Author Archives: bigdaddyolga

With all the new content, I’d love a way to slow down leveling. It would be great to have a toggle so I could turn off XP for gathering, for example. Continue reading →

Warning:  This post contains spoilers for the pre-Cataclysm novel The Shattering by Christie Golden.  Read no further if you want to avoid the spoilers. Conflict between Garrosh Hellscream and Cairne Bloodhoof begins early in The Shattering.  Cairne is dispatched to … Continue reading →

The other day,  my troll shammy drew the Sewer Stew cooking daily while waiting in the random dungeon queue.  I had collected my carrots and was hearthing back when something attacked me.  (My shammy is on a PVP server.)  Looking … Continue reading →

I wrote earlier about the Germanic influence on the names of my Dwarf toons.  When I go to play other races, though, that approach doesn’t fit.  I don’t see humans and Draenei as having the same Celtic cultural influence.  So … Continue reading →

The Twisted Nether blogcast recently suggested a post theme on how you name your toons.  It’s a good one for me to address, because I get comments on my toon names a lot. Let’s start with my dwarves.  I have … Continue reading →

…for me, it’s not a question. In Patch 4.0.1, Blizzard made 310% riding speed purchasable, rather than tied to specific mounts.  If you previously acquired a 310 mount (such as one of the achievement mounts from Ulduar or ICC, or … Continue reading →

At this point, coming to the end of Wrath, and with the release of Cata just over a month away, starting a WoW blog could appear an odd endeavor. The game is definitely in pre-expansion doldrums fight now.  Most of … Continue reading →