I was out of the World of Warcraft loop for a while and then one day Matt convinced me to pick up the Burning Crusade expansion and dust off my dormant level 60 character. Man was I in for it, I grinded close to 70 and was almost done with my WoW fix until the latest expansion just released, Wrath of the Lich King has officially pulled me back in.
This commercial about sums up my feelings, Silvio from the Sopranos quoting The Godfather “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” Damn it, I’m in! And without Matt might I add, he departed from WoW at about level 7 and left me now to change realms with my main and start my quest to level 80. Yes a paid character transfer will take place and send me to Korgath where I will join a raiding guild and get to work.
Hit the Jump for the Ozzy Osbourne spot and my initial impressions of Wrath of the Lich King.
That is correct folks. I just logged into my main account and received a quick mail in game that granted me an account bound spell to summon a companion Blizzard Bear. Why? Well it seems that November 23 is the official anniversary for Azeroth and World of Warcraft, so to celebrate the folks over at Blizzard decided to give everyone adorable baby polar bears. The small bears don’t do anything aside from cause others to look at you and go “Awwwwwwwww”, but it is very cool for them to give you something for nothing and having a pint sized Coca Cola bear following you around is pretty sweet.
It also triggered an achievement for getting a companion, so log in and grab your special bear. Go now, do it!
Happy anniversary WoW, here is to another 4 years of wrecking people’s social lives.
People say that bravery is 10% balls and 90% insanity. Who else would storm a dungeon all by themselves? Especially with a 33.3% chance of success, repeating of course. You wanted the best, you got the best.
I just had to hear his voice one more time. Ladies and Gentlemen… It’s him.
I’m still perplexed at the sheer number of people that congest the realms of World of Warcraft. I’m not going to sit here, point fingers and laugh at you bastards for devoting countless hours of your life to a game. I used to be just like that until my girlfriend threatened to deprive me of things I “like” (which I was, at one point, debating). However, snooping through the net today has actually made me re-think whether or not I should get back on my level 70 warrior and run rampant in The Outlands… more because Wrath of the Lich King has blessed the WoW community with its release.
Blizzard, the genius developers behind the WoW MMO and it’s two expansions (not to mention the developers of memorable RTS games like Warcraft and Starcraft), has announced that WoW’s second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first day on sale, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. Yes, they even beat their very own record of 2.4 million when The Burning Crusade was released. These fucking guys mean business, I tell you.
What does this mean? That if Blizzard really wanted, they can easily get those 2.8 million people to invade whatever country they want. No, seriously, that’s a lot of damn selling going on in one day. WoW still remains the MMO king even with the release of other online games every couple of months. They’ve easily accomplished this feat by staying active within the community, and consistently providing support and attention to what their players need and have asked for. Whether or not I decide to hop back on the band-wagon of WoW all depends on whether or not my other half persuades me with things that I can’t get anywhere else. And I’m talking about expensive electronics, people!
World of Warcraft players have waited for what it seems like ages for a new expansion pack and finally received it last week when Wrath of the Lich King was released. Gamers figured to be treated to months of new quests, dungeons, raiding, and everything else that WoW players do. Two of the best Guilds in the world united under one banner to be the first to beat the expansion pack. Well, hundreds of hot pockets later and God knows how many cans of Red Bull, they did it. In 4 days. The beat everything. Now, they are not as happy as they thought they would be.
We are proud to declare that all WOTLK PVE raid content has now been cleared. This is both a moment of triumph and a cause for concern. The question in all our minds right now is if we could do this, how soon until the rest of the top guilds in the world clear all the raid content that WOTLK has to offer? Did Blizzard miscalculate in the tuning of these encounters? Or is this Blizzard folding under the weight of a large casual player base that demands to be on equal footing with end-game raiders?
I don’t know guys, maybe Blizzard figured you would not have played for probably 96 straight hours and have every imaginable item, spell, sword, special hat, strap-on, whatever. You guys also did everything in your power to beat the game as fast as possible and are now surprised that you beat the game in 4 fucking days? Its like the gamers who raced through Halo 3 or Gears 2 overnight. I fully understand how much larger WoW is in every aspect, but if the game was tailored to the most hardcore players, the millions of casuals would just say fuck it. It’s called pacing yourselves. If you wanted to be the first, hey, job well done. Very impressive. Just don’t bitch when the ride you sped through is over. Thats called “Tough Shit” in the World of Reality.
This is the next chapter in the very informative and entertaining Warcraft retrospective. This segment will take us to where no one in Blizzard ever thought this would go let alone be this genre defining. It’s the end of the world… of Warcraft.
You know, as geeky as it sounds to some, World of Warcraft is, by far, one of the best online experiences I’ve had in gaming. I definitely don’t talk WoW in front of women, though. It’s probably the best way to avoid getting laid in the real world. The game itself, however, is intuitive, addicting, and just plain old fun, for crying out loud. It’s no wonder why subscriptions have hit over 11 million.
Blizzard has announced that there are now more than 11 million subscriber in World of Warcraft. 11 million. That’s the population of a small country, for those of you who aren’t too familiar with large numbers.
If you haven’t tried out World of Warcraft and aren’t doing so becuase of fear of ridicule, you have good reason. If you’re good at keeping secrets, or just don’t give two fucks about how others perceive you, then I would strongly recommend giving the game a whirl. If you’re looking to get your ass kicked in PvP, please let me know. I enjoy nothing more than kicking Horde ass!
As a journalist for a gaming website, its almost embarrassing that I know nothing about Warcraft. I know its a phenomenon and it takes a long time to play and South Park made me laugh at it in satire. This is the beginning in what is shaping up to be a great retro look at the series’ beginning, present, and future.
In a fairly interesting Jimmy Kimmel Live interview with Mila Kunis, of That 70’s show and Family Guy fame, she goes into pretty decent detail about her video game skills. The interview was supposed to revolve around promoting the Max Payne movie, but instead she talks about how she loves World of Warcraft, her guild and her “kick ass” alliance mage. I have to admit that I didn’t used to like Mila Kunis (I mean who likes Meg really?), but after this interview I see she is a real gamer and she has gained my respect.
I like when she talked about Ventrilo and how someone recognised her voice, so she had to switch to her “twink” character. Impressive usage of terminology that only a real gamer would understand, when she goes into detail you can see Jimmy Kimmel not have a clue and refer to his son’s experience.
One thing I can’t stand is someone who does not play any video games trying to pretend like they do for an interview or because they are trying to relate. If you have no clue just say so and don’t try to fit in. Who knew Meg was a gamer, I know Marky Mark isn’t!
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