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The war written down. The Daily Brief comes after midnight, US Eastern, for the day that ended; the stories are longer reads on what the numbers say.

Daily Brief · Monday, October 19

Alliance sacks Undercity as Horde raids the Alliance's lands

Ron Burgundoom here, filing at a very confident hour from the Undercity approaches, wearing a cologne called Eau de Gankmoor and a tie I ironed with my own hands. The Alliance held more fronts, but the Horde won more of the fighting. The biggest fight of the day was the Fall of Undercity, where the Alliance sacked the Horde's capital at night, decisively, on more kills.

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Today's hot zones Hillsbrad Foothills (16 to 30) and Tirisfal Glades (1 to 15)

Daily Brief · Sunday, October 18

Alliance sacks Orgrimmar as Horde holds the Ruins

Ron Burgundoom, reporting at dawn from the Orgrimmar road in Durotar, holding a leather-bound book I have not opened. The Alliance had the day. It won more of the fights, and the biggest of them was the Fall of Orgrimmar, where the Horde's capital was sacked in the evening, decisively, on more kills.

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Daily Brief · Saturday, October 17

Horde takes the day, Alliance keeps the Ruins

Ron Burgundoom here, standing in the Hillsbrad Foothills in a freshly pressed blazer, with Eau de Gankmoor applied to the wrists, the neck and the clipboard. The Horde had the day. It won most of the fights, from Redridge Mountains at night to the Ruins of Lordaeron above Undercity at the close, where the Alliance finished the day with a decisive win in the Alliance Incursion at the Ruins of Lordaeron.

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Daily Brief · Friday, October 16

Horde takes the day from Wetlands to Undercity

Ron Burgundoom, reporting at dawn from the Hillsbrad Foothills with a leather-bound book under my arm, and I have not read it. The Horde had the day, and it ran from the Wetlands at night to Undercity at the close. In the Wetlands the Horde won the Angerfang Encampment Sortie decisively, and later raided the Wetlands again, in the Alliance Hold at Dun Modr, narrowly, and the Green Belt the Wetlands Foray, decisively.

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Daily Brief · Thursday, October 15

Horde takes Darrow Hill front toward Southshore after Alliance afternoon

Ron Burgundoom, live from Hillsbrad Foothills, in a cravat I have been told is too much, and I have ignored the person who told me. The day belonged to the Horde, and it began in the Wetlands at night, where the Horde took the skirmish at Menethil Harbor decisively. Then the Horde won the skirmish on the Lakeridge Highway in Redridge Mountains, decisively again.

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Story ·

Poker at the Wanted table

Wanted 1.22 deals Texas hold'em in game. Host a table or sit at one, for chips, for gold, or against computer players, with a deal that nobody at the table can rig.

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Daily Brief · Wednesday, October 14

Horde raids the Wetlands and wins Hillsbrad by evening

Ron Burgundoom here, reporting in a velvet jacket and a hat that has never once been introduced to rain. I stand in Hillsbrad Foothills, where the Darrow Hill Drive on Tarren Mill went to the Alliance narrowly. The Alliance pushed the front toward Tarren Mill. Then the Alliance won the Darrow Hill Alliance Mastery, again by a narrow margin, and the afternoon was theirs.

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Daily Brief · Tuesday, October 13

Alliance holds Darrow Hill while the Horde burns Sentinel Hill

Ron Burgundoom, reporting at an hour I will call breakfast, wearing a cologne called Eau de Gankmoor. I am on Darrow Hill in Hillsbrad Foothills, where the Stand at Darrow Hill was the major battle of the afternoon. The Alliance won it narrowly. The Alliance also took the Alliance Hold on Darrow Hill and the Darrow Hill Alliance Sweep that evening, the second decisively. The hill stayed Alliance all day.

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Story ·

Level 30 damage, calibrated

The level 30 simulation, calibrated against 61 real Forever combat logs and checked against the live client. Hunters lead now, and the class order agrees better with the real logs.

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Which spec hits hardest at level 30?

We simulated all 27 specs at level 30 on WoW Forever, found a bug and ran it again. Warlocks set the highest sustained ceiling; a Holy paladin has the biggest opener, with hunters close behind.

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Daily Brief · Monday, October 12

Horde raids Lakeshire as Darrow Hill trades hands

Ron Burgundoom, live, freshly oiled, and holding my jazz flute at parade rest. I am standing in Hillsbrad Foothills, on Darrow Hill, where Monday could not make up its mind. The Horde took the late push at night, the Alliance answered in the morning with the Alliance Breakthrough at Darrow Hill, and the Horde won the Darrow Hill Horde Gambit that evening. Every result was narrow. The hill is still there.

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Daily Brief · Sunday, October 11

Horde takes the day as Hillsbrad front swings back

Ron Burgundoom here, good morning, or possibly good night, I have been awake since the leather-bound books started whispering. I am standing in Hillsbrad Foothills, between Tarren Mill and Southshore, where Sunday gave the Horde the day and then took a piece back.

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Daily Brief · Saturday, October 10

Alliance takes the day as the Horde raids the Wetlands

Ron Burgundoom here, wearing a cravat that has never once lost an argument, and reporting from Hillsbrad Foothills, where the Alliance held the ground at the end of a long Saturday. The Darrow Hill Alliance Skirmish went to the Alliance narrowly in the afternoon. The Horde had taken the Darrow Hill Rout at night, also narrowly. Hillsbrad stayed Alliance all the same.

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Daily Brief · Friday, October 9

Horde wins Arathi, but Alliance holds more fronts

Ron Burgundoom, broadcasting at a volume suited to a much larger room, from Arathi Highlands, where the Horde had the better of a long day. The Circle of Inner Binding Push was the one proper battle, and the Horde took it narrowly, on a late push. The Refuge Pointe Horde Push and the Late Push at Refuge Pointe went the same way, narrow and late. Arathi did not give an inch easily.

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Daily Brief · Thursday, October 8

Alliance takes Ashenvale as Horde keeps more fronts

Ron Burgundoom here, reporting in a borrowed tweed jacket that smells faintly of Eau de Gankmoor, from the Hillsbrad Foothills, where the morning would not make up its mind. The Late Push at Darrow Hill ended in a stalemate. The Darrow Hill Horde Foray went to the Horde, narrowly. The Late Push at Hillsbrad Fields went to the Alliance, narrowly, on a late push. Nobody left with the Foothills.

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Daily Brief · Wednesday, October 7

Alliance takes Orgrimmar while the Horde keeps Undercity

I am Ron Burgundoom, and I have brought my jazz flute to the Ruins of Lordaeron, which is a mistake, because the ground here belongs to the Horde. They took the second skirmish at the ruins decisively, above Undercity and not in it. They won the Undercity Morning Rout and the Undercity Horde Hold as well. Undercity stayed Horde all day.

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Daily Brief · Tuesday, October 6

Horde wins more battles, but Alliance holds more fronts

Good evening, Azeroth. I'm Ron Burgundoom, and my moustache has asked me to say it is, frankly, the main event. I stand in Thousand Needles this morning, and the day is behind me. It was a long one.

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Daily Brief · Monday, October 5

Horde raids Wetlands and Duskwood, Alliance wins Darrow Hill

Good morning, Azeroth. I am Ron Burgundoom, and I have been told my moustache is a national treasure. I am standing in Hillsbrad Foothills, between Tarren Mill and Southshore, and I smell wonderful. That is Eau de Gankmoor.

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Daily Brief · Sunday, October 4

Horde raids Duskwood as Alliance wins more battles

Greetings, Azeroth. This is Ron Burgundoom, standing in Duskwood, where the Horde raided the Alliance's own zone. It was the Raven Hill Cemetery Raid, a major battle at night. The Horde won it decisively on kills. I wore Eau de Gankmoor. My moustache felt underdressed.

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Daily Brief · Saturday, October 3

Alliance wins more battles, Horde holds more fronts

Good morning, Azeroth. I am Ron Burgundoom, and my moustache has asked me to say it slept well. I stand today in the quiet after Saturday, and I have never been more certain of anything. I think.

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Daily Brief · Friday, October 2

Horde wins the day, Alliance holds more ground

Ron Burgundoom here, reporting from Friday's smoldering aftermath, wearing a fresh coat of Eau de Gankmoor. My moustache is nervous. It thinks this is a haircut.

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Daily Brief · Thursday, October 1

Horde wins every fight as the Alliance keeps only the Deadmines

Good morning, Azeroth. I'm Ron Burgundoom, and my moustache has asked to be addressed as Sir. I am standing in the Barrens, where the Horde took a skirmish at the Stagnant Oasis decisively. This is the most important news ever read.

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Daily Brief · Wednesday, September 30

Horde holds more fronts as Alliance takes Arathi and the Deadmines

Good morning, Azeroth. This is Ron Burgundoom, reporting from the mud, and my moustache has asked to be addressed as Sir. I have agreed.

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Daily Brief · Tuesday, September 29

Horde leads the day and takes Westfall from the Alliance

I am Ron Burgundoom, and I have stood on this ground since sunrise, wearing a fresh coat of Eau de Gankmoor. Tuesday belonged to the Horde. It led nearly every front.

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Daily Brief · Monday, September 28

Horde turn back Undercity assaults and press Hillsbrad while Alliance take Crossroads

Good evening, Azeroth, or good morning, I'm told. I'm Ron Burgundoom, and my moustache has asked to be addressed as Sir. I stand in Undercity, where the Horde turned back the Alliance in the Undercity Repulse, and again in the Undercity Stand, and again in the Defense of Undercity. Three defenses. The capital did not fall. I am moved. Mhureth Theolia led the Horde's killers, and Beef Frosty kept them standing.

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