In honor of World of Warcraft Patch 4.2 and Firelands being released, I am giving away a Lil Ragnaros non-combat pet. Leave a comment on this post by midnight July 4th to enter!
Category: Gaming
Learn to Raid in Cataclysm in 3 Easy Steps, Part 1
WoW Cataclysm offered veterans a revamp of the game they had fallen in love with years ago, and despite Blizzard’s loss in subscribers, more than a couple of people stuck their heads back in WoW’s door to see what was new. Part of that investigation is invariably going to be checking out the raid environment, and I followed 3 easy steps to get back in raiding shape.
Getting Reacquainted with Raiding
For the first time in a long time, I have both the desire and capacity to raid. My RL friends have set up a relatively successful 10-man guild, so I’ve stepped into my Priest’s mooncloth slippers again. The first run was Bastion of Twilight, and despite the two runs earlier this spring, I generally have no freaking idea what’s going on. I’ve forgotten how to raid.
A Quick Jaunt in Star Wars Galaxies
Syp’s first The Game Archaeologist column about Star Wars Galaxies intrigued me. I played the game from the time it was in Beta 3 all the way until World of Warcraft was released in November 2004. I loved it. I quit because of the combination of the New Game Enhancements (NGE) and WoW being so… Continue reading A Quick Jaunt in Star Wars Galaxies
6 Tips for Winning World of Warcraft PvP Battlegrounds as Alliance
Since November 2004, I’ve been Alliance. What that means in regard to PvP is that I have to be better than 90% of my team if I have any hope of winning. Because of that, I realized that the following six tips really sum up what makes me better than the rest of my team. … Continue reading 6 Tips for Winning World of Warcraft PvP Battlegrounds as Alliance