http://inoperanteonline.com Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:23:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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/2009/08/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/gank-inc-versus-general-vezax/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/gank-inc-versus-general-vezax/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:02:30 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=380 Or Kaeden gets bored wanding… Gratz all. Yogg-Saron…here we come.]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/gank-inc-versus-general-vezax/feed/ 0
Or Kaeden gets bored wanding… Gratz all. Yogg-Saron…here we come. http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/crusader-coliseum-love-at-first-sight/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/crusader-coliseum-love-at-first-sight/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:59:07 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=361 Well, patch 3.2 is live and in the mad rush to experience the new instance and raids one wonders if anyone is taking the time to actually see if they’re enjoying it. GANK Inc made our first attempts at the 10-man instance (Trial of the Crusader) last night with almost no preparation. Did we enjoy [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/crusader-coliseum-love-at-first-sight/feed/ 0
Well, patch 3.2 is live and in the mad rush to experience the new instance and raids one wonders if anyone is taking the time to actually see if they’re enjoying it. GANK Inc made our first attempts at the 10-man instance (Trial of the Crusader) last night with almost no preparation. Did we enjoy [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/farming-for-epix-or-how-to-down-flame-leviathan-25-with-10/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/farming-for-epix-or-how-to-down-flame-leviathan-25-with-10/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:03:48 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=353 We didn’t have the right make up or DPS for continuing our usual 10-man Ulduar last night. With Mimiron and Thorim to do on the Keepers a wipefest was not appealing. So why not take the 10 we DO have, mount up on Demolishers and go take down Flame Leviathan on 25-man? And so we [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/08/farming-for-epix-or-how-to-down-flame-leviathan-25-with-10/feed/ 1
We didn’t have the right make up or DPS for continuing our usual 10-man Ulduar last night. With Mimiron and Thorim to do on the Keepers a wipefest was not appealing. So why not take the 10 we DO have, mount up on Demolishers and go take down Flame Leviathan on 25-man? And so we [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/of-all-the-bosses-in-all-the-world/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/of-all-the-bosses-in-all-the-world/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:53:25 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=339 I’m not one for complaining about bosses. Having said that I do get frustrated at wiping on one particular boss from time to time. But this, I feel, adds to the joy of finally defeating him (or her – nods to Maiden, Freya et al). BUT…and it is a big but…there are certain bosses where [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/of-all-the-bosses-in-all-the-world/feed/ 5
I’m not one for complaining about bosses. Having said that I do get frustrated at wiping on one particular boss from time to time. But this, I feel, adds to the joy of finally defeating him (or her – nods to Maiden, Freya et al). BUT…and it is a big but…there are certain bosses where [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/guild-drama-1-or-how-i-became-the-boss/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/guild-drama-1-or-how-i-became-the-boss/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:49:09 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=328 Funny how things work out. One minute you’re a happy little soldier in a very large raiding Guild, the next you’re GM of a very small but committed progression Guild. So in this first episode of what I am now going to call Guild Drama I’ll explain how the hell it happened. As I said, [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/guild-drama-1-or-how-i-became-the-boss/feed/ 0
Funny how things work out. One minute you’re a happy little soldier in a very large raiding Guild, the next you’re GM of a very small but committed progression Guild. So in this first episode of what I am now going to call Guild Drama I’ll explain how the hell it happened. As I said, [...] http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/ulduar-raid-group-videos-now-on-youtube/ http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/ulduar-raid-group-videos-now-on-youtube/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:57:27 +0000 Ben Greenwood http://inoperanteonline.com/?p=304 Our usual 10-man Ulduar raid group has been tackling the instance for a while now and our wonderful mage Kaeden has begun making videos of our boss fights. The first three are up now over at YouTube. Please feel free to take a look: Coffee versus Flame Leviathan (with 2 Towers up) Coffee versus Razorscale [...]]]> http://inoperanteonline.com/2009/07/ulduar-raid-group-videos-now-on-youtube/feed/ 0
Our usual 10-man Ulduar raid group has been tackling the instance for a while now and our wonderful mage Kaeden has begun making videos of our boss fights. The first three are up now over at YouTube. Please feel free to take a look: Coffee versus Flame Leviathan (with 2 Towers up) Coffee versus Razorscale [...] 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 [...]