I'm a mage on the Azuremyst EU WoW realm. I started writing because I couldn't easily find many blogs relevant to beginners like me. I'm still writing just for the fun of it.
Theatrical Version or Director's Cut?
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Not all film director’s have the luxury of “final cut”. The right to ensure
that the completed version of a film corresponds with their creative
vision. Fi...
Back To The Future
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After the flurry of recent name-drops, on the blog and in comments
elsewhere, I'm sure it will surprise no-one to learn that I am, once again,
playing *S...
Eighteen is the Current Count
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Here we are again for the eighteenth time to mark the start of this
madness. Who knew it would grow into… whatever it is now. What is this
site now? I m...
Channeling My Inner Boss
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I've been dipping my toe back into some raiding. Nothing crazy, mind you,
just regular old Molten Core on Wednesday nights. One of our little group
got int...
WoT Supertest: Char Murat
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The Char Murat is a Tier IX French medium tank with good dynamics and
respectable firepower. Its 105 mm autoloader gun has a magazine that holds
three ro...
Diminishing Returns
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Good Morning Folks! Two days ago Sony unveiled its technical presentation
for the upcoming release of the Sony PlayStation 5 Pro, and it has not been
wel...
Promising Episodes and Intentional Fires
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Today in my BTG Seven, I start watching the second season of Rings of
Power, continue with the Umbrella Academy, get excited and wary about the
Dune MMO,...
World of Warcraft: I take ALL the candles!
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All in all, my first full week in The War Within felt and played out quite
good. I made progress in levels, kept upgrading my gear, started plowing
through...
This AI Ain’t It
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Wilhelm wrote a post called “The Folly of Believing in AI” and is otherwise
predicting an eventual market crash based on the insane capital spent
chasing t...
Predicting the death of live service games
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There has been a trend in these past years of large game companies making
live service games and failing miserably with them. The latest entry,
Concord fro...
The War Within: Hallowfall
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*This post may contain spoilers for The War Within.*
Hallowfall may very well be the best zone ever created in World of Warcraft.
Now, I'm probably a lit...
10 Not-so-Great Things in the new 2024 PHB
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We started with the praise, now it’s time to talk about the criticisms in
the new PHB. Let’s go. 1. Not enough subclasses I get that you probably
wanted to...
WoW's Upcoming 20th Anniversary
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This November, World of Warcraft turns twenty years old. There are MMOs
that are even older than that, but in general, a game being live and
continuing t...
Videogame Movie Adaptions
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Back when the media landscape was simpler and videogames still young, aka
the 80ies, gamers could only dream of movies or TV shows that were based on
their...
Podcast 97 – Why We Like Hard (and Easy) Games
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One thing I've wondered is why people love difficult games (Dark Souls) or
easy games (Cookie Clicker). Here, I'll explore one theory that helps
explain wh...
Old movement stuff for STARS REACH
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When it comes to interim stages of game dev, I am a bit of a packrat. I
have paper maps from when I was doing Ultima Online, and UI sketches for
Star Wars...
Rogue Rollout First Look
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It has been a while since I made a First Look Let’s Play for YouTube. The
return video is for Rogue Rollout, a delightful roguelike deckbuilder where
you p...
Twelve Years in the Making!
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All this goofing off finally paid off! Son of Galleon is mine! I don’t know
why but I always enjoyed going back to Pandaria for this mount, in fact I’m
pre...
Repetition is the Key
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Greetings Traveler!
Welcome again to my little corner of the internet. Today I am going to talk
a little bit about keys. Black Lion Keys to be precise. MM...
2024 Convention Plans
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After the year’s convention season wraps up, I like to start planning for
]next year’s events. These get slotted into DEFINITE and MAYBE bins, with
the und...
Arachnophobes beware…
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So, we were playing Baldurs Gate 3 recently and came to a point where our
Warlock PC could use his Speak with Animals ability to talk to a giant
spider <sh...
My foray into AI generated art
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I’ve held off on sharing any of what I’ve been creating through AI image
generation for all of the obvious reasons (e.g. copyright and theft
concerns and t...
Danger in the Desert Part 1 – Arches
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Warmachine is a tabletop wargame that I’ve had my eye on for almost 20
years. I purchased some of the rulebooks and pored over them, thinking that
maybe so...
What is Blaugust? 2023 Edition
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I jumped right into the previous post without actually explaining
Blaugust. So... what is it? Blaugust is an excuse to get people
blogging... in Augus...
The Trials of Czech Heavy Tanks
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Czech Grind Again By: IrmaBecx So the update has dropped, and the big news
is of course a new tech tree branch. I’ve kind of been slacking off lately,
spen...
The Other White Meat
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Slipping in a bit under the wire for poetry month, I know — despite the
best of intentions, this month has ended up getting away from me a bit.
Since I do ...
Dragonflight: Gathering
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Dragonflight: Gathering My main is a miner (and engineer) and has been
working at it since the expansion began. My fresh-and-simple Evoker is an
herbalist,...
Tank: The Next Generation
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Some weeks ago I ran the design a tank competition. The number of entries
was rather low, as in, only two designs. One design came in, on the last
day, a...
Football Manager: A (Weald)Stone’s Throw Away
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Oh let’s just pile right on into it shall we? WREXHAM (predicted finish:
12th) TWELFTH! Currently third in the league but with a game in hand over
the team...
Why It’s Been Quiet Around Here
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Yeah, it’s been quiet around here. Not because I’m not working on this
blog… but rather because I’m doing something insane. I’ll just say that
I’ve not bee...
FF14 – The Best MMORPG?
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I’ve seen/read lots of discussions comparing WoW and FF14 with arguments
for and against the never-ending opinion wars of which one is the “best”
MMORPG. S...
CMON's Rising Sun
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I've now played *Rising Sun* the board game enough times to give an
informed review of the game. I've played it in a variety of different
settings - I've p...
8 Great Free-To-Play Online Video Games
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When money is scarce, it is more critical than ever to get the most bang
for your buck. It can be difficult if you’re a video game fanatic, and
games can...
New Darkstar Site Launched!
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See the new Darkstar site here! I’m happy to announce that the
newly-designed Coming of the Darkstar site has been launched. Similar to
the re-make for Nef...
Back to Final Fantasy 14
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Since the last post here I’ve been mostly playing Final Fantasy 14, having
joined the many in quitting WoW over Blizzard being… New Blizzard? Let’s
not foc...
Chapter 23: Wild Rivers and Still Waters
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Mira groaned as she struggled to pull herself into the realm of
consciousness. The back of her head felt like it was being stabbed by a
thousand needles....
Blackwood Shots (ESO)
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Sharing some shots today from ESO. I have been enjoying the new Blackwood
expansion and the companion system. I have spent a bit of time in the new
area...
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I just wanted to show that things can get better little did I know what my
next year was going to be…
And I cannot stress enough if you are or know some...
Promotions
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Casino funded. Bad Beat increases $200 per day. Play Texas Hold’Em to be
elig...
Rediscovering Guild Wars 2
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For the past 10 years or so I have been a WoW player and blogger – it’s all
been on and and off for the past few years (and more off than on if I’m
honest)...
KSM, Baby!
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A lot has happened during my short hiatus. On a personal front, I moved
back to school, settling in for another semester of college. On a news
note, Blizzc...
6.0 Vengeance Juggernaut PvE Guide by Aizo
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Class Introduction Vengeance is a damage over time (dot) spec of
Juggernaut, in 6.0 meta wise it’s in a quite finicky spot, since on one
side it brings a...
Top games and components for the holidays:
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Top games and components for the holidays: As we get ready for the holiday
season, there are a plethora of gifting options that target all kinds of
gamers....
Just chilling with other games
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I haven’t been in WoW as much as I would usually during the end of an expac
finishing off all the things I would like to finish, but I am well aware I
won’...
Rain - This One's for You
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I'm saddened to be sitting here writing this post after being gone from
this blog for over a year. I meant to write something sooner, but other
things go...
The Challenging DDO/LOTRO Re-Onboarding Process
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I reinstalled the two former-Turbine MMORPG's I used to play 5+ years ago
in order to apply some generous pandemic promo codes that expire today. I
have...
Brian “Psychochild” Green Passed Away
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Just saw this floating around the internet. As one of the few folks in the
industry I met in person, I’ve always tried to keep in touch with Brian. He
was ...
Skyrim, 1000 years apart
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The new chapter in Elder Scrolls Online launched a few days ago and it has
introduced a bit more of Skyrim into the game. A small part of Eastern
Skyrim, m...
That’s the Way Love Is
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Oh look, it’s April. It’s also the month when Shadowlands will begin to be
streamed, written about and plastered all Continue reading →
20 Years Of The Years Best Science Fiction
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The favorite genre, fiction: more than 77% of audiobooks in Spanish belong
to this genre. Fortunately, in the 21st century we have means and formats
that h...
Shadowbarb Drone Guide
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If you know me, you know it doesn’t take much to get me back to Uldum. In
fact, there’s quite a lot that leads us back to the zone but a bug mount?
Tell ...
Five MMOs That Have Changed the Most Since Launch
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These days, classic and progression MMORPG servers are all the rage. That
there’s a demand for these things is a testament to how much an MMO can
evolve ...
Parting thoughts on another Blaugust
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Another August has come and gone, and I've filled a month with posts and
didn't miss a day by my reckoning! So it was a successful Blaugust... in
that rega...
The Dark Iron and her Demon Dogs
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The Harpy Household is getting rather hyped for Classic but in the meantime
we’re still playing Battle for Azeroth. My favourite of the new races has
to th...
Associations: Teleporter Spheres
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In Obduction, the excellent first person adventure game I completed last
month, teleporting between domes replaced the matter in the shape of a
small spher...
I Really Mean It This Time, Guys!
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Short and to the point. I have made the decision to close down
Levelcapped.com. Sorry, two readers; you don’t have to go home but you
can’t stay here. Fact...
Ape Out – Monkey theatre for in between
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Now the time has finally come and the monkey is let out of the bag. With
Ape Out, top-down Klopper veterans and fans of liberally detached...
Containment’s Journal-Lair of Summoning
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Quest: The Lair of Summoning Level 5 (normal), 6 (hard), 7 (elite)
Crawlers: Containment, Breyy (dual boxing) Well that was a rough night on
Slayer II. I ...
The Story Goes On
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What a nice long and enjoyable break from blogging after Blaugust. It
wasn’t really my intention to take an entire month off following that
craziness. It ...
Anniversary scavenger hunt guide – year 11
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Just when you thought they were done, they throw you one more, and these
may be some of the most difficult and most widespread hunts we’ve seen.
This set t...
Fifth Times the Charm – Pixels & Dice #64
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Today we talk about our experiences with “Dungeons & Dragons” 5th Edition,
what we like, and how we feel it compares with some classic pen-&-paper
roleplay...
The Blog Has Moved
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Just a notice that posts will no longer be updated at this URL. If you
would like to continue following the blog, and stay up to date on other
content cre...
Developer Tales: Aggressively Moderating Aggression
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One of the things that I loved about my work on Eon Altar is it taught me a
lot of other skills and brought to me many different experiences that I
didn't ...
Pantry Name and Shame: Curry
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This guest post was written Max Nash, who is on Twitter at Morality_Police.
We’re also, like, married and stuff. Liore and I are in a never-ending war
with...
Back? Maaaybe
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Turns out self-hosting wasn’t such a great idea. Maybe I’ll start posting
here again, now and then. Though probably not in rhyme.Filed under: Misc.,
Site T...
That’s it folks.
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So my one year of Ancient Mana is coming to an end. After debating with
myself if I wanted to pay for a new year, my laptop basically died. Meaning
I had...
My Secret Shaker Shame
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I have a terrible confession to make: for all of my harping on over the
years about how fad foods make me angry, I’ve succumbed to probably the
worst fad...
WoW Weekly: Dear Lord, It's Been a While
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*WoW Weekly is a biweekly-ish, self-absorbed look into the things I've been
doing inside the game and out. From mount farming and r...
Here Be Dragons
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Pic opens in new tab: My Magic DragonKnight. He is the coolest ever :D I
know “everyone” is stamina nowadays, but that´s no fun so we keep on going
;) I st...
The Story So Far - Art by SleepingFox
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This is the story so far in pictures. What I played, what I enjoyed the
most, and how things changed. It's weird to me that I have people in my
guild that ...
Legion of love!
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This morning I was reading a post on Blizzard Watch about act of kindness
in wow. It struck a chord with me because I recently start to do some group
conte...
Resetting Markets to Make Gold in Legion
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First off, I guess I should explain what I mean by resetting markets. When
someone tries to undercut the lowest price on the market but leaves a large
gap ...
Legion is well done and I like it
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*In fact, I play it a lot right now. Already 3 days /played at level 110.*
Now, there’s a real possibility that it can’t keep me long-term, like every
exp...
Simply Understanding
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In life you choose your path. There are things you don’t put in the way,
but you choose to either hurdle them or avoid them. You can hurdle it by
screaming...
The Division, Overwatch, and Occupying Time
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Dear Reader, The Division continues to be denigrated in various media
outlets, and I continue to play it and enjoy it all the same. I’ve been
pretty consi...
WoW Token Pricing
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I just saw something that makes me want to capture it in a post. Over on
WoW Token Info. The buy price of a token in the U.S., today, is 41,699
gold. In Eu...
F*!#in' Up
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What does World of Warcraft have in common with Microsoft? A general
inability to do good expansions/OS releases one after the other. Using my
rough calc...
Earn Cash While You Shop or Surf The Internet
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One of the biggest problems of moving to a new country is finances. I can't
work here in St Louis yet as my work permit is still processing and the
cash...
The Summer Wind ...
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*... came blowin' in from across the sea*
Time has moved on since the summer and we’re now smack in the middle of
autumn. My summer this year was simply ma...
Nice find. I'm a bit torn between laughing and thinking up contingency plans.
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