Comments on: Blizzard calendaring, and email. Next: spreadsheets! http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 May 2012 17:48:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: l.m.orchard http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-577943 l.m.orchard Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:37:14 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/#comment-577943 <p>I renewed my account at least, and have been playing off and on again. Mostly with alts on other servers, with an occasional visit to Paytol... I'll probably get re-hooked when the expansion comes out :)</p> I renewed my account at least, and have been playing off and on again. Mostly with alts on other servers, with an occasional visit to Paytol… I’ll probably get re-hooked when the expansion comes out :)

]]> By: Kellan http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-577753 Kellan Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:24:46 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/#comment-577753 <p>Are you playing again? Hadn't seen Paytol on for a while.</p> <p>And yes, I wasn't joking about the integrated spreadsheets, <a href="http://sedesdraconis.livejournal.com/" rel="nofollow">my brother</a> is hard core spreadsheet jockey, and a ridiculous gnarly WoW player.</p> Are you playing again? Hadn’t seen Paytol on for a while.

And yes, I wasn’t joking about the integrated spreadsheets, my brother is hard core spreadsheet jockey, and a ridiculous gnarly WoW player.

]]> By: l.m.orchard http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/comment-page-1/#comment-577674 l.m.orchard Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:31:53 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/2008/10/15/blizzard-calendaring-and-email-next-spreadsheets/#comment-577674 <p>I appreciate the calendar feature, personally, because it's telling me when the in-game holidays are - something I forget about even in the real world.</p> <p>But, you know, integrated spreadsheets would not be useless in WoW. Some of the more hardcore already use some gnarly formula-sprinkled Excel constructs to statistically optimize their character itemization for damage, healing, etc.</p> <p>What I think is the real killer feature in the new WoW patch, though, is the barber salon. I gave my gnome a killer new pink coif and beard, complete with waxed pointy moustache.</p> I appreciate the calendar feature, personally, because it’s telling me when the in-game holidays are – something I forget about even in the real world.

But, you know, integrated spreadsheets would not be useless in WoW. Some of the more hardcore already use some gnarly formula-sprinkled Excel constructs to statistically optimize their character itemization for damage, healing, etc.

What I think is the real killer feature in the new WoW patch, though, is the barber salon. I gave my gnome a killer new pink coif and beard, complete with waxed pointy moustache.

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