Economic and Efficient Archaeology: Leveling, Keystones, and Epics

Posted on May 23, 2011

I have a pension for efficiency: I have my inscription business down to a science. It’s all fully automated, and my revenue and time investments are carefully calculated to contract out my milling and herb buying labor at a price that maximizes my gold per hour. Archaeology taunts me with its complexity. I have no idea if

WoW PTR Patch 4.2 – Finally! Rearrange the Characters on Your Login Screen (Video)

Posted on May 17, 2011

It’s an incredibly simple feature and one that, arguably should have been implemented long ago. But regardless, the ability to rearrange characters on the login screen — currently being tested on World of Warcraft‘s Patch 4.2 Public Test Realm — is one that many players are eagerly awaiting. Here’s a quick look at how it

For the Hoard 20 – The Violently Cute Panther Cub

Posted on May 12, 2011

The Winterspring Cub was a snap, so I’m back again — this time with another pet new to WoW Patch 4.1 which takes a bit more work to get. That’s right, I’m talking about the Panther Cub. It’s a reward that’s about a dozen or so quests into a string that explores the rise of

For the Hoard 19: The Purring Winterspring Cub

Posted on May 10, 2011

We’ve seen an influx of new pets and mounts to go collect since the release of WoW Patch 4.1 last week, and I’m here to show you how on For the Hoard. We’re starting off the action with something simple but cute — the Winterspring Cub. Hope you enjoy the episode, and keep a lookout

Tier 12 Armor Sets: Death Knight, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest & Rogue

Posted on May 04, 2011

Lately, Blizzard has been releasing a ton of information in regards to Patch 4.2, “Rage of the Firelands.” So far, everything looks amazing. The new quest hub sounds like a good concept and all the phasing that is being implemented with it is going to make it 100% cooler. Oh yeah, Firelands (The raid) also

Small and Simple Things: Shakes and Fidget Stealing My Attention

Posted on Apr 27, 2011

I will always be the first one to admit that I tend to have what many refer to as “a lack of focus.” I’m often doing so many things at once that it baffles some people how I get it all done. At any given moment online, I could be texting, whispering 3 people, listening

WoW Friends: The Archetypes We Meet Along the Way

Posted on Apr 26, 2011

I’ve been playing World of Warcraft for almost two years now, and it has been a blast. I really enjoy playing this game — Questing, Dungeons, Rated BGs Raids — you name it! Blizzard has created an amazing game, but it also has a lot to do with the players who populate Azeroth. World of

Lore Hound LiveCast Episode 3: Spreading The Love

Posted on Apr 26, 2011

Returning from a winter hiatus, the Live Cast is back with another episode to cover the past few months of gaming news. Tune in here to watch it live on Saturday, April 30th at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST). Below is the agenda we have planned, but always keep in mind that what we

Azeroth’s Beauty Contest: Top 10 Hottest WoW Characters (Part 2)

Posted on Apr 22, 2011

Here we are, back with the continuation of Azeroth’s Beauty Contest. Last time, we revealed our #10 to #6 picks for the Hottest WoW Characters, and now were back for the top 5. As with last time, we’re aiming to keep this conversation as classy as we can, given the subject. Now onward to the

Waiting (Impatiently) on Patch 4.1

Posted on Apr 20, 2011

It’s been more than a couple months since we started talking about World of Warcraft’s Patch 4.1 around here, and all the chatter is starting to make me antsy. I think I’m not the only one. Perhaps its just a spring lull, but I’ve been seeing more and more of my friends, including myself to a