Things I’m learning: Where to stand

All that stuff about “the floor being the most dangerous boss in WoW” is totally true. Stupid floor. “Sacrificial paladin” is not a joke. They really will send you to facepull instakill mobs with just a teensy little bubble keeping the big bad cats from unzipping more than your coat. The meanies. Remember that the… Continue reading Things I’m learning: Where to stand

New places, new faces, new shiny maces

PREFACE: As a certain mildly grumpy witch might say, “I aten’t dead”. I’ve just been struggling to find the time to write, and also deliberately holding my tongue on some of the things I wanted to write about just in case they didn’t work out. Alas may end up regretting her gentle prodding in my… Continue reading New places, new faces, new shiny maces

Don’t let me break your raid

First up: go read this post about the recruit-a-friend system by Alas if you haven’t already. In it, she argues that the triple experience bonus you get when playing with your RAFbuddy is a bit too much, and contributes to the number of people bimbling around at level 80 in search of a clue (any… Continue reading Don’t let me break your raid

Explorer: The Caverns of Time

A couple of weeks ago I finally got to spend a few hours in the Caverns of Time, which I said I’d explore for Jaedia’s explorer task*, having never visited before. I’d love to say I spent ages looking around, chatting to giant dragons and small kids, but that’s not exactly how it went. A… Continue reading Explorer: The Caverns of Time

Wanted: raiding guild for brand-new raider

UPDATE TO THE PREFACE: Gah, I forgot I’d scheduled this. I’ve now exchanged emails with a couple of lovely people, so to be completely clear, this is more joke than an actual want ad. PREFACE: I wrote this at the same time I wrote yesterday’s oh-noes-I-must-find-a-new-guild post, and thought I’d post it a day or… Continue reading Wanted: raiding guild for brand-new raider