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There is a new EU realm opening and it is known as Saurfang. Yes, you have heard it right, it is called Saurfang.

It is an English based server in the Misery Battlegroup. I am sure most of EU players will be very excited about this. 

As with most new servers, migration will not be allowed to it for the first 90 days. That means you can’t transfer your characters there just yet. For now, Death Knight creation is only possible when you have a level 55 character on Saurfang itself. That restriction will be lifted after the 90 days pass.

- WOWInsider

Are you excited yet? Seriously, perhaps this can help to eliminate the server crowd problem with WOW. 

The server is rather new now, and if you are in EU, perhaps you want to give it a try now itself. Who knows you might like it so much you wouldn’t want to leave. Anyway it is up to you so are you in or out?

  

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There are many rookies out there wondering the most suitable PC specifications for playing World of Warcraft. If you are wondering as well, this is useful for you. While most of us didn’t even bother to check the specifications of our PC before we buy the game and when we install the game, most unfortunately we might not be able to play due to not suitable specifications. This is also why it is important to make sure your PC is suitable for the game you want to play.

In this case, the minimum and recommended specifications for playing World of Warcraft:

PC System Requirements

OS: Windows XP / Windows Vista (with latest Service Packs)

Processor:

Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2

Memory:

Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)
Recommended: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)

Video:

Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better

Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability

Mac System Requirements

OS: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or newer

Processor:

Minimum: PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo processor
Recommended: Intel 1.8GHz processor or better

Memory:

Minimum: 1 GB RAM
Recommended: 2 GB RAM

Video:

Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 64 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 9600 or NVIDIA GeForce Ti 4600 class card or better
Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA 7600 class card or better

Now that you know the specifications, there might be other questions as well such as:

Is the game playable over a dial-up connection?
Yes, a 56.6k modem or higher is required.

However, please be informed that you will need these additional accessories for the game. Without these, you will have a hard time playing (in fact – can’t play at all).

Additional accessories:

Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported.
Connectivity: You must have an active broadband Internet connection to play.
Mouse: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.
Hard Drive Space: 15 GB free hard drive space 

So, there you go. What you need to know about PC specifications for playing WOW but be aware that the specifications are different from different versions of WOW. 

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It is the time for Lunar Festival (24 January to 12 February). So, while it is time for Lunar Festival, it is also the time to talk about what’s happening during Lunar Festival. It is available at All Major Cities, Booty Bay, Moonglade.

Lunar Festival is the time to celebrate the real life Lunar New Year and during this time you get special features such as:

1. Omen – Omen was once a hero of this world

2. Elders – dventurers will have the opportunity to honor many of their elders, and by doing so, they will also honor their culture and their people

3. Fireworks – created by innovative and artistic engineers

4. Revelers, All – soldiers formerly abroad have come home to engage in the festivities

5. Festival Outfits – both male and female

As we know, WOW is popular in celebrating yearly festivals such as Lunar Festival, Love Is In The Air, Noblegarden and Midsummer Fire Festival. 

So, this way WOW is more exciting and of course, there is something to look out for every year. 

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Ok, we have been talking about so many things about Warcraft but why not check out some of the great pictures related to Warcraft? When one is addicted to Warcraft, one will do anything from getting a tattoo to changing car plates.

Now, here are some of the excellent photos by fans of WOW. You should check out these. Perhaps these will give you some inspiration on what you can do to show your support for WOW. 

We start off with some excellent tattoos. 

source from WOWInsider

source from WOWInsider

And here are some car plates for you to enjoy:

source from WOWInsider

source from WOWInsider

source from WOWInsider

So, what are you going to do? Are you planning something even more creative than these? Whatever you do, don’t forget to play WOW. 

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Once again, transfers are available. This time, it is for US. Most of the transfers for North American PvP, RP, and RP-PvP realms are available now. The transfers will be available until Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 PST but be quick because as usual, the realms will be closed when they reached the quota.

These are the transfers available:

• Source A (PvP): Azgalor, Bloodscalp (Horde transfers only), Cho’gall (Horde transfers only), Crushridge, Dark Iron, Darkspear, Deathwing, Drak’Tharon, Dunemaul, Firetree, Gorefiend, Nathrezim, Shadowmoon, Smolderthorn, Spinebreaker, Stormscale, Tortheldrin, WildHammer
• Destination A (PvP): Malorne, Scilla
• Source B (RP): Argent Dawn, Cenarion Circle, Earthen Ring, Feathermoon, Moon Guard, Scarlet Crusade, Shadow Council
• Destination B (RP): Wyrmrest Accord
• Source C (RP-PvP): Maelstrom, Twisting Nether
• Destination C: Scilla (PvP), Wyrmrest Accord (RP)

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