Pilgrim's Bounty begins!

...as if pre-Cata invasions weren't enough, it's time again for the annual Pilgrims' Bounty world event.

The best thing about this event is the ability to raise your cooking score as high as 300 fast! You can read a little more about that here.

Join us for pre-Cata instance runs!

Every day until Cata starts there will be 'Elemental Invasions' in Stormwind and Ironforge. If the invasion is successfully stopped, portals open to short instance runs where you defeat a couple mobs and an elite boss; the portal will remain open for about 1/2 hour.

What makes this worth doing is the bosses drop some nice gear! Unfortunately, only one piece drops each run. So we're going to try and form guild runs for gear! So far it looks like the invasion start time that would work best for us is at 7pm (and maybe 9pm) server. It will take a little time to save the cities so you don't have to be on at precisely that time, and Ironforge seems to always get done first so that's usually the best place to start.

Details (including drops) can be found here under the heading 'Phase 4.'

See you then!

Another patch...

...another problem, as is usual when a patch is issued!

This time it's chat. If you log in and can't send or receive chat, try disabling the Gearscore add-on. Not sure yet if installing the new version will solve the problem.

Pre-Cata achievement...Tripping the Rifts

Blizz is starting to push the pre-Cataclysm dramatics and one involves an achievement you can only get before Cata launches, Tripping the Rifts. You get the achievement by closing one each of all four elemental rifts.

Three things are helpful for getting this achievement quickly. One is a listing of what kind of elemental rift spawns in which zone. Second is a map (with mouse-over coordinates) that shows exactly where in each zone the rifts spawn. Third is Tom Tom, an add-on that points you directly to coordinates locations so you can get there quickly.

These will help you get this limited time achievement in short order!