iTZKooPA is not a turtle, but a Gnome born around the shores of a frozen lake in Dun Morogh. Being born a gnome iTZKooPA is an accomplished swimmer, only matched by the best of those in the Azerothian games. When not fighting off the Troggs in hopes of recapturing Gnomeregan, iTZKooPA spends his time in the shadows. Quietly stalking anyone and anything who may have the delicious loot he so direly needs to complete his next cooking recipe. You can look for him if you dare, but once you find him it may already be to late.
The Balancing Act: Splitting Your Time With Alts
Posted by iTZKooPA on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 - 15 Comments
Forget about other video games, I find it difficult enough to split my play time across multiple characters. Despite my best efforts, that is exactly what I have been doing lately. Over the past month I have put serious time in to not two, but three alternates avatars and my trusty bank alt. Solidsamm hasn’t ... More
Old School: Battle of the Newbs
Posted by iTZKooPA on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - 13 Comments
My adventure into old school instancing has lead me to one definitive conclusion; everyone is a critic. Everyone believes they know your class better than you, something I can be guilty of when it comes to dagger-equipped rogues. The five person team that I joined to experience the old world is no different. In fact, ... More
Vanity Item: Object Of My Desire
Posted by iTZKooPA on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Vanity items don’t get me going, for the most part (”ZOMG vanity pets! Squeal!”). I don’t care about having cute or unusual costumes. I don’t piece together entertaining ensembles or strive to get rare pieces of rather pointless gear. Yea, I had a Twill set, but that was sparked by competition rather than my actual ... More
Are You Bored With Call of the Crusade (Patch 3.2)?
Posted by iTZKooPA on Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 22 Comments
When I rejoined the masses during The Burning Crusade I knew that I wouldn’t be raiding like I did in vanilla. I knew that I’d already be behind on gear when I joined, with the difference growing as time went on. I also knew that Wrath of the Lich King was coming soon, and would ... More
BlizzCon 2010 In Las Vegas…But Not Really
Posted by iTZKooPA on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 - 14 Comments
Some of you may have heard that Las Vegas is going to be the home of BlizzCon 2010. The odd change in location, to say the least, is far from confirmed. The news comes directly from the Las Vegas Convention Center. Not the most unbiased of outlets considering the topic. A few moments ago Blizzard ... More
Tom Chilton On Blizzard’s Microtransactions
Posted by iTZKooPA on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 - 13 Comments
I know I had a little nerd rage in me yesterday during our polite discussion about the Pandaren Monk. It turns out that Blizzard wasn’t trying to be an evil corporation. Just that somewhere along the lines Blizzard made a simple mistake when populating a database field, causing the item to sell out when it ... More
Blizzard Sells Out Of Non-Combat Pet
Posted by iTZKooPA on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 - 15 Comments
Really Blizzard? Really? You’ve sold out of an item that doesn’t even exist? One that doesn’t need to be manufactured, doesn’t require materials or any labor to reproduce? Folks, as of press time the charity helping Pandaren Monk is officially “Sold Out” on North American shores. The paradox of selling out of a virtual item ... More
Cataclysm Novel Scarring Your Eyes In August 2010
Posted by iTZKooPA on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 - 13 Comments
Before you get your “ZOMG Cataclysm Is Coming Out In August” panties in a bunch, let’s be clear, the release date of the book makes no mention of the third expansion launching side-by-side with it. Technically the date isn’t even official, no matter how accurate Amazon has been in the past, Blizzard is Blizzard, even ... More
Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems: Start Hording For Patch 3.3
Posted by iTZKooPA on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 - 9 Comments
Patch 3.3 is all over the WoW news of late. The patch notes have been continuously updated, bosses have been tested and Heartbourne has posted more videos than I can keep up with. Lost in the information overload may have been the reveal by MMO-Champion of some awesome craftable gear. Raiders will be getting access ... More
Old School: Dungeon Quest Design
Posted by iTZKooPA on Friday, November 6th, 2009 - 7 Comments
I have been spending a substantial amount of time leveling a new toon since BlizzCon 2009’s Cataclysm announcements. Like many players, I want to experience the aspects of vanilla WoW before they disappear into the digital abyss (maybe then Blizzard will setup a vanilla server cluster?). And no, I am not running the 1-60 gauntlet ... More
