Avid MMO gamer and long-time blogger. Star Wars: The Old Republic is my main game, but I'm also a casual World of Warcraft player. My SWTOR blog: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/ My WoW blog: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mtr6gghjt22tSome early casual thoughts on WoW Midnight's patch 12.1: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/08/hope-you-like-snakes.html23 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr6gghjt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mtmtaiy6ys25Curious what it's like to level a new character on the PTS with the new overworld difficulty toggle cranked up to master? Let me tell you! #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/08/testing-open-world-difficulty-toggle-on.html21 Aug 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmtaiy6ys25https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mthrbeury222Some random thoughts about Midnight housing (from someone who hasn't been too enamoured with it): #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-second-look-at-housing.html19 Aug 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthrbeury222https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mt5jo4ljec2nJust had to make a short little post about the reveal of the name of the new #SWTOR expansion as well: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/08/80-is-called-masters-of-force.html15 Aug 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5jo4ljec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mt23yz5zds2rI couldn't quite resist checking in on a flavour of #WoWClassic after all, but where I ended up was surprisingly unexciting: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/08/checking-in-on-hardcore.html14 Aug 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt23yz5zds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3msycg5vo2k2eWe have a name! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msycg5vo2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3msqrbcmoss2wWhile I'm excitedly looking forward to 8.0, I also still have some thoughts on Legacy of the Sith as a whole that I want to write down. Here's one aspect of that: the characters #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/08/ranking-legacy-of-siths-major-npcs.html10 Aug 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqrbcmoss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3msnjqihz622rWoW Midnight gets its first major expansion patch next week. Before we all dive into that, I wanted to take a moment to look back on how the expansion's first season has gone for me: https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/08/my-midnight-season-1.html09 Aug 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnjqihz622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3msh3xuuv3k2fOK, I couldn't stay incoherent for long - I had to make a proper post about it. Definitely read if you have any interest in operations in SWTOR at all! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh3xuuv3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3msgxr6ynqs2bOMG I'm over the moon to see the operations developer post on the forums, not to mention him saying that Broadsword SPECIFICALLY BROUGHT HIM BACK to work on more ops stuff. Incoherent with excitement! #SWTOR06 Aug 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgxr6ynqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3ms7cltspos2tIn SWTOR news, I've been having fun by... https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/08/goofing-off-on-pts.html03 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7cltspos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3ms45bvid2s2zOver in #WorldofWarcraft, I'm suffering from... https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/08/pent-up-classic-energy.html02 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms45bvid2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrvnada2m22dI really enjoyed today's SWTOR dev stream in general, but there was one announcement in particular that was very much a personal highlight for me: https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-more-classic-experience-in-our-future.html30 Jul 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvnada2m22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrrtypwcr22wSome WoW players focus on improving their gear, on M+ rating or on clearing raids. My goals this expansion have been profession-related: #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/07/midnight-profession-goals-achieved.html29 Jul 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrtypwcr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrnurki66c24Let's gooo! Can't wait to learn more about 8.0 now that Legacy of the Sith is all wrapped up. Plus I've got guildies rearing to go on the PTS with me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnurki66c24https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrmrpdrmnk2gThe past two days in #SWTOR I had some fun... https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/weekend-master-mode-flashpoint-pugs.html27 Jul 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmrpdrmnk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrkcajjrs22vThe title of this one says it all. #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/07/alas-poor-decor-duels.html26 Jul 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkcajjrs22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrgik5xoak2xI finally finished it! Come read my words (there are a lot of them) and share your own thoughts in the comments (spoilers for Legacy Reborn if it's not obvious): #SWTOR https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/legacy-reborn-full-story-review.html24 Jul 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgik5xoak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mrdls45acc2pGot an email from Battle.net asking me to verify my age since I'm in the UK. I'm baffled they are asking for this when my account itself is literally old enough to be an adult. On top of that I already showed them my ID in 2019. The "no common sense allowed" thing frustrates me the most.23 Jul 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdls45acc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mr6tesvuyk24Sticking with the theme of numbers and stats, I took a look at my profile on "Data for Azeroth", a site that gathers data on how common certain achievements are (and similar things). The results, to me, are weird: #WorldofWarcraft https://priestwithacause.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-peculiar-casual.html21 Jul 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6tesvuyk24https://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mr3vi5u46k2gI've been playing SWTOR since launch and only today did I discover that on Korriban, you don't HAVE to go through the Tomb of Ajunta Pall every time; there's a lift to just go up to the next level. I can't believe I missed that for this long. 🤣20 Jul 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3vi5u46k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shintar.bsky.social/post/3mqzwzvfn222wI seem to be going through a phase right now where I'm really enjoying looking at numbers and stats. Today's question I set out to answer: How many times have I completed each class story in #SWTOR? https://swtorcommando.blogspot.com/2026/07/class-story-counting.html19 Jul 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:4zcqg3sqlxt7vwba465cp6fq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzwzvfn222w