The Dark Portal

When real life meets your WoW avatar

Warmongr — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:08:55 GMT

I took a few photos of my guildies on the Earthenring Server and turned them into their in game WoW Character Avatars. These were just meant to be a fun thing for them to use as they saw fit.

Here is Hingarn as a Troll

Here is Axom as a Tauren Druid

Here is Bashar as a Tauren Druid

Here is Milok as an Undead Warlock

Here is Niahuata as an Orc Hunter

Here is Norns as a Tauren Shaman

Here is Crave as an Orc Warrior

Here ...

Star Wars Geek Moment MUST SEE!

Warmongr — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:21:47 GMT

This is by far one of the coolest things I've ever seen. As a Star Wars fan and tech geek...I think I'm in love. They are saying the price will be around $2700.00 US.

Click the box to watch the movie

Listener Contest for March

Warmongr — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:28:16 GMT

How many NPC Pop Cultural Referrences can you name from The World of Warcraft?

Please submit one entry only by March 22nd to wow.thedarkportal@gmail.com

Winner will be announced on the show. Good Luck!

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THE WINNER FOR THIS CONTEST IS "Salud from Vek'nilash Server" GRATS!

He will be announced on our next show and will receive a WoW TCG Loot Card Papa Hummel's Old-Fashioned Pet Biscuit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kDcRigY8m8

Keep ...

Beginner tips for the World of Warcraft

Warmongr — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:20:36 GMT

Beginner tips for the World of Warcraft:

1- When grouping for an instance, establish the rules for loot BEFORE you begin

2- Create an alternate character (alt) and leave them parked in a major city so you can send them items to sell on the AH (bank mule)

3- A good way of making money is choosing gathering professions such as herbalism, skinning or mining

4- A good way of making money is finding a niche, use your profession to find items people need for quests such as: ...

Nice stats on that T-Shirt

Warmongr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:12:26 GMT

Do you play on a PvE or PvP or RP server?

Warmongr — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:24:17 GMT

Podcast featured poll for March

Show #1 Windows Vista Ultimate Performance Tip

Boneknitter — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:28:45 GMT

Easily Disable Vista's Aero Before Running an Application (Such as a Video Game)

You might be concerned with squeezing every last bit of performance out of your machine, or may have compatibility problems between Aero and an application that you are running. Either way you are looking for the simplest way to disable Aero while running that application, and this is it.

You can edit the properties of a shortcut and tell Windows to automatically disable Aero as soon as you start that application, ...

Video of my twinks Fooglee and Gwarji from about 2 years ago

Warmongr — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:21:10 GMT

Video was made about 2 years ago when Fooglee was a twink in the 39 battlegrounds. It was also at the peak of Dirty Twinks in their prime.

And here is a screenshot of one of our favorite matches ever! This match had been going for a while and the alliance already had 2 flag caps and the horde's situation seemed hopeless. Rigamortis sent me a tell on Fooglee and asked that I enter the match as the horde were starting to leave the match. As luck would have it...I was able to ...

Regarding the Norwegian boy and the moose story

Warmongr — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:10:40 GMT

For those interested here is a picture of the 12 year old boy that used the skills he learned on his hunter in WoW to not only save the life of his little sister but his own.

And here is a picture of a typical Elk.

The story is very real and you can find direct links for it on our podbean site:

http://thedarkportal.podbean.com/

2.4 Patch Goodness

Warmongr — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:18:19 GMT

Now that the newness of 2.4 patch has worn off in the past few days, I wonder what are your impressions of it? This is the last promised content patch that Blizzard says will be applied before the WotLK expansion. So...what are your thoughts?

Some notable changes that I think are very relevant are:

The Daily Quest limit has been increased to 25.

Druids- Regrowth: The mana cost of this spell has been reduced by approximately 20%.

Mages- Improved Blink: This talent no ...

Seasoned Wolf Kabobs

Warmongr — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:06:48 GMT

Seasoned Wolf Kabobs

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 pounds boneless chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes (substituted for wolf meat)

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Mint-Parsley Yogurt Sauce, recipe follows.

Special Equipment: 1 package wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Mix together all the spices and seasonings in a small bowl. Place chicken cubes ...

Do you have a "Twink" character?

Warmongr — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:59:06 GMT

Do you have a "Twink" character?

Happy Easter wishes!

Warmongr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:06:40 GMT

I'd like to wish everyone a happy Easter!

Show #2 Portforwarding and firewall INFO

Boneknitter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:29:19 GMT

This is the link to help aid you in port forwarding for world of warcraft:

http://portforward.com/cportsnotes/battlenet/wow.htm

(That link will give you the exact ports needed).

Yet some more links I found to be useful regarding this topic (From the blizzard gods):

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=21073

This other link is to help aid you and your understanding of what port forwarding is:

http://portforward.com/help/pfprogression.htm

Firewall settings ...

Beer Basted Boar Ribs

Warmongr — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:41:25 GMT

Tasty Sauce:

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

4 poblano chiles, seeded and chopped

3 medium onions, chopped rough

2 tablespoons minced garlic

3 carrots, chopped rough

2 sliced and seeded jalapeno chile peppers

2 (20-ounce) cans of tomatoes

3/4 cups molasses

1 cup honey

1 orange, peeled with seeds removed

Salt and ground black pepper

3/4 cup red wine vinegar

3/4 cup lime juice

Spicy Dry Rub Mix:

4 tablespoons kosher salt

2 tablespoons paprika

2 ...

Podcast suggestion

Bigwash — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:03:40 GMT

I think it'd be cool if you guys added like a Jerk/Nice Guy tip of the week, because I know of a few and it'd be an interesting segment.

Pictures from Comicon in Orlando

Warmongr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:00:54 GMT

These pictures were taken during the World of Warcraft discussion panel held on Friday evening March 7th, 2008.

No one was officially representing Blizzard at the Con, it was just a bunch of WoW fans discussing things that they liked and disliked in the current game. The audio clips I collected were unfortunately too garbled to be usable on the podcast

The discussion was moderated by a Comicon staff member

People were encouraged to begin a discussion regarding the game. ...