The cell phone game that my buddies and I have been working on has finally been released! If you happen to have disposable income and wish to support my endeavors in the field of gamer art and cell phone game development, check it out here:

http://www.clickgamer.com/j2me_show_pvid_compatible_phones.htm?pvid=6688&section=J2ME

So I began a similar thread for my guildies on Gorgonnash. I'm posting up the same info here. If you want a preview of the stuff that's going to happen in the Burning Crusade, check it out!

Splash Screen: (edited to remove my account info)

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Jewelcrafting (oops, thanks Sindrii!):

http://pixpipeline.com/d/deb4df3a91c8.jpg
(start collecting that rough stone!)

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Draenae City, Exodar: Layout:
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Exodar: Hall of Crystals (shammie trainers abound):

I mentioned beer soup on irc and folks were interested in the recipe. This is the customization of a recipe we found in a book.

Beer Soup

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1/4 tablespoons thyme
3 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup milk
2 cups Belgian Golden or other strong ale - we liked smoked porter
2 16oz. can of small white beans, rinsed
2 16oz. cans of whole kernel corn with liquid
1 32oz. can of crushed tomatoes
2 cups chopped ham

Reposted, because the forums ate my original post.

1. Prophecy is a bad set...
2. ...and don't worry about it, becuase it'll never drop
3. +Healing is a great stat, invest in it!
4. Wearing two pieces of the ZG priest set is a great way to increase your +healing.
5. Dire Maul is THE place to get pre raiding healing gear, not e strat, not w strat, not scholo, not even ubrs.
6. Wearing a full tier 1/2/3 set is overrated. Mix and match.
7. The three piece transcendence bonus is the best set bonus for priests in the game. DON'T BREAK IT.
8. Benediction will not be the last weapon you will see, you'll just have it for the next 6 months.
   

This is part of my con report from San Diego Comic Con. I count myself lucky that I got a chance to watch and play Burning Crusade. On Saturday for part of the day, the booth was roped off and no one could play.

World of Warcraft: Blizzard had a small booth this year with six stations where you could play the Burning Crusade demo. I had to stand in line for a long time, but I got to play :)

The demo was limited to preconfigured characters: level 62 undead priest, tauren shaman and gnome rogue, then a handful of level 1 male and female blood elves and male draenei. Didn't see any of the cross faction classes, which I think weren't announced until Friday anyway. When a character was logged in, you always started back at the same configuration, in case someone had modded the buttons or used the items in the inventory.