvP play are staggering. By racking up Honor Points you make available to your Hunter a whole new world of gear, weapons and armor that non PvP players (or bad PvP players) simply don't have access to. Add to the great loot the playing experience of one on one battle in the chaotic environment of the player vs player system and your entire understanding of both your character and the overall game mechanics greatly improve. There is no doubt that Hunters that learn how to really clean up in PvP also do well above average in the regular environment and in raiding situations.

In the regular environment (excluding Raid situations) of the World of Warcraft there is a great deal more leeway in playing style. A Hunter of any spec, gear setup and pet choice will pretty much do all right in most situations. He (or she) will be able to pretty much get by, take down mobs, rack up XP, make some gold and so on...it is not as detailed and demanding. You are able to stray from your spec, use your pet a bit against it's purpose and generally feel your way though.

When you put a Hunter in PvP, however, things are radically different. When running in Player vs Player, if you want to do well, you simply have to know what you are doing. There is no "One Man Show" in this situation. The ability to read those around you, both friend and enemy, and then use your Hunter to the best of his (or her!) ability is critical. Where in the normal game a Hunter can get away with a bit of sloppy play for the most part in the Battlegrounds a Hunter must be able to play it's part and play it well.

A big reason many World of Warcraft players, Hunters probably more so than others, get frustrated with PvP is it's tough! It can be demoralizing and frustrating. Getting killed over and over, watching seemingly inferior low level players eat you for lunch and overall confusion drive many from this ultimately rewarding, and really enjoyable, aspect of the game.

Don't get frustrated and deny your Hunter access to all the rewards and benefits of PvP play! Take your time, learn the ins and outs, understand how to play to your characters strengths. It will be well worth the effort, and you'll have a blast doing it!

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FarmVille - The Addiction to Leveling Up

What is it about FarmVille that has people rushing home from work to reach that next level, an addiction? I know when I first heard about this game I was like what's the big deal? Don't people have anything better to do with their time? Let me tell you, being addicted to this game is putting it mildly. I think junky would be a better word.

Leveling up in FarmVille is like a horse racing for the finish line, you can't get there fast enough. People are always looking for new or better ways to climb that ladder and get one step closer to that level 70 prize. It is not that easy, as a matter of fact, it's tough! Ingenious is all I can say to the makers of this game. I think I'm a junkie, I hope there's a clinic somewhere.

Leveling up comes from a dedication to your farm. You really have to discipline yourself to tend to it every day. Plowing, planting and harvesting crops routinely is a sure way to get what you want. Then ultimately you'll be one step closer to having the ultimate farm.

The strawberries are definitely a good way to start out if your new to the game. You can harvest them every 4 hours and you get 1 xp point. The payout in terms of coins is not that great but you can harvest several crops a day so that makes up for it. The raspberries are another one, these will be ready in only 2 hours.

If you have time to get back to your farm frequently you can't go wrong with berries. There are many ways to level up, picking the right ones is the trick!

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Hunter PvP Spec

What Hunter PvP Spec should I use? A common question you'll see in World of Warcraft forums and chat boards. No matter your Hunter PvP Spec there is one important and obvious point that many players miss: To be really good, and soak up the Honor Points, you simply must play to your spec! Sounds simple, right? Well it is, but many players just don't do it.

Let's quickly run down the available spec's you can choose from:

Marksman: A popular PvP spec this setup is focused on one thing: DPS (damage per second). As a Marksman your job is to deal damage and lots of it. With the potential for some huge burst damage those Hunters that choose to go Marksman have the ability to really rack up Honor Points and get to the top of the charts for damage and kills.

Beast Master: This spec is set up to place a large part of the Hunters power within his pet. This is often seen as a drawback as in order to be fully effective the Hunters pet must be alive and kicking. To be a successful Beast Master in PvP takes dedication, concentration and a true understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the build. This can actually be an advantage if you decide to really master this spec as few players will use it. The whole element of surprise thing.

Survival: This one is considered to be perhaps the most flexible Hunter Spec. Survival offers the most leeway in effective playing style depending on the way you build it up. Generally this setup allows for more crowd control with extra traps and so on. There is really no commonly accepted "correct" build for a PvP Survival Hunter as there is even a big difference between an optimal build for Battlegrounds and the Arena. Long story short the Survival build can be devastating in PvP but you really need to know what your goals are and what your main focus is to be to get the right combination of gear, pet, glyphs and talents.

Obviously there are a ton of different possible combinations when you consider everything that goes into a Hunter build. The trick is to zero in on what you want to accomplish and then really drill down and understand everything that goes into making and playing the Hunter PvP spec that works for you. Once you've got that set it is simply critical to understand the strengths and weaknesses of that build and how to play it most effectively.

Without some guidance and understanding you may continue to muddle around the lower end of the charts in the Battlegrounds. However if you take the time to learn the ins and outs, to really get to the nuts and bolt of a specific Hunter PvP Spec you will be simply amazed at what you can accomplish. When you see your kill numbers skyrocket and your Honor Points explode it will all be worth it. And it's a heck of a lot of fun!

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Hunter PvP - Three Things to Focus on

Hunter PvP in the World of Warcraft is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the entire game when you know what you're doing. If you have dabbled in PVP a bit with your hunter, or you spend a lot of time in the Battlegrounds but are getting frustrated, don't get overwhelmed!

With the Hunter class you have a lot of options on how you can approach the situation. Three of the biggest factors in your approach will be your spec, your gear and your pet. You may have seen a hunter, very similarly outfitted as yourself and of a similar level, totally dominate the playing field while you just can't seem to put it all together. If you haven't yet just wait, you will. What's the difference between you and him? How is that other guy (or gal) able to mow down the enemy and gets tons and gobs of Honor Points while you find yourself getting overrun at every encounter?

The difference, 9 times out of 10, is the other guy is playing to the strengths of his Hunter setup and you, simply, are not (even if you think you are). The number of variables in character setup is stunning when you consider talents, gear, pets, gems, spec and everything else. The best way to start figuring out how really rack up kills and Honor Points in PvP is to really consider your character and do a run down the of big three: Spec, Gear and Pet.

Start with your spec: What are you? There are some huge differences in PvP play between Marksman, Beast Master and Survival setups. If you are, even unconsciously, playing in a style against your spec you are simply not going to get very far.

Your Gear: Are you trying to tank a bit too much with your non-PvP gear on? Find yourself getting killed in a matter of seconds and you're not really sure why? Do you wish your main weapon was hitting a lot harder than it is? And you're not sure what the problem is?

Your Pet: While the pet is a big part of the hunter class it is often the most misunderstood and underutilized aspect of the hunters game. Time and time again you will see players in PvP, even well geared players, misusing their pet and getting wasted over and over.

To play a Hunter in PvP well takes knowledge, understanding and practice. The rewards, however, can be huge. Not only will the dominating player on the field get tons of Honor (which equates to awesome gear) but your entire playing style, both in and out of the Battlegrounds, will benefit.

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Facebook Game - PetVille Review

It is not surprising to find a lot of Pet games lately in Facebook as nearly every major developer are now in full steam to make their own version. This week we will review into Zynga own version of pet game, PetVille.

Gameplay 
We first start by looking what Zynga has to offer us in PetVille after so many developers has gone where no man has gone before, pet simulators! Now first off we always start the game with the character creation screen and not to my surprise I find this in PetVille.

The pet creation screen is rather simple to follow for any age group. From what I can see, this game was made for the younger audience, but adults may find it rather interesting as well. Nothing too special about the creation screen as you will find your usual gender class, face, body color, eyes and so on. Once you fully customize your character to the way you wanted, the next thing to do is to go to your new home.

There you will be introduced to your new neighbor Nosie as she will guide you to the basic fundamentals of the game mechanics. Those who have played pet games before will find themselves right at home as PetVille has the same mechanics as any other pet games out there in Facebook.

Your pet will be usually in an empty room during the first time you visit it (Minus the flower vase and the small little drawer). Players can then decide what they wish to do with their pets and its surrounding. Other feature in the game that players might notice is the yard. To see the feature, players can usually visit the neighbor house and just get a scroll around to see how PetVille's house arrangement is like.

Once players gather enough cash, player can then take their pets for shopping. This is very well done for Zynga as the menu will take you to different locations in the game. The stores look exactly like shopping malls with various levels and also the accessories that are arranged in proper order. Gone are the days on all the square boxes for this game. However, I do notice that there is a large portion of goods that is being sold in the game that use Facebook Cash (Real World Money) and I think very large number of people will be not be able to afford it or would not even think about it. Personally speaking here, this is getting a bit troublesome lately as a lot of games are now promoting this sort of options to make more money out of the people in Facebook.

Now let us forget about the money part. We will go to the shopping area where you decide to get what you want in the shopping malls. Players can also start dressing up their pets the way they see fit. From shirts to hats and so on! This is rather normal, but some cloths are rather interesting really. If you fancy dressing up as Indiana Jones on your pet, then you are in luck as one of the costumes is available in the shopping mall is design to look like the adventures archeologists.

New feature that I notice in the game is the Pet Personality skills. In this feature, players can train their pets in 3 types of personalities and this will reflect how your pets react to their environments. Personalities are categorized such as creativity, troublemaker and outgoing. Thinking it was fun to make my pet into a troublemaker, I focused all the skill points to it. True enough the next day I visit her, she was thrown to the local pound for making a bit of trouble in the neighborhood. This is rather a fun feature as players may not expect what will happen on the personality they focus their pets on. Points can usually be gain by giving your pets food (Which can be asked from friends or buy with Facebook money)

Mini-game is also made available to players as there are a few types of games that players can jump into like Pop the bubbles blow up or pick up weekly challenges if you feel up to it. Weekly challenges are changed weekly and new challenges will be provided to players to achieve the goal. Players will then have to decide if they wish to play it or just wait for new challenges the next coming week.

Finally, players may find that their pet will tap the screen if no mouse movement is detected on the Flash game. Cute feature if you ask me.

Graphic 
PetVille is fully 3D when it comes to the pets themselves. You can see the pet moves smoothly on the screen as it tries to get your attention or even just doing nothing. The environment and the inventories are also nicely done as all the textures and sprites are well design and colorful to attract anyone's attention.

Sound 
PetVille has a very happy like type of music and your pet will make various kind of noise as he or she goes around and does her usual routine. Once in a while you might even hear birds and cricket singing in the background. This might sound a bit weird especially when you are actually indoor.

Conclusion 
This is a very nice and well designed game that is made for all ages. This game is fully 3D and very easy to play with and people who have played Pet Games in Facebook is recommend to try this game.

I give this a 4.5 out of 5 rating.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Can Online Games Help You Reduce Stress?

Do you have a really stressful job? Does the mental fatigue take its toll on you day in and day out? The good news is that playing video games is a great stress reliever. It can actually help you relax and relieve some of the tension; after a quick gaming session you will feel less stressed and ready to tackle the next problem.

Online games come in a huge range of choices from simple games that do not require much concentration or mental effort to puzzle and strategy games that need you to shift from high stress to refocus on a game that completely engages your mind and thinking capabilities. Believe it or not, one quick game session can actual increase productivity levels.

People who work from home can really benefit from this method of relieving stress. All you need to do is shift your focus away from your work and change the direction of your thinking towards fun thoughts and playing.

Hidden objects are one of the best de-stressor games - you have an interesting game with lots of different scenes and an intriguing storyline. You do need concentration to find a whole host of cleverly hidden objects in one level to move to the next level.

The concept of using games to change your thinking from aggravation or even frustration is not a new one. It has been used with children to get them to learn a particularly difficult topic. Make a game out of it and the child finds it a whole lot more interesting and easier to learn.

While this article is not advising you to play video games while at work, it is a concept that should be considered by people who want higher productivity levels from their employees. It would also appear that it is seriously worth considering playing in a controlled environment as a way of reducing stress on the job.

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Online Games - Summing Up the Benefits

Online games have turned into a real winner with more people turning to their computers for some relief from the pressures of the daily grind. Do you head home after a long day to sit at your computer and play some games to relieve the stress? You may not have the expensive gaming console from Sony or Nintendo to keep you occupied but you do have a computer on which you can play.

The main benefit of playing video games is the cost factor. In an increasingly expensive world, finding things to do that are fun and affordable is becoming more impossible each day. While gaming consoles and the games are very expensive, your computer will allow you to play for a very reasonable price. There are plenty of good sites that are secure and will allow you to make safe downloads. More importantly these sites also allow you to make secure payment through credit and debit cards as well as PayPal.

Another benefit to playing online games is the free trial versions of the games that allow you to download and play (usually for 60 minutes) to evaluate the game. In this way you don't part with your money until you are sure you want to play this game.

Yet another benefit is the wide variety of online games from which you can choose. Are you an action or adventure fan? You will find plenty of games to play online. In the same way people who like games that tax their brain cells will find a wide variety of brain teaser, puzzles, crosswords and word games. Even if your interest lies in cooking or gardening there are games to suit your preference.

The next benefit of playing online would have to be the fact that many good sites offer new games every day. Where else would you get such a wide choice to play and updates to keep you happy?

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Free Online Games - A Journey of Discovery

Are you an online games aficionado? Do you enjoy the rush that comes from pitting your wits against computer generated personalities or real life people in cyberspace? There are literally hundreds of free online games for you to choose from. Come join us on a journey of discovery to find out more about these free games.

The video games market has made great strides in technology to become very advanced over the years. Here you will find numerous small game developers in addition to the big game developers - this helps level the playing field giving avid players plenty more free options to choose from.

Some of the really good websites that offer free online games with secure downloads are Big Fish games, Shockwave, Yahoo Games an several independent sites. When you do a Google search for free online games you will get as many as 364,000,000 hits and counting.

The sites offer you a wide choice of games that range from hidden objects to card, board, sports, strategy and puzzle games and on and on goes the list. There are many all time favorites on these sites that allow you to play your heart out. Simply logon and create an account and get started playing - some sites do not require you to create an account but if you do you can receive updates on new games.

Choosing the free games you want to play really depends on what sort of games you like. If you are a brainiac and like puzzles and crosswords you can get plenty of those on Shockwave and other sites. Bestcrosswords.com is another good site that has a free crossword everyday.

If you want to play arcade, strategy, word or any other types of games try the sites mentioned in this article, which have been done without any bias or do a search to find what you are looking for.

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How to Farm Gold in WoW and Be a Winner

Be it our real life or just games, we all want to emerge as winners. The same is true for the game of WoW, popular known as World of Warcraft. The game is in fact quite similar to our real life where we need money to buy everything. Here in this game we need golf to do the same. If we have gold, we can pay for our trainers or the warfare items and even other commodities that would come your way while progressing in the game. Thus, at the end of the day, you have to think of techniques, procedures and tactics to resolve your problem of how to farm gold in WoW.

The market is overloaded with guides that help you to understand the game better and teach you strategies of making gold in the game. These guides come out to be really useful as they help you to know the real strategies involved in the game that would ultimately take you to the winning arena. However, the basic for each player to understand is that buying at a cheaper rate is always a wise move and indeed if you want to make profit, you have to sell the same good at a higher price in order to make a margin or yourself. If you want to be ahead in the game, you have to imply the above mentioned theory in all aspects in the game.

It is also important to understand the value of gold in the game. We have to have enough gold in hand in order to buy equipments, meet the repair cost and even to pay for the training. Thus, you need to master few skills that would help you making gold. The most useful and easy way of making gold has been so far mining and herbalism. They let you make gold easily and at a faster pace and that is the reason why they are so popular.

Farming means that you have to offer your goods and commodities to someone who is ready to pay more for it. This way you make profit and acquire more gold. Herbalism is a way to achieve the same. Since raw materials are quite in demand in the game, people prefer buying them at whatever prices and hence if you can offer them with raw materials, you will profit more. One can easily access ore deposits and plants as progress in the game and selling them, the profit margin is most. Though for doing so you may have to face many challenges including fighting with a monster, but all your hard work would be worth it when you see the amount of gold you will make.

Thus, once you understand the basic skills and tactics involved in the game, the question how to farm gold in WoW won't bother you anymore and you would gather enough gold to win the game.

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Bass Fishing Games

Do you have the urge to go fishing and its off season or do you find it that you just don't have enough time to go out their and do some bass fishing? Well I have some good news for you, you can get all the enjoyment and relaxation by playing free fishing games that are offered online. Also note that these sources of entertainment help strengthen your skills for actual fishing.

Bass fishing games have become very popular for a lot of gamers. Those that are not big fans of fishing and are patient enough to take time to actually learn the game also enjoy the game. This is a good thing as they learn many important factors that are involved through playing these games online.

Some that enjoy the sport think about playing on a computer game may not be worth the effort, however these are individuals that have not given the game a try. It has been recognized that playing a few games will actually get these critics hooked onto the game. Yes they are that addictive! These games are a good way to enhance your skills and apply them to the actual sport.

There are many types of free fishing games available to play, these include Pro fishing which details a fisherman to gain trophies for his efforts. This game has beautiful graphics and is one of the best online fishing games available to date. Another one to look forward to is Pro Bass Fishing, which allows multiplayer play.

You can play against your friends and see who can win in the tournament play. This game is recognized to be a starting point so it is a very good game for beginners to get a first wind into the waters. Fly-fishing is another one that might be worth your time. The game essentially involves real life fly-fishing skills to play the game effectively. This game can defiantly help enhance your skills.

Free Fishing Games is a website that is packed with tons of fun Bass Fishing Games for you to play

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Facebook Game - Music Pet

Music Pets is yet another pet game which is available to the Facebook community. This game however is a bit more different from the other pet games I have encountered so far. Developed by Conduit Labs, this game provides an addition twist to how pet games work.

Gameplay

Music Pets is about raising a pet and also having music in their life. Sounds a bit out of the ordinary but for those really like music should like this pet game.

The game starts you off with the screen selection of the Pet you want to have. From there you will choose a name and also a gender for your Pet. Unlike most other pet games, Music Pets does not allow you to change the look of your pet; instead the look is fixed by the developers. For my case, I choose a baby fox for this review. (Yes, I love fox)

Once you have picked which pet you want, you will then be asked to pick the room that you wish your pet to live in. After all that is done the game will provide you with a selection screen. This screen will allow you to pick the artist or music albums that you will see and hear during the games. Music selection is rather limited and not all songs provided will be suitable for everyone's taste.

After that decision making, your pet will be placed in his or her new home. This is where you will be visited by the Mayor of Pet City and you will be show how the game works.

The first thing you are asked to do is to ask your Pet to "fetch" you an album in the city. From there you will be provided 3 songs to play per-day. Playing songs on Music Pets will allow your pet to regenerate their happy points which in turn can be used for training your pets and earn some rewards.

Your pet will also have an energy bar which will allow him or her to do other specific task like fetching new songs and add it into your play list.

In order to retain some of your happy points in the game, the Mayor will tell you that you can replenish it by playing a song in your album collection, consume happy fruits/food and visit your friends pet and socialize a bit.

Now we will look a bit into the environment, it will be rather empty at first in the game and while you can always visit friends and the mayor's resident, nothing much can be done during the first stage of the game.

So let us head to the training, the training is more like a mini-game for your pet and so far, I only found 1. This is rather a drop a ball and hit what you can on the screen type of the mini-game. The goal to this game is to hit the name of the album or artists that you have selected on the screen. Once players complete the game, this will add to your collection points and also reward you with some money.

Your pet also needs to eat once in a while, so do visit the chef and get the food needed to keep your pet energy level. Food is not free so you need to spend a bit on your credits to get it.

Finally the game allows you to decorate your pet's house. This is what you find in most pet games inventory from bed, to table furniture and to posters. You can do this after you gain enough credits and to make your pet as comfortable as possible.

Graphics

From the look of the graphic, this game is nothing to be WOW at as it looks the same as any other pet games in Facebook. Animation is limited and nothing much to do then to talk around the room or play with your pet. You cannot even personalize your pet much, only thing offer is to change color on their furs.

Sound

The best in the game, but one level lower the Super Dance. Music is very nice to listen to and you can choose from various artists on your play list. Famous Artist like U2 and also Lady GAGA is provided for player to choose any, however if player need more collection or the selection of songs is not available, player will have to buy it from the internet. I bet real world currency will be involved if player wants their music to appear in the game. Please do bear in mind that most of the songs listed in the game are not up to date and if players do need the latest one, they will have to purchase it.

Conclusion

Music Pets is a very nicely done pet game with wonderful music. This game is for those who enjoy raising their pets and enjoy quality music in Facebook. Other than that it is just another pet simulator in Facebook.

I personally give this game 4 out of 5.

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