Tag Archives: PvE

As the Year Turns

And here we are, on the brink of 2009, and as usual, it’s time to look back at what changes the year brought. One year ago, the hot topic in the WoW blogosphere was still the PvE / PvP opposition … Continue reading

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The End to an Unique Alliance Experience

Patch 3.0.2 is upon us. With it come goodies like new talent trees (bye bye holy, hello Ret on my paladin), inscriptions, the barber shops and more. The patch will also bring Stormwind Harbor. And a ferry between Auberdine and … Continue reading

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Revisiting a Class 3 Years Later: Fun

I rolled another warlock recently just to entertain myself a bit. My first warlock, a level 62 gnome rotting around HFP since TBC launched, was my second toon to get some serious levelling and the first to reach 60, back … Continue reading

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Muckbeast on Raiding Design

Cambios is a game dev who may just have started his blog recently, yet posts interesting stuff from day one. Taking on some of the more visible flaws in raiding in current MMOs, he writes:[...] Continue reading

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Master Blogging and Altitis Birthsday

So after a significant slowdown to my posting activities, this is my 300th post on Altitis. Incidentally, the blog is also 1 year (and 10 days) old now. Continue reading

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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

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Disease Mechanisms in PvE?

Part of the pre-announced Death Knight’s abilities include using the disease debuff quite liberally. I’m wondering how that will play out in PvE (obviously I don’t hold my breath, bosses will probably be immune to most of it). Continue reading

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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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State of Altitis: May 2008 Edition

After toying around with another Shaman a month ago, I moved around again, and joined up with my pre-TBC GM (and former healadin role-model) on a PvP server. Continue reading

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