The Epic Weekend – Part 1

By Ben, on August 29th, 2010%

I knew going into last weekend that it would be a busy one. Saturday morning I we were straight off to watch my nephew play soccer in the grand final. It was a tense game with neither team scoring and even after an extra 5 minutes each way they still couldn’t break each others defences so it went . . . → Read More: The Epic Weekend – Part 1

Life and Everything

By Ben, on August 11th, 2010%

I got myself a job finally and it’s turned out quite nice. The company is sort of small and deals with software consulting, my role being support. The trip to work is about as long as I had feared but hasn’t turned out to be the nightmare I had imagined. Having an hour each way back . . . → Read More: Life and Everything

Something You Probably Don’t Know

By Ben, on January 22nd, 2010%

I’ve always wanted the ability to track information about my character in WoW and the Armory has mostly served this purpose in a limited fashion. The reason is because despite the significant strides Blizzard go to to expose data it is still housed in its own little silo. The fact that the Armory is there is . . . → Read More: Something You Probably Don’t Know

The End of the Tunnel

By Ben, on January 21st, 2010%

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Send in the Penguins

By Ben, on January 10th, 2010%

When succesive raids have failed, the only remaining option . . . → Read More: Send in the Penguins

Gaming Galore

By Ben, on December 14th, 2009%

In my WoW hiatus I’ve been playing Lotro and since I purchased the Mines of Moria expansion but never actually got to see any of it due to my bad habit of deleting toons because I got bored with them I was determined this time.

The good news is that I hit level 50 this week and . . . → Read More: Gaming Galore

Moments of Cleverness

By Ben, on December 5th, 2009%

I’ve recently implemented a small change I’m rather proud of to our company website that will automatically display any recipes we have on file that make use of a product you’re viewing. At the moment I’ve only got Texturas recipes so that’s the only thing that will show them, but in time more recipes will mean . . . → Read More: Moments of Cleverness

Ok, Who’s Already Done It?

By Ben, on November 5th, 2009%

Fight!

I know a couple guildies I’m certain will have already jumped on this. Addicts, I tell you! Now if only I could get Oui to . . . → Read More: Ok, Who’s Already Done It?

Guild Homes

By Ben, on November 4th, 2009%

When guilds advertise for new members one of the things they invariably mention they have, other than a tabard, is forums. Such forums are usually run on phpbb, free php-based message board software, and while the formation of a hub through which a community might be built seems like a good idea there are realities which clash with such attempts.

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Playing WoW With and Without Family

By Ben, on October 21st, 2009%

My brother and his kids are still chugging along on WoW and I put in the occasional few hours with them, but I still find playing with them incredibly dull.

Just last Monday Oui and I were helping my brother with some group quests in Icecrown and the results were not exactly what we had hoped for. Firstly, roll call:

Ferag – 80 Fury Warrior (my brother)
Tardin – 80 Shadow Priest (Me)
Udmarge – 80 Discipline Priest (Oui)

Despite having Oui on his Horde toon, because none of his alliance toons were high enough, I wasn’t expecting any trouble, but my brother surprised us once more by dying about 3 seconds into each fight (I had been trying to heal him) after which Oui would pick them up and tank while I dps’ed.

So to summarise:

Warrior dies near-instantly
Discipline priest tanks
Shadow Priest DPS’s

I was the only person filling their traditional role!

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