World of Warcraft 4.0.1 - Azeroth Beckons

A cataclysm draws near. A world is about to change. Patch 4.0 marks the beginning of our transition towards World of Warcraft - Cataclysm. New races, new zones and the likes will be available on December 7. What was released this week is system changes.

Although the changes are numerous, I will focus on the aspect I was most excited about, the new talent system. World of Warcraft player know that once you hit level 10, you can allocate talent points in one of three trees. There were many filler talents and Blizzard felt the need to streamline the whole system which also allows them to renew the classes at the same time.

Talents were simplified in two ways: number and selection. There are now far fewer talents to choose from, but you also have fewer talent points. Basically, you now get one every two levels, in between new abilities. This makes the leveling experience far more enjoyable and also reduces the number of uninteresting talents.

I shall conclude with this note: the Baron mount is finally mine!

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Why Oh Why?

Why oh why did I have to start playing again? Mounts. I love collecting stuff. Especially in World of Warcraft, where it doesn't take physical space. I'm currently sitting on 89 mounts, my rarest being the Rocket from the card game.

You know what? Screw today's post, I need to play WoW!

All kidding aside, I'm enjoying Metroid - Other M (well, the parts where I play). I recommend picking it up if you are a fan of the series. If you are on the fence, rent it, chances are you will be surprised.

Some reviews talked about the controls and most of the reviewers did not seem convinced. I personally have no quarrel with them. Even the part where you need to point at the screen (I did need to put the Wii "condom" back on though, otherwise I wouldn't hide the IR part enough).

A'right, back to work, I mean, WoW!