Opening Screen to the Isle of Conquest

Alright so i’ve obviously have been out of the loop for a while. Just today I stumbled upon the latest patch notes on the test server and my first impression is that it looks good overall. What stands out the most to me obviously are the PvP changes and the NEW BATTLEGROUND! The isle of conquest! Read the rest of this entry »

I’m sure you’ve seen someone riding around in style on a cool motorcycle and I’m also sure you’ve wondered: can I get one? how much does it cost? The answer is YES and A FRAK LOAD of gold. The bike model is similar for alliance and horde and are called Mekgineer’s Chopper and Mechano-hog respectively. You don’t need to be an engineer to get it either but don’t think for a second that this means everyone and their pet murloc will be riding one. The price for one of these gas guzzlers is just insane! Read the rest of this entry »

After having tried out the two key novelties of the game, Northrend and Death Knights, I think it’s safe to say that the game is still a huge addicting grind. Supposedly end game this time around will be more casual friendly but we’ll have to wait and see, until then the journey to level 80 is enjoyable except for one thing:

Death Knight’s start at level 55 with no professions except for First Aid (270/300)!!

Seriously Blizzard, what gives? I suppose the reasoning is that it would be too easy for players to create profession factories on every server they already have a level 55 character on. Fair enough, but it still sucks and it leaves me to believe that most Death Knights will probably not bother leveling a profession until they reach level 80. That is if they even get to 80 which I doubt and “hope” most don’t or we’re going to have some serious class inflation issues. Read the rest of this entry »