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So Alla merges with a huge company and all the site really gets is an admin that makes mediocre maps and does mediocre write ups on them? Have you seen what Wowhead and other sites are doing out there?

Are there plans to, I dont know...move the site to more up to date code/styling? Add features that other sites already have. Really all this site has going for it is the forum, and thats questionable at times.

You really need to watch whats going on or you risk losing all your customers/visitors, save the fanboys that are about to flame me and rate me down.

Don't let the door hit you in the *** on your way out.

So, what mile marker post you avoiding now?

My brother is such a good dancer.

In actuality I wanted to work on a MMO design post, hopefully something worth reading.

Is this how we roll in the People's Republic of Derail?

The president has issued a warning to the President-for-life of the People's Republic of Derail and asked them to immediately destroy their WMDs (Weapons of Mass Defaulting) on penalty of invasion. All funds for the People's Republic of Derail have been frozen under the Patriot Act. Any attempt at support for terrorist organizations like Al Flama will be severly punished.

Edited, Apr 13th 2007 4:22am by ohmikeghod

Thanks, I appreciate that. I've also filled in a majority of the quest chains in Outland (since WoWreader doesn't do 100% everything,) written some appetizers before BC and subsequently some guides on various things like jewelcrafting, tidied up a few of the pages that were out of date, and a number of more back-end things you don't see. But hey, who's counting?

No, I'm not a programmer. I'm sorry if I can't completely redesign the site for you. I can't speed up the servers. In that regard, I have slightly more clout in requesting changes to be made, but I can't actually make them. That doesn't mean I'm useless, though. Care to tell me what you'd like to see me work on instead?

Only reason I'm still here is the forums.

Everything else I can get elsewhere and better.


WoW Head, WoW-Loot, WoW Wiki, etc...


I think Az is doing a good job.


But the site does need a upgrade and update.

Back before it got sold, I supported the site and it's undeveloped state (compared to others out there) because it had that "garage band" and "grassroots" feel to it and I wanted to support that.

I always pictured Alla as a guy in his basement with a network of friends to admin this passion of theirs (running a gaming site).

Now that it's got bigger backing, the site should show that. It's no longer a garage band trying to get noticed, it's got major label backing and needs to roll with the times (i.e. get updated like the other sites) or risk going away.

I use the site. Quests and items and maps and forums. I don't like using other sites, never have really.. they just seem foriegn to me. Thus, I gief meh moneyz.

I checked out WoW Head (still like Alla better), Wow-Loot is a decent place to find gear you might need and the only thing it has over Alla is that it has that Gear set up for each class, WoW Wiki is nothing like Alla at all.

Alla = greater then all.

QFT.

I recently put up a similar post. It got moved to the Feedback Forum. In the feedback forum they asked 'what do you feel is better about WoW-Head'. My simple response was ease of access to information. Finding info on their site is easy, on allas it is cumbersome. That and the manner in which they lay out the info is much more streamlined and appealing to the eye.

Which is why I, like many who post here, but use other sites to get my information.

The response to layout and format change has be one of resistance. It is never easy to change peoples minds when they have an entrenched point of view. Perhaps instead of making excuses of why it can't/won't work the people running the site might actually listen too and try to work with the community they claim to hold in such high esteem.

Edited, Apr 13th 2007 1:38pm by bodhisattva

Just wanted to say Azuarc, I like your Outlands write-ups. The info isn't exactly essential to me (I have various guides and maps printed out, and ordered the Bradygames TBC strat guide before TBC was even released) but I find them a pleasurable read, there's a certain comfortable familiarity to the prose rather than the cold, business-like tone most have.

Also, wanted to add, I still feel the same way I've felt since Jan (or somewhere around there) of last year when the news of the site's new corporate sponsors broke out. I loathe the iron-suit scuzzbuckets behind IGE, and have since EQ years and years ago, they basically got the whole RMT train rolling (at least in popularity and mainstream appeal) and I feel were one of the more contributing factors to the ruination of EQ (threw server economies completely out of whack, and this was EQ, money wasn't as easily attained as it is in WoW). Since then, I've had a seething hatred for anything their vile company touches.

I even vowed to quit using this site, which I obviously haven't completely, but I remain a ghost member lurking on these boards mostly because I enjoy the regulars here (a confession: I know he's sub-defaulted alot, but for some bizarre reason Shizzla cracks me up, feel free to downrate for me that). Though I don't post here (mostly because I can't let go of old grudges) I'm here everyday (the WoW boards, that is) and I've read every single one of your walkthroughs Azuarc, just wanted you to know someone appreciates them.

Ha! It's funny how many people here didn't know about Wowhead. I bet we've upped their traffic significantly today.


The number 1 thing I want is a better dungeon/instance loot page.

I want a page that has the bosses in order with the items they drop right under each boss

[Normal][Heroic]
Ronald [Strat Discussion]
- Gloves of Awesome 20% (pic of the item box)
- Boots of Suck 5% (pic)

McCheese [Strat Discussion]
- Boots of Better
- Trinket of Narrow Usage

Top 5 Drops from Ronald McDonald
- Blue Pattern of Garbage



This site is looking old. It's not that it isn't functional, but the style here just doesn't hold a candle to WoWHead. It starts on the main WoW page. The main body of that page is just a mess. Information is too imbeded into the links. One click should get you to 85% of any information you want. Two clicks should get you there 95% of the time (Search engine not withstanding). There is a lot of information here, drop down menu's help you cheat the 2 click rule.