August 09, 2010 :: Posted by - Stompalina :: Category - Blizzcon, Community
In case you haven’t heard, we are going to Blizzcon! When I say “we” I mean over 10 of us… Writers on rawrcast.com, contributors on the show, and guild members in Bound! All of which will be contributing coverage, content, opinion, and insight into what is shaping up to be the biggest Blizzcon ever! But, we need some help from you guys!
As encouraged by a number of listeners and readers, we decided to create an IndieGoGo page and offer up a few incentives in an effort to raise funds for the Rawr Crew’s trip to Blizzcon! We are now offering a number of “perks” in exchange for your support of our Blizzcon fund.
Everyone who had previously made a contribution through Chip-In will be included in our updated campaign.
Over 10 Writers/Contributors
Proving COMPLETE Coverage
Over 20 Hours of
LIVE Video & Audio Coverage
Feeds on ALL major social media channels
No DirectTV? No Problem!
We got you covered!
A full schedule of our coverage is
on our Ustream page
If ever there has been a time to “Support the Rawr”, now is that time. If you are unable to provide financial support, please spread the word about our Blizzcon coverage, and our sponsorship efforts. It has been an absolute pleasure producing this show for the past year and half, and we are looking forward to continuing the Rawr! Thank you advance for your support!
July 19, 2010 :: Posted by - Stompalina :: Category - Community, Other
Many of you may have noticed my absence a few times over the last few months. It appears that I have found an outside hobby, outside of WoW. My friend Crystal is what is known by the crowd as a “Vanner”. She was conceived in a van, raised by vanners, grew up riding the roads of the US in a van, and so on…. I grew up in the suburbs. My parents had a van, but not for the same reasons that most people it now appears. And, honestly, we flew… we didn’t drive. So I have few memories of driving across the landscapes of the US.
“If Bikers are the Modern day Cowboys, then I guess Vanners would be the Modern day Gypsies. Actually Vanners and Bikers do about the same stuff, but nobody ever died of carpet rash (vs. road) falling down in their van.”
Big Steve
Here are a few snapshots I took at the last few events. If you get all the way to the end you will see my fascination with the Flint Hills. While driving to Kansas City, MO, we drove through the Flint Hills and it is honestly one of the most beautiful landscapes I have ever seen. And, I never would have seen the last expanse of tallgrass prairie in the nation if it weren’t for going AFK to experience the vannin subculture.
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If you happen to be one of these renegade left overs from the 70′s and 80′s, check vannin.com for vannins happening every weekend across the US. And, if you happen to be in Texas, visit Texas Van Federation. My friend Crystal is the Webmistriss, and I am doing everything I can to support TVF and bring some exposure to this growing group of wonderful people!
How do you spend your time AFK? Are you taking a summer vacation from WoW?
June is LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender) month in the US and elsewhere, and Blizzard recognized it with the gayest wallpaper that they have ever released. More importantly, it means that there are going to be lots of gay pride events around the world, including in the World of Warcraft!
Proudmoore Pride has been held every year since WoW’s launch and has been primarily run by The Spreading Taint family of guilds. This year, it will be on June 19th at noon PST. Many, many LGBT-friendly guilds and players take part in Proudmoore Pride from both factions. While I don’t know an exact number, it was easily over 500 last year, perhaps upwards of a thousand, and it has grown extremely quickly year to year, likely faster than the growth of the WoW player base. The Spreading Taint family of guilds alone reports 4,658 unique members have at some point been recorded in one of the guilds over some 12,000 characters. Even if you are not interested in the parade itself, it’s still quite an event to witness this many players in one place.
Players not currently in a guild on the US Proudmoore realm, or who would like to network with the The Spreading Taint on Horde or Stonewall Family on Alliance, can join a temporary guild connected to the other guilds’ chat. Both The Spreading Taint and Stonewall Family are already comprisedofseveralguilds, so visitors fit right it. There are lots of guilds that participate, both Proudmoore and guest guilds from other servers, so if you are looking for an LGBT friendly guild, the parade is a great place to get to know people. The Alliance players start in Theramore and march toward Camp Taurajo, where they meet up with Horde players to march toward Ratchet to take the boat to Booty Bay for a party. If you’ve ever wanted to see a time when Dalaran is empty and you may disconnect from lag in Booty Bay, this may be your only opportunity. Read more…
June 02, 2010 :: Posted by - Stompalina :: Category - Community, Podcast
We were asked to come back to Barrel Suit Radio again this morning, without all of the hung over production value and stoner band appearances. Not that the first go around at Barrel Suit Radio played out like a scene from Get Him to the Greek a couple of weeks ago, we just like to think that it was.
We had a great time this morning with A.J., Richard, and my good friend Pig. If you weren’t able to catch the live broadcast, take a few minutes to check out the archive of the show on Ustream, or HERE!
It’s official! Plans are underway for our next community round table Special Episode, featuring some of the World of Warcraft community’s most talented writers, players, and friends.
May 18, 2010 :: Posted by - Stompalina :: Category - Community, Podcast
As I mentioned in Episode 71, we will be guests on the Wednesday, May 19th broadcast of Barrel Suit on Fishbowl Radio Network. My good friend, Matt (aka. Pig) has asked to join his crew for the morning from 9-11 AM CST, and we couldn’t be more excited. So, if you happen to be near a PC, dial us up over on Ustream for the video feed, or the Fishbowl in the Green Bowl for the audio stream.
I’ll post a link to the recording later on…. but here’s the Ustream feed!
Thanks again to all of our listeners for your continued support!
April 16, 2010 :: Posted by - Rhabella :: Category - Community, Other
This post is in no way meant to attack any individuals, and though one of the situations is very specific to Rawrcast, and its audience, my opinions on the situation do not reflect the views of either Stompalina or Hafrot. The truth of the matter is they may not accurately reflect my opinion on the situation since I am presenting two extreme occurrences for the sheer purpose of creating a dialogue within our communities, both the exclusive Rawrcast community and the greater WoW community.
As many of you know, the Celestial Steed has hit the Blizzard store, and there has been a ton of discussion on Twitter, the blogosphere, and even the forums. Many of the players involved have started their end of days counters. They ingested so much cheap tequila while watching 2012 that they believe not only was the movie great, but it was true. As an aside, if I could offer one piece of non-WoW advice, it would be to never, under any circumstances, purchase tequila that is packaged in a plastic bottle and is in the $5-$10 range for a handle. It’s just an emergency room visit waiting to happen. Read more…
Together we tackle some of the recently announced Cataclysm Class Preview changes, discuss the effects of recent changes, and speculate more about the changes not yet announced. We also cover a few listener e-mails regarding raid mechanics, add-ons, and more!
The next installment of Talking Tank will be announced here shortly, so stay tuned to Rawrcast for the opinions and insight from the bloggers and personalities that you want to hear from!
This special episode of Rawrcast was brought to you by The Raid. Check out www.jointheraid.com for more information!
April 13, 2010 :: Posted by - Plectical :: Category - Community, Guilds
This will serve as the first in a series of interviews with Officers and Guild Masters from different servers. My intention for these articles is to cast a wide net to cover all of the different approaches to guild management and to shine a light on some of the ordinary guilds that may not be catching the spot light with World or Sever Firsts.
Today’s interview is with my old GM and good friend, NateArizona. Nate is the former GM for the Alliance Proudmoore guild, Pansy Division and also the co-host of the critically acclaimed podcast Proudmoore Pansies!
Plec: Time to go for the jugular Geraldo style! Just joking…but not really. You were recently the GM of Pansy Division and you decided to hand over the reigns of leadership after several months in charge. Most officers see guild management as a part of the meta-game offered by WoW, something that is as integral to their experience in game as raiding or PVP. Did you perceive Guild Management in a similar fashion? Why did you eventually hand over leadership? Read more…
April 09, 2010 :: Posted by - Ozimandias :: Category - Community
I listen to a ton of WoW podcasts, I read a lot of WoW blogs. Over the years of playing WoW, I have noticed this over and over. To illistrate this I am going to make up a typical WoW podcast interview:
Podcaster: So we are very happy to have NightSlash on our podcast today. Welcome NightSlash!
NightSlash: Thanks so much for having me!
Podcaster: So what have you been doing in World of Warcraft?
NightSlash: Well my guild is raiding ICC and we are uber leet!!!
