So…. Blood Elves are addicted to magic. It makes sense then, that they can be Mages, Warlocks, Palladins, Priests, and Hunters. But what’s up with the Rogues? Did they kick the habit somehow? Maybe they’re on the patch?
Luv,
Wyn
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Every story, article, column, piece, and so forth on World of Matticus ever published.
Contest Closed – Details to Come
Just as an FYI, thanks to everyone that’s sent in their submissions! Wyn and I will be sorting through them. The underbloggers that have impressed us will get an email early in the weekend with some instructions for round 2.
Oh come on, you don’t honestly think I can judge a potential writer by one blog post, eh? 😀
After all, I need to somehow weed out the ones that’re submitting just for fun and the ones that’re deadly serious and committed.
All I can say is that there’s a lot of you that are neck and neck just from me reading them. This is a lot tougher than I thought.
I have to admit, it makes me wonder why some of you don’t already have your own blogs with some of these stunning pieces. I know Wyn’s been blown away by several of these as well.
Not accepting any more submissions for the time being, sorry!
BETA: 10 Achievements that Will Make You Go WTF?
So you’ve heard about the new Achievements in Wrath. They’re designed to help other players recognize you and your accomplishments. Many Achievements are easy to achieve such as winning a PvP match or doing 1000 quests in your time.
But a closer look at some of the other Achievements offered just make me cringe in what’s necessary to be able to accomplish them.
Here is what my Achievements look like so far. I didn’t actually level to 80, but I did max out all of my non-crafting and gathering professions. I didn’t actually do 2000 quests either if you look at the updated statistics below.
The bar at the top shows how many Achievements you have. When you start playing Wrath from your 70 toon, expect to have around 20% of them complete. Actually, I might be wrong in this regard. Anyway, we’ll see when it goes live. I’m not sure how many Achievements most players will have.
I believe the number to the side of the Achievement name is the amount of points it’s worth. I’m not suite sure what those points will be used for.
Now, let’s find out more about our ridiculous and non-essential goals that we will do anyway for the sake of completion!
City Defender
Ah the City Defender. You’re out late at night patrolling the streets of whatever Capital City you call your home. Usually, there aren’t that many assaults or sieges on capital cities unless you’re on a major PvP server. Not only that, but you have to physically land the killing blow? Or does it refer to just honorable kills? I have no idea. Any Horde want to ride into Stormwind on beta so I can take you out?
It’s re-DONK-ulous I tell you.
To All the Squirrels I’ve Loved Before
I shoot them on sight. You know of my reaction to Murlocs. Critters are no less the same way. D.H.E.T.A. will hate me for it. But it’s the only way I can increase my place on the damage meters!
My Sack is Gigantique
If the Achievement title doesn’t make you cringe slightly, then the cost to pick up one of these bad boys will. All you have to do is drop 1200G and you’ll get yourself 10 Achievement points. If you didn’t need bag space before, you won’t need it now.
Well Read
Wow. Just wow. This is the scavenger hunt to end all scavenger hunts. The only book I really ever read was out in Scarlet Monastary about the crusades and all that against the Undead Scourge.
Seriously, just look at all the reading you have to do. If you do plan on going for this, I salute you.
Master of Arms
I’m Holy. The only weapon skills I can max out are Staves, Maces, Wands, and Knives. I guess Unarmed can be thrown in there, too. Now if I can just find me a mob that won’t die yet won’t hit hard enough to kill me.
That’s Gotta Hurt
Actually, this one isn’t so bad. You just need to make sure you’re standing in the right spot so you can sort of clip through the platform. The trick is to break the other team’s will so that they do spawn on the platform and stop trying to fight back so they can get out of there.
We Had It All Along *cough*
Yes, we’ve all pull this off once. Some of the luckier ones managed to do it twice. But now that it’s in the game and winning by a margin of 10 actually matters, I bet it’s going to be one that not many players will be able to pull off easily.
Resilient Victory
Again, the problem is going to depend on the rest of your team. 500 resources is one hell of a handicap.This means pre made groups will have to sort of “throw the game” at the start before going full tilt later on.
The Alterac Blitz
No way. It takes 5 minutes to full capture a tower. By going straight down to Drek or Van and the time it takes to navigate the path and dodge Horde or Alliance forces, the timer will almost be over. If anyone has a serious thought or plan to do this, let’s hear it. The only way I can think of is to go straight to the General with both Warmasters up unless you can capture towers within 60 seconds. But even, that’s still a lot of time.
Damage Control
I’ve been able to accomplish this one myself with no problem. If you’re a Shaman, Chain Lightning as often as you can. If you’re a Priest, stay Holy and spam the heck out of everyone around you. Just make sure you hide and park yourself in a not-so-obvious spot.
Now that we’ve gone through some of the teeth grinding Achievements that can be done, I turn the hat over to you. What other nigh-impossible Achievements can you come up with? You’re free to use any aspect of Classic, TBC, or Wrath. What about Class specific Achievements? Is there any challenges that Priests or other individual healers can engage in?
World of Warcraft Meets Alltop – Where’s Matt?
My favorite site to go to when I have nothing to do, nothing to play, or nothing to write about has just added a World of Warcraft section. Yes, as of today, worldofwarcraft.alltop.com is born!
So what exactly is Alltop?
The best way to think about it is as the “digital magazine rack” of the Internet. When I’m wandering around the mall, I’ll frequently pass by a book store and head in and skim the magazine section for any headlines or story that will catch my eye. Alltop works in much the same way except it’s not just limited to one topic.
My personal favourites:
gaming.alltop.com/
mac.alltop.com/
hockey.alltop.com/
blogging.alltop.com/
socialmedia.alltop.com/
design.alltop.com/
speaking.alltop.com/ (Presentation Zen and Slide:ology for sure)
And of course,
Sadly, World of Matticus is not on there :(. But I’m glad to see a few familiar blogs like Out of Mana, Kinless’ Chronicles, Spicy Tuna, Resto4Life, Blessing of Kings, Mystic Chicanery, Honor’s Code, I Sheep Things and Eye for an Eye there at least!
(By the way Guy, if you’re reading this, the link to Blessing of Kings is pointed to his Blogger profile instead of his main blog)
The next time you’re looking for some WoW blogs to check out and Blog Azeroth has already been exhausted and you can’t find anything new on your usual hauntings, why not check out Alltop and see if there’s something you like?
The Five Forms of Failure
Through the game of World of Warcraft, you will encounter frequent references involving the word fail. The usage has evolved to the point now where there are multiple types of fail which each have different meanings. As a gamer, it is now more important than ever to be able to distinguish between the various failings that people commit so that the you can make fun of them in an appropriate way.
You Fail
This type of fail is commonly directed to individuals. They commit an act that has made others around them wince. Although it is by no means the end of the world, at most, the effects will be a minor inconvenience to them and to others around them.
Examples: Hearthing back to Shattrath because they forgot gear or consumables.
Usage: WOW, you FAIL!
The Horrible Fail
An action that is a horrible fail is generally not considered far reaching or of any consequence. The fact that “you horribly fail” is attributed to a person’s skill at doing something (or more commonly, not doing something). For whatever reason, despite numerous attempts at coaching and teaching, the person is not able to step up to the level that is expected of them for the entire group to proceed.
Examples: Inability to click cubes, inability to run away from players when you are the “bomb”.
Usage: That pug group last night had some serious horrible fail going on.
The Massive Fail
Typically, the massive fail is directed at organizations instead of players. Perhaps the guild has worked on a boss for a massively long time. The massive fail is a representation of the leadership’s inability to accomplish anything meaningful. One way to tell if a Guild is massive fail is to observe their guild ad in the trade channel.
Starting Karazhan? Cool.
Have a Guild website? Perfect.
Ventrilo server? Nice.
But then they add something at the end along the likes of “we haz tabard!”
Honestly, is there nothing better to add to your ad then saying you have a tabard? That’s like my future fortune 500 company saying we’re experimenting exponential growth, 250% sales increase over the past 2 years, and that we have a logo!
But I digress.
Example: A revolving door guild that continuously attracts and loses players.
Usage: It’s a wonder how they got down Gruul with such massive fail going around.
The Failboat
Unlike the other fails, the failboat is an expression of a type of failure that has yet to occur. It’s described as a premonition or a feeling of foreshadowing. You don’t quite know what is going to happen, but you can’t shake the dread from your system.
Example: Having “that guy” in your raid, or noticing that you have a blue geared player in your Hyjal raid.
Usage: All aboard the failboat!
The Epic Fail
Lastly, but definitely in no way the least is the epic fail. Unfortunately, current society has thrown around the epic fail phrase for so long that they have forgotten the true nature and meaning of the epic fail! The epic fail is a form of failure where redemption is nigh impossible to achieve. An epic fail is a failure that only the most esteemed of failees can earn. The epic failure is of such failness that all matter moves away from them so as to not be associated.
And despite popular belief, not even the shields on the flagship of Admiral Ackbar can withstand the failpower of such magnitude.
Examples: A Warlock on a progression raid getting locked outside the doors of Illidrai council only to witness the 24 players within downing the boss while he gets a front row seat to the door of fail.
Usage: You’ll recognize it when you see it.