22Apr09 08:39 CST


The WoWpod

18Apr09 07:05 CST

After having the better part of a week to test it, I've settled on the above spec.

Even after all the nerfs, this is a DPS increase from my pre 3.1 build. I can't complain.

Currently, I have a Glyph of Immolation Trap instead of a Glyph of Explosive Shot. I intend to make the change, just as soon as a scribe on our server discovers the glyph.

It might be a while.

31Mar09 10:15 CST
Goodbye BRK.

/cry

Every family man with enough kid in him to play the craft has run into the WoW vs. Family dilemma. Having a 'Redheaded Maelstrom' of a wife myself, I think I identify with BRK's situation more than most.

I missed two days of raiding this last weekend, to do things for my family, missing a chance to loot the Envoy of Mortality from KT, and be in on the guild first kill of Maly 25.

Did it bother me? Oh hell yes. But you take a deep breath, and move on.

When in doubt, I try to err on the side of the family. I may not get to raid as much as I'd like, or have all the best gear.

But I have balance.

Gaming is my hobby, and the truth is, someday there will be a bigger better game than World of Warcraft.

But there will never be a greater challenge, or adventure, than loving the woman I do and raising my son into a good man.

31Mar09 10:02 CST

Last Sunday Primal downed Heroic Malygos, becoming the only guild on the server with less than 50 members, to do so.

This places us somewhere around 14th on the server going into patch 3.1.

Look to see us break into the top 10 when Ulduar hits.

27Mar09 16:55 CST
While some are decrying the launch of OnLive as the death of the console game, and wheeping softly in the fetal position as they cradle their PS3 in their arms, I for one am stoked.

Not that I can be bothered to care about the inevitable GTA4 clone, or crappy first person shooters. No, I'm excited because OnLive is proof of concept in the application of the Cloud Rendering paradigm to high performance gaming, and the inevitable impact on my favorite genre; the MMORPG.

Imagine raiding Ulduar 25 at full resolution and 100+ FPS, over a normal 1.5MBPS on the $400 Netbox you bought at Wal-Mart. It's possible.

By rendering graphics server side, then streaming the images as a standard video feed, you remove the obsolescence problem and necesity for high end client side hardware. Every tired old Dell becomes a monster gaming rig.

It's coming.