ummm no.... LUA was developed in 1993 by a Brazilian graphics company, Blizzard just uses it. WoW is a combination of C++, SQL, LUA, and others but LUA is the most widely known language to wow players due to the in-game LUA errors and addons. http://www.lua.org/about.html

well... 4 years * 52 weeks * 5 days * 8-10 hours work on the game first started in 2008.

Hmm I would have thought they would use a newer, more specialized language to create the game. But then again C++ is a simple language so no extra training was required for the developers or future developers that get brought into a project midway.

I too am a CS major and was curious myself about what language they used. I dont think just that info would be a company secret. Just guessing but I dont see them using anything like C++ or Java to do it. Might be LUA like Warcraft?

Yes only the sets released in 1.2 currently have the bonuses on the armoring. So in short only War Hero, Campaign, and Black Hole gear can have set bonuses transferred. edi: if you are hardcore on some pvp/pve and have a good amount of these sets, the best way to go is Augment orange gear because you get the bonuses and the extra stats.

The post was more concerned with ilvl rather than the placements. I was just giving a general area where they could be found. edit: Between our 2 posts, I think we got it.

For people new to the game or just new to level 50 content, the ilvl of the sets and the associated mods can be confusing. ilvl 51: HM fp's Xenotech Sets Tionese Sets Energized Sets Dalarian Sets mod rank 23 ilvl 56: SM KP/EV Exotech Sets Exo Sets Columi Sets mod rank 24 ilvl 58: HM KP/EV SM EC Rakata Sets mod rank 25 ilvl 61: HM EC Campaign Sets Black Hole Sets mod rank 26

o god i ll just let them pull aggro instead of my eyes bleeding during a fight lol

Right I get what you saying, but when I say "threat building", I meant I am 100% aggro with no one above me and it increases the difference in aggro between me and the 2nd on threat. Ex.: I am at 100 threat, I use taunt now I am 105 threat. You guys have been super helpful, but I have one final question. With the release of 1.2, is there any way to show threat (like the Omen addon in WoW)? In-game settings or addon?

Thanks Wtfnonamefree. That was very helpful. I think some of my issues were differences in gear between me and my dps-ers. Since my original post, I have gotten some more HM gear and daily gear and the aggro issues are becoming less and less.

o ok see I played WoW for 6 years so I m use to taunt only placing you at the top of the threat meter and not a threat building move. the lightning thing is a knock back though so the would spread them out too much so my other aoe abilities cant hit them all, that is unless all the mobs are melee and will run back. yea I use shock, discharge, recklessness and wither on cd and spam thrash when they are on cd to get the 100% crit shock proc. I only use force lightning on the 3 stacks of darkness for the heal. I also have a power use relic to help with aggro at the start. my big question for all u assassin tanks is: do you go for force power at all and with the new daily relics, would one of the "30% on melee attack to do XX extra dmg"?

Hello all. I just hit 50 a few days ago and am starting to tank most hm fp's. The issue is that I get mobs ripped off of me frequently. My gear isnt bad. I have half lvl 50 epics and the rest is orange gear with mostly epic 50 mods in them. The only thing I can think I can do is get better gear, ie more willpower, or invest in more force power. I am using the standard 31/0/10 spec. My stats are: Dmg Reduction: 38.8% Defense: 25.58% Shield Chance(with Dark Ward): 55.13% Absorption: 34.41% Crit: 18.5% Endurance: 1695 Willpower: 1076 Power: 62 Accuracy: 54 (91.93% melee, 101.93% force)