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Ted Racicot

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I am a student currently studying Creative Writing. I have a strong passion for writing, as well as video games. Growing up I was a huge Blizzard fan, playing most of the games in the Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft series. I also played many RPGs on Playstation and on the computer.

  • Theo’s Thoughts #15: LFR’s New Looting System

    With the release of patch 5.0.4 this week, players were finally able to experience on live servers many of the new features coming in Mists...

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    With the release of patch 5.0.4 this week, players were finally able to experience on live servers many of the new features coming in Mists of Pandaria. One such feature is the new looting system that Blizzard is implementing for the Looking-For-Raid difficulties of raids. In this new system, players earn satchels for killing bosses....
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #14: WoW’s Afterlife

    A few weeks ago, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft’s subscriber numbers dropped by 1.1 Million in the last quarter. This may seem like a...

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    A few weeks ago, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft’s subscriber numbers dropped by 1.1 Million in the last quarter. This may seem like a tragic loss, yet the game still has over nine million subscribers, way more then any other MMORPG competitor. As always when this news hits, forums everywhere pop up claiming “WoW...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #13: Legendary Gems

    Since the very launch of World of Warcraft, legendaries have been a big part of raiding. The idea of working for months to earn an...

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    Since the very launch of World of Warcraft, legendaries have been a big part of raiding. The idea of working for months to earn an item is appeals to many players and serves as a huge drive to why players raid. After months of speculation, Blizzard has final released information on the Beta of how...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #12: New Talent System

    With the new expansion for World of Warcraft less then two months away, players are eagerly waiting to see what new adventures await them in...

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    With the new expansion for World of Warcraft less then two months away, players are eagerly waiting to see what new adventures await them in Pandaria. Along with these new adventures, players will be getting a new talent system filled with powerful choices for their characters. This new talent system drastically reduces the amount of...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #11: Raids Being Staggered In MoP

    This week, Blizzard announced some pretty shocking news, they plan on “staggering” the releases of the raids in the first tier of Mists of Pandaria....

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    This week, Blizzard announced some pretty shocking news, they plan on “staggering” the releases of the raids in the first tier of Mists of Pandaria. In fact, they plan on not even having the first raid, Mogu’shan Vaults available until a second week of the expansion, and then the other two, Heart of Fear and...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #10: Preserving Your Guild At The End Of An Expansion

    Well it’s finally here. To the joy of many players, Blizzard announced the release date for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria....

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    by Ted Racicot
    Well it’s finally here. To the joy of many players, Blizzard announced the release date for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. The release date being only two months away is a surprise to most players who thought they would be waiting much longer. As an officer in my guild, I have...
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  • Five Ways To Improve the Story Telling In WoW

    Earlier this week I was running dungeons on one of my lower geared characters. One of the dungeons I got was The Well of Eternity....

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    by Ted Racicot
    Earlier this week I was running dungeons on one of my lower geared characters. One of the dungeons I got was The Well of Eternity. Having just read the War of the Ancients trilogy, I decided to not skip through many of the story parts. One of the members in my group noticed and said...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #8 Valor Points in Mists of Pandaria

    Since their implementation in the beginning of Cataclysm, Valor Points have become a very important part of gearing characters. Earned by defeating raid bosses or...

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    Since their implementation in the beginning of Cataclysm, Valor Points have become a very important part of gearing characters. Earned by defeating raid bosses or completing dungeons, these points can be spent on some of the best gear in the game, or at least items that serve as “placeholders” until players find better items. The...
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  • Balancing Between Casual and Hardcore WoW’s Players

    The hardest part of many games, especially an MMO-RPG with a player base the size of World of Warcraft’s, is making sure all kinds of...

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    by Ted Racicot
    The hardest part of many games, especially an MMO-RPG with a player base the size of World of Warcraft’s, is making sure all kinds of players are able to find enjoyable content. This means that game makers are required to make a lot of content that is easily accessible, while also having content that is...
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  • How Blizzard Can Rebuild WoW’s Community

    Many long time World of Warcraft players feel that the sense of community is dead on servers. The main culprit to this feeling is the...

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    by Ted Racicot
    Many long time World of Warcraft players feel that the sense of community is dead on servers. The main culprit to this feeling is the addition of the Looking-For-Group system, which allowed players to find groups for dungeons without needing to play with players from their particular server. However, now that players no longer need...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #5: The Black Market Auction House

    Ever since it was announced, the Black Market Auction House was something in that many World of Warcraft players were interested in. This auction house...

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    by Ted Racicot
    Ever since it was announced, the Black Market Auction House was something in that many World of Warcraft players were interested in. This auction house at first glance just looks like a massive gold-sink to try and get those with a ridiculous amount of gold to spend their money. The BMAH lists randomly selected items,...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #4: WoW As An eSport?

    Last weekend Major League Gaming held one of the biggest competitive gaming events that North America has ever seen. This event brought together some of...

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    Last weekend Major League Gaming held one of the biggest competitive gaming events that North America has ever seen. This event brought together some of the worlds best gamers, as well as thousands of fans, all to watch some of the most exciting action eSports has to offer. Watching the multiple games played at this...
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  • Theo’s Thoughts #3: Favoritism

    When talking about a MMORPG, one of the most important things is making sure players feel like they have an impact on the world they...

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    When talking about a MMORPG, one of the most important things is making sure players feel like they have an impact on the world they are playing in. This impact can come in many ways. In a game where the player base is divided into factions, such as World of Warcraft, this feeling of having...
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  • Top Shot: The Game

    Do you have what it takes to be considered the “Top Shot”? Well, thanks to Fifth Column Games new game, Top Shot: The Game, you...

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    by Ted Racicot
    Do you have what it takes to be considered the “Top Shot”? Well, thanks to Fifth Column Games new game, Top Shot: The Game, you have the chance to prove it to your friends. This game is based off of the popular History Channel show Top Shot and allows players to compete in a wide...
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  • The Three Worst Things From Cataclysm

    Last week, I talked about some of what Blizzard did right in the Cataclysm expansion for WoW. However, that list is dwarfed by the list...

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    by Ted Racicot
    Last week, I talked about some of what Blizzard did right in the Cataclysm expansion for WoW. However, that list is dwarfed by the list of things that went wrong, or fell short of players expectations, during this expansion. So, this week I will talk about the biggest short-comings of this sub-par expansion. The first...
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  • The Three Best Things from Cataclysm

    Cataclysm is thought by most players to be the worst expansion that World of Warcraft has known. However, this does not mean that this poor...

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    Cataclysm is thought by most players to be the worst expansion that World of Warcraft has known. However, this does not mean that this poor expansion will kill World of Warcraft. In fact, Blizzard has implemented many features during Cataclysm that I feel have made the game better. This is why, for this weeks topic,...
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