Be Afraid… Be Very Afraid…

I spent a week and a day sailing uncharted shores. Upon my return, there were everywhere whispers and rumors of the old gods. Strange creatures, strange even for the Feerrott, appeared near the dread Temple of Cazic-Thule, burst from between the cracks and crevices of what seemed a solid wall of rock. I found no … Read more

The End in Sight

I have to be honest — I’m a bit ambivalent about reaching level 70 (soon; level 66 at the moment). On one hand – I no longer have to get experience. On the other hand, it’s either raid or stagnate or work on alts. Now, I hardly ever find myself doing things just for experience, … Read more

Player Reputation

This post repeats and expands upon my comments to Amber Night‘s article, Why Player Rep Will Fail; her response to the third-party player reputation site, Playerep.com. Rep based on who considers you a friend Rep systems based on friends lists seem relatively fair. You don’t get to mark anyone down, just up. The people you … Read more

RMT, Monopoly Style

Players Abel, Baker, Charlie and Dawn sit down for a friendly game of Monopoly. They each draw their starting money from the Bank. Baker gives a $20 bill to the banker and receives all the remaining $500 notes. Abel: Huh? What’s that all about? You can’t do that! Baker: Pfft. Sure, it’s technically against the … Read more

Deception: Who is Deceiving Who?

Though we didn’t get to go to the Comic Con yesterday, it did mean I was able to finish up the Deception quest to get my first Prismatic weapon from Nagafen as reward for taking care of Darathar’s threat. Turns out his anger over Lady Vox’s death and frustration at the Drakota for bringing a … Read more