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Just a quick note – after logging on tonight and looking at my crafting window, I finally realized that in the previous two posts, I had forgotten to account for the craft experience needed to reach proficiency. My numbers were … Continue reading
The MMO Law of Gathering Professions
While I’ve made cynical observations about loot drop in MMOs before, in an amusing twist of fate, the invaluable Casual Stroll to Mordor today blogs about optimal profession spread between four alt characters in LotRO. As coincidence has it, I … Continue reading
From Azeroth to Middle-Earth: United Colours of Clown Outfits
One thing that both Lord of the Rings Online and WoW have in common: the garish fashion sense that results from collecting the gear from quest rewards, skirmish tokens and crafting. To wit: Yes, unfortunately, that live embodiment of a … Continue reading
From Azeroth to Middle-Earth: Of Levels and Crafting
From Azeroth to Middle-Earth is a series dedicated to presenting Lord of the Rings Online to World of Warcraft players suffering from Cataclysm fatigue who may want to look at a different game. The first post in this series addressed … Continue reading
Closing the Warcraft Book, Opening Lord of the Rings Online
It’s been what, almost a year? Time sure flies. Cataclysm has come, and my inability to give a damn about it has persisted. Oh, I still read some Azerothian bloggers from time to time, but in reality, I only care … Continue reading
Posted in Altitis, blogosphere
Tagged BattleForge, DDO, FFXI, Free Realms, LotRO, Steam, Wizard101
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33rd America’s Cup: Thanks God it’s Over
So the 33rd America’s Cup is finally run, congratulations to Oracle who crushed the Swiss team Alinghi. Ironically, despite writing about the shameful display of court action (that would continue for a long while) a couple of years ago, I … Continue reading
Posted in Altitis, PvP
Tagged Alinghi, America's Cup, Arena, cheating, lawsuit, offline, PvP, sportsmanship
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Pure Offline: Must Read for Both Nerds and the Rest of Us
I’m traveling this week. This used to be completely unremarkable only a couple of months ago, as I spent about half of my time abroad training colleagues. But in the latest economy-is-down-let’s-reinvent-ourselves, my role has changed, and heck, training has … Continue reading
Phoenix Reborn?
It most definitely was a Blizzardish soon, but there we go. A new post after a semester-long hiatus. So, what happened to Altitis? Real life, that’s what happened. While I don’t want to dwell on things too much (or turn … Continue reading
