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Treachery on Vent: Infiltrating Enemy Tactics

Posted by pixiestixy on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 - 22 Comments

A couple nights ago, I was running Wintergrasp on my server, Khaz Modan, and lamenting the fact that all day the Horde had been unsuccessful at capturing the contested zone. Finally in one raid group, someone offered up their ventrilo server for everyone to use so we could better coordinate our efforts. It sounded like a ... More

WoW China Can’t Catch a Break

Posted by pixiestixy on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 5 Comments

Almost three months after WoW returned back to China (albeit censored) after a months-long hiatus, the game has hit a snag once again. According to a Wall Street Journal article, NetEase, the company which relaunched the game after former provider The9 ran into financial troubles and lost those rights, is essentially in a “turf battle” with ... More

Darn You, Broomsticks and Marionettes

Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 - 16 Comments

I’m growing to believe that Blizzard loves to tease us players with awesome, world event-inspired items, then steal them away just as we’ve grown accustomed to them. Case number one: Synthebrew Goggles, the beer goggles of the WoW world, which when I equipped made everyone look like a female orc. Somewhat disturbing, but they were a ... More

Paid Race Change Service Goes Live

Posted by pixiestixy on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 - 7 Comments

WoW players now can change the race of their level 10 and higher characters - if they don’t mind dishing out $25. Blizzard unveiled its new paid race change service today, about a month after adding the service as “coming soon” on the official website. All you have to do to start the process is logon ... More

The Back-and-Forth Saga of a 3.3 Vanish Fix

Posted by pixiestixy on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 - 9 Comments

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, rogues have got to be sneaky. It’s a good part of what defines the class, allows them, as leather-wearers, to deal melee dps without instant death, and sets them apart from other DPSers. So it’s no huge surprise that Vanish, one of the key skills that rounds out that specialty, ... More

The High Inquisitor: Where Are All the Kids?

Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, October 26th, 2009 - 33 Comments

The High Inquisitor is a new regular column at Project Lore that seeks answers to the greatest mysteries of Azeroth. Each week, the inquisitor will attack a previously unanswered question and attempt to explain the unknown. But she won’t rest until all plausible explanations are explored. The best, most probable comment(s) will be highlighted with ... More

Show Your WoW Love with RL Halloween Costumes

Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, October 26th, 2009 - 4 Comments

Have the the Hallow’s End festivities been keeping you busy? Between the daily slaughtering of the Headless Horseman, trick-or-treating hourly to keep up my chances of collecting all those masks, and running around “wanding” my guildies, I’ve been trying to enjoy the event to its fullest. But what about Halloween IRL? You know, that on ... More

Hallow’s End 2009: Why No Goblin or Worgen Masks?

Posted by pixiestixy on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - 6 Comments

Before we had any confirmation at Blizzcon that Goblins and Worgens would be introduced as playable races in WoW Cataclysm, we had a plethora of speculation that that might be the case. If you recall, it all started with the discovery of four new textures for Hallow’s End masks datamined from within the depths of ... More

The Hodir Dailies Need More Sexual Innuendo

Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, October 19th, 2009 - 18 Comments

I had been putting off starting on the Hodir quests for several weeks in favor of working toward becoming an exalted champion with all my Horde factions, but soon realized that was a mistake. To up my raiding game, I really need those shoulder enchants that come with exalted status with the Sons of Hodir! ... More

Collecting Vanity Gear with Equipment Manager

Posted by pixiestixy on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 - 10 Comments

Oh, one of the joys of being a girl. I know it’s a stereotype, but I can’t help it. I love pretty clothes. And shoes. Bring that to the World of Warcraft, and I am quickly becoming a whore to collecting gear that serves little purpose other than looking good. Combine that with Equipment Manager, ... More