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Mini-Grindcast: Horseome!
Like a snake eating its own tail, downloadable content has truly gone full circle; from Oblivion's horse armor to World of Warcraft's Celestial Steed, it seems that gamers are more than happy to pay way too much for equine upgrades. On today's episode of the Mini-Grindcast, Sam and Ian saddle up to discuss Blizzard's latest macrotransaction and decide whether the star-spangled mount should be awarded a red ribbon or used for glue.
Listen on for 5 minutes of conversation.
Like a snake eating its own tail, downloadable content has truly gone full circle; from Oblivion's horse armor to World of Warcraft's Celestial Steed, it seems that gamers are more than happy to pay way too much for equine upgrades. On today's episode of the Mini-Grindcast, Sam and Ian saddle up to discuss Blizzard's latest macrotransaction and decide whether the star-spangled mount should be awarded a red ribbon or used for glue.
Listen on for 5 minutes of conversation.
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Thankless Answers: Exposition 17
As I continue to reacquaint myself with World Of Warcraft after a six month sabbatical, I find myself taking an inevitable trip down memory lane and reliving my experiences with the game in the weeks and months following its initial release. The 'Classic' edition of WoW had a very different feel to it due to third party add-ons severely hamstrung by a rudimentary API, a more determined attempt by Blizzard to stop patches from being data-mined and the absence of in-game aids such as the quest tracker. These were they days when Thottbot was king and Wowhead was just a glint in the milkman's eye.
I'm sure it will shock and appal a lot of players who have only recently joined the WoW community that due to these factors, general chat was often the best place to obtain quest information. What was the same back good old days though is the amount of people who can't be bothered to read their quest log properly and nowhere was this more evidence than the now infamous Barrens chat. One quest in particular, 'Lost In Battle' was the source of more than its fair share of queries and the specific question that kept cropping up time and time again was the same as the one tackled in today's Thankless Answer.
Question: Where can I find Mankrik's wife?
To find out how to avoid being called a n00b on general chat, hit Read On!
I'm sure it will shock and appal a lot of players who have only recently joined the WoW community that due to these factors, general chat was often the best place to obtain quest information. What was the same back good old days though is the amount of people who can't be bothered to read their quest log properly and nowhere was this more evidence than the now infamous Barrens chat. One quest in particular, 'Lost In Battle' was the source of more than its fair share of queries and the specific question that kept cropping up time and time again was the same as the one tackled in today's Thankless Answer.
Question: Where can I find Mankrik's wife?
To find out how to avoid being called a n00b on general chat, hit Read On!
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Dear Diary: 16th March 2010
Dear Diary,
Despite getting too comfortable with World Of Warcraft, future prospects look pale in comparison.
Coping with World of Warcraft using only the default interface has proved to be much less of a chore than I would have predicted. Now over a week into my renaissance with the game I've found that actually, you don't need a myriad of add-ons pumping statistics out of every orifice to function efficiently. Of course, there are a select few interface upgrades that would undoubtedly allow me shave seconds off more complex functions, but in my current frame of mind, I'm more than happy to trade perfection for the tedium of setting up the add-ons. As long as I can follow my Hunter shot priorities well enough to pull my weight in groups, I'm happy with my virgin setup.
To read Sam's diary entry, including why WoW raiding can be worse than a Robin Hood convention, hit Read On!
Dear Diary,
Despite getting too comfortable with World Of Warcraft, future prospects look pale in comparison.
Coping with World of Warcraft using only the default interface has proved to be much less of a chore than I would have predicted. Now over a week into my renaissance with the game I've found that actually, you don't need a myriad of add-ons pumping statistics out of every orifice to function efficiently. Of course, there are a select few interface upgrades that would undoubtedly allow me shave seconds off more complex functions, but in my current frame of mind, I'm more than happy to trade perfection for the tedium of setting up the add-ons. As long as I can follow my Hunter shot priorities well enough to pull my weight in groups, I'm happy with my virgin setup.
To read Sam's diary entry, including why WoW raiding can be worse than a Robin Hood convention, hit Read On!
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Dear Diary: 8th March 2010
Dear Diary,
I know I said I'd never go back to World Of Warcraft, but we’re back together.
Following the rather monotonous process of installing Windows 7 and backing up the irreplaceable bits and bobs I’ve collected from the Internet in from the last five years, I finally made true on my promise to reinstall World Of Warcraft on my ageing desktop machine. Surprisingly, Blizzard have fine tuned the procedure into a rather pleasant affair, with few hoops to jump through in comparison to previous incarnations.
To read Sam's diary entry, including how his first evening back in World Of Warcraft went, hit Read On!
Dear Diary,
I know I said I'd never go back to World Of Warcraft, but we’re back together.
Following the rather monotonous process of installing Windows 7 and backing up the irreplaceable bits and bobs I’ve collected from the Internet in from the last five years, I finally made true on my promise to reinstall World Of Warcraft on my ageing desktop machine. Surprisingly, Blizzard have fine tuned the procedure into a rather pleasant affair, with few hoops to jump through in comparison to previous incarnations.
To read Sam's diary entry, including how his first evening back in World Of Warcraft went, hit Read On!
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