Algalon Solo Kill, Iron Man WoW Challenge, MVP Program, Transmog Gallery, MMO Report

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Algalon Solo Kill
Caribald posted an interesting video of a solo kill of Algalon using a hunter and a description of what went in to the fight. Congratulations to Caribald!

Till Death Do You Part - Iron Man WoW Challenge

Players across Azeroth have recently embraced a new, very personal achievement: leveling a character "Iron Man" style. What started out as only a small movement, this bare bones, no-frills style of play has now transformed into a community-wide call-to-arms known as the Iron Man WoW Challenge, inviting World of Warcraft enthusiasts to see how close they can get to level cap with only the barest of necessities.

The goal of the Iron Man WoW challenge is simple: reach level 85. The catch, however, is that you must accomplish this task without the assistance of talents, class specialization, stat-improved gear, professions, buffs, item enhancements, or other players. And if you die? Well, then it’s back to square one.

Here are some of the latest rules:

THE BIG ONE: If you die, EVER, that character is removed from the challenge. [...]

The Most Valued Forum Posters

It’s been quite a while since we’ve shared information regarding our forum MVP program. If you frequent Blizzard forums you’ve no doubt seen jade text stamped across threads here and there. Those with the power to wield green words are regular players -- just like you -- who’ve been recognized for their contributions to the forums in one way or another. And since we want to provide these player advocates with the resources they need to continue being awesome posters, MVPs have direct lines of contact with Blizzard community managers.

Now the time has come to bolster the MVP ranks. Those chosen for the program aren’t official representatives of Blizzard, and they don’t have to agree with every decision we make. They also aren’t expected to give up their posting personas in order to join. Our goal is to find frequent posters who are a positive influence on the gaming community in some form, whether it be through posting strategy guides or tips on various aspects of gameplay, or even just bringing a positive and constructive tone to the forums when socializing with their peers.

If you or someone you know fits the description of a Most Valuable Poster as laid out in the MVP FAQ, email us at MVPs@Blizzard.com. We select MVPs based on a large set of criteria, so don’t be discouraged from putting your name out there if you only post on, say, the Protoss Discussion or DPS Class Role forums. MVPs are welcome to post wherever they’re comfortable, including across the Diablo III, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft forums.

But remember! The key to being a strong candidate is having a solid posting history. We’re always on the lookout for the next shining beacon of good within the community to join the illustrious ranks of our MVPs.

Want to know more about how a Blizzard MVP operates? World of Warcraft MVP Eldacar recently spoke with WoW Insider in this behind-the-scenes interview.

New Transmogrified Screenshot Gallery

We’ve selected some of our favorite screenshots featuring your Transmogrified characters and created a new screenshot gallery. You can view, sort, and comment on these wonderful creations, and discuss the items that were used to create these unique looks. Send in your Transmogrification screenshots for a chance to be featured in future updates!

MMO-Report
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[Pope]

The transmogrify-gallery is full of Blood Elves^^

[Tygroen]

The transmogrify-gallery is full of Blood Elves^^

Look further. they are separated by race

[Vulon'Nah]

Iron Man Challenge is tempting me to resub...

[Caribald]

Thank you so much for featuring my kill on the front page news <3

One slight thing, if I may... You spelt my name wrong, there's a d on the end of Caribald.

[Deathnote]

If you die, EVER, that character is removed from the challenge.

This means that it is a highly highly recommended suggestion to do this challenge on a pve server instead of pvp.

[Xerron]

Iron man.. is it april fools already ? seems early

[indirect]

Watched MMO report Heard SW'O'TOR Turned off. MMO Report talks shit about grammar, makes obviously enunciation failure. >he's smart.

[bbr]

Iron man. Great idea, but... How do they plan to check if you never use gear? The no dying part, ok. Obviously in your statistics. but gear... ?

[Bryntrollian]

Iron Man Challenge is tempting me to resub...

If more people like you post things like this blizzard will probably put achivements / feats of strength into the game about it.

[sebun]

Iron man. Great idea, but... How do they plan to check if you never use gear? The no dying part, ok. Obviously in your statistics. but gear... ?

It is called sportsmanship. Only one that gets cheated if you use green+ gear is yourself :P

[Deleted]

The transmogrify-gallery is full of Blood Elves^^

Haha sounds about right xD

[Pope]

Haha sounds about right xD

Blood Elves and Humans, to be fair. But they make the best screenshots, imho.

[Melilithia]

I've also heard of people who only level by gathering professions; ie they don't kill ANYTHING and they just have mining/herbalism.

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I might send in a screenshot... I'm really fond of my transmogs. ^-^ The ones up there are good too.

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Also nice Algalon kill...

[Klausk]

Iron Man WoW Challenge

Challenge accepted!

[Apollet]

It is called sportsmanship. Only one that gets cheated if you use green+ gear is yourself :P

Well, there's one way to check. You look at someone's level and statistics. You look for max level item equipped. Since white gear is always at or lower than your current level, especially in outland/northrend, you should be able to tell by that. If I were to equip a green item at level 61 or so, it would be ilevel 90+. If I equipped only whites, my max ilevel would be roughly 55-60.

[Deathnote]

Iron man. Great idea, but... How do they plan to check if you never use gear? The no dying part, ok. Obviously in your statistics. but gear... ?

There are some achivs like "rare" and "epic" that can be tracked to an extent. I'm not sure what all different levels of this achiv exist though.

[Dead_MAX]

I wanna try Ironman challange, but it's so sad i can't post on US forums cuz i'm EU player.....I found this http://wowironman.com/site that supports EU players...still i'd like to post somewhere as well. Anyone have seen Ironman challange on EU forums?

[xytech]

kinda tempting to try ironman, doubt I can do it though =/

[Deadlycaster]

I am also tempted to try it!

aaand once again: big grats for the algalon solo kill!