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Armored Druid Forms Preview
In Mists of Pandaria Druids will get the Incarnation talent, which allows them to change into an armored version of the form for their spec. The images below show the different colors of the armored forms.

Armored Bear Forms



Heroic Scarlet Halls Video Preview
The last beta patch enabled many of the Heroic difficulty level instances, including Scarlet Halls, which is a combination of the old Armory and Library wings of the Scarlet Monastery.



Mists of Pandaria Quest Voiceovers
Blizzard added a lot of voice acting for questlines so far and the latest patch added even more! Here are a few samples of what to expect while leveling.

Shokai Questline




White Tiger Temple Event




Bold Karasshi Questline



Computers - Setup of the Month (by chaud)
Each month or every 2 months, depending on the hardware evolutions, the lovely chaud will work on a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!

This month
Hard drive prices are slowly declining, but are still above the pre-flood prices, so now is still a good time to buy a SSD. The current SSD prices are still moving downward, with sales bringing the cost to under $1 per gigabyte. A few sales are even nearing 50 cents per gigabyte, so look for something on sale!

If you are building today and don't go for the upper range of overclocking (past ~4.5Ghz) then you are better off buying Ivy Bridge. If you want to go for the maximum overclocks or have to save money, the 2500k is $25 cheaper. Unless you are doing a lot of video encoding or something that is similarly multithreaded, you do not need the 3770K and should spend that money elsewhere.

Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.

Don't hesitate to post any feedback in the comments of that news post, and don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions! If you are interested in Folding@home, take a look in our team's thread.


Peripherals/Monitors
ComponentPuppy Dolphin
MonitorAcer V223W EJBD 22-Inch Widescreen - $146ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $190
KeyboardMicrosoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000 - $25Cyborg V.5 - $46
MouseLogitech G400 - $41Razer Deathadder - $44
SpeakersLogitech S220 2.1 Speaker System - $23Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $40
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn
MonitorASUS VE276Q 27-Inch - $267HP ZR2440W 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $375
KeyboardLogitech G110 - $61Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $72 ($114)
MouseLogitech G500 - $58Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $74
SpeakersLogitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $54Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $82


Puppy and Dolphin
Overclocked Puppy will outperform Dolphin when multiple threads are in use (Not WoW) and come close in most other cases.
Mix and match anything but the CPU/Motherboard combo between Puppy and Dolphin. Pick one of the two CPU/Motherboard combos.
Mix and match anything between Dolphin and Narwhal.
ComponentPuppy Dolphin
CaseNZXT GAMMA Classic - $36NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36
Power SupplyCorsair CX500 V2 - $57OCZ ZS Series 650W - $70
CPUAMD Phenom II X4 960T Black Edition- $142Intel i3-2100 - $110
HeatsinkCooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $26Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $29
MotherboardASUS M5A97 AM3+ 970 - $102Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H - $129
Memory4GB PNY Optima DDR3 10600 - $258GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $56
Graphics CardGigabyte GTX 550 Ti - $120XFX 6870 or EVGA GTX 560 - $140 / $155
Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $65Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $115
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total$595$715


Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn. SSDs are always optional.
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn
CaseCooler Master HAF 912 - $60Cooler Master HAF932 - $130
Power SupplyCorsair 650TX V2 - $90Corsair 750HX - $135
CPUIntel i5-3570K - $240Intel i7-3770K - $388
HeatsinkThermaltake Frio - $59Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $83
MotherboardASUS P8Z77-V LK - $152ASUS P8Z77-V - $190
Memory8GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $568GB G.Skill DDR3 12800 - $56
Graphics CardMSI 7850 Twin Frozr - $260Sapphire 7970 OC OR EVGA GTX 670 FTW - $480 / $420
Hard DriveWestern Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $115Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $115
SSDCrucial 128 GB m4 (Review) - $114
OR
Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB - $130
SAMSUNG 830 128GB (Review) - $145
OR
OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 (Review) - $105
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $22
Total$1054 - $1184$1539 - $1744
This article was originally published in forum thread: Armored Druid Forms, Scarlet Halls Video, MoP Quest Voiceovers, Setup of the Month started by chaud View original post
Comments 75 Comments
  1. scadouche's Avatar
    cool stuff
  1. Zatetic's Avatar
    eh boomies look awful.
  1. mmocf5e937c719's Avatar
    So ugly with amours
  1. Ltsmash's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bitmad View Post
    eh boomies look awful.
    gotta have something to complain about. right?
  1. Korgoth's Avatar
    Moonkins need to be removed from the game, such a terrible eyesore or a complete joke.
  1. JBNagis's Avatar
    boomies always looks awful.
  1. mmoc9a374e54bb's Avatar
    I don't even have a druid, but damn those Bears look awesome. Too bad it's a short time talent and not a minor glyph
  1. proteen's Avatar
    ahaha my druid is going to be legitttt
  1. Eargyllann's Avatar
    So if your smart and shop around for the best price. You can get the 3770k for $350
  1. mmoccde804b388's Avatar
    i feel so bad for balance druids. this armor makes the moonkin model look even worse...
  1. The Ogdru Jahad's Avatar
    Lol looks like I'll be going back to my druid this expansion, peace out Shaman and DK, you will be missed. Just wish those forms were permanent...
  1. Aranc's Avatar
    dont forget that they did a lot of voice overs in diablo 3 aswell
  1. Pannekaker's Avatar
    It is optional, you don't HAVE to take the talent.

    Quote Originally Posted by Yourcatdead View Post
    Armors look awful. Please make it optional.
  1. nikkobiscardi's Avatar
    is it me or do the horde models look better than the alliance?
  1. mordale's Avatar
    Tyreal, now in tiger flavor.
  1. Kaleredar's Avatar
    New change in 5.0: balance druids under the effect of Incarnation will no longer be effected by a rogue's cheap shot ability.

    *cough*

    Anyway, the new bear and cat armor looks pretty snazzy.
  1. Jitters's Avatar
    Troll has the best cat armor.
  1. Ultraviolet Harmonies's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by darkthunder View Post
    Voiceovers for quests... any chance they looked at SWTOR, when deciding on this?
    NO ONE CARES NOT EVEN CHAUD damn
  1. The Glitch's Avatar
    So much work on bears and cat forms already, and now even more work done to them for such a limited duration.
    While us Moomies have needed an upgraded form so badly for a while. And these look horrendous

    Seriously, just give us the option of changing our moomies colours, to the other colours of moomies in the world.

    I don't usually have anything to complain about, but I have been a Moonkin for 6 years, and it's annoying that we're still waiting, here's hoping they have some new artwork for us Moonkins and updates to our actual form soon. Though if the armored moonkin models are anything to go by, maybe it'd be best if they left them alone;/

    I love Moonkin form too, I would be happy to just beable to be a white/pale blue/lilac Moonkin

    Not to mention all the forms have a masculine feels to them, I know it would be alot of work to have a female and male form, so I don't mind, but they could at least make them more neutral, that cod piece on the moonkins.... urgh.
    (No I'm not asking for a moonkin form with boobs.. I am female, I play female toons, and I don't want my character looking all masculine in their forms.)
  1. Narshe's Avatar
    Now I feel smart, having bought the Phenom II x4 960t BE for $80 on sale :P Picked up a Crucial m4 256gb for $180 too. Also only had to pay $40 after rebate for that same OCZ 650w PSU.

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