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Snapshots from my life as a blogger

I became a blogger on February 2 2008. I had absolutely no idea of what I was doing or why I did it. I was curious. That was reason enough for me to give it a go.Three years later I’m still around...

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At 3 am he nukes a pizza and checks the combat logs

What’s it like to play on the bleeding edge? Kruf of Paragon, the current highest ranked guild in the world, recently shared a typical day of his life.Here’s a sample from his blogpost. Kruf has just...

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The blog names I’d rather see go away

Disclaimer: This post is probably going to upset a few readers. I’m about to thread on some toes of fellows in the blogging community. Please don’t take it personally. I don’t hate you. I don’t hate...

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Where to find friends in WoW of today

Let me share a quote from Blizzard’s official game guide for new players:“FriendsBeyond parties, raids, and guilds, you will inevitably encounter other players who share some of the same interests,...

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A Haunted Week

I won’t hide it to you. This week is best described as “meh”, which is odd. After all it’s Patch week and we should be bouncing and clapping our hands – alternatively raging and knitting our fists over...

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Valentine's Day in Azeroth - Who did you hug?

OK, let's put this straight from the beginning. I've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day.It's not that I haven't got any sense for romance. Believe it or not, but even a jaded innkeeper with...

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The window that can bring your guild together

I think we can agree on that teamwork is one of the essentials in raiding.You won’t kill a single boss if you have 10 or 25 individuals, each one running their own show without paying too much...

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Let the Amani War Bear rest in peace

A thread on the US forums has exploded in a heated discussion about a possible future reinstallation of the Amani War Bear.In case you started to play in Wrath or Cataclysm and have no idea of what...

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Can a game without graphics be better than WoW?

The vocal members of the WoW community are currently looking left and right for someone new to fall in love with as their relationship with WoW is fading away. This has become more and more obvious the...

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Publish and be damned

Err…hello world, if you’re still there. I’m not coming back to blogging but it seems I have a final post to make. I actually wanted to write on this subject for at least the last sixth months of my...

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An already chewed chewing gum loses its flavour quickly

I don’t normally chew chewing gums, for various reasons. One is that it makes me look stupid. Cows look peaceful as they’re grinding their jaws. Humans not so very much. Another is that I never know...

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The death knight who dreamed of turning 85

After the bar fight the other night I figured we could need something more lighthearted as a Friday night snack.I thought long and hard about it and to be entirely truthful I had a hard time to find...

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A pint with Larísa somewhere else

The people at MMO Melting Pot were kind enough to invite me over to their place to have a chat over a pint. And how they made me talk! There wasn’t any end to it.If you’d like to hear my take on topics...

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Piggies to brighten your day

Things are very, very quiet in the WoW community this week. Or rather: everyone is busy buzzing about Rift, but since I’m not playing it and not planning to join anytime soon, it holds very little...

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How I left my guild

OK. It’s Friday night and I admit I’ve had a drink or possibly two already, which means that I’m in a mood for talking and sharing, possibly more than I normally would. But sharing is a bit of the...

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Sparkles in my rift free zone

Rift. It's everywhere these days, isn't it? Except for at the PPI. A rift free zone. Enjoy it for what it's worth.It seems as if I'm the only one left in the blogosphere who hasn't jumped onto the Rift...

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Embracing our inner geeks

"Embrace your inner geek".I suppose you recognize it? It comes from Blizzard's mission statement about their eight core values, principles and beliefs they claim are reflected in employees' decisions...

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In-game items in honour of bloggers – who’s next?

It’s been a while since last time we saw it, but now it appears as if Blizzard is going to give a shoutout to a prominent community member by naming an item in the game after them.Frostheim, the...

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Why it matters so much to us what other people play

It’s been another rather quiet week in the blogosphere. I believe the rift issue is still hanging over us as a damper.As I said a week ago, I’m not likely to write about Rift since I don’t play it. But...

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The Legendary Test

How much longer do you think you will keep playing World of Warcraft?I guess I’m not the only one who has been wrestling with this question lately, seeing many long-time guildies taking off for greener...

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Out of touch?

WoW for sure isn’t dying, but not even I, normally a sparkling optimist, can deny that something has happened. It isn’t the same old "WoW is dying since I don’t like the game personally” whining that...

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Speaking of trash

Razzmatazz at Planet of hats is sick of trash in raid instances. If he could decide he’d rather trash the trash altogether, since it’s boring. He doesn’t buy the idea of it as a pacing mechanism,...

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Tier pieces or just a candle – how much does it matter what the boss drops...

Is it worth wiping on Al’Akir, considering that he only drops some randomly enchanted stuff and no tier pieces whatsoever?How many wipes does it take before you say: “screw this, let’s go and grab some...

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One chilly, blustery morning in March

You should put the important stuff first in your article. Don't wait for it, just let it out. Give the reader a hook or you'll lose them.That's what they taught me when I studied to become a...

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Epilogue

Larísa isn’t here anymore. She’s enjoying her retirement, forever sitting by a campfire in Elwynn Forrest, sharing stories, looking at the starry night sky.The inn will remain closed. I don’t subscribe...

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