This site loves top 5 lists. Loves them. Loves them like college coffee drinkers love to think their "unique" opinion matters. It's natural for us to be drawn to topics about what's best because we all have opinions. And that, friends, is the very essence of communication. But in the spirit of the discussion of the pinnacle of discourse it would only seem right to honor these lists with a list about that very love we have for them in the fashion they deserve. So I've created a list of the top 5 reasons we love top 5 lists.…  More

An ode of sorts to those of you who hate this game and still log on. Makes sense!

I logged on today. It was morning. I opened my friends list.

Nothing.

I have no friends. My soul is the blackest black of black in the hell that is Dalaran. The NPC's in Shattrah laughed at me constantly, now the NPCs in Dalaran won't even look at me.

A mage ran by, he had some gear. I felt the anger rise in me to see a person have purples that I have. He doesn't deserve them. Gear like that should have been reserved f…  More

Most of the chaps that read this blog have praised me on attempting a balanced perspective and not complaining massively about issues in this game. Today I give them the big middle finger and a nod of apology as I'd simply like to say that tenacity might be the single most frustrating mechanic in WoW to date.

Imagine, if you will, not being (insert random generic gamer insult here). Take that vision of yourself and give it a haircut, shave that scruff, remove the cans of soda from the desk and ta…  More

I guess I just don't get it. Season 5 comes swinging into our laps like a monkey on Christmas and all I'm seeing are complaints about how out of control damage is going to be. "People are bursting people down in 2 shots," "Healers can't outheal the damage," "PvP is going to be a joke," so on and so forth.

WHY ISN'T THIS LIKE SEASON 4?

The hard truth is that we as a player base have become far to expectant. At the time that season 1 was introduced to WoW there were very, very few complaints about b…  More

Yes.

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Understand that I write this knowing full well that no one raids or PvEs in this game. This was established in fine color in the last blog. Again I say no one has the time to raid between the base-jumping, Ferrari driving, and invitation-only club partying we are all doing. By we I mean those of us who actually have a life, right?

Apparently there is a sect of players who do engage in the scripted side of WoW that is PvE. In this foreign (I say foreign because association w…  More

I'd like to posit this as an introduction to any new players to the game and this site as to the basics of how to be cool in wow and collect as much fame as possible. The guide will serve as a template upon which you can smear a smiley picture of yourself and become a popular magnet of personal charisma on the Northrend plains.

WOW PLAYERS DO NOT ENJOY WOW

Remove that ridiculous picture from the template. Honestly, who the hell smiles when they play WoW? There is nothing fun in this game. Period. …  More

I'd like to start of by saying simply that we are bred as people to constantly prove superiority over one another in any way that we can. As it stands right now you have two crowds of people on my server: the people who stood in line for the expansion and the people who didn't. Oddly enough this seems to be a massive means of qualification for the "loser" crowd, consisting mainly of those players who didn't get their hands on a copy of WotLK for various reasons.

Quick SEGUE (LOL THE IRONY): loser…  More

For all of my time spent playing WoW I've never seen any real outright questions asked by the development team on blanket issues that we all discuss. The reasons for this are probably numerous, but it puts me in a position to ask just the same and sate some curiosity I've had about what you play for and why.

Lets assume that WoW decides to shift into either arena only PvP and Battleground PvP. World PvP is inevitable, so it remains as it is for now. The choice you have today is one or the other A…  More

Lately we've seen a pile of articles that dissect the ins and outs of WotLK PvP. There's quite a bit of merit to them all, no matter what the side. It seems like we have a split between what's considered casual play and hardcore play. Then you see the age old split between the PvE and PvP crowd and which does what, why and when. It's typical business, but the truth of why WoW is becoming oh-so difficult to balance lies in the fresh level 80 character.

Today let's chat with ease of entry into th…  More