Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Having the Baconeers turn up in Northrend allows me to take a break from trying to find Sapphire, my warrior, emissaries of the Argent Crusade in an effort to raise her reputation with them. I have effectively completed the Argent Tournament, becoming an exalted champion for each of the ...
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
I had previously considered that reaching 80th level is not the end of the game and that I would continue doing exactly what I had been doing before just without gaining XP, but I turned out to be wrong. I find myself logging in to Azeroth and wondering what ...
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Wintergrasp is not just a zone for a regular PvP battle, it persists outside of the battle times. It isn't quite an 80th level zone in its own right, as there is no standard quest hub or paths in to the area, but there are NPC mobs extant outside ...
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Like any aspect of a complex MMORPG the battle for Lake Wintergrasp is not without its problems. Some are problems of balance that can be expected to occur for an open PvP zone without guaranteed or limited attendance on either side, which Blizzard have tried to solve with the ...
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
Larísa over at the Pink Pigtail Inn is concerned about the marginalisation experienced by gamers when discussing weekend activities, pointing out that any description of a successful weekend in World of Warcraft would cause non-gamers' eyes to glaze over in stark contrast to similar weekend stories by people with 'regular' ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Tucked behind the achivements pane in World of Warcraft is the potentially interesting statistics pane, showing plenty of detail about your character's exploits during her time in Azeroth. There is information about the total amount of damage dealt and received, the biggest single hits dealt and recieved, along with ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
One of my annoyances in MMORPGs is a lack of personal responsibility that comes from a sense of anonymity and few, if any, consequences from anti-social behaviour. There are occasions that can elicit rebuke from a GM but, in general, it is possible to act like an oaf and ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
With penguins on icebergs greeting travellers by sea Northrend is clearly a cold continent. Although there are some regions of relative warmth, where hot springs break the surface or mountains provide shelter from prevailing weather conditions, others are covered by permafrost and ice. Lake Wintergrasp is such a ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
After a shaky start I have managed to get the hang of jousting in the Argent Tournament, defeating valiants and champions alike in quick order for the daily quests. My warrior, Sapphire, has already become a champion of the Exodar and Darnassus and is now jousting for Gnomeregan whilst ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
With World of Warcraft's 3.1 patch comes the Argent Tournament, a new set of daily quests to gain achievements, titles and pets. Being the recipient of an exclusive invitation to participate in the tournament, no doubt only restricted to everyone at or around 80th level on every server in ...
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