Archive for November, 2008

Cost versus benefit in PvE mission running

Friday, November 28th, 2008

I jumped back in to a pod to blow up more spaceships in EVE Online. I knew I wanted to and that I would have a good time, but another factor that became apparent after a little more thought influenced my decision. Having joined a corporation in a ...

More Death Knight mining

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

After motivating myself to spend some more time as a space cadet I disappointed myself a little when I procrastinated slightly before ending up loading World of Warcraft. It just seems like I have so much to achieve in World of Warcraft at the moment. I would like ...

The state of play

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

I joined a corporation fleet and headed in to low-sec again, roaming for viable targets. My skills at flying safely through low-sec are improving even more as I gain more experience heading from gate to gate, scanning from afar to ensure there are no serious threats waiting for us, ...

Mining in Westfall with a Death Knight

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

My Death Knight, Gnomesblight, has been running around Westfall recently, and she's not the only one. Despite being granted rank 270 in all skills a Death Knight starts with, including weapon skills and first aid, this does not include any professions you choose once free from the Lich King's ...

Another equipment fault

Monday, November 24th, 2008

After trying to get this current piece of equipment through the first part of its qualification test and failing several times it finally seems like I am going to guide it through the test successfully. The fault was recently diagnosed as a design issue, resolved with an internal tweak ...

Friday film night

Monday, November 24th, 2008

It was an animation spectacular for the Friday Film Night this time, with Kung Fu Panda and Futurama's third special Bender's Game lined up for viewing. First to be watched was Dreamworks Animation's Kung Fu Panda, which I saw at the cinema earlier this year. I have been getting in ...

Even Death Knights love a squirrel

Friday, November 21st, 2008

My Death Knight, Gnomesblight, has escaped from the control of the Lich King. The introduction to the Lich King and the Ebon Hold is a fascinating, immersive experience that uses instanced world regions to show the passage of time to great effect, enabling a full story to be told ...

The race to new content

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

With the release of the second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, there has been a lot of buzz about people racing through the content. Some of the commentary has been about the folly of racing to 80th level, as well as a more overall amazement ...

Pet sounds

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

My EU-based protection warrior, Tiger, teams up with Melmoth's paladin for some wide-eyed, happy-to-be-here exploration of Northrend. On the gryphon flight to Menethil Harbour to catch the ship to Howling Fjord, still avoiding the Borean Tundra for now, Melmoth remarks on how the hunter class always seems to get ...

Weekending

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

At the start of the weekend I got the EU version of Wrath of the Lich King installed. I couldn't resist having a quick run around as Tiger in Howling Fjord. I was happy to explore the new scenery for the most part, although I picked up a ...