Tag Archives: WoW

China Christmas

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Meg

Stick got me a toaster oven for Christmas! I hope he knows this is only romantic in China, and I’m not in for a lifetime of yuletide appliances. He hid it from me in the closet, which is a perfect … Continue reading →

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Chinese WarCraft Access

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Meg

I still can’t get on Blizzard’s WarCraft page, so I don’t know the official story, but we can’t directly connect to WoW servers in the US. This probably isn’t the only workaround for foreign Warcraft servers, but here’s how we … Continue reading →

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In My Bookmarks…

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Meg

Short but awesome post on Assumed Knowledge from Teaching Game Design about being a game designer: If you tell people you’re a game designer, one of the two typical reactions is “hey, I have this great idea for a game…” … Continue reading →

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Night Elf Seeks Gnome for LTR

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Meg

On a completely unrelated note, I just found out there’s a World Of WarCraft dating site, where WoW gamers can, er, hook up. I’m not making this up, it’s called World Of DateCraft. The site’s pretty new, with beta warning … Continue reading →

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Daily Life With Stick

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Meg

“Stick, I need to get on your computer to print my skit for class.” My skit is a brilliant adaptation of The Emperor’s New Clothes, with Chinese characteristics. “Right now? I’m in an instance!” That means fighting WarCraft bad guys … Continue reading →

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WarCraft Cards

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Meg

Stick and I really need a router…. right now only one of us can be on the internet at a time so we can’t play WoW together. Also he can’t play WoW very much because I am always blogging or … Continue reading →

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Stranglethorn Vale

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Meg

New WoW article on Stranglethorn Vale is up on Azeroth World News, in case you’re getting sick of me talking about China all the time.

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Toothless Mountain Men

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Meg

New piece on the Toothless Mountain Men up at Azeroth World news. My first in-game interview and it includes virtual cow-tipping!

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Caught Parking

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Meg

No, not me! There’s this guy in Palmer, a total WoW addict, and he drives to the local public library, which has wireless internet, where he sets up his laptop to play World of WarCraft in his parked car. The … Continue reading →

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What Not To Say

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Meg

Frag Doll Valkyrie  has blogged about Top Ten Least Original Things To Say To A Girl Gamer.  Female gamers are subject to harassment every single day, every single minute, while playing online games. Although voice communication is a wonderful thing in … Continue reading →

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