I mentioned yesterday that I’d be posting some happy MMO news. I said it’s all hush hush – you know – toodle pip wot-wot, under your hat old chap. …Yep,I know you’re all looking at me a bit oddly now. Anyway, the news has been a tightly kept secret all right – until now. A … [Read more of this article]
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Understanding New Talents and Thoughts on Pr...
Last week, it was announced that talent trees would get sliced. Reason being that there was too much unnecessary crap and not enough fun talents. Most of us sort of got the idea of what they wanted to do. Include more talents that do something tangible, that we can feel or use. Potentially free Lightning … [Read more of this article]
Real I.D., Lodur’s thoughts
Since it was first announced there has been a wave of people very outspoken about this feature from both sides. People have been arguing the pros and cons of it and some of them are less than rational arguments. So I figured I’d share my own thoughts on it. First though, here are some facts … [Read more of this article]
What Will The MMO of Tomorrow Bring?
Cataclysm is rapidly approaching and the game world we’ve known for the last 5+ years is changing. Towns destroyed, new races about and new powers for each race to play with. WoW is not the only game facing changes though, In fact the state of MMOs is changing as a whole, I mean let’s face … [Read more of this article]
The Antidote for Fifty Enemies is One Friend...
“The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend”, at least that’s what Aristotle says. I think he was on to something there. You can have an entire army facing you ready to run you through, but if you have one friend by your side you may just have the chance to win. Before when I … [Read more of this article]
Being the Shaman Behind the Meat Shield
Back on the 13th, Mera asked a question that I felt deserved a post to fully answer it. “Can shamans make good MT or OT healers, as in to the same standard of other healing classes?” I provided a short answer of yes on the 13th, but I’m going to try to flesh it out … [Read more of this article]
Matticus Interviewed
It all started with a PM from Blog Azeroth which exploded into a full fledge interview. Had lots of fun answering this one from the WoW Blogger. Go read it! Most important question asked? Will the blog still be going? For that matter do you foresee WoW itself still alive in a decade? The blog … [Read more of this article]
20 + 3 Myths about Women Who Play WoW
So Matt and I were goofing off one day, and in one of those conversations where you’re not quite sure how it got onto that topic… we started talking about some of the myths around being a female gamer. Like all stereotypes, some have a base in reality, some are pretty funny, and some … [Read more of this article]
Myth busted: Canadian Chicks Play WoW
I know I’m soooo going to be asking for it and Wyn and Syd probably going to butcher me. I’m in my Psyc class and there’s a girl right in front of me playing WoW while the Prof is lecturing. Looks like a 70 Warlock main Enchanter Has the ZA bag Looks like the Mag … [Read more of this article]
SYTYCB: 10 Silly Timewasters
This is Jen’s SYTYCB week 2 entry. There is lots of expansion talk right now and with Arthas looming in the not-so-distant future you might be thinking where should I be spending my WoW time? Do I need to get all my alts to 70 so I have an army to fight the Lich King? … [Read more of this article]