A few nights ago the Bound vent got a little wild around a random conversation about Muppet characters. The questions was:
What class would each of the Muppets be?
The responses on vent were quite funny, and the explinations as to why the Muppet would be said class were even funnier.
Last night I got a wild hair and posed the question on Twitter, and offered up a [Sandbox Tiger] Loot Card to the funniest response. Here are some of the more memorable responses and the winner.
Govannan Ernie would definitely be a Hunter. He’d have a rubber duckie pet. Or maybe a Bert pet.
mamaicymouse Gonzo would have to be a shammy, his totems would be living chickens though. 
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“Time and tide wait for no man.”
If this quote is true in life, then it’s doubly true in WoW. Patches, class changes, and new raid content seem to be coming out every couple of weeks to change the core game play of WoW. Getting left behind is a real concern for WoW players, especially since the introduction of new and powerful loot can quickly leave players lagging (forgive the pun) in their class roles.
After showing up late to the party for the last patch, I was bound and determined to be on the “Bleeding Edge” of the new 3.2.2 patch content (or at least as bleeding edge as I can be without playing on the PTR… we’ll call it the Oozing Edge). I logged on, jumped into a ten man Onxyia raid and promptly had the retro Nemesis Skullcap to show off to other jealous locks on my server (due to my stunning DPS…and the fact that I was the only Warlock in the group). I felt, at least for the moment, that I’d gotten the monkey off my back.
This pressure of “get in and play while it’s still new” is facilitated by “leaked” patch notes, WoW podcasts, Blue Posts on the official WoW forums and WoW news sites all working together to drive an incredible amount of traffic to the game on patch day. It’s often theorized that Blizzard times their releases to cannibalize the player base of other MMOs (see WOTLK coming out around the same time as Warhammer and Patch 3.2.2 being released in the same month as the launch of Aion and Champion’s Online). Whether or not this is true remains unclear (although coincidences abound).
What is clear is that the massive amount of hype swirling around patches drives home the opportunity costs of playing other games. Whenever I steal a few hours in Fallout 3 or try to revisit saved games in Fable 2, I’m constantly thinking about what I could be doing in WoW. For myself (and I’m sure many other players), WoW has obliterated my interest in other games. Time in Fallout 3 doesn’t translate to hours, it translates to lost instance runs and missed battlegrounds. The pressure surrounding patches simply drive home how deeply Blizzard has their claws sunk into their players and how easily we can dance to Blizzard’s tune. Fortunately for Blizzard and myself, I love the song they’re playing.
Talking Tank; the Charge of the Light Brigade
Fine, I won’t be so egocentric…The Charge of the Light Brigade
Tanks are a special breed. They are similar to those memorialized in the Charge of the Light Brigade by Aflred, Lord Tennyson. Every mission is suicidal, and yet we continue, despite our better judgement, to “ride into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell.” Tanks in the World of Warcraft are strategists with a bravado and love for the front lines. Good tanks not only do those things, they do them well. When I think of a good tank, I equate them to Erwin Rommel famously riding into battle along side his men. Good tanks are so good they often draw the praise from the unlikeliest sources like Rommel did from Winston Churchill, “we have a very daring and skillful opponent against us. And may I say across the havoc of war, a great general.”
Join our master of ceremonies, Hafrot, this coming Friday as I am privileged to accompany an all-star cast of tanks as we attempt to tackle some of the more unique nuances of tanking as well as hit on basics for new tanks.
with guests…
Representing the Druids: Kreeoni
Representing the Warriors: Veneretio
Representing the Death Knights: cdeagle
Representing the Paladins: Rawr Crew Member – Rhabella
Special Guest – Astryl – developer of the Rawr Spreadsheet at druid.wikispaces.com/Rawr
-Rhab
We apologize for the poor audio quality this week. We are beginning to think that the kid is too tempted by shiny knobs when he sit down to use the PC.
As for the content of this week’s show, we covered a broad range of topics ranging from news coming out of the PTR and a huge change being introduced soon that will have haste effecting how hots and dots tick. Haf shares his personal goal to earn exalted reputation with the voodoo brothers in the Zandalar tribe, as Stomp would rather not play than grind pointless reputation. We also last year’s Hallow’s End world event and chatted about changes we would like to see implemented this year.
Episode 40 of Rawrcast is available for your listening pleasure via iTunes, RSS feed, direct download, or you can stream it from our main page.
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Pugging. A dirty word to some WoW players, and a way of life for many others. One truth is self evident for every pug; Your mileage may vary. Many players prefer not to pug at all, the reason being that groups work best with players whose skill level is comparable and whose play style is familiar. But what happens when you have to pug?
Circumstances abound where pugging becomes necessary. Maybe you couldn’t attend your guild’s raid that week or maybe you belong to a casual guild that doesn’t raid at all. Whatever the reason, many players find themselves pugging content with a group of unknown players. With that in mind, I’ve come up with a quick list of things you can do to make the experience as painless as possible. Read more…
Hello Rawrcast readers and listeners. My apologies go out to all of you since this is my first column in two weeks. I have been swamped with work and family and was unable to find the time to sit down and write. Today, however, I am back at it. My life has slowed down and that means more columns to come.
Today, I am leaving my normal topic of leveling and addressing something that I have been dealing with in my game play; guild drama. Stomp has always said to her listeners and to her friends that this is your $15.00 a month and you have to be happy with what you are doing in game. Well, I have experienced a few different types of guild drama and I thought I would take a moment to enlighten the readers.
One of the worst things to happen in guilds and in WOW at large is the development of guild cliques. It is like high school all over again, where the cool, in-people get the runs and the uncool people are left in the cold. I was never in the geek, nerd group in high school, but at the same time I was never part of the in-crowd. I knew them and called a few friends thanks to years of baseball, football, and other sports, but my friends and I were more the middle group. Read more…
This week Haf and Stomp welcome Sideshow and Syrana to the show! While on their double date the couples enjoyed fantasizing about in-game relationships, and out-of-game grudges that effect their day-to-day lives and playtime. They also hash through a few other games currently peeking their interest, as well as cover a bit of this week’s news fresh from the 3.3 PTR. Read more…
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