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[1.Local]: What alliances we have
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Tomorrow's the Big Day for one of WoW.com's own. Join us in congratulating Michael Gray and his bride Katherine on their marriage. It seems that this couple has been treading on geeky ground from the very start. Now, Michael has given us permission to share excerpts from the ceremony with the gang at [1.Local] here today. We've tucked in the wedding benediction at the end of this week's column ... Best wishes to the happy couple! And now, on to the week's comment highlights.
[1.Local]: Plenty of butter and salt
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Is it just us, or does it seem a little warm in here? The news was popping here at WoW.com at the tail end of the week, and the reactions in [1.Local] were explosive. In what turned out to be a freaky Friday indeed, WoW.com posted not one but three articles peering behind the scenes at account security concerns. Those of you who like to know how the movie ends before you even take your seat can cut right to the final scene -- but for those who prefer to savor the whole, winding saga over a bucketful of popcorn (with plenty of butter and salt), let's take it from the top.
[1.Local]: The best of 2009, July-December
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Think you've got what it takes to make it through another year in the company of the denizens of [1.Local]? Work your way through the comments on these recent favorite posts at WoW.com -- not only the comments listed here from the "Best of" roundups, but the comments on the original posts, too -- and we'll talk. Cataclysm, Cataclysm, Cataclysm July 2009 was one long paroxysm about Cataclysm. dextros: I was sad to see the Worgen pets vanish; for a time, every hunter in our raid group had one. =D Sargenus: Ahh. The masks! I remember getting into a fight with a friend who apparently -knew- Goblins and Worgen would NEVER be a playable race and told me to stop dreaming. I guess you can tell, I mock him every day after BlizzCon. :D
[1.Local]: The best of 2009, January-June
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. The story's not over 'til [1.Local] has picked it to bits and pieces ... So what did the local denizens have to say about the world of WoW during the first half of the year? In fact, the [1.Local] scene itself became the news back in June, as [1.Local]: The epic rap battle comment war edition hit readers' screens: "Players disagree over Blizzard's upcoming badge changes. Rap battle ensues. Site is left terrified and confused." epsilon343: Ahh yes, the rap battle. Nothing like mad rhymes to cool off tempers. Higher on Killchrono's list of memories, though, was all the commotion about scamming: Aaah, I remember that run of articles about scamming. The best (and simultaneously worst) part about them were the numerous comments by phishers and scammers who tried to justify their actions by saying non-security savvy people deserved to get hacked and how they were 'doing them a favour' by showing them how stupid they were. A testament to how deplorable and vile malicious scammers truly are.
[1.Local]: The relative value of being "First!"
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Hang on, guys, while I reach back for my Drama Mamas hat ... Just a sec, turning on my helm display ... There. Ok, here's the score: I delete all "First!" comments on my posts, so readers don't have to wade through nonsense posts simply to get a shot at making relevant conversation. Those who persist get hit with the Hammer of Ban Justice. (Don't say you haven't been warned!) Off-topic comments are pointless and rude, and they achieve nothing but demonstrating how spectacularly clueless you are on how to comport yourself in public on the internet. Don't do it, please. /unequip [Drama Mama Helm] Ok, now that that's on the record -- shhh, c'mere. Peek around the corner with me, because this "First!" on a recent Around Azeroth turned out to be rather entertaining. (Just don't tell anyone it was me who told you so.)
[1.Local]: Do it for the e-peen Sunday
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. The hot topic at [1.Local]'s press time was an opinion piece from Adam Holisky mulling over the unfortunate high profile of inappropriate posts from disgruntled players on the Blizzard forums. "While it's obvious that trollish parts of the community value and participating in internet yelling matches, the majority of the community does not care to hear it," writes Adam. "We bring this issue up and to the forefront on popular WoW media because it's imperative for the health of the community that this vocal minority does not control or continue to influence the quiet majority." Urnias: Adam H. is exactly right. Forum posts like the one referenced are why I stopped trying to garner any useful information from that source. I got tired and angry of having to wade through 1) e-peen, 2) flame wars, 3) players who do zero research and 4) those who feel their drop in the bucket to Blizzard's coffers entitles them to dictate game direction and others' play styles. Please shut up and just play the game. If you're that pissed off, quit. When Blizzard sees the thousands upon thousands of accounts leaving to play Star Trek or Warhammer, they will make the changes you need to feel better and they will beg you to come back.
[1.Local]: Where WoW players get their meat
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Where do you get your meat? We suspect that the answers of these WoW players wouldn't do the neighbors much good ... Rmschoir: Yogg-Dixie, unless they are having a sale at Publich. Dragundam: And everyone not from the South goes ... "What?" wilsona36: Where shopping is a pleasure ... Tirrimas: Albearson's or Freya Meyer Gimmlette: Total win comment. Piggy Wiggy or Hy-Vee, anyone? KJP: Kor'Kroger But it's not only where players get their meat that's a little unusual. After reading this next reader comment, WoW.com's Robin Torres abashedly observed, "I feel so insensitive, never having considered the feelings of my banker before." Alchemistmerlin: I just make sure I grab some rhino meat whenever I'm doing Sons of Hodir dailies. I have a back stock of about 100 pieces of rhino meat, and 100 chilled meat just sitting in my bank. It occurs to me that my banker probably hates me. "Here, have some more bloody meat. Oh, and this pilgrim hat." More warped perspectives from your fellow players, after the break.
[1.Local]: What's all that morrowgrain for, anyway?
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. You know, Archdruid Fandouche Toolhelm Fandral Staghelm sure does ask for a lot of Morrowgrain ... So what's up with that? Shade: He constructed a World Tree without the blessing of the dragon flights, causing a tree that is warped and corrupted enough that it's being invaded by harpies, grell and grelkin, and corrupting the furbolgs that are supposed to be living happily on it. A tree that invites the invasion of satyr -- and the satyr are referenced in the War of the Ancients trilogy as being products of Sargeras, warping some dude with a god complex. Silithus? He defended Silithus once, yes -- and watched his son ripped apart before his eyes in the process. That broke him. He shattered the Sceptre of the Shifting Sands, the key to opening the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj, when the dragon flights asked him to keep guard over it in the event that the Qiraj returned. He said he was done with the dragon flights and done with protecting the place. His last words upon leaving the scene were as follows: "My son's soul will find no comfort in this hollow victory, dragon. I will have him back. Though it takes millennia, I will have my son back!" You want to know what he's doing with the morrowgrain? He's trying to find a way to use it to bring his son back from the dead. He may have been a "leader" at some point, but after the War of the Shifting Sands, everything -- and I mean everything -- that man does is somehow related to his son's death. ... well, at least, that's what I'm putting my money on.
[1.Local]: It's the players, not the mechanics
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. With raiders prancing around blue posts like nervous Nellies and even casual players holding their breath in anticipation of Patch 3.3, comments can take on a particularly volatile tone. It's times like these when we most appreciate reminders of how WoW's players, not the game mechanics, are what actually make the game the compelling community that it is. Colleen: I'm the infamous Nythyx in one of [Tazeria's] stories. My character was getting constantly flamed on the server; seriously, it was bad. People really didn't like me, and I was trying to figure out how to remedy the situation. Someone suggested that I send Taz a tell and ask her to incorporate me into one of her stories. All these forum trolls and trade chat trolls would say, "Who's Nythyx?" whenever they saw me, so Taz figured out a way to make it truly funny instead of hurtful. I'll always appreciate her doing that for me. =) More reader comments from the week at WoW.com, after the break.
[1.Local]: Preaching warlock hate with a sultry voice
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Last week was a milestone event for fans of Christian Belt, as he appeared for the first time ever on the WoW Insider Show. As of last weekend, however, fans who hadn't been able to catch the show live were still impatiently awaiting their chance to hear Archmage Pants in action. Frank: Can't wait to hear Mr. Belt preach the warlock hate with his own sultry voice. Well, I assume it's sultry -- even if it's not, he could be channeling Fran Drescher, and I still would listen with rapt attention. What other secret desires lurked among our readers' comments this week? Read on for more true confessions.
[1.Local]: Belting it out
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. In last week's [1.Local], we snarked around a bit about the most common "mistaken identity" emails we receive on the WoW.com news and comments lines -- issues for a video game company, a cable company, an ISP and even a gym. "Looks like we just keep diversifying," observed Eddie Carrington. "I think the next business should we should get into is event planning." Readers joshed good-naturedly about the idea -- and brought up a popular ongoing request. "Oh man, you guys are starting event planning now?" asked paul. "Finally, been looking for some guys good enough to help with my upcoming 18th. Does the package include Belt giving a speech? 'Cos that would be awesome. xD" "Anything that includes Mr. Belt giving a speech is bound to be awesome," agreed MusedMoose with a *grin*. Gentlemen, your wish has been granted: the rare spawn, Archmage Pants himself, made his WoW Insider Show debut this very weekend. If you missed Mr. Belt live on Saturday, keep an eye on WoW.com tomorrow and listen up.
[1.Local]: One sick puppy
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. Why, oh why, are the wolves of Northshire Abbey getting sick? Has swine flu gone to the dogs? Could it be something even more cataclysmic?! (cutaia): It all makes sense now! The letters W, O and E are the 23rd, 15th and 5th letters of the alphabet. On 5/15/23, Johnny Walker was born -- not the brand of scotch, but the Indian actor. In 1954, Mr. Walker starred in Taxi Driver. In 1976, Robert De Niro also starred in a movie called Taxi Driver. Twenty years later, Bobby D. appeared in Sleepers with ... that's right, Kevin Bacon. ...I don't think I'm doing this right. :( More of this week's (astute?) observations from our readers, after the break.
[1.Local]: PUGgin' for money and emblems for free
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week. ElderDruid doesn't think we'll be working too hard for our gold and our emblems in 3.3. ElderDruid: Look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do it You PUG for money on the 3.3 That ain't workin', that's the way you do it PUGgin for money and emblems for free Now that's just profit, that's the way you do it Let me tell you, them guys ain't dumb Gonna keep subscribers with the epic carrot Keep 'em till the launch of Cataclysm. I want my ... I want my ... I want my emblems free ...
[1.Local]: The battle over Battle.net
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.Did Halloween arrive a few weeks early? You might think so, given the surge of moaning and groaning emanating from [1.Local] – but wait, that appears to be the sound of players facing up to the impending Battle.net account conversion deadline. Blizzard announced this week that players need to convert their WoW accounts to Battle.net accounts by Nov. 11 in order to continue to be able to log into WoW. The lamentation from some quarters wafted up above the usual QQ chokepoints, even creeping into what one might imagine would have been upbeat posts about the free companion pet awarded to every player who converts an account. In the face of this all this angst, at least a few readers were able to maintain a sense of humor and perspective. Quite a few players were pretty worked up over whether or not they would be able to successfully receive their Mr. Chilly pet if their accounts were currently inactive. FifthDream: Grr, I hope it's there when I reactivate my account in a few days.Raynier: Oh, don't worry ... The chick is in the mail!
[1.Local]: We feel good
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.It was a long week here for WoW.com staffers, who spent seemingly endless crunch time sifting through and digging out of PTR 3.3 updates. Gregg Reece sent on to [1.Local] this comment from his post about our team's first impressions of the Forge of Souls instance. The post discussed a boss named Bronjahm, the Godfather of Souls – "or as we like to call him, James Brown, the Godfather of Soul."Aedilhild: When he hits 20%, an undead MC swathes a cape over his shoulders and begins to walk him off before the boss turns, throws off the cape and enrages to the tune of "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)."We're not so sure about the sex machine part ... But comments like these (and the rest of this week's [1.Local] batch) sure make us feel good. (We knew that we would, now.)
[1.Local]: Garrosh Goulash
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.We interrupt this edition of [1.Local] for this declaration on the state of the world post-Icecrown, just in from reader "Garrosh" (whom we suspect may be the Orc himself, given the abrasive use of capslock): IN CELEBRATION AND HONOR OF THE GREAT VICTORIES THE HORDE HAS AND WILL SECURE UNDER MY LEADERSHIP, WE ARE GOING TO BE RENAMING MANY OF OUR FINE CITIES AND TOWNS:ORGRIMMAR SHALL NOW BE CALLED GARROMARHAMMERFALL IS NOW CALLED GARROSHIRETHE CROSSROADS SHALL FOREVER BE KNOWN AS THE GARROSHROADSALL COMMON OBJECTS SHALL REFLECT THE SUPERIORITY OF THE HORDE. NO MORE REFERENCES TO THE ALLIANCE:WESTFALL STEW SHALL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS GARROSH GOULASHSTORMWIND BRIE IS NOW CALLED GARROSH GOUDADWARVEN SNOW BOOTS SHALL BE KNOWN AS GARROSHESBLOOD AND THUNDER! LOK'TAR OGAR!Join us after the break for less caps lock and more reader comments from the past week at WoW.com.
[1.Local]: How?
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.No summons, no buffs, we're not even going to clear the trash. [1.Local]'s going hardcore and pulling the reader e-mail of the week right away.Name: [redacted]URL:Subject: howRelated URL: http://You can practically smell the desperation on [redacted]'s breath as he pecks out an agonized cry for help, painfully tapped out with three searing characters. But never fear, there's a new warlock in town. Currying favor as the new kid on the block, Dominic Hobbs lets it be known that he's up to the task by dropping this DoT on the WoW.com team list:I'll look into this one.You have fun with that, Dom. After the break, the WoW.com staff points out some of the week's more remarkable reader comments.
[1.Local]: Fix it yourself
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week."You don't like it? Fix it yourself." We've heard this exhortation to users of wowwiki.com in the comments before. Still, you have to wonder why more WoW fans don't get in there and make their mark.teacher: I'm a bit surprised that WoW.com still uses WoWwiki anymore. It used to be all I used, but sometime around the end of BC, it stopped being very accurate and updated. Now it seems pretty much useless. Don't get me wrong, I would love it to be better updated, but as of right now, a site like Wowhead (specifically the comments) is a much better resource.theRaptor: Then update it. It is a wiki; you are the editor. There isn't a horde of slaves out there waiting to fulfill your every whim. The only reason a lot of articles are stuck in BC is because of the huge surge in growth during BC which lead to a lot of articles being created then. In early BC a lot of articles were still stuck in classic.I always check WoWwiki first even for items because they usually have pertinent summaries and historical data (such as item ability changes in patches; wowhead often has this data but it is much more disorganised and sometimes requires trolling through a lot of comments). Then I click on the wowhead link if there is one. A lot of the content of WoWWiki is simply not on a site like wowhead (such as the class articles).So if you hate the way something is set up, take the initiative to turn it into something you love. Hate, love ... Love, hate ... Hmm, we feel a set of Breakfast Topics coming on ...
[1.Local]: In which He-Man and Eddie get pwned
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.Sometimes it's the smallest details that people grow attached to. Take, for instance, this note that came in on the news tip line from a dejected reader named Brian. Brian and his compatriots are lamenting a dearly departed Battlemaster - one who seemed strangely reminiscent of a certain Eternian prince.Subject: Adam Eternum is MISSINGSome time around patch 3.2, all the Battlemasters in Shattrath were changed. Gone is Adam Eternum, with his smashing magical loincloth and Gnome sidekick.Instead we have, as a royally ticked-off guildie puts it (after having downed several stiff drinks in despair), "Shome Draenei hussy ... hic!" My guild here on Ysera, at least, has gone into mourning.Oh where, oh where has Prince Adam has gone? Find out what else readers have been mourning or celebrating this week - plus peek at an internal WoW.com team e-mail in which Hunter columnist Eddie Carrington gets soundly pwned - after the break.
[1.Local]: we're acusing him of been respoble
Reader comments -- ahh, yes, the juicy goodness following a meaty post. [1.Local] ducks past the swinging doors to see what readers have been chatting about in the back room over the past week.It's the middle of the holiday weekend, and we hope you're either happily socializing offline (Warp Burgers on the grill, anyone?) or getting your uninterrupted game on. Either way, we've got dessert – so open wide for these two sweet bon-bons of [1.Local] goodness from the past week: a slice from a LOLcat battle in the WoW.com staff chat room (screenshot above), plus the following gem from a player who evidently wasn't too clear about who to contact (or how to communicate his issues) after receiving some sort of action on his account. [Name Redacted]: If you continue mail me with this and that and acusing me for things i never done plz have im mind that then i will contact my lawyer and sue you and everybody been respoble for this Crap emails send to my acc.Have a nice time and enjoy your crap game that even in 100 years i was not ggoing to play it.Take that, WoW.com! (And yes, I do usually run a basic grammar/spelling/punctuation edit on [1.Local] comments to make them easier to read – unless the style itself makes a particular point that's relevant to the matter at hand. As with this case. Ahem.)We'll look back at several engaging reader conversations (stat simplification, emotional boss encounters - oh, and apple pie, ice cream and boobs) from the week in review, after the break.
