I love Blizzard, I really do. I think they do so much to keep their user base entertained, engaged and coming back for more. The one area where I feel they fail utterly is: population control.
Let’s paint the picture for you: you’ve been working all day, maybe it was a crappy day. You come home, [...]
So, I spent a good chunk of my weekend playing World of Warcraft – something that hasn’t happened in a really, really long time. I have to admit, the new Death Knight class is mostly responsible – well, that and the fact that I have a character who is actually making money for a change. [...]
I have been playing Wrath for a couple days now, and I have to admit – Blizzard has done some pretty nifty things.
Some examples come from the Death Knight starting area and quests.
The Eye. The Eye quest lets you take a giant floating eye for a ride down to spy on the Scarlets. Your [...]
Well, to quote Michael Corleone: Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.
My trip to Blizzcon rekindled my interest in the World of Warcraft, among other games. I’ve been doing a good job of balancing my time playing video games with doing other, non sitting around on my ass stuff. Not [...]
Day four started just about the same as Day Three – I overslept.
I have an alarm on my iPhone that’s set for daily – I forgot that doesn’t include Saturday – it’s just Monday through Friday, so it never actually went off this day.
D’oh.
I had people calling me early though, so I was able to [...]