Well almost no-one. Mwahahaha
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Cheers
~ Scott
Sunday, February 25, 2007
What WoW character am I really....
OK. OK. No one is morwe surprised by this than me...
Well almost no-one. Mwahahaha
Cheers
~ Scott
Well almost no-one. Mwahahaha
Cheers
~ Scott
Friday, February 23, 2007
Well, maybe...
I discovered this on Kinless' blog and thought I would play along.
It's pretty close, if Gnomes were of the Horde faction....
It's pretty close, if Gnomes were of the Horde faction....
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
On being a rogue
I have been spending some time these last few days trying to get Kaewhy up to 64. Kudos to Blizzard, they are dragging the BC thing out as long as possible - grinding a level these days take FOREVER.
Now don't get me wrong - I am loving every minute of every hour I snatch out of my day to play. And I am totally loving the fact that I am finally outfitted to play PvP - I am at par with my faction mates who have epic'd themselves out pre-expansion. Getting ganked these days is more a tribute to the skill of the player now than his equipment.
As an example. Himhotepp (who hit 65 btw - group portal to Shattrath!) and Kaewhy were off gathering something for some quest. I don't remember exactly, but it was in the area where there are pretty lockboxes which are handy for rogues to bring up their lock picking skill. So, naturally, there were a few of us around. One I will mention, was a night elf, level 70. Hiss.
He conveniently waited until the other two levle 70 horde players disappeared from view and proceeded to pummel the life out of Himhotepp and moved on to me. Knowing my inabilities I hit my speed to boot out since vanish would be useless against a player 7 levels higher, regardless of how I am specced. And he used a simple distract to stop me. Gah!
What could I do? Bow to the master, wait for my inevitable death, and learn that trick for the next time someone tries to run away on me. Lesson learned, master rogue, lesson learned.
I had been playing Vassylleen and got her to 14. I love being a rogue so much that I didn't mind the inability to kick (which I finally have! woot!) or hit evasion (which I also finally have, double woot!). I think it might be my personality - I like killing only the quest dude I have to kill, and move on. Yes, I don't get the xp of all the kills leading up to the main guy, but I finish quests faster.
Plus I like picking pockets. One is never broke as a rogue. Heee.
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Oh - on the template change. That would be my bad. I was updating our side bar and apparently our old template did not fit with the new blogger beta way of thinking. This will be fixed as soon as I figure it out. Don't hold your breath.
Now don't get me wrong - I am loving every minute of every hour I snatch out of my day to play. And I am totally loving the fact that I am finally outfitted to play PvP - I am at par with my faction mates who have epic'd themselves out pre-expansion. Getting ganked these days is more a tribute to the skill of the player now than his equipment.
As an example. Himhotepp (who hit 65 btw - group portal to Shattrath!) and Kaewhy were off gathering something for some quest. I don't remember exactly, but it was in the area where there are pretty lockboxes which are handy for rogues to bring up their lock picking skill. So, naturally, there were a few of us around. One I will mention, was a night elf, level 70. Hiss.
He conveniently waited until the other two levle 70 horde players disappeared from view and proceeded to pummel the life out of Himhotepp and moved on to me. Knowing my inabilities I hit my speed to boot out since vanish would be useless against a player 7 levels higher, regardless of how I am specced. And he used a simple distract to stop me. Gah!
What could I do? Bow to the master, wait for my inevitable death, and learn that trick for the next time someone tries to run away on me. Lesson learned, master rogue, lesson learned.
I had been playing Vassylleen and got her to 14. I love being a rogue so much that I didn't mind the inability to kick (which I finally have! woot!) or hit evasion (which I also finally have, double woot!). I think it might be my personality - I like killing only the quest dude I have to kill, and move on. Yes, I don't get the xp of all the kills leading up to the main guy, but I finish quests faster.
Plus I like picking pockets. One is never broke as a rogue. Heee.
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Oh - on the template change. That would be my bad. I was updating our side bar and apparently our old template did not fit with the new blogger beta way of thinking. This will be fixed as soon as I figure it out. Don't hold your breath.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The Tao of "DING!"
So I am on the verge of dinging 65 with Himhotepp, and it has been quite a trip so far. I am liking the Outlands, more so since I have Christine to adventure with, but I have done most of the stuff out there alone. This has led me to a revelation which I'd like to share with you.
I have realized that Himhotepp has "decided" to adventure alone. That is, I would rather go alone than with a group of people I do not know. (There are many reasons which I have used to justify this decision, however, they are merely obscuring the truth - it was my decision.)
I am going to adjust this decision process with my other alts, namely Hëphæstius on Darkspear, my new Undead Mage, and Justiss, my Blood Elf Paladin. I am using Hëphæstius to correct the mistakes I made with Himhotepp (and my goal is to eventually replace Himhotepp with Hëphæstius). Justiss, is my adventure as a Holy Warrior. LOL
I have been invited to more groups in the Outlands in 4 (almost 5) levels than I was invited to in the 60 levels before I came here. Is this a reflection of the new mindset that accompanies the BC Expansion? Definitely. Have I accepted these invitations? Some, yes. Is this a reflection of my mindest? Definitely.
I am trying to MAKE myself accept the invites to group activities. I will never get the Frostfire Armor Set otherwise!
Cheers,
~ Scott
I have realized that Himhotepp has "decided" to adventure alone. That is, I would rather go alone than with a group of people I do not know. (There are many reasons which I have used to justify this decision, however, they are merely obscuring the truth - it was my decision.)
I am going to adjust this decision process with my other alts, namely Hëphæstius on Darkspear, my new Undead Mage, and Justiss, my Blood Elf Paladin. I am using Hëphæstius to correct the mistakes I made with Himhotepp (and my goal is to eventually replace Himhotepp with Hëphæstius). Justiss, is my adventure as a Holy Warrior. LOL
I have been invited to more groups in the Outlands in 4 (almost 5) levels than I was invited to in the 60 levels before I came here. Is this a reflection of the new mindset that accompanies the BC Expansion? Definitely. Have I accepted these invitations? Some, yes. Is this a reflection of my mindest? Definitely.
I am trying to MAKE myself accept the invites to group activities. I will never get the Frostfire Armor Set otherwise!
Cheers,
~ Scott
Monday, February 05, 2007
And finally... a review
So I have managed to pull myself away long enough to write a good review of the BC expansion. I have now tried out a few characters for various possibilities, and I know you are all waiting for my thoughts.
Of course you know I would create new characters. I lasted about 15 minutes in the Outlands with Kaewhy (fyi - this link is saying she is still 62 - I dinged 63 yesterday. I don't know why it hasn't updated.) and saw what kind of quests I was getting and buggered off to create a blood elf.
And so Schokti was born. I have talked about her mage abilities already, and yes, I am totally in love with this character, which is why she is 29th level. Plus I have the ability (and the desire) to completely pimp her out. Levelling in the elven area is super easy. The only thing that is a bugger is on the first map one is running everywhere - I mean everywhere. I think I spent days running back and forth. Now, granted, once I learn where all the quests go I can be more efficient in the future, so it will be no less horrible than running from UC to the Sepulcher.
The big issue I have with the elves is of course, the ugly turkeys. But I have blogged about that before and I will now leave it alone.
But they are ugly.
Moving on. In the spirit of fairness, I created a Draenei hunter, Daenae. It took me a while to realize the draenei have goat feet and are a bit Pan-like characters, which causes them to run funny (a la with a perfectly straight posture). The Draenei have a special ability to heal themselves fairly quickly and as a low level hunter learning to do things without a pet, this came in very handy. The quests are super easy, and someone had way too much fun with some of the names of the quests. For example - "Tree's Company", where one dresses up like a tree, and "Show Gnomercy", in which one kills a gnomish traitor. My personal favourite comes not from the title but from the quest rewards. "The Kurken is Lurken" directs one to kill the nasty dog in the cave, and return with its hide, from which you can choose one of two items - the Kurken Hide Jerken or Kurkenstoks. Which, of course, are fashionable shoes. Way too much time on their hands. Way too much.
On to the Outlands. As I have mentioned Kaewhy is now 63. It took for bloody ever to get her there. I know that it should take a while, but I like the power levelling of a lowbie. What can I say? The quests are standard - kill 10 buzzards, collect 30 flowers, etc. There are the odd kill the boss quests which in themselves are easy right now since everyone wants to party up and get them done. No one seems to be picky over who shows up in their party.
The loot is incredible. I am at least 10 times tougher now than I was at 60 before the expansion, and the reason is I have completely re-outfitted myself. I have all new gear that is outstanding, where some of the greens that drop from pigs are better than some epics I have seen before the expansion. Which is the reason, I suppose Blizzard did this. So many characters have been at 60 for so long that they have had nothing to do but build up their epic gear and now they need things that are better, hence the better drops. Which only bodes well for us who did not grind to get the epics and are pretty much getting the same thing for free.
Getting a few pieces of great gear is easy in the outlands as well. One gets marks of Thrallmar for various things - marks for capturing the towers in the maps (this is repeatable) and for killing the alliance in PVP areas. The marks can add up quickly. For as little as 16 marks, one can get a new weapon.
All in all I am glad to have gotten the expansion. I don't know how I am seeing level 70 draenei or blood elves, but then others have more time and dedicatation than I. And probably fewer characters.
Of course you know I would create new characters. I lasted about 15 minutes in the Outlands with Kaewhy (fyi - this link is saying she is still 62 - I dinged 63 yesterday. I don't know why it hasn't updated.) and saw what kind of quests I was getting and buggered off to create a blood elf.
And so Schokti was born. I have talked about her mage abilities already, and yes, I am totally in love with this character, which is why she is 29th level. Plus I have the ability (and the desire) to completely pimp her out. Levelling in the elven area is super easy. The only thing that is a bugger is on the first map one is running everywhere - I mean everywhere. I think I spent days running back and forth. Now, granted, once I learn where all the quests go I can be more efficient in the future, so it will be no less horrible than running from UC to the Sepulcher.
The big issue I have with the elves is of course, the ugly turkeys. But I have blogged about that before and I will now leave it alone.
But they are ugly.
Moving on. In the spirit of fairness, I created a Draenei hunter, Daenae. It took me a while to realize the draenei have goat feet and are a bit Pan-like characters, which causes them to run funny (a la with a perfectly straight posture). The Draenei have a special ability to heal themselves fairly quickly and as a low level hunter learning to do things without a pet, this came in very handy. The quests are super easy, and someone had way too much fun with some of the names of the quests. For example - "Tree's Company", where one dresses up like a tree, and "Show Gnomercy", in which one kills a gnomish traitor. My personal favourite comes not from the title but from the quest rewards. "The Kurken is Lurken" directs one to kill the nasty dog in the cave, and return with its hide, from which you can choose one of two items - the Kurken Hide Jerken or Kurkenstoks. Which, of course, are fashionable shoes. Way too much time on their hands. Way too much.
On to the Outlands. As I have mentioned Kaewhy is now 63. It took for bloody ever to get her there. I know that it should take a while, but I like the power levelling of a lowbie. What can I say? The quests are standard - kill 10 buzzards, collect 30 flowers, etc. There are the odd kill the boss quests which in themselves are easy right now since everyone wants to party up and get them done. No one seems to be picky over who shows up in their party.
The loot is incredible. I am at least 10 times tougher now than I was at 60 before the expansion, and the reason is I have completely re-outfitted myself. I have all new gear that is outstanding, where some of the greens that drop from pigs are better than some epics I have seen before the expansion. Which is the reason, I suppose Blizzard did this. So many characters have been at 60 for so long that they have had nothing to do but build up their epic gear and now they need things that are better, hence the better drops. Which only bodes well for us who did not grind to get the epics and are pretty much getting the same thing for free.
Getting a few pieces of great gear is easy in the outlands as well. One gets marks of Thrallmar for various things - marks for capturing the towers in the maps (this is repeatable) and for killing the alliance in PVP areas. The marks can add up quickly. For as little as 16 marks, one can get a new weapon.
All in all I am glad to have gotten the expansion. I don't know how I am seeing level 70 draenei or blood elves, but then others have more time and dedicatation than I. And probably fewer characters.
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