10 Reason You Should Play World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is the God of all MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). If you don't know what it is by now, you either are over 60 years old, or live under a rock. If you don't already play, have not tried it out, or quit a while back here's some reasons you should play:

1) Blizzard is one of the best video game development companies in the world. They've created multiple Computer Game of the Year games, including Starcraft, The Diablo Series, and the Warcraft series. They have a large following, and this isn't achieved by making bad games. They have some of the best minds working for them.

2) World of Warcraft has 9 Million Subscribers. You don't achieve that number in a bad game. Chances are, you know someone who plays this game, and there's good reason for it. Join them.

3) The social aspect of the game is great. With a ton of players, comes a lot of chances on making friends from around the world. I myself still keep in touch with people from different states and countries.

4) The large variation of character race/class combination makes this game last. When you first start out, you'll find it hard to stick to one character class.

5) There's a crap ton to do. The game world is big, there's thousands of quests, 70 levels to go through, professions to master, bosses to kill, and loot to acquire. You won't be done with this game for a few years.

6) Blizzard updates the game frequently. You won't be stuck with old content for long, as the ever changing world gives you new things to do.

7) PvP. The player vs player in WoW isn't the greatest out there for some, but it is a good system. Fight players from around the world, as you wage war against the opposing faction. With Battle Grounds and world PvP, the PvP whore will be satisfied with this game.

8) Roleplaying. If you like to play games to escape the real world, then the Roleplaying servers are just for you. Enjoy playing out the life of your character in the ways you want.

9) Wrath of the Lich King was recently announced. This is the perfect time to start playing. Get to level 70 before it's too late. This new expansion will expand you to another continent, as well as another 10 levels to go through, hundreds of new quests (if not thousands), and hero classes. Join your friends and don't be left in the dust.

10) You can finally join the conversations your WoW playing friends have. Don't be ever left out again when friends talk about raid bosses, items, and quests.

Bonus Reason: Murloc Movies, Leeroy Jenkins, and Chuck Norris in Barrens Chat. You can learn the ways of WoW pop culture.

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If your friends refuse to play World of Warcraft, link them this list, and they should be entering a starting zone in no time. Enjoy!

10 Ways to Make Quick Gold in World of Warcraft

Gold, Gold, Gold. All players of WoW need it. Whether it be items from the AH, tipping for someone to pick-lock your locked boxes, or to spend on repair bills, gold can be a thing of joy, or a thing of despair. Here's a quick list of things you can do to get a some gold in your backpack.

1) Work the Auction House. Treat it like the stock market, buy low, sell high. Look what an item averages normally on the AH. If you find one relatively cheaper, buy and and put it back in at a slightly higher price. I've made about 200 g a day doing this back before Burning Crusade came out.

2) Farm. This may be the oldest and most boring way to acquire gold, but it works. If you can, find mobs that drop both linen and gold (usually humanoids) that die fairly quickly. Try to avoid high traffic places if possible. The easiest way not to go crazy is by having some music on while you farm.

3) Work your professions. You probably have a few exclusive items that people who are a different profession need. Enchanters need rods that only Blacksmiths can make, everyone needs leather for something, etc. Just work on getting items that you know will sell well to other people.

4) Quest in Netherstorm. If you're 70, there's a big chance that you have uncompleted or attempted quests in Netherstorm. Most quests pay out around 12-20 g at level 70.

5) Farm low level instances. If you're an enchanter, SM is your friend. Just kill everything, grab the rares and DE them, then sell the shards in the AH. You can make a ton of money this way.

6) Farm motes. The Elemental Plateau in Nagrand has tons of elementals that you can farm for motes. Everyone needs primal _______. In my experience, the Elemental Plateau is usually packed, Fire Elementals in Skald and those elementals that drop primal mana in Netherstorm are great alternatives. If you're on a PvP server, watch your back.

7) Offer your service to lower levels. Run people through lower instances for a small fee. At this rate, most people at low levels are playing their alts, so their main should have a large amount of money they can give you to run them through something. The money from the lower instance isn't bad either. Not many people do this because of the trust factor, but it's worth a try.

Most of those tips are for higher levels. If you're a lower level, here's a list of possible ways to get some gold.

8) When you start out, pick up 2 gathering professions. In my opinion, herbalism and mining make good money even at low levels. Sell what you gather in the AH, and once you hit 70, you can pick up any other profession you want.

9) Pick up everything from every mob you kill. Vendor trash ads up into a lot of money. Don't be afraid to spend money on bigger bags, the investment will be worth it.

10) Ask higher level guildies for money. Yes, I know, it's begging, but it works sometimes. People are usually happy to part with their gold to help out a new/low level guildie. Just don't do it excessively.

Well, those are my 10 tips. Hope they work out for you. Enjoy.

The Top 5 Reasons the Wii is SO Hard to Find

If you're like me, you love to get your hands on various different gaming consoles and paraphernalia. The Nintendo Wii has been the hardest to acquire in my experience, ranging from being sold out, to being over priced. Here are my POSSIBLE reasons the Wii is so hard to get a hold of:

1) Nintendo made a good system. Let's face it, the Wii is a good buy for both "hardcore" gamers and people who've never picked up a controller in their life. The Wii Mote is an easy tool, fun to use, and innovative. There's something about being able to do something in real life that will be transitioned into your gaming avatar that make people happy.

2) The price of the Wii is excellent. Though the 360 and PS3 are pushing the limits with new graphical capabilities never before seen on a console, they are charging an arm and a leg for that technology. I don't know about you, but the last time I checked, I don't have $500 in my pocket to burn on a gaming console. The $250 is another good reason that the Wii never stays on store shelves for more than a day.

3) eBayers. Plain and simple, some people have found it a good business to buy a crap load of Wii systems and sell them on eBay for a profit. Economic principles prove that with little supply and high demand, you can make a lot of $$$$ to give people what they want. Damn those wanna be entrepreneurs!

4) It's also speculated that Nintendo themselves are holding back on Wii production. They make it so that they only make enough Wii systems that there are never a stockpile in any given store. It can be the major reason for the low supplies if proven true.

5) Old school gamers are going back to tradition. I know a lot of people that have come back to Nintendo again and again for the simple fact that they have so many classic characters. Samus from Metroid Prime, the Pokemon franchise, and our all time favorite Italian plumber, Mario. Face the facts, if people liked something once, they will go back to it again and again.

The fact of the matter is, Wii systems are in high demand. It can prove frustrating to try to find a Wii that you can get your hands on. At this rate, some people estimate that there will be a Wii drought for another year. "Wii" will have to wait and see where Nintendo goes from here in production. Don't give up hope, sooner or later, you will have your Wii.

Helpful Tips to finding a Wii:

• Check your local newspaper for store ads daily. Best Buy and Circuit City usually announces when they will have Wii in stock.
• Make calls. Call local EBgames, Gamestops, and various other video game stores and ask if they have it in stock.
• Prepare to wake up early if you do find one, because you won't get one past early morning times.
• Don't give up, search the web if you have to, and if you have the money, just eBay the damn thing.
  

The Unwritten Laws of WoW, Now Written!

Well, my blog basically got hijacked by WoW, seeing as it's the only thing bringing traffic to it. I decided to continue on the subject, and as I was struggling to get to bed last night, I thought of all the funny subjects I'd come accross while playing World of Warcraft for 3 years.

Here's the list of the Unwritten Laws of World of Warcraft, hope you enjoy the read.

• There will be no "WoW killer" in the future, too many people have spent hours on end just to give up for another game.
• Ironforge and Orgrimmar will be laggy to most people during peek hours.
• Chuck Norris lives in Barrens Chat.
• 90% of Girls who play WoW play either a female druid or female priest.
• The last 10% of independents need to conform, cause we all know the healer is a dying breed, both figuratively and in pvp.
• Leeroy Jenkins had some chicken.
• Even if your volume is off, murlocs will still go "mrghrlrlrlrlglrlglrlmglrl"
• The Murloc + Random Movie combination will live on in WoW.
• Gnomes shouldn't be able to be warriors.
• There will be at least a couple of posts a day in the forums about OP classes, because for scissors, paper is ok, but rock is OP.
• Hunters are OP. My Warlock was OP enough, but getting 3 shotted by hunters was annoying.
• The World.... of Warcraft is overpopulated with UD rogues.
• Most people who ninja items are rogues.
• In a fight between Pirates and Ninjas (rogues) in WoW, Ninjas would win, because there are a ton of them, and they can get to level 70, while pirates stay at a lowly 40 range and have to live in Stranglethorn.
• In a fight between Pirates and Ninjas in the real world, Chuck Norris would win.
• Ventrilo owns Teamspeak, plain and simple.
• If you use teamspeak and read that, it means switch to ventrilo.
• On average, 20% of people AFK in AV.
• On average, alliance will own AV.
• Murlocs run fast.
• The best feature of Wrath of the Lich King are the new dances. Everyone needs a new dance.
• The worst part of being horde in PvP is getting killed by a gnome warrior with pink hair, then that warrior /lol'n at your corpse.
• If you're horde, and you go to hillsbrad, you will 100% get your ass ganked by higher levels with no lives.
• Most people who post nerf threads in forums just hate to admit that they lost to a more superior player.
• You're only as good as the gear you have in WoW.
• Blood Elves are hotter than Night Elves.
• WoW is addictive, and can cause loss of friends, ruined grades, and sometimes even death.
• Nihilum can kill a new boss ALMOST as fast as George W. Bush can ruin the republican party and U.S. reputation.
• Male Orc's dance is the best. MC Hammer ftw!
• People only roll paladins so they can simutamously watch porn and kill a mob.
• Chuck Norris can do that, and not give up DPS.
• Getting keyed for Karazhan sucks monkey nuts.
• Female Dwarfs are fugly beyond belief.
• If you raid for more than 4 hours a day, you probably hate it.
• Blizzard is doing a good job of pumping out updates and patches, considering it took them 2 years to release 1.11 for D2.
• Twink items are waaayyy too expensive.
• Deathcoil = I win button.
• World of Warcrack will live on, I'll have children that'll probably be playing it.

If you want me to add something, post a comment and I'll see if I can edit it in. Hope you enjoyed the read. Tell your friends and guildies if you enjoyed it.

WoW Guide: Five Steps to Power Level to 70 in WoW and Kill Your Social Life at the Same Time

So, you didn't follow my 10 easy steps to quit playing this evil, addictive, social life-ending, game...
Well, guess you're here for the long run, so here are five steps to power level yourself to 70, so you can enjoy endless hours of raiding, to the point that it seems more like a job than a game.

1) Say good-bye to your social life. Dump your girlfriend, quit school, and wipe yourself off of the face of the planet. There should be only one thing in your mind: playing World of Warcrack.

2) For the last few hours of your life outside your mom's basement, go to a local super store that sells items in bulk (Costco, Sam's Club, etc.), and buy yourself a two month supply of hot pockets, ramen noodles, and Monster energy drinks. Make sure to save enough money for the occasional fast food dinner.

3) Move everything necessary to that basement of yours; this includes a fridge, microwave, and a toilet. Remember that South Park episode of WoW? Be like Cartmen, except for the 'calling your mom so you can go to the bathroom' part. You'll be living here for quiet a bit, so get comfortable. Make sure to have an alarm clock also, set it to 6 a.m., that way, you can wake up mighty early to begin questing and grinding.

4) Log into WoW, and don't log out until it is absolutely necessary to go to sleep. 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. should be a good time frame to crank out levels. 3 hours of sleep is plenty, and you should eat by the computer. Maximize your time: If you have to go to the bathroom, make it during points of inactivity, like flying to different destinations, running back to your corpse, etc.

5) Stop reading blogs like this, it's a waste of time. You should be out there killing countless mobs, and completing countless quests. You have no time to be surfing the web for useless information. Go get a free leveling guide while you're at it, search Jame's Leveling Guides, they're easy to follow.

At this rate, you'll be 70 in no time. And if you followed the steps, your social life should be in ruins, meaning you now have all the free time to raid/pvp for OMG EPIX! Well, I hope you enjoyed this little guide, now get your ass moving, you ain't gonna accomplish much reading this.

How to Give Up Playing WoW in 10 Easy Steps

This is a complete guide on how to force yourself to completely get rid of World of Warcrack from your lifestyle. Sure, I gave WoW a good review, but I did warn you countless of times not to try it if you like having a social life. Anyways, here's the list if you want your real life friends back.

1) Sell your account. Sure, it's against the Blizzard ToS, but you can still do it, after all, it's their fault you lost countless hours out of your life. You are, after all, selling the time it took you to acquire what ever you have. You'll be driven to get some money for the $15 a month you paid for the game, and after selling your account, you'll have no drive to start all over again. Use mmobay, or similar sites to sell it, stray away form ebay.

2) Uninstall the game. Simple as it sounds, many WoW players find this to be the hardest step. Just seeing your leveling, raiding, and pvping go through your mind in the form of the uninstall completion bar is enough to make an addictive fan go crazy. But go Nike, "Just Do it!"

3) This is where it gets fun. Take your game discs outside, (careful, sun might be out) grab a wooden bat, stick, flaming sword, whatever you can get your hands on, and just smash the colorful discs into pieces. While you do it, make sure to yell out these phrases:

Thanks for ruining my social life!
My GPA is ruined because of you!
My girlfriend dumped me because of you!
EVIL!
I gained 40 pounds in 3 years for this!

(DISCLAIMER: I'm not liable for any damages to you, mentally or physically, as well as your property)

4) Wait till your account sells, grab the money, and go buy something for your girlfriend/boyfriend, or go out with your friends. The best way to stay off of something is to do it in a group after all.

5) Do something productive with your time, keep yourself busy enough to not think about going back to that evil game. Blog. That's what I'm doing.

6) When was the last time you had exercise? Go out and do something healthy. The years of feasting on hot pockets, ramen noodles, and Del Taco couldn't have been too healthy for your body. Play sports and games with your friends, go hiking, or play DDR.

7) World of Warcraft doesn't exsist in your mind anymore. Don't visit the website, don't go on thottbot to see new items, and just block it out from your mind entirely. Get rid of bookmarked leveling guides, item look-ups, and videos. When your WoW friends call you and starts talking about it, hang up.

8) Get rid of Ventrilo. If you were a serious raider, you have it, so now is the time to let go. If you want to talk to old guildies, do it via phone or IM.

9) Get rid of all things that remind you of WoW. Just like addiction to pot, seeing anything related to it can draw you back in. Yes, that include getting rid of downloaded pvp videos, Leeroy Jenkins, probably half your closet of Jinx shirts, and screenshots of boss kills and dancing night elves.

10) What the hell is WoW again?

Blockbuster Rentals: Overpriced

What the fudge is going on with Blockbuster. I went there today to rent a Wii game and found myself paying $8 for a five, yes, FIVE day rental. Since when did Blockbuster start charging an arm and a leg to rent games? Given I haven't rented a game since the first year of release of the PS2, I guess things have changed dramatically in the rental business.

I'm guessing they're trying to keep up with sites like Gamefly, and the only way they can do it is by over charging. Wow, this may be the last time I rent a game from there.

Think about it, for the same price of renting a game for a month and a half, you can actually buy the game...

How am I supposed to do my "try before buy" approach if it costs this much. Maybe I should rely more on some of my friends to lend me their games. I'm not made of money.

In lighter news, I rented Super Paper Mario, and will have a review of it by the end of the five days. Even though no one reads my blog, at least not yet.