Nerf By Numbers

I've been thinking a lot about arena strategies and gear over the past week, now that I'm doing shadow priest/moonkin and hunter/mage 2v2s regularly. Admittedly, the hunter/mage combo has a definite 'losing for the epics' feel to it, as The Boy and I only have about 12k health combined on our alts.

Reading 2v2 arena strats requires a certain amount of tolerance for the old rock/paper/scissors class-based QQing. Just for fun, I thought I'd do a little Google survey to see who the teeming millions think really needs a nerf. Apparently paladins aren't overpowered at all!

How to Get to Level 70 in One Minute

I was checking through my search traffic last night, and I saw that someone had reached this blog searching for "how do I get to level 70 in one minute." Once I got done falling out of my chair laughing, I decided I should provide a helpful guide. So without further ado, here's Girl Meets Wow's three easy steps that will get YOU to level 70 in World of Warcraft... in one minute.

Step One: Buy the Burning Crusade expansion.
Step Two: Level your character to 99.9% of the way through level 69.
Step Three: Kill a wolf.

The Elusive Wolpertinger

I already talked a little bit about the wolpertinger in the Brewfest Quest Guide, but for those of you itching to know more about this cryptozoological marvel, here are some fun facts on the newest non-combat Warcraft pet. Wolpertingers are mythical Bavarian creatures that may resemble rabbits or squirrels. They have antlers, wings, and nasty big pointy teeth, and bear a close similarity to a number of legendary European horned mammals, as well as the American jackalope. If you're wondering why lagomorphs-with-antlers are such a common theme in cryptozoology, look no further than the Shope papillomavirus, a nasty little cancer-causing virus that causes bone-like tumors to grow out of infected rabbits' heads.

As for how to catch a wolpertinger, the cryptozoology.com forums suggest you can catch them during a full moon with a candle or lantern and an empty potato sack. The Museum of Hoaxes tells a different story:

"Wolpertingers have a weakness for female beauty. The woman should go out into a forest at night while the moon is full and find a secluded nook where a Wolpertinger is likely to be. Hopefully, the creature will soon reveal itself. When it does the woman should expose her breasts. This will cause the Wolpertinger to instantly fall into a stupor, allowing it to easily be bagged."

Smooth move, male wolpertinger hunters of yore. Smooth move indeed.