Reader Question: Best Moments in WoW?
One of our regular readers would like to continue verifying how deep the often stark contrast between my favourite hardcore blogging antagonist Stop and me is running, and wrote us both asking to define our best moment in WoW
Raiding and the Patrouille des Glaciers
From last Wednesday to Sunday, the Swiss canton Wallis was host to the biannual Ski-touring competition Patrouille des Glaciers. This is pretty much one of the biggest races in Ski-Touring, an otherwise not very widely-known sport combining running, mountain climbing and skiing.
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.
Draele on Improving Warlock Talent Trees
Draele of Rantings of the Afflicted spent some time recently to think about issues with the Warlock class. Now before all non-warlocks start thinking “pff, like warlocks need any buffs”, this isn’t about buffing the class but about fixing glaring inconsistencies in the talent trees which limit warlock playstyles.
Stop The Warrior Gets his Warglaive
Stop rejoices about getting his Warglaive. Let me say it here once: Congratulations, well done.
Although…
PvE Preforms for Heroics
One of the complaints in the never-ending PvE vs PvP debate is that the lure of honour gear empties the pool of people willing to run heroics.
I’d argue that heroics stopped being an attractive proposition for many players when the key requirements lowered the bar, even if that sounds a bit counterintuitive. In practice, though, [...]
Random thoughts on Welfare and Patch 2.4
With reliable predictability, the 2.4 test patch notes brought a new round of QQing on the topic of loot distribution.
The debate has, however, not evolved at all since last time, and the same cheap shots get thrown around. As usual, of course, it’s a tiny but vocal fringe of hardcore PvE players doing all the [...]
Blessing of Kings on Raids
Regular readers will remember I’ve often found myself in arguments with Blessing of King’s Rohan, even quite vehemently so, mainly on topics where two cultures clash, like raiders and pvpers, or casual-dedicated-hardcore players.
It is however worth noting that Rohan isn’t just one of the leading experts on paladins in PvE, he is also one of [...]
Good Grief, Get a Grip!
Dear fellow gamer,
You are playing a MMOG. Your accomplishments are something you do for your own sake, for your own enjoyment and for your own pleasure. And yes, sometimes it will garner you some recognition of other players.
You want to be admired for what you did? Log off. Go outside.
Some Thoughts on Guild Management
A couple of weeks back, the Guild Master appointed me to an officer role, on what seemed a bit like a whim. “Because you’re helpful” was her reason, and while I couldn’t help being flattered, in practice I only served as a sort of social officer or something. While this guild advertises itself as social [...]
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