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- Let’s Go Half on a Sack.: As I have made my way through the MMO landscape in my post WoW phase I have noticed something I find strange. It seems that a vast number of ex-WoW players are wandering from game to game in search of the next big thing. It’s as if we are all looking for something to fill a void. We are all looking for something we can call “our game.” For nearly six years WoW was “my game.” Family members would ask, “Where is Lance?” Someone would respond, “He is playing his game.” Now there are legions of us, jumping from game [...]
- Quack Quack: When a game is successful as long as World of Warcraft has been it is bound to have an effect in the gaming industry as well as the gaming community. With a once reported 14 million subscriber’s world wide, I think it is safe to assume that WOW has a huge gravitational pull on both of those communities. For good or bad, Blizzard will forever influence the MMO world. The laundry list of MMO innovations and improvements throughout WOWs life span is impressive but remember dear gamer, not everything that glitters is gold. One of the side effects suffered by [...]
- Why are you so distant?: It should go without saying, all WoW players should be aware of is LoS and being OoR. For those unaware that is Line of Sight and Out of Range. Let’s start with LoS. There are many instances where Line of Sight is a factor in your gaming experience; the most important is that of where you are in relation to the healer. If the healer can’t see you, they can’t heal you. If you are out of LoS with the healer, it is your fault not theirs. It is not the healers’ responsibility to keep you in LoS. Even as [...]
- Ok Now GTFOOTF!: Let’s start with the number one rule for all WoW players. While the namesake of this blog is based on the most basic skill of any MMO, in WoW it seems to be the invisible line that divides Gelvon’s M&S from the skilled. What is most frustrating is the fact that Blizzard has tried to make this as easy as possible yet it is ignored by almost every fail player out there. For those of you unaware of what I am referring to: GTFOOTF. That’s right Get The F*** Out Of The Fire. Think of the encounters that have stumped [...]