Tag Archives: alt

Expansions, Side Projects, and your Guild

By GoW | Published: November 6, 2008
Every time new con­tent becomes avail­able, it’s an oppor­tu­nity for change in how each player approaches the game. When the con­tent is as sig­nif­i­cant as an entire expan­sion, it can mean an influx of play­ers in the most obvi­ous way: peo­ple com­ing back because they want to see that new content. There’s a sec­ond, much [...]
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Polytoons can be Bad

By GoW | Published: August 27, 2008
My main is my holy priest. My raid-ready alt is a pro­tec­tion war­rior. I like heal­ing slightly more than tank­ing, but hon­estly I’m happy play­ing either. I’m also glad to pinch hit in a dps sit­u­a­tion every now and then, because it means I have more time to enjoy my scotch. After a lot of [...]
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Expansions are the Great Reset

By GoW | Published: August 25, 2008
World of War­craft 3/Wrath is com­ing. A new expan­sion drop­ping is the per­fect time to make big changes in your rela­tion­ship with WoW.
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Definition: Main vs Alt

By GoW | Published: August 20, 2008
What makes a main, a main? I read a WoW Insider post today about mains and alts. I dis­agree with the answers offered in the arti­cle and the com­ments, so I thought I’d give it a try.
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Dynamic Duos

By GoW | Published: August 8, 2008
One of the great joys of WoW is how couple-friendly it is. My wife and I are suck­ers for some coop­er­a­tive mul­ti­player, and we haven’t looked back since we set up her account. We play together all the time, doing dailies, farm­ing mobs, instanc­ing and raid­ing (although we’re learn­ing that being new par­ents isn’t really [...]
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