Archive for October, 2009

Inexperience and Weakness

In my last article, a comment led me to another blog post which in turn led me to a recently released addon called Experience.  The idea behind the addon is that when you target someone, it queries their character statistics to see how many times they have killed the bosses of each instance in the [...]

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Feed Burp

I accidentally hit publish instead of schedule on thursday’s half-finished post.  I’m not sure how it made it out to the feed (I thought I cleaned it up properly), but it did. So, enjoy the first paragraph and a bunch of scratch notes, and tune in tomorrow for something semi-coherent. Cheers

The Great Gearscore Debate of ’09

The forums are ablaze with people complaining about the GearScore addon and how it promotes elitism. Do you use GearScore in your recruiting efforts, and should you?

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Nerdrage and How to Deal With It

In my last article, I debunked the myths and lies surrounding the upcoming forced Battle.Net merge.  I wrote those rebuttals off the cuff, in much the same way as I’d respond to someone in-game or on a forum. Today, I’d like to talk about how to deal with the nerdrage that you may be on [...]

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Battle.Net Nerdrage Part 1

Blizzard recently announced that all WoW accounts must be merged into Battle.Net accounts by November 11th.  Failing to do so will prevent you from playing the game until you do the merge. Predictably, a wave of nerdrage has taken over the official forums.  The breakdown seems to go something like this: 50% are people complaining [...]

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Bigotry In The Ranks

Death and life are in the power of the tongue King Solomon (Proverbs 18:21) I have always been a believer in the power of words.  When I speak or write, I choose my words carefully.  I try to know my audience and consider the ways in which what I say could be misinterpreted.  I do [...]

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A Big Thanks

Wednesday post!  I’m breaking my own rules. This isn’t a proper post per se, but I did want to take a moment to thank people for all the feedback on my last post in a way that wouldn’t get lost if you don’t follow the comments.  I am truly grateful for the encouragement, and it’s [...]