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I’m not getting done right now. I’ll get there one day, once I events and things to grind. It can be done, but you have to

have my artifact maxed. That’s my current goal I’m at 31/34 set your pride of place where it needs to be and set goals

in Holy and 25/34 in Disc, slow but steady. that are obtainable. You can be both successful in WoW and

your IRL job, with your family in-game and the one you have

Perhaps you really love PvP, set yourself a goal of how to smell everyday (I have teenagers - you can smell them

many matches you have time for this week; a few rated from another floor). It’s all about the goals you set. As of

and a few randoms? If you love PvE, find the day you have now I can say, I still love playing WoW and it’s my hobby, but

enough time, and that won’t end up going into work looking I’m a mom of three kids who have way too many things I

like you have a hangover, and find a group for it. Maybe it’s have to go to, a wife, a manager, and an editor. 2016 made

time to farm pets and mounts; don’t try to farm all the ones me pull my life together and I’m walking into 2017 knowing

you’re missing, pick one or two and run them weekly. You that I’m doing okay IRL and in WoW. Adulting sucks some

get done what you get done when you’re barely a casual. serious words I shouldn’t say, but my pride of place is that

I kinda sorta got my sh*t together this year and that feels

I’ve seen a lot of the post lately that states “I’m not a good, even if I’m not the number one Priest on my server.

morning person or a night person, I’m barely a person”. So this coming year, take the time to set your goals not only

As of late, I feel like this with WoW. I’m not a raider or a for silly things like giving up chocolate (hahaha… never

casual, I’m like that little elf that you swear you see for a gonna happen), but for your life in Azeroth and your life

split second but you can’t prove exists. outside Azeroth as well. May you find all you are looking

for in Warcraft, it’s a great big world out there - unless

So if you are struggling as a casual, I understand your you’re Khadgar, then you can show up flipping anywhere at

pain and frustration. Starting as a casual or becoming a moment’s dire notice.

a casual after years of hard core raiding, neither is easy
By Leanne Dugan
when Warcraft is full of so many quests, achievements,

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