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Ready Check helps you prepare yourself and your raid for the bosses that simply require killing. Check back with Ready Check each week for the latest pointers on killing adds, not standing in fire, and hoping for loot that won’t drop. Questions, comments, or something you would like to see? Email me at tyler@wowinsider or message me on Twitter @murmursofadruid.

Welcome back to another exciting WoW Insider strategy guide. This guide will detail how to take down Yor’sahj, the Unsleeping in the Dragon Soul raid. Previously, we have gone over how to kill Morchok and Warlord Zon’ozz as well; marking this the third encounter within the raid.

Yor’sahj is an amazingly fun fight, in fact it’s my favorite encounter in the whole zone. That’s because it’s never quite the same fight twice, there’s always something a little different about it that makes you think on your feet and adjust to the situation. I only wish my bosses gained random ability combinations instead of always going through the same ability list on a set pattern. Oh well, dreamers can dream I guess.

Continue reading WoW Insider’s guide to Yor’sahj the Unsleeping

When last we left our heroes, Lolegolas had just decked Throgg across the jaw. Miranda was doing her best impression of being surprised, and the Gilnean just looked slightly embarrassed. As you do.

“What is wrong with you?” Lolegolas screamed. The blood elf’s body vibrated with rage. His green eyes shimmered. “How could you? What were you thinking?”

Throgg picked himself up from the ground slowly, holding a hand palm-out toward the enraged blood elf. “It’s not like that,” Throgg said. “Miranda said that she needed help.”

The young girl stepped forward to speak, but the Gilnean appeared from the shadows, laying a hand on her shoulder. “Hush, child,” the druid whispered. “This has been coming.”

“I’m sure she did,” the blood elf retorted. “I’m sure you were doing the right thing; but you have to stop doing the right thing, Throgg. You’re going to die if you keep this up!”

“Guys, about the dark wizard … ” Miranda tried to interrupt. “We don’t have time for this.”

“You!” Lolegolas said, whirling to face the girl. “We came here to rescue you from tauren, not to go hunting abominations. What happened to the Grimtotem? Why would you even come to Darkshire?”

“Leave her alone,” Throgg said. “You are More >

Pop law abounds in The Lawbringer, your weekly dose of WoW, the law, video games and the MMO genre. Mathew McCurley takes you through the world running parallel to the games we love and enjoy, full of rules, regulations, pitfalls and traps.

Back in 2009, a man named Alfred Hightower escaped to Canada from the United States after a warrant was issued for his arrest in Indiana for drug dealing and other charges. The Howard County Sheriff’s Department had no idea where Hightower ran off to until a deputy figured out that Alfred Hightower was a World of Warcraft player. After a politely worded request for information about the guy to Blizzard, the detectives had everything they needed to find, alert the proper authorities in Canada, and arrest Alfred Hightower.

Blizzard didn’t really have to easily comply with the information request by the Howard County Sheriffs Department but did so in a smooth and cooperative way. Sure, there are scenarios where some information would be compulsory and downright necessary (in the case of national emergency or someone in mortal danger), but this was just some dealer who ran to Canada. There’s usually a longer process.

Antisec, the hacker anti-security movement, released a document back More >

12 Days of Winter Veil is under way here at WoW Insider. That means 12 days of giveaways, from loot codes to gaming mice to decor and apparel. Whether you’ve been a good goblin or a naughty night elf, there’s a chance that WoW Insider has a holiday gift for you this season.

Today we’re giving away six of the 12 Assault on Icecrown Citadel raid decks donated to our holiday celebrations by Cryptozoic Entertainment — your chance to win the other half of its contributions will come next week. The Assault on Icecrown Citadel raid decks are a four-player, full-game experience where you play as Jaina Proudmoore, Tirion Fordring, Sylvanas Windrunner, or the Lich King himself. The Assault on Icecrown Citadel includes:

• Lich King raid deck
• Highlord Tirion Fordring deck
• Lady Jaina Proudmoore deck
• Lady Sylvanas Windrunner deck
• 4 oversized hero cards
• 9-card treasure pack
• Rulebook (naturally)

To enter for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before 11:59 p.m. ET, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. You must be 18 years of age or older and a legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec). You can only enter once. Make sure the email address you use to post entry comments is one you check More >

Every week, WoW Insider brings you Gold Capped, in which Basil “Euripides” Berntsen and Fox Van Allen aim to show you how to make money on the Auction House. Check out Fox and Basil’s reboot of Call To Auction, and Email Basil with your questions, comments, or hate mail!

Every single content patch, Blizzard turns the tables on gold makers and, for a brief period of time, allows any player to make tens of thousands of gold by selling valor point-bought BoE gear. We’ve all seen the ads in trade of people looking to buy them or sell them, but most people focus on their own gear first and only think about selling them once they’ve gotten a few upgrades. Is this unwise?

What if I told you that you could get several thousand gold and still have as much valor gear at the end of the month as your guildie who didn’t sell a single BoE? It’s all about timing. The valor point weekly cap is 1,000, and in the beginning of the week that valor BoEs are available for purchase, the prices are extremely high. They stay high for a few weeks but quickly plummet as people start to use More >