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On Immersion: Do Trees Fall in Virtual Forests when Nobody’s around?
In his post “Edelweiss“, Tesh discusses how details that may appear insignificant to the player, or merely background information, are key in making a player’s experience of a virtual world real. And I couldn’t agree more. Beyond the obvious (the … 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
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).[...] Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Nothing is Certain in Life…
But Death, Taxes and an infernal dropping at the wrong moment. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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Tagged casual, Guilds, Mechanisms, Musings, PvE, Raiding, Sunwell Plateau, wotlk
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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. Continue reading
