Mage – Using the Elements To His Advantage
A Mage is a great damage dealer who uses mana for his spells. They use different types of spells to deal damage like Arcane, Fire and Frost, and their popular spells are Frost/fire Bolts and Arcane missiles.
The Mage class can be chosen by the Gnome, Draenei and Human races of the Alliance and by the Troll, Undead and Blood Elf races of the Horde. The Mage class is a very nice and playful class and is always welcomed in PvP arena teams and in raid/instance groups. The Mage has several buffs and the most important one is Arcane Brilliance which increases the Intellect of party and raid members. However, the Int buff is just one of the reasons why the Mage class is so popular. Click here to watch the video Mage Guide
A mage is also famous for his “consumables”, meaning he can make food & water for his own purposes and for other players as well. These special “consumables” a Mage can make will restore one’s hp and mana and are always a need. Another thing mages have is the ability to Polymorph Beasts and Humanoids which is why they are also a need in fights with more than one mob. Nowadays there is a lot of tank and spank fights which are fairly easy but nevertheless, crowd control Mages possess, is always welcome.
These spells that buff, create and transform are nice but you will probably understand that a Mage has a wide variety of damaging attacks which make him one of the best damage dealing classes in the game. Mage’s spells are based on Frost, Fire and Arcane types of damage. The Arcane talent tree is very interesting because it has become a better talent tree through time. Where previously Arcane was hardly used and if it was used it was usually in combination with the Frost or Fire talent tree, the Arcane talent build is now very nice for both PvE and PvP. The first talent tree you will come across with a Mage is the Arcane tree which nowadays, with some improvements, became more popular. If you would like more information on WoW guides check out one of our popular guides here: Dugi’s Ultimate WoW Guide
In the past Mages weren’t so fond of using this talent build and Arcane was usually combined with either a Fire or Frost tree. A really good point of Arcane talent tree is that it will provide Mages with nice mana-efficient talents, nice damage dealing abilities and even more. If you want the pure damage then the Fire talent tree is perfect for you. This talent tree will offer offensive damage abilities and spells to a Mage as well as an increased crit strike rating which all together would give your mage an astonishing damage output.
If you prefer PvP to PvE, then you should become a Frost mage. The Mage’s talent trees are fun to play with because you can also combine different talents from different talent trees . This. With Frost, you will be able to stun players, summon a special Water Elemental to assist you in a fight which all is quite useful for PvP and it can prove to be fun in PvE as well. The Mage class is fun to play since you can combine the three talent trees as you prefer and try out the new builds.
It may take some time until you find the best talents build suitable for your game play but when you do, you will definitely become one of the best damage dealers in game. If you would like more information on WoW guides check out one of our popular guides here: Joana’s Leveling Guide
Fix XBox 360 Problems Without Specialist Knowledge
I know lots of people who have recently had faults with their XBox 360, and it seems from looking in the forums that these are not one-off cases. The official Microsoft line is that the failure rate is about 3%, but most people seem to agree that this statistic is way too low. Of course, if your XBox 360 is under guarantee you can just send it back for a repair (of course this doesn’t apply if you have modded it!), but that can take 4-6 weeks. In most cases the repairs are actually quite straightforward, and some dont even involve opening the case. So, how do you fix Xbox 360 problems without specialist knowledge.
Well, the first thing is to conclude is what the fault is. Few people are aware that the XBox 360’s ‘Ring-Of-Light’ not only indicates that there has been a problem, but it also tells you what caused it. Here are some of the common codes:
Running clockwise from the top left:-
Overheating: This is the most common fault encountered. Sections 1, and 3 flash red. Usually all you have to do is move your XBox 360 away into a well ventilated space and let it cool down. Check that the cooling slots are unobstructed and you may even consider one of the many cooling products such as CoolerMaster that you can find on the internet. However, if the problem persists you will need to try more exteme measures to fix it.
No AV Cable Detected: All 4 segments are flashing red. This is a simple one, simply check all cables are firmly pushed home.
General Hardware Failure: Sections 1, 3, and 4 flash red. This is the worst problem because you literally dont know what is making it happen. If you check the link in my resource box though you will be able to obtain a great set of instructions that will help you here.
Specific Hardware Failure: Section 4 flashes red. The monitor will display an error message that tells you which part has failed. Look at the link in my resource box to find out more information about this.
Now that you know what the most common issues are and how to diagnose them, you are well on your way to fixing your Xbox 360 without any specialist knowledge.
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World of Warcraft Cooking Guide
In this WoW Cooking guide I’ll go into some of the basics of the secondary Warcraft profession of cooking. For solo players who aren’t healers, cooking is one of the best secondary professions to pick up.
WoW Cooking- Levels 1-150
The first step to the cooking profession is to find a trainer, which are usually located near fires or pots in large cities. If you end up needing some help finding a trainer just ask one of the guards in the big cities. You start out as an apprentice so find some ingredient like fish, meat, spice and you’ll need to find a fire. Even though any fire will do for cooking, learning to make your own will come in really handy. All you need for this is some wood, tinder and flint.
Expert Levels 125-225
Next you’ll want to advance your skills to the expert level. You’ll need an Expert Cookbook to accomplish this. If you’re Horde, head over to Shadowprey Village in Desolace to find this book. If on the other hand you’re Alliance then head to either Silverwind Refuge, in Ashenvale or Dirge Quikcleve in Gadgetzan.
Read more about leveling the cooking profession in the Warcraft Cooking Guide
Artisan Levels 200-300
The next level to advance to is Artisan which will require some questing. The Horde faction can get training from Zamja who’s in Ogrimmar. If you’re in the Alliance then get training from Daryl Riknussun in Ironforge.
Master 300-375
I won’t go into too much detail in this WoW cooking guide about the Master level but you’ll need a cookbook that you can find in Hellfire Peninsula.
Recipes
You can get recipes by killing monsters, from chests, questing or you can buy them.
A really fantastic professions combination is cooking and fishing. The main reason for this is because even though you can make gold selling raw fish, selling cooked fish is more profitable. Also cooked fish provides healing. You can cook and sell other things besides fish. Some recipes also give you some really good buffs during raids and other situations.
I won’t go into to much detail here but if you don’t have the cooking profession you can level up by questing which will mean killing monsters and then cooking them.
For recipes check out the World of Warcraft Cooking Guide
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