Welcome to the Year of the Tauren

The Lunar Festival is well under way in Azeroth. But you might be wondering which animal this year belongs to. Well my friends, I proclaim this the Year of the Tauren (or Ox) Great! What’s that mean? Characters created during the Year of the Tauren tend to evolve into strong leaders. The Tauren is a …

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The 6 Signs of Raiding Burnout

We’re just a few weeks into a new expansion, so it feels a little strange to talk about burnout. However, Blizzard made a critical miscalculation when they worked on Wrath. They lavished most of their time and energy on quest and 5-person dungeon content–which is essentially single-view for many players. I know I certainly haven’t …

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Know what the Worse Thing in Wrath Is?

Nevermind that Retribution Paladins are overpowered. … of that class balance is non-existent. … or that herb prices are off the charts. … or the mount and pet disappearing bug. … or messed up UI’s. There is one major problem that trumps them all. Did you know this issue has been prevalent since the era …

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7 Cliche’d Ideas to Jump Start Your WoW Related NaNoWriMo

For those of you that might not be aware, November is National Novel Writing Month. So what exactly is it? According to Wikipedia: National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo) is a creative writing project in which participants attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in one month. Unfortunately, I cannot participate this year. …

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Post Your Haircuts!

Old Matticus on the left, new (old-er) Matticus on the right! I can easily explain the hair and color change. The buzzcut is a result of dodging Fireballs and various Shadowbolts. The color is from the age and stress that comes from the weary campaigns against Kael, Vashj, and Illidan’s forces. Mallet is older. Much …

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