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  • Breakfast Topic: The worst thing about being a....

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    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    11.19.2006

    Sure, we all picked our classes for a reason -- perhaps they're the most fun to play, or perhaps they're the most powerful in PvP, or perhaps they've got the best group utility. But no one class is perfect -- no, not even warlocks -- and we all have things we love and hate about our class of choice. As a priest, for me, it's always being expected to heal -- including when I'm out of mana, when I'm sitting down drinking, when I'm not grouped with you, when I'm healing someone else, when I'm dead... Oh, sure, I really do play a priest to heal, but sometimes people's expectations (and the blame that follows) are outrageous! So what do you find to be the worst aspect of your own class?

  • Breakfast Topic: It's the end of the world as we know it....

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    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    11.18.2006

    ...and do you feel fine? The level of general grumpiness on the official forums seems to be going up without any sign of stopping. Nearly every class is complaining of game-breaking nerfs as adjustments continue to be made to the Burning Crusade beta. So what do you think? Is it really the end of the world (of Warcraft)? Time to respec, reroll, or just find a new game? Or might things still work out in the end?

  • Breakfast Topic: Worried about your class?

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    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    11.16.2006

    The Burning Crusade is coming -- and with it comes numerous changes for all classes. Some of them are crazy good, and others are, well, more questionable. But with changes coming every day, I'm not sure any class can be positive what to expect. I'm a little concerned -- not that I think my class of choice, the priest, is going to be worthless, but the classes talent options don't seem to sparkle the way some other classes do. And, yes, after playing two priests up to level 60, I'm wondering if I want to play a different class in the Burning Crusade. But I don't think priests came off the worst for the current state of changes -- but who knows what will happen before Blizzard finishes their tweaking. And what about you? Do you have major worries about the state of your class? Or are you keeping up hope?

  • Breakfast Topic: Killing time before the expansion...

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    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    11.12.2006

    The other day, Dave pointed out a blog post by Relmstein listing things - he says -- you're not supposed to do before the expansion's release. And... maybe it's just me, but I think they all sound like excellent ways to kill time until the expansion is released! Sadly, neither of my priests are Night Elves, and so cannot shadowmeld near the entrance to BRM in order to mind control players into the lava -- a sacrifice to Ragnaros in hopes of an on-time expansion release. So I'll have to think up other ways to amuse myself -- while there is no leveling to be done and little point in attempting to aquire new gear. And how do you think to kill time -- do you have any additions to Relmstein's list?

  • Breakfast Topic: Realm type

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    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    09.28.2006

    Before we even go into this... yes -- I am a carebear. I play almost exclusively on PvE servers. I just, personally, have never been that excited by the full-out PvP experience, and the amount of PvP I can find on a PvE server has always suited me perfectly well. However, when first logging on, there are several options of realm type -- so today's question is what's your favorite? PvE, PvP, RP, or RP-PvP?

  • Breakfast Topic: You Knew the Group Was Doomed When....

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    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    09.05.2006

    You've just joined a pick up group and zoned into your favorite instance. The group's warrior rushes in wielding an ice barbed spear, and when asked why they aren't using a shield, replies "I'm not that kind of warrior!" At that point, you just have a feeling that things are going to go downhill from there. As time has passed, I've sort of developed a mental list of warning signs, and a warrior who doesn't own a shield is only one of many, many things on my list. However, what are your own warning signs that a group is about to go bad?