*Looks out the window*… Did I just see a pig fly by? In a complete reversal of their previous position, Blizzard has decided to decrease the disparity between 10-man and 25-man raids. Here are the key points: 25-man and 10-man raids will share the same lockout They will have the exact same loot table — [...]
Raid Night
I’ve grown to really love raid night. Especially when it’s on a weekend. I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I think about going home tonight and falling into our routine. Jardal and I usually go out to dinner somewhere nearby, like Buffalo Wild Wings around 6-ish. If we’re feeling really lazy we’ll do take-out [...]
Weekly Wrap-Up: Sparkle Pony Distraction
Links There has been a lot of buzz in the WOW community lately about the class change previews that Blizzard has posted in the forums. Mages are getting Heroism/Bloodlust. Resto druids are losing their tree form. Priests are getting some strange ability that allows them to drag a DPS’s sorry ass out of the fire, or [...]
Looking Back on the Long Journey
Wednesday night, my year long quest to complete the Loremaster achievement came to an end. Loremaster of Northrend was a relaxing experience compared to the other zones — I didn’t have to struggle at all to find quests. I also made a hefty profit! I thought I would take this opportunity to look back on [...]
Rogue Cataclysm Preview Musings
Finally, Blizzard released the Rogue Cataclysm preview at 2:00 am my time. No, I didn’t stay up for it. As I did with the Shaman changes, I’ll be posting the text from Blizzard as well as commenting briefly on each section. New Rogue Abilities Redirect (available at level 81): Rogues will be getting a new [...]
Shaman Cataclysm Preview Musings
Blizzard has just released a small taste of what Cataclysm has in store for shamans. I’d like to share some initial thoughts on what they’ve posted. New Shaman Abilities Primal Strike (available at level 3): Primal Strike is a new weapon-based attack that every shaman will learn very early in the game. Our goal with [...]
Weekly Wrap-Up: In Which I Giggle Uncontrollably at Pop Culture References
Links There were a boatload of April fools day posts this week, which I basically ignored. I’m just not a fan of the whole “omg I’m quitting blogging and switching faction or playing the Hello Kitty MMO” type thing. It’s been done to death. I did enjoy the Tuskarr armory stunt from Blizzard, but most [...]
Podcasts Are Awesome
I have a rather long commute every day to work – it ranges from 30 minutes to an hour depending on the traffic (or 2 hours if it snows). When I first started my job, the drive was agonizingly boring. I tried to distract myself by listening to the radio, but alas, it was a failure. The radio [...]
