Reader Submitted: Warcraft Elvis Souvenier

 Jasmine Dawn was going about Hyjal Summit when a demon she clobbered dropped a couple items, including a pair of Blue Suede Shoes. Maybe the demon was an Elvis fan, though no telling where he got them.

As a Worgen, the shoes look better in her human form (above) than her were (left).

Meanwhile Back in Azeroth: Holidays and Updates

World of Warcraft made news recently with it's new commercial and plans for the next expansion at least one year away. But what's been going on in Azeroth right now? Plenty. Even if you have little to no interest in Player vs Player battlegrounds, there's still things to do from Holiday events, one having been changed a bit, a new amusement park island, and the quests for killing the big villain of the latest expansion have finally arrived.

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Meanwhile, Back in Azeroth

We take a look at the wild wonderful world of Azeroth as having leveled high enough to get a flying mount, yours truly takes to the air. Plus we look at two recent holiday events in World of Warcraft, with the changes in the most recent expansion giving them new twists.

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Friends in Second Life and Azeroth

The Sunweaver Group, the group for both residents of the Sunweaver Estates and friends of, has it's own guild in World of Warcraft. This Alliance guild was started some time ago, but with the recent expansion has been seeing more activity, and more players joining (along with new alt characters created).

It's obvious who the Worgen hunter on the right is. The Draeani mage to the left is one of my good friends in Second Life. My pet fox I named after one of the pranksters in the neighborhood. ;-) Here, we take a moment between quests, and resource gathering, to enjoy the scenery.

On the Grid, and in Azeroth, having a little time with friends.

Bixyl Shuftan

The “Cataclysm” Continues in Azeroth

Recently, "World of Warcraft" went through it's third expansion, "Cataclysm." Following the coverage of the wolf-like Worgen, yours truly took a look at other aspects of the game, as well as what a few people are saying about the online game and it's future.

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Azeroth Gets Thrown to the Wolves With "Cataclysm"

If Second Life has been minus a few people these days, the reason is likely to be World of Warcraft.

With the latest expansion on the shelves of stores, "Cataclysm," players have been buying them up, including yours truly. There's a new profession, able to fly in the "classic" areas, new zones, and of course two new player races. One are the goblins, and the other the Worgen, wolf-like beings.

Checking out the Worgen starting area, Gilneas, the place was packed with large numbers of other players as the expansion had only recently been available for sale. The players went through the story of the characters' country under seige from attacks by the cursed beings, only to get bitten while defending the place and eventually transform as well. Fortunetly a serum is developed to allow the Worgen to regain self-control, but it isn't long before a new threat moves in.

Worgen can be any character class, except paladins and shamans. This includes druids, unavailable to normal humans, and hunters, which can be an amusing sight as Worgen hunters fight not so much with claws but with guns and their pet dogs. They can boost their speed temporarily, and are a bit more likely to score critical hits, as well as more resistant to natural and shadow damage.

And the dark Victorian/Steampunk looks and the Cockeny accents add to the atmosphere (and sometimes the humor).

I'll be checking out other features soon, but for now, me and other WoWers are having fun running with the wolves, and enjoying every moment of it.

(Runs off with a huge bone as an Undead calls out "Come back with my leg!")

Bixyl Shuftan