Lissanna has taken the blog world by storm. If you’ve done research about Restro droos or Boomkeks in the last three months (or even Ferlols!), odds are you’ve stumbled upon Lissanna’s site. Updated constantly, always informative, fresh and well-done, she’s a powerhouse of Druid information. Not only that, but she recently [...]]]> Welcome to Lissanna of Restokin!

Lissanna has taken the blog world by storm. If you’ve done research about Restro droos or Boomkeks in the last three months (or even Ferlols!), odds are you’ve stumbled upon Lissanna’s site. Updated constantly, always informative, fresh and well-done, she’s a powerhouse of Druid information. Not only that, but she recently gained her own epic real life achievement of a Masters! She’s a student of developmental psychology, with a focus on brain development, and will also be going for the legendary achievement of Ph.D. Best of luck to her in those endeavors, and more power to her!

She’s been playing WoW for a while, since Druids used to be only healers, in fact, and has been through it all as a boom or tree, with some levelling of a personal feral and a conveniently feral boyfriend (his character, kids, get your minds out of the gutter!). She seems strickly Druid, a rarity in this day and age where everyone and their dog has eighty five alts and six still levelling.

This Druid blogger has a little something for everyone on her site. She’s written up a great piece on how to heal in 3.1, has a good levelling compendium for the baby Druid, and expresses her concern over Druid PvP survivability. When she’s not talking about Druids, however, there are great pieces that explore WoW’s community and how it’s not just a game, but something much more.

Welcome to the blogosphere, Lissanna!

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Repetitious redundancy is redundantly repetitive, but it’s true, the owners and operators of the blog Sideshow and Syrana are Sideshow, the Undead Rogue, and Syrana, the Blood Elf Warlock. They’re a husband and wife team who have been playing since pre-BC. Though Syrana’s first level 70 character [...]]]> Welcome to Sideshow and Syrana of Sideshow and Syrana!

Repetitious redundancy is redundantly repetitive, but it’s true, the owners and operators of the blog Sideshow and Syrana are Sideshow, the Undead Rogue, and Syrana, the Blood Elf Warlock. They’re a husband and wife team who have been playing since pre-BC. Though Syrana’s first level 70 character was a hunter, the call of the dark side was just too strong. Playing with fel magic was just too addicting for this junky Blood Elf, and she’s been siphoning souls ever since. They’re both officers of the guild OI, and are casual players with some raiding mixed in.

Outside of the game world, Syrana works with people in need of alcohol and/or drug treatment services as a case manager. She’s even written about how WoW helps her with her rather complicated and exhaustive job. Sideshow, being rather mum about his own job, simply reports working as an IT guy, which I take to mean he is an undercover hacker for the secret services. Or something.

The blog is a great place to go for an eclectic mix of RP posts, entertainment, introspection and opinions. From cat-capers to breaking up with Archavon, Part 15 of weekly RP to exploring the (anti)feminism of WoW achievements, there’s plenty to read for all sorts. Definitely entertaining, always intriguing, it’s a blog not to be missed.

Welcome to the blogosphere, Sideshow and Syrana!

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This brand-new blog has exploded onto the blogging scene with attitude and knowledge, a great combination. The author, a warrior of great skill, lays the wit on thick for truly enjoyable reads that still do a great job putting forth important information. In real life, she hates onions. Not [...]]]> Welcome to Ariedan of The Wordy Warrior!

This brand-new blog has exploded onto the blogging scene with attitude and knowledge, a great combination. The author, a warrior of great skill, lays the wit on thick for truly enjoyable reads that still do a great job putting forth important information. In real life, she hates onions. Not entirely sure why, as they have many layers and feel put-out by her ardent dismissal of their complexities, but she does. And she likes tacos! Everyone can agree that tacos are rad. She also works in a casino dealing cards when she’s not watching mobs smash their faces on her Wall of Terror.

Though she just started writing in April, her posts have been impressive and varied. From the “10 things” lists including how to make your raid leader love you or being a good officer, how to get through a trial period with a new guild, and musings on why she (you) still plays, there’s certainly something for anyone here, no matter what they’re looking for. And it’s presented in a well-written, clean format on a beautiful site, so it’s easy on the eyes and easy on the brain. Her voice is straight-forward and honest, with humor mixed in, so it’s easy to see why her blog is so popular already.

This blogger and her blog are going places, and I don’t just mean Ulduar. I imagine she’ll become a leading voice in the blogosphere in no time flat, if she isn’t already. So hop on over to her site and enjoy the ride!

Welcome to the blogosphere, Ariedan!

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This blogger is super fresh-and-new, having just started posting in March of this year (still has that new blog smell!). She has plenty of experience in the game, however, having played since shortly after the game was released. Originally a hunter, seeking refuge in her PvP druid brought [...]]]> Welcome to Beruthiel of Falling Leaves and Wings!

This blogger is super fresh-and-new, having just started posting in March of this year (still has that new blog smell!). She has plenty of experience in the game, however, having played since shortly after the game was released. Originally a hunter, seeking refuge in her PvP druid brought her to shift forms rather than shoot bows, though she’s since received therapy to overcome her PvP nightmares. She’s an officer in her guild Monolith, that’s survived the test of time from AQ to present day. Now her guild is working on reaching Immortal, and “Salty” Beruthiel herself has admitted to being an achievement hound.

In real life, Beruthiel is an attorney, with a focus on calculations of some sort. This is coming through in her writing, and she’s doing very well with an entire tab dedicated to mana regeneration calculations. In only a little while she’s begun exploring addon setup and experimented with gear guides. For being such a fresh newcomer, she’s had a terrifically strong start. With her wide range of healer experience of different classes and specs, and her plethora of alts, the possibilities are endless. She’s told me her main focuses will be healing and raiding, and Druids with a dash of Paladin.

It’s impressive how strongly she’s started out, and it can only get better from here. It’s true, with Phaelia gone our blogosphere needs all the Druid resto help it can get, and Beruthiel is certainly stepping up to the plate with gusto.

Welcome to the Blogosphere, Beruthiel!

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This guy does a lot. In asking him for some background information for this post, I received a decent shock at just how much this author has on his plate, and how much he is doing. Besides his blog (which I will get to officially in [...]]]> Welcome to Trustyn of Zap! – The Elitist, Hardcore Blog!

This guy does a lot. In asking him for some background information for this post, I received a decent shock at just how much this author has on his plate, and how much he is doing. Besides his blog (which I will get to officially in a moment), he has a podcast, youtube channel, is writing a book, collaborating on a comic book, and is going to university to be a teacher. And, of course, he plays WoW. Not only that, but he’s a “hardcore” raider, which implies his investment in the game is much more serious than many.

Trustyn has been playing since shortly after release in 2004, and has raided everything from Molten Core to the original Naxx to Sunwell to every WotLK heroic achievement but Immortal. Despite his title (and the title of his podcast, The Elitist), he’s actually against the stereotype of the “social outcast jerks” stereotype about hardcore raiders. He’s played a rogue, paladin, warrior and his current main is a shaman.

He talks about addons and preparations for finding a guild, as well as his own shot at love, and so many others. He’s been blogging since February, so he’s very new to the game, but it seems to be going swimmingly so far. He does his own podcast every week covering WoW news, and it’s worth checking out. I can’t wait to see where this blog goes next.

Welcome to the Blogosphere, Trustyn!

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This four year veteran of World of Warcraft is ready to go, wielding some wicked horns, a solid shield and a fresh tanking sword, waiting to take the mob in the face so you can burn him down. When he’s not doing that, you can find him performing his duties [...]]]> Welcome to Linedan from Achtung Panzercow!

This four year veteran of World of Warcraft is ready to go, wielding some wicked horns, a solid shield and a fresh tanking sword, waiting to take the mob in the face so you can burn him down. When he’s not doing that, you can find him performing his duties as a husband and father, as well as a software QA tester. His guild, Noxilite, keeps him and his valuable wisdom at officer status, and his multi-guild raid, called Anvil Raid, hides behind him like the squishies they are.

Linedan was encouraged to start his blog by Annas over at Too Many Annas, and he began in December 2008. As the name of the blog suggests, he’s a tank at heart, and his main has been his Tauren Warrior for almost the entirety of his WoW career, ignoring his brief foray on a PvP server. He’s now on Feathermoon (RP), and his other interests come out on his blog, like roleplay and a fun sense of humor. He’s looking into how to level a Prot Warrior, ten levels at a time, as just an example of the information you can find on this well put together blog.

From patch notes, raids, gear and theorycrafting, Linedan’s got it, and will continue to provide it. He’ll even teach a prot warrior how to pad the damage meters. What’s not to like?

Welcome to the Blogosphere, Linedan!

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It’s rare for me to find a blogger younger than myself, but Theawakening (or Tomas, as he is sometimes known) is just that at eighteen! However, this does not make his blog amateurish in the least, and his fiery personality shines through strongly. Currently he’s planning on [...]]]> Welcome to Theawakening of A Mage’s Guide to Life!

It’s rare for me to find a blogger younger than myself, but Theawakening (or Tomas, as he is sometimes known) is just that at eighteen! However, this does not make his blog amateurish in the least, and his fiery personality shines through strongly. Currently he’s planning on going to school for a computer IT degree, and possibly teaching.

His blog, like many of the ones I’ve highlighted recently, got its start in December of last year; not only is Theawakening new to the blogging scene, he’s actually also an entirely new player! Since then, he’s written a ton about specs, lore and just, well, life as a mage! There are a lot of posts centered on lore, and he almost always ends his posts with a lore related quote or movie (and sometimes both). He’s all about the squishy casters, and claims “The only melee class I play is a Paladin, but he has a mana bar, so it’s ok.”

This mage has a fun-loving, sarcastic side with some playful deprecation of himself and all others, especially those “bullet sponges,” as he so affectionately terms melee classes. I for one am glad he can cry in good humor; we need something to keep those strudels moist!

As it seems I’ve probably incurred the wrath of all mages by suggesting that they cry (I hear water elementals are formed purely from the run-off of mage tears), I must depart. Quickly. I suggest you do, too, by visiting Theawakening’s blog! I know once the masses of frost-fire slingers have gotten tired of camping my blackened, pitiful body, I’m going to check out the post on the Ashbringer.

Welcome to the Blogosphere, Tomas!

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Rhidach’s blog is pretty new; he just started in December and his blog’s just started picking up speed. He’s a tanking paladin (often lovingly called “tankadins”), and, though his banner is a little misleading, he plays a Blood Elf on the Lightninghoof (US) server. His layout makes it look like [...]]]> Welcome to Rhidach of Righteous Defence!

Rhidach’s blog is pretty new; he just started in December and his blog’s just started picking up speed. He’s a tanking paladin (often lovingly called “tankadins”), and, though his banner is a little misleading, he plays a Blood Elf on the Lightninghoof (US) server. His layout makes it look like his posts were pulled straight from the tankadin manual; appropriate considering his goals for the blog include making it a “repository of tankadin knowledge.”

His posts follow a fun mix of old school and new school raiding, with some mention of Onyxia with the more prevalent Naxxramas, Sartharion and Malygos information. He goes in-depth into patch notes and covers aspects of paladin theorycrafting with the hope of making it accessible to a larger audience (besides those silly number crunchers). He even teaches manners, something very helpful for those legions of uncouth shield bashers and face-tankers.

Rhidach is a 24-year-old Bostonian who’s been playing WoW for four years. He works as an editor in the publishing industry. He’s a prot-pally ‘til the day he dies (est. 2007), though his very first character was a (gasp!) troll hunter. I, personally, wish he was a cute dwarf, but only so he could tank my instances!

Welcome to the blogosphere, Rhidach!

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Now, Liore’s actually been around since December, but that’s still pretty young, and she’s got a great blog going. It’s a priest blog, mainly, but not just any kind of priest! If you couldn’t tell by the title, Liore’s actually a raid leader, and she [...]]]> Welcome to Liore of Herding Cats to the Blogging Netherhood!

Now, Liore’s actually been around since December, but that’s still pretty young, and she’s got a great blog going. It’s a priest blog, mainly, but not just any kind of priest! If you couldn’t tell by the title, Liore’s actually a raid leader, and she often talks a lot about that. Her “casualcore” guild has done a lot in the expansion, and her insights into raiding encounters, group interactions and guild planning are often from a unique, yet still entirely relevant perspective. She has healing posts for DPS, for goodness sake.

There’s not a lot of personal information on the site itself, so I was nosey and contacted her to see if she would give me any. Luckily, I didn’t even have to ask specifically! She informed me she’s a Technical Writer living in British Columbia and has been running her guild, Machiavellis Cat for over three and a half years! Her WoW career has endured a little longer than that, starting at four years ago. She’s also been a blogger for a long time; she’s been writing since 1999.

Liore really knows her stuff, too. She leveled Holy from her first level 10, so she has four years of experience behind what she says about priests. She only recently started experimenting with shadow form, however, and treats it like it has the possibility for an addiction. She’s witty, engaging to read and has an overall friendly tone to her blog, but she still means business.

Welcome to the blogosphere, Liore!

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If you have a new blog or know of a great new [...]]]> Yes, that’s right. The Blog Welcome Wagon has trundled back down the road and is fast approaching it’s new destination. Bellwether from 4Haelz is taking it over and would like us to ask you to e-mail her with information about new blogs!

If you have a new blog or know of a great new blog, send her an e-mail to 4haelz {at} gmail.com and she will be knocking on the door in no time flat!

We are very grateful to Bell for taking over this grueling activity and are really looking forward to the awesome blogs she finds. I’m not sure what day will be her regular day yet. It is possible it will still be Friday, but we’ll let you know as soon as we know.

Yes I got your emails about new blogs while I was on sabbatical and yes I intend to look into them, but today’s blog I found via a comment left for Ego Priest.

“…But I will not participate in the broken record. Grandpa used to [...]]]>

Rusco is a college student living in Massachusetts. When he’s not playing WoW or writing about WoW he’s earning a degree in photography. To find out more about the man behind the blog you can listen to episode 32 of Warcraft Anonymous. (If [...]]]>

DruidChick is a 25 year old living in NYC. When she’s not playing WoW or writing about WoW she’s working a desk job with a periods of extreme busy and extreme boredom. (That sounds about like my cube days too). She’s also dating “golf dude” [...]]]>

Welcome DruidChick of Drewedblog to the Blogging Netherhood.

First I normally start out these posts with a little about the person who writes the blog and then I give a synopsis of the entries. I’m going to break rank here and start out this welcome by saying; “OMG ROFLCOPTER UR NAME IZ [...]]]> Welcome Tigerfeet of Secret Agent Cat to the Blogging Netherhood.

First I normally start out these posts with a little about the person who writes the blog and then I give a synopsis of the entries. I’m going to break rank here and start out this welcome by saying; “OMG ROFLCOPTER UR NAME IZ KEWL!” Which translated out of lolspeak roughly equates to “Dudette I love your blog name!” And yes, I do fail at lolspeak, at least one of those words was unadulterated English. I only hope I can make up for that with my abuse of capslock.

~straightens her e-clothing and clears her throat~ Um, now that’s out of the way, In true secret agent cat fashion little is known about the mysterious “Tigerfeet” (In fact I doubt that’s her real name.) What we do know is; she’s 24, witty, her paws are considered a deadly weapon and she may be subdued with chocolate or if that fails a deep bottomless pit. I did try to discover more, but found most material written about her classified. I did find out, to the dismay of the male gender, that she’s married.

Her blog is not some chronicling a person on an RP server playing at secret agent, but rather a player who seems to be enjoying a fairly typical WoW experience with a fairly atypical amount of wit and an entertaining voice. So far I’ve been introduced to: dancing seals, why WoW is NOT the best thing since sliced bread (even though it’s still good), a day in the life of an agent, guild miscommunication and she’s even joined the druid Fo’shizzle cause.*

*Dear Mr. BRK and his scary lawyers, I use the term with all due respect to both you and the venerated BBB and his druid crew. In the interest of fair journalism, I am merely reporting the facts and hope to escape legal injunctions resulting from it’s use and rioting from of druids of many forms. In addition my journalistic curiosity wonders about the use of the word “Big” in both your blog titles and if this may have Freudian applications?

Welcome Andrea of Altoholicmom’s Are Us to the Blogging Netherhood.

Andrea is a 23 year old mother of two, living in Alaska. (Who knew they had internet in Alaska?) Her husband is a serving in the US Coast Guard and in her most recent post she’d shared with us that he’s been deployed [...]]]>

Well, this isn’t really a welcome for a blog! And I’m not exactly Auzara. (well, not even close…) But this is a welcome for a new Healer Community. Matt from World of Matticus has dreamed a dream that would not be denied and that dream has become Plus Heal.

Plus Heal is intended as a gathering [...]]]>

Well, this isn’t really a welcome for a blog! And I’m not exactly Auzara. (well, not even close…) But this is a welcome for a new Healer Community. Matt from World of Matticus has dreamed a dream that would not be denied and that dream has become Plus Heal.

Plus Heal is intended as a gathering spot for healers. It consists of message boards categorized by class, instance type and even a section for mods, macros and theorycrafting (or Healycrafting as they call it).

Matt collected around him the cream of the healing-blogging community to help administer and moderate the forums. These peeps include:

• Wyn of World of Matticus
• Siha of Banana Shoulders
• Anna of Too Many Annas
• Lume of Lume the Mad
• Nuetralise of Spirit is Your Friend

There might be more, but I can’t think of all of them right now.. Just go look and see for yourself.  I have a feeling we will be seeing lots of great stuff coming out of this! Welcome to the Internether!

Every Friday, the Twisted Nether Team provides Auzara of Chick GM with an opportunity to highlight a new blogger and welcome them to our blog-o-sphere. If you have a wonderful new blog she may have missed, please drop her a line at ChickGM at gmail dot com with a title of Welcome Wagon. She can’t promise to highlight them all but She’ll certainly try. This week the NWW was taken over by Fimlys of Asleep at the WoW.

Welcome Theodore of Good Morning, Azeroth to the Blogging Netherhood.

Theodore is a self described “geek” and “gamer.” While not gaming or residing in his cube, Theodore enjoys the company of his wife and dog, reads, watches TV and plays board games from his home in New England. In his first post Theodore [...]]]>

Welcome Theodore of Good Morning, Azeroth to the Blogging Netherhood.

Theodore is a self described “geek” and “gamer.” While not gaming or residing in his cube, Theodore enjoys the company of his wife and dog, reads, watches TV and plays board games from his home in New England. In his first post Theodore describes the joy of achieving the “highly improbable” task of finally convincing his wife to play WoW with him. The two of them seem to have made this a favorite shared experience since then.

Theodore’s blog focuses on his early Saturday morning crew, Crack of Dawn, and the exploits of his Hunter. I’ve enjoyed following Theodore around as he and his wife travel Azeroth. His sense of humor and unique perspective have certainly made seeing WoW from his point of view an enlightening and enjoyable experience.

So, welcome to the blog-o-sphere Theodore. May your readers be numerous and your typos be few.

Every Friday, the Twisted Nether Team has provided me (Auzara of Chick GM) with an opportunity to highlight a new blogger and welcome them to our blog-o-sphere. If you have a wonderful new blog I may have missed, please drop me a line at ChickGM at gmail dot com with a title of Welcome Wagon. I can’t promise to highlight them all but I’ll certainly try.

Sephrenia is a mother of two and a council member of a “late night guild that raids”. She takes her moniker of Guild Mum from the role she plays in the leadership of this late night crew. She is an avid pet collector. Finally, a [...]]]> Welcome Sepherenia of Guild Mum to the Blogging Netherhood.

Sephrenia is a mother of two and a council member of a “late night guild that raids”. She takes her moniker of Guild Mum from the role she plays in the leadership of this late night crew. She is an avid pet collector. Finally, a quick glance at her blog roll tells me she has excellent taste!

While she’s still finding her blogging voice and focus, her current entries describing; her guild, her quests for new pets, WotLK emotes, the fire festival and herself are well written and articulate. I’m certain that whatever shape her blog takes in the future, it will continue to be an excellent read.

So welcome to the blog-o-sphere Sephrenia. May your readers be numerous and your typos be few.

Every Friday, the Twisted Nether Team has provided me (Auzara of Chick GM) with an opportunity to highlight a new blogger and welcome them to our blog-o-sphere. If you have a wonderful new blog I may have missed, please drop me a line at ChickGM at gmail dot com with a title of Welcome Wagon. I can’t promise to highlight them all but I’ll certainly try.