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Four Links for the New Guys

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:00 AM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing Someone on Twitter pointed this out to me the other day. The same guy whos selling me gems in Diablo 3 is the same guy who makes really awesome noodles and is the father of the Dragon Warrior! Mind. Blown. Progression wise in Diablo 3, my Wizards level 38 or so and is halfway through 'You miss 100% of the shots you never take

Shopping By Customers

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:25 AM

Kill Ten Rats : I recently read An Economist Gets Lunch by Tyler Cowen. Much of the book is advice on finding quality ethnic food (and barbecue) at reasonable prices, whether in the US or in their home countries. Don't eat in the tourist district, do eat where there are several restaurants of the same type in the neighborhood Shopping By Customers is a post from:

Languished Thoughts

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00 AM

Kill Ten Rats : I am withering away waiting for the next Guild Wars 2 beta event. I have dreams of a daggerchargednecromancer or elementalist that I can't wait to realize. Yet, the gaming world seems to be darkeningas the light of the last Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event is receding. I am trying to shake thefeeling as Languished Thoughts is a post from: Kill Ten R

38 Studios

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:28 PM

Kill Ten Rats : I am pleased to present the first comprehensive look at 38 Studio's upcoming MMO codenamed Project Copernicus. Thank you to Steve Danuserand Ryan Schwayderfor sharing this with us, via their blogs. I have to admit that I took the bad news about 38 Studio's difficult financial situation this week rather hard. I have been following 38 Studios is a po

Disco with my Saint's Row

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:31 PM

Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addict : Oh yes. This will be on while I ran around like a fool with my crack!Barry Burton character. I need to find him a suitable disco suit to cause mayhem in.RIP Donna Summer.dfhdyhtuririririCopyright DS of Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addictdiaryofanexwowaddict.com

[GW2] I Name Thee Greed

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:37 AM

Kill Ten Rats : The herd has shifted a little with ArenaNet's rules for keeping names from the original Guild Wars. Basically log in to Guild Wars soon to get your Guild Wars names on the list. The list holds for the threeday headstart period and the day of the launch. After that miniscule time period, it's fair game. [GW2] I Name Thee Greed is a post from: Kill T

Beta Hunter Changes Nerf SelfHeals

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:47 AM

Warcraft Hunters Union : Sometimes I talk about things being overpowered, and then when they get nerfed people blame me for bringing it to light. Personally I think that Blizzard is well aware of when things are overpowered. I'm predicting what Blizzard is going to do, not controlling it. If I was controlling things there's be a big list

[GW] Luxon Realism

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:19 AM

Kill Ten Rats : Siege turtles existed. Mind blown. : Zubon Hat tip: Marginal Revolution [GW] Luxon Realism is a post from: Kill Ten Rats[GW] Luxon Realism is a post from: Kill Ten Rats

Rocking me some new head phones.

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:36 PM

Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addict : I've finally replaced my old, duck taped pair of $10 head phones for well a $30 refurbished pair of Sennheiser ones. These things are like a piece of art on my stand. They hug my head nice and comfortably, keep sound from bleeding out into the room that bleeding out of sound that kinda defeated the purpose of wearing head phones looks profession

WHU Event Prep

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:24 PM

Warcraft Hunters Union : I've been having some discussions with some people about the next WHU ingame event — the big one now that we have no more level cap and can have a swarm of level 85 hunters (and many below that). We have no firm date yet, but are beginning to get some ideas of how we

[Eve] Maximum Efficiency

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:06 AM

Kill Ten Rats : Just yesterday I was commenting on how fickle wormhole life can be… In retrospect, a large part of that is we have reached what I consider to be ‘Maximum Efficiency' with regards to our Home System. Basically, what I mean by this, is we have gotten into a rhythm that essentially guaranteesthat every ISKof activity [Eve] Maximum Efficien

[Diablo 3] Battletags and Invisibility

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:05 AM

Blessing of Kings : A lot of people want the ability to go 'invisible' with the Battletag system. That is, to appear offline to everyone else, but be able to see who's online.I sympathize with this desire. Sometimes you just want to play by yourself in peace. But it feels socially awkward to request that solitude when other people can see you online. As well, a lot of

Spotlight on Storybricks

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:34 PM

Kill Ten Rats : I recently spent over an hour chatting with Brian 'Psychochild' Green about his latest project, Storybricks. I had to be honest with him and explained that I just did not give Storybricks the time it deserved. I took a glance at it, didn't 'get' it, and moved on. Therefore, I wanted to give him a Spotlight on Storybricks is a post from: Kill Ten Ra

Worth your WoW Gold Guide Hellfire Ramparts Loot Run (Heroic Mode)

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52 AM

Unofficial Wow Guide : Worth your Wow is a new series I made where I do guides on earning gold and asking you the real question of if its Worth your Wow! Follow me on twitter for laughs and giggles http://www.twitter.com/TheFearRaiser Duration : 0:5:28 Technorati Tags: best wow gold guide, cataclysm gold guides, catacylsm, dungeons, easy way to get

? WoW Leveling Warlock 5055 ft. Deadlyslob

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52 AM

Unofficial Wow Guide : See http://tgn.tv Visit my facebook fan page now for a chance to win the game time card! http://www.facebook.com/pages/DeadlySlob/189080374475730 ? Dugi's leveling Guide/Loremasters Guide! See http://tinyurl.com/dugiswow ? Deadlys Demonlogoy Spec http://www.wowhead.com/talent#IZIbrcourRdoIMb ?Follow me on http://Justin.tv/deadlyslob ?Follow me on

? WoW Dungeon Vortex Pinnacle Guide!, ft. Cromar TGN

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52 AM

Unofficial Wow Guide : http://worldofwarcraft.tgn.tv Learn how to clear the new early 80s dungeon coming in Cataclysm. This run is from the perspective of a level 85 premade Orc warrior tank. The target level is roughly 82, so it should be much harder if you are doing this at the proper level. The team is a random pug

Jace Hall I Play W.O.W Music Video

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52 AM

Unofficial Wow Guide : Watch more Jace Hall at: http://www.ign.com/videos/series/jacehallshow Follow jacehall on twitter! The original Superplaya himself, Jace Hall, fights off nosy mothers and cuddling girlfriends to play his original true love: world of warcraft. To download the song go to: www.jacehallshow.com/iplaywow Lyrics: Chorus I Play WOW Cant nobody mess with m

What the Mists Talent System Could Have Been

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00 AM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing Diablo 3′s skill system essentially represents what the Mists talent tree is going to be like. I remember the former Diablo skill system was overhauled completely not too long ago. But it feels like they got it right with the current one. You have a limited selection of spells that your character can use. However, 'You

Crane Pet & Trick

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:11 AM

Warcraft Hunters Union : Quick video today of the new Crane pet and the pet trick bonus ability they get, which is somewhat underwhelming but nevertheless neat (I don't like to get too down on extra abilities that got tossed in for free after all). At the moment in the MoP beta most of the cranes I've found are

[Eve] Fickle Wormholes

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00 AM

Kill Ten Rats : The past few weeks have been a series of ups and downs in Wormhole Space. We had a string of really good spawns at the beginning of the month and are now in something of a slump with regards to new Cosmic Signatures… It can be very frustrating to log on, scan the home system [Eve] Fickle Wormholes is a post from: Kill Ten Rats

Other Funding Sources

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:04 PM

Kill Ten Rats : The latest news on Copernicus is not good. Reason comments. Recent successes on Kickstarter led to discussion of the inevitable project that is not an utter fraud but just the normal wellintentioned vaporware (or a released but lousy game). Rhode Island's loan guarantee is the potential equivalent of a $75 contribution from every citizen, except Ot

Diablo 3 I screwed up

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:29 PM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing I already had the annual pass. Spent the first 90 minutes or so this morning trying to login but like everyone, I was thwarted by all the connection errors. I decided to pass out and play early in the morning. Games a ton of fun. Playing the Diablo 3 beta, I already had a solid 'You miss 100% of the shots you never take.' Way

[Diablo 3] Release

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:53 PM

Blessing of Kings : Diablo 3 was released last night. I actually got home pretty late, so I decided to stay up for a little bit longer and see if I could get started at midnight.I got the infamous 'Error 37' for about half an hour or so, but eventually I was able to log in and play. I'm starting off with a Demon Hunter, mostly because I think she has the best voice. I

Ubisoft and Marvel Announce Plans for Avengers Video Game

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00 PM

GamersGame.com Gaming Blog : Ubisoft and Marvel Entertainment have joined forces to develop a video game based on the popular Avengers characters and other heroes and villains from the Marvel Universe. This is no surprise considering the film has already made over $1 billion in just two weeks. Marvel says the game will feature 20 different characters, including Iron Man, Hulk,

3 Simple Things You Never Thought of While Preparing for Mists

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00 AM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing Matts taking the day off today. Hes busy storming the gates of hell in Diablo 3. Todays post is from guest writer, Aunaka of Aunaka Heals. I've gone through 3 new expansion releases and Ive dealt with each of them a little differently. During Burning Crusade, I waved to it as I was doing school 'You miss 100% of the shots you

Pure Madness

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:43 AM

Asleep at the WoW : I know, I have been an absentee blogger for quite a while.. Its not that I havent been playing WoW. Its really just that I havent been doing anything particularly interesting. Also, while quite a bit of interesting stuff has been going on with MoP beta and information coming out of that, well, I usually Post from: Asleep at the WoWPure Madness

8 Step Checklist: Finishing Your Blog Setup

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00 AM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing This is another series for the New Blogger Initiative. Find more posts by following the #mmonbi hashtag or visiting the forums. Now that youve come up with a name for your blog and what its going to be about, the next steps to getting started can be a little daunting. Youve got your hosting plans 'You miss 100% of the shots y

New Pet Abilities in MoP

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:49 AM

Warcraft Hunters Union : MMOC has datamined the latest beta build, which includes abilities for the new tameable hunter pets in MoP. It looks like the Quilen and Water Striders are going to exotic pets. Here are the new abilities: Quilen Eternal Guardian: Returns the spirit to the body, restoring a dead target to life with 20% health and

AllHunter Raiding

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:31 AM

Warcraft Hunters Union : As mentioned earlier, the WHU guild is getting semiserious at this point, and will be undertaking some level 85 allhunter raiding. Some of the details of our raids have yet to be determined. We don't have an established team or roles, and some individual strategies will be determined by the bosses themselves. That means we

[TERA] Looking For Group

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:08 PM

Blessing of Kings : One of the interesting things about TERA is thateven though it has a crossserver instance findertransient dungeon groups often still form via the old method of asking in local chat. It seems sort of odd, given the experience in WoW, where the Dungeon Finder has completely displaced asking in chat.So why does local chat still work for forming groups

Bearded Lady

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:02 PM

Kill Ten Rats : Q: There do not seem to be any female dwarves in Middleearth. How do dwarves reproduce? A: The 'New Character' button is directly below your existing characters. : Zubon Bearded Lady is a post from: Kill Ten RatsBearded Lady is a post from: Kill Ten Rats

Magic Reserves Versus Generators.

Sun, 13 May 2012 02:53 AM

Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addict : As the Troll salivated over the ways she could tress and cook each Night Elf to a golden crispness, the portal shrank to barely nothingness. The Troll couldn't help but groan out in agitation. Her impending pyroblasts to each of the nude Night Elves' faces was stolen right from under her. Damn. That was a week's worth of food.As the small portal sh

Sometimes this is how it feels to buy games

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:26 AM

Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addict : So many questionable titles appear...it drives me to not quite buy them. Stop being overly expensive and meh like the movies, video games so I can not feel like I'm playing the 'will this game suck' game.dfhdyhtuririririCopyright DS of Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addictdiaryofanexwowaddict.com

[GW2] Searches I Did Not Think Would Work on Google

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:02 PM

Kill Ten Rats : 'guild wars 2 guilds' Yes, it takes you to the page you want on the wiki. Even 'guild wars 2 guild' gets you the desired link on the first page of results. That is, if the page you want is how guild mechanics will work in GW2. If you wanted a list of Guild Wars [GW2] Searches I Did Not Think Would Work on Google is a post from: Kill Ten Rats

[WoW Videos] Scarlet Toy

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00 PM

Blessing of Kings : This is one of my favorite videos. Greyfoo does really good work, and this is one of his best.It's interesting, because he did this video for the Rise To Power contest, and that contest produced a *lot* of really good videos. Yet another example of the idea that restrictions breed creativity.

Black Markets in Pandaria!

Sat, 12 May 2012 05:08 PM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing Just saw news of this. There's a Black Market in the game. They sell really expensive, random stuff. Apparently the Black Market has stuff like: Tier 3 gear Mounts like Ashes of Alar Pets Really rare, hard to find crafting recipes In other Priest changes: Glyph of Lightspring Glyph of the Val'kyr Glyph of Confession 'You miss

Free Night Elven meat? Yes, please.

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:45 PM

Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addict : Hota peered further into the portal, confused as to its purpose. The images flickers pass her red eyes, one stopping at it seemed a concert for the Tauren Chieftains, to someone's strange blinds...no faux wood blinds. Faux because of the strange energy the wood gave off to her. The Blinds then suddenly flipped open, exposing a pair of Night Elves

Xbox 360 Kinect Star Wars Bundle Unboxed

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00 PM

GamersGame.com Gaming Blog : CBSNews.com's Tech Talk has unboxed the Xbox 360 Kinect Star Wars Bundle, which features a white Kinect, C3PO controller and an Xbox 360 console with a design inspired by R2D2. The game is bundled with the Kinect Star Wars video game and features C3PO as an unlockable character for the Dance Mode in the game. Take a look: The Kinect Star Wars Limit

Damnit Ponies, you can so rock my headphones

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:04 AM

Diary of an (Ex?) WoW Addict : In case you aren't in on the MLP goodness (or are scared of technicolor ponies seriously don't get your panties in a twist haters, they are just cartoons), the show has sort of taken hold of me this past year along with my need to try out pc games and rp. The season 2 finale had a gratuitous amount of songs, all great as they were, but the remixes

MMO Declines, Being a Brewmaster, and Joining a New Guild

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00 AM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing This week, the guild scored two progression kills between heroic Zonozz and Warlord Blackthorn. Otherwise, not many other events are going on at the moment. Still hard at work laying down the foundations for the guild league. Its 1:20 in the morning as I write this and I am in the mood for some serious 'You miss 100% of the s

Not Caring About Alex Mercer

Sat, 12 May 2012 05:17 AM

Kill Ten Rats : I'm a big advocate for awesome tutorials, because you'd better spend some time on the part of the game that every single player will see. I picked up Prototype on sale some while ago, booted it up recently, and found myself distressingly uninterested in an opening that went with too much awesome per unit of Not Caring About Alex Mercer is a post fr

Structure of Large and Small Guilds

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:03 AM

Blessing of Kings : Ratshag left a comment on the previous post on MMO decline, and I've decided to highlight his comment and my response:I notice you done completely skipped over the change from 40man raiding ta 10/25 what came in TBC. If'n yer arguements was correct, should there not have been a drop in subscriptions then? Afters all, it hit a lotta raidin' guilds h

Ghost Recon Future Soldier Documentary Trailer Released

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:03 PM

GamersGame.com Gaming Blog : Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier from Ubisoft arrives in stores on May 22nd. Ubisoft has released this official 'Documentary' trailer that shows what the life of a Ghost team member looks like from the inside. Take a look:The game enables players ton control Control Sergeant Kozak and his unit, across 14 missions in 8 locations, from Africa

Porcupine is for Fite!

Fri, 11 May 2012 06:08 PM

Warcraft Hunters Union : When we started being able to tame some of the new pets in the MoP beta, the porcupine quickly became the favorite of many hunters (myself included). Alas we then heard that the porcupine was never meant to be tamable and the fact that we could tame it was an accident due to it originally

Osu! Blackthornd it

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00 AM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing Well now. It only took us 8 shots and a little under 90 minutes, but we scored the gunship. Went through phase 1 seven times and saw phase 2 once The same time we killed it. Ultimately, it cost us 2 tanks at 2%, but we had enough players alive to tip him over. 'You miss 100% of the shots you never take.' Wayne GretzkyThanks

[GW2] The Long Game

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00 AM

Kill Ten Rats : There are a lot of head scratchers in the halls of ArenaNet. It's not that things are wrongper se; just that sometimes they are really going against the grain. For example, their dynamic events are incredibly deep as this video illustrated. Yet it took some small amount of effort to find the hidden depth of [GW2] The Long Game is a post from: Kill

CrossRealm Zones

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:32 PM

Blessing of Kings : I love Blizzard. Their playerbase is busy arguing about pandas and their dances. Then out of left field, Blizzard goes, 'Hey guys, crossrealm zones. And they're seamless.'Ahh, Blizz, raising the bar for everyone else. Never stop.I think we are seeing the beginning of the end of sharded servers. An end to the time when specific servers corresponded

Sapped

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:53 PM

Kill Ten Rats : Having played GW1 pretty hardcore for the start of the year, burnout was approaching along with the GW2 BWE. PostBWE I have basically run out of urge to log in. I've seen where we're heading. It's right over there. It feels pointless to mill about over here. It's like cleaning something before you set fire Sapped is a post from: Kill Ten Rats

4 Strategies Later, HM Zonozz Down

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:30 PM

World of Matticus : ! insert ads is firing Progression stonewaller Zonozz has been taken down at least. Feels like the Sindragosa of this tier. We tried using individual soakers with no luck. Having one large group standing on Zonozzs butt didnt work. We tried splitting into a ranged and melee group and actively removed debuffs. Nope, no dice. Then we just rolled down

Hunter Transmogrification Inspiration

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:08 PM

Warcraft Hunters Union : Today at WoW Insider, I go over some transmogrification inspiration from hunters around the web. We're going to take a break from the tumult of Mists of Pandaria beta news and give some attention to one of the most popular endofexpansion doldrums activities: preparing the new badass look that you'll be wearing into pandaland. Transmogrification