uldar mania and i got my account back!

so it's been about 2 weeks since my last blog. boo-urns on me.

anyhoo, since i got my authenticator app i've had (another) iphone die and take my warcraft access along with it. here's a tip for all you mobile authenticator folks out there: WRITE DOWN YOUR AUTHENTICATOR SERIAL NUMBER. This will make it much easier to get access to your account back.

i ended up having to call in to blizzard customer support twice, but ultimately they were helpful and quick... everything you can ask for i guess.

i'll finally have a chance to try log on tonight... so much new stuff...

iphone authenticator app for warcraft

I had hoped I'd be able to get the original authenticator, but alas, I don't live the US so I was never able to. So I was very happy when I heard Battle.net authenticator app would be available on my iphone! . Awesome.

Like Wowinsider, I can report that the authenticator works and is free. The only thing is (if, like me, you didn't have a battle.net account) you'll have to sign up for one and link your World of Warcraft account. Don't worry, it's fast and easy.

epic forum thread

This thread is full of win.

tbh, I'm also very impressed at how the trolls have been kept out. Kudos to you Blizzard for righteously defending a great thread.

more titansteel

I've been killing time in WoW by doing dailies, working on achievements, and pugging. My uber girlfriend, however, has been farming mats and crafting epics. I'm happy to say that I'm benefiting from this crafting spree with a shiny new Titansteel Bonecrusher.

Awesome.

warcraft community demographics

I spend a lot of time thinking about different aspects of Warcraft and quite often wonder about the real people who play WoW.

Typically, gamers are stereotyped (unfairly) as Star Trek liking, basement dwellers who need to get out more. This is a rubbish assumption (as stereotypes tend to be), but it makes me wonder: with so many players in the World of Warcraft are there any commonalities? You'd think there MUST be.

The normal stuff like age and gender are often discussed, but how educated are we on average? Do we hold a certain type of job? Do we like certain films? I'm excited about the new Star Trek movie... are you?

Can you imagine the marketing we'd be subjected to if ad agencies knew this stuff? Wow. I'm feeling a little sick just thinking about it... billboards in Stormwind FTL!

ptr, not interested

The warcraft blogosphere has been abuzz lately with post after post regaling us with details of x or y on the ptr. It's interesting, but I just don't care to read it.

I think some of the incoming changes are sweet: I'm stoked about dual-specs and excited for the raiders who will (hopefully) have some more challenging content to work through. But I don't want to know every little detail before it comes out - I like the surprise, dammit!

With Burning Crusade I was still (sorta) new and didn't really know there was a whole community of sites reporting on warcraft news so I wasn't disappointed when it hit. With Wrath, however, I was already knee deep in WoW news (WoWInsider is on my daily read list) and let myself get all the details upfront... I think it kind of hurt the experience for me (the jormungar was out of the bag). Since then I've been staying away from the pre-release news.

Good on you guys for hitting the PTR and testing, we all owe you some gratitude. It's not for me, though, I'll just keep leeching off your hard work.

Good hunting!

wow blog fatigue - already?

I suppose this is the point at which most blogs fade into nothing-ness.

When I decided to start this little warcraft blog, I thought I would have no problem sitting down everyday and throwing down a few paragraphs about what I had done in WoW that day or what I had been thinking about wrt WoW.

I've been finding, though, that RL has been mucking with me lately and cutting into my WoW time (as I mentioned in a previous blog). I've also hit a bit of a questing wall and I'm finding it tough to come up with at least semi-interesting things to blog about.

Fear not intrepid readers, I will not fail you! This pally tank will not falter or fail. I will write my personal thoughts about a video game for all to read. WooHoo!