World of Warcraft Classes

In World of Warcraft (WoW), there are a total of 9 playable classes. You can not freely choose race and class, as it is somewhat limited. Not all races can be combined with all classes. To choose your class will be your most important choice in the game. This is because you define your play style within WoW with your class, whether it is healing and support, dealing much damage, or be the one who takes the damage and controls the monsters. Do not fear; there are a few roads you can walk within each class as well which you can change whenever you want. These roads are called talents. With talents, you specialize in a part of your class. For every level you achieve, you gain one talent point which you can spend on whatever talent tree you want. Every class has three talent trees. In other words, you can walk three different roads with your character per class.

Warrior

A warrior is strongly specialized in fighting with powerful two-handed weapons to deal damage or with a one-handed weapon and a shield to take all the pounding from a monster (called tanking). Very wanted for Arena teams as damage dealer and very wanted for instances and raid dungeons as tank. Warriors have the following talent trees: Arms (Damage), Fury (Damage) and Protection (Tank).

Druid

A druid is a hybrid class. The druid is at one with nature, and is able to transform into different animals which have various unique abilities. Hybrid means that the class can perform several tasks, and the forms have a boost each to help them with a specific task. For instance, Bear Form makes them tougher and more resilient allowing them to tank with ease. Druids have the following talent trees: Balance (Spell damage), Feral Combat (Melee damage and tanking) and Restoration (Healing and support).

Priest

Priests are magical users able to perform holy and shadowy magic. Their shadow spells are mostly used to cause damage on foes; however there are certain support abilities which are shadow magic. The priest is the main healing class with its manifold of holy support and healing spells. Priests have the following talent trees: Discipline (Survivability), Holy (Healing) and Shadow (Damage).

Paladin

Paladins are guardians of the holy light. They bolster their allies and themselves with holy auras and blessings to protect and empower them. Paladins are a defensive class designed to outlast their enemies. It is also a hybrid class, capable of healing, dealing decent damage and tanking. Paladins have the following talent trees: Retribution (Damage), Holy (Healing) and Protection (Survivability and Tanking).

Mage

A mage is a magical user with frost, fire and arcane spells. They deal massive damage from afar, casting elemental bolts at a single target, or raining destruction down upon their foes in a wide area. Mages are also masters of slowing and temporarily immobilizing the enemy, enabling mages to get away easily. Mages have the following talent trees: Arcane (Burst damage), Fire (High damage) and Frost (Survivability).

Warlock

Warlocks are masters of demonic power, shadow and flame, plaguing their enemies with curses and diseases. They are also able to summon several demonic pets, each with its speciality. While warlocks deal ranged damage, their pets may attack at melee range and support the warlock and the warlocks allies. They can also summon other people from anywhere in the world. Warlocks have the following talent trees: Affliction (Curses and debuffs), Demonology (Pet) and Destruction (Direct damage).

Rogue

Rogues are masters of stealth and assassination, and theyre able to pass by most enemies unseen and attack them from behind. Rogues can also create poisons which they one on their blade to add extra damage or negative effects on the victim. Rogues usually have two quick one-handed weapons dual-wielded, making them valuable for interrupting casters of magic. They are also able to open locked doors and chests. Rogues have the following talent trees: Assassination, Combat and Subtlety.

Shaman

A shaman is the spiritual leader of their tribe. They are a magic-based semi-hybrid class. They are masters of the Elements, enabling them to place elemental empowered totems which benefit the Shamans allies or have a negative effect on enemies. They are good healers and damage dealers. Shamans have the following talent trees: Elemental (Spell damage), Enhancement (Melee damage) and Restoration (Healing).

Hunter

Hunters are deadly snipers, capable of bringing their enemies down from a long distance with bows or guns. They can track enemies and place traps to damage or entrap their opponent. Hunters also have the ability to tame beasts in the world as pets and train them to become loyal guardians. Hunters have the following talent tress: Beast Mastery (Pet), Marksmanship (High Damage) and Survival (Damage and survivability).

Peng Joon is an avid gamer and writes about WoW gold tips, strategy and guides on http://www.thewarcraftguide.com

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Mario Kart - The Original Series

Crazy enough, I remember when Super Mario Brothers first came out on the original Nintendo system. Because I loved this game so much, I followed Nintendo's newest games and systems.

One of the reasons why I enjoy Mario Kart is the fact that I get to play with familiar characters, but with much better technology and graphics. I thought it was so fun to play against my friends on the multi-player maps.

If you are a Mario Brothers fan, you will be familiar with Mario Kart's characters: Mario, Luigi, Wario, Bowser, Princess Toadstool, along with others.

The Mario Kart characters race in go-karts. It sounds really simple, right? It is so fun though.

Each go-cart has its own racing capabilities and style. And my favorite aspect of all of this is the chance to compete.

Most modes have the ability to have at least 4 people play. This game carried on to the next couple of game systems, including Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube. Some versions of the game are also available for Gameboys.

When Mario Kart became available on Wii, I thought I died and had gone to heaven. For some, it may be pretty surprising to see that this game has been so popular for so many years. For me, it is like playing with old friends. It is not surprising at all that Mario and his friends have passed the test of time.

So, as newer technology comes out on the market it is quite fascinating to see younger generations pick up on the love of this game.

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Xbox 360 Red Rings of Doom - What Can I Do Without Having to Send it Back?

If you are own an Xbox 360 console then you have probably heard something of all the problems that this machine has had. It's suffered from many hardware problems and they include red lights, DVD drive problems, game freeze ups and sometimes even crashes!

Of course when you get some of these problems you can send it back to Microsoft and they will repair it for you and send it back. However I know of people that have sent their broken console in about six times and still got future problems. So this article will explain the options you have if you do not want to send it back to Microsoft.

1. The first way you can get it fixed is by getting a third party company to fix it for you and you can find plenty of these online. They provide the same sort of service as Microsoft except normally the charges are less than $140 and you send your Xbox to them and they fix it for you.

The only problem with this option is that if you run into future problems you may not have any comeback as they may just provide a one off for repair service.

2. The other option you have is to use an Xbox 360 repair guide which is basically a collection of video files and text files that will show you how to perform the repair work yourself at home. This does sound pretty mad to begin with but if you think all you need to do is stop the heat building up on the motherboard and that is what these guides focus on telling you with household items.

If you are going to go down the route of getting an Xbox 360 repair guide then make sure it comes with a complete guarantee and also a preview of the videos that you will be getting so you can see how clear the instructions are. Another thing that you may want to do is test out the customer service by sending them a quick email so you can assess how efficient they are.

I hope this article has told you how you can fix the red lights of doom on your Xbox 360 without having to send it back and wait for six weeks!

Good luck!

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Red Lights on Your XBox?

What does it mean when your XBox has Three Flashing Red Lights instead of the normal Green Ones?

Three flashing red lights appear when an Xbox experiences a general hardware failure.These Red Lights are known as the Red Ring of Death to most gamers.

Before this occurs you may have warning signs, like the screen freezing up with strange graphics, or the sound being replaced by a static noise.The console may also say that the disk is unreadable.These signs become more and more frequent, until the hardware failure occurs.

What are Four Red Lights?

Four Red lights are a much more welcome sight, as they appear when the console doesn't detect the AV cable as being plugged in. Simply make sure it is plugged in correctly.

Why did my XBox get the Red Ring of Death?

The XBox was originally designed to be slim. Because of this, there is not enough space for the components to get enough air flow and keep cool. The XBox problem occurs therefore due to overheating.

Can I Prevent this from happening to me?

You may not be able to prevent it from happening, but keeping your XBox cool may help. Make sure it has enough air flow around it when playing, and don't put it on a carpet. If you start seeing any of the warning signs, try not to play for extended periods.

What has Microsoft done about it?

Microsoft claimed in July 2007, to have resolved many issues with the design.Xbox 360 consoles based on the "Falcon" motherboard feature a different CPU which reduces heat and is more reliable than previous models. Failure rates of the "Falcon" motherboard are supposed to be about 10%.

What do I do once my XBox has the Red Ring of Death?

You can either send it in to Microsoft for free (if you are in the 3 year warranty period), or you can fix it yourself. Sending it to Microsoft will take between 3 weeks to 6 weeks including postage time, and you may not get your own console back, but possibly another reconditioned, or repaired console. It also could happen again, which would mean repeating the whole process again.

Should you wish to, you can use the option of repairing it yourself. Have a look at a Repair Guide. Should you repair it yourself, you will probably void your warranty, but at least if it happens again, you will be able to fix it yourself and not have to send it away again.

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