World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Patch 5.1

Posted on Oct 11, 2012

After having a lot of content added when MoP landed, Blizzard wants to stay true to it’s own word, of bringing content in a faster pace, and Daxxari and Zarhym are pleased to inform us that patch 5.1 is well under way. Blizzard is in fact planning to release the new patch soon on the

Major Cities Wiped Out in Weekend WoW Party

Posted on Oct 08, 2012

Wow, talk about FOMO. A group of exploiters ran wild on Azeroth over the weekend, murdering thousands of innocent characters, NPC and player-characters alike. The dastardly act left entire hubs devoid of life by taking advantage of an unspecified exploit. Blizzard takes any use of an exploit very seriously and launched an investigation as soon

The Novel Post: World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War

Posted on Oct 05, 2012

This review of the World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War novel by Christie Golden is of the spoiler-free variety. No novel has been more appropriately aligned with in-game events than Tides of War. Released just weeks ahead of Mists of Pandaria, Christie Golden was given the task of developing a story arc to

Blizzard Hotfixes #1 Mists of Pandaria Gearing Issue: Justice Points Tied to Reputation

Posted on Oct 02, 2012

I’ve been level 90 since last Thursday early morning, and one of the first things I discovered was that I needed to grind rep up to Honored for each faction in order to spend Justice Points for gear. I had done all the quests in Pandaria, and as a Human, the only reputation I was

Blizzard Offering Free Server Transfers

Posted on Sep 28, 2012

Mists of Pandaria must be breathing new life into MMO giant World of Warcraft – there are so many people trying to log in and play the queue times are immense. For a limited time, Blizzard is offering limited free server transfers to help alleviate that load. From now until Oct 4th, players can move

And I’m Back: Blizzard Tells Me ‘What Has Changed’

Posted on Sep 26, 2012

And I’m Back is a mini-series column dealing with the return to Azeroth after being away for so long. The series chronicles personal reactions to changes to discoveries and making the needed adjustments to the new Azeroth. Wow, what a difference a year plus can make. I’ve left World of Warcraft in the rear-view mirror before, but

WoW Remote Guild Chat & Auction House App Goes Free to Subscribers

Posted on Aug 24, 2012

Blizzard announced yesterday that their mobile app for guild chat and auction house went free to all active subscribers. This change is coming a week ahead of the pre-Mists of Pandaria 5.0.1 patch (which is on Tuesday, August 28th). The service before (for the last 2-4 years) cost $3.00 a month on top of your

LoreHound Crier: Week of 8/3 At a Glance

Posted on Aug 03, 2012

I must apologize to anyone who likes to read these, life seems to be conspiring to prevent me from writing on Fridays. I thought it’d be the easiest day to write, but no! Anything than can possibly go wrong – goes wrong on Fridays. Isn’t that supposed to be limited to Friday the 13th? but

World of Warcraft Active Subscribers drops by 1.1 Million to 9.1 Million

Posted on Aug 02, 2012

Activision Blizzard reported today that active subscribers for World of Warcraft dropped by 1.1M players to 9.1 million, dropping below the 10 million mark for the first time in years. Considering that WoW subscriber numbers have been holding steady around 10.2 million for the last 6 months, after losing 1.8 million the year before, it’s a bit

WoW Gold-Making Blogger Hangout

Posted on Jul 23, 2012

On Sunday, July 23rd, Heartbourne participated in a discussion panel with a few other bloggers about making gold in World of Warcraft. It was great fun and had a lot of valuable tips and insight into the best ways to prepare for Mists of Pandaria, and what might be a red herring. The panels are likely