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Burning Crusade Starter Zones in Cataclysm
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 - 18 Comments
One of the features of World of Warcraft that really pulled me into the game was the seamless transition between zones. I had just stopped playing Final Fantasy XI, which had a dismal loading time between zones and really made the world feel disconnected. There ... More
Where Did All My Gold Go?
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 - 12 Comments
It started out great. Hitting 80, jumping into dungeons, my first downing of the Black Knight and subsequent farming of ToC. Then came the daily heroics. I was slowly building up my collection of purples, and it showed as my DPS jumped from really crappy ... More
The Next Expansion: Future Tradeskill Design
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 - 65 Comments
Blizzard has already set the bar for the next expansion. Based on Wrath and The Burning Crusade, players expect to have to level 90. Players expect either new races or a new hero class starting at a high level. Something that not many people talk ... More
Preparing for Patch 3.2: Tradeskills
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 - 18 Comments
One of the fundamental things that players should understand about the WoW economy is that there is massive deflation. Items, in general, become less valuable over time as new items are introduced. Players no longer want iLvl 200 or even 213 crafted gear, as well ... More
Tradeskill Design in Wrath
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 - 17 Comments
When patch 3.0 hit, I dropped Engineering for Herbalism to prepare for Wrath. I thought it would better complement my Alchemy, and raw materials like herbs were likely to be in high demand as people level their professions. I thought that the Lifeblood ability would ... More
Jewelcrafting Nerf: Dragon’s Eyes Will No Longer Be Prismatic
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - 30 Comments
This news makes me a sad panda. Currently, Jewelcrafters are able to cut Dragon’s Eyes for themselves which give higher stats than any other currently available gems. For example a Bright Dragon’s Eye gives +54 attack power, 22 more than the Bright Scarlet Ruby. With ... More
Time for a Career Change
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 - 32 Comments
Ever feel like your career choice is going nowhere? You’ve put in your time, and invested a lot in your job, but in the end you are just not getting enough out of it to make it worthwhile? You feel like you should stay out ... More
Choosing Professions: Profit or Pwnage?
Monday, July 14th, 2008 - 12 Comments
How do you choose your professions? If you just want to make money, clearly there is a general consensus that taking a couple of gathering professions such as mining and skinning would be best. Just head out for a little while, gather up some materials, ... More