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 [...]
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, [...]
Tragically, most Warcraft players on roleplaying servers have little respect for the lost art of roleplaying. I can’t help but wonder why such individuals end up on RP servers in the first place. Maybe they picked a server randomly, or maybe they joined the same server as a friend without considering the type. However they [...]
I’m a nerd. That much is pretty obvious if you spend enough time around me. More importantly, I’m lucky enough to be married to a woman as nerdy as I am (even though she’ll never admit to it). So when Valentine’s Day rolled around this year, I thought long and hard about what to get [...]
XFire rocks. There just isn’t any other way to put it. When it comes to World of Warcraft machinima, XFire rules all. Their latest installment, Ballad of the Noob, is just one more in a long line of hilarious, well-written, expertly choreographed WoW clips. It tells the Devil-Went-Down-to-Georgia-style story of a Warcraft noob who takes [...]
The crown jewel of the revamped Demonology tree, and quite likely the one new ability that most warlock players are excited about, gives you the ability to summon a felguard. If you’ve never seen one, a felguard is a hulking demon wielding a wicked axe, by far one of the coolest-looking summons available. Getting it, [...]
Like most World of Warcraft players, I heard about Blizzard pushing back the release date of Burning Crusade early this morning. I met the news with a mild pang of disappointment. When I called my wife to fill her in, starting the conversation with, “I’ve got some bad news,” she was relieved that I hadn’t [...]