So, I did a number of things this weekend. Ill just break it down in categories I guess.
Arena:
I actually did arena on 3 of my 70s. I broke even on my Warlock with Mura, and then helped out one of my buddies get his 3 70s some points. The thing is that his characters are not nearly as geared. I ran my warrior with his holy paladin....who was wearing a cloth dress (the one from Zulaman) and like 1 piece of PVP gear. We actually one a few, but I kept commenting on how he should be using his star shards (since he looked like a priest lol).
Then I got on my Holy paladin and got his Rogue and Mage some games. His rogue is in all blues. Not a single epic. With two Ced's carvers. We did 3 games and went 1-2. Then he hopped onto his mage who actually had 3 or 4 pieces of pvp gear. We went 4-3 with that combo.
Karazhan:
I didnt run Kara for the 2nd or 3rd week in a row, but some friends needed a healer for the second half so I brought in my pally. There was only one other healer, who was also a paladin. We 1 shotted Aran, Illhoof, and Chess. Then we went to Prince and wiped twice on stupid stuff before taking him down. We then went and did one attempt on Spite, but retards wouldnt get in the green beam and let him get healed. At this point I told them I had to get some sleep (it was already 3 am lol). I got Gorehowl for my Ret set for when I start leveling again (if I level my Alliance toons) in Wrath.
Rollin with the Hordies:
So, recruit a friend is going very good. I got my Warrior/Druid combo to level 26 and Im still in Stonetalon. I liked much of the zone until I got to the charred vale. Why must the harpies travel in packs of 5. That area has way too many mobs. I am thinking of heading into Ashenvale to perhaps do some quests there. It is very nice to turn in a level 25 quest and get 6k XP for it. The only problem I am having is that my second toon lags and has a hard time following my warrior, so I annoyingly have to stop quite often and wait for him to catch up. I may try a mod to help with this. I even healed/tanked WFC at the same time. That run started interestingly. The original pally tank ninjaed a green cloth item then left the group. People are so weird. The guild name was Dirty Deeds, and I wonder if that is a rite of initiation for them.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
WoW domestic disputes
These are the things you will hear as an avid WoW player with a significant other. I know alot of you out there have a wife, husband, boyfriend, or girlfriend who just does not get it.
"I wish you spent less time on that game and more time with me"
Translation: "I want you to do the shitty things I want to do all the time with me rather that you doing something you enjoy".
I find this one very laughable due to the fact that I usually only really play on Weds, Saturday, and Sunday.
"Why cant you snuggle me tonight instead of playing that stupid game"
Translation: "Why dont you come over here and be bored out of your mind for 4-5 hours while I sleep?"
Perhaps me being a man is what makes it so hard for me to understand this. I dont require someone to be all up on me while im sleeping......because IM SLEEPING!!!! Also, I snuggle with you every other day of the week....and you never once say "Why dont you go play WoW tonight". This is not a two way street.
"Just go and play your game"
Translation: "Im mad at you now, and I can use this as an excuse to be more mad at you later because you played your game instead of hnaging out with me. The fact that I told you to do it is irrelevant."
This is a lose-lose situation, so if you have to lose you might as well play WoW while you are at it.
"I dont want to leave my parents yet because I dont want it to seem like we are eating and running"
Translation: "I know you have your weekly raid planned, and we have been here for 4 hours, but I am going to make you sweat a bit and then throw a fit when we get home and you log on immediately instead of spending more time with me."
These sound harsh, but they are very true. I wouldnt trade my fiance for anything in the world, but I wish she would be more understanding about WoW. Like when I am understanding about her watching Dr. Phil, The Hills, America's next Top Model, One Tree Hill, and Gilmore Girls all in a fricking row.
What kind of experiences do you folks have with this kind of thing?
"I wish you spent less time on that game and more time with me"
Translation: "I want you to do the shitty things I want to do all the time with me rather that you doing something you enjoy".
I find this one very laughable due to the fact that I usually only really play on Weds, Saturday, and Sunday.
"Why cant you snuggle me tonight instead of playing that stupid game"
Translation: "Why dont you come over here and be bored out of your mind for 4-5 hours while I sleep?"
Perhaps me being a man is what makes it so hard for me to understand this. I dont require someone to be all up on me while im sleeping......because IM SLEEPING!!!! Also, I snuggle with you every other day of the week....and you never once say "Why dont you go play WoW tonight". This is not a two way street.
"Just go and play your game"
Translation: "Im mad at you now, and I can use this as an excuse to be more mad at you later because you played your game instead of hnaging out with me. The fact that I told you to do it is irrelevant."
This is a lose-lose situation, so if you have to lose you might as well play WoW while you are at it.
"I dont want to leave my parents yet because I dont want it to seem like we are eating and running"
Translation: "I know you have your weekly raid planned, and we have been here for 4 hours, but I am going to make you sweat a bit and then throw a fit when we get home and you log on immediately instead of spending more time with me."
These sound harsh, but they are very true. I wouldnt trade my fiance for anything in the world, but I wish she would be more understanding about WoW. Like when I am understanding about her watching Dr. Phil, The Hills, America's next Top Model, One Tree Hill, and Gilmore Girls all in a fricking row.
What kind of experiences do you folks have with this kind of thing?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
PvP across Battlegroups
In my battlegroup (Reckoning), it seems like the Horde wins every BG except for AV. My win rates in AV are probably around 90 percent, and about 10-25 percent in the other ones. I have heard that Alliance actually win BGs in other Battlegroups?
Anyone care to share any examples?
I recently rolled some Horde toons due to the fact that
a) Horde racials are so much better than Alliance racials
b) I am tired of losing at PVP and playing with all the people who give up after 30 seconds.
Anyone else experience these same problems. It really is a pain to level new toon, but I will take any advantage I can get.
Anyone care to share any examples?
I recently rolled some Horde toons due to the fact that
a) Horde racials are so much better than Alliance racials
b) I am tired of losing at PVP and playing with all the people who give up after 30 seconds.
Anyone else experience these same problems. It really is a pain to level new toon, but I will take any advantage I can get.
WoW rectruit a friend is AWESOME!
The chunks of level that the quests eat upa re quite insane. I now have a level 16 warrior and level 14 druid (who is almost 15). If i turn in like 3-4 quests it gives me an entire level basically. I hit level 14 in under 6 hours played with my Druid. Im hoping to get them alot of levels this weekend.
The one thing that is alot different is that I am not really used to the Horde areas. I am not really sure where to go after the Barrens, so I guess I will have to look it up online.
The one thing that is alot different is that I am not really used to the Horde areas. I am not really sure where to go after the Barrens, so I guess I will have to look it up online.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Decided to give refer a friend a go
And I refered myself lol. Got a second trial account and ran both games at the same time. Ran suprisingly well actually. I created a Tauren warrior and druid. In less than an hour I got to level 7 and I am still in the very beginning starting area lol. The XP gains from quests are awesome I must say.
I just made to Druid follow the Warrior. The Druid does absolutely nothing besides the occasional heal and buffing his mark of the wild.
The bad thing about a trial account is that I cant trade with anyone or use the mailbox, so he has to generate his own cash.
Im going to go at it again tonight and see if I cant get to somewhere between level 20-30. I dont think it should be difficult as the quests just burn chunks of XP.
I just made to Druid follow the Warrior. The Druid does absolutely nothing besides the occasional heal and buffing his mark of the wild.
The bad thing about a trial account is that I cant trade with anyone or use the mailbox, so he has to generate his own cash.
Im going to go at it again tonight and see if I cant get to somewhere between level 20-30. I dont think it should be difficult as the quests just burn chunks of XP.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Recruit-A-Friend
So, I started leveling a Tauren warrior on a PVP server, and leveling is soooooo slow. This gave me an idea.
I have a friend who want to get the refer a friend for the xp bonus as do I. I also want to level up some Hordies so I can see what it feels like to win at PVP. This is what I was thinking. Instead of both of us getting a new account and multi boxing, one of us could get the new account and one of us get the Zevra. The one who gets the new account buys the retail versions of the game, but the one who gets the Zevra pays for the two month subscription. Since the one getting the Zevra get two free months its like getting a free Zevra and 3x XP bonus.
I really want a Tauren Warrior and Tauren Druid.
I have a friend who want to get the refer a friend for the xp bonus as do I. I also want to level up some Hordies so I can see what it feels like to win at PVP. This is what I was thinking. Instead of both of us getting a new account and multi boxing, one of us could get the new account and one of us get the Zevra. The one who gets the new account buys the retail versions of the game, but the one who gets the Zevra pays for the two month subscription. Since the one getting the Zevra get two free months its like getting a free Zevra and 3x XP bonus.
I really want a Tauren Warrior and Tauren Druid.
Labor Day
I labored all damn weekend with PVP. I got my season 4 neck on my Warlock and proceeded to have one of the most annoying Arena weekends ever. We started out at about 1716 and were hoping to creep towards 1800. Instead, we ended up around 1530. Then we got back to 1698. Then back down to 1570. Then we finished after 100 plus matches at around 1650.
The problem I have is that we keep seeing teams with full season 3/4 (season 3 shoulders and weapon). We have also seen some teams that have their brutal weapons. We got mashed by a rogue with both of his Brutal Swords. I was glad to see that it wasnt just my team as well. Mura also went from 1820 to 1700 on his Shaman/Warrior team. I cant stand players getting carried to high ratings by super players. I want a chance to push my way to 1800 and beyond, but it is very difficult when 2000 rated players are starting back over and ruining my time in arena.
I also did some games on my warrior and had quite a bit of fun. I am going to save up for the season 2 sword to replace my season 1 axe (why the hell did I get the axe?). I am missing a few PVP pieces, so I am only at 269 resilience. I am running twos with a Holy Paladin atm, which can be somewhat difficult due to to the fact that pretty much all of his heals have a cast time and are easy to kick/pummel or put curse of tongues on.
Sometimes PVP makes me want to put my fist thru my monitor. Sometimes it is epic. I beat a Frost mage and a Druid on my Warlock after my Ret Pally arena partner died. That felt epic. Losing around 200 arena rating in a single day feels like epic fail and makes me want to kick puppies.
The problem I have is that we keep seeing teams with full season 3/4 (season 3 shoulders and weapon). We have also seen some teams that have their brutal weapons. We got mashed by a rogue with both of his Brutal Swords. I was glad to see that it wasnt just my team as well. Mura also went from 1820 to 1700 on his Shaman/Warrior team. I cant stand players getting carried to high ratings by super players. I want a chance to push my way to 1800 and beyond, but it is very difficult when 2000 rated players are starting back over and ruining my time in arena.
I also did some games on my warrior and had quite a bit of fun. I am going to save up for the season 2 sword to replace my season 1 axe (why the hell did I get the axe?). I am missing a few PVP pieces, so I am only at 269 resilience. I am running twos with a Holy Paladin atm, which can be somewhat difficult due to to the fact that pretty much all of his heals have a cast time and are easy to kick/pummel or put curse of tongues on.
Sometimes PVP makes me want to put my fist thru my monitor. Sometimes it is epic. I beat a Frost mage and a Druid on my Warlock after my Ret Pally arena partner died. That felt epic. Losing around 200 arena rating in a single day feels like epic fail and makes me want to kick puppies.
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