A very srs quandary or How I Made Myself Unhappy With Every Mount In The Game

I’ve been preoccupied for quite some time now by the issue of how best to mount my dorf.

Okay, that sounds bad.

But putting aside any sniggering you might want to do over the phraseology, I’m one of those sentimental fools like their mount to mean something. As a patriotic, self-loathing blood elf with no sense of . . . → Read More: A very srs quandary or How I Made Myself Unhappy With Every Mount In The Game

revenge is best served chargrilled

A brief word on Cataclysm

There seems to be a deluge of posts about the 10-man / 25-man raiding changes. I’m overwhelmingly in favour. I think there are enough irritating hierarchies in WoW (raider versus non-raider, hardcore raider versus different-cored raider, people who buy sparkly horses versus people who don’t), that I’m glad Blizzard is . . . → Read More: revenge is best served chargrilled

A Noble Italian call’d Signior Dildo

I find myself in a moral grey area that seems more grey than usual.

But before I begin, I should probably say I mis-described my new guild. When I was detailing our scheduling issues, I inadvertently deployed the word ‘casual’. Labels are stupid and contagious anyway but it bugs the crap out of me that I can’t . . . → Read More: A Noble Italian call’d Signior Dildo

Looking For Goats

This is post is brought to you by Sanity Tap TM. I apologise, it’s totally incoherent, there’s even a moment towards the end where I start honest-to-goodness frothing.

First of all, Blizzard, thank you very much for responding to my complaint about lack of a decent off-hand. I had no idea you were reading and . . . → Read More: Looking For Goats

lore! what is good for?

This is a bit embarrassing, especially since I swore myself black in the face I would never … but … uh … it seems that I’ve started working on *looks right and left sheepishly* Loremaster.

Don’t me wrong, I’m not dissing the achievement per se and I’ve certainly got nothing against people who have it, or . . . → Read More: lore! what is good for?

a pair of star-cross’d lovers

It’s easy to get stuck in routines at endgame, I think, which makes me more inclined to play around with holiday achievements than I ever was while I was levelling. But there are still some things I don’t do. PVP is one of them. It’s just not me. I’m a complete wuss. . . . → Read More: a pair of star-cross’d lovers

the one all about healing

Hopefully the title says it all. If you’re not the slighest bit interestet in healing, I suggest you look away now. In fact, go look at Snottydin because she’s a girl irl and her words of wisdom in the trials and tribulations of being such in WoW have been transcribed today by the DDK.

Anyway, . . . → Read More: the one all about healing

A matter of perspective

My resolution to be more assertive in pugs is not going well.

In fact, I’m wondering if I’m turning into one of those over-geared, arrogant wankers I hate so much. I screwed a group over at the week for being horrible to me.

The heroic was Gundrak, I don’t really need the badges but, hey, it was . . . → Read More: A matter of perspective

the caring profession

Whenever I talk about this, people tend to get a bit het up. “Well, I don’t think like that,” they say, looking wounded. Of course you don’t. This is based on a combination of general observations and pure speculation. And actually I’m just kicking the idea about for fun.

Here are the stereotypes:

So. . . . → Read More: the caring profession

Less boo, more yay!

I’ve been quite munty of late, having lost my way a little bit at 80 and then groused horribly on Sunday about having been hit in the face with a healing meter. My plan for the weekend, though, was to a combination effort, comprising Play Less WoW (which I did) and Do Things I haven’t . . . → Read More: Less boo, more yay!