Note, this post was originally designed to go on my personal weblog, but after thinking through many of the concepts I realized it could provide some interesting discussion as the topics relate to MMOs also, not to mention allowing me to start bringing in some other concepts here (as the rebranding/move intended). The original post [...]

Over the past month or so I have seen more and more keyword searches land here (specifically this post), and it astounds me that people actually seem to believe that gear score indicates a level of proficiency, or that there is even a number to aim for to partake in specific avenues of content. Since [...]

Say hello.
Allow all party members a moment for preparation.
Wait for the tank to pull each group of enemies.
Ensure the healer has enough mana for each pull.
Stay out of the “fire.”
Monitor your threat.
Be patient.
Stay until the end if you start the instance.
Be courteous to the other party members.
Have fun.

It is not that difficult to follow such [...]

It happens to all of us at some point, and naturally I am no exception. I have a number of started posts in various degrees of completion that, unfortunately, will never see the light of day. Why? Quite simply because the material is already out there. I’ve never been one to put together guides for [...]

Inspired by a combination of this post by the wonderful Bellwether (of 4Haelz fame) and this tweet from the always entertaining Brigwyn (of The Hunting Lodge), I wanted to provide an alternative thought to what Gearscore-type addons could actually be useful for.
First there should be some clarification, however: using gearscore as a determiner of any [...]

Bal’a dash, malanore.
It would seem as though the author who generally provides information here has gone off and become absorbed with things related to some “holiday season.” While I would normally be more than happy to continue to ignore the handful of people who actually visit and read this site, I was asked by Byaghro [...]

With the new looking for group / dungeon finder tool, and as a result of moving to a new server and participating in a huge number of random groups, I have seen two trends tend to present themselves in the players that show some semblance of competency in groups (note that the names are not [...]

A group consisting of a well geared tank and excellent DPS will still struggle to clear content if the healer is not up to the task of keeping everyone alive. On the other hand an excellent healer will allow even an under-geared group the time needed to down mobs and bosses…

Bal’a dash, malanore.
Working alongside the Banshee Queen herself, our small force penetrated the outer walls of Icecrown Citadel in an effort to shut down the soul grinders. While the foes we met were relatively easily dispatched, there were a number of things the filthy, Scourge forces did to try to thwart our mission. It would [...]

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