Alright World of Warcraft fans, there’s a new site for you all to check out. It’s called Project Lore. The site says “Five dudes. Four cameras. One World of Warcraft.” They’re two episodes into the project and, have already covered Hellfire Ramparts and Heroic Slave Pens.

I’m sure a few of you scratched your head at Hellfire Ramparts and Heroic Slave Pens. I know even I was thinking “Yeah…I did that a year ago.” The content is outdated. Many WoW players looking for game guides are looking for end-game PVP or, end-game content. Currently, heroic setting dungeons are not end-game content. I think Kara is even a debate for end-game these days. (That was a joke)

Second, there’s some serious competition. Sites like WeGame.com , and WarcraftMovies.com are full of in-game guides for World of Warcraft and, other games. Not to mention these sites also contain strategy for end-game content from top guilds. That’s some tough competition to go against when you’re covering content that was out with the release of The Burning Crusade.

Third, where is the PVP? There’s all kinds of content for dungeons, classes and professions but I see no PVP presence at all on the site. A lot of players use PVP and gear to help them in end-game instances. Many casual players use PVP as their end-game which is their alternative to raiding. There are plenty of guides, strategies and help that players could benefit from with a PVP related area of the site. They’re forgetting a big part of World of Warcraft. ..Though that could just be personal bias considering my love affair with WoW PVP.

Here is why it will work. It’s Alex Albrecht. If you don’t know who he is, then check out DiggNation or The Totally Rad Show. He’s the name on the project. Why is that one person going to tip the scales? Because he has the ability to entertain people. Most in-game guides are filmed in the game itself during an encounter with text on the screen. Those guides do help but, when there is a person behind that guide making you laugh at the same time…you tend to go back to that specific site.

Second, the leveling and class guides available on the site. I read over a couple of guides for the two classes I had always played - Priest and Shaman. I noticed these guides aren’t like others. They don’t tell you *how* to spec. They simply tell you what spells you get at which level and, give you hints on how to best use those spells. There is also a profession guide for every class, telling you the benefits of each profession for your chosen class. Big, big points for that feature.

Third, casual players are going to love this. I used to be a serious “omigosh must raid” WoW player. Then, it turned into “I’ll log in once a week.” That put a damper on getting to level 70 a second time. People who are casual are still doing heroic instances and, getting geared up for the 70 battlegrounds. This is a pretty good way for the casual players to get some strategy before they experience the content.

Project Lore has some definite potential to be a great site with comprehensive guides to the World of Warcraft. A few changes could be made but, they are still in the beginning phases and, already have some good stuff going on. If you’re a bit more of a “hardcore” player (like my Brother) or a PVP junkie (like me), there are other sites that you might benefit from.However, if you’re a casual player, a new player who wants some help with leveling (man, I love those leveling guides!) or a new level 70..this is the site to keep an eye on.