Diablo 3 - Video Games Live, Singapore (HD)

Captured from Video Games Live, Singapore (19 June 2009).



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World Of Warcraft Hunter Pet Guide

Here you have it, the guide you've been waiting. This World of Warcraft Hunter's pet guide will list the best pets a hunter in this fantastical world will use. We will go into details about some of them and leave the lesser beasts to the weak. We answer some of your questions and send you away with a range of useful information so you can go head first into the world of the unknown with confidence.

So, we will start out with listing all pets and showing you what their abilities are and what some of them ea,t so you can win every battle with beastly ease. We will first focus on the animals with the abilities to slow you enemies down, which give you the opportunity to do what you need to do - even if it is to just run away.

First in this World of Warcraft Hunter's pet guide we show you the Bat, which could screech the ears off a deaf monkey. The bat shares this ability with the Carrion bird and the owl. This skill is very useful during battle if you are looking to disorientate your enemy for a short while - before you kill him, of course.

If you are looking to do more damage, you will be happy to know that the game does offer animals with a healthy appetite. In the World of Warcraft Hunter's pet guides the Bat and the Carrion bird will fall into this category, along with Bear, Boar, Cat, Crab, Wolf and Spider among many others. Now this ability allows the player, you, to be quite a distance away from the target. It's a really simple way to not lose any power and bring your enemy down to his knees. However, sending your tiny pet out to do your dirty work has its disadvantages, like it getting killed before it kills your enemy. These beasts don't come at a cheap rate, so be sure to keep this mode of attacked right up to the last minute - when you are sure your animal will only sustain the minimal amount of injury, and won't die.

The World of Warcraft Hunter's pets guide also explains that before you can tame and train your new pet you have to be disciplined. You have to be willing to learn from the animal as the animal is always willing to learn from you. As in life everything with a pulse needs to maintain nutritional eating guidelines, in the World of Warcraft Hunters pet guide we let you know that there is an abundance of food for your pets all over this wonderful world. These pets eat anything from bread, cheese, fungus and fruit to something more substantial like fish and meat (there is nothing better than a nice piece of steak.)

Now, even though it seems like a walk in the park to raise a pet, making a choice of which pet to raise, is not that easy. There is a skill to choosing your pet in WOW and this World of Warcraft Hunter's pet guide will show you a basic way of doing this.

So, you want to know the best pet will be for you? This issue comes up a lot, so don't feel like you are alone in this. Millions of World of Warcraft players around the world search the web to find out more about the topic and the all end up in one place (we will not be giving that away in this World of Warcraft Hunter's pet guide). If you really want to know more about this topic, I suggest you look around a bit more, go ahead, you are sure to find more World of Warcraft Hunters pet guides lying around somewhere.

DeathSpank Review

DeathSpank is a much anticipated Xbox live arcade and PlayStation network game from creator Ron Gilbert, who was made famous by his Monkey Island game series. Gilbert described the game as a cross between Monkey Island and Diablo. Who wouldn't be excited about that? So, when the game dropped this Wednesday on Xbox live arcade I was happy to pick it up and give it a try.

The game brings Tom Gilbert's humor right along with it. DeathSpank is an over-the-top hero, out on a quest to bring the world justice, honor, and bacon on his way to find a mysterious item known only as "The Artifact". Within seconds, I was rolling in laughter at Gilbert's great humor.

My first thirty minutes with the game were great. I was hacking and slashing my way through jokes and fun. The game also has lots of RPG elements, with huge amounts of loot that are fun to collect and hoard, new abilities to level up and unlock, and all kinds of cool weapons with different effects.

However, things started to drag on rather quickly. The combat is fun at first, but quickly gets repetitive. Further into the game you are introduced to a combo system that mixes things up a bit, and gives combat some strategy, but there is a good 4-5 hour lull prior to that where you are just pressing a button over and over again.

However, my main gripe with the game is the co-op. Touted as a full fledged co-op experience, this is really more of a co-op hack. The second player has the option to control Sprinkles, a support wizard that can cast a few spells and heal Deathspank. The heal ability is very helpful, but playing as Sprinkles gets stale pretty quickly. Sprinkles is not a full-fledged character like Deathspank is. He cannot pick up new weapons or armor, he can not earn new abilities as he levels up, and he cannot interact with NPCs or complete quests. The Sprinkles you play with at the beginning of the game is the same Sprinkles you'll be playing with through to the end.

All in all, Deathspank is a good, solid game that is probably worth the 15 bucks it will set you back. It is not, however, the next Monkey Island phenomenon.

Diablo 2 - How to Transform Your Weak Pale-Skinned Necro Into Trang Oul's Vampire in Diablo 2 Part 1

Trang-Oul's Avatar is a 5-piece Set designed meant to be worn by a Necromancer. However, any class can use the helm, body armor, gloves and belt, but only a Necromancer can make use of the class-specific Shield. Unlike some other Sets, each individual item from Trang-Oul's Avatar is decent and gives relatively good bonuses.

Here are the five items and their individual analysis in the Set:

Note: The partial bonuses for each item are listed multiple times because you get a partial bonus for each of the other items in the set. For example, with Trang-Oul's Scales, you receive a +50% to Lightning Resistance if you have on another two other item from the set. If you have the entire Set on, Trang-Oul's Scales grants you a 25% Physical Damage Resistance.

Trang-Oul's Guise (Set Bone Visage)

Defense: 180-257

Minimum Strength: 106

Level Requirement: 65

25% Faster Hit Recovery

Replenish Life +5

+80-100 Defense

+150 to Mana

Attacker Takes Damage of 20

Analysis:  One of the weaker items from the Set. It does add a nice boost to characters that use Mana, but after Level 65, you shouldn't be having problems with Mana. The 25% Faster Hit Recovery mod is nice, but its largest drawback is that it lacks any boosts to Resistances.

Trang-Oul's Scales (Set Chaos Armor)

Defense: 857

Minimum Strength: 84

Level Requirement: 49

+150% Enhanced Defense

Requirements -40%

40% Faster Run/Walk

Poison Resist +40%

+100 Defense vs. Missile

+2 to Summoning Skills (Necromancer Only)

Lightning Resist +50% (3 items)

Damage Reduced by 25% (Complete Set)

Analysis: Chaos Armor usually has a very high Strength Requirement, but the Requirements -40% mod makes this armor more accessible.  The 40% Faster Run/Walk is rare in body armor, but couple this with a pair of nice boots that has a good Faster Run/Walk bonus and you'll be flying around the place. Add to that a very nice +40% to Poison Resistance and +100 Defense vs. Missile, and you've got a decent body armor. Wear two other items and you even get a whopping +50% to Lightning Resistance.

WoW Hunter Talents - What is the Best WOTLK Hunter Talent Build?

The Hunter is one of the classes in the World of Warcraft whose role depends on their WOW Hunter Talents. Aside from being an efficient DPS provider, a Hunter can take on other roles such as pulling, crowd control and some situations, as a tank. It is one of the fastest leveling classes in the game and the most profitable farmers as well. You might be wondering what the best WOTLK Hunter talent build is.  

So let me share with you what I think is the best WOTLK Hunter talent build for me. There are various WOW Hunter talent builds that players can choose from. It would depend on the role and the primary use for your toon. If you still haven't reached the maximum level then place the majority of your WOW Hunter talent points in Beast Mastery. One of the most basic leveling hunter talent builds is 57/14/0. It could also be used for farming and instances. This build is made with your survivability in mind. WOW Hunter Talents that would be used are Catlike Reflexes, Endurance Training, and Thick Hide. It also maximizes your pet's DPS output and you could train exotic pets as well. The pet can hold aggro without the use of Growl.

For raids, you can go with the Marksman Hunter 3.08 talent tree, which is 11/60/0. In the Beast Mastery hunter talent tree gets the Improved Aspect of the Hawk, Focused Fire, Improved Revive Pet, and Aspect Mastery. Then in the Marksman talent tree pick the talents that increase your attack power and lets you use your mana efficiently.

For PVP, the best WOW Hunter talents are found in the Beast Mastery hunter talent tree. The best build is 50/21/0 where the 50 points in the BM tree are allocated in skills you need. Forget about exotic pets this time. The 21 points in the Marksman tree gives the Hunter Aim Shot and Readiness.

Is there really a best Hunter talent build? Well the answer is that, the best Hunter talent build for me might not be the best Hunter talent build for you and vice versa. With the correct WOW Hunter talents you'll be able to out-DPS everyone in your party. Depending on what your goal is for your class character, you'll need to put your talent points where they need to be to get the best out of your class character whether its for raiding, pvp, or solo DPS with the help of a WoW talent add on your talent points won't go to waste because you'll know exactly where to put your talent points to get the best out of your class.

WoW Druid Talent Tree Build in WotLK - Where to Spend Your Talent Points

The druid is a shape shifting hybrid class which allows you to approach many different play styles and this is the reason why it is one of the most versatile classes in the entire game. Druids of every spec can find a role for themselves at the end-game whether it's raiding or PvP.

Just like with the rest of the classes in World of Warcraft the talents for druids are split into three categories, or trees:

-    The Balance tree which focuses on damage spells that will make the druid a very efficient spell damage dealer.

-    The Feral Combat tree which focuses on using the shape shifting druid forms of cat, bear and dire bear, each of these focusing in turn  on either tanking - Bear and Dire Bear - or on melee DPS - Cat form.

-    The Restoration tree focuses on healing spells, making the druid a very efficient healer, especially because of the Tree of Life form that druids learn by investing in this talent tree.

Like we said in the beginning the druid class is a hybrid class and this means that each druid talent tree will definitely contain some talents which will be useful and sometimes necessary when specializing in any one of the other trees. Let's take a look at what a druid talent tree can offer.

For instance:

- Some Feral Combat talents will modify your maximum mana which you would need large amounts of if specializing in the Moonkin form;

- some Balance talents will modify the cost of healing spells which is crucial for any good healer, while others will be helpful when in the feral forms.

- Some Restoration talents like Furor, will give the druid rage when they switch into either Cat or Bear Form, while others like Natural Shape shifter will reduce the mana cost of shape shifting by thirty percent.

Seattle's Best Coffee Shops

Looking for the best, most piquant cup of coffee the Emerald City has to offer? Well, look no further! Here are some of the most divine and tasty coffee shops in Seattle.

Zoka - With two locations nestled in the hearts of the Wallingford District and the U-District, Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company has award-winning baristas and one of the tastiest espresso blends found in the Greater Seattle metro area. Zoka also won the coveted 2008 Roaster of the Year award.

The Original Starbucks - Located on Pike Place, right across from the popular Park Place market complex, the original Starbucks coffee house has become somewhat of a tourist attraction itself. Since it's located in a historic district, the shop looks every bit the same as it did when it first opened in 1971.

Victrola - Their whipped cream made from scratch, infused with vanilla bean, and topped on their plain shot of espresso may just be heaven in a cup. The baristas at Victrola are also well-known for their coffee art, beautiful and creative milk drawings and writing.

Caffe Ladro - The Caffe Ladro Espresso Bar and Bakery is well-known for its inventive and tasty blends, such as the Yankee Dog...an Americano plus a shot of cappuccino foam. And with 13 locations throughout Seattle, you're never to far to drop in for a flavorful cup of joe.

El Diablo Coffee Co. - As Seattle's only Latin style coffee house, El Diablo is continually serving up their signature hot (and cold) Cuban java. With myriad rave Seattle ratings under its belt, its eclectic atmosphere, comprised of colorful hand-painted murals and authentic Latin music, is ideal for getting down to work or just catching up with friends.