So, when I was surfing in and out of the chronicles of cyber space, I found this lil deal on  Neatorama.  I just had to share it with you guys. Please watch and enjoy this ever so short clip.

Breast Cancer Awareness month is an event I hold near and dear to my heart, a very close family member of mine is a survivor of the disease.  Anywhoooo this WoW guild changed their tabards to pink, which if you don’t know is the national color for Breast Cancer Awareness,  Ex Cinis Cineris can be found on the Farstriders server.

Kudos to you all for supporting such an important cause.

TAVERNCRAFT ANNOUNCES NEW

WORLD OF WARCRAFT^® STEIN FEATURING DRAGON ASPECTS

Charge of the Great Dragonflights Stein Now Available To General Public

SAN DIEGO, CA (October 12, 2009) – Taverncraft, a subsidiary of 3 Point Entertainment LLC, today announced the next stein in its Epic Collection series based on Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft^®. The new stein, entitled Charge of the Great Dragonflights, exclusively debuted in August at BlizzCon^® in Anaheim. The Charge of the Great Dragonflights stein prominently features the Dragon Aspects from the award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game — Nozdormu, Alexstrasza, Malygos, Ysera, and Neltharion — and is illustrated by premier fantasy artist James Zhang.

“The response at BlizzCon regarding the new Charge of the Great Dragonflights stein was incredible,” said 3 Point Entertainment President Jerry Bennington. “The Dragon Aspects on the stein are beautifully rendered and we are eager to get these in the hands of the World of Warcraft community for the holiday season.”

Charge of the Great Dragonflights is the fourth release in the Epic Collection series of World of Warcraft steins. Previous steins in the series include Blood of the Horde, Alliance United, and Rise of the Lich King.

Each Epic Collection stein stands over 10” tall, is handcrafted from authentic fine-grain stoneware, and features panoramic bas-relief sculpting and a solid pewter lid. The World of Warcraft Epic Collection steins, including the new Charge of the Great Dragonflights stein, are currently available at www.wowsteins.com for a retail price of $89.99 each.

As some of you may recall, a short while ago I wrote an article about my recent experiences at Blizzcon 2009, where I professed to being a World of Warcraft virgin. Being inspired by the comic goodness that flits and flutters around this popular MMO, I’ve penned another article on my recent experiences, as still a relative noob, in this well-established game. In this week’s adventure, I recount how I became, somewhat reluctantly, a guild leader. What a glorious mess.

Not too long ago, I left a guild that I had been a part of since I started playing the game a year ago. A friend that I had met in that guild decided to break free and start a new guild on his own. Let me first tell you that having a Co-Guild leader relationship is worse than being married to Kate Gosselin. It’s a very give and take relationship, but there’s always one that gives a bit more than the other…..in this case it was yours truly. It took a lot of massaging to work together with my in-game friend. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that after a day or two, my friend decided (out of the blue) he wasn’t ready to run a guild and closed it down overnight with out a word to me. As you can imagine I was a little peeved, to say the least. I lost my old guild, and now, thanks to my online buddy, I’d lost the gold that I’d just put into this one. That is the long story short that leads into my sharing this with you, dear readers.

Since I have a great WoW support system, my husband (who plays too), offered to start a guild with me. At the same time my cousin, a WoW veteran, offered to do the same. I was apprehensive at first, especially after my recent experience, but I guess it was her charm and experience that got me. I said yes! The three of us set out to start a really, um, “awesome” guild, though I had no idea what I was doing. Of course, first off, we needed a charter.

We went on the hunt for people to sign our charter. This was harder than we imagined it would be. Apparently people are charging for this now. One person asked for 10 gold. To click a button?! Sheesh! We were getting discouraged, this was taking forever to get just ten little signatures. My cousin, resourceful as she is, found a player that was moving servers. He was looking to sell his guild with 3 tabs, what luck. For a great price as well, and now my story begins….

Even if it’s more convenient to purchase a pre-made guild, it may not have the coolest name on the server. It was an alright name, but not as cool as the name we’d originally had in mind (we were leaning toward <Goes Commando>, but ended up with something else…read on.)

You wouldn’t believe what my cousin had to go through to get our guild name changed. This will give you an idea.

It was pretty lonely in the guild. Only four members. However, my husband and I shared an account at the time, so really only three of us could be on at a time. We needed some growth. Even with several of the old owners alts in the group as well as us, it was still a guild that’s too small for the big world of WoW. I decided to go on a recruiting spree by inviting individuals one by one for two days straight. No rest, no sleep, just a cup of coffee and me at 3am.

I hit Iron Forge, Stormwind city, and the Borean Tundra. As I saw homeless toons without guild families I invited them into ours. I took in the strong, the weak, the brave and the meek and I didn’t just stop there. I recruited everyone, his brother, and his dog.

You’d think this would be a disaster. Oddly, it wasn’t. I found that I enjoyed talking with these players, and I got to know some of the people behind these toons. I’ve made some good acquaintances and started some relationships I think will last. Not only have some of these players told me about their characters, they have shared a bit of their personal selves with me. I’ve learned about the concession worker, the father of two, the customer service rep, and the engineer. I have to say, making friends with these people has been quite enjoyable. Our guild chat is now filled with happy, friendly nonsense. It’s like my own little online Oprah show.

Quite honestly, we didn’t even have a direction or ANY idea what kind of guild we wanted to be when we started. Not surprisingly, we didn’t exactly turn into what you’d call a ‘raid guild’. Most of our members aren’t even 80 yet. And yet, somehow, we’ve morphed from your typical lil’ motley crew of guildless loners, into a nice bunch of instance-running friends, and we’re all linked together now, all cozy-like. It may not be hard core, but it’s certainly pleasant.

A quick sidebar before I wrap this up: a contributing factor in our recruiting success is humor. I’ve learned that a lot of players have a sense of humor, and are much more open to joining if the guild has one too. (When you hear our name you’ll understand.). I actually think this helps us recruit a higher quality player. Quite frankly, most of us don’t exactly blend with the dudes in <Razor’s Edge> or <Super Hardcore Jerks>. We’re different; we are a guild that takes them all in. High levels, low levels, mains, alts, and the non-hardcore are all welcome. They’re all surprisingly proud to say that they are the members of <Wears Hot Pants>.

Till we meet again, over and out….

The future will be glorious.  Our society will be extremely advanced, and we’ll live in harmony with each other and our environment.  In the future, we’ll have incredibly advanced technology.  It won’t crash, lock up, require rebooting, or need tech support, ever.  Oh, wait…

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Here’s the dealio folks. Having never been to a BlizzCon and being new to the whole “blogging” thing (I think that’s what you folks call it, right?), I pined over this article with great care and thought perhaps you’d enjoy a newcomer’s peek at that uber-event everyone is talking about, BlizzCon.

As a newer gamer and, more importantly, a self-proclaimed “World of Warcraft Virgin” (I’ve only been playing for a year), I had heard of BlizzCon, but I never really knew how big this event really is.  I must admit that I had one of the most awesome experiences there. One might even say I had a geekgasm! One I hope to have year after year. Yes…it was that good!

We got to the show around 11 a.m.  Once I hit the show floor, it wasn’t too long before I was visually reminded that it takes all kinds of people to make the gaming world go round. LOL. There were some in costume, some with piercings and holes everywhere, some with spiked hair, some with very little clothes, some with elephantine clothes, and finally some dressed to the 9’s. It was great for me because I’m a professional people watcher, so when I sat down to have a drink or a snack I had lots to keep me entertained besides the rest of the atmosphere; the smoke, the lights, the hundreds and hundreds of computers calling me to them like Sirens ushering salty sailor to their deaths.

I wasted no time in scoping out the new World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. The graphics where great, the story line was great and the characters were awesome. Keith, my husband, and I played the new Alliance race, Worgen. He chose a warrior and I of course chose the druid, because if you haven’t figured it out by the name, druids are my class of choice. The new Horde race, the Goblin, looked great as well, although I didn’t take time to play one, FOR THE ALLIANCE! In all seriousness, I couldn’t believe that something that is still in the works could be so bug free and clear in the picture area, it was amazing. It makes me wonder if Cataclysm is actually further along than Blizzard is letting on.

While I was there I tried something new. I gave the World of Warcraft Miniatures game by Upper Deck a try. I didn’t pick it up too quickly at first, but I did get the hang of it. I must’ve been playing well, because I ended up kicking Keith’s butt! Needless to say I will be purchasing my own set soon….very soon!

Lets talk swag! There were giveaways galore. Things being thrown at you from every direction, people tackling left and right just to get their hands on a glowing ball from Razer. Desperate individuals using rubber, over-priced, Frostmourne replicas to nab t-shirts out of mid-air. It was wild! There were larger-than-life statues from the current Blizzard games. One of which I will not forget, it was a statue of a dwarf hunter that looked like my husbands toon. The funniest part is that the hunter is also a great likeness of Keith in real life too! ROFL!

Unfortunately our day got cut short, real life hit and we had to pick up our six year old son, Kaleb, who plays as well. The family that plays together, stays together. Right? Sadly, we didn’t get to see Ozzy, who closed down the show, however I heard the Prince of Darkness lived up to his name and his reputation by giving the BlizzHeads the best show they ever! I cant wait until BlizzCon 2010 so I can do it all again. Overall, if you’re looking for a great gaming experience and you’re in the area, BlizzCon is the place to be.

Oh yes and I gotta give a shout out to the three cows…I learned there is a legend about the three cows and a cow level in the game of Diablo, apparently there is a cow level….and its great.

[Editor's Note:  Thanks to MoonGirll for this write-up!  Even though we're all jaded BlizzCon vets around here, this is a refreshing look at things.:)]

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