As I said in my 100th post, I started blogging out of some vague notion that blogging would be an enjoyable hobby for me. There wasn't much rhyme or reason behind it; I just figured, hey, why not give this blogging thing a try? Little did I know how much of a time sink it would be, but like any good hobby, it's a time sink that I enjoy. Of course, when I am writing my lengthy posts when I could be doing something else productive or relating to the real world*, I sometimes find myself asking, why do I blog?
Blogging is a hobby for me, so it certainly falls under the category of "Something to do." It passes the time, and it's an excuse for me to write, something that I enjoy more than reading. I don't know why, but I've never been able to get in the habit of reading books for pleasure. Maybe I just never read the right books, but writing always kept my attention more easily than reading. Blogging also helps me feel like I am active in the WoW community, even when I don't play that much (I currently spend more time blogging about WoW than I spend playing WoW), so that factors into it, as well.
I suppose the urge to blog really comes from my desire to give my life meaning, ironically enough (if you consider my last miscellany post, in which I pondered the meaning of life). Those that are philosophically inclined are often not satisfied to be mere consumers of media. Being a receiver without giving anything to the world can generate the feeling that one's existence is largely inconsequential. Luckily, there are a multitude of ways to combat that feeling. One can do nice things for people, one can work a job in which one actually makes a difference in the world, or one can use art and exercise one's creative muscles. It was the latter idea that appealed to me the most, for I was already a consumer within the WoW blogosphere. I spent a lot of time reading WoW blogs (well, two of them, to be truthful), so for me to become a producer in that universe seemed a natural transition. I suppose the real reason I blog is that it helps me feel like a producer, like someone who is actually adding something to the world, someone who is having an impact. By blogging, I make my existence consequential, and that gives it meaning.
*For example, I currently have open, in a separate window, a soon-to-be fifteen-page paper examining Camus' The Stranger and relating it to the works of other philosophers. I'm not procrastinating, by any means; the paper is due in a month, and I already have twelve pages of it written.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
My review of World of Warcraft and Philosophy
I have finally finished World of Warcraft and Philosophy, and it was a great read. If you have read my "so far" review of it, some of this will be repetitive, but cest la vie.
World of Warcraft and Philosophy was a very enjoyable read. Each chapter examines a different issue in WoW, like ninja looting, the Winterspring funeral massacre, and the famous Onyxia wipe (NSFW), from various philosophical perspectives, including Nihilism and Deontology. Thus, not only will you learn more about WoW (I didn't know about the Gnome Tea Party until after reading the book), but you'll learn more about philosophy too, a fantastic subject. I feel it's important to mention that this book examines WoW from a philosophical perspective, not the other way around. What's great about the book is that it uses World of Warcraft to explain these concepts in terms that are easy to understand, so you are guaranteed to walk away a bit smarter. You may not always agree with what the authors of the chapters say, but they lay our their arguments well enough that you can formulate a logical rebuttal if you do disagree.
Still, the first section of the book is a bit of a chore, and that can turn off readers who might otherwise be interested in the book. The two good chapters include one that examines how ethics change when we enter WoW and one that looks at WoW as a response to Nihilism, i.e. life's meaninglessness. However, another chapter is simply a script of a skit in which a raid boss cries in front of a tax specialist because she is being taxed on her drops and can't afford to pay. Although it can be thought provoking, the chapter only glances over its topic and never actually says anything about it. Another chapter talks about the metaphysics of movement, but it often feels like it is over-examining every issue it looks at, and it is such an overview that it can never elaborate on what it is saying, eventually being reduced to recommendations of what to read if you are interested in the topic. The book gets its act together as it goes on, though, and gets much better.
If you are reading my blog, then you probably play WoW, so you may want to know if the book's chapters contain a tedious amount of detail and explanation about things that aren't obvious to non-players but that we would already know. Thankfully, the book seems to contain just the right amount: enough to explain the concepts discussed without explaining it so much as to bore players who are familiar with the game. The explanations of philosophy also contain a similar amount of exposition, enough to explain the concepts without boring those who already understand them. In this regard, the whole book is, for the most part, very well written.
The book is not without its flaws, though. One of its most obvious flaws in the aforementioned first section. The other large flaw is that the book just... ends. Though World of Warcraft and Philosophy contains a good introductory section, after the last chapter (about metaphysics and how it impacts WoW) ends, that's it. No conclusion, no last words; it simply goes right into the brief biographies of the various authors of the chapters of the book. It feels like a very empty way to end what is otherwise a great book. I suppose if you know that is how it will end, then it won't disappoint you as much as it disappointed me.
If you play WoW and enjoy philosophy, even a little bit, you should pick up this book. Even if you don't enjoy philosophy, maybe this is the book you need to really appreciate it. Either way, I highly recommend you give it a go. At the very least, it will make you sound more intelligent when you are conversing with your guildmates over vent after another wipe.
3.5/4 stars.
World of Warcraft and Philosophy was a very enjoyable read. Each chapter examines a different issue in WoW, like ninja looting, the Winterspring funeral massacre, and the famous Onyxia wipe (NSFW), from various philosophical perspectives, including Nihilism and Deontology. Thus, not only will you learn more about WoW (I didn't know about the Gnome Tea Party until after reading the book), but you'll learn more about philosophy too, a fantastic subject. I feel it's important to mention that this book examines WoW from a philosophical perspective, not the other way around. What's great about the book is that it uses World of Warcraft to explain these concepts in terms that are easy to understand, so you are guaranteed to walk away a bit smarter. You may not always agree with what the authors of the chapters say, but they lay our their arguments well enough that you can formulate a logical rebuttal if you do disagree.
Still, the first section of the book is a bit of a chore, and that can turn off readers who might otherwise be interested in the book. The two good chapters include one that examines how ethics change when we enter WoW and one that looks at WoW as a response to Nihilism, i.e. life's meaninglessness. However, another chapter is simply a script of a skit in which a raid boss cries in front of a tax specialist because she is being taxed on her drops and can't afford to pay. Although it can be thought provoking, the chapter only glances over its topic and never actually says anything about it. Another chapter talks about the metaphysics of movement, but it often feels like it is over-examining every issue it looks at, and it is such an overview that it can never elaborate on what it is saying, eventually being reduced to recommendations of what to read if you are interested in the topic. The book gets its act together as it goes on, though, and gets much better.
If you are reading my blog, then you probably play WoW, so you may want to know if the book's chapters contain a tedious amount of detail and explanation about things that aren't obvious to non-players but that we would already know. Thankfully, the book seems to contain just the right amount: enough to explain the concepts discussed without explaining it so much as to bore players who are familiar with the game. The explanations of philosophy also contain a similar amount of exposition, enough to explain the concepts without boring those who already understand them. In this regard, the whole book is, for the most part, very well written.
The book is not without its flaws, though. One of its most obvious flaws in the aforementioned first section. The other large flaw is that the book just... ends. Though World of Warcraft and Philosophy contains a good introductory section, after the last chapter (about metaphysics and how it impacts WoW) ends, that's it. No conclusion, no last words; it simply goes right into the brief biographies of the various authors of the chapters of the book. It feels like a very empty way to end what is otherwise a great book. I suppose if you know that is how it will end, then it won't disappoint you as much as it disappointed me.
If you play WoW and enjoy philosophy, even a little bit, you should pick up this book. Even if you don't enjoy philosophy, maybe this is the book you need to really appreciate it. Either way, I highly recommend you give it a go. At the very least, it will make you sound more intelligent when you are conversing with your guildmates over vent after another wipe.
3.5/4 stars.
Monday, November 23, 2009
World of Warcraft and Philosophy so far
As you may know, I am currently reading World of Warcraft and Philosophy, and though I have not finished it yet (I'm a bit over half-way through), I thought I'd give my impressions of the book thus far. Once I finish, I will write a proper review.
Thus far, World of Warcraft and Philosophy has been a very enjoyable read. Although it starts out a bit disjointed in the first section, it gets its act together as it goes on and gets better. Each chapter examines a different issue in WoW, like ninja looting to the Winterspring funeral massacre, from various philosophical perspectives, including Nihilism and Deontology. Thus, not only will you learn more about WoW (I didn't know about the Gnome Tea Party until after reading the book), but you'll learn more about philosophy too, a fantastic subject. You may not always agree with what the authors of the chapters say, but they lay our their arguments well enough that you can formulate a logical rebuttal if you do disagree.
If you are reading my blog, then you probably play WoW, so you may want to know if the book's chapters contain a lot of detail and explanation about things that aren't obvious to non-players but that we would already know. Thankfully, the book seems to contain just the right amount: enough to explain the concepts discussed without explaining it so much as to bore players who are familiar with the game. The explanations of philosophy also contain a similar amount of exposition, enough to explain the concepts without boring those who already understand them. In this regard, the whole book is, for the most part, very well written.
That's all for now. I won't give this book a rating yet, but I will say that if you enjoy WoW and philosophy, even a little bit, you should pick up this book. Even if you don't enjoy philosophy, maybe this is the book you need to really appreciate it. Either way, I highly recommend you give it a go.
Thus far, World of Warcraft and Philosophy has been a very enjoyable read. Although it starts out a bit disjointed in the first section, it gets its act together as it goes on and gets better. Each chapter examines a different issue in WoW, like ninja looting to the Winterspring funeral massacre, from various philosophical perspectives, including Nihilism and Deontology. Thus, not only will you learn more about WoW (I didn't know about the Gnome Tea Party until after reading the book), but you'll learn more about philosophy too, a fantastic subject. You may not always agree with what the authors of the chapters say, but they lay our their arguments well enough that you can formulate a logical rebuttal if you do disagree.
If you are reading my blog, then you probably play WoW, so you may want to know if the book's chapters contain a lot of detail and explanation about things that aren't obvious to non-players but that we would already know. Thankfully, the book seems to contain just the right amount: enough to explain the concepts discussed without explaining it so much as to bore players who are familiar with the game. The explanations of philosophy also contain a similar amount of exposition, enough to explain the concepts without boring those who already understand them. In this regard, the whole book is, for the most part, very well written.
That's all for now. I won't give this book a rating yet, but I will say that if you enjoy WoW and philosophy, even a little bit, you should pick up this book. Even if you don't enjoy philosophy, maybe this is the book you need to really appreciate it. Either way, I highly recommend you give it a go.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
How to leveling fishing without being bored
I love fishing. I'm not sure why, but something about it just calls to me at my most basic level. And yet, until just after patch 2.4, my fishing was stuck squarely in the journeyman range. It was the new dailies that motivated me to level fishing, and though I now love fishing a lot, I have to say that leveling it was one of the most boring experiences of my WoW career. Leveling cooking along with fishing made it somewhat interesting, but the monotony of sitting in one spot for hours on end making the same motions really grated on me. It was during this time that I developed certain strategies for leveling fishing without going out of my mind with boredom, and I still use these strategies today.
The mechanics of leveling fishing are now a no brainer. Back in the day, you couldn't fish in most areas if your fishing skill wasn't high enough. Also, it was possible that your skill was high enough to fish in an area, but not high enough to be at that magical number where you always caught a fish. This meant you would sometimes catch nothing at all, meaning no reward for all that effort, and no skill up, either. Nowadays, you can fish anywhere. If your skill is lower than a zone's "minimum," you'll only fish up various pieces of grey junk. If you skill is in between a zone's minimum and it's "no junk number," you'll alternate between catching fish and junk. That means no more failed casts and no wasted skill-up opportunities. What this means for you is that the only advice you really need on leveling fishing is advice on the subjective aspects of the experience. That's what I intend to give you: advice to make the process itself more bearable.
The first thing you need to do to make the strategies I am about to present to you work is a bit of preparation. Start by binding fishing to a key on your keyboard (or two). (escape menu -> key bindings) The ideal position for the key that you bind fishing to is one right next to your mouse. That way, you can go from right-clicking the bobber with your middle finger to hitting your "fishing button(s)" with your thumb. If your keyboard and your mouse aren't close to each other, move them. I use the + and - key on the number pad on my keyboard. I picked two keys that were right next to each other so that I had more room for error when I cast fishing. You see, these strategies will require you to cast fishing without being able to look at the keyboard, so it's a good idea to bind fishing to either a very large key, or two keys right next to one another.
I also highly recommend that you turn on auto-loot while fishing. (escape menu -> interface -> combat -> auto loot) It speeds up the process dramatically since you won't need to click on the fish to loot it. Finally, I recommend that you fish with WoW in windowed mode. (control-M for windows, command-M for macs) This will make perfect sense for my second method, but for the first, just remember that it means that you won't need to move the mouse as much to click the bobber.
Now you are ready to multitask, and that is what's at the core of keeping fishing interesting: doing something else while you fish. If you are new to fishing, it may be a bit much to ask of you to do something like that, but if you are at that level of fishing skill, it probably isn't boring for you yet. In that case, you don't need this advice. For the rest of you, here are the very methods I used to level fishing.
Reading while Fishing
While I was leveling fishing, I checked a book out of my local library specifically for the purposes of keeping myself entertained while I did it. Reading was the first kind of multitasking I did while fishing, and it's what got me started on this road. Although almost any book will suffice for this purpose, if you are picking a book specifically to read while leveling fishing, there are a few things to keep in mind. Fishing while reading can be counterproductive if you lose your spot in the book every time you look up, so a book of factoids or a book written in short stanzas is a good choice. These books are set up in such a way that it will be difficult for you to loose your place, with all the line breaks and everything.
Fishing while reading may also help you read the book itself if it is a boring book. I know that I wouldn't have been able to get through the lull in the middle of Crime and Punishment if I hadn't been fishing while reading it. Although fishing while reading can impede your understanding of the book, if you just want to get through the book, fishing will help a lot. Excitement of fishing + dullness of Raskolnikov's inner turmoil = bearable read.
His angst almost turned me off from Russian Literature for good. Thank God for WoW and fishing.
When you are ready to begin, start by placing the book somewhere on your desk where you can hold it down with your left hand. Put your right hand on the mouse with your thumb close to your fishing button(s). The process should go something like this:
1. Cast fishing.
2. Move your cursor over the fishing bobber.
3. Read.
4. Listen for the noise your bobber makes when you catch a fish.
5. Right click.
If you correctly executed step two, you shouldn't need to look up for step five. Assuming all goes well, you should now have a fish in your inventory and a few lines of the book in your head. Now you just need to repeat these five steps. The only point during this process where you will need to look away from your book is step two. Step two may be accomplished any time between steps one and four.
This is the most basic kind of fishing multitasking. It takes practice to get good at it, but once you can do it successfully, you'll be able to move the cursor over the bobber in a fraction of a second, meaning more time for reading. That is the most important skill this will help you develop: being able to quickly see where the bobber is and move your mouse over it. This skill becomes even more vital with the next kind of multitasking
Browsing the Internet while Fishing
This is where windowed mode becomes vital, unless you use two computer screens, in which case browsing the internet while fishing is nothing more than high-tech reading. I you can actually set up this kind of thing, then just reffer to the dirrections for reading while fishing. Of course, you probably won't be able to use two screnes, which means you will be cycling between whatever web-site you are looking at and the WoW window itself. For this setup to work, it's important to organize your windows in a way that facilitates easy switching between the two. This isn't an issue if you can tab between your windows. (On a mac, this is accomplished with command-tab. I don't know how it is done on windows, but I assume it's control-tab) If you can't tab between your windows, then I recommend that you use the following setup: have WoW right up against the left side of your screen so that when you move your mouse as far left as you can, it will be over the window for WoW. Then leave about a quarter of an inch of space between the left side of your screen and the left side of your preferred web browser. Also, make sure the window of your web browser is wide enough that it sticks out a good distance from the right side of the WoW window. To sum all that up, make your two windows overlap and have each one stick out on one side.
Like books, it will do you no good to read a website where switching windows will cause you to loose your place. With enough practice, this will become a non-issue. Until then, web-comics are a good choice. Most can be read in the time it takes you to fish up your catch, and the panels help prevent you from losing your place when reading a longer one. I can't give too many recommendations, but I'll try. Cyanide and Happiness is always short, but it may be a bit shocking for some people. XKCD has more high-brow humor, though it is also a bit geeky. As for WoW-related webcomics, I recommend Dark Legacy and NPC. Funny picture sites are also good, since picture don't take your very long to read, and it is thus impossible to lose your place. I recommend lolcats and its affiliated sites. (You can find links to the affiliated sites on top of the home page.)
Or try both at the same time!
One more thing to mention is that, for this to work, you will need to be very quick at seeing the bobber, moving your mouse over it, and clicking it. This is where all that practice from the reading method comes in. If you are good at that, then all you need to do is pick your website. Once you have your website picked, just follow one of the following sets of steps, depending on whether you are alt-tabbing or not.
Alt-tabbing Method:
1. Cast fishing.
2. Alt-tab to your Internet page.
3. Read/look at/view your Internet page.
4. Listen for the noise your bobber makes when you catch a fish.
5. Alt-tab to WoW
6. Right click on the bobber.
And repeat.
Manual Window-Switching Method:
1. Cast fishing.
2. Move your mouse over the right edge of your Internet page and click.
3. Read/look at/view your Internet page.
4. Listen for the noise your bobber makes when you catch a fish.
5. Move your mouse quickly to the left side of the screen and click.
6. Right click on the bobber.
Y repite. This is where you will be glad you moved the WoW window as far left as you could, since you won't need to aim your cursor before you click; you'll only need to jerk your mouse to the left and click.
That's all there is too it. Using either of those methods should make fishing much more enjoyable to level. You can also use them after you have reached 450 fishing to make some gold while reading or browsing the Internet. To do this, I'd recommend you fish is a zone where you won't catch any junk without applying a lure to your fishing pole. That way, you won't need to re-apply your lures every ten minutes. According to El's Extreme Anglin', you only need an effective skill of 475 to fish in Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, Grizzly Hills, and Howling Fjord, which are the only zones worth fishing in, anyways. I recommend the in-land waters of Dragonblight, since you will catch both Musselback Sculpin and Dragonfin Angelfish, both of which sell well on the AH. If you prefer a more tense atmosphere and don't mind applying lures, then Wintergrasp will probably net you more profit per hour, since you will only be catching fish that should sell well. Just park yourself somewhere off to the sides where people aren't likely to go, and keep your wits about you.
Well, there you go! If you have any more ideas for multitasking while leveling fishing, or any ways to make fishing more interesting, feel free to share them in the comment section bellow. Also, those pictures and accompanying comments; yay or nay? I think it added some flair to the wall of text, but I want the opinions of you, dear readers. This blog is for you, after all.
I leave you with this image from GraphJam, one of icanhascheezburger.com's sister sites.
They forgot Chuck Norris jokes, homophobia, people being rude to people who ask legitimate questions... though I suppose all those go under the category of General Douchbaggery.
The mechanics of leveling fishing are now a no brainer. Back in the day, you couldn't fish in most areas if your fishing skill wasn't high enough. Also, it was possible that your skill was high enough to fish in an area, but not high enough to be at that magical number where you always caught a fish. This meant you would sometimes catch nothing at all, meaning no reward for all that effort, and no skill up, either. Nowadays, you can fish anywhere. If your skill is lower than a zone's "minimum," you'll only fish up various pieces of grey junk. If you skill is in between a zone's minimum and it's "no junk number," you'll alternate between catching fish and junk. That means no more failed casts and no wasted skill-up opportunities. What this means for you is that the only advice you really need on leveling fishing is advice on the subjective aspects of the experience. That's what I intend to give you: advice to make the process itself more bearable.
The first thing you need to do to make the strategies I am about to present to you work is a bit of preparation. Start by binding fishing to a key on your keyboard (or two). (escape menu -> key bindings) The ideal position for the key that you bind fishing to is one right next to your mouse. That way, you can go from right-clicking the bobber with your middle finger to hitting your "fishing button(s)" with your thumb. If your keyboard and your mouse aren't close to each other, move them. I use the + and - key on the number pad on my keyboard. I picked two keys that were right next to each other so that I had more room for error when I cast fishing. You see, these strategies will require you to cast fishing without being able to look at the keyboard, so it's a good idea to bind fishing to either a very large key, or two keys right next to one another.
I also highly recommend that you turn on auto-loot while fishing. (escape menu -> interface -> combat -> auto loot) It speeds up the process dramatically since you won't need to click on the fish to loot it. Finally, I recommend that you fish with WoW in windowed mode. (control-M for windows, command-M for macs) This will make perfect sense for my second method, but for the first, just remember that it means that you won't need to move the mouse as much to click the bobber.
Now you are ready to multitask, and that is what's at the core of keeping fishing interesting: doing something else while you fish. If you are new to fishing, it may be a bit much to ask of you to do something like that, but if you are at that level of fishing skill, it probably isn't boring for you yet. In that case, you don't need this advice. For the rest of you, here are the very methods I used to level fishing.
Reading while Fishing
While I was leveling fishing, I checked a book out of my local library specifically for the purposes of keeping myself entertained while I did it. Reading was the first kind of multitasking I did while fishing, and it's what got me started on this road. Although almost any book will suffice for this purpose, if you are picking a book specifically to read while leveling fishing, there are a few things to keep in mind. Fishing while reading can be counterproductive if you lose your spot in the book every time you look up, so a book of factoids or a book written in short stanzas is a good choice. These books are set up in such a way that it will be difficult for you to loose your place, with all the line breaks and everything.
Fishing while reading may also help you read the book itself if it is a boring book. I know that I wouldn't have been able to get through the lull in the middle of Crime and Punishment if I hadn't been fishing while reading it. Although fishing while reading can impede your understanding of the book, if you just want to get through the book, fishing will help a lot. Excitement of fishing + dullness of Raskolnikov's inner turmoil = bearable read.
His angst almost turned me off from Russian Literature for good. Thank God for WoW and fishing.When you are ready to begin, start by placing the book somewhere on your desk where you can hold it down with your left hand. Put your right hand on the mouse with your thumb close to your fishing button(s). The process should go something like this:
1. Cast fishing.
2. Move your cursor over the fishing bobber.
3. Read.
4. Listen for the noise your bobber makes when you catch a fish.
5. Right click.
If you correctly executed step two, you shouldn't need to look up for step five. Assuming all goes well, you should now have a fish in your inventory and a few lines of the book in your head. Now you just need to repeat these five steps. The only point during this process where you will need to look away from your book is step two. Step two may be accomplished any time between steps one and four.
This is the most basic kind of fishing multitasking. It takes practice to get good at it, but once you can do it successfully, you'll be able to move the cursor over the bobber in a fraction of a second, meaning more time for reading. That is the most important skill this will help you develop: being able to quickly see where the bobber is and move your mouse over it. This skill becomes even more vital with the next kind of multitasking
Browsing the Internet while Fishing
This is where windowed mode becomes vital, unless you use two computer screens, in which case browsing the internet while fishing is nothing more than high-tech reading. I you can actually set up this kind of thing, then just reffer to the dirrections for reading while fishing. Of course, you probably won't be able to use two screnes, which means you will be cycling between whatever web-site you are looking at and the WoW window itself. For this setup to work, it's important to organize your windows in a way that facilitates easy switching between the two. This isn't an issue if you can tab between your windows. (On a mac, this is accomplished with command-tab. I don't know how it is done on windows, but I assume it's control-tab) If you can't tab between your windows, then I recommend that you use the following setup: have WoW right up against the left side of your screen so that when you move your mouse as far left as you can, it will be over the window for WoW. Then leave about a quarter of an inch of space between the left side of your screen and the left side of your preferred web browser. Also, make sure the window of your web browser is wide enough that it sticks out a good distance from the right side of the WoW window. To sum all that up, make your two windows overlap and have each one stick out on one side.
Like books, it will do you no good to read a website where switching windows will cause you to loose your place. With enough practice, this will become a non-issue. Until then, web-comics are a good choice. Most can be read in the time it takes you to fish up your catch, and the panels help prevent you from losing your place when reading a longer one. I can't give too many recommendations, but I'll try. Cyanide and Happiness is always short, but it may be a bit shocking for some people. XKCD has more high-brow humor, though it is also a bit geeky. As for WoW-related webcomics, I recommend Dark Legacy and NPC. Funny picture sites are also good, since picture don't take your very long to read, and it is thus impossible to lose your place. I recommend lolcats and its affiliated sites. (You can find links to the affiliated sites on top of the home page.)
Or try both at the same time!One more thing to mention is that, for this to work, you will need to be very quick at seeing the bobber, moving your mouse over it, and clicking it. This is where all that practice from the reading method comes in. If you are good at that, then all you need to do is pick your website. Once you have your website picked, just follow one of the following sets of steps, depending on whether you are alt-tabbing or not.
Alt-tabbing Method:
1. Cast fishing.
2. Alt-tab to your Internet page.
3. Read/look at/view your Internet page.
4. Listen for the noise your bobber makes when you catch a fish.
5. Alt-tab to WoW
6. Right click on the bobber.
And repeat.
Manual Window-Switching Method:
1. Cast fishing.
2. Move your mouse over the right edge of your Internet page and click.
3. Read/look at/view your Internet page.
4. Listen for the noise your bobber makes when you catch a fish.
5. Move your mouse quickly to the left side of the screen and click.
6. Right click on the bobber.
Y repite. This is where you will be glad you moved the WoW window as far left as you could, since you won't need to aim your cursor before you click; you'll only need to jerk your mouse to the left and click.
That's all there is too it. Using either of those methods should make fishing much more enjoyable to level. You can also use them after you have reached 450 fishing to make some gold while reading or browsing the Internet. To do this, I'd recommend you fish is a zone where you won't catch any junk without applying a lure to your fishing pole. That way, you won't need to re-apply your lures every ten minutes. According to El's Extreme Anglin', you only need an effective skill of 475 to fish in Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, Grizzly Hills, and Howling Fjord, which are the only zones worth fishing in, anyways. I recommend the in-land waters of Dragonblight, since you will catch both Musselback Sculpin and Dragonfin Angelfish, both of which sell well on the AH. If you prefer a more tense atmosphere and don't mind applying lures, then Wintergrasp will probably net you more profit per hour, since you will only be catching fish that should sell well. Just park yourself somewhere off to the sides where people aren't likely to go, and keep your wits about you.
Well, there you go! If you have any more ideas for multitasking while leveling fishing, or any ways to make fishing more interesting, feel free to share them in the comment section bellow. Also, those pictures and accompanying comments; yay or nay? I think it added some flair to the wall of text, but I want the opinions of you, dear readers. This blog is for you, after all.
I leave you with this image from GraphJam, one of icanhascheezburger.com's sister sites.
They forgot Chuck Norris jokes, homophobia, people being rude to people who ask legitimate questions... though I suppose all those go under the category of General Douchbaggery.
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