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Suggested Reading: Of Garrosh Hellscream, bosses, Forsaken, roleplaying, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on April 25, 2013
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Know Your Lore: Is Garrosh Hellscream corrupt?, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 4/21/13.

Is he corrupt? Is he evil? Is he trying his best? This is a great article examining Garrosh Hellsceam.

Encounter Design, Arioch, clearcasting, 4/18/13.

A great idea for the Garrosh encounter in which we free various faction leaders to help us.

The Ultimate Boss Strategy, TyphoonAndrew, TyphoonAndrew’s – Eye of the Storm, 4/25/13.

With this strategy, you’ll be sure to win any fight.

The Legion of Vengeance: Forsaken having the time of their unlives, Lisa Poisso, WoW Insider, 4/17/13.

This Forsaken RP guild sounds pretty sweet.

Know Your Lore: Where is the rest of the Alliance?, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 4/24/13.

Rossi wonders where the Alliance factions leaders have been.

Around Azeroth: KISS of Pandaria, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 4/24/13.

Quasimojo of The Shinigami on Sargeras (US) sent in a pretty sweet screenshot.

Books you should read to better understand WoW, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 4/22/13.

I should read more of these.

Which battleground might get the axe?, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 4/22/13.

Underplayed battlegrounds might get removed. That seems so strange to me. If it does happen, I hope they use it as a chance to include more story.

Suggested Reading: Of moms, 5.2, dailies, babies, Varian, Garrosh, Linken, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on February 7, 2013
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A Gift of a Fish, Arioch, clearcasting, 2/6/13.

Arioch tries his hardest to give his mom a new pet.

Patch 5.2 Prep: Get ahead of the game, Kristin Marshall, WoW Insider, 1/28/13.

Ensure you’re ready for the patch!

How to get green fire for your Warlock in Patch 5.2, Megan O’Neill, WoW Insider, 2/7/13.

Spoilers abound, but Megan gives us a look at what warlocks will do to get their fel fire.

We don’t need daily quests anymore, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/25/13.

I’m all for unlockable content, but I’m not sure I like the daily system tied to reputation. Maybe I should post about this later…

Patch 5.2 honors El’s Anglin’, adds sea monster and new battle pets to fishing, Alex Ziebart, WoW Insider, 1/24/13.

It looks like a new NPC, El, joins the Anglers. Great!

Around Labor and Delivery: Pride and joy, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 1/31/13.

They named their kid Jaina. Seriously.

Around Azeroth: Sweet dreams?, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 1/24/13.

I wish I knew who lived there.

Know Your Lore: The evolution of Varian Wrynn, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 2/3/13.

If you’ve noticed that Varian has changed quite a bit and want to know more about why, give this a read.

Know Your Lore: The genesis of Garrosh Hellscream, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/27/13.

If you’re interested in the history of Varian, you’re probably interested in the history of Garrosh as well.

WoW Archivist: It’s a secret to everybody — the Linken quest line, Scott Andrews, WoW Insider, 2/1/13.

This was a fun quest line, and I enjoyed reading about it even though I completed it.

Roleplaying the mundane side of the Alliance, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 1/26/13.

Even if you don’t roleplay, Anne gives a nice summary of how the Alliance races are feeling.

Funcom wants to feature your music in The Secret World, MJ Guthrie, Massively, 1/29/13.

If only I had musical talent.

Will Patch 5.2 kill PvP twinking?, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 1/24/13.

I’m not sure how it would kill twinking, but I think scaling players levels to the highest level of their PvP bracket is pretty cool! (And scaling in PvP works well in TOR.)

Patch 5.2: Valor and Conquest Points will be reset, Olivia Grace, WoW Insider, 2/6/13.

Valor converts to Justice, and Conquest converts to Honor. That’s normal. What’s different is that current Valor gear will still cost Valor. Rewards from 5.0 factions will be at a 75% discount and rewards from 5.1 factions will be at a 50% discount. That’s great, but then why take all of our Valor away? I understand the predicament in wanting to ensure people don’t get ahead, but that sucks a little.

Direhorn mounts coming to patch 5.2 as reputation rewards, Elizabeth Harper, WoW Insider, 2/5/13.

Yes, yes, yes!

Suggested Reading: Of Horde-Alliance wars, loot ninjas, F2P TOR, Vol’jin, and more

Posted by Peter (Devee) on November 1, 2012
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Know Your Lore: Pandaria’s great oppressed, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/31/12.

Virmen. Yup.

Know Your Lore: Why do we fight?, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 10/28/12.

Why do the Horde and Alliance fight? This article not only discusses each factions’ reasons but also discusses their perspective on their opposition.

PSA: Ninja or Not, Arioch, clearcasting, 10/26/12.

Arioch comments on gearing, especially in lower levels, and argues that people shouldn’t be so quick to through around the term “ninja.”

SWTOR F2P Model Thoughts, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 10/25/12.

Even though I haven’t played TOR much recently, I still like to read about it.

The effect of persistence, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/30/12.

A discussion of persistence and change in World of Warcraft.

Patch 5.1: Vol’jin gets a new model, Matthew Rossi, WoW Insider, 10/31/12.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

How to keep world bosses away from the pesky Horde (or Alliance), Matt Low, WoW Insider, 10/25/12.

A few tips for dealing with the opposing faction when fighting (or wanting to fight) a world boss.

Around Azeroth: Out of the sea, wish I could be part of that world, Elizabeth Wachowski, WoW Insider, 10/27/12.

This was cute.

Suggested Reading: Of dailies, distractions, pets, and huge EVE kills

Posted by Peter (Devee) on October 25, 2012
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A break from dailies, Arioch, clearcasting, 10/24/12.

Arioch recounts The Boon of A’dal, the quest in Icecrown about a dying crusader and the help of A’dal. It’s a great quest, and I liked reading Arioch’s response.

A Disconnect on Valor Gear, Rohan, Blessing of Kings, 10/21/12.

Rohan wonders if Blizzard views Valor gear as completely optional because the best route for PvE is from dungeons and raids while players don’t trust RNG and feel faction Valor gear is required. Interesting idea.

EVE Online player loses tiny ship worth over $6,000, Brendan Drain, Massively, 10/22/12.

This is why you don’t transport a huge amount of valuable goods in a small, ill-armed ship.

MoP: Mists of “Preoccupation”, Chris Pearson, Confessions of a Grown-Up Gamer, 10/19/12.

Pet Battles! Farming! So much to do! Read about how Chris gets distracted with the many great activities in WoW currently.

12 new pets added to vanilla raids in 5.1, Anne Stickney, WoW Insider, 10/23/12.

More reasons to do old raids!

20 Days of Challenging WoW Blogging « clearcasting

Posted by Peter (Devee) on March 9, 2012
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I noticed Arioch of clearcasting was taking part in a “20 Day WoW Blogging Challenge,” which seemed like it could be fun. Because I’m hardly even playing WoW right now, I thought it would be fun to try it. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to talk Mooglegem into doing it as well!

  1. Day 01 – Introduce yourself [Devee] [gem]
  2. Day 02 – Why you decided to start a blog [Devee] [gem]
  3. Day 03 – Your first day playing WoW [Devee] [gem]
  4. Day 04 – Your best WoW memory [Devee]
  5. Day 05 – Favourite items in game
  6. Day 06 – Your workplace/desk photo and/or description
  7. Day 07 – The reason behind your blog’s name
  8. Day 08 – 10 things we don’t know about you
  9. Day 09 – Your first blog post
  10. Day 10 – Blog/Website favourites
  11. Day 11 – Bad habits and flaws
  12. Day 12 – A usual day in your life/online time
  13. Day 13 – People players/bloggers that you admire
  14. Day 14 – This upsets you
  15. Day 15 – Your desktop background on your computer and why you chose it
  16. Day 16 – Things you miss post Cataclysm
  17. Day 17 – Your favourite spot in game or outside it
  18. Day 18 – Your favourite outfit
  19. Day 19 – In your bags/bank
  20. Day 20 – If this was your last day playing WoW, what would you do?

via 20 Days of Challenging WoW Blogging « clearcasting.

Shall I start today then?

Day 1!

My name’s Peter, and I go by Devee in World of Warcraft. I started playing WoW on launch day but would play in bursts. I never reached a level cap until I hit 80 on my troll disc priest. Not only did I take breaks from the game, but I took my time when I played. I enjoyed exploring, reading all the text I could find, and getting to know the game world. Perhaps this is a leftover trait from playing table-top RPGs. I also had roughly 50,000 HKs by the time I hit 80! I started raiding with Carpe Flux  Capacitor in 3.3, completing ICC 10N, ICC 25N, and some heroics. Mooglegem and I also somehow convinced the guild to take us to Ulduar and earn our drakes! I took a short break from CFC in T11 but came back at the end of T12 to swoop in and clear Firelands. We raided T12 for a while but stopped due to low interest (and raid finder). I love raiding, but it’s hard to devote the time. However, battlegrounds are always fun! (Also, I love healing!)

In real life I work for a technology company in a cubicle with a custom WoW figure in a protective, plastic case. I live in Southern California and graduated from UC Irvine.