As I predicted in an earlier post, the newly-fledged Achievement System turned out to be more than just a cosmetic change to World of Warcraft. In fact, I was far too conservative in my predictions. Instead of adding another layer of accountability to progression mechanisms already existing in the game, the Achievement System has in … [Read more of this article]

Matt’s Note: Technically not WoW related. Just a post about my futile attempts at fixing a bad situation. Might have some. But not entirely. Mark as read and move on if you like. Could be fairly lengthy. Logic and reason. Decision making of any sort should consist of those key elements. We had a pretty … [Read more of this article]

Once you have your own little Raid Machine up and running, it’s very easy to get a particular kind of tunnel vision. In the context of Burning Crusade, many new raiding guilds or casual raiding guilds worked and struggled to become the kind of organization that could reliably clear Karazhan. However, once Prince started going … [Read more of this article]

Obligatory M’uru screenshot. Big giant tank and spank. Voidzone evasion skills are a plus. Now we have this Kil’Jaden fellah. Only once we were able to get to 25% but we lacked the DPS and he exploded all over our faces. I need to push for stronger players the next time we go in there. … [Read more of this article]

Matt’s note: Not exactly a WoW gaming related post. Feel free to mark as read and come back tomorrow. In fact, Matticus won’t be writing today since he has to get his other 2 wisdom teeth yanked and is in no condition to blog. Today’s post will come from Don Marco Matticus, one of Matt’s … [Read more of this article]

Nevermind that Retribution Paladins are overpowered. … of that class balance is non-existent. … or that herb prices are off the charts. … or the mount and pet disappearing bug. … or messed up UI’s. There is one major problem that trumps them all. Did you know this issue has been prevalent since the era … [Read more of this article]

Successful guild masters and officers are always attentive to the concerns of their membership. It is your job to understand your guild’s psychological makeup and status. If your raiders are happy and enthusiastic, you’re probably aware of it, as people tend to be demonstrative about positive emotions. However, little worries and concerns can bubble below … [Read more of this article]

A comment from Xserisi has been brought to my attention. I figured it would benefit many players if they knew about it as well so I decided to turn it into a blog post. Last night we saw BT, we stopped before Mother Shiraz, seeing we ran out of time and were unsure about our … [Read more of this article]

In a word, yes. I don’t actually have pictures for you of all Syd’s new haircuts, but I will admit that they occur at the rate of about one per day. Here’s the look I’m currently sporting. I find it ironic that Phaelia of Resto4Life couldn’t wait to get rid of her facial tattoo–I couldn’t … [Read more of this article]

Instructor Razuvious is the first boss of the Military Quarter (Death Knight Wing). He’s a rather unique fight in that your tanks don’t actually tank him themselves. Tanks have to hold threat indirectly. The gimmick The first thing you have to understand is that Razuvious hits really hard. He hits harder than normal. He hits … [Read more of this article]