![[Guest Post] 4.0.1: I logged on. Then I sat there and gawped at stats for an hour and a half.](/Code-https-web.archive.org/web/20101205033213im_/http://mentalshaman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wraithstrike.jpg)
Greetings, ‘Mental Shaman readers! I’m Catulla, a guildmate of Pewter’s who enjoys dealing antlered, feathery-flavoured hurt to the baddies of Azeroth. Since Pewter’s been exploring the PTR and the beta for weeks, and I’ve been playing exclusively on the live realms, she’s asked me to write a “4.0.1 first impressions” post in her stead. I’ll obviously be coming at this...
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So I was a bit upset about Real ID on the forums, back in July. I’m still not particularly pleased with the in-game functions either, although I do carefully make use of them. Today I’ve noticed a change. Pointed out on twitter by @NDMiko, the change enables users to hide themselves from friends of friends. As you can see...
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In lieu of a proper post, I present to you a couple of items from the Cataclysm build. One that is celebratory, and one that is quite frankly odd, and a couple of others. There are spoilers for Dwarf Cataclysm Lore and Archaeology in this post. I’ve been trying to write an article about my beloved Moira Thaurissan for...
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One of the most awesome things about being in the game and in my particular guild is being surprised. I don’t tend to like surprises in my real life. I don’t deal with them well, either due to disappointment or stress. In game (and in my ‘fandom’ life in general) I get to have surprises without inevitable disappointment or...
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I normally try to keep most of my posts connected to WoW in some way, but this spoken poem is amazing. I kind of want to do a Machinima of it, using Tauren instead. I might have a go, in fact. Please read the full text (at the bottom of this post) The video was created by a student,...
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Arctic & Black Wolf When I first saw the first ever Shaman cosmetic minor glyph, Arctic Wolf, I was very happy. And then I spotted Glyph of the Black Wolf , and I was even happier. And then MMO Champ posted a picture of the Arctic Glyph, and I was distinctly underwhelmed. Black Wolf aside, the difference is extremely...
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This is part of an ongoing series that reviews and attempts to deconstruct common tropes in the Blizzard Fanart Gallery. This is not a critique of the choices of individual artists, but a look at the choices Blizzard and those artists have made. For reasons of time/expendiency I am limiting this series to what is currently in the Blizzard Fan...
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This is part of an ongoing series that reviews and attempts to deconstruct common tropes in the Blizzard Fanart Gallery. This is not a critique of the choices of individual artists, but a look at the choices Blizzard and those artists have made. For reasons of time/expendiency I am limiting this series to what is currently in the Blizzard...
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This is part of a new series I’m starting that compiles profiles of certain themes within the Fanart that Blizzard chooses to publish in their Fanart Gallery. I was going to start out with Draenei Women, but that post is going to take a long time to compile. Future themes will feature each race, and some profiles will focus on...
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In lieu of a full post, I’d like to offer up two slide shows for contemplation. Whenever someone objects to an over-sexualised character, commenters inevitably come out to cry “but that’s the demographic and that’s fine!” For me, however, that only carries us so far, and is only an answer if the gaming market remains static. Time and time...
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Hi everyone, my name is Sassiej from the blogs Blasting Away/Riding the Lightning and I’ll be a guest here today. Pewter made a call out on Twitter for guest posts in August and I immediately took the chance to write one. Stumbling in the realm of Elemental Shamans recently myself, I find it a great honor to write for...
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![[Discussion] So let’s talk about the men in World of Warcraft](/Code-https-web.archive.org/web/20101205033213im_/http://mentalshaman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/thrall-300x172.jpg)
Warning: I don’t know how long this post is going to get. One of the things that inevitably pops up in feminist discussions in general is ‘what about the men’. Either it is a criticism cast at the whole idea of male privilege, or it is a criticism at the feminist tactic of shutting down male commentators, or it’s...
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![[Cataclysm] Beta Build 12759 – Pushback protection](/Code-https-web.archive.org/web/20101205033213im_/http://mentalshaman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hitchance1-300x159.png)
Lets have some beta snippets! Build 12759 is out today, and there are a lot of small tweaks and changes for us to look out for. First up is a little table showing you how much hit rating you need per target level. This is a welcome addition to the game if it is a permenant one. There was...
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It’s a big word. It is, as per usual, a big subject. It’s long and rambling, and I’m certainly not an expert on the experiences of gay, lesbian or transexual gamers. This is not about calling anyone homophobic, or anything like that. This post is just about looking at these issues and questioning ourselves and our attitudes. I’m hoping...
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