Episode# 9: Stealth, pickpocketing and other Rogue-like things is Live!

Episode# 9 is now live and available for download. Thanks to Scott for joining us as our special guest. This week, we feature Rogues in the third part of our class series. Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES:

THE BREAKING WIND

In our new NEWS FOR NOOBS segment, we discuss the release of Patch 3.1.3 and some of the rumors surrounding the upcoming Patch 3.2 including the newly announced skins for Druid Bear and Cat forms.

We remind everyone to keep click on that wonderful Mountain Dew Game Fuel World of Warcraft Promotion event so that we can win ourselves a trip to Blizzcon 2009 since Jesse’s latest attempt failed miserably.

We also discuss (and argue) about our favorite (and least favorite) starting zones in the game!

A HELPING HAND

In our tips and tricks segment, we feature the third in our class series. In this week’s episode, we focus on Rogues! Special guest Scott brings his three-plus years of back-stabbing experience to the table!

In our discussion, we cover:

  • Energy and Combo Points (when and how to use them)
  • Stealth (and how to take advantage of the skill)
  • Poisons (which ones to use while level)
  • Rogue talent specs, including an overall discussion of the differences between Assassination, Combat and Subtlety and which one we recommend for new players
  • Rogue Spell Rotations
  • Recommend Rogue Glyphs
  • Rogue PVP Tips!
  • Recommended low-level swords for combat Rogues including
  • And much, much more!

For a fantastic rundown of Rogue beginner, intermediate AND advanced info, we recommend you check this link. There’s alot of info here, but it’s a VERY, VERY helpful rundowns of Rogue spells, rotations and abilities.

THE RAZOR’S EDGE

This week, we discuss a very important addon to maximize your DPS rotations:

  • Recount: One of the best mods for tracking your DPS, overall damage and a myriad of other statistics.

LISTENER EMAIL

We cover a bunch of emails including another discussion of the roll-system in parties and when to  select Need, Greed and (most importantly) Pass!

Also, listener Brandon posted a complete list of in-game shorthand (check out the related post).

MINISTRY OF TRUTH GUILD ANNOUNCEMENTS

We update the latest “dingers” in the guild and remind everyone of our Instance event this Saturday (June 13th) and our next PVP event (June 27th). Oh, and we read some iTunes shoutouts too!

Enjoy!

The iTunes Link