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World of Warcraft: Ganking, World PVP and Solutions
There has been a lot of heated debate on the forums regarding World PVP and ganking. Ganking boils down to camping, picking on lowbies and ganging up on people or in general griefing others. While Blizzard has a limited stance on defending ganking, the truth is that it won’t go away. However, sadly enough there…
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Game Design Theory: Working with the Environment
I came back reading yet another massive complaint regarding Diablo 3 from someone who is a fan of Path of Exile. While I have become disillusioned with Blizzard these past few years, the thing I started to think about was how to improve the ideas in a game like Diablo 3. The truth is outside…
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Diablo 3: How to Stay Engaged with the Game
With the recent patches as well as my boredom with World of Warcraft, I have become somewhat of a Diablo 3 fanatic. Now, for those who are slowing down, got turned off at some point (even early on) or are burnt out, I want to convey my enthusiasm in trying to reel you back into…
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World of Warcraft: Give it to the Community
The latest patch demonstrates the problems with an online game like World of Warcraft. The main problem is that the game forces you to upgrade, whether you want to or not. If you don’t buy the latest expansion, you’ll be screwed because you’ll be behind. And if you do not want to partake in the…
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World of Warcraft Patch 5.0.4 Out Today and What to Do
Today is the day for the first major patch in the World of Warcraft since patch 4.3. After several months of no content, this one signifies a great deal of changes, the most important being the talent changes. Having been checking my toons since this morning, I noticed some odd issues such as the change…
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Level 70 As A Shadow Priest
I managed to make it to level 70 as a Shadow Priest. My first comment is that I still feel that Shadow Priests are the worst class to level. The fact that you’re single targeting and lacking any kind of cleave and/or AoE ability until level 74 (I discount Holy Nova btw) makes instancing a…
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World of Warcraft Mist of Pandaria Release Date Announced and Preparation Suggestions
The magic date is September 25, 2012. Right now, the PTR is getting ready for what seems to be a major pre-release just before the expansion comes out with a major event to set into motion the next expansion. I believe the first of the raids as well as pet battles have been implemented and…
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Why Mike Preach is Wrong About Blizzard’s Direction
Mike Preach has a video on youtube explaining his thoughts on why Blizzard’s direction for World of Warcraft is wrong. Part of his belief is that the game is becoming too easy and that by making content harder, it’ll improve the overall player base and attract better players. Let me preface this article by saying…
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World of Warcraft: Why Altitis Is Not Necessarily A Bad Thing
I’ve read how some people say you should just focus on a single class that fits your playing style. That might be fine but I think that’s like saying you should only be allowed to date within your own ethnicity. Hey, maybe you like fucking mannequins to help reduce the population growth in order to…
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World of Warcraft: LFR Looting System Suggestion
Although the LFR looting system will be completely changed in Mist of Pandaria, I think that the current looting system still can be upgraded with a patch. The looting system rules is pretty disastrous in that people with better gear can ninja items that others need while those that participate, perform their roles well and…