Equal Opportunites

So... a lot of fun things occurred over the past week. The end culmination is nothing. Woo.
*****, as well. I don't know why I just said that, but it needs to be said. Working for a corporation with some kind of standards (HI MING) is fun and pays well, but this all comes at the sacrifice of me being able to drop the C-word. Wait. Not Allakhazam? *****.
Right.
I'm also going to be starting my own... slightly more off-the-cuff than this "please be impartial and polite" crap on Allakhazam. When I do, I expect all 5 of you to be there.

Or be square.

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FULL ARTICLE CAN BE READ AT: http://allakhazam.com/story.html?story=16836

If anyone’s been keeping an eye on Blizzard’s changes within World of Warcraft, they would have noted that there has been a consistent push towards getting casual players more gear. In particular, arena rating has become easier to achieve, and therefore arena gear has been easier to acquire. Now, the moment cool gear becomes easier to get, you don’t need to be bulimic to predict the myriad of responses that would come. Bad Zoolander references aside, should Blizzard have done this?

World of Warcraft PVP has often been considered one of the few places where rewards do not correlate directly with the amount of time one has to spare (except in the era of the Grand Marshall and High Warlord). Rather, when an individual is seen sporting full Season 5 Deadly Gladiator gear, the general populace assumes that this is a player who really knows how to play the game. The general disagreement with easier arena ratings can be summed up in one colloquial phrase: “baddies getting free gear.” Straw man arguments aside, the quarrel stems from the belief that skill and dedication are pre-requisites when it comes to rewarding individuals.

FULL ARTICLE CAN BE READ AT: http://allakhazam.com/story.html?story=16836