http://inoperanteonline.com Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:23:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://inoperanteonline.com/2010/06/gearscore-the-new-achievement/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2010/06/gearscore-the-new-achievement/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:00:22 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=545 Remember this? “LFM Uld /w Achievement” Well now it’s been replaced with this: “LFM ICC10 /w GearScore” “LFM ICC25 5.2k gs only” “LFM weekly raid. /w gs and achievement” In some ways it is slightly fairer. When idiotic raid leaders wouldn’t let you join a raid because you didn’t have the Achievement I could only [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2010/06/gearscore-the-new-achievement/feed/ 0
Remember this? “LFM Uld /w Achievement” Well now it’s been replaced with this: “LFM ICC10 /w GearScore” “LFM ICC25 5.2k gs only” “LFM weekly raid. /w gs and achievement” In some ways it is slightly fairer. When idiotic raid leaders wouldn’t let you join a raid because you didn’t have the Achievement I could only [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/11/five-years-of-world-of-warcraft-what-have-i-learned/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/11/five-years-of-world-of-warcraft-what-have-i-learned/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:49:16 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=521 Here we are then, five years down the line (or 15 years for Warcraft) since World of Warcraft was launched by Blizzard. And I’m STILL playing. Why? What is it about WoW that keeps me coming back? What have I learned? When I rolled my first character in 2004, a Night Elf Warrior whose name [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/11/five-years-of-world-of-warcraft-what-have-i-learned/feed/ 2
Here we are then, five years down the line (or 15 years for Warcraft) since World of Warcraft was launched by Blizzard. And I’m STILL playing. Why? What is it about WoW that keeps me coming back? What have I learned? When I rolled my first character in 2004, a Night Elf Warrior whose name [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/10/of-the-nightfall-os-10-3d-downed-at-last/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/10/of-the-nightfall-os-10-3d-downed-at-last/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:06:35 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=484 Getting this title has been an ambition for a while. Trying to do it the ‘traditional’ way always proved impossible. So why not just walk in, clear trash and then nuke Sartharion down, using only one tank, one healer and eight DPS? ZERG! It works, try it…]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/10/of-the-nightfall-os-10-3d-downed-at-last/feed/ 0
Getting this title has been an ambition for a while. Trying to do it the ‘traditional’ way always proved impossible. So why not just walk in, clear trash and then nuke Sartharion down, using only one tank, one healer and eight DPS? ZERG! It works, try it… http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/gank-inc-progression-raiding/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/gank-inc-progression-raiding/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:32:14 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=431 GANK Inc versus Val’kyr Twins GANK Inc versus Flame Leviathan (4 Towers)]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/gank-inc-progression-raiding/feed/ 1
GANK Inc versus Val’kyr Twins GANK Inc versus Flame Leviathan (4 Towers) http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/loremaster-of-kalimdor/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/loremaster-of-kalimdor/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:57:47 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=377 I am Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms. I am Loremaster of Outlands. I am Loremaster of Northrend. Why then, am I over 100 quests short of Loremaster of Kalimdor?! Honestly, it’s a number that is just about daunting enough to make me not want to bother…but low enough to make me think I should and it [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/loremaster-of-kalimdor/feed/ 4
I am Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms. I am Loremaster of Outlands. I am Loremaster of Northrend. Why then, am I over 100 quests short of Loremaster of Kalimdor?! Honestly, it’s a number that is just about daunting enough to make me not want to bother…but low enough to make me think I should and it [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/raiding/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/raiding/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:13:48 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=300 Let’s be quite clear. I love raiding. And perhaps not for the reason most people do – loot. No, I enjoy raiding for the complexities of getting 10 or 25 people who probably don’t know one another to work together to a common goal. To get certain individuals to do unique jobs while keeping an [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/raiding/feed/ 4
Let’s be quite clear. I love raiding. And perhaps not for the reason most people do – loot. No, I enjoy raiding for the complexities of getting 10 or 25 people who probably don’t know one another to work together to a common goal. To get certain individuals to do unique jobs while keeping an [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/06/world-event-midsummer/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/06/world-event-midsummer/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:41:29 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=291 It’s the only one I just can’t get my head round properly. I don’t know why. It SHOULD be fun…but for some reason…it isn’t. Maybe it’s the torch juggling. I’m not good at it! Anyone got a guide they can link? I really want the achievements and the gear and all that. EDIT: Alright. I [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/06/world-event-midsummer/feed/ 4
It’s the only one I just can’t get my head round properly. I don’t know why. It SHOULD be fun…but for some reason…it isn’t. Maybe it’s the torch juggling. I’m not good at it! Anyone got a guide they can link? I really want the achievements and the gear and all that. EDIT: Alright. I [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/06/argent-tournament-why/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/06/argent-tournament-why/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:37:40 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=268 I know it’s been a while but I’m coming back with a little bit of a rant. Bear with me. This Argent Tournament lark…what’s the point? Mounted combat is utterly lame. The dailies are money earners of which we had many anyway. And what happens when the Colluseum is built? More mounted combat? No thank [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/06/argent-tournament-why/feed/ 9
I know it’s been a while but I’m coming back with a little bit of a rant. Bear with me. This Argent Tournament lark…what’s the point? Mounted combat is utterly lame. The dailies are money earners of which we had many anyway. And what happens when the Colluseum is built? More mounted combat? No thank [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/05/afk-but-its-childrens-week/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/05/afk-but-its-childrens-week/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 07:31:50 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=254 Seems unlikely I’ll bag this meta achievement as I’m away for a few days and very busy at the moment. That means I won’t be able to do a guide either…fortunately, someone beat me to it anyway. Here’s a very useful, very funny video giving you a rundown of how to make money out of [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/05/afk-but-its-childrens-week/feed/ 0
Seems unlikely I’ll bag this meta achievement as I’m away for a few days and very busy at the moment. That means I won’t be able to do a guide either…fortunately, someone beat me to it anyway. Here’s a very useful, very funny video giving you a rundown of how to make money out of [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/04/world-event-guide-noblegarden/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/04/world-event-guide-noblegarden/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:05:45 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=233 Noblegarden a pretty awful World Event if I’m honest – but it DOES carry a very nice title and for that reason alone it’s worth doing (as well as the overall achievement for completing all World Events, of course). The title in question is “[character name] the Noble” – isn’t that great? What is nice about [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/04/world-event-guide-noblegarden/feed/ 4
Noblegarden a pretty awful World Event if I’m honest – but it DOES carry a very nice title and for that reason alone it’s worth doing (as well as the overall achievement for completing all World Events, of course). The title in question is “[character name] the Noble” – isn’t that great? What is nice about [...]