The Persistence of Lag

This morning’s post will be a short one. I just wanted to show you all what Dalaran (or is that Dal-a-lag) looks like sometimes on my poor little machine. Is it art, or is it error? As much fun as it is to run around inside a living Dalí painting, here’s wishing for some fixes …

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Sartharion 3D Healing Assignments

I realize that Matticus has done a nice job of keeping readers posted on Conquest’s progress through this fight, but I thought it might be nice for the community if I posted our specific, final draft healing assignments along with a narrative of how we got there. I know that when I was a new …

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Healing Assignments for Resto Druids

Perhaps more than any other healing class, Wrath of the Lich King has revolutionized the way druids heal. I’m going to take a bit of a look back to where we came from as a way to help understand any troubles druid healers might face at present when we try to figure out what our …

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On Lore, Culture, and Religion in Azeroth

Sometimes when I’m scrolling through MMO Champion’s Blue Tracker I find something that just astounds me. This particular post and blue response have absolutely nothing to do with WoW gameplay, but nonetheless, they weigh in on an issue of great interest to me–the level of detail used to evoke the universe of Warcraft. Unfortunately, the …

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Reader Question: The Double Bind of Casual Raiding

Those of you who have kept track of my posts know that I love answering reader questions. This one was originally for Matticus, but I decided to take it on because it’s an issue that’s very close to my heart. Essentially, the question is the classic debate of the casual raider: do I stick it …

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