World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
August 3, 2007 | 1 Comment
I quit World of Warcraft a couple years ago, but I still find the game and it’s world fascinating. This is why I was interested to hear the announcements of the expansion titled: Wrath of the Lich King. The following is what has been announced so far about this expansion:
- The continent of Northrend added to the world of Azeroth. Northrend is about the size of Outland.
- New Content for WoW players level 68 and up.
- The WoW Level cap increased from 70 to 80.
- An array of new abilities and talents introduced.
- A new “Hero” class added - the Death Knight; this class will need to be unlocked through certain criteria before it becomes available.
- New Profession: Inscriptions - allowing you to permanently enhance spells and abilities.
- Siege Weapons and Destructable Buildings added to the PvP landscape, as well as a new Battleground.
- A plethora of new Dungeons, including 25-player Raid Dungeons and Heroic variants.
- An abundance of new quests, monsters, items, and recipes.
Tags: blizzard, blizzcon, death knight, hero, hero class, siege, siege weapons, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow
World of Warcraft: Turtle Mounts and More!
December 9, 2006 | 133 Comments
There are a few unique items in World of Warcraft which can only be acquired through the new World of Warcraft Tradin Card Game. If you get one of these uber rare cards, you are presented with a scratch off area which will reveal a code. You can the redeem this code.
The code sets the item up to be received from Landro Longshot at the Booty Bay docks in Stranglethorn Vale. Very cool.
There are three items you may get:
- Landro Longshot (~$20)
- Thunderhead Hippogryph Hatchling (~$50)
- Saltwater Snapjaw (Turtle) Mount (shown) (~150)
If you fail to get one of these special items in a deck, you will get UDE points, which you can save up to buy any of these items:
- Tabard of the Frost (2,000 points ~$12)
- Fireworks Trinket (10,000 points ~$59)
- Ogre Disguise (25,000 points ~$150)
Tags: blizzard, card, cards, Hippogryph Hatchling, saltwater snapjaw, tabard of flame, tcg, trading cards, turtle mount, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow
Warcraft 3 No CD Hack
September 5, 2006 | 188 Comments
If you are anything like me, you bought Warcraft 3 many years ago and are completely fed up with having to have the CDs with you when you want to play, where you want to play. A group of friends and I play DotA every Thursday night, each of us has purchased at least one copy of the game, but we are lucky if more than one person remembers to bring their CDs. We then spend a great deal of time passing around a CD to (re)spawn games. I will suffer with this no more!
ElliotBack.com provides instructions and the hack download on his site. It appears he has been keeping up with patch versions, currently we are at 1.20e. This is an easy install and a must do for anyone playing Warcraft regularly. It works perfectly with both the original game and The Frozen Throne. There are no known problems running this on Battle.Net.
Update: On the 13th Blizzard fixed some things on BNet to prevent some some crappy script hacks. As a (intentional?) side effect the no cd crack was busted. However the brilliant Vadoff came up with a new solution. The hack is a bit more complicated and the site that hosts the download is crappy. Anyway, here’s the new one. Be sure to read the readme file.
Tags: blizzard, dota, frozen throne, hack, no cd, nocd, warcraft, warcraft 3
Internet is for Porn WoW Video
August 25, 2006 | 6 Comments
Warning: this is not safe for work. Play at your own risk…
Apparently today is inappropriate and questionable content day at No Sheep, but anyway…
This video is a song and dance debate between two characters animated using the lush environments and interactivity in Word of Warcraft. Apparently Matt blogged this back in December, but I just watched it for the first time today on Google Video.
I’ve seen a pile of WoW videos, but none of them are anywhere near as funny as this one. The video makes the easy claim that the internet is for porn, which may be true, but Google Video and You Tube keep reminding me how good it is at entertainment.
Update: I just found out the song included in the video is from the Broadway musical Avenue Q which was a critically acclaimed comedy done all with puppets that clearly parody Sesame Street and The Muppets. Additionally, here are the lyrics for your enjoyment:
KATE MONSTER
The internet is really really great
TREKKIE MONSTER
For porn
KATE
I’ve got a fast connection so i don’t have to wait
TREKKIE
For porn
KATE
Huh?
There’s always some new site,
TREKKIE
For porn!
KATE
I browse all day and night
TREKKIE
For porn!
KATE
It’s like i’m surfing at the speed of light
TREKKIE
For porn!
KATE
Trekkie!
TREKKIE
The internet is for porn
KATE
Trekkie!
TREKKIE
The internet is for porn,
KATE
What are you doing!?
TREKKIE
Why you think the net was born?
Porn porn porn
KATE
Treee—kkie!
TREKKIE
Oh hello Kate monster
KATE
You are ruining my song
TREKKIE
Oh me sorry, me no mean to
KATE
Well if you wouldnt mind please being quiet for a minute so i can finish?
TREKKIE
Me no talkie
KATE
Good
I’m glad we have this new technology
TREKKIE
For porn
KATE
Which gives us untold opportunity
TREKKIE
For por—oops, sorry
KATE
Right from you own desktop
TREKKIE
For —
KATE
You can research browse and shop
Until you’ve had enough and your ready to stop
TREKKIE
FOR PORN!!
KATE
Trekkie!
TREKKIE
The internet is for porn!
KATE
Noooo
TREKKIE
The internet if for porn!
KATE
Trekkie
TREKKIE
Me up all night honking me horn to porn, porn, porn!
KATE
That’s gross you’re a pervert
TREKKIE
Ah, sticks and stones Kate monster
KATE
NO really, your a pervert. Normal people don’t sit at home and look at porn on the internet
TREKKIE
Ohhhh?
KATE
What?!
TREKKIE
You have no idea. Ready normal people?
NORMAL PEOPLE
Ready— ready —-ready
TREKKIE
Let me hear it!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
The internet is for porn!
PRINCETON
Sorry kate
TREKKIE AND GUYS
The internet is for porn!
PRINCETON
I masturbate!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
All these guys unzip their flies
For porn, porn, porn!
KATE
The internet is not for porn!!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
PORN!, PORN, P—
KATE
HOLD ON A SECOND!
Now i know for a fact that you, Rob, check your portfolio and trade stocks online
ROB
That’s correct.
KATE
And Brian, you buy things on Amazon.com
BRIAN
Sure!
KATE
And Gary, you keep selling your possesions on Ebay
GARY
Yes I do!
KATE
And Princeton, you sent me that sweet online birthday card
PRINCETON
True!
TREKKIE
Oh, but Kate-
What you think he do . . .after? hmm?
PRINCETON
. .yeah
KATE
EEEWWWWW!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
The internet is for porn!
KATE
Gross!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
The internet is for porn!
KATE
I hate porn
TREKKIE AND GUYS
Grab your dick and double click
TREKKIE AND GUYS
For porn, porn, porn!
(harmonizing) porn, porn, porn, porn
KATE
I hate you men!
I’m leaving!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
Porn, porn, porn, porn
porn, porn, porn, porn
KATE
I hate the internet!
TREKKIE AND GUYS
Porn, porn, porn, porn
TREKKIE
The internet is for
TREKKIE AND SOME
The internet is for
TREKKIE AND ALL
The internet is for PORN!
TREKKIE
YEAH!
Tags: avenue q, Fun Whatnot, google, google video, internet is for porn, lyrics, porn, video, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow
DotA Hero Rankings
August 15, 2006 | 317 Comments
I pulled the following lists from DotAPortal.com. Basically these are top ten lists in multiple categories for the many heroes in DotA Allstars. In many ways these lists are just for trivia sake, but for others they may highlight heroes who are similar to heroes you already know and love. Without further ado, here are the lists for your enjoyment (updated as of DotA 6.35b):
Strongest
- Treant Protector
- Doom Bringer
- Butcher
- Tidehunter
- Stone Giant
- Pandaren Battlemaster
- Skeleton King
- Chaos Knight
- Night Stalker
- Dragon Knight
Weakest
- Silencer
- Lifestealer
- Oblivion
- Holy Knight
- Phantom Lancer
- Nerubian Weaver
- Tormented Soul
- Slayer
- Lich
- Shadow Shaman
Most Intelligent
- Oblivion
- Enigma
- Lich
- Slayer
- Shadow Shaman
- Tormented Soul
- Demon Witch
- Death Prophet
- Prophet
- Crystal Maiden
Least Intelligent
- Phantom Assassin
- Troll Warlord
- Chaos Knight
- Night Stalker
- Pandaren Battlemaster
- Stealth Assassin
- Rogueknight
- Juggernaut
- Drow Ranger
- Bounty Hunter
Fastest Attack Speed
- Lifestealer
- Soul Keeper
- Phantom Assassin
- Bounty Hunter
- Morphling
- Bone Fletcher
- Drow Ranger
- Stealth Assassin
- Juggernaut
- Anti-Mage
Slowest Attack Speed
- Stone Giant
- Doom Bringer
- Enigma
- Treant Protector
- Oblivion
- Tinker
- Twin Head Dragon
- Goblin Techies
- Earthshaker
- Death Prophet
Fastest Movement Speed
- Chaos Knight
- Anti-Mage
- Soul Keeper
- Naga Siren
- Moon Rider
- Broodmother
- Magnataur
- Oblivion
- Phantom Assassin
- Bounty Hunter
Slowest Movement Speed
- Goblin Techies
- Shadow Shaman
- Crystal Maiden
- Demon Witch
- Troll Warlord
- Death Prophet
- Stone Giant
- Morphling
- Necro’lic
- Butcher
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Defense of the Ancients (DotA) Allstars Items and Recipes
July 23, 2006 | 130 Comments
Defense of the Ancients (DotA) Allstars is a Warcraft III mod that is insanely popular and equally fun. Currently this happens to be the only online game I play. DotA Allstars, or just DotA, is a mod so popular and well put together that Blizzard has recognized it and even hosted tournaments at BlizzCon!
One of the key things to being successful at playing DotA is constructing the right items in the right situations. In game there isn’t a ton of time to spend agonizing over what to build. 
Luckily, there are a ton of great items lists you can check out or print and use during the game. This should help you to come up with the best possible builds in all kinds of situations.
The most interesting guides I’ve seen are these two images from “thenonhacker”:
DotA Allstars 6.35 Item Table and DotA Allstars 6.35 Item Chart. These are the images I have thumbnails of on the left. The item chart shows visually what items lead to what other items. The item table categorizes each item and shows in chart form exactly what benefits each will provide.
On the official DotA site there are three must see pages:
An interactive one page listing of all the items by shop.
A basic item list for printing.
A recipe item list which can be printed in either HTML or PDF.
Note these links and this information was updated as of DotA version 6.34/6.35b
Tags: defense of the ancients, dota, items, recipes, warcraft, warcraft 3, warcraft iii
Lawsuit Defends World of Warcraft Strategy Guide from DMCA
March 29, 2006 | 7 Comments
Brian Kopp of Bronson Florida is selling The Ultimate World of Warcraft Leveling & Gold Guide and Blizzard isn’t happy about it. Blizzard forced Ebay to shut down his auctions claiming violation of DMCA.
Public Citizen is defending Kopp:
“Copyright laws are designed to promote creativity and innovation, not squelch it,” said Greg Beck, the Public Citizen attorney representing Kopp. “A video game is copyrightable just like a book, and just like a book you should be able to comment on it, create new works inspired by it, teach about it in classes, write newspaper articles about it and so on. It is this kind of innovation and open discussion that the copyright laws are supposed to foster. By claiming that mere publication of a how-to book about its game infringes its copyright, Blizzard has interpreted its intellectual property rights in a way that would prohibit legitimate commentary that is protected by the First Amendment.”
Tags: blizzard, brian kopp, copyright, dmca, first amendment, game, gold farming, guide, public citizen, strategy guide, video game, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow