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WoW Insider Weekly

Once again, we're breaking down the most popular weekly features of the past seven days. Our writers work hard to get terrific weekly features up for your enjoyment, so if you missed these the first time around, don't make the mistake again.
Guildwatch: Going too far
Guildwatch has drama, downed, and recruiting news from all over the realms all in one place. Did your guild show up this week?
Spiritual Guidance: 30 if statements that priests should adhere to
Matticus himself walks you through the ins and outs of being a Priest (and there's some good advice in here for you other classes, too).
Scattered Shots: Why certain pet families are so popular
Are bears better than boars? Should snakes shank scorpids? Are Ravagers more radical than Raptors? Daniel Whitcomb lays it all out.
Around Azeroth: Grand Theft Azeroth
Around Azeroth asks readers to mix up their WoW with a little GTA.
Arcane Brilliance: Level 70 checklist
You're a mage, and you've just hit level 70. What now?

More after the break!

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Announcement: WoW Insider is now HKO Insider


We've got an exciting new direction to announce here today on WoW Insider. Because patch 2.4 has just released, and information about Wrath of the Lich King, the next expansion, is pretty much nonexistent (we haven't even been told a release date by Blizzard yet), AOL, the company that owns the Weblogs, Inc. network of blogs, of which WoW Insider is a part, has determined that instead of covering World of Warcraft every day, we will now be covering a new, surely more exciting and surely soon to be more popular massively multiplayer online game.

Yes, starting today, WoW Insider is becoming HKO Insider, and instead of WoW, we will be covering the very popular MMO Hello Kitty Online. With no changes at all coming to Azeroth anytime soon, it's time to say goodbye to the Barrens and Stormwind, and "hello" to Hello Kitty, Sanriotown, and the entrancing world of the Flower Kingdom. Playing with Illidan and Kael'thas was fun for a while, but now HKO Insider will bring our daily insight and coverage to the world of Badtz-Maru and Keroppi. Want guides on how to make your garden grow, or the best way to PvP against the My Melody class? They'll be right here on HKO Insider.

All of your favorite WoW Insider features -- Know Your Lore, Moviewatch, Shifting Perspectives, and 15 Minutes of Fame, are all here (and you'll be able to see them posted later today). But instead of covering World of Warcraft, all of our writers, whether they like it or not, will be covering Hello Kitty Online from now on.

Please enjoy the new focus of the site, and thanks for reading as always. While Hello Kitty Online is still in closed beta, we're almost sure it'll come out before Wrath of the Lich King, and we've been asked to point our site towards the real MMO winner of the year in 2008.

WoW Insider Weekly

It's Tuesday, which means it's time once again to roundup our weekly content and put it all in one post for you to enjoy on Maintenance Day. This week, we're doing things a little differently -- instead of listing all the weekly features of the past week, we're going to go reality-show style, and show you the top 10 weekly features of the past seven days, according to your reading habits. If you missed these the first time, don't make the same mistake again. Click through and check them out.

Know Your Lore: The story of the Burning Crusade
Elizabeth W lays out everything you need to know about the BC storyline before it ends at the Sunwell.


Hybrid Theory: What's a Hybrid? v2.0
Our Hybrid classes column returns, with Alex at the helm and a new outlook on what "hybrid" means.


More of our best weekly features after the jump.

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WoW Insider Weekly

Time once again to spotlight for you all the great work our weekly columnists have been doing. Every week our writers work hard to churn out terrific weekly columns for you, and here they are all from the past one in one big post.

Arcane Brilliance: Speccing for AOE
Yes, you too can enjoy the thrills of taking down a crowd of enemies all at the same time.

All the World's a Stage: It's not about saving the world
Be heroic? Be villianous? Just be.

WoW Insider Show Episode 13: Review of every patch from 1.2 to 2.3
Last week on the podcast, they took a trip through history.

Officers' Quarters: 2.3 postmortem
The latest megapatch from a guild officer's point of view.

/silly: The dough-based confectionery is a falsehood
This was a great win. I'm jotting a memo here: huge victory. For the benefit of all of us-- except the ones who are deceased.

Build Shop: Druid 43/0/18
Build Shop goes shapeshifter style for the week.

Guildwatch: You can't trick people into gquit anymore
Spoiler: you can.

The Light and How to Swing It: Command vs. Blood
Choose that seal wisely.

Blood Pact: Free mount at 40!
The best reason to roll a lock?

Know Your Lore: Thrall (part one)
He's a Shaman. And he can wear plate. 'Nuff said.

Blood Sport: Shape up or ship out in Season 3
The new Arena season was at the top of our lists this week, and Vims does a great breakdown of what's new and what's news.

Encrypted Text: Enchanting your gear, part 3
Speaking of enchanting, did anyone else see Enchanted yet? That was an amazing movie. Amy Adams won me over with Junebug, but she was terrific in that, too.

Totem Talk: Sentry totem
I just read it, and yes, the column really is about the Sentry Totem. Stop laughing.

WoW, Casually: The best gear for the least play time
That's really what we all want, isn't it?

Insider Trader: Where have all the clouds gone?
Look all around, there's nothing but blue marshes.

The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Outland awaits you
Seriously, it's been sitting out there for like twenty minutes. How long does it take you to get your makeup on, anyway?

Phat Loot Phriday: Bulwark of Azzinoth
A really, really big shield.

WoW Insider Weekly

Saturday again, which means it's time to wrap up all of our weekly columnists' work in one big post for your enjoyment. It's like a Thanksgiving spread of great writing!

Arcane Brilliance: Leveling your baby mage
Amanda gets you rolling from 1-20 with your brand new mage.

Spiritual Guidance: The shadow diaries
Sometimes you feel holy, and sometimes you feel like a nut.

All the World's a Stage: Raiding and RP don't mix, or do they? -- A question of continuity
David shows you how to raid and RP at the same time.

Know Your Lore: Guldan
Matthew tackles what may be "the single most evil character in all the lore."

Officers' Quarters: Zero-pressure raiding
Can you be a raiding guild and still keep it casual? Sure you can-- Scott tells you how.

/silly: Void where prohibited
Aww, he's so cute when he sleeps.

WoW Insider Show: Patch 2.3 and beyond!
With an update direct from Blizzard about something Elizabeth, Turps and Matt talked about on the show.

Build Shop: Rogue 41/20/0
Assassination/Combat build breakdown. In other stabbing news, Assassin's Creed is a pretty good game with a terrible ending.

Guildwatch: Handing out turkey according to DKP
A week's worth of drama and guild news, wrapped up in one post.

Blood Pact: So you've picked a Lock...
I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't get the headline until just now.

The Light and How to Swing It: Surviving 1-20 as a Pally
Our class columns are almost all dealing with the 1-20 game this week, and this one is no exception.

Totem Talk: So you're still working on your Shaman..
Get back to work!

Blood Sport: Building an arena team, part 2
More on how to get a team together for the new season.

Know Your Lore Special: So what are you doing for the holidays?
Elizabeth somehow obtained the holiday plans of Azeroth's most famous citizens, and they are hilarious.

Insider Trader: The day after Thanksgiving -- feasting on leftovers
Lisa runs down all the tasty food and how to find it. The cake at the end of her post? It is, in fact, a lie.

WoW, Casually: Thanksgiving edition
Even if it's after Thanksgiving, Robin's casual tips are still great to read, especially since you're going to be dodging your family for short periods of time again in a month.

The Art of War(craft): Alterac Valley, part II -- a ronin's guide to the ice and snow
Zach's got your back in the new AV.

Phat Loot Phriday: Messenger of Fate
That is a serious dagger.


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