I got tagged. I’ve never really done one of these before, but I have read about them. How nice of GMW to conveniently provide me with an outlet on a slow day. I’ve been asked to come up with 5 lessons that gaming has taught us. Without further adieu and in no particular order: Game … [Read more of this article]
5 Gaming Lessons from Matticus
Single? Lonely? Fear Not! WoW Online Matchma...
There’s a whole new spin on online dating websites. If you haven’t heard about it already, Datecraft.com is a service that aims to pair up people from around the world with each other. A colleague of mine over at Curse has published an interview with Datecraft.com founder, John. Check out this brief excerpt: TDQ: Where … [Read more of this article]
WoW Struggles: Maintaining Reputation
I must apologize about my lack of a post for today. I had a term paper due, and like many WoW students, I have horrible time management skills. But that’s another topic I hope to address entirely. Anyways, onto business! First, I want to extend Gwaendar a hearty shoutout. He has honored me with a … [Read more of this article]
Choosing the Right Meta Gem
I’ve touched on gems briefly in my Priest gear list. What I failed to address at the time was what meta gems to use when you had an item that could use it. What are Meta Gems? Meta gems are like your standard blue, red, or yellow gems but with one very significant exception: They … [Read more of this article]
Matt’s Three Stars: Week Ending Novemb...
I’m going to make this swift. I’m missing a good hockey game right now. It’s Luongo vs the St. Louis Blues. Holy Priest Stealth Fren: I like Tobold’s Blog. The topics he writes about makes the rest of us step back and think. He has applauded the buff (or “fren” as he calls it) that … [Read more of this article]
Patch 2.3.2 Coming To You
Yup, it looks like it’s been officially announced. The first thing I do when upcoming patch notes are available is scanning the Priest section. I want to see what they’re changing to my class. Well guess what? No changes. As far as we can tell, Priests have had no adjustments made so far. Now isn’t … [Read more of this article]
5 Ways to Survive Alterac Valley
Before I played my Priest, I had a 60 Paladin. My first guild was Micro, a PvP group based in Twisting Nether. My time on WoW was spent running organized Arathi Basin and Warsong Gulch for hours on end. This was before the battlegroups concept was introduced into WoW. You may consider me a hardcore … [Read more of this article]
Fear Ward Sucks, says Tremor Totem
The 2.3 patch brought about many sweeping changes for Priests. Fear Ward, a spell once exclusive to Dwarves and Dranei, is now available to all Priests at level 20. Before Burning Crusade, the Horde answer to Fear Ward was Tremor Totem. On raids like Onyxia, the two abilities were the few that helped make fear … [Read more of this article]
The 12 Hour Raid
I didn’t really want to do it. It just… happened! Honestly! 12 PM to 330 PM Keruen and I set up a half Carnage raid to go in to Zul’Aman (We didn’t actually start pulls until 1 PM). We spent a few hours in there downing Bear Boss easily within three shots. The [item]Robes of … [Read more of this article]
Matt’s Three Stars: Week Ending Novemb...
Akil’zon’s Gauntlet, EZ Mode: First star honors, GMW. First star. You are officially my hero(ine). This one gauntlet section alone took 40 gold off me. So what is her awesome tip that vaulted her past everyone else into first place? You’ll just have to click the link and find out yourself. It’s one of those … [Read more of this article]