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.
Here It Comes Again!
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Hey! Did you know it's Christmas?
Okay, it's not Christmas quite yet but it *is *Advent.
Erm... what's that, then?
Don't look at me!
I was brought...
Yodeling In the Passes
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I wasn't planning on getting into the Season of Discovery servers when they
opened.
If nothing else, I learned that my favorite Mage names --Cardwyn and ...
Mourning Righteous Fire
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Good Morning Friends! I have never gone so quickly from being
overwhelmingly hyped about something… to rapidly traveling down the stages
of grief. Yester...
Syp’s gaming goals for December 2023
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November 2023 in review I knew going into November that BlizzCon was the
major wild card that could change things up — and change they did. I got
moderatel...
Season of Discovery Is Here!
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Season of Discovery was scheduled to launch at 9pm in my time zone last
night. I'd been planning to be there right as the servers opened, but ended
up ma...
November 2023 in Review
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The Site It has a been an odd month for the blog. I mean, sure, WP.com had
to have its usual moment of stupidity. They made comments use the horrible
blo...
Dust to Dust
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Over 10 years ago, CCP released an EVE-based FPS called Dust 514. An
exclusive to the PS3, I was nevertheless intrigued enough to download and
play it. The...
My first mod
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I strongly believe in modifying games in order to tweak them more to my
preferences. Usually that is just for myself, as everybody's personal
preferences a...
Alan Wake 2
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That this game even exists is a miracle. For a Finnish company to release
such a strange and surreal experience, based on an already rather niche IP
is wil...
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 Gaming Routines
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Just a quick recap of my gaming activities. In FFXIV, I’m in leveling fever
nowadays. I try to maximize my duty roulette and tribal quests output and
drive...
Costa Verde Transport Department | Let’s Play
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I returned to making Let’s Play videos this week. Thank you to the
developer and Keymailer for providing a code for Costa Verde Transport
Department. I hop...
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...
Time to Move On
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Things change. People change. Nothing stays the same. Our tastes evolve
over time as well as our mindset and outlook. There is also a lot of truth
to the i...
Alternate build ideas for Seth
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As mentioned in my previous post, today we’re looking at other build
concepts for Seth Lassiter using the Inventor class. The Inventor has ten
subclasses, ...
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...
Why NYT’s Connections makes you feel bad
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The new daily game at the New York Times is called Connections, and I’ve
seen a few people comment that they just don’t like it as much as Wordle or
Spell...
Just In Time…
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I suppose I am getting this post out just in time for the last week of
Blaugust but I wanted to at least make an appearance. Things have been
crazy busy…...
I Know, I Know. I Have Some Nerve.
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I’ve been gone forever contributing nothing of value. There is a reason, I
just hate to bitch and moan. So I keep quiet. I kept my mouth shut about
them ru...
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,...
Overwatch 2
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I did play a little of Overwatch 2 when it launched. It's been a long while
since I played Overwatch, well before role locks.
I have mixed feelings about t...
We Are 15 Years Old
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So this month, October 2022 (and specifically 10/22/22) marks the 15th
Birthday of the first appearance of Ardwulf’s Lair here on WordPress. I had
actually...
Autumn Leaves
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Greetings Traveler!
We've had a lot of rain for the past week or so. Which is great, because we
missed out on a ton of rain over the summer. Also, the summ...
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...
FFXIV: The much delayed Endwalker verdict
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I finished the Endwalker questline sometime around Christmas so this post
is laughably late, I know. I am terrible at keeping a schedule and should
refra...
DF Automation & Robotics
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At its core, DF Automation & Robotics is a tech company (and a relatively
new one at that) which specialises in designing, manufacturing, marketing,
and ...
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
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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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