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Archive for December, 2007


Two Bosses Enter: Kel’Thuzad vs. Archimonde

Filed under: Bosses, Two Bosses Enter

Two bosses will enter… but only one will leave in WoW Insider’s fantasy deathmatch series. We’re pitting two of Azeroth’s raid bosses against one another in a battle that your votes get to decide — until in the end we’re left with a loner boss as the ultimate champion. Be […]


New Year’s Eve in Azeroth

Filed under: Events, Fan stuff, Blizzard, Humor

Just in case you aren’t headed out to a party that evening, let that serve as your reminder that it’s New Year’s Eve in Azeroth that evening as well. As usual, there will be hourly fireworks in all the major cities after sunset, free drinks in public areas, […]


WoW Insider Show Episode 18: New Year’s resolutions

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Podcasts, Podcasting, Fan stuff, WoW Insider Business, Humor

Dan O’Halloran, Turpster, and I all sat down for the 18th episode of the WoW Insider Show (and we got circular for the end of the year, since we had the same cast on the very first show), and it is now available […]


Welcome to “noob season”

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Instances
I don’t know whether I quite buy that one, but it’s an interesting notion: Jias says that that week begins a period of instance in the World of Warcraft known as “noob season”: all of the folks who found WoW under their […]


WoW is a game — you’re supposed to enjoy it

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, PvP

In the battleground matches I’ve played lately, it seems that somehow the number of society complaining and whining has decreased, even though our faction seems to be losing just as much as before. Instead, the Alliance players I fight with seem nearly depressed, as whether every match is a […]


First Ashes of Al’ar drop bought for 190k gold in China

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Events, Guilds, News items, Bosses, Mounts

MMO Site is reporting that the very first drop of Ashes of Al’ar (aka Peep the Pheonix mount) has arised in China, and that it was subsequently bought for 190k gold.
You’ll have to take that with a grain of salt until we get further confirmation: […]


Encrypted Text: A stealthy year in review

Filed under: Rogue, (Rogue) Encrypted Text
Ah, New Year’s Eve. At midnight tonight, we’ll drink champagne, kiss our loved ones, and bid 2007 a fond farewell. Or alternatively, we’ll sit in our bedrooms, accidentally spill Pabst Blue Ribbon all by our keyboards, and prepare to hibernate through the presidential primaries.
Whatever your New Year’s plans, we […]

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