For Saga: Barbarians on Utopian shores

It’s Saga‘s one-year blogaversary and she’s been suggesting post topics for her readers. Here’s the topic she gave me: … since you’re into mysterious buttons and I know I’ve learned about some blog stuff from your site in the past. How about giving us a list of which blogging add-ons/tools you use/recommend and why? And… Continue reading For Saga: Barbarians on Utopian shores

The Utopian Dungeon Finder

Reading the community response to Blizzard’s forthcoming attempt to reduce the dungeon finder queue times for DPS players (the Call to Arms) is making my brain itch1. I started to write a rant in response but … well, I was interrupted. Then I calmed down a bit and realised that ranting about it wouldn’t be… Continue reading The Utopian Dungeon Finder

Bee pit bingo

Zel over at Murloc Parliament proposed Bee Pit bingo, and I’m such a fan of the bee pit I did my entry straight away. And then realised it’d probably need some detail. Hence this post. From left to right, starting at the top Dice: loot issues. Needing, ninjaing, “loot reservation”, whining, obsessing. Just stop it.… Continue reading Bee pit bingo

Virtuous pugging

Everyone (including me) has a million and one tales of horrible pug experiences, whether they’re via the dungeon finder (aptly nicknamed Sanity Tap a lifetime or two ago) or the via the joys of pug raiding and everyone’s favourite “Link GS and achivs” tradechat ads. Bad players, mad players, afk-ers, stoners, the clinically depressed and… Continue reading Virtuous pugging

Shameless theft: Bee pit

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has mentally adopted Zel’s Bee Pit as the final destination for all manner of wastrels, ne’er-do-wells and those annoying idiots who say “ogogogogog” a lot. [ASIDE: I encountered my very first Arthazz in an instance. I was so depressed I still healed him, and forgot to take… Continue reading Shameless theft: Bee pit