With the flawed Blizzard tournament and the implosion of WSVG, WoW’s status as an esport is currently on life-support. Only the upcoming 2v2 CGS tournament (lol warlocks) is keeping competitive WoW PvP from being carried off the field like Trent Green.

But there’s a glimmer of hope for 2008: World Cyber Games (WCG) 2007 just wrapped up and they are looking for suggestions on games for WCG 2008 in Germany. World of Warcraft is on the list of candidates — so head on over there and VOTE!

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More season 3 news released late Friday:

They are reusing the same titles from season 1 for season 2 (challenger, rival, duelist, gladiator) and everyone will lose their season 1 titles.

Feral druids will be getting some love in the S3 gladiator set. Stats haven’t been announced, but they are promising to make it more “ferally”.

Season 3 weapons will have “new” art — or not. Re-skinned raid weapons? Can’t say anyone’s surprised. Still waiting for 2.3 to get on the PTR so we can get some real weapons news up in here.

And finally, there will be a different colored Armored Nether Drake reward for the gladiators of season 2. If it’s hot pink, I will buckle down and grind one out to match my pink UI.

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A new 5v5 video focused on downing Warriors and the long awaited gold farming video are up. Enjoy!

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I will be periodically highlighting useful addons/tweaks — and as with all material here on this site, it will be specifically oriented to PvP/arenas. Very briefly on addons and PvP: although I don’t mind loading up my UI with addons for PvE, it’s a different matter for PvP. While there are many addons that give very useful information, they can be very harmful in PvP if they take your eyes and brain off the action going on in front of you.

Instead of thinking of addons as something that pops up on your screen to tell you what to do, think of them as tweaks to your UI that can help improve your PvP experience… much like adjusting settings on gaming keyboards or mice.

With that short caveat out of the way, the first addon I’m featuring is oTweaks… Read More

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There are many general tips for play in the Arena, such as: kiting melee, pre-healing a target, spell-lock or CC when about to burst, etc. But, there is one general tip that, although seems very basic, can be very advanced and used very effectively against top Arena competition. Line of Sight (LoS) has always been an integral part of the WoW game for both PvE and PvP content. It has become especially crucial in the Arena scene, as it is a very valuable tactic against all ranged classes, and can even be used as an offensive advantage against melee. There are many situations in which LoS is used effectively. This article will be taking an in-depth look at this aspect of the game, as it can be easily overlooked, while also game breaking. Read More

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