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Do I have WoW ADD or Am I an Altoholic?

March 10, 2010

As I ease myself back into blogging after my literature-teaching-enduced hiatus, I figure I’ll start with something relatively easy to write about to get me back in the swing of things: World of Warcraft.
Well, my Paladin is level 80 now.  I spent some time in instances and got him a 4600 gearscore, which—while not great—is [...]

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Beej’s Trick to Making Easy, Fast Gold in World of Warcraft

February 2, 2010
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I am not a “get rich quick” kind of guy.  Never have been.  But I stumbled upon a single aspect of World of Warcraft that I’ve been utilizing to keep my characters gemmed, enchanted, and epically flying for almost two years now.
I disenchant Avenging Blades sold in Halaa (the PvP city in Nagrand) and [...]

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“Why Did You Choose Your Healing Class?” – Guest Post at World of Matticus

February 1, 2010
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Matt Low has once again been nice enough to let me guest post at World of Matticus.
In a previous guest post at WoM, I asked the question “Why Play a Healer?”  Now, I follow that up by asking the question, “Why Did You Choose Your Healing Class?”
There are lots of reasons for us to heal [...]

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In Defense of God Mode

January 28, 2010
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I’ve been playing World of Warcraft lately mainly because I have not had the mental capacity (due to reading for and prepping literature courses) to do a lot more than level my Paladin, who has recently hit Outland. The whole experience of looking at the game from a new perspective has helped bolster my [...]

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Do You Care About Your MMO’s Lore?

January 18, 2010
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No matter what MMO you play, there’s a backstory.  If you’re in Fallen Earth, there’s a reason it’s post apocalyptic and a story that the game tells you—generally through quests—to let you know how it got that way.  EverQuest has its own mythology, as does Ultima Online—though, God knows what they’ve done with it [...]

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Playing Console Catch-Up

December 23, 2009
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Long story, short: MMOs have dominated my gaming time for the last 12 years or so.  I’d estimate that around 90% of all of my time gaming has been done in front of a PC over the internet.
Sure, I’ve set aside a few hours here and there for a few sessions of Knights of [...]

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