Curse.com will break Carbonite

I noted this morning that the Curse updater wants to overwrite my Carbonite install with an older version - one that is very old. If you want Carbonite, go to the Carbonite Web Site, download it directly, and manually install it (instructions are also on that site).

New Add-on Audio Segment Posted

Icesnake’s Add-on Emporium: WoW 5.0.4 Segment 4; QuickMark

Hunter Add-on: Trapper

Add-on for Hunters (or in my case, huntards): Trapper

This addon frees up the use of up to 5 buttons that will not be needed to place your hunter traps. You get a "bar" in the shape of a bear trap that has the five hunter trap buttons on it. The buttons configures itself depending on the rank of traps your character has and the number of traps. IE: A level 1 hunter will just have the bear trap image as you do not yet have any trap spells to cast.


Elvith (Worgen hunter on Nazgrel) is using it.

Tip: Gear up without Heroics

You're Level 85. You'd like to start raiding, or at least running some heroics. But you don't have the gear! How do you get the gear to go get the gear? Catch 22!

Fortunately, Blizzard has thought of that. And Silix over at Epic Diapers has thoughtfully put together a "how-to" on getting gear good enough to get you started. Silix does a segment on The Instance also; you should listen!

Quick Tip: XP (sometimes without combat)

Even though Blizzard has made leveling from 1 to 85 incredibly faster than anyone in vanilla WoW would have ever dreamed possible, there are still a few things that may not be obvious to the new player, to speed you on your way to End Game and the exalted Level 85 leetness.

• Multi-Quest! It may seem obvious, but as soon as you enter a new quest hub, pick up every quest you can. Many of them can be completed at the same time and in the same area, so you don't have to keep running back to the quest-givers to turn in and pick up new ones. Time saved can be used for other things that grant XP, such as:
• As soon as you possibly can, pick up Mining and Herbalism. Don't forget to buy a Mining Pick! Both of these trade skills grant XP, so you will want to level them up along with your toon, and the side benefits are improved stamina, Lifeblood (a self-healing spell given only to Herbalists), and a steady income from the Auction House.
• Again, as soon as you possibly can, start doing the daily quests for Cooking and Fishing. You'll get skill-ups for both of those skills in addition to cash and XP.
• Set aside the cash you will need to get your mount. The added movement speed makes quest and gathering much faster.
• Create a "bank toon" and run him or her to the nearest city with a bank, Auction House, and mailbox. Mail the fruits of you labors in Mining and Herbalism to this toon, and sell them on the AH. Use the add-on Auction Lite to help you set prices for fast sales without excessive discounts.

Comments with more tips always welcome!