Sure, playing World of Warcraft is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but there’s one thing that can make the game even better. That is using addons to enhance your gameplay to the proverbial next level. The World of Warcraft Gatherer Addon is just such an addon that can make your gaming life easier.
Gatherer is a plug-in for World of Warcraft that will make your herbalist or miner life much easier. This little tool tracks the location of mines and herbs in the game and then displays an icon on the map so that you can find them faster and more easily.

Gatherer records all data on its own database, including the quality of each mine or herb found for later reference. This information will be very useful to improve your gathering skill and consequently earn more money by selling minerals and herbs.

Sounds just like what the doctor ordered, doesn’t it? Well then go grab it!

I’ve often thought I’d do just about anything to work at Blizzard. I mean, with offices that look like this, working on one of your favorite games – who wouldn’t? But then I think about my many years spent in the trenches as both rep and management at various IT/Internet jobs, and I’m no longer sure that I’d do anything to work there. You see, the one group I don’t envy are those on the front lines of customer service. Much like the story from Thursday in which we learned about a rep having to deal with a kid and his suicide threat when he ostensibly didn’t get what he wanted, CSRs, GMs and CMs deal with very frustrating situations every day.

But there again, it is Blizzard, and I’d be lying if I said most people I know wouldn’t give their [insert requisite body part] to work there, just to experience the culture and be part of the company that makes some truly awesome games. The sheer coolness of the company and a lot of their outward facing policies seems like being part of that team would more than make up for any abuse you might get as a trade-off. How about you? Would you be willing to step onto the front lines, taking every nasty, mean comment you’re dealt with a smile – or carefully constructed snark? Would you be willing to work at Blizzard on the front lines? Or is that a bit too much of a figurative bulls-eye than you’d want painted on yourself?