First things first: Are raids broken? I think they probably are. Not specific raids, but the architecture of raiding in general, as specifically implemented by World of Warcraft and Rift – the two MMOs I’ve raided in most recently. Raiding
I got up bright and early this morning, hoping that 8 AM EDT on a Sunday would be enough of a dead time for me to get some quests done and actually experience the beta. Before I could log in, though, there was a minor update to the beta client that adds
Well, I’m in the WOW:MOP beta. My first impression: My god, there are a lot of characters in Pandaria. On both my new Pandaren monk (which was a lot of fun) and my transferred 85 (Theande, renamed to Theánde because apparently I was late
I first heard about this through Vitae: BioWare writer Jennifer Hepler has been viciously attacked by gamers for, among other things, not being a gamer herself, and for suggesting that a game that skipped combat in favor of dialogue might be interesting.
Don’t get me wrong – Star Wars: The Old Republic gets a lot of things right. The voice acting, companions system, storylines, and combat are top-notch (although I’m pretty sure the Republic Trooper’s basic intro storyline was lifted
I see you flyin’ away with the herb I want, And I’m like, Fuck you I guess me fightin’ on it wasn’t very important I’m like, Fuck you, and fuck that node too I said, “If I hadn’t fought it I woulda got it”
Over at Blog Azeroth, Ringo Flinthammer asks: …WoW’s latest expansion, Cataclysm, only raised the level cap by 5 levels, in addition to the other content it added. Was Blizzard right to make this call? My answer: Yes. Given the nature of the
Nashoda is now level 30, and has outpaced the rogue (Tiryns) who was my “dedicated alt”. Poor Theande is still level 81. I finished a level in Vashj’ir and decided to let her sit for a week, until the new-content hubbub had died down
Introduction I’ve been back in World of Warcraft for a few weeks now, but for some reason I’m just not feeling my high-level characters. I can’t get the hang of being a priest again, and I don’t actually play my death knight any
Seriously, this is what happens: Wake up in the mornin’ feelin’ like V. Wrynny Got my totems, I’m out the door, I’m gonna hit this city Before I leave, brush my teeth with a pint of the ‘Cos when I leave for my BG –
The venerable has been the victim of more than its fair share of criticism, all of which boils down to this: it’s a healing spell that requires its target’s participation to the exclusion of other activities. Healthstones, healing potions,
Dear WOW players, I know that keeping the names of various abilities straight isn’t easy, especially when there are so many of them. But I think we can pretty much all agree that we’re never going to see priests casting Presence of Mind. Thus:
The Reason That The Arguments In Favor Of RealID Doing Exactly What Blizzard Wants It To Are Missing The Mark: a play in three acts. DRAMATIS PERSONAE BOB, a person who loves flowers. ALICE, a person who grows flowers. LINDA, a mutual friend who doesn’t
Hi all! I know that a lot of you write blogs, and most of the rest of you read blogs (and if you don’t, well, now you do!). I’ve become curious about people’s preferences regarding blog reading and writing, and so I’ve set up a
So, hi. I’ve been away for a while. Part of that is that I haven’t actually had a computer that runs WOW for a few weeks now. You can imagine how frustrating this is. The worst part is that what destroyed the computer wasn’t necessary
So, guys, while I love that my SEO is working, you’re all finding my blog because of things that I actually wrote about. That makes it hard for me to do “funny search terms” posts! I was looking forward to it because I haven’t
You may be aware that I’m a professional web programmer and WordPress theme author. As such, I tend to tinker around with bits and bobs related to web development and WordPress, and occasionally my profession and my hobbies cross paths. In this
There seem to be an awful lot of people who don’t understand that running low-level instances isn’t the same as running heroics. The format is the same, but the tactics are much different, and people used to running heroics need to be prepared
Hi! I promise I’m still here. I haven’t had the chance to play WOW much this week, but I’ve been thinking fondly of it and sending it imaginary I-miss-you notes. In the meantime, two new things that may be of interest: I’ve re-opened
Warning: this dog is shaggy.
The druids of Teldrassil were certain that they had a powerful new weapon against the Scourge. With the help of Denalan, they had bred new species of plants with innate offenses – some had spikes, others released
Note: these are changes I want to see. As far as I know, none of them have been officially announced.
Druid travel form is usable indoors. (Guys, really, we can use it throughout the entirety of Undercity but not in the windrider tower in
This is part of my “Anyone Can Heal” series, aimed at new healers – priests in particular – or those who have never healed before and are thinking of trying it out.
I’ve been spending a bunch of time lately on my baby resto druid.
As you know, Bob, since 3.3 we’ve had three options when we roll for loot: Need, Greed, and Disenchant. Disenchant only pops up if there’s an enchanter in the group who can do the actual disenchanting; if you’re above level 70, Need
This is the second post in my “Anyone Can Heal” series, aimed at new healers – priests in particular – or those who have never healed before and are thinking of trying it out.
Perhaps you’re familiar with this scenario:
This is the first post in a new series, “Anyone Can Heal”, aimed at new healers – priests in particular – or those who have never healed before and are thinking of trying it out.
It’s really tempting to judge the other
We know two things:
Warriors are getting Heroic Leap, an ability that lets them jump directly to a target and automatically cause a Thunder Clap effect to all nearby targets, thereby generating snap AOE aggro.
Priests are getting
The notes are here if you haven’t seen them yet. WOW.com has a run-down of the highlights. The following are just my thoughts on the proposed changes.
Heal: I’ve never really understood why Blizzard has chosen to make healing
As you can see, I haven’t changed over to Heirlooms and a Prayer. Yes, it was a joke. But I’ve wanted to get the new blog theme up and running before I posted again, and for various reasons that’s taken longer than I thought it would,
Duct Tape and a Prayer started last year when I decided to spin the World of Warcraft posts from my original blog, Lost in Translation, off onto their own site. The people who were interested in my WOW posts often weren’t interested in the rest
Since according to my search results, you really want to know what I think about this…
3.3.3 changed the 4-piece set bonus for the Sanctified Crimson Acolyte’s Raiment, the healing priest Tier 10 set. Before the change, the set bonus