Please Note
Thank you for visiting Murloc Parliament. This blog is inactive since the authors have stopped playing WoW.
However, the blog will continue to be hosted for a while because, while outdated, some information may be useful. The site will be taken down once Mists of Pandaria is released, because at that point all information here will be obsolete.
Casual Player Archive
From Casual to Casual-er
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 6 CommentsI’ve been playing EVEN LESS lately than usual. Hey, George R. R. Martin isn’t going to read himself, nor is Dr. Who going to watch itself. However, I had already...
The Casual Raider’s Handbook: Don’t Procrastinate
Posted on February 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsLast Week One lazy Sunday, I made my flasks for a Friday raid. Now, this may be crazy thinking ahead, but it was a good lull time where nothing was...
The Casual Raider’s Handbook: Planning, Scheduling, and Plotting (in-game and out)
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 3 CommentsLet’s face facts. Your days mucking about online waiting for an event to come together (if you ever had that luxury in the first place) are over. Planning is NOT...
The Casual Raider’s Handbook: Gearing Strategies for All Play Schedules
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 10 CommentsThere is no one right way to gear up. Say it with me now: There is no one right way to gear up. There are definitely wrong ways, but there...
The Casual Raider’s Handbook: Paying Market Value
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 9 CommentsI’m starting a new series here. I find myself increasingly time-crunched due to work but I still want to be raid-ready. So I’m finding corners to cut. I hate paying...
Our New Guild: Eff the Ineffable
Posted on January 11, 2011 | 39 CommentsFor those who have read Kiss My Alas and her recent guild swap to her husband’s bank guild Eff the Ineffable this comes as a rerun of our collective recent...
Part Time does not mean Half-Assed
Posted on January 10, 2011 | 19 CommentsGazimoff is tired of people equating casual with lazy. I am too. So, in an effort to educate the masses, I’ve condensed these concepts into a handy diagram. Any questions?I want to do randoms on my time, not theirs
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 11 CommentsI need frost badgers. 38 to be exact. Since we are working on Sir Lich King and are not going to reset anytime soon, I’m going to be farming badgers...Good News Everyone! Putricide, New Guild, and my Heal-peen
Posted on June 7, 2010 | 4 CommentsWhat have we been up to at Murloc Parliament? A New Guild: Raid Times and Parenty Schedules As I mentioned before, we’re now peons. And as peons, we realize...Games don't break up marriages, people do.
Posted on May 25, 2010 | 12 CommentsWoW, as a game, is incapable of ending a relationship. The saying goes: "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Overindulging in WoW is a way to strain your relationship. But ultimately it is up to the gamer to choose gaming habits that work with his/her family life, and up to both individuals to reach a compromise that they are both okay with.