How to gain the Reputations Easily?

After the first chapter about the Wotlk factions introduction and the things you should know before you get 80, this chapter is about the 4 regular factions.

Argent Crusade, Kirin Tor, Knights of the Ebon Blade and The Wyrmrest Accord
As the picture below, four new head enchantments are the most important faction rewards because they are not replaceable throughout Wotlk. You can find some gears those are helpful for you, but you should know what is the first. Ok, buy a tabard and begin your heroic dungeon adventures.
Tabard of Kirin torIn fact, it would be better to say “how to run heroic dungeons quickly” rather than “how to gain the reputations of these 4 factions easily”. Once you reach friendly with these factions, the best way to get exalted is endless heroic runs. So, I have some suggestions for you about which heroic dungeons are the easiest ones in wotlk for you if you just get 80 for a few days.Utgarde Keep in the center of Howling Hjord is the best choice no matter what you want, the reputations or the badges, there are 3 bosses here and easy to defeat. Nexus is another good choice, additional melee boss(like Watchkeeper Gargolmar in Hellfire Ramparts) had been added in the half way of frozen gauntlet compared to normal difficulty so it has 5 badges in total. If you can find a good tank, you can try Drak’Tharon Keep southwest of Zul’drak and The Culling of Stratholme in the Cavern of Time. Both of them are short runs and have nice loots and badges.
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The Factions You Should Know in Wotlk

There are 3 force factions, 3 single factions and 4 regular factions in Wotlk. 3 force factions are Explorers’ League, The Sliver Covenant, Valiance Expedition for Aliance players and Warsong Offensive, Hand of Vengeance, Taunka for Horde players. The reputation for these factions can be gained from the quests in different force camps throughout Northrend continent. There are only a few rewards with these factions so you don’t need pay much attentions to them. You will active the achievement The Winds of the North if you gain exalted reputation with all three factions.

The Sons of Hodir3 single factions are The Kalu’ak, The Sons of Hodir and Frenzyheart Tribe/The Oracle; The Kalu’ak is the faction of the new race Tuskarr in Wotlk whose villages lie along the seacoast in Borean Tundra, Dragonblight and Howling Fjord. You can get 1500 reputations everyday from 3 dailies except the normal quests. They have some funny rewards like epic fishing pole, penguin pet and 28 slot leatherworking bag, of course it is not a necessary faction for most players. The Sons of Hodir is the faction of ancient giants in Storm Peaks, you have to complete a very long quest chain which started in K3 to activate this faction. The final step of this quest chain will make you friendly with those giants and finally you will get 3 daily quests at first after everything are done. This faction is very important for all the players because this is the new shoulder slot enchantments. Frenzyheart Tribe/The Oracle is the wotlk version of The Aldor and The Scryer ,with some funny daily quests and a few faction rewards, the difference is you can switch from one to another and get exalted with both factions.

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Talent analysis for warroir tank in Wotlk

Now we got 4 tank classes in wotlk: Warrior, Druid, Paladin and Death Knight. Warrior is the oldest among the 4 and it’s been modified most greatly in talent trees, so I’d like to discuss something about the talent for a warrior tank.

Warrior used to be the only proper tank in the original WOW, the most balanced tank in TBC with the distinct weak point of AOE tanking. Yes, we used to lack effective threat-generating moves against multi-mobs….but not anymore. With the new talents, warriors have been granted the ability to keep aggro of mass mobs (like what pallys did in hyjal) AND the greatest mobility while performing tank tasks, thanks to the new tank-designing philosophy of BLZ.

OK, let’s get to the point. As a warrior tank, your points should be mainly used in the protection tree but the other 2 trees also provide great assistance to your survival and aggro.

Protection:

Improved Bloodrage: Pointless, one of the few talents in protection tree that you should not take under any circumstances. You won’t lack the extra rage it provides and your talent points are limited.

Shield Specialization: Something a warrior tank cannot miss from the beginning of WOW. Not to mention the combination with the new shield block skill/improved defensive stance(mentioned later on) and the high base block rating in wotlk. Max it without a second thought.

Improved Thunder Clap: Another mandatory talent. Helpful to both your survival and mass aggro. Been admiring pally in hyjal for the past year? Then max it.

Incite: As stated above, Thunder Clap is one of your few regular mass aggro skills, and I cannot find any excuse to pass this talent…extra 15% crits! Not to mention the importance of heroic strike in boss tanking. Cleave? Icing on the cake.

Anticipation: Extra dodge always helps. But for me, I might not have enough points for this(well, it’s up to your own opinion)

Last Stand: Do I need to say anything more? Especially with the CD lowered, it’s a must-have skill for a tank.

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Blizzard Products Sell Well Despite The Slow Economy

Blizzard certainly don’t have any worries about their finances, even in the current economical climate. This is good news for those of us who enjoy their games, but it’s also good for smaller companies who are associated with Blizzard. With well known retailers and manufacturers going into receivership all around us, a little business in Florida with 14 employees is flourishing, and no doubt their ties to Blizzard are partly to thank for it.

Epic Weapons CEO J. Jason Dieterle and marketing manager Emily King are ready to battle with the Frostmourne Swords they sell at Epic Weapons in Melbourne.

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