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One of our forum regulars, Makaro, ran across a neat little item over at WorldofRaids that you all are going to be really interested in. With the new expansion, there is a change to the standard "rep grind" we have grown accustomed to. It's called Championing. The article source can be found here.

In Wrath of the Lich King reputation gain with several factions is revamped through a new feature called Championing. Championing means by wearing the tabard of a faction, you gain reputation with that faction in any dungeon that is level 80 in normal mode or in any heroic dungeon.

Obviously for this to work tabards - that were only obtainable at exalted so far - had to be changed, so now they are available at friendly. An important change is that you don't gain reputation in any dungeon for any faction - except for the Horde Offensive / Valiance Expedition factions - without wearing a tabard and championing in no way works with older factions.

In normal dungeons an elite trashmob gives 5 reputation, single pull, superstrong trashmobs reward 10 reputation and a boss is worth 50 reputation. In heroic dungeons non-elite mobs give 2 reputation, elite trashmobs are worth 3 times the normal, so 15 and 30 reputation and bosses net 5 times as the normal, 250 reputation. Note: boss encounters that involve more than one NPCs tagged as ?? boss (like the second encounter of Utgarde Keep) reward boss reputation for each of these NPCs.

	Normal	Heroic
Non-Elite	0	1-2
Elite	5	15
Super-trash	10	30
Boss	25	250

The shortest dungeons sum up to a 300 gain in normal mode, 1000 in heroic mode, the longest dungeons are close to 700 in normal and 2000 in heroic. The values only triple because both versions of a dungeon have the same amount of mobs. Trashpacks in heroic versions aren't bigger and there aren't more packs either, the same mobs are just tuned to be harder with more HP and stronger abilities.

New factions that are available for championing:

* Argent Crusade : they came to be by uniting the Argent Dawn and Order of the Silver Hand for a common goal. Quests get you to honored, from there you can do a daily quest in Zul'drak (that is 6 dailies in fact) and if you do it in 20 minutes you are rewarded +950 reputation. They also have a tabard so championing works with them. The most notable rewards are head enchants and at random epics.

* Kirin Tor : the Dalaran dudes. Quests get you to neutral, from there you can do cooking / jewelcrafting dailyquests for +150 reputation each or the normal and heroic dungeon daily quest for +250 reputation. They are also available for championing. They sell similar stuff as the Argent Crusade.

* Knights of the Ebon Blade : where there's Scourge there are friendly Death Knights. Quests get you to honored, Icecrown has massive amounts of dailies for them for close to +3000 reputation. Championing also works and their rewards are similar to the previous 2 factions.

* The Wyrmrest Accord : the dragonflights united against the Blue Dragonflight. They have 1 daily quest in Wyrmrest Temple for +250 reputation, in addition they have a tabard so championing can get you similar rewards as the previous 3 faction and also a Red Drake mount at exalted.

New factions that aren't available for championing :

* Frenzyheart Tribe / The Oracles : the two factions of Sholazar Basin, similar to the Aldors and Scryers. Quests get you to honored, you can only progress with daily quests from this point. There are 3 sets of dailies, they give +1700 reputation every day. At exalted they sell epic trinkets!

* The Kalu’ak : The tuskarr faction in Howling Fjord, Dragonblight and Borean Tundra. Quests get you to revered and so far I have found no way to gain additional reputation even though they sell an epic fishing pole at exalted!

* The Sons of Hodir : friendly giants in The Storm Peaks. The long questchain gets you to neutral. At first you get 2 dailies, then at friendly a third, at honored a fourth each of them for +250 reputation. Their most important rewards are 2 mammoth mounts and the shoulder enchants.

* There are 4 new "home" factions and 1 in Dalaran too. You get reputation through questing but they don't have rewards so they are not available for championing. For the curious they are on the horde side: Horde Expedition, Warsong Offensive, The Taunka, Hand of Vengeance and The Sunreavers in Dalaran; for the alliance: Alliance Vanguard, Valiance Expedition, Explorers' League, The Frostborn and in Dalaran The Silver Covenant

Upper Deck has released the names and screen shots of cards from the upcoming Drums of War expansion set, including the fan-favorite Loot™ cards! Visit WoWTCG.com for more information and images!

Drums of War hits stores on October 28th, bringing new content, including fresh locations and card types! This World of Warcraft Trading Card Game expansion offers players great new insights into their favorite game and new Loot™ cards providing exclusive in-game items that everyone will be proud to show off in Azeroth.

Read on for the rest of the press release, and screen shots of the loot cards!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slashdance

This super common Loot™ card gives players a stack of Party G.R.E.N.A.D.E.S., complete with targeting circle! Aim carefully at a glum group of characters and then throw your grenade. Everyone in the target circle will receive a one minute “buff” that causes them to dance ‘til there’s a smile on their face! Not only will all the targeted characters bust a move, they will also get to enjoy some streamers and confetti, making it a real party!

 

 

Owned!

This uncommon Loot™ card offers the newest in victory flaunting. Used in-game, this card gives you “The Flag of

Ownership,” and will tell everyone that you just bested your opponent. In addition to a special emote, you will literally plant a flag in the corpse of your fallen enemy. As if that wasn’t enough, the flag flies a giant thumbs down, the ultimate in humiliation.

 

 

 

The Red Bearon

The Red Bearon is the latest in epic mounts, and one of the easiest ways in Azeroth to score a bear mount! “The Battle Bear” is the fourth exclusive mount from the World of Warcraft TCG, and continues the tradition of giving players access to unique and exciting mounts. Similar to previous Loot™ card mounts, The Red Bearon Loot™ card unlocks the ability for players to purchase either a normal or an epic version of this mind-blowing mount.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              

 

 

According to Blizzard, the streaming trial client will be temporary unavailable while they prepare the upcoming "Echoes of Doom" content update.

Interested players can still try out WoW for free by downloading the full trial client here: PC, MAC. The streaming trial client will be up and running again a few days after the launch of the patch.

My guess is that most of you have full accounts (or maybe even two or three), but this is still good to know. The full Blizzard post from the WoW official site can be found below.

The streaming trial client, which allows trial users fast access to the trial version of World of Warcraft, will be temporarily unavailable while we prepare for our next major content update, "Echoes of Doom." Trial users can continue playing World of Warcraft by downloading the full trial client here: [PC ] [MAC ]. Streaming trials will be brought back online within a few days of Echoes of Doom’s release, and we will provide further updates as they become available. Please visit our Technical Support forum for additional information.

You can upgrade your account to a full version at any time. Just purchase and install the retail version of the game (available at most software and video game retailers), then enter the provided Authentication Key at our online Account Management service to upgrade your account. After you upgrade you will still be able to play the character you create during this trial. For details about the trial version client, refer to our Trial Account FAQ.