166 – The Instance: Big Heals On Nanna!

It’s Tricky To Walk Around
The yearly celebration of Hallow’s End is getting underway in The World Of Warcaft. Hallow’s End is the celebration of the break between the Forsaken and the Scourge. Many tricks and treats await adventurers seeking holiday fun, including defeating the Headless Horseman, visiting inns and cities for fun items such as masks and costumes, and eating way too much candy in one sitting.

The Royal Photographic Society of Azeroth has announced their seventh annual pumpkin-carving contest! Until 11:59 p.m. PDT on October 28, the RPSA will be accepting photographic evidence of your pumpkin-carving excellence. In addition, the crafters of the five most interesting, original, and well-carved pumpkin designs will each be recognized for their merits with a 32 GB iPod touch, courtesy of Apple.

Blizzard has pictures from the last five years of contest winners online: [2004], [2005], [2006], [2007], [2008]. Check out the contest page for additional details, including the official rules and submission form.

It’s An All-3.3 Rumors And Scuttlebutt
It’s been over two months now since patch 3.2 arrived in World Of Warcraft, bringing the Crusader’s Colosseum, Tier 9 epic gear, Isle Of Conquest battleground, and all of the other accouterments we’ve come to expect from a major patch to the game. Well folks, we reckon that we’re now less than 2 months away from the release of 3.3, which hit the Public Test Realm a couple of weeks ago and has started to generate buzz all over the WoW community.

Town Cryer
Kosuke from Aerie Peak writes: I just want to ask, which class do you guys’ know or think has the trouble pulling the most sustained DPS? With just in-game knowledge and seeing people play their characters during raids and looking at a damage meter such as Recount, could you guys add your thoughts into this?

Regur from the Azuremyst server writes: I recently had confirmed that I am on a horrible server for the horde. We are outnumbered 4:1 in the Alliance favor and I’m tired of always losing Wintergrasp. So I have decided to find a new server, but I’m not entirely sure how to go about finding one. What would you guys suggest?

An Arctic Incentive
Blizzard is full of surprises. We’ve been talking about authenticators and Battle.net for over a year, but as everyone knows, security alone isn’t a perfect incentive to use them. This week, Blizzard sweetened the pot. It’s Mr. Chilly the penguin! He’s an in-game vanity pet available to every player of World Of Warcraft. All you have to do to get Mr. Chilly, if you have not already, is merge your account into Battle.net before it becomes mandatory on Nov. 11. After you do, you will receive his egg in your mail in-game.