World of Warcraft Update
Yes, I know, I said I was going to keep my WoW-related news in another blog, but I feel like spreading the news in my LJ.
Even if you barely know what the acronym WoW represents, you probably know the second expansion to the game, Wrath of the Lich King, rolled out on the 13th. As expansions go, I'm not finding it as game-changing, nor is the content really all that different. The Burning Crusade was a pretty radical shift with the Space Goats and Blood Elves, the faction-specific classes opening up, and the new continent being so dramatically different than Azeroth. However, WotLK is still an awesome expansion. Northrend is a fascinating place to explore with some great quests, pretty scenery, and sentient walruses. How could you not love sentient walrus-people?
I won't go too far into the Death Knight hero class other than to say the opening storyline and accompanying quests are far and away the best in the game. And that DKs are overpowered. I'm sure the nerf bat is a'comin'.
My Blood Elf Paladin, Rhodes, made 72 pretty easily. Moon Guard was packed for a few days, but the queues have slowed down a bit, and quest competition isn't as fierce. My Dwarf Hunter has just gotten to Northrend, tamed a new pet (a rhino named Sherman), and acquired a...a...a...BOW!!! I have always held that bows are for elves and true badasses packed heat, but the gun I was using is so far outclassed by this bow, and I just can't afford a new one right now. Ah well.
One complaint I have about the Aggramar server (the home of my dwarf), is the queues are freaking ungodly. When I tried to get on after dinner last night (around 7pm MST), I waited in queue for better than 20 minutes. On Moon Guard (where my paladin roams), I doubt I would've waited at all. Point to the RP server there.
My WoW-themed podcast, The Grind, recorded its 25th episode a few weeks back. I remember when we started in May I thought this would be an interesting learning experience and good practice for when I started doing this for real. Somewhere along the line, my learning experience grew into a pretty damn fine show. I'm proud of it.
All done!
Even if you barely know what the acronym WoW represents, you probably know the second expansion to the game, Wrath of the Lich King, rolled out on the 13th. As expansions go, I'm not finding it as game-changing, nor is the content really all that different. The Burning Crusade was a pretty radical shift with the Space Goats and Blood Elves, the faction-specific classes opening up, and the new continent being so dramatically different than Azeroth. However, WotLK is still an awesome expansion. Northrend is a fascinating place to explore with some great quests, pretty scenery, and sentient walruses. How could you not love sentient walrus-people?
I won't go too far into the Death Knight hero class other than to say the opening storyline and accompanying quests are far and away the best in the game. And that DKs are overpowered. I'm sure the nerf bat is a'comin'.
My Blood Elf Paladin, Rhodes, made 72 pretty easily. Moon Guard was packed for a few days, but the queues have slowed down a bit, and quest competition isn't as fierce. My Dwarf Hunter has just gotten to Northrend, tamed a new pet (a rhino named Sherman), and acquired a...a...a...BOW!!! I have always held that bows are for elves and true badasses packed heat, but the gun I was using is so far outclassed by this bow, and I just can't afford a new one right now. Ah well.
One complaint I have about the Aggramar server (the home of my dwarf), is the queues are freaking ungodly. When I tried to get on after dinner last night (around 7pm MST), I waited in queue for better than 20 minutes. On Moon Guard (where my paladin roams), I doubt I would've waited at all. Point to the RP server there.
My WoW-themed podcast, The Grind, recorded its 25th episode a few weeks back. I remember when we started in May I thought this would be an interesting learning experience and good practice for when I started doing this for real. Somewhere along the line, my learning experience grew into a pretty damn fine show. I'm proud of it.
All done!