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		<title>Diablo 3 Website Launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[[innerindex]]The exciting news of Diablo III was confirmed to the world this morning when Blizzard unveiled it in its week-long splash screen! Shortly after my previous post on the topic, the Diablo III website was launched too! The site, as is typical with Blizzard sites, is gorgeous&#8230;here&#8217;s some info that was gleaned. Storyline It has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[[innerindex]]The exciting <a href="http://borkweb.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&#038;post=560">news of Diablo III</a> was confirmed to the world this morning when Blizzard unveiled it in its week-long splash screen!  Shortly after my previous post on the topic, the <a href="http://www.diablo3.com">Diablo III website</a> was launched too!  The site, as is typical with Blizzard sites, is gorgeous&#8230;here&#8217;s some info that was gleaned.</p>
<h2 id="561_storyline_1" >Storyline</h2>
<p>It has been twenty years since the events of Diablo II. Of those who faced the Lords of Hatred, Terror, and Destruction in the battle over the fate of Sanctuary, there are few still living who can bear to remember the horrors that the Prime Evils wrought upon the world. And of those who did not witness the terrible events firsthand, most believe the stories to be little more than myth. But something evil is stirring once again in Tristram, and it may already have claimed its first victim: Deckard Cain.</p>
<h2 id="561_character-classes_1" >Character Classes</h2>
<p>There will be 5 character classes in Diablo III and classes can be either male OR female.</p>
<h3 id="561_the-barbarian_1" >The Barbarian</h3>
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<p>This old favorite is back! See the <a href="http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/barbarian.xml">Barbarian page</a>.  Some skills that are definitely returning are: Cleave, Ground Stomp, Leap, and Whirlwind!  Check the barbarian page for videos on these moves!</p>
<h3 id="561_the-witch-doctor_1" >The Witch Doctor</h3>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the newbie!  This guy seems pretty freaking sweet.  Check the <a href="http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/witchdoctor.xml">Witch Doctor</a> page for more information.  This class will feature spells such as: Firebomb, Horrify, Locust Swarm, Mass Confusion, and Soul Harvest.&#8221;</p>
<h2 id="561_video_1" >Video</h2>
<p>Currently on the Diablo III site there are two trailers.  Cinematic and Gameplay.  I can&#8217;t find any version of the two in decent quality yet so I&#8217;ll have to post those puppies later.  In the mean time, check the videos out on the <a href="http://www.diablo3.com">Diablo III site</a>!</p>
<h2 id="561_release-date_1" >Release Date</h2>
<p>As with any Blizzard game during announcements&#8230;there is no release date announced.  Meh.  But that&#8217;s why we love it.  They polish a game until it glistens beyond compare and THEN deliver it to the world.  I just wish they&#8217;d wait to announce things until a day before it is released so I don&#8217;t have to drool for years on end :P</p>
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		<title>Diablo 3 Officially Announced!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blizzard has had a splash screen that changed daily for the past 5 days, today was its final day and I was extremely surprised to see that it revealed what has long been rumored&#8230;Diablo 3! This is exciting news! The graphical announcement looks freaking awesome and I look forward to the link on the announcement [...]]]></description>
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<p> <a href="http://blizzard.com">Blizzard</a> has had a splash screen that changed daily for the past 5 days, today was its final day and I was extremely surprised to see that it revealed what has <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25089572">long been rumored</a>&#8230;<a href="http://blizzard.com/us/diablo3">Diablo 3</a>!  This is exciting news!  </p>
<p>The graphical announcement looks freaking awesome and I look forward to the link on the announcement to actually go to the Diablo site rather than a broken page! w000000t!</p>
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		<title>DotA 6.51 Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DotA 5.1 has been released! You can get it here or here. Here&#8217;s the changelog: Fixed a bug with Kellen&#8217;s Dagger that caused it to sometimes not get disabled when hit Fixed Land Mines tooltip Increased cast range of Kelen&#8217;s Dagger Undid previous Bottle changes. Bottle now works as follows: Costs 600 gold, does not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DotA 5.1 has been released!  You can get it <a href="">here</a> or <a href="http://getdota.com/">here</a>.  Here&#8217;s the changelog:</p>
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<li>Fixed a bug with Kellen&#8217;s Dagger that caused it to sometimes not get disabled when hit</li>
<li>Fixed Land Mines tooltip</li>
<li>Increased cast range of Kelen&#8217;s Dagger</li>
<li>Undid previous Bottle changes. Bottle now works as follows: Costs 600 gold, does not require mana to refill, auto-fills it when you are near fountain, rune refills it to full, resells at 50% like normal, purchasable at base only, regenerates less than previously, has no usage cooldown.</li>
<li>Fixed Medusa&#8217;s Mana Shield from triggering Essence Aura</li>
<li>Fixed Searing Arrows&#8217; tooltip</li>
<li>Changed Hyperstone purchase hotkey to fix a conflict</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with Invoker when creating illusions</li>
<li>Updated Kelen&#8217;s Dagger tooltip</li>
<li>Undid some of Morphling&#8217;s base damage buff from last version</li>
<li>Fixed Bloodrage tooltip</li>
<li>Fixed Pulse Nova and Invoker&#8217;s Reagents from triggering Last Word</li>
<li>Smokescreen interrupts teleportation once again</li>
<li>Color coded Invoker&#8217;s spell descriptions (203050)</li>
<li>Improved Sange&#8217;s percentage and Yasha&#8217;s percentage, and lowered the recent buff on S&#038;Y a little</li>
<li>Fixed Vladmir&#8217;s Offering sell cost</li>
<li>Increased Counter Helix chance by 2%</li>
<li>Minor bonus armor in True Form</li>
<li>Improved the effect timing on Split Earth (187877)</li>
<li>-swapcancel code is triggered when a swap is successful (to prevent other accidental swaps)</li>
<li>Improved Shuriken Toss cast range</li>
<li>Added new Backtrack icon (183079)</li>
<li>Changed Battlefury recipe slightly</li>
<li>Lowered Poof casting time from 2 to 1.5 seconds</li>
<li>Lowered Elder Dragon Form&#8217;s manacost and cooldown a little</li>
<li>Added neutrals field to -cs</li>
<li>Changed Phantom Edge&#8217;s secondary ability from evasion to magic resistance</li>
<li>Replaced Phantom Assassin&#8217;s Shadow Strike with a different similar ability (132694)</li>
<li>Fixed a minor coding bug with Time Lapse</li>
<li>Fixed Impale based spells from moving Juggernaut during Omnislash</li>
<li>Added new icon for Melting Strike</li>
<li>Reduced some lag with Invoker</li>
<li>Fixed level 1 March of the Machines doing slightly less damage than intended</li>
<li>Removed stock cooldown on Ironwood Branch</li>
<li>Added a new system that tracks when you help an ally kill a hero (no gameplay ramifications at this point)</li>
<li>-swap is now allowed in -sd</li>
<li>Fixed some minor neutrals&#8217; vision and pathing glitches</li>
<li>Lowered level 1 and 2 cast range on Replicate</li>
<li>Lowered Phantom Assassin&#8217;s cast animation time</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with Exorcism&#8217;s cooldown after leveling Witchcraft</li>
<li>Fixed some issues with -ah</li>
<li>Refined how some kill related messages and sounds are shown</li>
<li>Increased mana regeneration on Perseverance by 25%</li>
<li>Lowered Buriza recipe by 250 gold</li>
<li>Changed Voodoo Restoration to heal over a smoother interval (same total regen)</li>
<li>Lowered Manta Style&#8217;s cooldown a bit</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with Voodoo Restoration and Impales</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with invoker in -spreverse</li>
<li>Fixed some inconsistencies with tower visions (TheLoneWolf14)</li>
<li>Increased duration of Lycanthrope&#8217;s wolves a bit and allowed them to attack air</li>
<li>Temporarily disabled -unstuck command</li>
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		<title>DotA v6.48 Released!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DotA version 6.48 has been released! There is 1 new hero :D You can download the map here or here. Check out the changelog: 6.48 Changelog =============== * Added a new hero from the Model-To-Hero contest (see below) * Added a new ability for Animal Courier to change its model. * Fixed Planeswalker&#8217;s Cloak and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DotA version 6.48 has been released!  There is 1 new hero :D  You can download the map <a href="http://borkweb.com/dota-downloads/">here</a> or <a href="http://getdota.com">here</a>.  Check out the changelog:</p>
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6.48 Changelog<br />
===============</p>
<p>* Added a new hero from the Model-To-Hero contest (see below)<br />
* Added a new ability for Animal Courier to change its model.<br />
* Fixed Planeswalker&#8217;s Cloak and Hood of Defiance stacking issues on various heroes&#8217; innate magic resistance abilities.<br />
* Fixed an old rare bug with Leshrac (and recently Storm) that would cause them to constantly drain mana.<br />
* Fixed a bug when killing heroes with Crow<br />
* Fixed Flesh Heap to work properly with suicides<br />
* Fixed a bug in -dm -nd that causes the hero after Bristleback to have Warpath if Bristleback dies with the buff on, and the player quickly picks a new hero.<br />
* Fixed the game mode text to display in proper order<br />
* Fixed Starfall doing extra damage on the second hit<br />
* Restored Freeze Hero functionality<br />
* Added a command -test to enable single player commands to be usable in multiplayer for easier extensive testing<br />
* Added new command &#8216;-terrain snow&#8217;. This transforms the current terrain into a snow terrain. This is a very experimental mechanism and is still very much a WIP in the visuals department.<br />
* Fixed Death Pulse to hit properly non-magic-immune Ancients<br />
* Improved Alchemist&#8217;s movement speed a bit<br />
* Increased ranged creep&#8217;s mana pool<br />
* Rebalanced Sanity&#8217;s Eclipse (Less damage, better leveling)<br />
* Improved Harbinger&#8217;s casting animation time<br />
* Fixed a visual glitch with Dispersion that would make it look like it did more Dispersions than it actually did<br />
* Fixed a bug with Unstable Concoction when used during the transformation of Chemical Rage<br />
* Fixed a bug with Greaterbash<br />
* Improved Lion&#8217;s movement speed a little<br />
* Fixed Panda&#8217;s Storm Wind Walk stats<br />
* Game now gives an error message when attacking Roshan from a disallowed area<br />
* Added -nr(-norepick)<br />
* Added -mute as a custom player command to disable kill sounds<br />
* Fixed a bug with Weave and Reincarnation
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		<title>DotA v6.46 Released!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New version of DotA has been released&#8230;this release filled primarily bug fixes. You can download it here and here. 6.46b Changelog ================ * Fixed Furion&#8217;s Treant stats * Fixed the neutral creep spawn time in -rd * Fixed how Psi Blades damage spill area is calculated (149031) * Undid some of the previous Primal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A New version of DotA has been released&#8230;this release filled primarily bug fixes.  You can download it <a href="http://borkweb.com/dota-downloads/">here</a> and <a href="http://getdota.com">here</a>.</p>
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6.46b Changelog<br />
================<br />
* Fixed Furion&#8217;s Treant stats<br />
* Fixed the neutral creep spawn time in -rd<br />
* Fixed how Psi Blades damage spill area is calculated (149031)<br />
* Undid some of the previous Primal Split duration buff<br />
* Fixed a bug in -sc<br />
* Improved Leoric cast animation time<br />
* Fixed a bug with morphling in -sh<br />
* Improved some issues with Omnislash<br />
* Lowered Null Talisman recipe cost from 175 to 150<br />
* Temporarily disabled the leaver freeze functionality until next version (too many issues, not enough time while its being abused)<br />
* Fixed a bug with Nature&#8217;s Attendants<br />
* Fixed a bug with Grapple and Aegis<br />
* Improved text presentation a little with swaphero<br />
* Fixed a bug with Earthshaker and picking up DD rune</p>
<p>6.46 Changelog<br />
===============<br />
* Reduced overall bandwidth used in games<br />
* Fixed a big exploit<br />
* Improved Waaagh!TV compatibility<br />
* Fixed a potential issue in -dmar and respawning<br />
* Fixed a bug with the recent recoding of Death Pulse that causes it to hit invisible units<br />
* Lots of internal coding improvements to get it to a stable state<br />
* Reduced Greater Hawk&#8217;s movement speed<br />
* Added a timer in -rd/-xl/-lm to show you how much time you have left to pick your hero<br />
* Fixed various fatal error potential issues<br />
* Fixed Land Mines doing a little less damage than advertised<br />
* Fixed a bug with Battle Hunger that caused it to sometimes fail to detect the hero killing with a couple abilities<br />
* You can now disassemble Helm of the Dominator (157261)<br />
* Rewrote how swaphero works, all old glitches with swaphero are now fixed (You can use -swap instead of -swaphero as well). You can now also select more than one hero to swap with.<br />
* Fixed a bug that changed Bloodseeker&#8217;s model scale up<br />
* Fixed Suicide Squad, Attack! from killing wards<br />
* Improved Medusa&#8217;s Intelligence Growth<br />
* Lots of misc glitches fixed<br />
* Added new icons for Reincarnation, Berserker&#8217;s Blood, Life Break, Remote Mines and Conjure Image (142075, snork, eva00r)<br />
* Fixed a workaround that still allowed flying courier to steal base items<br />
* Fixed some buff stacking issues with Malefice<br />
* Changed Rabid icon<br />
* Improved some lag problems that happened with nature&#8217;s attendants<br />
* Fixed a bug with Enchant that sometimes caused it to slow the converted unit<br />
* Fixed Wall of Replica from working on Meepo&#8217;s clones<br />
* Added overhead text to show how much damage Test of Faith does<br />
* Lowered Replicate mana cost<br />
* Adjusted Tree Respawn code to not respawn if a hero is standing near it, as to not accidentally trap it.<br />
* Fixed a bug with BKB that caused heroes with full ability card (like nevermore) to lose access to one ability during Avatar if done in a certain order.<br />
* Fixed some lag problems with various abilities<br />
* Added an ability to the Circle of Power to allow you to freeze an allied hero that has left the game (to prevent him from being killed due to things like Thundergod&#8217;s Wrath)<br />
* Fixed a bug with Spirit Bear in -dm with -nd on that caused the bear to not restore the bear&#8217;s items (this is only a bug with -nd)<br />
* Lightning Grapple no longer pulls creeps (temporary solution for some creep abuse, better ai will be attached in the future so they can resume their path properly)<br />
* Fixed an exploit that is possible with Surge<br />
* Fixed Arcane Orb from dealing bonus damage to Warlock&#8217;s Infernal<br />
* Fixed a bug with stun chance on level 1-3 Chaos Bolt<br />
* Fixed Vacuum from working on BKB&#8217;d units
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		<title>StarCraft II Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 12:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cinematic Trailer Note: YouTube doesn&#8217;t do the videos much justice as the quality is lacking. To see the videos in all their glory, check the StarCraft II website I became as giddy as a school girl when I found out that Blizzard had announced the much rumored and anticipated StarCraft II! As of now, while [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Cinematic Trailer</strong></p>
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<p><em>Note: <a href="http://youtube.com">YouTube</a> doesn&#8217;t do the videos much justice as the quality is lacking.  To see the videos in all their glory, check the <a href="http://www.starcraft2.com/">StarCraft II website</a></em></p>
<p>I became as giddy as a school girl when I found out that <a href="http://blizzard.com">Blizzard</a> had announced the much  rumored and anticipated <a href="">StarCraft II</a>!  As of now, while the game is still shrouded in Blizzard mystery (unannounced launch date, lack of details on planned game features, etc), the game is far along enough to provide some seriously stunning gameplay videos.</p>
<p>A few things are known about the game thus far: The 3 races that we know and love will be returning (Protoss, Zerg, and Terran).  The way Blizzard words the FAQs leaves them open for adding a new playable race, however&#8230;that&#8217;d be nifty.  What it would be is anybodies&#8217; guess.  Secondly, we know that Blizzard is stepping it up a notch with collision detection and how units interact with each other.  What we see in the gameplay videos made me drool like an excited bull mastiff.  Before I get to those, here&#8217;s the game announcement on the official site:</p>
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StarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded, and brand-new unit types will do battle across the galaxy, as each faction struggles for survival.</p>
<p>Featuring a unique single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II will present a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in an edgy sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard will again offer unparalleled online play through Battle.net, the company&#8217;s world-renowned gaming service, with several enhancements and new features to make StarCraft II the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<p>    * Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game<br />
    * Three completely distinct races: Protoss, Terran, and Zerg<br />
    * New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race<br />
    * Groundbreaking single-player &#8220;story-mode&#8221; campaign<br />
    * Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes<br />
    * Full multiplayer support, with new competitive features and matchmaking utilities available through Battle.net<br />
    * Full map-making and scripting tools to give players incredible freedom in customizing and personalizing their gameplay experience</p>
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		<title>Dota 6.43b Released!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DotA has released version 6.43b! Download it here or here. Here&#8217;s the changelog: 6.43b Changelog: ================= Fixed some big performance problems lower end machines were having Fixed some rare bugs that caused heroes to not revive Fixed -swaphero, neutral creep spawn time and initial gold in -xl 6.43 Changelog: ================ Added new mode -xl(Extended League [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DotA has released version 6.43b!  Download it <a href="http://borkweb.com/dota-downloads/">here</a> or <a href="http://getdota.com">here</a>.  Here&#8217;s the changelog:</p>
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6.43b Changelog:<br />
=================</p>
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<li>Fixed some big performance problems lower end machines were having</li>
<li>Fixed some rare bugs that caused heroes to not revive</li>
<li>Fixed -swaphero, neutral creep spawn time and initial gold in -xl </li>
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<p>6.43 Changelog:<br />
================</p>
<ul>
<li>Added new mode -xl(Extended League Mode)</li>
<li>Reworked the Roshan Terrain area for improved Sentinel accessibility (lots of miscellaneous tweaks and mechanics to that area have been done beyond simply terrain change)</li>
<li>Fixed the multiple hero exploit</li>
<li>Recoded the death timer. It is more accurate now (the display was off before, you don&#8217;t revive any faster than you used to)</li>
<li>Items with armor bonuses no longer stack (Vladmir/Basilius/Assault)</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with Satanic that was giving it extra life steal</li>
<li>Fixed some bugs with Mekansm, Morphling Stat Change and Hand of God that caused the death timer to not properly show</li>
<li>Added Bottle to the new secret shop</li>
<li>Undid some of the Toughness Aura buff from last version</li>
<li>Tinker no longer Rearms Arcane Ring</li>
<li>Slightly reduced creep collision size due to the increased number in the last patch towards the end of the game</li>
<li>Fixed Sentinel ranged creeps having slightly less regen than Scourge ranged creeps</li>
<li>Mekansm and Bloodstone now tell the user when they fail to heal him properly due to stacking rules</li>
<li>Watchers give slightly less gold (due to their new radiance vulnerability last patch)</li>
<li>Fixed various typos</li>
<li>Fixed Ring of Basilius ability from working on CotS and Essence Aura</li>
<li>Song of the Siren properly sleeps units out of its vision </li>
<li>Items that can be disassembled now tell you when you buy them</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with chicken that lets you sell unsellable items</li>
<li>Fixed Throne not providing the lifesteal capability that World Tree does</li>
<li>Reduced Radiance damage bonus from 70 to 60</li>
<li>Fixed Phantom Assassin&#8217;s Blink Strike range</li>
<li>Death Board is on by default now (-don)</li>
<li>Observer Wards last a little longer now</li>
<li>Reduced Avernus&#8217; movement speed by 5</li>
<li>Temporarily disabled Meepo in -dm to fix some bugs</li>
<li>Fixed the Doppelwalk and Lothar&#8217;s Edge &#8220;0!&#8221; text</li>
<li>The icon for turning Rot off is now more obvious </li>
<li>Changed Meepo Attribute Bonus from 40% to 25%</li>
<li>Improved Unstable Concoction (When you cast it, you lock vision on the target while you channel)</li>
<li>Various nerfs to Alchemist: Acid Spray AOE (700-550), Acid Spray Mana (120->160), Str/lvl (2.4->1.8), Int/lvl (1.5->1.0), Lowered health regen on level 1 ultimate, Greed Stack Duration (20->18), Greed Gold Cap (20->18), Movement Speed (300->290) but level 2 and 3 of his ultimate give him a minor boost back to his normal speed, Slight base armor reduction</li>
<li>Fixed Cheese to heal the proper amount</li>
<li>Fixed the creep spawn sound from happening too early in -mm</li>
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		<title>Google Maps: Map World of Warcraft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Maps has been taken to a whole new level. The greatest mashup of the gaming world has been created using data from World of Warcraft and the Google Maps API. The end result is brilliant! Its name? MapWoW. What is it exactly? Well, its a map of World of Warcraft that you can zoom [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/borkweb/382237478/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/382237478_b41483fc44_m.jpg" width="240" height="128" alt="mapwow" align="left" class="post_image"/></a><a href="http://maps.google.com">Google Maps</a> has been taken to a whole new level.  The greatest mashup of the gaming world has been created using data from World of Warcraft and the Google Maps API.  The end result is brilliant!  Its name?  <a href="http://mapwow.com/">MapWoW</a>.</p>
<p>What is it exactly?  Well, its a map of World of Warcraft that you can zoom in and out on Blizzard&#8217;s wonderful MMORPG world with the familiar controls of Google&#8217;s mapping tool.  MapWoW gives a good description on what can be done with the tool:</p>
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The map utilizes the Google Maps API and therefore behaves just a like a Google Map. Clicking on the controls on the left side of the map will let you zoom in and out. Dragging the map around lets you scroll the map and view different areas. It&#8217;s that easy.</p>
<p>Use the menu to the right of the map to select resources and labels that you wish to display. Currently you can display herbs, ore, treasure, zone names, and city names. There are over 15,000 data points covering 69 resources with their exact map location in our database. The bottom of the menu provides quick links to popular locations in the game. Found a great area that you want to share with your friends? Go to the location on the map, click on the &#8220;Link to this Location&#8221; and then copy the URL.</p>
<p>We are always looking to make the site better; so more features will be coming shortly. If there&#8217;s something you&#8217;d like to see on the map or have an idea for a new feature, please [contact MapWoW].</p>
<p>The following herbs can currently be mapped: Arthas&#8217; Tears, Black Lotus, Blindweed, Briarthorn, Bruiseweed, Dreamfoil, Earthroot, Fadeleaf, Firebloom, Ghost Mushroom, Golden Sansam, Goldthorn, Grave Moss, Gromsblood, Icecap, Khadgar&#8217;s Whisker, Kingsblood, Liferoot, Mageroyal, Mountain Silversage, Peacebloom, Plaguebloom, Purple Lotus, Silverleaf, Stranglekelp, Sungrass, Wild Steelbloom, and Wintersbite. The following ore can currently be mapped: Copper Vein, Dark Iron Ore, Gold Vein, Ooze Covered Gold Vein, Incendicite Mineral Vein, Iron Deposit, Lesser Bloodstone Deposit, Mithril Deposit, Ooze Covered Mithril Deposit, Silver Vein, Ooze Covered Silver Vein, Small Thorium Vein, Ooze Covered Thorium Vein, Rich Thorium Vein, Ooze Covered Rich Thorium Vein, Tin Vein, Truesilver Deposit, and Ooze Covered Truesilver Deposit.
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<p>Overall, a fairly groovy mashup with a lot of functionality for World of Warcraft!  Awesome.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> It seems the guys at MapWoW have an <a href="http://mapwow.com/outland/">Outland</a> map as well.  w00t!</p>
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		<title>World of Warcraft MySpace Layouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blizzard, in their infinite wisdom has blessed MySpace with its presence! Over the past few months I&#8217;ve received a number of requests for World of Warcraft MySpace layouts and I&#8217;m happy to say that Blizzard has created a number of those layouts for anyone to use! They&#8217;ve got one for each WoW race. To get [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://blizzard.com">Blizzard</a>, in their infinite wisdom has blessed <a href="http://myspace.com">MySpace</a> with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/worldofwarcraft">its presence</a>!  Over the past few months I&#8217;ve received a number of requests for <a href="http://worldofwarcraft.com">World of Warcraft</a> MySpace layouts and I&#8217;m happy to say that Blizzard has created a number of those layouts for anyone to use!</p>
<p>They&#8217;ve got one for each WoW race.  To get them, simply head over to the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/worldofwarcraft">World of Warcraft MySpace account</a> and scroll down to the <strong>Skin your MySpace</strong> section and click on the races&#8230;or grab them directly from these links:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_dwarf.html">Dwarf</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_gnome.html">Gnome</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_human.html">Human</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_nightelf.html">Night Elf</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_orc.html">Orc</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_tauren.html">Tauren</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_troll.html">Troll</a></li>
<li><a href="http://creative.myspace.com/groups/_mn/warcraft/popup/wowmyspace_popup_undead.html">Undead</a></li>
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		<title>No More E3?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems big name corporations may have lost interest in spending money on advertising at good &#8216;ole E3. Uber-geeks writes: The buzz is that E3 as the gaming industry has come to know it will cease to be what it has been since the mid 1990&#8242;s. The hugely popular Gaming Expo has lost its interest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems big name corporations may have lost interest in spending money on advertising at good &#8216;ole E3.</p>
<p><a href="http://uber-geeks.org/blog/post/30">Uber-geeks</a> writes:</p>
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The buzz is that E3 as the gaming industry has come to know it will cease to be what it has been since the mid 1990&#8242;s.  The hugely popular Gaming Expo has lost its interest from big name gaming corporations that claim the cost isn&#8217;t worth the benefit.  :(</p>
<p>[...]</p>
<p>E3 is speculated to not be cancelled entirely, but have a much smaller event next May with fewer of the big names.  It seems like companies such as <a href="http://blizzard.com">Blizzard</a> can manage on its own. *cough cough <a href="http://www.blizcon.com/">Blizzcon</a> cough cough* I dread the official announcement (coming this Monday, perhaps).
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