Now that the shattering has happened, most people seem to be sprinting around the new old world, exploring and questing and fishing and the like. Meanwhile, I’ve been getting ready to say goodbye to Wrath of the Lich King and taking Tremble on a tour of Northrend. He’s tanked in all of the dungeons except… Continue reading Last wrathful moments
Category: Raiding for fun (profit be damned)
Michael Bay
Time for some silliness. We have this thing in guild that we like to call the “Michael Bay” strategy. Yes, after the film director. It references his subtle interplay of interlocking dialogue, careful blocking and delicate camerawork that mesmerises the player into … Let’s start again. The Michael Bay technique. Blow it up, kill it… Continue reading Michael Bay
For Alas: Why, how and who
It was Alastriona’s birthday blogaversary the other week and in celebration she offered post topics to any who wanted one. As one of her dedicated internet stalkers sidlers, I gleefully requested and received one. Here’s what she said: Alrighty then. Hearkening back to when I first introduced myself, you hadn’t really raided anything at all.… Continue reading For Alas: Why, how and who
Link: The transition to cataclysm
A great post over at Do not try this at home about the transition from Wrath, to 4.01, to Cataclysm: …the inevitable point of a vertical expansion is to take the “very powerful” characters from the previous stage and turn them into “kinda rather weak” characters in the next stage, so the cycle of power… Continue reading Link: The transition to cataclysm
The intermittent paladin
Urgh. This post has turned into a monster. In this I’m talking about why I’m not playing quite as much at the moment, and a bit about retribution paladin DPS. Since the 4.01 patch hit, I’ve been a fairly infrequent visitor to the World of Warcraft. Partly that’s down to being busy with other things;… Continue reading The intermittent paladin