Lkpriest as Dr. Evil...?!?! Well, I am playing Diablo 3.

My dorky smile :P

How about, no, Scott? Okay?

Well, I've pretty much been holed up at home for most of the week since Diablo 3 came out, so clouds or not, I try to get in a workout. Anyways back to Diablo 3, that game is so addictive! It is not like WoW at all (except for the fantasy rpg) but I love it nonetheless. It's stress-free! I love having my own loot to myself and not having to worry about rolls. Furthermore, since I game with friends, we are really good about sharing loot for what fellow party members need.

Diablo Auction House

So the auction house was down for a bit. I hate that it's only a 10 item limit and waiting for it to expire in 2 days is painful! However, it's a great way to make gold and to upgrade gear. Of course, people are still trying to figure out the ropes regarding the auction house prices. I love that I can get gems at a really good price.

SO DO YOU STILL PLAY WORLD OF WARCRAFT?

Of course I do. I also joined a new guild on my DK: Headz Up. Great guild and very friendly! If you are interested in joining, check out the guild website. Otherwise, visit us in Anetheron on the Horde side and speak to any of the friendly officers. Still having doubts? Speak to Canyoufeelit. He is a very convincing recruiter :O

Free Diablo 3 and the World of Warcraft Annual Pass

How many of you out there got Diablo 3 for free?

If you ask me, it was a brilliant idea on Blizzard's part. Think about it, even if the game costs $60 retail, we Annual Passers still must pay monthly for a full year of WoW whether we play or not. I don't mind, I don't plan on quitting WoW anytime soon, even if I do go on the occasional hiatus.

Now, downloading the digital client was a breeze, and I installed the game with ease. However, you can imagine my nerd-rage when I started up Diablo 3 and the game was barely playable. I blame my sucky integrated graphics card that was on the list of FAIL incompatibles. I tried the "hotfix" and turned down the graphics till it looked like I was playing with pixelated blocks. The result: it was like teleporting through invisible molasses mixed with glue.

Side effect of Diablo 3: Bad Hair and No Sleep!

Finally, Lastknight gives me his graphics card, and with the help of Canyoufeelit (one of the helpful officers from Headz Up guild on Anetheron), we got it running. Computer savvy guys rule.

And in case you were wondering whether Lastknight's gaming has gone downhill due to his "sacrifice", we went to the computer store and got a new graphics card for him. Yes, I'm stuck with his old one, but it's still better than what I had running. Isn't it sad that this new graphics card will be obsolete and out of style faster than my new sandals for summer? And they say fashion is fickle!

If you are wondering about where to find information about technical difficulties in regards to Diablo 3, you can go to http://www.diablo3.com and click on Forums. There you can find threads for technical support, bug reports, and answers to other questions in the game. 

Laydeekayden: My Blog Newb on Bleeding Hollow

Auctions House Win: Level 15

The Project

So I decided to create a newb on a server I've never been to without any BoAs or anything. A few friends followed along, but I don't accept any help from them. Furthermore, I joined a level 1 guild so I won't have the benefit of guild perks. The reason I'm doing this is to recreate situations for other players new or casual to World of Warcraft for a future video blog.

A Bit About My Blog Newb, Laydeekayden

Those of you familiar with my blog or who know me also know that the LK in Lkpriest stands for Ladykayden. Since World of Warcraft doesn't allow "Lady" for a name, I came up with Laydeekayden instead. The name is actually from my Minions of Mirth character: Ladykayden. I came up with the name because it's kind of an inside joke. "Okay Then" > "Okay Den" > "'Kay Den". Lolz.

I'm also playing a class I'm not very familiar with: Mage. This was done partly at the request of my friend, Misty. I'm actually enjoying it! My main spells are keybound to my WoW mouse. ^.^ 

So Far...

So far, I've made about 1000g and I'm not even level 40 yet! I'll discuss the finer points in a future blog post. I've also joined a very nice guild (Guild Name: School) with a sweet guild master named Avalon. Two of my friends joined me there, Matt and Franky, but Franky is still stuck in the goblin nub area :P

For Future Posts

A few topics I'd like to tackle in regards to Laydeekayden are:

• Gold (this is the one I'm working on now)
• DPS (resources? Still on the fence on this one)
• Helpful Addons (many new players are unfamiliar with this)
• PvP (Debating on this one, I'm not sure I have much time for this one)
• Getting into raiding (The first is always the hardest.. don't you think?)

Overseas Friends Serving

Even their shirts are camo out there!

This blog post is dedicated to our brave men and women serving both here and overseas. This particular one is of Hoesey aka Slaeh aka Retnuh, he's like a best friend or a brother to me. He's currently serving in Afghanistan and he fixes helicopters. Sometimes he pulls long hours and there's not a lot to do for downtime, so playing WoW is a great stress relief.

Currently, I'm working on a blog for helping people new to WoW, so we started newbs on another server. Thanks for everything! You are a great friend.

"Dude, it says DANGER" LMAO!!!!