Earned the achievement [Hellscream's Reach].

Earned the achievement Hellscream's Reach for 10 points.

Earned the achievement [Therazane].

Earned the achievement Therazane for 10 points.

Earned the achievement [Breaking Out of Tol Barad].

Earned the achievement Breaking Out of Tol Barad for 10 points.

Got hacked – Baluki is was dead

Well, I got hacked. Needless to say, I’m upset.

Before being completely locked out of my account, I discovered that they had deleted Baluki. Yes, the Baluki. My lvl. 85 Troll Shaman, whom I created when WoW was in beta, and then created again in December 2004 when the game was released. My main character. ARGH.

I can understand them breaking into the account, stealing all my gold, selling all my stuff, and leaving nothing behind that isn’t nailed down. But deleting the characters? That’s just insulting. That’s burning the house down after robbing it. What a bunch of assholes.

I’ve got my account in lockdown, and Blizzard is apparently working on fixing it. I’m sure I’ll get all my characters back, but I’m worried that all the awesome/stupid stuff I’ve been collecting for the past 6+ years will be gone. But Blizz does this all the time, so hopefully they have adequate restoration mechanisms in place.

Get an authenticator, kids. The dial-up thing they added recently is apparently garbage.

Update:

I’ve got my account under control, and everything is back to normal. All my characters and gear and crazy crap was restored just fine. Thanks Blizz!

Some nice imagery from Uldum. They really outdid themselves.

This had the exact outcome you’d expect.

This had the exact outcome you’d expect.

There’s got to be a better way to say THAT too. Although, he may actually mean it.

There’s got to be a better way to say THAT too. Although, he may actually mean it.

There’s got to be a better way to say that.

There’s got to be a better way to say that.

Damn, that is one ugly woman.

Damn, that is one ugly woman.

Remember these guys? Still playing every 3 hours in the World’s End Tavern.

Remember these guys? Still playing every 3 hours in the World’s End Tavern.

This is too cute.

THIS is the best quest in the game. Hint: it involves a ladder and a tree full of bears.

Holy crap, when can I get one of these permanently?

New Darkwhisper Gorge is fun, but I kinda miss the old days when I would risk certain death from the elites to mine tons of Thorium.

Now THIS is a great name.

Ugh, gotta go talk to the toilet again.

Ugh, gotta go talk to the toilet again.

“Didn’t I kill you already?” This was a seriously epic battle. And I didn’t even need 39 other people this time.

“Didn’t I kill you already?”

This was a seriously epic battle. And I didn’t even need 39 other people this time.

If you can guess what classic arcade game this is from, you’re a geek. Also, this was a pretty cool sequence.

If you can guess what classic arcade game this is from, you’re a geek. Also, this was a pretty cool sequence.

Guess what movie this is from. I’m constantly amazed by what Blizz chooses to put in this game.

Guess what movie this is from. I’m constantly amazed by what Blizz chooses to put in this game.

Just hit 85! And I’m only done with Vashj’ir and Hyjal now. (Just set foot in Deepholm.)

Just hit 85! And I’m only done with Vashj’ir and Hyjal now. (Just set foot in Deepholm.)