Wowhead Week-in-Review: 11/23-11/29 (Now improved!)

Post by Fennrahn

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It’s time for another Wowhead Week in Review, starring your Hosts—Err, Writers, Fennrahn and Frostcat!

Past Week-in-Reviews:
11/16-11/22

First up? Word from the Blog!

Editorials:

“Another Warcraft RTS?” by Skyfire talks about a question brought up by fellow Wowhead user (Wowheadian?) DeathandDecay. DeathandDecay, in his forum posting asks if Blizzard was planning on a fourth Real Time Strategy (RTS) in the Warcraft series, seeking the answer to the question of “how exactly is Blizzard going to create another RTS game, and still fit it into the Warcraft universe and timeline?” He comes up with 5 possible answers, all interesting and ponder-able. Now comes the question for viewers: How would you do it? How does one bring in a new, linear, character driven story into the Warcraft universe without interfering with the expansion of the WoW’s storyline at the same time? Answer in the comments!

“Happy Thanksgiving!” by Malgayne is a truly unique true story about Malgayne’s life up until he got employed by the ZAM network, owners of Wowhead. Seriously, this is a posting that I can’t summarize, or, if I did, it wouldn’t be the same. You just need to check it out on your own. Plus, it includes hand turkeys, so where can you go wrong!

“The Future of Storytelling” by SBMrClean talks about an interview with Flint Dille, (a storyteller and author) or, more specifically, a certain moment when Dille says “Storytelling in MMO’s in the future.” The author finds to be an interesting philosophy, for he doesn’t play WoW for its story, he plays it to make his own story! He also says quite a few very interesting things about MMOs and their “static-state.” I really suggest you take a little time to read the article, then answer his question: How would you do it? How do you reconcile a constantly evolving story with a world that remains static by design? Do you feel like Blizzard does it well? What are your favorite examples of storytelling in games?

News:

“They’re Everywhere…” by Malgayne talks about HP Labs’ new optical connections system, called “Blades of Light.” He thinks he smells a reference to a certain Scarlet Monastery NPC. Do you? Also, have you seen any other WoW references (or possible WoW references, anyway) recently? Sound off over in the comments form!

"Site Slowiness" by Malgayne talks about how Wowhead was having technical difficulties for a couple of hours. The problem was that one of the webservers' Hard Drives had crashed, which caused Wowhead to slow down for a couple of hours. It's probably fixed by now, though =D

"Some Site Updates" by Skosiris is about... Well, some site updates. More specifically, however, it's about two main things: First, there's now achievement filters! Woo! And secondly, for all of you who use the powered script, you can also now link enchants, gems, random enchantments, and buff tooltips! Also, they set up a demo to show you the new power of being powered by Wowhead. (Sorry. I had to.)

Guides:

“A Tale of Two Tribes” by Corgan was about two rival factions: The Frenzyheart Tribe and the Oracles. He talks about the war between the two factions and answers the question on “How can I get involved in this growing conflict between these adorable little creatures?” He even has a whole list of quests on the quest line that you need to do before you can do the dailies to ally yourself with a faction! Check it out.

"The Eye of Eternity: A Raid Overview" by Discover is about the new Wrath dungeon: The Eye of Eternity, or, more specifically, Malygos in the 25-man heroic Eye of Eternity! Did I mention he's a huge blue dragon? Anyhow, Discover talks about the tactics to kill said dragon in his article, then asks you: Does your strategy differ? Comment!

Other:

“Wowhead Comic #2” by Noxychu, Wowhead’s wonderful artist, is another slab o’ awesome. Check it out to see Skosiris and his, erm, puppy. Also, check out Noxychu’s real site at http://www.noxychu.com for more about her, her work, and details about commissions.

“WoWInterface’s Pick of the Week” by Seerah is a returning segment in which each week, Seerah, a mod over at Wowhead’s sister site, WoWInterface, will present their Pick of the Week! This week, they tackle the addons “Ara Broker XP” and “WhispList.” Ara Broker XP is an ASCII representation of your experience bar, and WhispList is a list of your whisper history (incoming and outgoing!). Sound interesting? Check ‘em out.

Now for the Forums Report!

“Has aggro-management ceased to be much of an issue?” by Deficineiron is a pretty self explanatory thread. It asks the question creeping up on everyone after the new expansion: Is aggro management still important? Sound off over there with your thoughts!

“The purpose of a guild?” by Riggamortas is a simple question that isn’t: What exactly is the purpose of a guild? Sounds simple, right? Well, not as much as you would have expected. If you read through the responses, it’s turning into a deep discussion about “What exactly is a guild, and what should it be?” Take a look and represent about your guild and views.

"Worst reason to get kicked out of an instance/raid group?" by archimonde is an old thread. Yeah, I know. However, it still to this day gets laughs out of me from all the idiotic ways that people have been kicked. Take a look, then post the ways that you or someone you know have gotten kicked out of a raid group or instance.

"Strand of the Ancients: A Place to blow stuff up!" by guildenstern438 is all about the new battleground for all of you who bought Wrath (and are level 71 or higher!), called Strand of the Ancients. This thread has the basics, layout, details about the attacker and defender role, and information about victory! Check it out and comment.

"Talents. Your one stop shop for Builds *Work in Progress*" by Nhox is all about Death Knight builds! It has tons of 'em, and gives you enchants, details, rotations, uses, and more! This is where you need to go if you want to pick up or show off your Death Knight build!

"Feral Gear guide for pre-raiding in WotLK, im looking for some feedback" by Abraxxes is, a guide for all you Feral druids who want to gear up for pre-raiding in Wrath. Check it out and give your feedback.

"The Worst Moments of Being a Healer" by Korpimieli is another not-new-yet-still-interesting thread. This thread doubles as a ranting ground for disgruntled healers and a "You don't want to be this guy" thread, because tales of others stupidity makes sure that you don't make the same mistakes. Take a look and Post!

"Best ingame catchphrase?" by crazygnome2 is yet another self-explanatory thread, this time found in the deep ~~crazy/deranged/evvvill!~~ depths that are the Randomness forums. This one requires ~~an unusual amount of thought, knowing that it's posted in Randomness~~ some thought on the part of readers, however, but as soon as you've thought up your favorite ingame catchphrase, post it to the interwebs!

Thanks for reading!
-Fennrahn & Frostcat

Found a formatting error? 404? Send all of your feeback/comments/pointing-stuff-out to either Fennrahn@gmail.com for me, or Frostcat at Alandunnavant@gmail.com. No spam please!

Post by ShellyBelly

Cool. In your future ones, can you put a link to thte past Week-in-Reviews?

Post by Frostcat

I'm not going to speak for Fennrahn, but I think that's a good idea. If he doesn't respond to your question, I'll talk to him about it, and hopefully we can work something out.

Keep the feedback coming, by the way! :)

Post by Fennrahn

Cool. In your future ones, can you put a link to thte past Week-in-Reviews?

They're now at the top of the post. Enjoy!

Post by ShellyBelly

Cool. In your future ones, can you put a link to thte past Week-in-Reviews?

They're now at the top of the post. Enjoy!

Yay! This is great organization. Keep it up, Fenn.

Post by Frostcat

I hate to be selfish, or whatever, but I'm his co-writer. So I should get praised, too! D: :P

Post by Fennrahn

I hate to be selfish, or whatever, but I'm his co-writer. So I should get praised, too! D: :P

/pat
/toss cookie

=P

Post by Frostcat

Yay! I feel SO much better! :D

Post by 149406

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Post by 149406

This post was from a user who has deleted their account.

Post by Frostcat

I deleted my post, because I wanted to rewrite it -- I'm very picky when it comes to my writing.
That's your opinion, so I will accept it.
Here's what I wanted to say: "I'm not going to speak for Fennrahn, but I don't want anyone else to help us, because I'm afraid more, and more people will ask to help us, and that will just cause chaos. I mean no offence to you, though."

Post by Discover

Might I suggest some formatting? Perhaps lists and boldness!

Post by Frostcat

Thank you for the feedback, Discover! I'm not sure what you're talking about, though. Give me an example, or two, please. :)

Post by Discover

Example:

Editorials:

“Subject 1” by Noxychu. Talks about stuff. Good stuff! Even more good stuff! Asks you questions. Another question! Answer in the comments!
“Subject 2?” by Skyfire. Talks about stuff. Good stuff! Even more good stuff! Asks you questions. Another question! Answer in the comments!
“Subject 3!” by Arideni. Talks about stuff. Good stuff! Even more good stuff! Asks you questions. Another question! Answer in the comments!

Post by Frostcat

Oh, ok. I understand.

I'm sure Fennrahn will see your example, but if he doesn't respond, I'll talk to him, and hopefully we can work something out.

Keep the feedback coming, by the way! :)

Post by Fennrahn

Example:

Editorials:

“Subject 1” by Noxychu. Talks about stuff. Good stuff! Even more good stuff! Asks you questions. Another question! Answer in the comments!
“Subject 2?” by Skyfire. Talks about stuff. Good stuff! Even more good stuff! Asks you questions. Another question! Answer in the comments!
“Subject 3!” by Arideni. Talks about stuff. Good stuff! Even more good stuff! Asks you questions. Another question! Answer in the comments!

/nod

Will get that included ASAP!

I deleted my post, because I wanted to rewrite it -- I'm very picky when it comes to my writing.
That's your opinion, so I will accept it.
Here's what I wanted to say: "I'm not going to speak for Fennrahn, but I don't want anyone else to help us, because I'm afraid more, and more people will ask to help us, and that will just cause chaos. I mean no offence to you, though."

I have to agree with #3 here, if we keep getting more and more people, it'll be absolute chaos, and someone will end up selling my email address to that shady guy in the alley in Chicago. (Kidding! Kinda.)

Edit: Most links are in, and now with 100% more bold-ing action! (Tell me if I accidentally have a 404 in there though... I apologize if so!)

Edit 2: Donezo, take a look and comment.

Post by Frostcat

Post by Fennrahn

This is only our 2nd review. We will improve as time passes by, so please understand that the first couple of reviews will be unorganized, and not as "glamorous" as we want them to be. I thank you all for the feedback, and I'm sure Fennrahn does as well, but I'm not speaking for him. Oh, and speaking of feedback, you can send me an e-mail to alandunnavant@gmail.com, if you want to send me your feedback directly. Fennrahn might provide his e-mail address, but that's up to him.

Fennrahn@gmail.com is my feedback/tips account, but if it gets spammed, it'll get deleted... So no spam, only stuff relevant to the Week In Review, and only if necessary (and for some reason can't be posted on the most recent Week-In-Review).

So yeah, we don't have all the pretty-shiney up yet, so we're open to suggestions on how to getting closer to said pretty-shiney.

Post by Frostcat

Well, there you go, folks -- the Almighty Fennrahn has spoken! On a more serious note, e-mail either one of us, and we will be sure to answer any question you may have, and will take your feedback into consideration, if we're able.

As always, we thank you for understanding, and I know I sound like a broken record, but keep the feedback coming! :)

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