| 45 posts found | |
|---|---|
|
MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Richard Turner pens this article on levelling in World of Warcraft together with some tips for the task for new players.
Check it out here. Cheers, |
|
|
8/08/08 10:45:52 AM#2
It's spelled "leveling."
Sorry, but I hate coming to a site that looks professional only to see 5th grade spelling in the title of an article. |
|
|
mike470
 General Correspondent
Joined: 2/11/08
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch |
8/08/08 10:51:10 AM#3
Originally posted by Thradar
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/levelling Before you insult, learn your language P.S. Stradden, a question of curiousity, how long does it take for correspondent pieces to get published from the day they are handed in? Thanks :)
__________________________________________________ |
|
8/08/08 10:54:18 AM#4
Sorry, I don't live in Britain. |
|
|
8/08/08 11:19:36 AM#5
I have a couple issues with this article: "If you ever feel as though you’re burnt out, there are ways to break up the monotony of questing. The Battlegrounds, such as Warsong Gulch at level 10, Arathi Basin at 20, Alterac Valley at 50," The battlegrounds, if you want to have a good time are only accesable at level 19, 29, 39, etc. If you attempt the BGs at say level 10 or 20 you will be wasting your time, because you will get slaughtered. Even a 3 level difference is enough to make the BGs unnaccessably fun to players and I'm not even going to go into the twink issues. Also, it's leveling. |
|
|
8/08/08 11:47:21 AM#6
Did the world really need another leveling in WoW article? |
|
|
8/08/08 12:22:58 PM#7
Originally posted by mike470
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/levelling Before you insult, learn your language P.S. Stradden, a question of curiousity, how long does it take for correspondent pieces to get published from the day they are handed in? Thanks :)
hmm.. what about this? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leveling
looks like he was right ;) |
|
|
8/08/08 12:31:35 PM#8
Originally posted by Thradar
Seriously, you have way too much time on your hands to worry about a simple spelling mistake. I suppose you have never done this? Glad we have so many teaching professionals on these boards, god only knows how bad things could be if we didnt. Out of every 100 men, 10 should not be there, |
|
|
8/08/08 12:37:53 PM#9
Leveling is a verb, as used in the title of the article. Levelling is an adjective or adverb, used in a phrase such as, "I'm using a levelling plane or levelling instrument in this task." I concur with the opinion that the article title contains improper spelling. However, other than THAT....nice article! :) President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club |
|
|
mike470
General Correspondent
Joined: 2/11/08
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch |
8/08/08 12:58:28 PM#10
Originally posted by lukaszkam
hmm.. what about this? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leveling
looks like he was right ;)
You can spell it levelling too. Therefore he was wrong. __________________________________________________ |
|
8/08/08 1:12:27 PM#11
Leveling as we use it in games is not represented by the dictionary as we use it as an action of gaining higher level. The term levelling is used in conjunction with the definition pertaining to keeping somethign level, in balance, etc... so using it with 2 L's is wrong when pertaining to a gamer gaining levels. It has never been proper American English to use a consonant when adding an "ing" to words. Americans have simplified the language into a more efficient form by just requiring "ing" at the end of the word to be modified. But no matter the spelling, the end result is this article has failed due to a blunder in communication. |
|
|
8/08/08 1:14:56 PM#12
Call me elitist, but I laughed at the warlock build.
|
|
|
8/08/08 1:18:24 PM#13
I liked the allusion in the article to all these people in a tremendous hurry to level and missing the point of playing the game while they're doing so. CH, Jedi, Commando, Smuggler, BH, Scout, Doctor, Chef, BE...yeah, lots of SWG time invested. Once a denizen of Ahazi |
|
|
8/08/08 1:26:12 PM#14
Originally posted by SioBabble Actually most people are in a hurry to level. Especially those that currently have a couple of level 70's.Since BC came out the best game content combined with the best quest rewards really does begin when one is able to access the outlands at level 58. |
|
Originally posted by mike470 It varies by article and how much ediyting it needs and when the coordinator submits it to me. Cheers, |
|
Originally posted by Thradar
Let's all be grown ups about this (the comment about my elementary spelling abilities aside). There are indeed two correct English spellings of the word. I chose the double "l" because the single "l" didn't look right to me. Like with many words, it depends on where you're from. Canadians and Brits (and come to think of it most of the english speaking world) spells it one way, but American English is a little bit different. Since this is an international website ;et's compromise and say we're all right. That being said, WTF is up with posting just to insult me without even double checking that I was wrong. Not cool. Cheers, |
|
|
mike470
General Correspondent
Joined: 2/11/08
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch |
8/08/08 1:47:01 PM#17
Originally posted by Stradden It varies by article and how much ediyting it needs and when the coordinator submits it to me.
Thanks Stradden. I was just curious cause I'm looking forward to my piece being put up here in the news section. It's always neat to see youre first piece get published. __________________________________________________ |
|
rhturn4025
 World of Warcraft Correspondent
Joined: 3/25/08
“The contents of this post do not necessarily reflect the views of MMORPG.com and its management.” |
8/08/08 2:00:04 PM#18
Ahh, the wonders of the internet. I'm glad a few of you at least enjoyed the article. It was pure opinion, and very little fact. As for the spelling blunder, leave Stradden alone. As previously stated it's not an official word, because MMOs aren't taken seriously in the dictionary world. As for constructive comments on where the article is headed, those would be quite appreciated. Either way, thank you for reading! Glad some of you enjoyed it.
---edit..
it is an official word, BUT not in the way we use it. Most people don't go about town, "I'm going to level my grocery shopping skill today! Omfg, 375." So, yeaah.
“The contents of this post do not necessarily reflect the views of MMORPG.com and its management.” |
|
8/08/08 2:23:40 PM#19
Originally posted by deathdude360
QFT. I laughed at first, then cried when I assumed it was a serious build. I'd like to see the numbers behind this build making it better than grabbing the end of one of the useful trees. |
|
|
8/08/08 3:41:05 PM#20
First off, complaining about spelling is about as lame as you can get. Many of the posters in this thread should be ashamed of themselves. Yeah, got a chuckle from the Warlock build. Some games you can play a jack of all trades type, but it usually does not work out well in Wow, as the upper end skills are much better than the lower level ones. I think that leveling in Wow is far easier than it used to be. I personally like a bit of challenge. I absolutely hated AoC because of it's fast leveling. Why does a developer even take time to do all those leveling quests if you are going to let them zoom through the content? There has to be a happy medium between the huge grind in many of the asian games and what Funcom did with AoC. Their fast leveling cost Funcom more players than anything else because they got to end game content so fast Funcom did not have time to get the content in game. Probably one of the dumber moves by a developer in some time. If a developer wants to cater to those players that want instant gratification, they are looking at a very short time in game for many players. Like shooting yourself in the foot. |
|
This has been done to death.
