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Thoughts On Cataclysm And Player Reactions

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 - 42 Comments

Cataclysm is changing many things, but perhaps nothing moreso than player psychology. The thing you really have to be careful about, when deciding what information to reveal for an expansion that’s still at least nine months out, is how that’s going to impact progression from ... More

Getting Sucked Back In: Part Duex

Friday, May 8th, 2009 - 35 Comments

If you look back at my blogs since the launch of Wrath of the Lich King and compare them to my collection of thoughts from the The Burning Crusade days, you may notice a trend.  During Illidan’s and later Kael’thas’ respected reigns my posts were ... More

Choices To Make Your Head Spin

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 - 15 Comments

Blizzard is 100% serious about making us think before we chose to replace our items. While I still have not replaced much of my S2/T4 gear, I am finally at the level which this should start happening. At the moment I have only ... More

Ghostcrawler Had A Busy Thanksgiving

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 - 16 Comments

Yesterday I mentioned that most of my Thanksgiving was spent trying to convince people to join me in Azeroth, rather than playing myself. It isn’t that I didn’t want to play, I did my best to find the time, but living far away from ... More

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems: Maximizing Quest Reward Income

Friday, November 21st, 2008 - 31 Comments

Many players have been griping that the gear they have seen on their first five levels towards 80 have not been good enough. Generally speaking, these players are decked out with Tier 5/Season 3 gear, or better. Heck, one of my characters has ... More