Archive for December 17th, 2008

Felicia Day on having Microsoft as a Guildmate

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 19 views

From: http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/17/felicia-day-on-having-microsoft-as-a-guildmate/ In this day and age, you have to applaud geeks who take their ideas and make good on them. Take, for example, Felicia Day. Talented, beautiful, and geeky to boot, Felicia recognized that all the drama we know and love as part of MMO culture would make for one ...

The many benefits of being a high-level Cook

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 43 views

From: http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/17/cooking-rules-as-a-secondary-profession/ I agree with Relmstein: Cooking is awesome. Unlike, say, fishing (which I said on the podcast last week will never really stop being boring, since boring is "working as intended" for that one), cooking has really transitioned over the years. Back in the day, it was kind of a ...

Age of conan: hyborian adventures

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 25 views

THE massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) market is a tough one to crack. For years, all we had was Ultima Online and Everquest to keep us entertained. However, World of Warcraft came along a few years ago and changed MMOs forever with its accessible gameplay and all-round good looks. It now boasts ...

Vehicle mounts to work more like mounts than vehicles

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 14 views

Here's an interesting mount change -- it probably won't change the way you actually use your mounts, but it is a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how vehicles are working out at Blizzard. Zarhym says that in a future patch (maybe as soon as 3.1), all "vehicle" mounts will be changed back ...

Confronting the Sea King

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 28 views

Dandelion looks at her surroundings and wonders what kind of huge monster must live here.. He seems to have very good decorating taste, despite being a brutal killer

Auto-Crafting

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 60 views

One of the great features of Atlantica is its auto-crafting system. When you are around mid level you can buy the Auto-Craft Action for around 300,000 gold from the market. The wonderful thing about it is you can level your crafting skills and make items without ever having to leave ...

Titles

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 25 views

Everyone wants to be special, so why not show off your special talent with a title? There are three lovely sisters in Athens named Pandora, Calliope, and Clio. Each of them has several titles that one can work towards earning. Titles range from silly things like "Sticky", which involves killing 1000 ...