According to Slashdot, Wizards will be releasing D&D 4th edition in the next year or so. Described as “evolutionary,” it promises to be the most interactive version of the game yet, with online and offline content tied together as well as online versions of the no-longer-printed Dragon and Dungeon magazines. It’s an interesting development, although [...]
If you’re considering renting any Harry Potter games, especially the newly released Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I would like the person nearest you to slap you across the face. Go ahead; ask them to do it. You’ll appreciate it when you come back to your senses. I say this because I [...]
The point of this shaman build is to excel in solo play (i.e., questing, grinding, and leveling). It is not optimized for PvP, raiding, or PvE partying. That’s not to say you can’t do well in these pursuits with this build, only that performance is focused on being the best solo shaman you can be [...]
I was very excited when I got to 50 with my shaman the other day because it meant I could finally use Shamanistic Rage, the ninth-tier talent atop the Enhancement tree. “Great,” I thought. “Now I can leverage my DPS to regenerate my mana. No more drinking downtime for me!” Maybe my expectations were too [...]
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Chinese gold farmer? You know, in between fits of cursing their very existence? That’s what a recent biographical article by the NY Times sets out to answer. It’s a somewhat sobering piece that explores the real lives of the virtual world’s most hated users. It’s a bit [...]
For most warlock players, the first reaction to Life Tap goes something like, “Burn health for mana? What are you, nuts?! Why would I ever want to do that?” I’ll admit it can be a bit off-putting at first; after all, voluntarily losing health is a dangerous prospect for any character. However, appreciating the power [...]
It’s been awhile since I’ve reviewed a console game, enamored as I always am with World of Warcraft (my warlock hit 70 the other night ). However, at my wife’s request, I took a short break to return to my gaming roots with a title I’ve been meaning to check out for awhile: God of [...]
I’m sure I’m not the only player who’s delighted to hear that Blizzard has added a new one-click spam reporting feature. You can read up on it over on the official site, but here’s how it works in a nutshell. If someone sends you spam through chat, right click their name and click “Report Spam.” [...]
Much to the sorrow of shaman-lovers everywhere, it’s being nerfed. Yes, our most beloved weapon enchant and the basis of so many dual-wielding enhancement builds won’t be so great in the near future. Exactly when is still up in the air, since the patch is currently being testing, but it’s going to happen, and it’ll [...]
After another lull in my Warcraft interest, I decided to pick the game back up and give it another go, this time with my draenei shaman Gregor. So far, I like what I see of shamans. They don’t do anything incredibly well, but they can do pretty much anything competently. Healing, melee DPS, ranged DPS, [...]