Tag Archives: rewards
My Compulsion is Infrastructure
Seven weeks after we started our Horde side project (leveling being friendly to frequent pauses and sudden stops), my wife happened to walk by my computer while I had my character select screen up. “What are all those Horde characters?!” she said. “Oh! Well, here’s my auction house alt, and my grinding alt, and–” “I thought this [...]
Guild Strengthening via Personal Achievements
Recently, Kikidas reminded me of a popular thought in how to make guilds stronger: a guild house/stronghold of some kind, with various customizable decorations from trophies from kills and accomplishments. The problem with guild housing is that the room is communal property. A brand new guild member walks into a room that has everything populated [...]
Disconnectors: Internet Impaired or Pug Menace?
I went on my first pug raid in quite a while: a full Kara clear with my mostly-battleground hunter. It was decently fun; Kara’s a good time although by now I’ve spent entirely too much time there. This being summer and all, the raid chatter tended to center around genitalia and bodily functions. Over the [...]
Posted in world of warcraft Also tagged filthy pug, instance, instancing, multiplayer, pve, raiding, zomgepics 4 Comments
Maximum Performance Isn’t Always Maximum Fun
This is a thought in progress. A little rambling. My wife is a combat rogue. Always has been. When she joined the game she fell in love with being a rogue, and she asked what the highest damage version of rogue was. I went off to the internets, and came back with the answer: Combat [...]
Posted in world of warcraft Also tagged casual, dps, game design, group, guild leadership, leveling, raiding, rogue, social dynamics, TBC 3 Comments
Wrath Emblem Design Revealed