State of Altitis, July 2008 Edition

I’m currently training & travelling quite a bit, which seriously hampers my playtime (and explains my utter lack of relevant posts lately).[...]

Blizzard Buffing Seasonal Events

Until last Fall, I’ve always looked at WoW’s seasonal events as a bit of a waste of time, mainly because they only offered mostly cosmetic rewards.

Wrath to End PvE / PvP Gear Dispute

One of the gripes most often heard during Arena Season 2 and Season 3 from part of the hardcore raiding crowd was about the fact that Arena gear was recoloured tier gear, so that an Illidan-killing hero wouldn’t really appear remarkable when walking in areas where arena dancers gathered.

Why I Will Definitely Roll a Death Knight

As I mentioned previously, I’m currently leveling a mage on a new (for me) realm. I picked mage for its fast pace and ease of getting to 70, because for many other classes, having a little stash of gold to buy the best gear available at the AH can make a lot of difference.

Nothing is Certain in Life…

But Death, Taxes and an infernal dropping at the wrong moment.

And thus TBC Ends, both in a Bang and in a Whimper

As most of you will have seen already, Kil’Jaeden is down, and the PvE content of the Burning Crusade is now complete.
Two things strike me, first, it was SK Gaming who got the world first, putting an end to 25 months of Nihilum dominance. Congratulations.

Catering to the Casuals Indeed

As most of you will have noticed by now, Blizzard, in yet another clear demonstration that the hardcore whining raider-fabricated myth of the complaining casuals is just that, a myth, kowtowed to the tiny but vocal minority and added arena rating requirements both to most S4 arena gear but also, in a slightly more surprising move, to the S4 honour gear.

Stop The Warrior Gets his Warglaive

Stop rejoices about getting his Warglaive. Let me say it here once: Congratulations, well done.
Although…

Planning a Raiding School - the notions we had, the post mortem

Kirk at Priestly Endeavors (again, two links a day keeps the boredom away) wrote about Training Guilds last Friday. This struck a chord with me because I originally founded our current guild with that very objective in mind.
The Initial Plan
When TBC hit the market, I decided to re-roll on a new server and on horde [...]

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