Welcome to Alterac Volley
I’m on my second stint with World of Warcraft. My first time playing was pre-Burning Crusade and I didn’t make it beyond level 35 or 36 on my hunter main. I found the level grind to be incredibly...
View ArticleThe Future Is Video
I’ve decided I want to dabble a little bit in video on this blog so the above is a test run. If you’re reading from an RSS reader you might want to visit the actual site in order to see the movie....
View ArticleBack From Vacation
I wanted to apologize for the lack of posts in the last week. I was on vacation and am now working on-site for a client so regular posting won’t resume until next week. It’s been nearly two months...
View ArticleIce Stone Karma
Apparently my harsh criticism of the Ice Stone bug has come back to bite me, so to speak. Early Friday morning the hard drive on my iMac had a total failure and had to go in to be repaired....
View ArticleNew WoW Project
For a long, long time I’ve built web sites that aggregate (or combine) content from across the web on one particular topic. Usually those topics are sports related because that’s what I’m most...
View ArticleBig Updates For WoW Headlines
My little side project, WoW Headlines, has made some huge progress in the last few days. It’s currently tracking and cataloging posts from over 120 Warcraft blogs. Right now the index contains over...
View ArticlePUG Checker
As some of you may already know, I’ve been working off and on over the last week or so on a new WoW-related site I’m calling PUG Checker. With PUG Checker, you can type in the name of a player and the...
View ArticleThe Alterac Volley Newsletter
So I’m going to try a new feature here at Alterac Volley that will be a supplement to my normal blog posts. I’ve decided that I’m going to start an email newsletter that focuses on tips for the Auction...
View ArticleNewsletter Giveaway: Picnic Basket
When I launched my newsletter I said that one of my main motivations was to have an easy means to run contests here on the blog. Well, with Issue #1 of the newsletter coming this Monday it’s time to...
View ArticlePUG Checker Works Again
Some of you might have noticed that one of my other WoW sites, PUG Checker, stopped working the other week. The reason behind the shutdown was Blizzard’s removal of Boss Kill stats from the Armory....
View ArticleNewsletter Giveaway #1 Winner
Syrana, of Sideshow & Syrana fame, was the winner of my first Newsletter giveaway. Look for the next issue of the newsletter this Monday and a new giveaway some time soon. I’m looking to ramp it up...
View ArticleWoW.com Crushed PUG Checker
Well, it finally happened. WoW.com made a post about PUG Checker and within an hour of it going live I was banned from accessing Armory data. PUG Checker has been down for the count since about 10 AM...
View ArticleGiveaway: You Choose The Loot Card
I’ve been meaning to give away another Loot Card to subscribers of my newsletter for awhile now. I’ve been flip-flopping back and forth between two cards to get so I thought I might as well make a poll...
View ArticleNewsletter Giveaway: The Flag Of Ownership
It’s time once again for a giveaway. Just like the last time, anyone subscribed to my newsletter with a confirmed email address is eligible to win. It’s that simple to enter. The second giveaway for...
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