I'm like, "Wha..?"

Patch 4.3.0

I'm starting to livestream again more regularly than evAr, so be sure to join me and friends in the chat! http://athenelive.com/ember Planning for 6pm PST daily, but don't hold me to that too strictly XD. *giggles*

So, this li'l blog post is actually about a little something happened on my stream a couple days ago. I was playing Minecraft, then everyone was like, "Nuuu! Play WoW!" So, I started up WoW and did two battlegrounds. The first BG in particular went way better than I anticipated it was going to go since I hadn't played WoW since I last streamed it in December, nonetheless I hadn't even PvP'd in over a month. (If you want to watch that particular part of the livestream, you can find the archived video on Own3d.tv here: http://www.own3d.tv/video/423405) It was Eye of the Storm by the way.

I closed out the stats at the end of the BG so fast since I didn't even care to look, but someone in the stream chat pointed out that I was at the top for Alliance. I didn't think anything of it but I found myself watching the PvP part of that stream again just last night to see if anything cool happened that I'd like to edit into a YouTube video. I paused it on the chart and here's a screenshot:


Can you do me a favor? Can you watch that BG (http://www.own3d.tv/video/423405) and tell me how it was even possible that I got the most killing blows? Is it wrong that I feel like Alliance may just suck that much in my battlegroup if I can go away from WoW and get rusty for a month yet still top killing blows when I come back?? I don't know, man.... Or maybe you can watch that EotS and tell me that I actually don't suck at PvP as much as I think I do. lol. I'd appreciate the feedback on my PvP skills (or lack thereof) either way as long as it's constructive. Thanks!

Black March to Protest Internet Censorship!

Patch 4.3.0

If you're following me on any other social networks, I thank you for dealing with my major cross-posting but I really want to get the word out everywhere I can because I believe we can really do this. I'm uploading this image about the Media boycott the internet is calling "Black March" on every social network I personally use to encourage my social circles to further protest Stop Online Piracy Act, Protect IP Act, and Internet Censorship in general! We NEED a free and open internet!

And although both bills have been postponed, it's just that: postponed. They will come back because of the sheer amount of money poured into lobbying for them possibly in the form of new bills and/or random pieces slipped into bills that have nothing to do with them, so we need to keep our eyes and ears open if we really want to keep the internet FREE OF CENSORSHIP.

AND specifically during this coming March, let's SHOW them that "We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation which will censor the internet."

(Clicking the image will take you to one of many Faceook "events" about Black March that you are free to join.)


I originally found that image in this reddit post: http://www.reddit.com/tb/oogr1. I don't know who the poster is, but all credit goes to them. And I'm sure they don't have any problems with people re-uploading that image all over the web, so I'd encourage you to download it and post it wherever you can as well if you support the idea of Black March!

SOPA & PIPA

Patch 4.3.0

If you don't know what SOPA is by now, here's a very informative post on SOPA (and PIPA) from the official reddit blog: http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html.

As of now there is little I can personally do other than to make more people aware of the SOPA situation. So, I'm joining the internet protest with a "STOP CENSORSHIP" banner over my blog's header image. Depending on how things pan out, I may leave it there longer than the 24 hour "internet protest". For now, SOPA has been "shelved", but it doesn't mean that legislation can't and won't slip parts of SOPA into new bills up for vote, and PIPA (Protect IP Act) is still to-be-voted-for on January 24th. So, please click the "STOP CENSORSHIP" banner to sign the e-petition, send a letter to Congress, and if you're not in America you can even petition the state department in your country via the banner link (http://americancensorship.org/).

Without going into crazy detail, my personal stance on SOPA is this:

1. It won't stop movie and music piracy at all. [period] I honestly don't believe it will even slow it down in the slightest.
2. It's bad for business. Start-ups and e-businesses will have a dramatically more difficult time setting up any kind of website because of the need to prepare for potential offending links on forums for example, and they'll need to be careful on which sites they themselves advertise on.
3. The vague language in the actual bill is obviously vulnerable to be abused.

Let's hope that this internet protest will open more eyes to the SOPA situation and get our congressmen to KILL SOPA all together.

First Vlog of 2012

Patch 4.3.0

I hope everyone had fun and safe celebrations for New Year's! Last night, I streamed some WoW and a flash game called "Happy Wheels" on AtheneLive.com/ember for the first time to ring in my New Year, and I decided to kick off the year on YouTube with this tiny vlog. Enjoy! ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/embed/cibfwF1MnNk

Finally found a home for my stream!

Patch 4.3.0

Hey everyone! After trying out Livestream.com, and Twitch.tv... I've finally found a home for my broadcast with Own3d.tv! Huge thanks to all of you viewers for being so patient with me and my sporadic testing-out all these websites, because I know how annoying it is to register new accounts just to be able to chat with me and the other viewers on different sites. But rest assured that I won't be switching for a really long time (if ever) because of the amazing things that are happening with me, Own3d.tv, and ...drum roll please... AtheneLive.com!

Exciting news for this Athene fangirl happened this past Wednesday (Dec. 28, 2011) when Reese, the behind-the-scenes/camera guy for everything-Athene contacted me via Twitter. I had no idea at the time what he wanted me to contact him for, but he asked me to add him on Skype! My hopeful, starry-eyed self was thinking, "That would be so cool if he's gonna ask me to guest star on Athene or Tania's streams... But that's just a fantasy.." Well, I added Reese on Skype, he called me on Thursday and offered me an amazing deal: streaming on AtheneLive.com!!! So not only do I get the chance to interact with Athene and crew more than I had ever imagined I would, but I have the honor of streaming on their official website!

And that's not all... The amazing part of all of this is that they contacted me out of the kindness of their hearts. Together To The Top. They get nothing out of this except my viewers going to their site... all 20 of you. XD They didn't ask me to sign a contract, they aren't making any money from the ads that will play on my stream. BUT I WILL!! I don't want to sound greedy, but this is the first monetary parntership offer I've ever been able to accept without sacrificing anything. (Machinima.com offered me a paid partnership with my YouTube channel, but they threatened to take down all of my parody song-videos! Which is -like- the main reason why people are subscribed to me in the first place, so that was a big fat NO.) DX

So please, follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/emberisolte and/or like me on Facebook: facebook.com/GirlsDoPlayWoW because that's where I announcements will pop up for when I go live! Also, if you have an Own3d.tv account go to http://athenelive.com/ember and Follow me!

I am so excited my head's gonna pop. XD

TOGETHER TO THE TOP -- It's real.

I got to be a dragon! ..sorta.

Patch 4.3.0

***SPOILER ALERT***

If you haven't seen the Deathwing "end-game" cinematic and you're a lore buff, I suggest that you don't watch this video. But if you know about what happens after Deathwing dies, then please enjoy this humorous take on what happens next. Scripted, machinimated, and voiced by THE Myndflame, featuring my petty voice talent as Alexstrasza herself, please enjoy "The Day After the Cataclysm Ended"! (I hope I did the Life Binder justice!) XD

http://youtu.be/qNcGDH7s1qM

More Live Gaming Broadcasts

Patch 4.3.0

After finding out that Livestream.com is not as free as they advertised (by finding out the hard way--that they ALLOW you to go over the "free" bandwidth limit), I started broadcasting with Justin.tv a.k.a. Twitch.tv. So, there shall be more of me live-streaming WoW (and possibly other games, including some old school SNES and Wii games since there will be a video capture card in my possession in the very near future ^_^...)

For a little taste of stream footage, I put together this video advertising my stream on YouTube. Please enjoy!

http://youtu.be/ORV_ZurQD-A

BlizzCon Vlogs - Part 5

Patch 4.3.0

Ok, I have to warn you: if you don't enjoy the "F" word, please DON'T watch this video because I probably said it way too many times to even sound like a normal person. =/ With this video, I've realized just how often I swear in public and how stupid I sound as a result. So with that said... For those of you that want to watch, in this video I met Athene and his crew. It blew my mind so much that I couldn't get over it.

http://youtu.be/2cmhXXpcyq4

BlizzCon Vlogs - Part 4

Patch 4.2.2

Again.. warning: lots of Ember swearing. Saarryyy. And in this episode(!!!) we meet Rawrbug and Asiko IRL for the first time and I fansquee over being in the same room with them and Crykoda!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT29vixEr6Q

BlizzCon Vlogs - Part 3

Patch 4.2.2

More boring vlog footage ^_^. If anything, watch it to hear me say "Mega Blocks" 'cause I lol'd at myself when I watched it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp5f8uhzVYk