Shadow Panther's Rogue Site

More Cataclysm gear added to my Rogue Twink Armor chart

7/22/10

I've added nearly 20 more Cataclysm items to my Rogue Twink Armor chart.

Cataclysm gear added to my Rogue Twink charts

7/21/10

I've updated my Rogue Twink Armor and Rogue Twink Weapons charts with new gear from Cataclysm.

Cataclysm Rogue Armor added to my charts

7/20/10

I've updated my high level Rogue Armor Charts with new Cataclysm gear (highlighted in gray). For the time being, any items with Mastery Rating will have that stat listed in the "Special" columns of my charts, tentatively valued at 1 AEP/MAEP per point. Eventually, once all of the Cataclysm Beta stat changes are finalized, and things settle down, I'll make a separate column for Mastery Rating.

More Cataclysm Rogue Weapons added to my charts

7/15/10

I've added every currently known Cataclysm Rogue Weapon to my weapons charts and updated the few weapons I'd previously added several weeks ago. If you're wondering why the price of Battered Hilt has recently started to drop on the AH, then you can see why by checking out my weapons charts. Quel'Delar, Cunning of the Shadows looks rather ordinary compared to early Cataclysm weapons. This trend should begin to manifest itself in less demand and lower prices for other BoE epics as well, as players quickly realize how easily replaceable many of those expensive epics will become.

I'll begin adding Cataclysm Rogue Armor to my charts over the next few days. And eventually some real Rogue Talent charts too, now that the Real ID crisis has been averted.

Exclusive! Cataclysm Beta Rogue Talents Preview

7/8/10

Two days ago, Blizzard announced their plans to force Real ID on their official forums. A day later, in an obvious attempt to deflect the numerous heated discussions over this controversial decision, they announced a major overhaul of their talent tree system. Aside from the curious timing, I wondered if there was a deeper reason for this coincidence. Well, I think I've found the answer, in the form of updated Beta Rogue talents. Many Bothans died to bring me this information...

Cataclysm Beta Rogue Talents Preview

Cataclysm gear being added to my charts

7/1/10

The Cataclysm Beta is live now, so I've begun the laborious process of adding Cataclysm Rogue gear to my charts, starting with my weapons charts. Adding new gear during the beta of a new expansion is always a hassle as item names and stats often change from one beta build to another. Also, with the upcoming changes to various stats, I'll have to redesign most of my charts and modify old gear to reflect those stat changes. It's going to require a lot of effort, but after working through the previous expansions, I've pretty much gotten used to the drill by now.

Heroic Ruby Sanctum gear from Patch 3.3.5 added to my armor charts

6/23/10

Thanks to the excellent work over at MMO-Champion, I've added the Heroic 10-man and 25-man loot from Halion to my armor charts.

Lord Ahune's Cloak added to my armor charts

6/21/10

I've added The Frost Lord's War Cloak from Lord Ahune to my armor charts. This is a nice pre-raiding cloak for Rogues, as can be seen in the Cloaks section of my PVE Starter Gear chart. The Lord Ahune boss battle can be completed in about 5 minutes and you can run it over and over again until you win the cloak, so there's really no reason not to farm for it. In addition to that, you can earn two Emblems of Frost each day from this encounter. Just click on the Dungeon Finder button and select "The Frost Lord Ahune" from the drop down menu. This boss battle, which is part of the Midsummer Fire Festival, will only be available today through July 4th.

Ruby Sanctum gear from Patch 3.3.5 added to my armor charts

5/21/10

I've added three new items from the upcoming Patch 3.3.5 to my armor charts. These items, which drop off Halion in normal mode Ruby Sanctum on the PTR, have been highlighted in a darker gray on my charts to differentiate them from other recently released Rogue gear from the past few patches.

Upgrading Your Computer To Prepare for Cataclysm

5/16/10

Blizzard recently announced the beginning of the Cataclysm Beta Opt-In. If you want to opt-in for the Beta, then you'll need to submit your current system specifications using their automated Battle.net System Check tool. That tool only collects limited information about your computer, so it doesn't have the capability to let you know if you'll actually meet the minimum system requirements for the upcoming Cataclysm expansion. Those minimum requirements haven't been announced yet, but it's safe to say that if your Rogue is having trouble moving around Northrend now, then Cataclysm may give your computer some problems once you upgrade.

So, if your system is acting sluggish these days, you'll probably want look into getting a hardware upgrade soon - - either upgrading components on your current computer or replacing it altogether with a new one. As someone who has been dual-boxing two accounts on the same three year old laptop, I'm keenly aware of the frustration caused by outdated hardware. Lately, my World of Warcraft load times have been taking forever, one or both accounts would crash any time I visited Dalaran, and the entire process had become pretty much unbearable. That is, until now... Now that I've installed a Solid State Drive...

Upgrading Your Computer To Prepare for Cataclysm

Steps You Should Take To Protect Your Computer From Malware

5/13/10

In the aftermath of the recent attacks on my site, and reports of other high profile sites that have been compromised, I felt that it might be helpful if I put together a checklist of useful tips to help visitors protect their own computers from "Rogue" malware infections (viruses, trojans, keyloggers, rootkits, spyware, adware, etc.) which are designed to assault you with pop-ups, steal your passwords, compromise your personal information, crash your computer or just take over your entire system. A lot of this information should be common sense for most people by now, but a few of these techniques may be new to some of you...

Steps You Should Take To Protect Your Computer From Malware

ShadowPanther.net moved back to its old server

5/1/10

Several months ago, when I decided to try out blog/database software on my site, I had to move the website to a different server to accomodate the new software. Since moving to that server, my site has been hacked twice. And it wasn't just my site. Many other sites on that server were also hacked. The first time it happened, many blog sites running the same blogging software were hacked due to an apparent misconfiguration of the server's folder and file permissions which allowed hackers to compromise the SQL databases running those blogs. To prevent that from happening again, I removed the blog/database software from my site.

This time, the hackers managed to inject malware iframes and scripts into both blog/database sites and basic HTML sites like my own. I had hoped that removing the blog/database software would mitigate the problem, but apparently that wasn't enough. To prevent this from happening again, I have moved my site off of that server back onto the server that had been safely running my site for the previous 5 years.

I hope that this solution fixes the problem once and for all and I apologize to anyone who may have been adversely affected by these events. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

WARNING: My site was hacked...again

5/1/10

I received several e-mails from visitors this morning letting me know that my site was serving up malware. I have cleaned up the immediate threat and I'm taking measures to prevent this from happening again. I will be switching servers today, so my main site may be down for a day or so. As always, you can visit my Mirror Site during the downtime. I will provide more information soon.

Updated Northrend Guide for Rogues and Updated PVP Armories Chart

4/25/10

I've finally gotten around to making a few minor updates to my Northrend Guide for Rogues for the 3.3.3 patch. As always, if you previously purchased the guide, you can go back to the Download Link provided in your "Order Info" e-mail to download the updated guide. If your Download Link has already expired, you can use that link to request an additional download. If you've lost or deleted your "Order Info" email, contact me and I'll send you a copy for your records.

I've also updated my PVP Armories Chart to reflect the current state of some of the top PVP Rogues. Mutilate is still the most popular spec, but there are many Rogues effectively using Shadow Dance specs at high level Arena. Some of the specific trends I noticed include:

• Nearly all top PVP Rogues in this Armory Snapshot use a fast dagger in their offhand, up from the 50% mark two months ago.
• Some Rogues are opting for a more offensive-oriented ring like Seal of Many Mouths or Band of the Bone Colossus instead of the standard PVP ring.
• Some of those very same Rogues are also trading out their Relentless Earthsiege Diamond for Persistent Earthsiege Diamond.
• Tuskarr's Vitality seems to be the standard boot enchantment for Shadow Dance Rogues.

Updated Prices for BG PVP Gear and other changes

4/19/10

I've updated the prices for all PVP gear on my armor and weapons charts to reflect the removal of the Battleground Marks of Honor in patch 3.3.3. For the most part, this really doesn't affect high level Rogue gear, but will make a difference for any Twinks who may have been saving up BG Marks of Honor. Now those Marks of Honor can be turned in for 185 Honor Points each. The Honor prices for items that previously required BG Marks of Honor have all been increased slightly, but usually no more than a few hundred Honor Points higher than their previous prices.

In addition to those chart updates, I've also made a slight change to the way the Wowhead Tooltips script loads on all of my charts and pages. I've moved that script to the bottom of each chart and page so they should now load up and display faster before that external script goes into effect. I've been researching ways to help my pages and charts load quicker and putting scripts towards the bottom seems to help. I hardly run any scripts on my site to begin with, because I like to keep it clean and simple. Hopefully these changes I've been making lately will translate into a better overall user experience for you the visitor.

The Return of My RSS Feed and Other Site Improvements

4/15/10

I've spent the past two weeks fine-tuning the design and structure of the pages on my site. Hand coding web pages so that they look and work properly across three site formats (Main, Mirror and Secure) when viewed through eight various browsers in eight different languages can be a pretty daunting task. If that weren't enough, I've also figured out how to recreate my RSS Feed using the Atom feed format.

I think I'm finally happy with the design of my site. These past few months have been a real learning experience for me as I've progressed from using crude HTML to writing well-formed, semantic XHTML complete with a CSS stylesheet and now an XML feed. Now that I've gotten the site looking sharp, it's time to get back to updating my Rogue charts and other content on my site. With Cataclysm coming up, I know that I've got a lot of work ahead of me to prepare for this new expansion.

Everything should be back to normal now

4/4/10

During the course of "fixing" my website, I made some more design changes in order to streamline operations. Some of these changes I had already been working on before all of the insanity happened yesterday. The significant changes include:

• I removed the sidebar from all of my pages and moved the Search, Translation and Twitter buttons up to the top right corner.
• I validated all of the XHTML code on those pages, so my site should now work equally well in most major browsers.
• During the course of validating the code, I made numerous improvements to help pages load even faster.
• I moved the links under the "Guides" menu item into the "Misc." menu dropdown to free up some space.

I know my pages look a little more crowded as a result, but I found that the sidebar was just wasting a lot of space. As you can tell from looking at my charts, I like to pack a lot of information into a tightly controlled area. I've always valued function over form.

WARNING: My site may have been briefly infected with malware

4/3/10

It appears that the front page of my site may have been briefly infected with malware this morning. I have taken it down and replaced it with this new static front page. If you visited my site between the hours of 3am and 10am EDT, then your computer may have been infected.

To prevent this from ever happening again, I've taken drastic measures to alter the backend of my website, completely removing the dynamic blog/database portion of the site where the malware infection appears to have taken place. I had gone to great efforts to properly secure both the database and blog software, but it seems that it may not have been enough. From now on, all of my pages will be simple static pages, devoid of the bloat and complexity that may have contributed to this event.

Over the past few months, I had been trying to incorporate blog software into the site in order to add increased functionality. Instead, I've run into numerous issues with the site including slow access times and significant hassles whenever trying to modify features. This apparent malware infection was just the final straw that broke the camel's back.

So, with that in mind, I've now removed all of the blog/database portions of the site while still retaining the upgraded design elements I've worked so hard to tweak to perfection. RSS Feeds and Comments have also been removed, as they were built directly into the blog software. I may try to add RSS functionality back into the site at a later date, and as far as comments are concerned, you can always post comments to my Twitter page. Right now, my main concern is providing a safe, reliable website that works the way it's supposed to.

My apologies to anyone who may have been adversely affected by this situation. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Corroded Skeleton Key added to my PVP Armor Chart

4/2/10

I want to thank Sloat for bringing the recently buffed Corroded Skeleton Key to my attention. When I first saw this trinket (which can be purchased for 60 Emblems of Frost and originally absorbed 3,200 damage over 20 seconds) I figured Tank trinket and moved on to the next item. But now that it has been buffed to absorb 6,400 damage over 10 seconds, this trinket stacks up well against Battlemaster's Rage.

If you're willing to give up some AP for more defensive capabilities, then you can switch to this trinket and get a very healthy Stamina increase along with a powerful "bubble" type effect. Corroded Skeleton Key has a shorter cooldown than Battlemaster's Rage and the bubble can protect you from DoTs/pets, allowing you to safely Vanish and attack from stealth.

In fact, Zodz, the 4th highest rated Rogue right now, is already using it. So, now I've finally gotten around to adding it to the Trinket section of my PVP Armor Chart. The exact AEP value of the Use effect (and even the Stamina) is up for debate, but I've scored it higher than the +Health effects from the Battlemaster trinkets due to the shorter cooldown, increased protection and the bubble effect helping with Vanish.

Updated 3.3.3 Rogue PVP Specs

3/29/10

A week has passed since the 3.3.3 patch released and some of the new Rogue PVP specs are beginning to emerge. I've added a few of those new specs to my Rogue PVP Specs chart. Some of the specs are based around the 11/X/53+ Shadow Dance build. This appears to be a very effective build, with 3 of the Top 10 Rogues currently using versions of that spec. Variants include 11/7/53, 11/5/55 and 11/0/60. Differences between the three flavors include points floating between Malice, Ruthlessness and Blood Spatter as well as swapping points between Dual Wield Specialization/Improved Slice and Dice and Initiative/Heightened Senses. Glyph choices vary widely from player to player, although Glyph of Shadow Dance seems to be a pretty standard choice.

I've also updated the similar 15+/0/52+ Shadow Dance spec on my Rogue PVP Specs chart, a spec which ignores Combat Talents and trades some of the utility talents from the Subtlety tree for more DPS-oriented talents from the Assassination tree. Common variants of that spec include 19/0/52, 17/0/54 and 16/0/55. I've also added another Mutilate variant to the chart, 46/0/25.

All of the specs listed above are Dagger specs, so you probably won't expect to see any competitive non-Dagger builds making a splash any time soon. However, I have included one token, non-dagger, "Fun BG" spec on the chart so daggerless Rogues won't feel completely left out.

3.3.3 Patch Changes

3/24/10

I've incorporated the 3.3.3 patch changes into the various resources on my site. Changes have been made to the following pages and charts:

• Rogue Nerfs, Buffs & Fixes
• Rogue Glyphs Chart
• Rogue Talent Calculator
• Rogue Talent Trees
• Rogue PVP Specs (updates to revised talents)
• Rogue PVE Specs (updates to revised talents and I added a HAT spec at the bottom)

Over the next few days, I'm going to go through those PVP & PVE specs charts, updating the old specs, adding new specs and removing some of the weaker specs that don't really apply anymore. I usually tend to keep old specs around on those charts just in case a new patch or other design change comes along that causes a previously outdated spec to return to the spotlight. The new buff to Rupture is one such change, allowing Rupture-based PVE builds to suddenly become useful again.

Site Design Improvements

3/21/10

I've spent the past week working on cleaning up the HTML on my site and improving some of the design elements throughout. Many of my older pages now have the new sidebar added on. I've also added a navigation bar with drop-down menus to the top of most pages to help visitors more easily find whatever they're seeking. In addition to those changes, I've also consolidated a lot of the HTML code to improve page access times and increase overall performance. Eventually I'll get around to tweaking my Excel-based charts to see if I can find a way to make those load faster too.

Enchants finally added to my 19-59 Twink Charts

3/10/10

It's been way overdue, but I've finally added an Enchantments section to my 19-59 Twink Armor and Twink Weapons charts. With this built-in section (located on the far right side of both charts), players will be able to easily see which enchants are best and how certain items rank higher than others simply because those items can benefit from better enchants.

Items in the 29 & 39 brackets that qualify for Burning Crusade (BC) enchants generally score higher than items that don't. The same holds true for items in the 49 & 59 brackets that qualify for Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK) enchants. Conversely, Heirloom gear tends to become less useful at higher levels because those items cannot be enchanted with the higher quality enchants.

In both charts, items that qualify for the higher level enchants have a bold BC/WotLK notation listed in the Special column, with the AEP bonus added to the PVP field. In the 49 & 59 brackets, Heirloom items have been given a "penalty" that reflects the reduced AEP value of those items when enchanted with inferior enchants.

In addition to these changes, I'm also in the process of adjusting my Twink AEP values (beginning with Stamina and Hit Rating in the 30-39 bracket) based on feedback I've received from several players. If you are an avid player in any of the Rogue Twink brackets, take a look at my updated charts and let me know if you see any items or AEP values that really seem out of whack.

Better Implementation of User Comments

3/2/10

I've corrected an issue that was preventing people from being able to post comments to my articles. To encourage feedback, I've removed the user registration requirement, so readers can now quickly and easily post questions, suggestions, etc. To respond to any article, just click on the title of the article or the little "chat bubble" at the top right to be taken directly to the discussion page.

Updated Northrend Guide for Rogues

2/20/10

I have made several updates to my Northrend Guide for Rogues for the 3.3.2 patch and Arena Season 8. If you previously purchased the guide, you can go back to the Download Link provided in your "Order Info" e-mail to download the updated guide. If your Download Link has already expired, you can use that link to request an additional download. If you've lost or deleted your "Order Info" email, contact me and I'll send you a copy for your records.

Note: Just hours before I was ready to release this latest update to the guide, Blizzard announced their brand new 3.3.3 PTR Patch Notes, so I haven't had a chance to incorporate any of those upcoming changes into the guide.

PVP Gear price corrections and other updates

2/18/10

I've gone through my armor charts correcting all of the price and source information for PVP gear. Every season when new gear is released, all of the prices and availabilities on old PVP gear gets adjusted, which is a real pain to update on my various charts. Most of my initial efforts each season are directed towards adding all of the new season's gear and updating AEP formulas, but I know that I'll have to eventually go back and change all of the source information on the old gear.

Tracking down the numerous PVP gear vendors (Dalaran Sewers, Dalaran Emblem vendors, Stormwind, Isle of Quel'Danas, Netherstorm, Tanaris, etc.) to make sure I haven't missed anything is the most annoying part. Wowhead's database is usually pretty good at tracking these changes, but even some of that information can be listed incorrectly. So I usually try to verify many of those prices myself by visiting each of the vendors, which can be rather time consuming.

In addition to the PVP gear changes, I've also updated a few other items with recently changed stats and made a few other corrections throughout. Of particular note are the PVP items that have been added to my Starter Gear charts as well as older PVP items that get removed from circulation and can no longer be purchased. In the latter case, the items remain on my charts but I change the source information for those items to "No Longer Available".

Updated AEP/MAEP values

2/14/10

I've updated the AEP/MAEP values on all of my charts. I've incorporated the increased value of Resilience into my PVP AEP formulas and made some adjustments to weapon DPS & speed values in my PVE MAEP formulas. Other values received some minor adjustments as well, and all of those changes are reflected on my Pawn scales page.

The Return of my PVP Rogue Armories chart

2/8/10

I've decided to bring back my PVP Rogue Armories chart, but with one significant modification. I will no longer be tracking specific "noteworthy and influential PVP Rogues", but instead will be taking a snapshot of 20 of the top PVP Rogues as listed on SK Gaming's Rogue rankings. Trying to keep up with a particular set of PVP Rogues became too much trouble, as some of them would switch to PVE specs, take breaks from PVP or just stop playing altogether. Now, the chart will simply list data from 20 of the top PVP Rogues to give players a better idea of the current PVP environment.

Here are some of the trends I noticed while compiling this information:

• Mutilate is still king, with most specs falling in the 44+/X/23+ range with some minor variations
• About half of the top PVP Rogues use fast offhand weapons while the rest still seem to prefer slow offhands
• 26,500 Health, 950 Resilience, 4,800 AP and 38% Crit looks to be about the average for top PVP Rogues
• Most of the top PVP Rogues have paired up an Ashen Band reputation ring with their PVP ring
• Many of the top Rogues use Battlemaster's Rage along with their PVP trinket
• Relentless Earthsiege Diamond and AP gems are pretty much the standard for PVP Rogues across the board
• The standard weapon enchantments continue to be MH Berserking and OH Titanium Weapon Chain
• Armor enchantments vary from player to player, with some preferring AP/Res over AP/Crit enchants
• Aside from the standard Mutilate glyph, Sprint and Vigor are the next most common glyph choices
• Blood Elves, Undead and Humans are some of the more popular Rogue races being used in high level PVP
• Engineering is a clear favorite as far as professions are concerned, with Jewelcrafting being a close second

Lich King and new 3.3.2 Wintergrasp Items

2/3/10

Thanks to the excellent work over at MMO-Champion, I've updated my charts with all of the Lich King loot as well as the new 3.3.2 Wintergrasp gear. I also corrected a few errors from the chart updates I'd posted earlier this morning (thanks Iords).

Patch 3.3.2 and Season 8 PVP Gear

2/3/10

I've updated my charts with the new Season 8 PVP gear released in patch 3.3.2 yesterday. I've also adjusted the prices for most of the previous season's gear. Eventually I'll get around to updating my AEP formulas with the recent change to the value of Resilience, so the current PVP gear rankings will see a bit of adjusting.

Various Site Updates

1/31/10

I've made numerous updates to my site including:

• Updating the source and drop % on much of the recently added 3.3 gear in my charts
• Separating "FH" gear into Forge of Souls (FoS), Pit of Saron (PoS) and Halls of Reflection (HoR) on my charts
• Correcting the socket bonuses on many 3.3 items that previously had unknown socket bonuses
• Adding new Twink loot which can be obtained from Satchels after completing "Classic Random" Dungeon Finder quests
• Adding a bold "BC Enchantable" to the "Notes" column of applicable items in the 20-29 range of my Twink charts
• Updating base racial stats on my Races chart to reflect changes made in 3.3

Updated PVP Specs

1/21/10

After researching the specs of top PVP Rogues from SK Gaming's Rogue rankings, I've updated my PVP Specs page, moving the 41/5/25 spec down to the bottom of the page, replacing it with the more effective 44/4/23 Mutilate Spec. That spec is very similar to the 44/2/25 spec also listed on that page, with points taken out of Heightened Senses to put into Dual Wield Specialization. With both of those specs, you're free to move 2 to 3 points in the Assassination tree between Find Weakness, Deadened Nerves, Focused Attacks and Improved Kidney Shot, depending upon your team composition, playstyle and personal preferences.

I've also updated the Glyph choices for those specs, with Mutilate, Sprint and Vigor appearing to be the standard choices amongst most top PVP Rogues, although some prefer the Cloak of Shadows glyph.

Chart Updates - Tiny Abomination and Heartpierce

1/15/10

I've updated my charts, assigning AEP/MAEP values to the special ability of Tiny Abomination in a Jar while at the same time reducing the value of Heartpierce's special ability. It seems that Blizzard has recently changed the mechanics behind these types of proc effects, preventing them from proccing off of poisons. This has resulted in both items becoming weaker than their previously overpowered versions, so they now fall more in line with similar iLvl items in terms of overall power.

I'd also intended to update my AEP/MAEP formulas after the previous set of nerfs (Hunger for Blood/Poison AP damage), but after evaluating the changes, I didn't notice any particularly major changes in updated stat values that merited a complete overhaul of my AEP/MAEP formulas. Making minor changes to those formulas requires me to alter values and re-sort item rankings in about 30 different charts in addition to my AEP/MAEP and Pawn scale pages. That's a whole lot of extra work for a minimal effect, so I'll usually wait until more significant changes take place before I undertake a major revision to my charts like that.

I want to make it clear that the AEP/MAEP formulas I use in my charts are more of a starting point rather than any type of hard and fast rule. I try to assign values that make sense, resulting in item rankings that end up in the general ballpark of where you expect them to be. If scores or rankings start to get out of whack, people usually let me know, and I'll reevaluate them as necessary. But that's just the nature of static item charts. Stat values will always vary depending upon a multitude of factors (talent spec, buffs, attack rotations, your other gear, etc.), so a static chart is never going to be the perfect solution for evaluating your gear.

One factor that you always need to keep in mind when using my charts is how I value stats with caps. Expertise gives little to no additional benefit once you go over its cap, so I've assigned AEP/MAEP values for Expertise based on the assumption that you're still beneath that cap. The value I've listed for Hit Rating assumes you're above the Specials and Poisons hit caps, but have not yet reached the White Hit cap. You can read more about the Expertise cap, Hit caps and other stat caps here. For more precise PVE DPS calculations, you'll probably want to consult a spreadsheet, several of which can be found here.

As always, if you disagree with any of my AEP/MAEP values or item rankings, you can simply download the .XLS versions of my charts and input whatever values work best for you. Many players like to pull stat values out of their favorite spreadsheet and plug them directly into my charts for a more convenient gear ranking solution tailored to their specific needs.

Website back up

1/10/10

My website was experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. These issues should be resolved now.

My website conversion is now complete

1/8/10

I've finally completed the conversion of my website, which includes the following resources:

• Rogue Links (as well as links to sites for Other Classes)
• Pawn Mod AEP/MAEP Values
• Rogue Nerfs, Buffs & Fixes
• Powerleveling Guide for Blacksmithing
• Powerleveling Guide for Leatherworking
• Past Updates (going back 7 years!)
• Retired Projects
• Donations Page

Now that I've finished converting my old pages over to the new design, I can get back to updating my charts and other content.

Numerous updates today

1/7/10

I've made numerous updates to my site today, including the following:

Design Conversions

• XLS Charts Page
• PVP Resources
• PVE Resources
• Twink Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Zodar's Notepad
• Mirror Homepage

Design Conversion & Page Update

• History of AEP (I'd forgotten to update the AEP/MAEP values on this page back on 12/28/09)

Chart Updates

• Level 80 Armor charts (Updated both versions of Deathbringer's Will with the new Haste proc and corrected the link to Ashen Band of Endless Vengeance)

Note: I previously applied a +4 Agility socket bonus to all new/upcoming items on my armor and weapons charts that have sockets with unknown socket bonuses. I did this to make it easier to compare those items to similar iLvl items without sockets. Some of those socket bonuses may have already been discovered by now, but I just haven't had the time to update them on my charts. If you see any socket bonuses on my charts (listed in italics) that don't match up, that's probably why. I'll update them as soon as I can.

My broken Contact Form has been fixed

1/6/10

Apparently, my Contact Form stopped working properly once I released my new site design and I just found out about it today. So, I've created a new Contact Form (using the updated page design) that should be operational now. If you tried to send me a message in the last few days, then you'll probably want to re-send it.

If you experience any more problems with my Contact Form, you can always e-mail me directly at one of the e-mail addresses listed on that page. Alternatively, you could just send a quick message to my Twitter account.

Zodar's Rogue Leveling Tips has been converted

1/5/10

It took me a while, but I've finally figured out how to transfer most of the design elements of the new layout into one of my existing pages. You can see the results here:

I'm still tweaking the format here and there, but for the most part, I'm pretty happy with the results. Now that I've straightened that out, it should be pretty easy for me to convert the rest of my static pages. As far as my Excel-based charts are concerned, I don't currently have any plans to modify their design, but anything's possible.

Still working on the site switchover

1/4/10

Updates are going to be short and simple over the next few days as I learn the ins and outs of this blogging software. Considering that for the past six years I've simply been using a basic text editor to design my site, this new framework poses a major learning curve for me. There are so many options to consider and hurdles to overcome as I work on integrating all of the old content into the new layout. Meanwhile, my e-mail has been piling up for the last few weeks as I've focused most of my time on the new site design. Oh well, one thing at a time...

Welcome to the new ShadowPanther.net!

1/3/10

Happy New Year and welcome to the new ShadowPanther.net! This site redesign is in response to a lot of your comments and I really hope you like it. In addition to a more user-friendly interface, I've included the ability to subscribe to an RSS feed, directly comment on blog posts and share your favorite posts on Twitter and Facebook.

This new layout is still a work in progress, so bear with me as I go through the process of converting all of my old pages. As always, there's still plenty of room for improvement and I'm open to suggestions and ideas, so let me know what you think!

Thank you for your continued support!