http://www.lumethemad.com Blogging about WoW since... Not Very Long Ago Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:39:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Disclaimer Before you read this entry, you should know it contains spoilers regarding the death knight starting area. The storyline here is so rich with lore I don't want to ruin it for those who wish to avoid advanced information. However, as a commentator, I feel compelled to write and ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/07/22/wotlk-beta-review-the-death-knight-tutorial/ I apologize to my readers for having been rather quiet lately. I've been searching for a new job and that's taken up quite a lot of my time. I've also been busy recruiting for the guild. It's an endless and burdensome chore in the summer months. I think I'm going ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/07/18/apologies-for-the-silence-alpha-beta/ Several healing bloggers have banded together to create and moderate PlusHeal: a forum community explicitly for healers. While the goal is not to detract from my own blog, there are some healing-related topics I am not interested in writing about on my blog. Hence, I've thrown my name into the ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/07/14/plusheal/ Technical limitations aside, I now understand why a lot of people don't create videos for their blogs. The process is extremely time consuming. I spent pretty much an entire day performing and frapsing the material to include in the video. It then took several hours to learn how to use Premiere ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/07/10/die-in-a-bonfire/ The source for this entry comes from an idea proposed to me by Auzara from Chick GM, a fellow blogger whom I both respect and admire. Auzara is one of the leaders of a guild that is ranked 638th in the U.S., having recently killed Brutallus. I have been reading ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/07/04/qa-time-healer-saturation-and-looting-principles/ A couple weeks ago I made an entry including screen shots of my guild's first look at Kil'jaeden and the Sunwell. In the comments section of this entry, I noticed a rather startling question posed by Matt from World of Matticus. What’s up with the chick? (Or general backstory?) The "chick" in ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/06/30/lore-and-storylines-the-sunwell/ My entry into this discussion comes two years after its height, but it is relevant as a precursor to an upcoming column I will be writing that addresses the presentation of storylines and plots within WoW. But in order to justify some of the statements I will be making throughout ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/06/24/video-games-as-art/ I've always been a big fan of information. But it has also been my worst enemy. It frightens me the number of times I've seen someone take and use healing meters against people, despite the fact that healing meters illustrate neither an attempt at an encounter nor a raid. Healing Meters ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/06/17/raid-leading-guides-healing-meters/ It's a shame many people won't ever get to see Kil'Jaeden. Visually, it is the most beautiful encounter I've ever seen. Props to Blizzard's art department. They really put their all into this one. http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/06/13/muru-is-dead-hello-kiljaeden/ We’re currently planning to end the third Arena season and begin Arena Season 4 on June 24, 2008. This exciting Arena season will introduce the Brutal Gladiator set, and will also allow players to purchase Arena Season 2 items using the honor system. Please note that we will be resetting ... http://www.lumethemad.com/2008/06/11/season-4-starts-june-24th/