WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com WoW Insider http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/feedlogobig.gif WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. View our terms of service here: http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Do you have a set schedule for playing WoW?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/28/breakfast-topic-do-you-have-a-set-schedule-for-playing-wow/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/28/breakfast-topic-do-you-have-a-set-schedule-for-playing-wow/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/28/breakfast-topic-do-you-have-a-set-schedule-for-playing-wow/#comments I don't do well playing WoW on a free-form basis. During the first half-dozen or so years I spent in Azeroth, I had a schedule to keep. There were raid nights. There were farming and upkeep nights. There were alt nights, and there were PvP nights. And then somewhere along the way, things got more relaxed. That's when I discovered that when I don't have set evenings to settle down with a good session in Azeroth, real life takes over in a major way. Nobody at my house would sweat me for sitting down to play WoW, but there are just so many things that need doing! When I realized what was happening, I put myself back on a WoW schedule based on my husband's raiding schedule in another game, which made a neat fit for the whole family. The routine keeps things rolling.

Do you have a set schedule for playing WoW? Is that built around raid and event schedules, or do you play then because those are the times that work best for your schedule or your family's schedule? Or do you prefer to log in at your whim, morning, noon or night?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: Good times with good people]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/random-acts-of-uberness-good-times-with-good-people/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/random-acts-of-uberness-good-times-with-good-people/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/random-acts-of-uberness-good-times-with-good-people/#comments Good deeds are all well and good, but good people truly make the world go 'round. If you're recruiting for your guild, you couldn't do better than to find players like these. Good times with good people -- that's taking the random roll out of Random Acts of Uberness.

Caught being uber: Aret, Baelgun (US- Alliance) I'm leveling a Priest alt, Holygears, and I'm in Uldum. The area seems particularly busy perhaps because so many of us are trying to push alts to 90 (we have to use all that yummy Timeless Isle gear, don't we?).

My quest was The Bandit Warlord and required killing Warlord Ihsenn. While I'm flying there, I'm thinking I might have to wait awhile for a respawn because of how busy the area is. As the Warlord shows up on the horizon, I realize he's alive but already tagged. Bummer ... worst timing ever!

Just to help him go down faster, I start hitting the Warlord with Penance, Holy Fire, and a Smite. In the middle of whacking buttons, up pops a group invite. Since the Warlord is going down fast, I quickly accepted, the Warlord died, and I got credit. I typed "Thanks" in party chat and Aret of Baelgun replied with an abbreviated "No problem." Aret managed to invite me and Mesmerizze of Whisperwind before the Warlord died so we could all three get credit.

It's not a huge deal, but it turned a potential "sit and wait" depressing scenario into a "keep on going" moment. Thanks, Aret. -- Holygears, Alexstrasza (US-Alliance)

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]]> communityfeaturedgroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Actor Jake Stormoen lives the fantasy life on set and in Azeroth]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/15-minutes-of-fame-actor-jake-stormoen-lives-the-fantasy-life-o/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/15-minutes-of-fame-actor-jake-stormoen-lives-the-fantasy-life-o/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/15-minutes-of-fame-actor-jake-stormoen-lives-the-fantasy-life-o/#comments
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I actually made myself practice saying the first name of actor Jake Stormoen before our recent phone interview: "Jayyyyyyyke," I intoned over and over, trying to banish the memory of the chewy Irish "Jehk" I'd heard so many times in tale after tale of Azerothian camaraderie from long-time gaming buddy Kristian Nairn ("Hodor" in HBO's Game of Thrones). It's impossible to get very far talking with either actor without running into a reference to the other; the two have formed one of those crazy gaming bonds that -- well, you know how it is with a bromance forged in the ice and fire of Azeroth.

I caught up with the smaller half of the inseparable WoW-playing duo by phone during a break from the frigid set of multi-part fantasy epic Mythica, now filming on location in Utah in temperatures as low as 10 below zero. Young actor with a cool fantasy role? This guy's most definitely got it going on. We explored WoW friendships, mused over the pressures of tanking, laughed about blowing off steam in Azeroth after a long day on the set -- oh, and paused the whole interview mid-stream to deadpan and snort our way through a phone call from the Hodor-sized half of the Nairn/Stormoen duo.

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]]> arrowstorm-entertainmentfacebookfeedfeaturedgame-of-throneshodorjake-stormoenkristian-nairnmatt-mercermichele-morrowmythicaworld-of-warcraft-hodorworld-of-warcraft-interviewsworld-of-warcreaft-kristian-nairnwow-communitywow-hodorwow-interviews (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: What MMO lingo grates on your last nerve?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/breakfast-topic-what-mmo-lingo-grates-on-your-last-nerve/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/breakfast-topic-what-mmo-lingo-grates-on-your-last-nerve/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/27/breakfast-topic-what-mmo-lingo-grates-on-your-last-nerve/#comments Please don't tell me about your "toon." That word drives me to utter distraction. I despair at the idea of players callously shoving their characters out into the boss encounter like so many chess pieces. That's your dude we're talking about! Your avatar, the thing that represents you-ness and all your innovative, adventuresome, heroic purpose! I want to think I'm surrounded by players who are invested in the characters they're playing, rather than simply hopping into them for a quick joyride through LFR before screeching into a parking space and hopping into a new one.

"Toon" doesn't carry the same connotations for plenty of other players, and they couldn't care less about the term. Why should they, when there are so many other pet peeves to fret over -- like players who type "PST whisper" or "PST me." PST is an acronym for "please send tell"; it's not meant, as some players mistakenly believe, to represent the more onomatopoeiaic "psst" sound. There's no need to add anything else after saying PST. In fact, you shouldn't allow your "toon" to "PST anybody," ever. Ouch.

Is there a snippet of MMO lingo that grates on your last nerve? What about it drives you batty?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Flower power pollinates leveling for true neutral pandaren]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/20/15-minutes-of-fame-flower-power-pollinates-leveling-for-true-ne/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/20/15-minutes-of-fame-flower-power-pollinates-leveling-for-true-ne/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/20/15-minutes-of-fame-flower-power-pollinates-leveling-for-true-ne/#comments Crazy metagaming projects are among my favorite topics here at 15 Minutes of Fame. It's impossible not to catch the excitement of someone who's figured out a new way to spin Azeroth. Take for instance the curious case of Doubleagent , the "neutral" pandaren who's managed to make it to level 80 and still climbing without ever leaving the pandaren starting zone. In his case, staying put also means never having chosen a faction; Doubleagent is neither Horde nor Alliance but instead remains a neutral party. And the method to his madness? Flowers. Lots and lots of herbalism and flowers.

Ticking through level 83 when this article was posted, Doubleagent continues to drift through the gentle fields leading to level 90 and beyond -- because oh yes, this is one player who plans to take his leveling project all the way to the top in the coming expansion as well.

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]]> communitycommunity-interviewsdoubleagentfeaturedinterviewsmetagamingneutralneutral-factionneutral-pandarenwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personal (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 20 Feb 2014 10:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Drama Mamas: Where a kid can be a kid]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/17/drama-mamas-where-a-kid-can-be-a-kid/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/17/drama-mamas-where-a-kid-can-be-a-kid/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/17/drama-mamas-where-a-kid-can-be-a-kid/#comments Those crazy kids ... We sure hear a lot of frustrated cries for them to get off our Azerothian lawns. The usual scenario: The son or daughter of a relative or friend takes up playing the game. She's a great kid and all, and you're happy to make the occasional dungeon run with her -- it's just that every one of those evenings ends up as an exercise in frustration.

She's late to meeting spots. She goes AFK in the middle of dungeon run. And she pesters you endlessly whenever you're in a raid: "Are you done yet? What are you killing now? Why did you wipe? Are you going to try again? Is everybody mad? Are you done yet?"

Is there a way to keep sharing the occasional fun session with this young player without opening yourself up to a barrage of inconveniences? How can you handle this sticky situation without alienating your relative or friend?

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]]> advicedramafeaturedplaying-wowwarcraft-advicewow-advicewow-dramawow-drama-guidewow-player-guidewow-q-and-a (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Converting all of Azeroth to raid by the thousands]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/15-minutes-of-fame-converting-all-of-azeroth-to-raid-by-the-tho/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/15-minutes-of-fame-converting-all-of-azeroth-to-raid-by-the-tho/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/15-minutes-of-fame-converting-all-of-azeroth-to-raid-by-the-tho/#comments You know the new guild on the scene is making a impact on the community when other players offer it up as a solution to other players' woes. Take a look at this excerpt from the comments of a recent Drama Mamas column, wherein a player was unhappy with the way her new raid guild membership was unfolding:

janet.houck I think you need to leave your current team, do some research to find a good match, and move. Aerie Peak has the CTR uber guild, and we're sitting at over 90 raid teams. You can always find a team for you. If you can't, you can build it.

MarshallGlenn @janet.houck wth is CTR uber guild?

janet.houck @MarshallGlenn @janet.houck Convert to Raid, the podcast, has a greenwall'ed guild on Aerie Peak-US A. I think there's 8 sub-guilds at the moment. We tend to attract an older and more serious crowd, so for a 45-year old player, it might be a nice place to check out. :)

TaxmanCDN @janet.houck @MarshallGlenn All of my toons are in the CTR guild. Best guild I've ever been in. I'm on two raid teams, and on my off-nights if I feel like doing a flex there's always someone looking. Great community there, and I've found it to be a better class of raiders (in general) than on other realms.

Liopleurodon @MarshallGlenn @janet.houckConvert To Raid is a popular WoW podcast. They have a series of raiding guilds on Aerie Peak, because there's a cap to the number of people you can have in a guild. I was also under the impression that there were 'steps', like the more casual guild splinter vs the hardcore one to make it easier to find your niche but I'm not entirely sure about that. There are a few other mega/meta-guilds similar to this around, too.

MarshallGlenn @Liopleurodon @MarshallGlenn @janet.houck ahhh very cool. Edit

bluefer I had something like this problem and I transferred my toons to Aerie Peak and joined CTR. I suggest you roll an alt on Aerie Peak. AT L15 you can join CTR mega guild and find a ton of teams to choose from with good people and lots of raiders who treat each other pretty well. Best of luck.


While Bluefer sent our letter-writer off with a "best of luck," we don't suspect the Convert to Raid success story has anything to do with luck. We suspect it has everything to do with Pat Krane.

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]]> communitycommunity-interviewsconvert-to-raidfeaturedgamebreaker-showinside-the-studiointerviewskoltranelegendary-showpat-kranepodcastersraiding-guildssignals-mediawarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-people (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: Around the world with a friendly troll]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/10/random-acts-of-uberness-around-the-world-with-a-friendly-troll/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/10/random-acts-of-uberness-around-the-world-with-a-friendly-troll/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/10/random-acts-of-uberness-around-the-world-with-a-friendly-troll/#comments Why stop at one world boss when you can knock out a whole handful of them? It's easy with a little help from a fellow Hordie. No transportation? No problem!

Caught being uber: Kaza, Zul'jin (US-Horde) Why hello there! I'm Evianary, a level 84 Undead Mage, that's currently on Zul'jin. While on my mage the other day I found a World Boss group and thought why not do it on my mage to try and get prepared for level 90? Unfortunately, I cannot fly in Pandaria, and there were no Warlocks in my group!

I was in quite the pickle, till Kaza, an awesome troll hunter also from Zul'jin. She, or he, flew me to all the various bosses including Sha, Galleon, Oondasta, and Nalak! I even got some shiny epics that are currently waiting for me. I'd just like to really thank her/him for helping a fellow Hordie out! -- Evianary, Zul'jin (US-Horde)

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]]> communityfeaturedgroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Well Fed Buff: Love is in the Air Heart Candy]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/09/well-fed-buff-love-is-in-the-air-heart-candy/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/09/well-fed-buff-love-is-in-the-air-heart-candy/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/09/well-fed-buff-love-is-in-the-air-heart-candy/#comments That bell-like sound? That sweet scent wafting through the air? Ah, that's love. Love is in the Air means it's time to slip that special someone a strategic Heart Candy. It's the thought the counts; nobody can deny that Heart Candies are probably not the tastiest treats in Azeroth. Good thing nobody actually eats them! (You don't, do you?!)

You can pop as many as you like in real life if you whip up a batch here on Earth instead of in Azeroth. Like love itself, the recipe for Love is in the Air Heart Candy is simple yet demanding; you'll knead your heart out for this one. We've also got two tastier and quite romantic treats to share with you today: the delectable Dark Desire and those irresistible Tauren Toenails. Mmmm, chocolate!

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]]> dark-desireheart-candylove-is-in-the-airMaievs-Grudgerecipestauren-toenailswarcraft-cookingwarcraft-recipeswell-fed-buffwow-cookingwow-recipeswow-themed-recipes (Lisa Poisso) Sun, 09 Feb 2014 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Japanese players build their own community in World of Warcraft]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/06/15-minutes-of-fame-japanese-players-build-their-own-community-i/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/06/15-minutes-of-fame-japanese-players-build-their-own-community-i/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/06/15-minutes-of-fame-japanese-players-build-their-own-community-i/#comments What does World of Warcraft sound like from an entirely different cultural perspective? Jump to about 8:30 in the above video and listen to the last moments of this heroic boss kill -- the point at which terse expletives usually bristle from from even the most disciplined, well-oiled raiders, the whole thing followed by a deafening avalanche of shouts and cheers when the boss finally falls. Contrast those expectations with the understated pleasure here of CAVAG, a guild of Japanese players on Proudmoore (US-Horde), and you'll gain a sense of just one of the more outward cultural differences between this group and the typical American raiding guild.

Welcome to the world of #wowjp, a network of Japanese WoW players who've learned English primarily through playing the game. You can find localized versions of World of Warcraft in Korea, mainland China and Taiwan, but Japanese players are left to their own devices -- no dedicated servers, no language localization. To solve those challenges, Japanese players have banded together to create their own Japanese game guides, share addons and tips for typing in Japanese within the game, and form a network of Japanese-language guilds across several North American realms.

Bringing us this interview with two Japanese WoW players is the Sha of Happiness, herself a native Japanese speaker and a member of the #wowjp community. But before we begin, a simple and heartfelt message from the Japanese players:

The wowjp community wished to tell the readers/Blizzard: "Thank you for providing the Hippogryph Hatchling for the tsunami relief efforts. Thank you for all of your donations."

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]]> communitycommunity-interviewsfeaturedinterviewsjapanjapanesejapanese-wow-playersroleplayroleplay-communitywarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-in-japanwow-peoplewowjp (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: What's your least favorite WoW chore?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/06/breakfast-topic-whats-your-least-favorite-wow-chore/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/06/breakfast-topic-whats-your-least-favorite-wow-chore/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/06/breakfast-topic-whats-your-least-favorite-wow-chore/#comments Some players abhor farming rep. Others dislike the farming professions, and still others would rather wear whatever good-enough item comes their way than devote hours, days and weeks farming gear, mounts or other items. Then there are the players who dislike farming on an actual farm. So OK, farming -- definitely one of those things that turns certain players right off.

But farming isn't anywhere near the top of the list of WoW chores I'm not fond of. Atop my list lurks a chore I dread so deeply that I will sometimes abandon (temporarily or even permanently) a character over it: updating a character after a major gameplay patch. Nothing turns me off more than having to tinker under the hood of a character I've long since come to happy terms with. Talent resets are my nemesis. The two or three characters I play the most? Sure, trying out the new stuff is kinda fun. But all those little guys who see only occasional play, the guys whose level I couldn't verify when I'm away from the keyboard and whose keybinds I forget after a day or three away? Setting them up again represents a major investment of time -- one I confess I'm not always willing to make.

What's your least favorite WoW chore? Do you suffer through it to gain certain benefits, or have you sworn off ever performing that dreadful task again?

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]]> choresfeaturedgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 06 Feb 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: The power of glasnost]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/03/random-acts-of-uberness-the-power-of-glasnost/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/03/random-acts-of-uberness-the-power-of-glasnost/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/03/random-acts-of-uberness-the-power-of-glasnost/#comments After a veritable hurricane of goodwill during the holidays, it's seemingly back to business as usual on the highways and byways of Azeroth -- except for these players who took something personally in all the right ways.

Caught being uber: Glasnost and Purix, Zul'jin (US-Horde) So I've been trying to tame Degu for weeks on end. I'm just not coordinated enough to do it on my own. So tonight, after my fourth or fifth death, an 88 mage, Purix on Zul'Jin, asked if I wanted some help taming him. We both died a bunch more times trying. So I started advertising for a tank. Oddly enough, I had a DK volunteer, Glasnost on Zul'Jin.

The three of us tried countless times, and the three of us died countless times. Finally, after the DK made the comment, "Alright, now this is personal," we tried a few more times with the three of us and died. Then the DK had the idea to have the mage not do anything, just to let him tank Degu alone. He took the beating until Degu was down under 20% and let himself die. I threw down the ice trap, Deterrence, and hit tame. I got him! I tried to pay both the folks who helped me and they wouldn't let me. I gave the mage all the cloth I had in my bags and the DK says, "Nah, just name him after me." So I did. -- Zentagia, Zul'jin (US-Horde)

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]]> communitygroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Drama Mamas: The mechanics of handling our drama]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/03/drama-mamas-the-mechanics-of-handling-our-drama/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/03/drama-mamas-the-mechanics-of-handling-our-drama/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/03/drama-mamas-the-mechanics-of-handling-our-drama/#comments A curious reader writes:

This isn't actually an advice question, more a curious query. I've noticed some topical overlap between the Drama Mamas column and the Officers' Quarters column on WoW Insider. Do you guys ever punt submissions over the fence to one another? What criteria should people use when deciding which column they should send their request to?

Thanks!

-- Josh


Guild drama is everywhere ... But yes, there is a method to divvying up all the madness! The Drama Mamas have invited along Scott Andrews from Officers' Quarters this week to help explain how and when they share reader letters. We'll also look at ways to increase your chances of getting a letter published, plus what really happens behind the scenes when Robin and Lisa disagree over a particular letter.

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]]> advicedramafeaturedguild-adviceguild-dramaplaying-wowwarcraft-advicewow-advicewow-dramawow-drama-guidewow-player-guidewow-q-and-a (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Are you dried up and Looking For Content?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/01/breakfast-topic-are-you-dried-up-and-looking-for-content/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/01/breakfast-topic-are-you-dried-up-and-looking-for-content/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/01/breakfast-topic-are-you-dried-up-and-looking-for-content/#comments For every player who adores leveling alts lies another player who lives only for endgame content. These are the players who methodically prepare for patches and expansions long before they arrive. They stockpile points for gear and materials for crafting. They play through content during beta testing to get the lowdown on as many details as possible before attacking it on live. These players farmed the Timeless Isle dry before the time itself even had time to dry.

And unless these players are constrained by a raiding schedule that's less frequent or successful as they'd like, once they've devoured what's available at the endgame, they become bored. Undeniably, utterly, irrevocably bored.

If endgame-only is your preferred playstyle, have you already gone largely or completely inactive for Mists of Pandaria? Have you been successful at finding something else in the game to tide you over until the next bit of new content? If you do stop playing once you've gobbled up whatever's new for endgame players, do you chomp impatiently at the bit for the next release of content -- or are you always vaguely anxious that there might not be enough to tempt you back again?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Sat, 01 Feb 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[What single thing is most responsible for keeping you logging in regularly?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/31/what-single-thing-is-most-responsible-for-keeping-you-logging-in/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/31/what-single-thing-is-most-responsible-for-keeping-you-logging-in/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/31/what-single-thing-is-most-responsible-for-keeping-you-logging-in/#comments Back when I was a raiding guild officer, I was around Azeroth just about any moment I wasn't busy elsewhere. There were applicants to interview, recruits to orient, newer players to help gear up and oh so many other to-dos to check off.

Now that I'm in another of my PvP periods, my attention span is less tied to external motivators like guild tasks. I recently leveled a new character to the precise bracket I'd decided I wanted to play him -- and then never logged him back in. Instead, I hopped to another realm with the idea of quickly level-capping a character who was just shy of the finish line. That project quickly devolved into accidentally-on-purpose choosing quest areas that turned into world PvP skirmishes lasting the entire evening. I'll get level 89 Hordeside some day ... Some day.

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Turwinkle the gnome charms with adventure videos and community interviews]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/30/15-minutes-of-fame-turwinkle-the-gnome-charms-with-adventure-vi/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/30/15-minutes-of-fame-turwinkle-the-gnome-charms-with-adventure-vi/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/30/15-minutes-of-fame-turwinkle-the-gnome-charms-with-adventure-vi/#comments Sometimes a letter from an appreciative fan is the best way to introduce a player to WoW Insider readers:

I'm writing in to nominate a wonderful man that I recently had the pleasure of working with. Known as Turwinkle on Twitter or Palmerbomber1 on YouTube, he comes from Moon Guard and has recently begun making rounds on Wyrmrest Accord, where he gets in touch with various guilds and interviews them about what they are, what their stories are, and advertises their members. He also has a series with his gnome Turwinkle where he records himself leveling through the game, narrating the adventures of his mage.

The exposure he's done for the Wyrmrest community is second to none, and I'd love to see him get the recognition he deserves. The two hours he spent with our guild was a blast for everyone involved, and I'm sure many of the others he's spoken with felt the same.


Introducing the gentle good humor of Turwinkle the gnome, star of the "let's play" Adventures of Turwinkle and host of Turwinkle Talks interviewing roleplay guilds across Azeroth.

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]]> adventures-of-turwinklecommunitycommunity-interviewsfeaturedinterviewsroleplayroleplay-communityturwinkleturwinkle-talkswarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-people (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Have you run every single WoW raid?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/breakfast-topic-have-you-run-every-single-wow-raid/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/breakfast-topic-have-you-run-every-single-wow-raid/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/breakfast-topic-have-you-run-every-single-wow-raid/#comments No matter when you started playing World of Warcraft, if you raid, you've probably felt the itch to visit every last dungeon you can. Motivations vary; some players want to rack up more achievements, some are avidly chasing each scrap of storyline, and others are in search of transmog gear or just plain bored with the current content.

Let's talk about the different ways players enjoy WoW's raid content, both current and classic. Have you taken a turn through every last raid instance in the game? Are you enough of an old-timer that your total includes 40-man and 20-man versions of early dungeons? Which dungeons are the most difficult (or inconvenient or hard to schedule) to revisit today? How many folks here have completed every last raid at the intended level?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Well Fed Buff: Lunar Festival Fortune Cookies]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/27/well-fed-buff-lunar-festival-fortune-cookies/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/27/well-fed-buff-lunar-festival-fortune-cookies/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/27/well-fed-buff-lunar-festival-fortune-cookies/#comments Happy Lunar Festival! Need a little pick-me-up in between visiting your elders? Make your own fortune cookies! There's nothing like making your own Azeroth-related fortunes; our favorites are based on the coins of the Dalaran fountain or the humorous Twitter antics of Angryorc.

Just make sure you get the fortunes all written up and ready to go before you start baking, because making fortune cookies is a fast-paced, hands-on project that will demand your full attention as you cut, bake, shape and cool the little guys in quick succession.

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]]> fortune-cookieslunar-festival-fortune-cookiesrecipeswarcraft-cookingwarcraft-recipeswell-fed-buffwow-cookingwow-recipeswow-themed-recipes (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Do you chit-chat in random groups?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/24/breakfast-topic-do-you-chit-chat-in-random-groups/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/24/breakfast-topic-do-you-chit-chat-in-random-groups/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/24/breakfast-topic-do-you-chit-chat-in-random-groups/#comments Good morning! Are you just sneaking in the Breakfast Topic daily, or are you lucky enough to be able to run the whole front page before lunchtime? Yeah, I don't normally play in the morning, either. It stinks. Sometimes the boss will catch me online during work hours, yeah -- but it's just to grab a quick screenshot for a new Breakfast Topic, know what I mean? It's not like I'm trying to slip through all my dailies or anything ...

Chit-chat. We love it in the WoW Insider comments, we love in game, and we especially love and recommend it among groupmates, where it helps foster a spirit of cooperation and camaraderie. A friendly greeting at the outset of random groups or raids sets the stage for a more relaxed, personal experience and paves the way for questions, suggestions and comments about the content ahead.

Once you've greeted your groupmates, though, do you keep up the friendly chatter? As a healer, I'm frequently too absorbed by the breakneck pace of most experienced tanks to type much once we've begun. I don't mind others who do, though, especially if they weave in a workmanlike mix of suggestions and gentle joking about our performance. I'll admit to tuning out when the talk turns to sports scores, though. That's when you'll notice players randomly making a Confession or Levitating gently through the instance on puffy little clouds. Oh yeah, sports talk. I'm bored.

So do you chit-chat during random groups? Do you feel awkward when you get matched with an SBD (Silent But Deadly) group? Do you have a patented icebreaker for new groups?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionlevelingworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: TEDx speaker on overcoming anorexia with WoW]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/23/15-minutes-of-fame-tedx-speaker-on-overcoming-anorexia-with-wow/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/23/15-minutes-of-fame-tedx-speaker-on-overcoming-anorexia-with-wow/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/23/15-minutes-of-fame-tedx-speaker-on-overcoming-anorexia-with-wow/#comments Continuing our look at young people successfully folding World of Warcraft into their successfully unfolding lives, this week we interview another student for whom WoW has made a big impression. "I saw your Breakfast Topic post How has WoW made your life better?, and well, a few weeks back I had the opportunity to give a TEDx talk about how playing World of Warcraft helped my fight anorexia and a crappy education system," wrote Erik Martin, aka Klaes of Emerald Dream (US).

Talk about All The Things ... Also a game designer who has even worked on projects for the federal government, Erik has rallied from anorexia to go on to advocate for student agency and motivation in education. With a confidence bolstered in Azeroth, he's assembling his own experiences and aspirations into a big-picture view large enough not only to fill his own sails but to help others push off from safe harbor.

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]]> anorexiacollegedisableddisabled-gamerseducationerik-martinfeaturedtedxwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-peopleyoungyoung-players (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: Defender of Hellfire Peninsula]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/21/random-acts-of-uberness-defender-of-hellfire-peninsula/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/21/random-acts-of-uberness-defender-of-hellfire-peninsula/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/21/random-acts-of-uberness-defender-of-hellfire-peninsula/#comments Nobody ever protected me from the Fel Reaver when I was a mere young'un in Hellfire Peninsula ... /sniff

Caught being uber: Fireßugz, Ravencrest (US-Alliance) I'd like to send a shout-out to Fireßugz, level 85 dwarf shaman on Ravencrest-US(Alliance). There I was, minding my own business killing Crust Bursters in Hellfire Peninsula ... when the notorious horror of Hellfire appeared overhead! It was a Fel Reaver, of course, and despite popping a health potion and Darkflight, things looked grim ... until suddenly the Fel Reaver turned aside from me, distracted by a flame shock!

Fireßugz descended from the heavens, destroyed the Fel Reaver, and went on his way. I don't know what he was doing in Hellfire Peninsula, or what inspired him to stop to kill it, but it's truly appreciated. -- Carnassial, Ravencrest-US (Alliance)

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]]> communitygroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Drama Mamas: Guild friends without benefits]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/20/drama-mamas-guild-friends-without-benefits/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/20/drama-mamas-guild-friends-without-benefits/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/20/drama-mamas-guild-friends-without-benefits/#comments In an era when it's so easy to open a group or raid to a casual acquaintance, what value does guild membership still hold? Are individual contributors vital to building your guild's strength? Can your ship carry the weight of barnacles that don't contribute?

I'm the leader of a small casual guild. We do a lot of achievement, transmog, and mount runs, and just old stuff for fun. The only current tier raiding we do is Flex mode. Everyone enjoys it and we do fairly well. Awhile back I read a post on our server forum from someone looking for a Flex group since his guild doesn't do too much of anything. He didn't want to leave his current guild, which was fine with us. He sounded like a cool guy so I invited him to our Flex group. He's been doing well and is a great group member. The issue is this:

This guy we picked up on our server forums (and his guildmate friend which also joins us. Both are good group members) has integrated himself to our guild, and Vent server, and a couple of times he was the 8th person in a group for an old raid which we're still lacking in guild achievements. I guess my question is this: Am I wrong for having a problem with these 2 joining our guild runs when they're not guilded? I personally would leave my guild if I had to look elsewhere for the things I enjoy, but that's just me. They have a loyalty to their guild leader for reasons unknown, which is fine, but are we being used here? Am I wrong if I ask these two to either join the guild or work on recruiting for theirs (in a diplomatic way of course!) Guild achievements are a big reason for my issue with these two. Not to mention the communication barrier with people not in our guild chat when someone blurts something out.

Opinions? Am I being a total jerk and should just live and let live? LOL Or should I tell this guy to join us or go away? Thanks for any help you can give, and Happy New Year!

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]]> advicedramafeaturedguild-adviceguild-dramaplaying-wowwarcraft-advicewow-advicewow-dramawow-drama-guidewow-player-guidewow-q-and-a (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[​Breakfast Topic: Are you a gatherer?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/19/breakfast-topic-are-you-a-gatherer/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/19/breakfast-topic-are-you-a-gatherer/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/19/breakfast-topic-are-you-a-gatherer/#comments It's no secret to anyone I play with regularly that I'm a gatherer. I find gathering soothing enough that I actually enjoy play sessions focused solely on leveling up a gathering skill. One of my all-time favorite memories of WoW are my long, rambling flights around Zangarmarsh to gather herbs while shooting the breeze in guildchat on non-raid nights. I'm sure I've rhapsodized about it in past Breakfast Topics, even. Beautiful zone, peaceful activity, good company.

Herbalism, mining -- heck, even mindless slaughter for leather or cloth: Let's talk about your love (or disdain) for gathering. Do you enjoy gathering, or does it represent the kind of mindless drudgery you avoid at all costs? Do you gather purely to feed your professions? Do you gather only during the leveling process in order to gain more XP? Is gathering a money-maker for you? Do you sell it all?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Have you played through every last leveling zone?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/18/breakfast-topic-have-you-played-through-every-last-leveling-zon/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/18/breakfast-topic-have-you-played-through-every-last-leveling-zon/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/18/breakfast-topic-have-you-played-through-every-last-leveling-zon/#comments While I don't believe that any of my characters have actually completed The Explorer or achievement, all of my older girls are intimately familiar with the original zones of Azeroth. I've quested through and explored them for both XP and pleasure, and what I didn't cover with my first round of characters became new ground for subsequent alts.

But when Cataclysm turned so many of leveling zones on their heads, I completely lost track of many of them. Which had I done the new versions of? Which had I begun but moved on from before finishing to keep up with the crazy-fast new XP curve? Which had I given up on after finding the changes not to my taste? Needless to say, I think there are quite a few revamped zones at this point I've never done or finished. One of these days ...

Are you an Insane player or an Explorer? Have you played through every last leveling zone in the game, or is doing so on your bucket list?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Sat, 18 Jan 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Growing Up in WoW: One-third of a lifetime shared with Azeroth]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/16/growing-up-in-wow-one-third-of-a-lifetime-shared-with-azeroth-t/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/16/growing-up-in-wow-one-third-of-a-lifetime-shared-with-azeroth-t/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/16/growing-up-in-wow-one-third-of-a-lifetime-shared-with-azeroth-t/#comments A few months ago, I received an email from the kind of player who sets off all sorts of bells and whistles for a feature writer like me -- a WoW fan who's integrated the game into a balanced, engaged, lively lifestyle. If you've ever found yourself shaking your fist and snarling at teenaged players as a group -- Get off my lawn! -- then you've probably never met a young player who's got his stuff together quite so well as Zukkai of Area 52 (US).

I'm 18, I'm a raid leader for one of the 10man teams in our guild, and I've been playing since I was 12. In December, I can claim that I've played WoW for a third of my life. Along the way I've been in school full time, and will be attending university in the fall. When I first started playing, my parents regulated my play time. Once I started controlling my play time, I had to learn about my own time management and how to balance WoW with RL priorities. I've also learned how to deal with the social stigmas of playing WoW through high school, including how to explain to your friends that you might not be able to go somewhere because you have to raid.

I've managed to grow up right along side the game, and I think playing it for so long has taught me a couple of valuable lessons along the way. I've had stretches where I'd be playing 4-5 hours a day and I've had stretches where I've toyed with quitting, but I've kept going for 6 years. I've never had massive amounts of time to play, but I've managed to put together my Insane title and collect a large sum of pets and mounts, as well as raid at the heroic level.


Fixated on gaming? Hiding away from life? Not in the least. Our conversation with Zukkai reveals a player for whom World of Warcraft is just another pastime -- albeit one that's filled a full one-third of his lifetime. Moving in and out of WoW with the rest of life's rhythms is as natural as breathing, as Zukkai demonstrates in this look at life for one of the many players today who are growing up in Azeroth.

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]]> collegefeaturedtime-managementwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-peopleyoungyoung-playerszukkai (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: Recruit-a-gear]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/random-acts-of-uberness-recruit-a-gear/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/random-acts-of-uberness-recruit-a-gear/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/random-acts-of-uberness-recruit-a-gear/#comments The author of this week's first Random Acts of Uberness letter reports hearing rumblings in trade chat as he was busily receiving Recruit-A-Friend levels. What happens when you attract the attention of townies when you're insta-leveling in public?

Caught being uber: Axtin, Stormreaver (US-Alliance) I was in Stormwind receiving free levels from 23 to 85 from the RAF benefit. Some people were commenting about it, and when I hit 85, I mentioned that I needed to get some gear, now. I was just going to go to the adventuring supplies vendor and buy everything I needed, when Axtin told me to hold on.

He came back a few minutes later and gave me a complete set of plate gear, rings, and weapon for my newly minted 85 warrior. I tried to pay him for it, but he refused. By far one of the coolest experiences I've had. Saved me a huge amount of gold buying all the vendor gear. -- Eriine, Stormreaver (US-Alliance)

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]]> communitygroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Do you crank up leveling difficulty via self-imposed limitations?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/do-you-crank-up-leveling-difficulty-via-self-imposed-limitations/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/do-you-crank-up-leveling-difficulty-via-self-imposed-limitations/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/14/do-you-crank-up-leveling-difficulty-via-self-imposed-limitations/#comments The heirloom-armored approach that works for your BG-loving friend while she levels may make no sense to you if you prefer to amble through Azeroth at your own quixotic pace -- we get that. While many players love the heirloom slingshot effect, others wouldn't be caught dead equipping an XP boost. Whether they draw the line at a certain number of heirlooms or none at all, their rules are firm. Most frequently, these laws are predicated on slowing down the leveling process or making fights and gaining levels more challenging overall.

Eschewing heirlooms, in fact, is merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to self-imposed constraints on leveling. Noor the Pacifist was one of the first players to gain widespread attention for leveling up in a quirky fashion; he managed it entirely without personally killing creatures or other players. Then there's neutral pandaren Doubleagent, who recently reached level 80 without ever having left the pandaren starting island (and he's still going). There are players who've leveled without training any talents. And incredibly, there's a whole host of players who've embarked upon what's known as the Ironman Challenge, leveling to 90 with no gear, no talents, no grouping or professions and the reality of considering any death a "perma-death." Ouch.

If you too enjoy setting self-imposed restrictions to spice up your leveling experience, what's your poison? What makes the added twist so enjoyable for you?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: The best WoW ability for the real-world task]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/09/breakfast-topic-the-best-wow-ability-for-the-real-world-task/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/09/breakfast-topic-the-best-wow-ability-for-the-real-world-task/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/09/breakfast-topic-the-best-wow-ability-for-the-real-world-task/#comments I was joking around with a friend on Facebook the other day when he admitted he wished on a fairly regular basis that he could use Leap of Faith on his kids. (I suspect that dealing with two rambunctious boys at those particular moments might feel more like Death Grip, but that's another story.) "I want a button that makes the Psychic Scream noise that I can mount on my dashboard to slam during traffic jams," I replied. Thus began a whole riff on WoW spells and abilities we wished we could pop off in real life.

"Ya know, I think you have a WoW Insider article there," he observed. "How would WoW talents affect us in real life and what would be the consequences?" So Aron, this Breakfast Topic is for you -- but better, because I'm going to throw in a few specific scenarios to the mix.

Readers, what WoW ability or short combo do you most wish you could deploy in these real-world scenarios?
  • Commuting and traffic jams
  • At the office
  • Dealing with the kids (for parents)
  • Dealing with the parents (for non-parents)
  • Romance

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[The fascinating personalities of World of Warcraft]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/08/15-minutes-of-fame-the-fascinating-personalities-of-world-of-wa/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/08/15-minutes-of-fame-the-fascinating-personalities-of-world-of-wa/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/08/15-minutes-of-fame-the-fascinating-personalities-of-world-of-wa/#comments The annual "Where are they now?" roundups for 15 Minutes of Fame are a high point of my year as a feature writer. It's rare to get a built-in opportunity to re-open the conversation with someone I've interviewed, and it's always intriguing to learn where these passionate, involved players and people are headed today. Not everyone's answers make print, of course; the pool of past subjects after six years is much larger than we could reasonably follow, and not everyone is still doing something related to WoW. So far, limiting coverage to those who reply to an email inquiry seems to keep things to a manageable roar.

The downside of compiling a yearly update is all the time I lose wandering down the side streets of Memory Lane. This year, I finally realized that if revisiting all those articles was so interesting to me, it probably would be to you too. So today, I'm curating some of my favorite 15 Minutes of Fame interviews for your perusal. There are many more I couldn't include due to space constraints, but you'll discover a little something for everyone here. As we push off from the shore of a new year, I think you'll find the creativity and passion with which they weave the World of Warcraft into their lives to be positively energizing and inspiring.

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]]> facebookfeedfeaturedwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-people (Lisa Poisso) Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: The villain you love to hate vs. the villain you hate to love]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/07/breakfast-topic-the-villain-you-love-to-hate-vs-the-villain-yo/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/07/breakfast-topic-the-villain-you-love-to-hate-vs-the-villain-yo/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/07/breakfast-topic-the-villain-you-love-to-hate-vs-the-villain-yo/#comments Arthas Menethil. Illidan Stormrage. Magatha Grimtotem. Kael'thas Sunstrider. And Fandral Staghelm, for that matter ... Which villainous WoW figures do you simply love to hate? Who's kept you holding your breath to find out what shocker would tumble forth from the next patch or expansion? Who in Azeroth makes you burn with exquisite, passionate hatred? (And have you killed them yet to exact your revenge?)

On the other hand, it's almost as entertaining to discover ourselves wooed by a villain against our will. Who do you begrudging find yourself admiring, despite everything their little black hearts stand for? Have you forgiven any of WoW's villains their perfidies? Is there a villain whose choices drive you mad (and you know exactly who I mean, don't you?) yet still leave you hungry for more?

Let's talk vile villains and dastardly deeds. Who do you love to hate? And who do you hate to love?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Lisa Poisso) Tue, 07 Jan 2014 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: Some Crashin' Thrashin' good help]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/06/random-acts-of-uberness-some-crashin-thrashin-good-help/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/06/random-acts-of-uberness-some-crashin-thrashin-good-help/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/06/random-acts-of-uberness-some-crashin-thrashin-good-help/#comments That one holiday achievement you can never seem to check off, no matter how many years you persist? With the help of a random act of uberness, consider it done!

Caught being uber: Aliviani, Kilrogg (US-Alliance) I've been unable to complete the achievement Crashin' and Thrashin' for five years. My guild tends to scatter for the last half of December in order to enjoy the holidays, and I've had the darnedest luck getting people to crash my little toy car into. I had 4 crashes leading into the holiday this year. Well, that all changed!

Thanks to cross realm zones I headed over to Ironforge and asked for help. Aliviani, a druid from the Kilrogg server kindly offered to group up with me and summoned her own racer as many time as necessary until I had gotten the achievement. She already had the achievement, and wanted nothing in return! She has no idea how much I appreciate the kind gesture. Now that one achievement no longer haunts me! -- Celna, Silvermoon (US-Alliance)

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]]> communitygroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Drama Mamas: Voice communication etiquette for MMO players]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/06/drama-mamas-voice-communication-etiquette-for-mmo-players/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/06/drama-mamas-voice-communication-etiquette-for-mmo-players/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/06/drama-mamas-voice-communication-etiquette-for-mmo-players/#comments
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Headsets and voice communications have become ubiquitous to group play in MMOs today. Guilds freely share their server addresses with pickup players. PvP groups rely on tight communication to sweep to resounding battleground victories. Even players in random groups often meet up on voice comms to simplify strategy and tactical coordination. Headsets have become quite affordable, and USB connections make it easy to simply plug in and play.

Despite all this, speaking up in a channel full of strangers can be one of the more intimidating and awkward experiences in your group play experience. And then there's the other side of the coin: bearing up under the onslaught of That Guy in Vent who's cursing up a blue streak at every turn of the encounter, leaving his mic open so the rest of us can fully experience his barking dog, his blaring television and his half-chewed mouthful of pizza.

The Voice Comms Etiquette talk probably wasn't part of your mama's standard coming-of-age advice repertoire, so consider this the heart-to-heart advisory every player should receive upon reaching grouping age. Go forth with awareness and the facts!

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Vegans and vegetarians, this is not the Well Fed Buff for you. This week, it's time to talk Thick-Cut Bacon.

I loved bacon as a child, but once I had to cook it myself, I swore off. Popping, sizzling grease and I don't play well together, and so (I naively believed) that was that. But then last year, it was out of the frying pan and into the bacon when I discovered the wonderful world of alternative preparation methods -- that, plus a bunch of really good recipes (like Half a Lovely Apple ... With Bacon) that simply beg to be made on a regular basis.

Got a hankering for some bacon? Let's go over the best ways to cook up some bacon with no fuss (and even with very little mess) and then dig in to a couple of delicious recipes from fellow WoW Insider readers.

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]]> baconrecipeswarcraft-cookingwarcraft-recipeswell-fed-buffwow-cookingwow-recipeswow-themed-recipes (Lisa Poisso) Fri, 03 Jan 2014 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Where are they now? 2013 edition]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/02/15-minutes-of-fame-where-are-they-now-2013-edition/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/02/15-minutes-of-fame-where-are-they-now-2013-edition/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/02/15-minutes-of-fame-where-are-they-now-2013-edition/#comments Five or six years is a long time, even among MMO players. Many of the people we spend every night with raiding, laughing, squabbling, and goofing off inevitably move on, diving into the next passion in their lives with as much gusto as they once held for Azeroth. Of course, many more are still right here after all this time, like the WoW personalities we've interviewed here at 15 Minutes of Fame over the past six years.

What about the people we met during 2013? We touched base with everyone we hadn't caught up with since before BlizzCon to see what's going on in their worlds -- and, of course, in Azeroth.

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]]> facebookfeedfeaturedwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-people (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: 'Tis the season to be uber]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/01/random-acts-of-uberness-tis-the-season-to-be-uber/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/01/random-acts-of-uberness-tis-the-season-to-be-uber/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/01/random-acts-of-uberness-tis-the-season-to-be-uber/#comments The flood of holiday happiness continues this week with a record number of Random Acts of Uberness reported across Azeroth. This week, we start off with a note that turns the tables on the player who reported the lead story in last week's Random Acts, proving that when players reach out to build community, everybody wins.

Caught being uber: Kazekana, Hyjal (US-Horde) Well, during the Winter Festival, Mistsofjade and myself (Lucidluna) passed out free cookies, milk and ports to everyone who came up to us, then Christmas Eve night we handed out Fortune cards! We got tons of heartfelt sweet messages from people as well as thank yous and even a few gifts from players, but Misty and I both were SHOCKED to find out that we were on WoW insiders! We received a whisper while in LFR about it and tons of congratulations from the servers players.

Misty and I both really wanted to thank Kazehana from Hyjal for submitting us. Misty is actually my mom and we both were having a very less than fantastic Christmas this year, and that really meant allot to us both. It was really great of them to do that for us and they have no idea how much it lifted our spirits and made our Christmas! Thank you Kazehana for making our Christmas 100x better! -- Lucidluna and Mistsofjade, Hyjal (US-Horde)

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]]> communitygroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[15 Minutes of Fame: Where are they now? WoW personalities, 2008-2012]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/26/15-minutes-of-fame-where-are-they-now-wow-personalities-2008/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/26/15-minutes-of-fame-where-are-they-now-wow-personalities-2008/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/26/15-minutes-of-fame-where-are-they-now-wow-personalities-2008/#comments It's somewhat ironic that the very earliest group profiled on 15 Minutes of Fame to have responded to this year's for "Where are they now?" updates remains one of the most vibrant guilds making a name for itself in today's game. Spectacular Death from Llane (US-Alliance) just keeps running "the stuff you wish your guild did," tempting players in search of an active, engaged, relaxed and somewhat silly group of gaming friends. (Full disclosure: They tempted me into the fold, too.)

The spectacular attraction of Spectacular Death "As we head into our seventh year of existence, I guess that sort of makes us an 'elder' guild, in terms of longevity," muses GM Gimmlette. "(You kids get off our lawn and leave the flamingos and the garden gnomes alone.) Our core mission is still the same as it was when we started, to see all and do all but in a casual fashion.

"It's not a race, it's a journey, and that journey is generally filled with hilarity and looking at the game from a slight skewed perspective. We're the guild who revels in trying to skewer ourselves on the steeple of the church in Stormwind as well as working through SoO in flex mode. Elephant parades in Ironforge, naked runs of Molten Core, raft races in Krasarang, jumping off of Dalaran -- yeah, we've done all of that, and more.

"We're still going strong and I don't foresee us closing up shop any time soon," she continued. "I asked tonight why people stay in the guild and was told: 'The dental plan means I keep all my teeth in raids,' 'the 401(k),' 'I was promised a pony,' 'Oompaloompas,' 'tasty cookies,' 'beer,' and 'earworm night' ... um, yeah."

What are the other 15 Minutes of Fame's WoW personalities of 2008 through 2012 doing today?

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]]> facebookfeedfeaturedwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-personalitieswow-people (Lisa Poisso) Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Random Acts of Uberness: Uber-Claus is coming to town]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/25/random-acts-of-uberness-uber-claus-is-coming-to-town/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/25/random-acts-of-uberness-uber-claus-is-coming-to-town/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/25/random-acts-of-uberness-uber-claus-is-coming-to-town/#comments 'Tis the season to be uber, as demonstrated by this bursting-at-the-seams gift bag of Random Acts of Winter Veil Uberness.

Caught being uber: Mistsofjade, Lucidluna, and Taise, Hyjal (US-Horde) These ladies are handing out free cookies and milk to everyone on my server. The mage (Lucidluna) is also handing out free ports. They are dressed for the season as well. They are super nice. I also attached a screenshot of them handing stuff out under the tree in Org. I think they deserve the love and kindness they are giving this holiday season. -- Kazehana, Hyjal (US-Horde)

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]]> communitygroupinggroupskudosplayer-communitypraisepuggingpugsrandom-acts-of-ubernessshout-outsworld-of-warcraft-communitywow-community (Lisa Poisso) Wed, 25 Dec 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Drama Mamas: Staying guilded to please someone who's never around]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/20/drama-mamas-staying-guilded-to-please-someone-whos-never-aroun/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/20/drama-mamas-staying-guilded-to-please-someone-whos-never-aroun/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/20/drama-mamas-staying-guilded-to-please-someone-whos-never-aroun/#comments Playing WoW to please someone else is always a losing proposition. So what do you do when you figure that out on your own and you're ready to throw yourself a life preserver?

So basically I've got myself into a bit of a situation where I'm not happy and I'm not sure I can solve that without making someone else unhappy.

Before Mists dropped, I was convinced by a real-world friend and classmate, to transfer to Alleria, because her (absolutely wonderful) horde guild that I am also a part of, had made an Alliance version of the guild and I play primarily Alliance. I paid to transfer my main over (and eventually one of my other favourite characters) and was promptly part of a guild with no one in it. My classmate rarely plays due to real life time constraints, and not a single one of the members of the horde guild actually play the characters they brought into the guild.

I've been trucking along, entirely alone for the majority of Mists. When it became clear that I was the most active player, they handed me the title of GM and vanished. I tried recruiting but no one stuck around for long, and I had a few friends join, but they also rarely have the opportunity to play. I've now single-handedly raised the guild to level 19, filled up the guild bank with mats that will never be used, and gotten several guild achievements on my own. That's super satisfying, knowing how hard I worked to bring it where it is today, but if I'm still all alone, what's the point?

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]]> advicedramafeaturedguild-adviceguild-dramaplaying-wowwarcraft-advicewow-advicewow-dramawow-drama-guidewow-player-guidewow-q-and-a (Lisa Poisso) Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Voiceover actor Matt Mercer on working in games and comics, plus the "Vezax voice"]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/20/voiceover-actor-matt-mercer-on-working-in-games-and-comics-plus/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/20/voiceover-actor-matt-mercer-on-working-in-games-and-comics-plus/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/20/voiceover-actor-matt-mercer-on-working-in-games-and-comics-plus/#comments Cartoon Voices I- Room 6BCF - 1:00-2:00 at San Diego Comic Con 2012 Halion the Twilight Destroyer. General Vezax. Ka'roz the Locust. You know Matt Mercer already -- he's the voice booming in your head in Ulduar, during the Siege Orgrimmar, in the nooks and crannies of Azeroth. The phenomenally popular video game and anime voiceover actor is known for -- well, let me just slide you a link to his Wikipedia page and let you delight in discovering his stamp on one of your own favorite comics, anime or video games from Sinbad to Resident Evil 6.

Behind that panoply of voices is a WoW player and fan whose GM, actress Michele Morrow, describes as a wonderfully down-to-earth and nice guy. "Every now and then, we'll have his boss [that he voiced in game] come along, and so we yell at him ... to do the voices," she recounted last week here at WoW Insider. "He's fantastic; you'll love him."

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]]> andrea-toyiasbridgitte-burdinefacebookfeedfeaturedgeneral-vezaxhalionkaroz-the-locustmatt-mercermichele-morrowpen-and-paper-and-laser-gunsvoice-actingvoice-actorvoiceoverwarcraft-peoplewarcraft-personalitiesworld-of-warcraft-interviewswow-community (Lisa Poisso) Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Where are the chairs?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/breakfast-topic-where-are-the-chairs/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/breakfast-topic-where-are-the-chairs/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/breakfast-topic-where-are-the-chairs/#comments Sometimes you receive a letter from a reader that makes you say, "Chairs? Hunh. I mean ... Hunh. Dude's got a point. Chairs."

Here's the letter, in all its (ahem) upstanding passion:

What do we want? CHAIRS!
When do we want them? NOW!
What will we eat if we don't get them? BRAINS!

Take a walk through the classic capital cities of Warcraft, specifically the Horde cities. While you take this tour I have a challenge for you - count the number of chairs that you can find. This number might startle you. The specific cities of Thunderbluff, Orgimmar, and the Undercity are largely if not completely vacant of such fixtures save for two thrones.

This also largely applies to the nearby cities and housing for those races. Visit the Cross Roads, visit Tarren Mill, and other smaller factional holdings and you will notice a trend of a lack of chairs. To its credit, Brill has -1- chair. In fact there is an overall lack of much in the way of viable living space for the classic races of the Horde.

So what gives? More so why is this important and how might it be reflected in the coming content? Among the Horde players there is a growing concern that this lack of basic fixtures will be missing from the Horde's Garrisons if current content is any means to speculate. Since the garrisons will be Orcish in style, will the lack of basic fixtures also be reflected in the Garrison?

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