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It’s that duration again — we’re in the slump right before the expansion, when humans get bored of playing, no one wants to reroll another character considering new options are just around the corner, and there’s a general sense of apathy around the game. Why play what we’ve got when the new and shiny is nearly here? Fortunately, that moment seems a little better than last duration — lots of guilds are still rolling through the endgame, and there’s still lots to do, from Arena to battlegrounds to reputation and daily quest grinding.

Fortunately, Part duration Druid has some good ideas about how to “fight WoW apathy,” just in case you can’t think of any yourself. PvP and money farming are in here (those are goals that are practically never ending for sure), and the time-tested notion of going back and finding refreshment in an old alt is a good notion as well. But there are some more original ideas in here as well: helping out lowbies (whether they be 16 or 61) is a good notion, and organizing for five mans might be the best notion. With the daily Heroic quest, there’s no better moment than now to find four friends who want badges and gold, and set up a regular weekly or even daily day to run a Heroic instance.

Let’s be honest: we’re going to at least be waiting a whole summer for that expansion, whether not a few months after that. Might as well compose the most of it — set some goals now and get productive (or go try out Age of Conan, we’re not picky), and the boat to Northrend will be loading before you know it.

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Original post by Mike Schramm