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Improve Your Gaming Computer For Under $1000 [Digg]

Posted on 2010 under Wowgrrl | No Comment

18 Aug

August 2010 Edition So you’ve got a budget of $1000 and you want to improve your computing and gaming experience, huh? Let’s look at some things you can buy without voiding your warranty by having to open up your tower in order!

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Troubles With Your UI? How To Reset Your WoW Folders

Posted on 2010 under Wowgrrl | No Comment

11 Aug

Hi there!

This is Valdesta from WoWGrrl.com and I’m going to take you through the process of nuking your interface and WTF folders safely in World of Warcraft.

Fixing WoW UI Problems

I’m on a Macintosh here but the process will be the same for people on a PC - you’ll have to go into your hard drive and into Program Files and into the World of Warcraft folder to see what I’m seeing on my screen.

You want to find a couple of directories: One of them is Interface, and if you list them alphabetically it might be easier to find things - the other is WTF.

These are the folders you want to know about when you’re having troubles with your game interface, or you’re having problems with long long login or log out times, or you’re getting disconnected before it fully logs out.

If you’re having troubles, these are the first two folders that the World of Warcraft support people are going to ask you to reset. So before you even think about any type of support, this is the first thing you should do.

But what I recommend is that you don’t actually DELETE these folders - that you keep them, but that you do it in a way that the World of Warcraft game re-creates the original folders for you.

Note: When you do this, you’re going to lose a whole bunch of settings (addons, key bindings, etc) because they’re saved in these folders. That’s why I say you shouldn’t delete the folders, but should instead rename them. That way if you ever need to restore the folders to recover something in-game that you forgot about, you can do that.

We’ll just rename the WTF and Interface folders while the game isn’t running, and when the game is started back up it’ll re-create those folders with the original settings and any troubles I was having with the game should be handled.

If you’re still having troubles with WoW after having renamed these folders and restarted the game, you might want to try a game repair, or you might need to re-install entirely.

Tired of messing with addon reloads? Try Addon Control Panel.
World of Warcraft addons, Census+ and CosmosUI
WoW Addon Review: Reagent Restocker

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Tired of messing with addon reloads? Try Addon Control Panel.

Posted on 2010 under Wowgrrl | No Comment

11 Aug

Hey folks, it’s Valdesta!

I’m on my Shaman in this video, and I’m testing out Screenr.com and showing you another one of my favorite addons for World of Warcraft - the Addon Control Panel.

This is another one of those addons that I install right away as soon as I get set up on a new computer, or if I have to nuke my Interface and WTF folders due to loading or UI problems.

Addon Control Panel

This is an add-on you access by hitting “escape” while you’re in the game logged in to your character, and it’ll show up on the Options list.

If you DO NOT have the add-on installed, it won’t show up on this list, but if you DID have it installed, here’s where it would show up and what it would look like.

Normally your Options would have things like Video, Sound & Voice, Mac Options (if you’re on a Mac), Interface, Key Bindings, Macros, Logout, Exit Game and at the very bottom, Return to Game. If you have the Addon Control Panel installed, between Macros and Logout you’ll have the option “Addons”.

What this addons list does, is give me a list of all of my addons so that I can enable and disable right away, and actually be able to reload my UI and addons, so I don’t have to log out and back in with that character.

This is incredibly convenient for any player who uses a lot of addons - when I’m raiding, I use different addons than when I’m questing or running heroics, and this add-on makes it super easy to turn addons on and off between pulls in a raid if required, for example.

Also, when new patches come out and one of your addons is causing problems with your chat window or is generating errors, it’s REALLY convenient to not have to log in and out a million times to troubleshoot the problem.

And if you have multiple characters, add-on control panel saves your list of addons to load without any extra work from you unless you want to create templates.

I demonstrate Addon Control Panel’s ability to shut off an add-on that is loaded by showing Bagnon loaded, and then disabling it and reloading the UI through Addon Control Panel and showing how my bags and inventory were handled afterwards.

You can find Addon Control Panel at your favourite place to download WoW addons, it’s pretty popular so it shouldn’t be hard to find.

Here’s the video walk through. I’m also testing out Screenr.com so don’t mind the jumpiness of the video, but definitely check that free service out if you like to take vids.

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WoW Addon Review: Reagent Restocker
Ode To A Great WoW Addon: AlwaysLFG
Player reputation WoW addon, Karma

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All I Do These Days Is PUG

Posted on 2010 under Wowgrrl | No Comment

31 Jul

I’ll admit it, I don’t play NEAR as much as I used to.

I still enjoy the game because I’ve made some good friends that I still hang around with on my Ventrilo server, and Dad and I still play together once a week, questing and advancing our characters into the 70s that started together in their 20s.

Upcoming Video Content

And I still enjoy the LFG tool because of its quick access to a packaged amount of playing that I can psychologically tell myself is an acceptable amount of play time, and a line in the sand as to when to log out and accomplish things in Real Life.

And I still have the drive to make videos and offer helpful tips and tricks every time I play.

So, as a result of a wee bit of playing recently, I’ve got a video coming out soon that I’m working on putting the finishing touches on right now in iMovie ‘09, and I’ll be posting it to my long-estranged YouTube channel which you can subscribe to through that link.

I hope to see a lot of comments on the videos when they’re posted! Feel free to link to the video from your guild website or blog or wherever, if you think the tips and tricks would be helpful for your friends.

Five Days of Burning Crusade
Prince Malchezzar in Karazhan Video, Priest Healer
Mount Hyjal, Rage Winterchill

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20-60 aoe mage grinding spots

Posted on 2010 under Wowgrrl | No Comment

22 Jul

(Level: 14-15) Savannah Lions - SW of Sludge Fen (Barrens)

(Level: 16-18) Venture Co. - Boulderlode Mine (Barrens)

(Level: 17-19) Stonesplinter Troggs - Ironband Excavation Site (Loch Modan)

(Level: 17-23) Mosshide Gnolls - Near Loch Modan Entrance [Few Casters] (Wetlands)

(Level: 19-21) Ravenclaw Undead - Beren’s Peri (Silverpine Forest)
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I suggest to do quests until level 20 and then start to do aoe at the places belove ( since frankly, you wont do that good before u get some talent into frost tree imp blizzard and the fact that you don`t get blizzard before lvl 20 :> so you will do more xp pr hour by questing and stuff :> from lvl 1 -20

Level: 25-29) Skeletal Undead - Raven Hill Cemetary (Duskwood)
(this is a GREATE spot also the Gy is really close ( not that greate for horde tho, since there is quite alott of allys add`s around :>)

(Level: 21-24) Bael’dun Dwarves - Bael’Dun Dig Site (Barrens)
( very easy to get adds =( so pay attention to mobs around before pull, since its a loooong walk from gy)

(Level: 21-25) Foulweald Furbolgs [Bring a Healer] (Ashenvale)

(Level: 21-26) Shadowhide Gnolls (Redridge Mountains)

(Level: 22-26) Hillsbrad Farmers/Peasants - Hillsbrad Fields (Hillsbrad Foothills)
(you shod bring a mage friend or a healer for this, since you often get adds. ( you shod also pick up the quest for this spot in tarren mill(Horde), since the you do get somewhat decent xp from those)

(Level: 23-31) Highperch Wyverns (Thousand Needles)

(Level: 25-32) Dragonmaw Orcs - Angerfang Encampment [Few Casters/Bring Healer] (Wetlands)

(Level: 26-28) Plague Spreaders - Raven Hill Tomb (Duskwood)

(Level: 26-28) Hillsbrad Miners/Sentrys- Azureload Mine (Hillsbrad Foothills)
(I sugest to bring another mage or a priest here, since u dont get alott of space to move in therefore cant use blizzard to well, and mobs hit kinda hard)

(Level: 28-30) Nightbane Worgens - Near Rotting Orchard (Duskwood)

(Level: 29-33) Syndicate Humans - North of Tarren Mill (Alterac Mountains)

(Level: 29-35) Sparkleshell Turtles - Shimmering Flats (Thousand Needles)

(Level: 30-32) Cave Yeti’s (Hillsbrad Foothills)

(Level: 30-33) Mountain Yeti’s (Alterac Mountains)

(Level: 30-34) Salt Flats Vultures/Scavengers - Shimmering Flats (Thousand Needles)

(Level: 33-35) Dabyrie Humans - Dabryie’s Farmstead (Arathi highlands) (HORDE)
This spot is amazing, I would advise doing this area until 37-38

(Level: 33-35) Hammerfall Orcs - Go’shek Farm (Arathi Highlands) (ALLIANCE)

(Level: 33-36) Silithids - Shimmering Flats (Thousand Needles)
Shimmering flats is to spread out i never did it

(Level: 33-36) Crushridge Ogres (Alterac Mountains)
I’ve ran through here, I never personally grinded here but it is a viable spot, the mobs are kinda spread out though

(Level: 33-36) Scorpid Reavers/Terrors - Shimmering Flats (Thousand Needles)
same as before

(Level: 33-40) Saltstone Basilisks - Shimmering Flats (Thousand Needles)
The Basilisks are grouped nicely but personally there are not enough to make it worthwhile

(Level: 35-38) Mirefin Murlocs - NE of Zone (Dustwallow Marsh)
The next best spot, For a frost mage i’d advise doing this spot until 44, just a filler until you get your next blizzard

(Level: 35-38) Syndicate Humans - North of Zone [One Caster per Camp] (Alterac Mountains)
Never liked it, tried it a little bit

(Level: 35-39) Darkmist Spiders - North of Brackenwall Village (Dustwallow Marsh)

(Level: 36-39) Lesser Rock Elementals - NW Corner (Badlands)
Not enough mobs to make worthwhile

(Level: 36-40) Bloodfen Raptors - NE of Brackenwall Village (Duskwallow Marsh)
Seem to be spread out

(Level: 37-39) Elementals [Various Locations & Types] (Arathi Highlands)

(Level: 37-40) Shadowforge Dwarves - Agnar Fortress [Few Casters] (Badlands)
The casters make this a pain

(Level: 39-44) Woodpaw Gnolls (Feralas)
The gnolls have a few ranged mobs, so as a frost mage I did not find this spot to be suitable

(Level: 40-43) Grimtotem Tauren (Feralas)
Again some casters, not advisable, depending on your aoe spec

(Level: 40-45) Wastewater Bandits (Tanaris)
The bandits have casters mixed in, to me there was not enough of these mobs to make it worthwhile, I’d advise doing the murlocks

(Level: 40-45) Southsea Pirates (Tanaris)
Ahhh now LOST RIGGER COVE is where its at. On my server not many people grind this area. I catagorized the area into 5 pulls, will last me until 52. At level 51 im able to grind 40k/hr.

(Level: 41-47) Green Sludges (Hinterlands)

(Level: 41-48) Dark Iron Dwarves [Various Locations] (Searing Gorge)

(Level: 42-48) Dunemaul Ogres (Tanaris) http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/map.htm…zoneid=1015

(Level: 45-50) Thistleshrub Elementals (Tanaris)

(Level: 46-47) Rage Scar Yeti’s (Feralas) http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/map.htm…zoneid=1009

(Level: 46-51) Nethergarde Humans (Blasted Lands)
Good spot to level besides the fact of not being able to mount in the mine, a few ranged mobs, not advised unless you have no other option

(Level: 47-50) Northspring Harpies (Feralas) http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/map.htm…zoneid=1009
Have alot of casters mixed in with them

(Level: 47-50) Ravasaur Raptors (Un’goro Crater)

(Level: 47-50) Deadwood Furbolgs (Felwood) http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/map.htm…zoneid=1008
Have ranged

(Level: 48-54) Jadefire Saytrs [Various Locations] (Felwood)

(Level: 49-50) Saltwater Snapjaw- East Coast (Hinterlands)

(Level: 49-54) Thunderhead Hippogryphs - Northern Peninsula (Azshara)

(Level: 49-55) Jaedenar Forces (Felwood)
Just a bad spot

(Level: 50-52) Felstone Fields [Few Casters] (Western Plaguelands)
The casters don’t make it worthwhile in my opinion

(Level: 50-53) Flamekin Imps [Various Locations] (Burning Steppes)

(Level: 50-54) Warpwood Elementals (Felwood)

(Level: 52-56) Sorrow Hill [SE of Anderhol] (Western Plaguelands)

(Level: 52-58) Ice Thistle