Here's a proverb that comes to mind: "You will never understand why anyone would pay $25,000 for a car until you have driven a $25,000 car." The same held true, for me, with massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) for years. I couldn't understand why people were paying by the month to play a game that would otherwise cost nothing after the initial $40-50 cover charge. And so, while the Everquest fad raged on, I stayed away. While my friends talked about their attempts to become Jedi ...

First, an update to my Hit list: * Hitokiri * Khonan * Mings * Mokomoh * Murrough * Petis * Voider Surprisingly, though, the ganking has all but stopped, allowing me to reach level 36. Part of the reason why is that I found the perfect spot to kill enemies without worrying about the Horde. An island off the Savage Coast, home to a host of level 36-37 water elementals. Dubbed "Kimo's Island" by my friend Kimo Oshiro, whose character, a now-level 42 paladin named Avelynn, spent hour...

It started out as a general purpse blog. But it seems to have devolved into a one-topic affair. So in the interest of keeping from being monotonous, the general World of Warcraft update will be short. * I am now Level 44. * Additions to the Hit List: Ripsi, Gazou, Galpha, Ashanta, Darkmane, Great, Marro, Xevious, Deearrspider, Stargazer, Zerres, Pir, Makerboilers, Tino, Bitailed, Sig, Davidaid, Urghak, Cain, Liquor, Darktemplar, Moomoocow, Raige, Aistrel, Kyuss, Devilshammer. Tota...

So now I'm level 41. The big milestone of level 40 has come and gone. And I still don't have my mount. Money just isn't flowing in as quickly as I'd like. But I'm not going to ask you, my readers (I know that there are a scant few of you) for gold. That's what friends and guildmates are for. So, in addition to the "Hit List," I will also provide updates on amount of gold, at least until I get my horse. POLL QUESTION: Keeping in mind that the only difference between mounts is cosme...