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Jahreeda
Member Since Dec 2nd, 2009

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Shifting Perspectives: On the matter of Moonkin Form {WoW}

Aug 27th 2011 1:24PM So let me get this straight... You would have Blizzard restructure the balance spec, potentially removing the moonkin form, for the sake of an optional vanity feature?

I mean, even if it's just made optional... it's a slippery slope to making all druid forms optional. And then what do you have? A bunch of poor man's mages/rogues/warriors. A druid class without shapeshifting is not a class I want to play.

The Queue: The cool guys {WoW}

May 9th 2011 3:20PM WoWInsider actually isn't in violation of the artist's copyright unless the artist has registered the work for a copyright. In the US, copyrights must be applied for and granted by the US Copyright Office. For the Visual Arts, there are certain criterion that have to be met for a copyright to be granted. So, unless our mystery artist *has* filed for and been granted a copyright (which is unlikely since it's fan art), they wouldn't have grounds to take any sort of legal action against WoWInsider. Additionally, WoWInsider is not directly profiting from the use of the image, nor are they claiming at their own. This would probably fall under "Fair Use" laws, which would mean that WoWInsider is well within their rights.

That said, I really really REALLY want to find this artist, and it is driving me bonkers that I can't.

((For anyone curious, here's the link to the US Copyright laws: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ and a copy of the Visual Arts copyright form: http://www.copyright.gov/forms/formva.pdf))

Breakfast Topic: Who would be playable in Blizzard vs. Capcom? {WoW}

Feb 2nd 2011 8:07AM I'd say definitely the faction leaders, and probably some fan-favorite lore characters and NPCs.

My pick? Lord Darius Crowley. Two words, my friends: Fist Cleave.

'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark': The Terrifying Children's Illustrations of Stephen Gammell {ComicsAlliance}

Oct 25th 2010 4:32PM I never actually read these stories, but my older sister had a copy when I was really young (5 or 6), and I used to be too terrified of the illustrations to even open the book. They still give me the heeby-jeebies.

Breakfast Topic: Do you use WoW to keep in touch? {WoW}

Sep 28th 2010 10:12AM I absolutely use WoW to keep in touch. I have one friend in particular who joined the Army a couple years ago, but got hurt during basic. While he was stuck in the hospital on base for 6 months, he played WoW. Since we all already played on the same server (this was pre-RealID), it was easy to keep tabs on him. Now that he's out of the army and at a different university, we still use WoW to keep in touch. Since we're both altaholics, RealID has made things even easier.

Breakfast Topic: Are children welcome in your guild? {WoW}

Sep 15th 2010 8:38AM My guild is mostly adults in their mid-20s to early 40s, though we do have a few older, and a few much younger. If I'm reckoning correctly, we have at least 4 or 5 younger than 16. They're almost all children of older guild members, or the children of IRL friends of guild members. I think our youngest is 11, although our First-Mate's 4-year-old does occasionally get onto his mom or dad's accounts to play.

Generally, they're all respectful and responsible, and eager to learn. They understand that they are in a somewhat privileged position, and are grateful for it. They love raiding with us, and most of them pull very respectable numbers. I often find myself neck and neck with our other raiding fury warrior, who is all of 14 (and a half). We have had issues with younger members throwing tantrums, but they all paled in comparison with the snit-fits we've had from adult members. We have a guild-chat policy, but I like to think it is primarily to keep drama at a minimum rather than us simply sheltering our young'uns.

So my verdict? As long as the kids behave as equals, they should be treated as equals.

Breakfast Topic: Are there atheists in Azeroth? {WoW}

Aug 30th 2010 9:51AM I would venture to say that there could be a form of atheism in Azeroth, but it wouldn't be identical to what we understand atheism to be. Essentially what we have in Azeroth are very powerful beings, like Elune, that are worshiped and revered and feared as gods. An Azerothian atheist could simple reject the notion that these beings are gods, and refuse to worship/revere/fear them. Similarly, they would probably simply view the Light as just another form of magic, like nature or arcane magics.

Because I'm an atheist in IRL, I RP my main as an atheist Draenei, which is entertaining, to say the least. Lore-wise, if you look at the warrior class, they don't use any magic. I like to think that this isn't simply because they're too dumb to use magic, but because they reject its use purposefully.