Even if you're not on Dae's guild, you'd still find plenty of useful addons, and we mean it when we say plenty, included in this compilation for World of Warcraft.

Addons are, simply put, programs written in Blizzard's version of LUA scripting. Installing these addons are very easy. All you have to do is make sure that it actually goes and is inside a folder. You want to double click through any folder named "interface" or "addons" in the zip files, but make sure the included files are in a folder.

Further explanation for addon installation is provided in the read me text file, along with an impressive explanation of each and every addon he has included in this compilation.

Download: [Dae's compilation]

When community managers last provided some information on World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, they mentioned the possibility of 300% speed flying mounts. Which today, courtesy of BCspy is going to become a reality. Get ready for a visual headtrip as we give you the Standard and the much anticipated Flying mounts.

One thing to point out is the very unusual Talbuk. It being listed as neutral mounts makes it very intriguing indeed. Unfortunately, there aren't any more known information on how you can score these great mounts. We'll just have to wait and see.

Standard Mounts

Cockratice Bloodelves/Horde	Cockratice (Elite) Bloodelves/Horde	Elekk Draenei/Alliance	Elekk (Elite) Draenei/Alliance	Talbuk Unknown/Neutral

Jennifer Jean Lee is a graduate of Visual Arts (Media with Film/Editing emphasis) at the University of California and an overall GPA of 3.63. Her resume is plump with an impressive array of projects, to which now she can add taking World of Warcraft fanart to the highest level.

This masterpiece of an Orc and Night Elf took 13 1/2 hours to finish starting from October 7 and lasted until the 8th. It was an entry to Corso Degli Artisti chalk painting festival in Little Italy, San Diego, CA.

A whole picture gallery is dedicated to documenting the process, which is available through the read link.

Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle opens a whole new battlefield with Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle Remix Contest. Put your own signature to three of the five musical tracks (which is available for download at the end of this article) that include Inon Zur's creations for the game.

You can use any audio editing tools to create unique sounds and transitions for your track. Make sure NOT to use other people's materials in your track. Everything, from sounds to transitions, must be your own or have the rights to. The contest is open to everyone 13 years old and above and a legal resident of the United States. Only one entry per person will be admitted.

Prizes for the overall winner include an iPod Nano 8GB, a Lineage II Chronicle 5: Oath of Blood T-shirt, Lineage II Epic Collection, Lineage II Game Time Card (60 days worth of free game time), and a Lineage II Cap, all amounting to $337.92, with Lineage Radio airplay guaranteed. Contest runs from October 3-24.

The complete contest rules is available through the read link together with the prizes for the runner ups.

Download: [Lineage II Soundtrack]

This shot by Shadowsdream on Dark Iron with fireworks filling out the Azeroth sky is a marvel to behold. It wasn't mentioned exactly what the celebration was but the theory is that it was the New Year.

If you have in your possession similarly rare and precious snapshots like these, share it with the rest of the World of Warcraft community by submitting it to Around Azeroth's email. Just attach your photo and they'll take care of the rest.

Let's celebrate Azeroth through photos. Cheers!

Ready for yet another EverQuest II treasure chest looting? The goodies available are a classic case of "You think you can do better?"

You can check out FadetoGrey's Photoshop thread, and see if you can top the picture he made of his wizard. But if machinima is more your cup of tea, Zemfira has shared a funny clip titled "The Norrathian Chicken Dance" for all of us.

The Martha Stewart kind? Check out  the fluke's serene garden fertilized with various half elf and high elf alts who were casualties while gathering ornamental plants. Meanwhile, if you want to be next big thing in publishing, why don't you share your masterpiece just like what Jnom did with his work "Troubled Dreams."

All links to the respective threads are available via the read link.

Buy: [EverQuest II]

We've recently shown you the armor that you'll be donning when you step into the world of ArchLord. And if you think that that's way too much steel, trust us, you're going to need it.

These four high resolution screens bring Chantra, the fantasy-themed world inspired by the five ancient elements, fire, spirit, earth, water and air to life. The color themes for the screens (whether coincidental or not), seem to represent these elements.

After seeing the humongous flaming monster, with a weapon full of thorns, do you still think the armor has enough steel to keep you alive? We thought so.

  

Buy: [Archlord]

Dungeons & Dragons Online players will have plenty of time to polish up on their boardgame skills tomorrow as Samera from the official DDO forums has just announced that all DDO services will be down for maintenance tomorrow, October 4. All game worlds, DDO website, DDO Forums, and the billing site will be inaccessible from 7:00 AM until 12:00 NN EDT.

"This is a maintenance downtime only and therefore there are no release notes. Thank you for your patience," says Samera.

Don't fret. It will be up and running again before you know it. We suggest getting some fresh air and rays of sunshine while waiting.

The dictionary defines lurk as to move furtively; sneak. While Dungeons & Dragons Online's definition is someone who combines stealth, good melee potential, and a taste of psionic power. They excel at the sudden and deadly attack, but they also make effective scouts.

Because of their ability to go about unnoticed, Lurks are formidable enemies. So before charging in, better read this complete guide to Lurks first. The first section- Assets, will give you an overview of the character class before it goes into details on Playing a Classy Lurk. It is also highly advisable to pay close attention to the Weaknesses section, because knowing your weaknesses can help you improve on your strengths.

The whole article, that includes the section for Key Equipments can be accessed though the read link.

Middle-earth seems to be getting some serious real estate. It has just gotten a deal with leading Japanese game distributor SAKURA Internet last September, and now it has set its eyes on the Chinese market to distribute Turbine's The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar.

Turbine, Inc. and CDC Games today announced a distribution agreement for J.R.R Tolkien classic, with Turbine working closely with its Asian counterpart to localize the game for the thriving Chinese market. Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc., has unabashedly expressed his high hopes for the game. "Games is a proven leader in the online gaming market and we are very excited about working with them to bring The Lord of the Rings Online into China. Games' experience in operating successful titles coupled with the massive growth of the Chinese market represent an outstanding opportunity for this title."

Dr. Xiaowei Chen, CEO of CDC Games, stressed that the reason that they are taking on LOTRO: Shadows of Angmar isn't just because it represents a major global franchise, but also because Turbine has developed a truly beautiful and engaging game. That is why he has much confidence that gamers will have the best online gaming experience they've ever had.