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Tag Archives: alts
The disappearance of the bear
Shifting Perspectives has a fascinating look at The disappearance of the bear. Allison Robert looks at 8 reasons why bears are the least popular tank class. I’ve barely done any tanking on my druid as I’ve been more interested in … Continue reading
Losing Gear Progression in WoW
Spinks has a post on Losing Gear Progression in WoW. The part that interested me was when she says this about Ulduar: “There’s no benefit to going there either, you’d be better served for rewards in the newer easier instance.” … Continue reading
Blizzard loves and/or hates Alts.
Kinless has a good post on Blizzard loves and/or hates Alts. « Kinless Chronicles. It does seem a little odd that with all the effort Blizzard has gone to to promote alts, they have refused thus far to provide any … Continue reading
Looting the Guild Bank
When I canceled my WoW subscription, I deliberately left people with access to the guild bank and a message to help themselves. Wouldn’t you know it, two non-contributing players decided to clean it out. Not take a reasonable amount and … Continue reading
Jame’s Leveling Guide: TourGuide style
As I level my squad of alts, I’ve used Jame’s Leveling Guides a lot. They’re well written, clear, and I find following them boosts my enjoyment of the game. Jame has now integrated his leveling guides with the TourGuide addon. … Continue reading
8 Questions Your Guild Should Ask Itself
Matticus posted 8 Questions Your Guild Should Ask Itself. Since his focus is on raiding, that’s where this quiz aims. Here’s how I’d answer them for our guild alliance. Do you have a clearly defined identity? We are a raiding … Continue reading
Naxxramas Strategy
Too Many Alts has a fine writeup of Naxxramas Strategies. The part I really appreciate is that he talks about trash mobs. Most of the guides I’ve seen assume that trash is trivial, which is not always the case.
Alts and the Raider: An Officer’s Perspective
Sydera at World of Matticus discusses Alts and the Raider: An Officer’s Perspective. We just went through some of this entering Naxx. It hadn’t been a big deal before Wrath as we had Karazhan on farm by the time we … Continue reading
Death Knight Name
As Wrath approaches, I need to pick a good name for my death knight. I have a lovely name picked out, but it has accents for every other letter. Alternately I’ve taken the name of the Green Knight to match … Continue reading
PvE to PVP transfers
Blizzard has opened up PvE to PvP transfers. I think this is a decent idea. I leveled my first characters on a PvP server thinking that it would add something to the game. It didn’t for me. I think the … Continue reading
Who Will I Level to 80 First?
I have a lot of alts either at 70 or approaching it quickly – warrior, paladin, hunter, warlock, shaman, druid plus my retired alliance priest. When the expansion comes out I’m going to have to choose which one(s) to level … Continue reading
Done with Easy Leveling
My current crop of alts has hit 60ish. Leveling-wise it feels like hitting a brick wall. I’ve been happily puttering along picking up a level or two whenever I log in and suddenly it takes 2,3,4 gaming sessions to gain … Continue reading
Why Endgame is Fun
In my post on alts, I wrote that endgame is the end of fun. This isn’t quite true. As I level through the game, my focus is on leveling as quickly as I can. Each ding gives me a thrill … Continue reading
Incentive and Social Networks
I was reading an article on how an economics experiment managed to get worked to pick a lot more strawberries. The line that struck me was: Again, workers prioritized money over social ties, abandoning groups of friends to ally themselves … Continue reading
Why So Many Alts?
I had a guildie ask me over the weekend what I’m planning to do with my druid in the endgame. My response was "Nothing." I may do a couple of Karazhan runs with my alts if they get to 70 … Continue reading
Next Pre-Wrath Project
I’ve figured out my next pre-Wrath project! If my current alts all make it to 70 before Wrath of the Lich King comes out and I find myself getting bored with their day-to-day play, I could transfer over my undead … Continue reading
Daily Quest Guide – Minimum Time, Maximum Gold
Despite not doing daily quests for gold in preparation for Wrath, I do foresee a major gold sink coming up. My next wave of alts will all be hitting level 70 in a month (or two or three), which means … Continue reading
Preparing for Wrath
I’m not doing a heck of a lot of preparation for Wrath of the Lich King. That being said, I am doing two things to prepare. I’m buying cheap herbs so that my warlock can level inscription as quickly as … Continue reading
Progress on Leveling Alts
Regular runs have lost their luster lately so I’ve been leveling alts. Team dot-fear-win (my warlock and Jaimie’s shadow priest) is up to level 52 and tearing through the zones. My shaman is up to 47 and aiming for 50 … Continue reading
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Games and the Kids
Tor recently had a review of Microlite d20. It looks like it could be fun. I think the kids are old enough that they might enjoy a tabletop RPG, but I shudder at the thought of doing all the bookkeeping … Continue reading