What's The Deal With...

The new Zombie Event.



Let me address something real fast... just so you guys know, I'm a huge fan of reporting late on things you probably already know about.

In all reality, I just post when I do, because I'm a very busy person, and it just happens that stuff happens and I don't have time to post about it at that moment, and besides, I don't even know if more than 3 people read this thing.


Anywho, I was just going to talk about the Zombie Event, if you don't know what it is (you live under a rock) you can read about it here. It's on the home page, and there are several posts about it intermixed with other WoW news.

So, I just wanted to give my view on it, and perhaps, later in the post, someone else's.

I didn't really do any of the infecting people and stuff, mainly because I find it annoying, and I chose a PvE server in the first place to stop griefing. However, it's happening rampantly on my server, you can barely find a Battlemaster anywhere, and I have resorted to Darnassus for my queueing needs. What I did participate in started with the new boss, Tenris Mirkblood. We killed him, grabbed his Bat, and lost his Axe in a roll of 96-93. He was pretty fun, not really challenging (read: went in there with some geared people, but also some ungeared alts and took him out with 1 death.)

After that, I realized that there were some zombies landing in places, and I realized that, "Hey, I should get in on this." (read: EPICZ, GIMME GIMME GIMME.) So, I flew around Azeroth for 3 hours trying to track down Necropoli, and managed to get 30ish runes and some epic leather legs which I didn't need. However, even though they are patching it to allow more to spawn, it got really crazy, and I never managed to tag an elite so I could open up the store to buy my Tabard.

So, that was all pretty fun, and I had a good time, grouped with some people to take stuff out and such. However, there was one person who was happy about the rune stuff, but was unhappy about the zombies...

It's Reviewin' Time...

Up on the docket for today is my new Logitech Wireless USB Headset.

Some quick technical details before the review:

• 2.4 GHz wireless: Move freely up to 33 feet (10 meters) away from your computer.

• Laser-tuned audio drivers: Advanced laser design technology delivers high-quality, uncompressed, stereo audio.

• Noise-canceling microphone: Reduces background noise for clear conversations and voice commands.

• Quick-access audio controls: Adjust volume and microphone mute right on the headset.

Okay, now that those are done with here are my impressions:

It is an extremely sturdy headset, and appears that it will last quite a while. Best Buy offered a 2-year warranty which are all crap unless it's something extremely expensive. The controls for volume and muting are on the right earpiece and only took a couple of minutes to get used to. There is an on/off switch and a power jack.

This headset does not require batteries, but instead, needs to be charged every 6-8 hours of use, which for me, is perfect. It's got some really cool effects, like when you plug in the charger, it glows orange, and the microphone boom has a red light indicating whether or not you're muted, which was a major problem with my last headset, it would frequently mute itself on some part of my chair or clothing by hitting the little mute button. Anyway, the voice and noise quality appears to be crystal clear according to the people on the other end, and what I've heard. I have not had a chance to really test the distance, but 33 feet doesn't really sound like an arbitrary number, so I trust it. For the most part, it's comfortable, and doesn't make my ears sweat after several hours of use like my last pair.

Just a couple of notes about some things, it appears to be built for someone of a smaller head size. I managed to pull it out a little further than normal so that it would fit my ginormous head comfortably. I do like the fact that you can still use it while charging, and it just feels like a normal wired headset.

All in all, I'd give it a 4.8/5. That's a 9.6/10 for those people who prefer base 10.


You've been Hathorned.

100th Poast... Perfect Timing for Large Announcements

(This isn't me, but it's what it was like...)

Even though my grammar was terribad in the tantalizer post, it's time for the real thing.

My Hunter is Level 70.


WOOOOO HOOOOOOO. My second 70 ever, and now I have a farming class. I hit 70 on Thursday night and have just been trying to get used to a completely different style of play. Of course, however, I have been making considerable antics with Misdirection (read: Before the tank can get threat on Drek, I MsD to a Mage that has more kills than me. I. Am. Evil.)

On top of all this.

Patch 3.0.2 ECHOES OF DOOM has been put forth on the servers today.

And there are several changes that I'm going to let you read, so as to not bore you like every other blog most undoubtedly has been, or will.

However, you can read the Patch Notes here.


You've been Aethiused.

P.S. That's the name of my Hunter, without the "ed."

Quick Note on a Great Beta Tool

The BlueTracker set up by MMO-Champion is an absolutely fabulous reference tool for finding class changes, item changes, boss changes, or feedback on pretty much everything there is about the Beta, the PTR, or WotLK.

You can find it here.



You've been Hathorned.

Let's Take a Minute and Reflect Here

SCREW THAT!!!11!!111!!!oneeleven!!1

HUNTER CHANGES:

Upcoming Hunter Changes
Greetings.

I have some good news, and some bad news. First, the bad news. Unfortunately we won't be able to do the Aspect of the Viper change I discussed yesterday (passive instead of requiring you to attack the target) at this time because of technical limitations and its potential to shake up our current balance goals. However, we will evaluate it as an option for a future patch.

Now, the good news.

- Aimed Shot - This shot will now be instant cast, its damage/effect/cooldown will remain unchanged.
- Scatter shot - This will now be an 11-point Survival talent.
- Readiness - This will now be the 21-point Marksmanship talent.
- Trap Mastery - This will now be the 41-point Survival talent. Granted, not very sexy for a 41-pointer but we'll do some changes there in a future patch (after WOLK ships).
- Surefooted is swapping places with T.N.T. (so Surefooted is now in tier 2)

These changes will be live in an upcoming beta build.




WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

You've been Happythorned!

I Stay Up Late And I Don't Do Anything Productive

So here I am, 2:51 in the morning, waiting for the daily timer to countdown so we can have 5 more "go's" at the Brewfest Kodo. We just finished our first 5 ever about 18 minutes ago, and we wanted to try again so we wouldn't have to think about it tomorrow.



I'll let you know how it turns out, we've had one of every trinket so far, and I got my healing trinket. YAY.

But still. WTB 5 Kodos in a row.

/pray

You've been Hathorned.


Edit: %&$*ing %&$(ers made the reset time 4 AM when the quest log says 3 AM. Oh well, more to look forward to later tonight.

So, It's Time For That Post

Get used to this face (no, not Clint Eastwood's). If I have it my way, this man (haha, Salvi) is going to be the next President of the United States, and there are so many reasons why. I agree with most people that gaming should be left to gaming, and blogging about gaming should be left to blogging about gaming, but this takes precedence. This is about our future as a nation, this is about the sacrifice we have made to a pointless cause, this is our time.

When Bill Clinton left office there was 3 Billion Dollar surplus. George Bush's first year in office had him borrowing over 133 million dollars. Our National Debt is now 10 Trillion dollars. Trillion, that's a lot of freaking money that we don't have. We owe 40% of it to our own Federal Reserve, so, I have a question... where do we have the money to pay for EVERYTHING WE DO? McCain wants to cut taxes and spend more. HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? Let's get less in from the Nation, and spend more? I'm don't have a P.h.D in Economics, but I can tell you that -10,000,000,000,000 + more spending = more debt.

"Obama wants to increase taxes on the top 5% in the country." This is the thing that everyone freaks out about. Bill O'reilly sits on his high horse every night and preaches "Redistribution of the Wealth." What people don't seem to understand is that we aren't increasing taxes on the top 5%, we are just putting them back to what they were before the 8 Years of the Bush error (yes, era). We are reverting back to the time of President Clinton, when the nation worked, gas prices were low, we had money to spend and we didn't know what to do with it.

Who the %&$* does Sarah Palin think she is? That's what I want to know. McCain said the other day, "Sarah Palin is the most knowledgeble person in the United States about Energy Policy." DID SHE LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT ENERGY IN THE FOUR COLLEGES IT TOOK HER TO GET HER BACHELOR'S IN JOURNALISM. DID SHE LEARN IT DECIDING WHAT KIND OF COOKIES TO BRING TO SNACK NEXT WEEK DURING HER P.T.A MEETINGS? Where does she get her qualifications from? If McCain gets elected (I swear to god...) the thing he's going to have to worry about the most is Palin coming out from behind a corner at the White House, yelling, "Boo!" and him having a heart attack.

People just don't understand. They watch this republican slander and think that they are all cool when they can repeate Rush Limbaugh. The government under McCain would be an idiocracy, that's not what the country needs right now.


You've been Hathorned.