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Life’s a Grind
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 - 18 Comments
It’s easy to become insulated when you write for a subject-specific site like Project Lore, surrounded by like-minded colleagues and readers whose clear interest in the topics at hand is evidenced through repeated page views and lengthy comment sections. But I have, and still do, ... More
Tabard or Not Tabard
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 - 22 Comments
Sit around in General or Trade chat long enough, and you’re bound to see someone or other recruiting members for their freshly-formed guild. Part of the pitch almost always incorporates how “freakin’ awesome” their guild tabard is. Now, I’m all for guild pride, but it’s ... More
Commonly Misspelled WoW Words
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 - 173 Comments
UPDATE: Usually my posts get a dozen or so comments. Lo and behold when I logged in today to see over 30 angry comments on this post. Project Lore represents a variety of players and backgrounds. Sometimes the difference between preaching to guildmates and writing posts vanishes ... More
What Casual And Hardcore Mean To Me
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 - 18 Comments
Hardcore. Casual. Newb – however you spell it. These are all terms that are tossed around a lot in World of Warcraft. Our own glossary defines hardcore as the following, oh wait, we don’t have a definition. We do have ... More
Fond Memories: Tyr’s Hand
Friday, September 5th, 2008 - 7 Comments
Tyr’s Hand. I am sure many of you old school players are very fond of this area of the Eastern Plaguelands. The area is likely named for the Nordic god of justice, Týr, who had his hand bitten off by Fenrir. Thus Tyr’s Hand. But ... More
Cinematic Rewind - Ripping About The Wrath Trailer
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 - 25 Comments
Yesterday at the Leipzig Games Convention, Blizzard gave the world the first look at Wrath of the Lich King’s cinematic trailer. The trailer initially blew me away with its fantastic animation, beautifully crafted landscapes, epic music and spot on narration by Arthas’ father, King ... More
Why I Will Never Be Fully Immersed In Azeroth
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 - 27 Comments
The picture really says it all. Garbage, waste, refuse, rubbish, whatever you want to call it - Azeroth does not have it. I am from the city of the most murders in 2007 brotherly love and here we have tons of it. ... More
To Enchant Or Not To Enchant?
Monday, August 18th, 2008 - 18 Comments
So you have finally hit level 70 on your alt, or perhaps it is your main. As you begin to run the 5-man content while trying to get into Karazhan and doing PvP in between it dawns on you that most of your gear lacks ... More