A second set of first impressions

Coming back to WoW after a six month absence, I feel a bit like I did when I returned home from my year abroad. Everything is the same but different. I’m constantly comparing things to the way they used to be, in the “good old days” or perhaps that should be the “bad old days”. I [...]

Grand Theft Kezan!

I finally got around to playing through the Goblin start zone and whilst there were some amazing moments, I found myself wondering exactly which game I was playing. Kezan itself reminded me too much of Grand Theft Auto, as I beat people up for protection money, robbed a bank (albeit for my own gold) and [...]

Walking in the Air

This is Kimimela, druid number 4. She’s shown here kidnapping a Murloc which might sound like a horribly undruidic thing to do but said murloc will be far happier being looked after by a nice Undead than shivering on a nasty diseased beach. Honest. I knew even before 4.03 hit that I wanted my first [...]

New Beginnings and Sad Goodbyes

The end of the world is upon us. I’m torn between looking forward to a new beginning and mourning the end of a world I’d come to know and love so well. On the negative side, no more Holy Word: Aspire. I will miss you. You were one of the best things about the whole [...]

“This is the hour of the Forsaken”

This is Dornröschen, my undead priest who has been languishing at lv 70 mostly ignored since the  start of the  Burning Crusade. I suppose that’s rather appropriate for a character named after “Sleeping Beauty” but now she has awoken and she’s ready to spread chaos throughout Northrend. The server that we normally play on is down for [...]

I came, I saw, I explored!

I am an Explorer! Finally. Ok, it’s taken a while but now Erinys has another new and shiny title which she won’t use. I have a bit of an allergy to titles. The whole concept seems a little odd to me, plus they make it harder to hide behind stuff in PvP. Then there is [...]

Why “Smiling Jim” brings a tear to my eye

I seem to be drawn to the sadder quests in-game. Just as I can guarantee finding a matinee movie to cry to (regardless of when I turn the tv on), I have a knack for finding quests involving murdered families and broken hearts. One of these quest chains that every single one of my Alliance characters has [...]

The Calm before the Storm

Fear the attack of four headed Pre-expansion Slumpiness Monster, it has tentacles and lots of pointy teeth. Yes, this is last week’s Blog Azeroth shared topic which I failed to post in time (also my anti virus has broken my linking temporarily). Summer with football, work and sunshine is getting in the way of my WoW [...]

The Devil is in the Details

The level of detail across the game is amazing and full of surprises. Every time I think I’ve seen everything, I keep finding little gems hidden in corners. Take for example Tinky Wickwhistle. She’s a typical gnome, curious and fond of blowing stuff up. When you first encounter her (as Alliance) those traits have got [...]

Distracted in Desolace

I wonder if I’m alone in this, but I love Desolace. There, I’ve admitted it. It’s out in the open now and can’t be taken back. I think Desolace is beautiful. Ignore the “desolace” and focus on the “solace”, which according to the dictionary means: Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation. A source of [...]