Tanks for Nothing

Well it’s happened.
I tanked a Heroic Instance.
In fact, I’ve tanked at least five by now.  I’m slowly getting the hang of it, but I wanted to talk about some tips, tricks and strategies I’ve found along the way.
First off, this is my spec.  I really have to go and buy some glyphs, but I was [...]

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Tis the Season: Love is in the Air Day One Tips

Hey guys!  As of 6am, Love is in the Air has gone live and I spent two hours this morning messing around with it.  Here are some tips for you.

For Nation of Adoration, you need “Gifts of Adoration” from all three cities.   You must talk to CITIZENS to get this once your “adored” buff is [...]

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The Greatness of Wintergrasp: Why Should You Do It?

I’m not much of a PvP person.  My mind is just never really in the game.  And yet, this is my schedule when I log on during weekends:

Log in
See when next Wintergrasp battle takes place
Pick up Wintergrasp daily quests
Fight in Wintergrasp (and hopefully win)
If Win, hit up Heroic Dungeon IMMEDIATELY

Suffice to say, I’ve been somewhat [...]

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Tis the Season: The Elders of the Dungeons

The Lunar Festival has come!  Bring out the fireworks!  Go grab some dumplings!  It’s time to celebrate!
You’re probably going after that title like the world is ending, and I’m here to help you out.  As you may (or may not) know, I wrote up a much longer, more in-depth look at the holiday and some [...]

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How to Up Your Game in a Few Easy Steps

Ever wonder why your buddy is so much better at video games then you are? Can’t figure out why games take you twice as long as some people? Well, there are a few simple things you can do to increase your chances of making the leap from n00b to 1337.
Take a Deep Breath
Patience [...]

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Achieving Greatness: Level Cap Edition

Nice weekend of game time these past few days. I got to explore Storm Peaks, finish a few achievements, explore some more… oh and this:
Level 80
Let the endgame begin!
Check out some more achievements after the jump!

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Tis the Season: To Honor One’s Elders and the Lunar Festival

In two weeks, The Lunar Festival will be here, a holiday hosted by the Druids of Azeroth to celebrate the new year (or the Earth Chinese New Year).  It’s a fun holiday with a lot of cool trinkets and activities, but that’s not why I’m talking about it.  YES, IT’S ACHIEVEMENT TIME!
The holiday lasts a [...]

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Achieving Greatness: Sholazar Edition

I got to play for an hour and a half this morning and landed myself a few more achievements! I figured I’d share them with you and give you some more tasty tips. Delicious!
As you’ve come to realize, each zone has one extremely important storyline/questline, and Sholazar Basin (Wrath of the Lich King’s [...]

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Achieving Greatness: Zul’Drak Edition

Over the Christmas break, I installed an addon called “AchievementSnap,” an addon that would take a screenshot every time I received an achievement!  I figured this would be a great way to catalog my adventures through Azeroth and I was right.  Of course, I forgot to add it right before I got my “Merrymaker” achievement, [...]

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For Instance: A Death Knight’s Guide to Nexus

Well, some of you have probably decided to level up that Death Knight, or if you’re like me, you’ve decided to make it your main.  Questing as a DK is rather easy, since almost every quest (including some of the “Bring Three Friends!” quests) is soloable.  But eventually, you’re going to hit an instance.  Do [...]

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