Stone Heads

I saw the Dam in a screenshot on the WoW site and it reminded me of Mount Rushmore.

Thank you Wikipedia for the lovely picture of this U.S. National Memorial.

Account Management Page

Just my luck that I pointed you to the Account Management Page and they are suddenly having problems allowing people to log on:

"We're aware of the issue which is causing slow connectivity, and in some cases a complete inability to access the account management page, and are currently working on a resolution. While we don't have an ETA to offer at this time, we will provide an update as soon as more information becomes available."

Source: wowvault.ign.com

2 Free Weeks So Far

Have you been to your account page recently?

I checked mine out while doing the research for the post on how much to pay a month. I took a look at my payment history and realized that so far, Blizzard has given me 14 free days.

Here's what my "Full Payment History" looked like (you can see I'm on the subscription for 3 months at a time):

Glass Half Empty says "Man! How many glitches have they had?"

Glass Half Full says "Hey that's cool they gave me some consideration for the headaches; Sony never did that for us in SWG."

Then there's that little voice in the back of my head that says "OMG you've wasted a year and a half of your life!"

/squelch voice.

Anyway, if you're brave enough to face your little voice here's how you can see the same for yourself: From the World of Warcraft Home Page click on the "Account Management" button in the upper right hand corner. It looks like this:

Maybe while you're there you can decide if your current payment plan is still the best choice for you; it looked like it would be very simple to change.

WoW for $12.50/Month

I finally sat down to confirm a suspicion that I had. It turns out there's a cheaper way to play World of Warcraft. Not by a lot, but hey, it all adds up.

As you may recall from that fateful day you signed up for WoW, you chose to pay in increments of either 1 month, 3 months or 6 months. The longer you signed up for, the cheaper the monthly rate ($14.99, $13.99 and $12.99 respectively).

Well, I noticed that on Amazon.com I could buy a 60 day Game Cardfor $24.99 which is about $12.50/month (free shipping on purchases of $25.00 or more).

Type	Length	Cost/Month
Amazon	2 Months	$12.50
Subscription	6 Months	$12.99
	3 Months	$13.99
	1 Month	$14.99

For only a two month committment I can actually beat the cheapest rate available.
So I ordered a card and I'll let you know how it goes.

(Disclosure - these are affiliate links, which allow me to bring you such beautifully crafted links such as this:)

It's all in the Slo-Mo

Forgive me that it's not directly WoW related but for some weird reason this video had me laughing so hard I was crying.



Or you can view it on the youtube.com website.

Divine Spirit Ninja Buffer!

I finally decided how to spec my priest. She's going to be Discipline. And NO, that's not a typo. I just like the tree because I just recently discovered Wands (+25% to damage), I get +962 armor with Inner Fire and more damage absorption on my Power Word: Shield. Since those fit my play style it works for me.

Anyway, on the trip down the Discipline path I discovered: Divine Spirit.

Now, first off, you must know, I'm a ninja buffer. I enjoy buffing unsuspecting passers by.

So woohoo! that I found this buff. Lasts a nice 30 minutes and it's +17 to spirit. Mmmm, spirit. Unfortunately not everyone benefits from that, so they'll just have to make do with my improved (+30%) Power Word: Fortitude. :)

Now if I can just get myself "Disciplined" enough to get to 40...

It's Not a RUmah!

So if you read this post from wowinsider.com you'll find that there are those that say the Wisps really are the new Alliance Race and that it isn't an April Fool's joke. Because apparently there are posts from BLIZZARD saying It's not a Tumor oops, sorry, I mean... It's not a Rumor.

To that I say:

Treeform: Turns the wisp into a tree for 30 seconds. During this time, spirit is increased by 300. However, the wisp's chance to dodge or parry axes is reduced by 50%.

Update:
4-3-06 Blizzard Posted that the Wisps were part of the April Fools joking:

In a cunning attempt to take April Foolery to a new maximum, the Blizzard Joke Squad™ decided to shake things up this year by posting our jokes slightly ahead of schedule! Well, it was April Fool's day somewhere in the world... We hope you enjoyed our April Fool's events.
BurgerCraft™
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - New Alliance Race: Wisps
World of Warcraft: Evil Patch Notes
The Blizzard Joke Squad™ will see you again next year.

The Burning Crusade Townhall page is back to the "?" Race and the Wisp page has been archived.

Public Service Message for US Gamers - File Taxes & Leap Forward

Ok, so for those of us who play too much and sometimes look up and notice the world seems to have suddenly passed us by - here are a few notes I'd like to slip under your nose (unfortunately these are U.S. focused so my apologies to international readers for a second):

Move Your Clocks forward one hour today if you are in an area that observes daylight savings time

File Your taxes. You have 2 weeks left. You might remember a previous PSA on collecting your tax paperwork and so perhaps your documents are sitting under your keyboard right now. If you need more help check out Consumer Reports' Guide on Taxes or head over to H&R Block or another provider to file them online.

2006-April Events

From the Events Calendar for April:

Darkmoon Faire (Elwynn) April 10 - April 16

Noblegarden April 16 - May 20

Call to Arms: Arathi Basin! April 7 - April 10

Call to Arms: Alterac Valley! April 21 - April 24

Call to Arms: Warsong Gulch! April 28 - May 1

During a Call to Arms, emmissaries from that Battleground will be found in the major cities, and honor/faction rewards for performing objectives in that battleground are increased.

April Fools Again - Drive Thru Added

I tried it out this morning and just as in real life, it took me 1/2 hour to get my breakfast.