World of Warcraft Achievements on Facebook – How To

You may remember a post about PS3 trophies on Facebook, in which I suggested WoW do the same.  Well, clearly the fine people at Blizzard are reading this blog and waiting for the next pearl of gamer wisdom to drop from my lips.  They couldn’t possibly have come up with this on their own.

Here’s a quick walkthrough on how to make this happen:

• First, look for the World of Warcraft Feeds on Facebook application.  Clicky.
• You will need to link your account, done easily enough by a pop-up window upon the entry of your Battlenet info.
• Next, you will be see your characters – pick the one you want to boast about.
• The fun part comes next; picking what events you want to post.  Achievements, Boss Kills, and/or rare loot (with selectable parameters!) .

Easy peasy.  The app includes a “View in 3D” option, allowing you to show off your badassed mofo in all his or her glory.




Now get out there and tell some animals you love them!

Playstation Network Trophies on Facebook

Now all can know of your gaming
greatness.

"Should I activate the PS3 trophy posts on FB?" a friend asked.  I answered quite strongly in the affirmative.  All of my social-network-capable friends and family get a little ping each time I knock out an achievement, download a demo, or buy a new song for Rock Band.  This can't be any more annoying than updates on people's mafias, right?

The response, in the main, has been positive.  There has been some teasing to be sure, but far more conversations have been prompted:

• so what do you think? is it all it's cracked up to be?
• what are you playen (sic) bro
• hey they dont have this demo in the UK :(
• How far have you gotten? I'm actually having dreams now about assasinating (sic) fat Italian dudes via a blade to the face.

 See?  People talking about your favorite hobby.  Now Blizzard needs to add this function to Warcraft...

Only a Matter of Time

For some time now, my brothers have been my pathway to true geekiness. For example:

• It was my desire to understand their ways that introduced me to Magic: The Gathering, with long-lasting results.
• Pete gave me his copy of Record of Lodoss War, which was a first for me in many respects -- first time owning a full TV series, first anime in my collection and the first with subtitles.
• It was at Morgan's apartment that I played my first round of 8-man Halo, prompting me to buy the Xbox and leading to a few of the geekiest things I've ever done, including holding a video game tourney as fund-raiser, manning Halo at a bachelor party, and participating in a game-inspired improv show.

It should come as no surprise, then, that when I learned that Pete is currently playing World of Warcraft, I decided to try out the demo. We're not really letter-writers, but we are certainly gamers -- perhaps this will give us a chance to hang out, right?

Well, let me tell you this. PA has it right once again. From what I can tell so far, the game is mainly a steady stream of tasks involving killing X number of Y monsters. Snooze.

Now, I assume that once the tedium of grinding is done and you actually team up with people, some coolness can occur. Except that people are a pain in the ass. So, we'll see.