I hope you’re all stocked up on SWTOR Credits, folks, ‘cause SWTOR Patch 1.2 has blasted off! The new update, Legacy, brings to the fore the new Legacy System, allowing players to make all their characters “related” via a Legacy Family Tree.

But what if your characters are of different factions, races, classes? Well that’s the beauty of the Legacy System. Like some mad scientist tinkering with the laws of genetics and heredity (or, look around you, real life!), Legacy allows the mixing of all types of sentient beings.

There are six ways characters can be linked: as spouses, siblings, children, step-children, rivals and allies. Unique abilities and emotes will be shared across your Legacy. When one of your characters unlocks a new ability, that ability will also be unlocked for all your other characters.

This also means SWTOR gold gets new “magical powers”: when you buy something for one of your characters, all your other characters also get the same item! Cool, huh? That alone is reason enough to stockpile the best SWTOR Credits.  According to Senior Designer William Wallace (cool name, bro. Freeeeedom!), “[when] a new character on your Legacy gets their ship, they will climb aboard for the first time to find all of your purchases already in place and waiting.” Like I said, cool!

Wallace adds, “if you have enough credits and a high enough Legacy level, you may also unlock additional species combos by purchasing them for a large number of credits.” Hear that? You need to buy SWTOR Credits to get the new combos.

More from Mr. Wallace: “The cost for bypassing the unlock requirements is high, but it allows players who may have played a human to 50 and beyond a chance to start their next character as the species and class of their choice if they have the credits to spare.” Translation: You’ll need tons of SWTOR gold to get the unlocks, but it’ll totally be worth it.

…and that’s why the new update is called Legacy.

Now for the other features of Update 1.2, from the Patch Notes:

New Operation: Explosive Conflict

The Trandoshan mercenary warlord Kephess has seized the planet Denova, a world rich in resources valuable to the war effort. Players must assault his war camp, situated atop a mountain in densely-wooded terrain, fighting Imperial defectors and heavy war machines along the way. 8- and 16-player Story and Hard Modes are currently available for this Operation.

New Warzone: Novare Coast

Like Huttball, this Warzone supports same-faction matches if there are not enough members of the opposing faction to be found.

New Flashpoint: Lost Island

Having uncovered the sources of the Rakghoul plague outbreak in the Tion Hegemony, players must travel to Ord Mantell and confront Dr. Lorrick, the mad scientist who engineered this horrific biological weapon.

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Epics and rares make all the difference when tackling the new patches.

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Christmas arrived early for masochistic adventurers looking to get their asses handed to them.

Notorious Monsters (NMs) have arrived in Final Fantasy XIV and are raring to thrash even the hardiest of hunting parties, let alone newbies who haven’t geared up properly.

Imported from Final Fantasy XI, Notorious Monsters are hard-to-beat monstrosities that offer exclusive rewards when and if you down them. But don’t go thinking any simple zerg pile will work — these NMs have a built-in enrage timer that exponentially increase their power when you fail to kill them after 30 minutes.

For the best results, we advise buying FFXIV Gil at EpicToon.com and purchasing the finest gear for your class. Every bit of help counts and gearing up ensures you get a decent shot against the NMs.

Three Notorius Monsters are on everyone’s must-kill list due to their special loot drop called Allagan runestones, which can be bartered for rare discipline-specific equipment. Think of a full Harlequin set like that worn by Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn for Discipline of Magic classes, or a Buccaneer attire ala Captain Jack Sparrow for Discipline of War classes.

Choose your foe well; you can first challenge Tarbh Uisge (pictured above), a buffalo the size of a woolly mammoth but with an insane streak after being subjected to magical torture.

There’s also Zanig’Oh, a hybrid drake infused with what seems to be equal parts rage juice and venom spite. Shown above are painful spikes attached to its legs that keep it in constant pain and in a pretty foul mood.

Lastly, the ferocious Deadeyes leads a gang of beasts and wolves that terrorize forest villages. He’s rumored to have red glowing eyes and a swift killer instinct.

Chances are you’ll fail at first try against these NMs, but just keep at it and continually search through the market wards for that next upgrade. EpicToon.com will be here to back you up with cheap and safe FFXIV Gil. Check out the prices for your server here.

Cataclysm is here and you’re ready to buy all the WoW Gold you need for the new expansion. Problem is, you’re worried about the long lines and high prices. Don’t fret!

EpicToon.com is still the best place for fast and cheap WoW Gold. Here’s three reasons why you shouldn’t look anywhere else:

EpicToon.com is a trusted name

Sure you can Google “WoW Gold” and buy from the first store you see from the search result. But don’t be surprised when you receive only half of the WoW Gold you ordered — or even none at all. Thousands of scam sites are popping up right now with promises to sell “unbelievably cheap Gold” when their only real objective is to steal your cash. Don’t be fooled.

You’re better off trusting EpicToon.com who has been vetted by thousands and thousands of players worldwide. When you buy WoW Gold from us, you know you’re getting one of the best services in the industry. We guarantee all orders will be complete, safe and ethically sourced.

EpicToon.com has dependable stock

Spammers like to advertise in-game and get a backlog of customers for weeks.

But when you buy WoW Gold at EpicToon.com, you’re sure that we will have the stock ready and waiting. We also have the best supply system around when demand for Gold gets so high — we’ve talked to our network of professional guilds across all servers and they’ve promised to give us priority.

Our prices may be a little bit higher than others, but we like to invest in our relationships with suppliers so we get quality Gold in the fastest time possible.

EpicToon.com sets you straight

Other sellers master the art of deception and run-arounds. But it’s our policy at EpicToon.com to be as honest to you as possible about your orders.

We also go out of our way to help you. If it’s your first time to buy WoW Gold, our customer support is there to guide you every step of the way. Our website has also been designed to be easy on the eyes and quick to use. Our privacy and guarantees policy are clearly written on the website for you to read. Plus you can track orders via our website!

We want you to feel confident when ordering Gold and not worry about all the small things. In the end, you’ll find finding another store is just a hassle and that we can do the job better than anyone else. That’s a value no empty promises of “cheapest WoW Gold” and “fastest deliveries ever” can beat.

Buy WoW Gold now at EpicToon.com and have a blast with the new Cataclysm!

It’s a simple, multi-universal fact: Farming is one of the most boring activities in World of Warcraft.

Farming WoW Gold, in fact, won’t be worth the effort once the new Cataclysm expansion goes live. Don’t believe me? Well, read on to see why the traditional grind will be the very definition of un-fun:

1. You’ll get little sleep. Farming WoW Gold takes time, a lot of time, in fact. The newest level 85 epics won’t just magically appear in your backpack. You’ll have to work for them by chaining dungeon runs, which can take up your typical 2 hours of playtime after work or school. So where does Gold farming for gems, enchants, mounts and BoE epics fit in?

Well, that’ll come out of your sleeping time. Farming Gold will most likely keep you up in the wee hours of the night, competing with others in crowded grinding spots. Sure, you say, the higher level mobs will drop bigger WoW Gold amounts. But the costs of items will shoot up as well in Cataclysm. It’s like keeping up with the Joneses, but with deeper eyebags.

2. Less time for exploration. Cataclysm brings with it a wealth of new regions and quests to explore. But you won’t have the luxury to enjoy it once the farming bug kicks in. The only mobs you’ll be interested in finding are the ones with the best drops, and you’ll plan daily quest runs that even a robot will find dull. Farming forces you to see the world as a giant problem, and the solution is how to get the best WoW Gold in an hour. We don’t think that’s the best way to play the game so why not buy WoW Gold instead?

3. Leveling will be slow. Pity your new toons. Farming will eat up so much of your time that that Worgen and Goblin alt you’ve been meaning to roll will be stuck in level 1. Unless you have BoA heirlooms and WoW Gold for leveling gear, you’ll also spend more hours than necessary bringing your new toon to the end-game.

4. It’s an all-around pain. Pain in the wrist for all that orchestrated clicking. Pain for your virtual friends since you’ll be unavailable for world PvP and cooperative questing. And pain for your relaxation time because your playtime becomes work time in every sense of the word.

5. It’s unnecessary. This takes the cake on why you shouldn’t even be thinking of farming WoW Gold in the first place. Why farm for WoW Gold when you can get it for cheap, by the thousands, and whenever you want.

Buy WoW Gold now at EpicToon and say goodbye to farming. Even better, register as an EpicToon member to get the monthly promos. Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all coming soon on top of the Cataclysm launch so expect epic discounts in your mailbox soon.

If you’ve logged on to World of Warcraft these days, you’d know things are going crazier by the minute: Elementals running amok. Cultists plotting mass murder. Earthquakes shaking the screen every five minutes.

That’s because Cataclysm is only a month away and Blizzard is setting the stage for the destructive return of Deathwing.

Battle-ready adventurers are not only preparing their rations — they’re filling up on WoW Gold, too. WoW Gold is super important since it allows you to buy level 85 raiding gear and epic flying mounts right away. So if you’re planning to skip the grind and buy WoW Gold instead, here are five tips to keep those purchases hassle-free.

Stock up early to avoid the rush

WoW Gold will be harder to get as we get closer to the December 7 launch date. Thousands of new players will be flooding the game and ordering massive amounts of WoW Gold from EpicToon.com so you better line up to avoid the rush and the inevitable price hikes.

Plan a WoW Gold budget

Although there’s little to go along now on what must-have items will be sold in Cataclysm, you can still set a reasonable enough goal for how to spend your WoW Gold. For example, you can allocate 2,000 for the new epic flying skill and some mounts then 1,000 for new gems and enchants then 7,000 for epic armor and weapons. That’s 10,000 Gold for everything you’ll need to jump-start your Cataclysm adventures. Now, you can rest easy knowing you have every need accounted for.

Prioritize your main

You may ask — how do I go about making a budget? Well, the most efficient way to go about it is to prioritize your main character. This will be the character you want to level up to the max and use most often either for raiding or PvP. Other alts can come later once you’ve decked out your main in the best possible gear and items, because trust me it’s more fulfilling to have an awesome toon than many average ones.

Order by bulk

Once your budget is set, you should order WoW Gold by bulk. Ordering 1,000 Gold at a time can be a pain in the neck especially when it comes time to actually purchase those coveted, in-demand items. You wouldn’t want to have a favorite item slip away just because you didn’t have enough virtual cash for an instant buyout. Besides, EpicToon.com has a full money back guarantee that assures fast, safe and complete delivery.

Take advantage of any promos and discounts.

Register as an EpicToon member to get e-mail promos and big discounts starting from 10% OFF upwards. Be sure to check your email filters because your spam folder may be blocking our newsletters, and preventing you from getting the awesome perks. You can also log on to our Customer Service chat anytime to ask for any existing promos and discounts — they’ll be glad to give them to you on the spot.

It’s perks galore at EpicToon as we launch our special Early Toon program for Final Fantasy XIV, which offers advance perks for the upcoming fantasy-themed MMO.

Special incentives for signing up include:

• Exclusive Final Fantasy XIV updates and insider info
• Receive free and bonus FFXIV Gil
• Be the first to join our FFXIV contests
• Get priority delivery and discounts from the EpicToon.com store

We also promise super fast and safe deliveries right after the grand launch this September, so you can get ahead of other players and maybe even be the first to reach the end game with plenty of FFXIV Gil in pocket.

So sign up now and start owning in FFXIV!

Final Fantasy XIV unlocks the beta gates for Gridania and Ul’dah

Fresh air and zephyr winds are plentiful in seaside Limsa Lominsa, the often-featured city-state in Final Fantasy XIV. But two of the other starter towns in the game–forested Gridania and majestic Ul’dah–are charming their way into the hearts of adventurers as Square Enix opens them up to the beta testing public.

Because I’m still begging every moogle and chocobo I see for a beta test key, FFXIVCore.com beat me to the scoop on what to expect in Gridania and Ul’dah, culling every bit of info from J-mags like Dengeki and Famitsu.

Seems like each city-state has a unique theme going on. Tree-covered Gridania “has the strongest influence over magic” and hosts the guilds for Lancers, Archers and Conjurers. The dense forest surrounding the town should also engulf naughty children foolish enough to wander through its thick foliage.

Meanwhile, Ul’dah has a more free-barter bazaar feel with its coliseum and casino facilities. It does get boring in the desert so I guess the endemic Lalafell population and visitors could use the addictive entertainment.  Seems like I’ve found my new home!

Its definitely a great day for us here at EpicToon as review site Mmoops.com gave our store a 97/100 rating–one of the highest they’ve given in history.

The almost perfect rating, which we just found while Googling our name (Yeah companies do that too!) puts the EpicToon store at par with industry leader IGE, which is a great accolade given that we only began last year.

It shows we’ve made a great service in such a short time, especially when it comes to delivering virtual currencies for World of Warcraft, Aion, Final Fantasy XI and other online games.

Mmoops Founder and CEO Peter Tisle wrote the full review himself, and we’ve cut out some great tidbits to share with you fans:

The “green bizrate” he’s talking about is the level of customer satisfaction among those who purchase from EpicToon. More than 100 customers contributed to the “green” rating we enjoy and shows a consistency in delighting gamers.

Among the great things Mmoops said about us, this one takes the cake because it’s an area we’ve been working on the hardest. Safe and fast deliveries of WoW Gold or Aion Kinah is one of the most important things gamers ask from us, and we’re glad to see appreciation for our efforts.

Read the rest of the review that covers why we’re one of the most trusted stores around–everything from our secure website, helpful 24/7 customer service and useful order tracking features.

Cataclysm closed beta is in full swing, and with this new expansion comes a new wave of phishing scams to watch out for. Some will dupe you with promises of a Cataclysm beta key while others will scare you with bannings–all in an attempt to steal your World of Warcraft Account.

It’s time to protect your information at all costs! Phishing scams can be thwarted if you know the basics of account security and how scams work. EpicToon.com is here to give you a refresher course on this very subject. Let’s call it Anti-Phishing 101:

What is phishing?
Phishing is any attempt to get your sensitive information (in this case your WoW Account login username and password) via electronic means. The most popular method for phishing is to send you an email with links leading to a fake website, which then steals you login username and password.

Think before you click that link
Phishing emails will encourage you to click on their malicious links. Some common reasons they will mention to lure you into their scams are:

• Your WoW Account is being investigated. (“Blizzard is investigating your account after finding evidence that it is being sold or traded, which is against the Terms of Service. Please click here to verify your account and avoid being banned.”)
• Your WoW Account is being attacked/ login failures. (“Blizzard has been alerted of 15 authentication failures in your login account. We have blocked these attacks but we recommend that you ensure your password is sufficiently complex. Please click here to secure your account.)
• Verify that you are the original owner of the account. (“Your World of Warcraft account has been compromised. To verify that you are the original owner of the account in question, please click here”)
• You have been selected to a closed beta invite. One example is this phishing scam email sent to us by an EpicToon fan:

Is it a phishing scam or an official Blizzard email?
You might be thinking “What if this is a real email from Blizzard?” Well there are a few things to look for to know whether an email is fake or not:
-    Emails from Blizzard Entertainment will originate from an @blizzard.com or @battle.net address.
-    Blizzard employees will NEVER ask for your account password.
-    Blizzard will never request you to reply directly to an email with your detailed account information.

IMPORTANT: Some phishing emails can mask their sending address to seem authentic, like the fake Cataclysm invite above. You can check the email header to trace where the email originally came from. Your email provider and email applications have tools to check email header details so use these wisely to catch phishing emails.

I gave out my information. Am I doomed?
No, there may be time left to protect your account. Rush to the Account Compromise Info Center to get initial help, then you can contact Billing and Account Services hotline for emergency assistance.

Again, please avoid clicking any suspicious links not only in your emails but also in the game whether through mailbox or trade chat. EpicToon.com will be churning out more anti-scam guides in the future so watch out for that. Until then, play safe!

Aion has just implemented its Server Merge so please make sure to lock down your character name and alert EpicToon of any name change. This is to avoid confusion in the delivery of your Aion Kinah orders to the wrong character.

If you have an existing order with EpicToon, please contact our Customer Service staff immediately so they can be informed of your new character name.

So how do you check your new character name? Just log into Aion and it will show your new character name (you’ll notice a server abbreviation tag has been added) and if you don’t like the name, you can use the Character Name Change ticket sent to your inventory.

Simply right-click the ticket and choose your desired name. If it’s not available, you can contact NCSoft and even submit a name change appeal before July 28. After NCSoft approves your desired name, please inform EpicToon about it so your Kinah will be delivered to the new name.

For more inquiries on how the Server Merge and name change will affect your existing and future Kinah orders, feel free to contact ET Customer Service.

Thank you!

Your EpicToon.com Team