Not bad for a casual.

Forty-five minutes a night, a job in the morning and a gear score that is honest about it. This is what a normal evening in World of Warcraft really looks like.

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The honest scoreboard

Small numbers, kept truthfully

45

min

average evening session

3

×

weekly attempts at one stubborn boss

12

+

characters started, few finished

9

+

wipes on a really good night

01

Show up

Even when the plan is only to log in for twenty minutes.

02

Try the thing

One attempt at something slightly above my level.

03

Write it down

Short notes on what worked, what wiped and what I would skip.

04

Log off on time

Because tomorrow still starts early.

Who is playing

Average player, honest notes.

A normal job, a normal schedule and a game that keeps offering more than one evening can hold. I stopped apologizing for that and started writing it down.

Robin Martinez

Casual, on purpose

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Why casual

Slow progress is still progress.

Most players do not have a six-hour raid night. They have forty-five minutes, a tired brain and a to-do list, and that is a perfectly good way to play.

So the notes here are short, the goals are small and the failures stay in. If something works in forty-five minutes, it probably works for you too.

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The four corners

What goes in the logbook

Dungeons

Short runs that fit a lunch break and a bad mood.

Raids

Normal difficulty, no regrets and plenty of wipes.

Alts

Characters I abandoned and the few that stuck.

Gear

Small upgrades and the slow climb of item level.

Recent attempts

The newest entries from the tally