WRUP: Do I lose my job if I say Warhammer? edition
by Elizabeth Harper 
Feb 6th 2009 at 6:45PM
Oh dear. It seems one of our own, Mr. Alex Ziebart, is abandoning the our for a weekend in Warhammer Online.
Alex Ziebart: Do I lose my job if I say Warhammer?
Oh, don't worry, Alex. We don't fire people for playing other MMOs. Not often, anyway. But regardless of Alex's fate, for the rest of the team -- and to let us know what you're up to in-game this weekend (Warcraft or otherwise) -- keep reading!
Adam Holisky: Shaman to 77. Northrend leveling is going sooo fast!
Amanda Miller: Visiting my folks and cleaning my apartment. Oh, and kicking Malygos to the curb.
Chase Christian: My Holy Paladin will be attending her first 25-man Naxx, and also planning to hit 5-6 heroics a day on all my toons as I am not on-call this weekend.
Dan O'Halloran: Going to finally make it 80 on my Druid and make the decision on which of the three specs I've been enjoying in Wrath (cat, tree, bird) he is going to really focus on.
Daniel Whitcomb: I'm very close to Both Ebon Blade and Netherwing exalted on my Death Knight, so I'm hoping to finish off the grind for both of those achievements this weekend. I'm also looking at grabbing heroic runs for Oculus, Violet Hold, and Halls of Lightning to finish off some reputations. First things first though, I've decided to upgrade my computer so using Dalaran isn't such a chore. I have some RAM waiting to install, and I'm praying I don't mess up the installation too badly.
Eliah Hecht: I'm going out of town this weekend (DC visit, heck yeah), but if I log on it will be to level my warlock (and maybe try to find those last two quests for Icecrown: The Final Goal -- /shakefist).
Jennie Lees: Deciding which of the following is least tedious: collecting Elders, levelling Herbalism, or levelling Fishing. And figuring out which flatmate or relative I can bribe to do all three for me.
Matthew Rossi: I may just step away from the game entirely and try and get some sleep. Frankly, I'm kind of irritated with the game: the more I play my DK, the more I look at my other characters and sort of shake my head. Addendum: I'm going to run a 4th Edition D&D marathon for some friends.
Matt Low: Leveling up my hydroponic- er, herbalism skill.
Michael Gray: I has my fish. I will finish getting to 80 as a Paladin.
Michael Sacco: Leveling my elemental shaman to 80 and seeing Coraline with the ol' ball-and-chain.
Zach Yonzon: More mind-numbing PvP. Blizzard seriously needs to do something about Warsong Gulch rep.
And for the finishing touch on the last week, we present the top ten things BRK is playing this weekend. (You'll have to imagine your own drumroll.)
10. Got my first feral-druid staff from 10-man Naxx. Gotta level that weapon-skill, foshizzle!
9. Another Hunter in my guild got our first gun from Kel'Thuzud. Time to report him for ToS abuse, the b@stard.
8. Someone tried an SQL-Injection attack on my blog. /trade WTB Hired Goons.
7. The Huge BRK Secret is close to being revealed! Gonna write Paris Hilton on how to organize a BFF television show. (Don't tell Mrs. BRK we're looking for a BFF...)
6. The 3.1 ammo-nerf has got to be a trick! I'm totally making quivers and ammo-pouches by the truckload.
5. Consider going back to Exodar to start getting all 700 Kalimdor quests done for the achievement.
4. Going cold-turkey on the NyQuil; it makes us consider doing stupid achievements for no purpose.
3. Mrs. BRK just accepted a contract job in Connecticut, four-month duration. We live in Orlando. We must shop for a new computer-chair; our @ss is gonna be parked for a long d@mn time.
2. Have our guild-bank file bankruptcy and request the US Federal government send us bailout funds.
1. Guild-quit. Rename our toon, "USAirways". Start our own guild called, "Flight 1549." Load up our Traveler's Tundra Mammoth with two passengers and run into the ocean east of Borean Tundra. Make a BRK-movie. Sell it to Paramount or Universal Studios. Retire in style.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
mike Feb 6th 2009 6:50PM
And this is why Wow Insider should not be a fan site. Is he going to write anything comparing Warhammer to WoW for those of us who are curious but unwilling to make the purchase?
Punjab Feb 6th 2009 7:07PM
Er... No? WI is a WoW-only site. Try Massively or some other site that covers both WoW and WAR if you're looking for a comparison.
In fact, try this: http://www.massively.com/2008/09/09/a-world-of-warcraft-players-guide-to-warhammer-online/
Adam Holisky Feb 6th 2009 7:46PM
The Massively article Punjab linked is very good. =)
Alex Ziebart Feb 6th 2009 10:05PM
The Massively post is a good one, yep. I don't think I need to write a great big post about Warhammer vs Warcraft, they're just different games. I like them both. When I get bored with WoW I play Warhammer, then when I get bored with Warhammer (which happens quickly) I go back to WoW.
rot Feb 6th 2009 6:59PM
I lol'd at number 1
Joe Feb 8th 2009 4:09AM
As an employee of the FAA and someone who has been dealing with the NTSB ever since the accident, BRK's #1 made me laugh... hard. I know I am going to hell because of that, and I am ok with it.
If you cannot laugh at it, lighten up. No one was seriously hurt and the pilot is a hero.
Kolkka Feb 6th 2009 7:08PM
BRK, You're my Hero!
ROFL
Marcus Feb 6th 2009 7:16PM
Dan - Bird is not a spec for druids :P
And don't limit yourself to one spec. I go tree on weekends for Naxx and bear during the week for questing and instances. Sure, that only works when you have enough healing gear to split time, but it's a lot of fun.
soccerdude Feb 7th 2009 2:34AM
You do realize he could have been talking about the walking bird too? (Moonkins)
M Feb 9th 2009 8:30AM
Laser Chicken. The other white meat.
Ikarus Feb 6th 2009 7:17PM
ROFL @ BRK...those were hilarious. my favorite was:
"3. Mrs. BRK just accepted a contract job in Connecticut, four-month duration. We live in Orlando. We must shop for a new computer-chair; our @ss is gonna be parked for a long d@mn time."
Andrew R. Feb 6th 2009 7:36PM
I couldn't stop laughing at #1. I didn't quite get #3.
Shade Feb 6th 2009 7:37PM
I am farmin bug parts. SCEPTRE QUEST AHOY (...for no real reason other than to have done it!)
elizabeth Feb 6th 2009 8:05PM
Oh no! Don't torment yourself with bug parts -- get in on some Ahn'Qiraj runs -- they're a much faster way to rep up! (Everything in AQ40 gives rep, bosses in AQ20 give rep.)
Shade Feb 6th 2009 8:40PM
Oh I know! I already have everything up to the green shard line on my priest as well. It won't take long to farm the bug parts - I've done several AQ40 runs already, so I don't have very far to go at all!
Usdom Feb 6th 2009 8:37PM
Bird? As in PVP dive bombing or something?
Spiraea Feb 6th 2009 10:15PM
Quick question for Daniel Whitcomb or anyone that can answer it: I'm having problems with Dalaran also, so much that I've never seen past the small area where you get summoned into. It's not a game breaker but I've had to have GMs move my character out of it to regain control of her. It also sucks that I can't walk around the city and do and see all the great things inside of it. Also can't turn in quests..
Anyway, I'm running with 1gig of RAM on a Windows XP computer with a Geforce 6800 graphics card. Fairly outdated but I can run WoW at 30fps on decent settings and I'm okay with it for the time being (I plan to upgrade to a new computer hopefully in the next 4-5 months) Dropping to the lowest possible settings doesn't help me in Dalaran. 1gig is the recommended amount tho but would another gig of RAM really help me be able to visit Dalaran?
Cadychan Feb 6th 2009 10:43PM
BRK's #1 was awesome. XD
This weekend...sleep, the last bit of unpacking, go see Coraline, finish some comic/site stuff, and play the CRAP (manure?) out of my druid.
Van Blackavar Feb 7th 2009 12:07AM
Might as well play Warhammer while it's still around. Don't get me wrong, it's not that Warhammer is better or worse than WoW. It simply comes down to this: Warcraft is owned by Blizzard (a huge benefit for any successful game) and Warhammer is owned by EA (a huge disadvantage for any game that isn't a mega cash cow). Because of this simple fact, WoW will still be around 5 years from now, and Warhammer will fall by the wayside. The worst mistake Mythic ever made was hooking up with EA. They should have found another way to bring Warhammer to market. Even a Microsoft partnership would have been better.
bdew Feb 8th 2009 3:37AM
Umm EA still maintains Ultima Online servers online and runnig... that game is freaking 11 years old and has less than 100k subs. I guess WAR will be fine for a while.