Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Beyond 70... Still a Noob!
WoW! 70 came and went, and then there was attunement, guilds, Primary Tanking, Secondary Tanking, Protection Spec or Fury Spec... All of a sudden, WoW got a LOT more complicated and tactical, with players having dedicated hardcore roles.
Just when I thought the end was near Blizzard injected more gaming crack into my veins by announcing a new expansion with a level cap of 80 and new talents, abilities, and gaming options (sieges, inscriptions, etc) as well as a new hybrid class called the death knight.
Burning Crusade came out and I'm still working my tail off to get "geared" so I can partake of the "endgame" content and let me say it's a while new level.
Just a quick update after a loooong break from the ol bloggin...
~Goodwyn
Just when I thought the end was near Blizzard injected more gaming crack into my veins by announcing a new expansion with a level cap of 80 and new talents, abilities, and gaming options (sieges, inscriptions, etc) as well as a new hybrid class called the death knight.
Burning Crusade came out and I'm still working my tail off to get "geared" so I can partake of the "endgame" content and let me say it's a while new level.
Just a quick update after a loooong break from the ol bloggin...
~Goodwyn
Monday, January 15, 2007
8 Million served...
Just finished reading this today:
Written By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
So if everyone of them paid $19.99 for each account and paid at least one month, that would be $279,520,000 (Now that's WOW!) And would be making roughly $119,600,000 a month if all 8 Million subscribers were paying. So after a year combined would give Blizzard $14,511,920,000 (Yep $14.5 Billion!) I'm not sure how many of those same people will be buying Burning Crusade (but everyone I've asked has said they will be) but let's take a conservative 25% (2 Million) and that would add another $79,980,000 to the pot for a year total of $14,591,900,000 (just shy of $14.6 Billion)
New Expansion hits tomorrow (can't wait).
Written By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Currently, the population of Earth is estimated to be around 6.7 billion people. As of this week, roughly 0.1 percent of the sum of modern humanity plays World of Warcraft. Today, Blizzard Entertainment announced that more than 8 million people subscribe to the massive massively multiplayer online role-playing game, setting a new milestone for the title more than two years after its fall 2004 release.That just boggles the mind to think that many people play WoW...
As it is with the real-world population, Chinese subscribers are the largest demographic in Azeroth, totaling 3.5 million players. Next up is North America, with 2 million players, followed by Europe, with 1.5 million--the remainder of subscribers are in other territories. Subscription rates vary by region, but US players pay $14.95 each month to play WOW after doling out the suggested retail price for the game, which has been lowered to just $19.99.
So if everyone of them paid $19.99 for each account and paid at least one month, that would be $279,520,000 (Now that's WOW!) And would be making roughly $119,600,000 a month if all 8 Million subscribers were paying. So after a year combined would give Blizzard $14,511,920,000 (Yep $14.5 Billion!) I'm not sure how many of those same people will be buying Burning Crusade (but everyone I've asked has said they will be) but let's take a conservative 25% (2 Million) and that would add another $79,980,000 to the pot for a year total of $14,591,900,000 (just shy of $14.6 Billion)
New Expansion hits tomorrow (can't wait).
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Playin' with STYLE! (My name is Wyn.... Goodwyn)
So while hangin' out in Stormwind I see a post from one of my adventure buddies, Pistachios. He's selling Tuxedos... TUXEDOS!!! So of course I whisper to him "Dude... I want" soooooo we hook up and he tells me he put em in the Auction House (AH) and I buy em. I pick up a pair of Mage Slippers and the look is complete.Now, I'm not getting any Stamina boosts or Strength enhancements, but what I do get, is a BUNCH of ATTENTION! I stand out like a blood in snow.
The best part about the new look? It's fun and allows me to do some fun Role Playing online...
I just walk up to people and say "My name? Wyn... Goodwyn"
Also, I'm helping a friend get enough gold for his mount (Since he's getting close to level 40, he needs money for a Mount... What's a Mount? I'll blog on that later!)
But now.... I need to see if I can find some cool black gloves. Maybe see if I can find a wedding dress... Wouldn't that be cool. Me in the Tux and the wifey in a Wedding Dress.
LOL
Thursday, January 11, 2007
WoW Gold worth more than Cash?
Ok ok, I'll admit it... I've bought WoW gold in real life. I've bought from EZGaming.com (a few times...) Here's the funny thing. The price fluctuates. Early on in my WoW adventure I bought 100 Gold for $15, then it went to $17, $18, $25 (Around X-Mas) and now hovers around $37!!!.
At $37 that's $0.37 per gold piece, WoW gold is worth more then printed money (in a way... Because it only costs the FED $0.04 to print US Cash) Ok, so it's not really worth more, but the point I'm making is, WoW gold is a true currency. It has value and is sellable (and buyable).
Anyways, just wanted to share that with you, cause I thought it was pretty neat.
At $37 that's $0.37 per gold piece, WoW gold is worth more then printed money (in a way... Because it only costs the FED $0.04 to print US Cash) Ok, so it's not really worth more, but the point I'm making is, WoW gold is a true currency. It has value and is sellable (and buyable).
Anyways, just wanted to share that with you, cause I thought it was pretty neat.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
It begins with the blood of a wolf....
Ok soooooo this is post number one and let me start out by saying, "Yes I am a total noob to WOW" but through my struggles I have managed to get to level 35 (roughly 1/2 way to the new max level of 70) and I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the game.
Roughly a month ago, my wife says to me "Babe I wanna play WOW." at which I was like "Oh hell no! I've heard that game is worse then crack!" She waved it away and said "Seriously. I want to try it." So I downloaded the free version (10-day trial) burned a DVD and installed.
After a lot of updates we began our journey on the PVP Alliance Server DuneMaul.
She chose a Mage and I chose a Warrior.
We fumbled through the beginning and killed a bagillion kobolds and wolves. And rapidly leveled up to 6. We were feeling prettygood about ourselves. And even though there was a lot of running and grinding (killing lots of the same things for XP [eXPerience]) it was all very fun.
And it was during these early levels where I saw the kindness around me. For example, I wandered too far down the road and took on more then me and wifey could handle and out of nowhere a level 30 Paladin comes to our aid and saved us a long walk from the graveyard. It was while chatting with this player I realized how cool it all was.
Time after time there was act of kindness after act of kindness from my fellow Alliance. Don't get me wrong there was a few times where someone was pretty jacked to me calling me "n00b" and worse, but it was only like 5% of the people I encountered. Everyone else has been helpful, explaining things, allowing us to adventure with them, etc. EENNIIGGMMAA is one such player.
After these RAOKs (Random Acts of Kindness) I realized for me, the common goals and the comradery between me and these complete strangers was deeply appealing and refreshing. In the real world if I walked up to someone and asked him to help me out and take an hour or so of his time to do something he's done a hundred times before, he'd most likely bail out and say he can't help. In WOW more times then not, people really help.
I told my wife, "If people were half as nice in the real world as they are in WOW, the world would be a better place..."
Roughly a month ago, my wife says to me "Babe I wanna play WOW." at which I was like "Oh hell no! I've heard that game is worse then crack!" She waved it away and said "Seriously. I want to try it." So I downloaded the free version (10-day trial) burned a DVD and installed.
After a lot of updates we began our journey on the PVP Alliance Server DuneMaul.
She chose a Mage and I chose a Warrior.
We fumbled through the beginning and killed a bagillion kobolds and wolves. And rapidly leveled up to 6. We were feeling prettygood about ourselves. And even though there was a lot of running and grinding (killing lots of the same things for XP [eXPerience]) it was all very fun.
And it was during these early levels where I saw the kindness around me. For example, I wandered too far down the road and took on more then me and wifey could handle and out of nowhere a level 30 Paladin comes to our aid and saved us a long walk from the graveyard. It was while chatting with this player I realized how cool it all was.
Time after time there was act of kindness after act of kindness from my fellow Alliance. Don't get me wrong there was a few times where someone was pretty jacked to me calling me "n00b" and worse, but it was only like 5% of the people I encountered. Everyone else has been helpful, explaining things, allowing us to adventure with them, etc. EENNIIGGMMAA is one such player.
After these RAOKs (Random Acts of Kindness) I realized for me, the common goals and the comradery between me and these complete strangers was deeply appealing and refreshing. In the real world if I walked up to someone and asked him to help me out and take an hour or so of his time to do something he's done a hundred times before, he'd most likely bail out and say he can't help. In WOW more times then not, people really help.
I told my wife, "If people were half as nice in the real world as they are in WOW, the world would be a better place..."
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