I've been spending some off time leveling a druid. So far just playing feral as it seems to most resemble the warrior skills I have. My true goal is to make him duel spec between Moonkin and Resto so I can learn the art of healing.
I must admit I do not like playing a night elf though. I don't enjoy their opening starting area and the whole nature aspect of it. But for leveling so far its been much nicer than the warrior where I often had to do quests at level or below (quest level less than toon level) I find I am doing almost all quests while red and orange with the druid. The healing is just super for uptime. That and I truly don't mind dieing here and there. It is just money in a game after all.
So I am hopefully going to be hitting level 80 with my druid by November of this year. He's 17 right now with 150% rest. This should be one of my last weekends spent fully on Caldmint and soon Bernie can grow into the bear he is. After all....
If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly!
Friday, February 13, 2009
A Big Night Last Night
So last night I hit revered with both the Ebon Blade and Sons of Hodir.
I got the SoH first and still needed a heroic to get through the rest of the rep for EB. Wouldn't you know I was in H UK with a bunch of guys from an allied guild of ours and my leg plates finally dropped. I was so excited. Then I saw someone rolling against and thought it said they won the roll. So I said grats to them as I should and was happy someone else got the huge upgrade. Funny thing when they said, "but you won". I looked and realized my mistake and was over the moon.
So today when I get home and do the SoH dailies and search for a heroic I'll be that much better. New shoulders from SoH, New Sword in my offhand from the EB and new legs.
Am very curious what my DPS numbers should be like tonight. Hopefully I can run 8 heroics over the weekend and Monday so I can get new EB boots by the time I go raiding on Tuesday in Naxx. Also the 8 heroics should put me very close to my mirror trinket which would be super cool before the raid. So that's where you'll find me all weekend. Farming Heroics.
I got the SoH first and still needed a heroic to get through the rest of the rep for EB. Wouldn't you know I was in H UK with a bunch of guys from an allied guild of ours and my leg plates finally dropped. I was so excited. Then I saw someone rolling against and thought it said they won the roll. So I said grats to them as I should and was happy someone else got the huge upgrade. Funny thing when they said, "but you won". I looked and realized my mistake and was over the moon.
So today when I get home and do the SoH dailies and search for a heroic I'll be that much better. New shoulders from SoH, New Sword in my offhand from the EB and new legs.
Am very curious what my DPS numbers should be like tonight. Hopefully I can run 8 heroics over the weekend and Monday so I can get new EB boots by the time I go raiding on Tuesday in Naxx. Also the 8 heroics should put me very close to my mirror trinket which would be super cool before the raid. So that's where you'll find me all weekend. Farming Heroics.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
What I've Been Doing
So its been about two months since I posted. But that's ok, I don't have many or even any readers.
I am well into being level 80 now after dinging just before new years and am slowly finding it easier to find groups. Who knew abandoning my search within the guild was answer. That's right all. PUGs are the reason I've gotten this far. Sure they're not ideal. Sure you wipe for what sometimes feels the dumbest of all reasons. But here is something rarely mentioned for PUGs. They are there when your guildies aren't. So stop stressing the gold from repair bills. Its all fake gold in a fake game anyway. (Borrowed from a guildie) When the guild is busy, not interested, just doesn't want to, I say "PUGs to the rescue.
I love my guild. I really do. They will help when they can. I realize my frustration lies in two places. My odd hours of play and also my lack of play time so I am behind the curve on the seemingly end all be all DPS numbers from recount. But the people are still great and I do get groups from them. Just not always as many as I'd wish. I wouldnt be playing WoW at all if it werent for all of them.
So today is a semi big day for me. I am about to hit Revered in both Knights of the Ebon Blade and the Sons of Hodir tonight. New shoulders and a new off hand weapon. Oh yeah, I'm fury now in effort to up the DPS to the new standards. Still don't love it but its not as bad as when I first switched. I'd like Blizzard to just level out Arms with Fury again so I can go back to being Arms.
Next Tuesday I will enter Naxx for the second time. I was in it to help the guild a few weeks ago but it was a full on disaster. We kept wiping on the first boss I came to. But its ok. I know how that fight is supposed to go now that I'm better geared. So I take it as a learning experience. Am really looking forward to my first runs though. The idea to maybe get some gear is nice but I've had SUCH bad luck with the drops on my heroic runs, guild or pug, that I am just going to take what I can get and be happy for the emblems that fall.
Everything you do in the game has achieved something. Even if its an evening spent running low level content to help leveling guildies. So don't forget to enjoy.
I am well into being level 80 now after dinging just before new years and am slowly finding it easier to find groups. Who knew abandoning my search within the guild was answer. That's right all. PUGs are the reason I've gotten this far. Sure they're not ideal. Sure you wipe for what sometimes feels the dumbest of all reasons. But here is something rarely mentioned for PUGs. They are there when your guildies aren't. So stop stressing the gold from repair bills. Its all fake gold in a fake game anyway. (Borrowed from a guildie) When the guild is busy, not interested, just doesn't want to, I say "PUGs to the rescue.
I love my guild. I really do. They will help when they can. I realize my frustration lies in two places. My odd hours of play and also my lack of play time so I am behind the curve on the seemingly end all be all DPS numbers from recount. But the people are still great and I do get groups from them. Just not always as many as I'd wish. I wouldnt be playing WoW at all if it werent for all of them.
So today is a semi big day for me. I am about to hit Revered in both Knights of the Ebon Blade and the Sons of Hodir tonight. New shoulders and a new off hand weapon. Oh yeah, I'm fury now in effort to up the DPS to the new standards. Still don't love it but its not as bad as when I first switched. I'd like Blizzard to just level out Arms with Fury again so I can go back to being Arms.
Next Tuesday I will enter Naxx for the second time. I was in it to help the guild a few weeks ago but it was a full on disaster. We kept wiping on the first boss I came to. But its ok. I know how that fight is supposed to go now that I'm better geared. So I take it as a learning experience. Am really looking forward to my first runs though. The idea to maybe get some gear is nice but I've had SUCH bad luck with the drops on my heroic runs, guild or pug, that I am just going to take what I can get and be happy for the emblems that fall.
Everything you do in the game has achieved something. Even if its an evening spent running low level content to help leveling guildies. So don't forget to enjoy.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Rep Grinding instead of playing Northrend
Yes its true. I am doing rep grinds instead of doing a lot of the Northrend content. I am just more interested in getting as many exalted reputations as I can manage instead of doing yet another quest in Northrend. I am in no hurry to get to level 80 and am nearly to 75 while most of my guild has at least one 80 each. But again, that's no problem to me.
So this week I am working three reps. I am working on Shattered Sun Offensive honestly wondering why I didn't do it before. I am making 4050 rep a day doing those quests still available to me and will be exalted by Tuesday if I can keep up my pace through the weekend.
At the same time I am working on two that do not earn me experience. Sporeggar and the Timbermaw. I already have the Kurenai done so the Diplomat title will be mine soon.
Sporeggar was going to be my next to actually reach exalted until I did a 45 minute test today. In 45 minutes I was able to kill 170+ mobs generating more than 60 feathers for turn ins. With the changes to Timbermaw now granting 350 rep for 5 feathers I will soon have enough to go from somewhere in Friendly through Exalted in one shot in another 3 or so hours of game play.
Sporeggar is going more slowly in that I am doing the 750 rep repeatable quests for killing 18 mobs. I can do about 7 or 8 runs through the quest in an hour but I honestly get bored doing just 3 runs. So that one will take more time. Expected Exalted to be Sunday.
So this week I am working three reps. I am working on Shattered Sun Offensive honestly wondering why I didn't do it before. I am making 4050 rep a day doing those quests still available to me and will be exalted by Tuesday if I can keep up my pace through the weekend.
At the same time I am working on two that do not earn me experience. Sporeggar and the Timbermaw. I already have the Kurenai done so the Diplomat title will be mine soon.
Sporeggar was going to be my next to actually reach exalted until I did a 45 minute test today. In 45 minutes I was able to kill 170+ mobs generating more than 60 feathers for turn ins. With the changes to Timbermaw now granting 350 rep for 5 feathers I will soon have enough to go from somewhere in Friendly through Exalted in one shot in another 3 or so hours of game play.
Sporeggar is going more slowly in that I am doing the 750 rep repeatable quests for killing 18 mobs. I can do about 7 or 8 runs through the quest in an hour but I honestly get bored doing just 3 runs. So that one will take more time. Expected Exalted to be Sunday.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
A bit of Real Life
Well RL has kept me from playing much of the game lately. But there are no complaints here.
On Thanksgiving while in Grand Turk around 230 in the afternoon she said yes.
I am so so excited and really am looking forward to this next step in life.
On Thanksgiving while in Grand Turk around 230 in the afternoon she said yes.
I am so so excited and really am looking forward to this next step in life.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Approaching the Expansion
Well I haven't made it here nearly as much as I'd have liked. But then again I haven't had nearly enough play time in WoW as I would have liked either lately. Real Life, or that fantasy world we live in when not in WoW, has been terribly busy.
I just in this last week before the expansion ran my second Kara. I've been blessed in that my guild is really quite wonderful about sharing and not taking things that arent needed so those that do need, usually get. Perfect example last night is when our main healer and our raid leader both backed out of the T4 gloves roll so I could have it. Thank you both very much. Not sure how much the set bonus helps me for those, but they were a major upgrade. As was the new belt I got that although off spec was such an upgrade they gave it to me as well. I was still using my Tenacious Defender Belt from level 60 in Ramps. I'm sure all the 70 horde I kill in the BGs enjoyed inspecting me with that on, but its time has passed.
My reps are all currently very low in general to the rest of the guild for the end game content. I currently have only 2 of the Heroic Keys and am having trouble finding the time and motivation to run any regulars to get the rep up. Anyone else feeling the lack of motivation in the run up to the expansion? Like a built in break.
Actually the expansion also marks the end of the line for many of my friends in WoW. They're using it as a chance to get out of the game and continue on with RL matters instead. To them I wish them all luck and well being in their chosen endeavours.
I just in this last week before the expansion ran my second Kara. I've been blessed in that my guild is really quite wonderful about sharing and not taking things that arent needed so those that do need, usually get. Perfect example last night is when our main healer and our raid leader both backed out of the T4 gloves roll so I could have it. Thank you both very much. Not sure how much the set bonus helps me for those, but they were a major upgrade. As was the new belt I got that although off spec was such an upgrade they gave it to me as well. I was still using my Tenacious Defender Belt from level 60 in Ramps. I'm sure all the 70 horde I kill in the BGs enjoyed inspecting me with that on, but its time has passed.
My reps are all currently very low in general to the rest of the guild for the end game content. I currently have only 2 of the Heroic Keys and am having trouble finding the time and motivation to run any regulars to get the rep up. Anyone else feeling the lack of motivation in the run up to the expansion? Like a built in break.
Actually the expansion also marks the end of the line for many of my friends in WoW. They're using it as a chance to get out of the game and continue on with RL matters instead. To them I wish them all luck and well being in their chosen endeavours.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Life of my 70
Its been a long time since I posted and I must admit I've just not been feeling it lately for WoW. We have been very busy in fantasy land (what most call RL, WoW is RL to me sometimes) and my priorities just haven't included WoW.
But now that patch 3.0.2 is out and we have achievements and new talents I'm LOVING my life killing people in the BGs. Sure I can often get owned as I not always the best PVP'er but it is fun to be that much better now with my new talents and the ever improving gear.
I am disappointed to find that I have been unable to find many heroic or raid runs with my guild. I would like to keep building up and taking advantage of the time before the expansion comes out to further gear myself. But at the same time the break from the game has been great. I am very excited to get the expansion and start on the run up to 80. That alone will take me past Christmas and seems like it will be forever just like the run to 70 did. But it will get done and I will be able to finally afford the things that matter. The huge new mounts, the current fast flyer, the new gear and all that fun stuff.
So to the guild who may be reading this, continue to have fun. I will be back full time next month. Just hit or miss for now for me.
But now that patch 3.0.2 is out and we have achievements and new talents I'm LOVING my life killing people in the BGs. Sure I can often get owned as I not always the best PVP'er but it is fun to be that much better now with my new talents and the ever improving gear.
I am disappointed to find that I have been unable to find many heroic or raid runs with my guild. I would like to keep building up and taking advantage of the time before the expansion comes out to further gear myself. But at the same time the break from the game has been great. I am very excited to get the expansion and start on the run up to 80. That alone will take me past Christmas and seems like it will be forever just like the run to 70 did. But it will get done and I will be able to finally afford the things that matter. The huge new mounts, the current fast flyer, the new gear and all that fun stuff.
So to the guild who may be reading this, continue to have fun. I will be back full time next month. Just hit or miss for now for me.
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