If you have or suspect to have any interest at all in Lord of the Rings Online I suggest you take a minute, right now, and check out the video developer diary with Jeffrey Steefel. Get along now...this will still be here when you get back.

Those of you new to this blog may not be aware that Thottbot, Allakhazam and OGaming are all owned by IGE, one of the largest gold seller companies in the industry. TenTonHammer took the stance that we would not accept gold advertising. Then we went a step further and began developing our own database for players like you who don't want to contribute to the gold farming economy.

WoWDB.TenTonHammer.com was born and in its short lifetime has grown considerably. We continue to need new beta testers to try and break this thing, add comments and make it a place where players trying to escape the gold farmers' clutches can find safe haven.

Here is a list of the latest changes.

23 August 23:38 | Bill Pirkle

Released version 0.16 of the AddOn. Changes are:
* Support for WoW patch 1.12
* Loot drop data collection
* Census data collection

You can turn census data collection on and off by typing "/tenton +census" or "/tenton -census" within WoW. If on (the default), census collection will occur at login. If you wish to capture a census at any certain time while playing, type "/tenton +census". This will take a census snapshot, even if census data collection is already turned on.

22 August 01:03 | Geoff Scully
Fixes for a variety of Error 52 and Error 500 problems. Support for loot drops and census (the AddOn portion of this is coming in a few days)

21 August 13:18 | Erik Stiklestad
Easier searching: the landing page now features a new master search form to search all the different databases (Quest, NPCs, etc.) at once. The detailed forms for each database are still available if you prefer, just click that database's green button to the upper right of the master search form.

19 August 16:23 | Bill Pirkle
Uploaded version 0.22 of the uploader. This adds loot drop support (more on this soon) and encoding of "upper-ASCII' characters.

15 August 15:44 | Darren Lee
NPC locations shown on maps! Just click the map icon on the NPC's detail page.
As you can see by the changelog we are now taking aim at another site that supports gold farmers, Warcraft Realms.(census) We can build it, but we can't make it work without your help. Please pop over, download the client and upload your data frequently. You never know when some lucky uploader might win some cool swag! Thank you to the hundreds of people who are currently uploading every day. The gold farming industry might seem outrageously large, but we are showing them and the developers that most players prefer a gold-free, balanced playing ground.
What would you like to see added to our WoW DB?

Post a comment at the bottom of this blog. If you are shy (or female and sending in naughty pictures) you can E-Mail me.
Every good guild needs a home. A home free of gold ads, secondary market farmers. Look no further than GuildPortal.com.

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Exclusive new TenTonHammer.com Content!
Let us entertain you or at the very least waste some of your time at work.08.24.2006 Exclusive Content

• EverQuest 2: New Tradeskills - The Other Timesink
  "New Tradeskill writs are on the horizon, and the changes are rather extensive. What awaits the avid tradeskiller, and when can we expect the changes? RadarX has your answers."
• Gods and Heroes - Exclusive Interview With John Danza
  "Not to be confused with the "Who's The Boss?" star (he probably hates that), John Danza is the boss of the quest design team behind Perpetual Entertainment's Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising, a title that's won our E3 Best of Show award two years running. Tony recently took some time to talk about the game's mythological backing and gameplay details with us at Ten Ton Hammer. "
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Weekly Official Forum Roundup
  "Not good with a lasso? Our forum wrangler Aunraye is, and she's roped some interesting topics from the official Vanguard forums just for you. This week we're looking at underwater adventuring, ways to decrease frustration when killing mobs looking for a certain quest drop, and the idea of taming your own mount. Intriguing? Of course! We only rope the Grade A prime topics. Check out This Week on the Forums, and then check out our own community forums for more interesting topics in a friendly (sane!) environment. "
• World of Warcraft: Profession Guide Update - First Aid
  "Looking to restore your health in a speedy and efficient manner? Look no more! First Aid allows you to restore your health in and out of combat. Spend less time between fights, duck behind a bush and restore your hp, and much more! While your at it, take a look at our First Aid guide that's just been updated with even more information so that you can get the most of the First Aid skill!"

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Vin Diesel Fact of the Day - Vin Diesel was able to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

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Now on to the real world. You can't make this stuff up. [Thanks Matt for the headlines today!]

• Digital Toilet
  This would be a funny story, if I didn't own a toilet by this company. No blow dryer though.
• Mexican Park Turns Border Crossing Into A Sport
  Coming soon...American park to turn shooting Mexicans into a sport.
• Apple Settles With Creative For $100 Million
  iPodSoundBlaster not such a good idea after all.
• Is That A Grenade In Your Pocket?
  ...or are you just hiding a penis pump?

As always, thanks for visiting TenTonHammer.com,
-- John "Boomjack" Hoskin

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