Author Archive for John Zakour

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WoW: No Free Lunch

Yesterday I had an appointment with my Doctor, Joe.  I know my weight has gotten a little high with age and so has my cholesterol.  I’m not a stupid guy, I realize I need to eat better and I probably should be on a statin to help me control the cholesterol.  Problem is, I wasn’t thrilled about the statin because last time I tried one it gave me some muscle pain.  I told Joe this, to which he responded, “John, buddy, there are no free lunches. Everything comes with a trade off.”  Therefore, I need to deal with a little bit of short term pain for long term gain.

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WoW: the need for limitation

I really enjoy playing World of Warcraft. Being a full time writer and a housedad I use WoW as a form of release. It lets me unwind and have a little fun while interacting with about a million of my closest online friends. In a way it lets me get out of the house without getting out of the house.

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WoW: Thoughts on Maturity

Our guild, Time Well Wasted on Rexxar, is going through a bit of a rough patch. First some members broke off to form their own guild.  Then some of the members got bored with doing dailies over and over for badges and either quit playing World of Warcraft or decided to take a break.

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Tankatude

My guild on Rexxar, Time Well Wasted, is going through a rough patch. Our Guild Master (who’s main is a Paladin Tank or Healer) decided to retire from the game, at least for now. Can’t blame him, being a Guild Master is about as thankful of a task as is being the parent of a new born baby. You are going to hear a lot of whining and put up with a lot of poop. At least as a parent you know the child will grow up and be somewhat thankful of all the time and effort you gave them. Not so much for a guild. So Guild Master burn out is high. I get that.

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WoW: Cataclysm

Blizzard has made it official (more or less): the newest expansion for World of Warcraft will be coming sometime soon. Blizzard hasn’t given an exact release date, just a date it won’t be released!  Cataclysm, the follow up to Wrath of the Lich King, will be out this year. Best guesses put it in the fourth quarter 2010.

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