WoW Druid

(A continuation of Bolinks past and how he came to be a World of Warcraft Druid)

After yesterdays post all the old EQ quirks and issues came flooding back. A couple other main points, that in comparison to World of Warcraft today, seem just crazy. Three major examples that popped into my head last night were quests, drop rates and, worst of all, “Your attempt has failed”…(shudder)… Read more… »

(I’ve been on a nostalgic bent the last few days on my gaming past and how it got me to playing a Druid in the World of Warcraft)

As I loaded the disks onto my brand new Dell desktop for my shiny new Everquest game back in the fall of 1999 I have to admit, it was pretty exciting. After being away from my geeky childhood of playing D&D for years it actually felt pretty good to be getting back into the world of Fantasy games. I had missed the imagination, the stories and the simple joy of running around wacking at monsters and trying to figure stuff out. I had the manual out and the cloth map that came in the box next to the keyboard. It was an actual cloth map… Read more… »

(As I mentioned in yesterdays post I’m having a streak of nostalgia with all things gaming and how I came to be a World of Warcraft Druid.)

Thinking back to the 80’s (ouch…how does 20 years flit by like that?) I recall that a pretty fun night was sitting around a table with a bunch of guys (girls? meh) with stacks of books, papers, piles of dice and enough caffeine and sugar to kill a small horse. It’s amazing we’re not all diabetics today… Read more… »

(This really is about WoW…with a bit of history) I got a call yesterday from an old High School buddy who lives up in the frozen wastelands of Detroit. He has just moved into a new home and, when unpacking the boxes, he came across something from our past. He says… Read more… »