tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25020903978655154172024-02-21T12:27:16.638-05:00Kung POW!A WoW and gaming blog in search of a better name.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-78000448633904194752009-12-17T13:05:00.008-05:002009-12-17T17:56:16.079-05:00random staticLast night, the static group got together for our regularly-scheduled run. We were scheduled to run <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/Auchenai_Crypts">Auchenai Crypts</a>, but then we got a wild hair: There have been a lot of <a href="http://outlandbound.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/random-dungeon-slot-machine/">well-written</a> <a href="http://blessingofkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/patch-33-first-impressions.html">articles</a> about the <a href="http://flashofmoonfire.blogspot.com/2009/12/dungeon-finder-redux.html">dungeon finder</a> for end-game content, but what about for the lower dungeons? Let's experiment!<br /><br /><u>First dungeon: <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/The_Underbog">Underbog</a>.</u> I've always had a soft spot for this dungeon, but not for anything intrinsic to the dungeon. Honestly, it makes me think of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdog_%28TV_series%29">Underdog</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XRil07h5uE">the theme</a> starts in my head, and I'm off to a happy place.<br /><br />Honestly, I was a little surprised to see this one pop up. We cleared it a few weeks back and I put it firmly in my rear-view mirror. We were all either level 64 or 65, though, which I guess is right in its wheelhouse. The dungeon itself wasn't much of a problem, minus a couple overpulls, and I got myself a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24459">decent cloak</a>. Although, I do quibble with its name: as a fire mage, I'd prefer that it be called the Cloak of Firey Death. Rays.<br /><br />As a reward for using the dungeon tool, we each got a little gold and a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=52005">Satchel of Helpful Goods</a>. Well, "helpful". I got a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=51995">necklace</a> with strength and...something else not helpful for a mage. Agility, maybe? Turbulent necklace of the vendor-me-for-extra-gold, at any rate. <br /><br /><u>Second Dungeon: Auchenai Crypts.</u> Worried that it might not come up in the random finder, we decided to just queue directly for Crypts. Less than a minute later, we were all inside the dungeon, which was *amazing*. I'm completely smitten with the instant teleport mechanism. I don't know how much of our limited play time we would spend traveling from the closest major city to the dungeon but it was certainly more than we spent last night. Plus, now I don't have to open portals for folks at the end, saving me money on reagents. ;-)<br /><br />The dungeon itself was fun and even a little tricky to navigate. Three of our group had run it before to varying degrees, back in the Burning Crusade days, but I didn't remember specifics of the pulls or the fights. The only part I really remembered was the bridge of doom in the middle; I only remembered that because I had three-manned the dungeon with a couple other 80's a few months back, and one of us got knocked off. Hehe. As usual, there were a couple of hairy pulls, but we didn't have any significant difficulties. No good loots for me, but our priest healer got a nice new staff and our shammy picked up some caster mail.<br /><br /><u>Third Dungeon: Crypts, redux</u> With our primary goal accomplished, heady with success, and with plenty of time left in the evening, we threw ourselves on the mercy of the RNG for another dungeon. Laughter rippled over vent as the Auchindoun loading screen popped up and we found ourselves deposited back into the Crypts. A few fireballs and blizzards later, we had dropped the <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/Exarch_Maladaar">Exarch</a> again and were itching for more. Helpful satchel reward this time was cloth shoulders with a reasonable enchantment, but not superior to the ones I already had.<br /><br /><u>Fourth Dungeon: <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/Mana-Tombs">Mana-Tombs</a></u> With a good 30 to 45 minutes of play time left we threw ourselves into a fourth dungeon. "Wouldn't it be funny if we got Crypts again? Wait, that's the Auchindoun loading screen..." Heh. We had demolished Mana-Tombs (that hyphen still looks odd) the previous week, so it was still fresh in our minds. I picked up a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25939">nice new wand</a>, which made me a happy troll.<br /><br /><b>Summary (tl;dr):</b> Four dungeons in two and a half hours. Teleport in/out is *amazing*. Bonus items are essentially worthless to this group, since we're pretty well-geared from dungeons and dungeon-related quests, but extra gold is always nice. And, for this level range, Death Knight tanks are overpowered. Having a DK tank is really like having an extra DPS. I'm pleased to say my DPS was greater (blizzard ftw) but she slipped by me on total damage done late in the evening. I'll get her next time. And speaking of next time, we're off to the Caverns of Time, after a little leveling. There's a rumor that Thrall needs to be rescued from a bunch of stinky humans. We're on it.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-30706689074795267592009-12-17T10:03:00.001-05:002009-12-17T10:05:03.119-05:00the trailer we should have seen<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgBPhI7VTUE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgBPhI7VTUE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Thanks to the <a href="http://tagn.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/the-lich-king-bond-style/">Ancient Gaming Noob</a> for sharing!Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-73318972972750226362009-12-06T00:41:00.001-05:002009-12-06T00:44:31.307-05:003x80<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjlDPFqjyRciaIzmLJWkclBKFsR7mLFeRhbpEVZ2PcGmeUhW067PSwe-Su9WeaaJS1MwN0Na3HlnjKB6sdPyZLBe_CdmeKQmvKdww_0ER7Qh38ivPvF72R_ijIqFlMBMVEcns_AkEcIE/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_120609_002309-crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjlDPFqjyRciaIzmLJWkclBKFsR7mLFeRhbpEVZ2PcGmeUhW067PSwe-Su9WeaaJS1MwN0Na3HlnjKB6sdPyZLBe_CdmeKQmvKdww_0ER7Qh38ivPvF72R_ijIqFlMBMVEcns_AkEcIE/s400/WoWScrnShot_120609_002309-crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411994825299898306" border="0" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-63967595093438581752009-10-30T18:39:00.002-04:002009-10-30T19:55:47.732-04:00Rise of the Kirin Tauren<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0DWZq5H4LimMbDvl_vsyHwzJ4gR1yC7G-vutJkUJxRmpgpYtQlDjMZJ1lDThcjl_KIMCxTtZBwmy3ptg82Ki1pMtvIZ6qKg-5yQ7z-UyK4EuRO8KIIu7LtIyWZWA3gzFJYyw4cWkE_Y/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102909_201808-kirintauren.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0DWZq5H4LimMbDvl_vsyHwzJ4gR1yC7G-vutJkUJxRmpgpYtQlDjMZJ1lDThcjl_KIMCxTtZBwmy3ptg82Ki1pMtvIZ6qKg-5yQ7z-UyK4EuRO8KIIu7LtIyWZWA3gzFJYyw4cWkE_Y/s400/WoWScrnShot_102909_201808-kirintauren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398546005216290594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GreTSq7wEcZCxpL_C0Yiz17soKH8-Xo67J6r8OptaJgovdy0gPfsamQe4QS13TKJgcW7FzWAbe9l5G4J9t32yTdaG4mNp1ozh9E1SD6y6rsqtwFsT04KS5IYZGY1JLAHvtRP_hoaNTw/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102909_201808.jpg"><br /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-47975792083695138992009-10-08T21:04:00.002-04:002009-10-08T21:07:19.424-04:00nothing like waitinguntil the last minute. From Monday evening:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfEmpBuJvs-riYOdHnqhMDEWmzF5j7jXVI0dhCRwadUA-xmq2xNWklXJIRg-7vDeD9GobECM86qhq088Hb7iw7QKc_lv5pZkvY5jaH4yoI5NIaobsQWivDPFdtFEx5_ezTLos2SiQLAg/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_100509_203800-crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfEmpBuJvs-riYOdHnqhMDEWmzF5j7jXVI0dhCRwadUA-xmq2xNWklXJIRg-7vDeD9GobECM86qhq088Hb7iw7QKc_lv5pZkvY5jaH4yoI5NIaobsQWivDPFdtFEx5_ezTLos2SiQLAg/s320/WoWScrnShot_100509_203800-crop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390400475777984706" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-46558373202006708222009-09-03T15:11:00.003-04:002009-09-03T15:20:56.738-04:00morning brew achievement<p>Despite earlier protestations to the contrary, I logged on to Wara this morning while I finished my morning Diet Coke. In my mailbox was the last new brew of the year:</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNO86BcBwry8Pcobbk8S0k2yYuAG4PdJIhczySLZxxtwqhflc-li4NgIF-4gZOkbt2T1ofrzMhIln7sXVlGVeiX0dKVssmeYkhn8zDr00imxP11Sg9E-mvg7Abx_-SFg1mDej9bh_LKk/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_090309_073132-achi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNO86BcBwry8Pcobbk8S0k2yYuAG4PdJIhczySLZxxtwqhflc-li4NgIF-4gZOkbt2T1ofrzMhIln7sXVlGVeiX0dKVssmeYkhn8zDr00imxP11Sg9E-mvg7Abx_-SFg1mDej9bh_LKk/s320/WoWScrnShot_090309_073132-achi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377322980280350690" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-81832203697556705642009-09-03T11:16:00.000-04:002009-09-03T11:15:41.452-04:00still aliveWow. I haven't written in...what? A month? Fail.<br /><br />I'm still playing WoW, but far less obsessively than I did a year ago. Or six months ago, for that matter. I no longer feel that burning need to log in before work and run a few dailies, so that the evening is free for more "serious" adventuring. I'm in a great guild, full of people who are fun to hang out with, but my /afk schedule has been so hectic that I haven't been able to raid on a regular basis and am feeling rather left out. And I'm seriously tired of just doing dailies every day, for my entire play session, so Wara just doesn't get played.<br /><br />I'm still leveling alts, and enjoying being able to pop in for an hour or so and make progress. My death knight is at 80 and is just sitting, for many of the reasons mentioned above. The former poxic warlock has been getting most of my time these days; she hit 70 last week and is pushing through Borean Tundra. The pally and hunter are both in the low 40s, questing in Stranglethorn, which has been hella-confusing at times. I keep forgetting which toon has done which part of which quests and, as they're both blood elf females, there's a lot of deja vu. <br /><br />I think I'm having the most fun with my mage in the static group. The group is very much in the old poxic tradition, where these characters are essentially only played together. Also, as with the purple poxers, we're leveling almost exclusively through dungeons. Passing through Uldaman and Zul'Farrak was fun but distinctly bittersweet. Seeing Maraudon for the first time was a blast and completing the Sunken Temple was very satisfying. We're about to hit a series of dungeons I haven't run much, if at all, and I'm looking forward to each of them. <br /><br />All that said, I'm getting a strong case of wanderlust. I've joined Beau and the gang at <a href="http://mmovoices.ning.com/">MMO Voices</a>, where there's a nice community developing, including a rotating "Game of the Site". When I joined, the game was <a href="http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/index.html">Runes of Magic</a>, so I have that sitting on the laptop for exploration this weekend. The current game is <a href="http://www.ikariam.org/">Ikariam</a>, a browser game that I'm actually familiar with. Come say hello to Waradwen, on the Iota server!Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-47113860176857096292009-08-05T09:00:00.002-04:002009-08-05T09:07:19.594-04:00new formsLike every druid and his brother, one of the first things I did last night was to select my new forms. Unlike every druid and his brother, however, I did not pick either the white or black forms, which were everywhere in Dalaran. I may give in to peer pressure later, but for now I'm digging my new furs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_khlAqmJlj8BP2NO20OZefDVsgmlNEhABPMcXj9wp_v8rII22mJQ24zaBrIofau3ocLeumYA2qUZvJQTeewtwA0Y5jXcqTXATcV7kIE1D5LsHkwq0LxlS91QQNIB6JzL2E-74FICW2NM/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_080509_065636.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_khlAqmJlj8BP2NO20OZefDVsgmlNEhABPMcXj9wp_v8rII22mJQ24zaBrIofau3ocLeumYA2qUZvJQTeewtwA0Y5jXcqTXATcV7kIE1D5LsHkwq0LxlS91QQNIB6JzL2E-74FICW2NM/s320/WoWScrnShot_080509_065636.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366465025138573826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggocno0OQzDFW_gGAVTY3OmiaM1P2rmEPZAMA9eUN-bERjgY0a-JPBI0nQoX7-FycFM17-yw0Vrl-wX7B0r-y_vcxD1U9aWITb-sku8YOx1jDxF6zpdOKHZg2LJWIvOtWbxXqEcCsMx7I/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_080509_065700.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggocno0OQzDFW_gGAVTY3OmiaM1P2rmEPZAMA9eUN-bERjgY0a-JPBI0nQoX7-FycFM17-yw0Vrl-wX7B0r-y_vcxD1U9aWITb-sku8YOx1jDxF6zpdOKHZg2LJWIvOtWbxXqEcCsMx7I/s320/WoWScrnShot_080509_065700.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366464850863532242" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-55602388519092101022009-08-04T08:49:00.003-04:002009-08-04T11:02:35.738-04:00Patches?We don't need no stinkin' patches!<br /><br />Actually, this one sounds good. I'm really looking forward to the new boomkin <a href="http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/2009/08/patch-32-few-reminders.html">spell twisting</a> mechanic...perhaps that'll help my mediocre DPS. It sounds like heroics are the order of the day!Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-74730346999855040242009-05-06T13:16:00.001-04:002009-05-06T13:19:05.077-04:00another sweet hat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFkZYhxx3lX1bwSyXAZXlzzUKRSPvRHPA_N1f1XO3f3kqD1zBu0en20YSkcroqYU0CNUIXg_oufVDYIvYf4L9RtI2_uN7TmoIVr1LQkikLPczAgt7aN-fxnR8zQoBq9It4VhloMCYjPY/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_050609_071628.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFkZYhxx3lX1bwSyXAZXlzzUKRSPvRHPA_N1f1XO3f3kqD1zBu0en20YSkcroqYU0CNUIXg_oufVDYIvYf4L9RtI2_uN7TmoIVr1LQkikLPczAgt7aN-fxnR8zQoBq9It4VhloMCYjPY/s320/WoWScrnShot_050609_071628.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332761570020224562" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-85259425396000994502009-05-01T15:08:00.004-04:002009-05-01T15:25:48.978-04:00new hats!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGX5UJlT6WzwT8XEdugZST68ZEsTRVOwJHx8BoFal5ilYIBKRoB2XdMizBsbiyAKxq19BbTX1Ja1D0LfOsYW4EsJSf7e9_e8COW2K0n5LaBijfwfAI93-2BcLkwfrAIDoeqnvpLTQjaI/s1600-h/hat+triptych.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGX5UJlT6WzwT8XEdugZST68ZEsTRVOwJHx8BoFal5ilYIBKRoB2XdMizBsbiyAKxq19BbTX1Ja1D0LfOsYW4EsJSf7e9_e8COW2K0n5LaBijfwfAI93-2BcLkwfrAIDoeqnvpLTQjaI/s320/hat+triptych.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330935849531645314" border="0" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-65931504955737055812009-03-31T09:00:00.002-04:002009-03-31T09:09:13.940-04:00favorite new achievement<a href="http://ptr.wowhead.com/?achievement=3296">Cooking With Style</a>. MMO Champion has a <a href="http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/march/chefshat.jpg">screenshot of the hat</a>, too. I've been doing the cooking daily pretty religiously and have a bunch of tokens stored up, and almost two full stacks of spices in the bank, so you know I'm all over this as soon as it drops.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-89615457399667410242009-03-24T16:06:00.002-04:002009-03-24T16:10:16.606-04:00straying<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78w_lfnmY1X2INzp_HWHQo0TLBF1WIzmmJUIrktULzdV4AlTPZg5tnQlDd4yl1LloIpQhfj1aYhsPLVEgcb54O_PCFN-kOgi61g_r1o-ZHgHBBxmfChSbeH5M1k06dUF_QbfcYC-GUlA/s1600-h/bantam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78w_lfnmY1X2INzp_HWHQo0TLBF1WIzmmJUIrktULzdV4AlTPZg5tnQlDd4yl1LloIpQhfj1aYhsPLVEgcb54O_PCFN-kOgi61g_r1o-ZHgHBBxmfChSbeH5M1k06dUF_QbfcYC-GUlA/s320/bantam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316848504928338754" /></a><br /><br />I just wish I had noticed that the trial through Steam is 21 days, instead of the 14 day regular trial. It probably doesn't matter, though...I'm a week in and am seriously considering trying it for a while. I'll probably buy the box and use the game time that comes with, then make a decision if I can afford two games or not. As a friend pointed out, it is less than a daily coffee, so maybe I'll cut that out. Wait, I don't drink coffee...hmm.Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-46147467055223269142009-02-19T10:52:00.002-05:002009-02-19T10:59:21.736-05:00/delurk/em pokes his feathered head out of the brush.<br />/s Howdy, strangers! <br />/s Your fine, alternately feathered and furry friend, here!<br />/s My /afk ego has had some computer issues but claims he misses y'all.<br />/s So, he sent me to say hello and let everybody know he's not dead.<br />/s And promises he'll be back soon, to help me talk with you guys.<br />/waveArnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-14396220955596131882008-12-12T12:09:00.004-05:002008-12-12T12:40:45.730-05:00what do I do now?<p>I can't believe I haven't posted about this. As of last Friday, Waradwen is level 80! I had visions of a grand exploration ding, where I filled in the last bit of covered map to give myself the achievements for <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=13">level 80</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=45">Northrend exploration</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=46">world explorer</a> at the same time but really that was too much work. And, as regular readers know, I am fundamentally lazy. Hehe. I have a screenshot but managed to miss the swirly shinyness. Oh well.<br /></p><p>So, now what? I've been spending my time continuing to explore the content available and have opened up the Argent Crusade, Knights of the Ebon Blade, and Sons of Hodir quartermasters/daily quest areas. After scanning the potential rewards, the Argent Crusade is going to be last on my list of factions to level, I think...there's really nothing there that I find terribly compelling. Kirin Tor is my main goal, so I've been doing the cooking daily quest every morning and really need to get running dungeons. I've done enough Knights of the Ebon Blade quests to hit honored and get my grubby paws on the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44242" class="q3">[Dark Soldier's Cape]</a>. Now that I've opened up the Sons of Hodir area, I've been doing those religiously so I can get to the shoulder enchants. I thought about grabbing the Scryer enchant just for the time being but people are asking ridiculous prices for each <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29739" class="q2">[Arcane Tome]</a> and I'm too lazy to farm them myself. There's something about those quests that makes me feel a little dirty...<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=12977">Blowing Hodir's Horn</a>? <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=13006">Polishing the Helm</a>? Really, Blizz? <br /></p><p>And that's about all I've been working on lately. I've been playing a little less now after hitting 80, but am getting ready to gear up for the winter holidays. My guild took a poke at Naxx earlier this week and got completely destroyed by the first boss, apparently. I had other plans and didn't get to go with, but the word used to describe the experience was "Mollywhopped". No, I'm not really sure what it means, but I've got some guesses based on the context. Hehe. So we've got that to look forward to later this month.<br /></p><p>How's by you? Northrend treating you well?Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-66651268627166709142008-12-04T11:31:00.005-05:002008-12-04T12:35:49.471-05:00return of the grabby handsAs of completing the Dalaran cooking quest this morning, Waradwen is more than 75% of the way to level 80! That probably won't happen tonight (unless I forsake sleep, which is possible), but will almost certainly happy by Friday night. So, what to do post-ding? Get grabby! Conveniently, <a href="http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/">Gray Matter</a> is posting a multi-part series on pre-raid moonkin gear (part <a href="http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/2008/11/pre-naxx-moonkin-gear-guide-part-1.html">1</a>, <a href="http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/2008/11/pre-naxx-moonkin-gear-guide-part-2.html">2</a>, <a href="http://graymatterwow.blogspot.com/2008/12/pre-naxx-moonkin-gear-guide-part-3.html">3</a>). Let's see what he suggests, and how it fits with what I have already and what I need to do to get from here to there. From head to toes:<br /><br />Head: Currently, I'm wearing the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43261" class="q3">[Overcast Headguard]</a>. Not bad, but clearly PVP-oriented. Still, it's equivalent to or better than what I've seen from quests and drops so far, and it was free, as I was leveling my leatherworking. I'd like to get the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37180" class="q3">[Battlemap Hide Helm]</a> from heroic Utgarde Keep, but I might keep an eye on the AH and my tailoring buddies for the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41984" class="q3">[Hat of Wintry Doom]</a> <br /><br />Neck: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38230" class="q3">[Clutch of Undying Will]</a>. Blue, but getting old at this point. I haven't seen the quest yet, but I've got my eyes open for <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44017" class="q3">[Emeline's Locket]</a>. Alternately, I'll aim for the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37595" class="q3">[Necklace of Taldaram]</a> from heroic Old Kingdom if I can convince some suckers...er...friends to go into that spidery pit with me.<br /><br />Shoulders: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43258" class="q3">[Purehorn Spaulders]</a>. Again, free from leatherworking and I like how they look. I feel fierce wearing them, hehe. I don't plan to replace these at the moment.<br /><br />Back: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43925" class="q2">[Shadow Vault Shawl]</a>. Ack! A green! Get me to the Knights of the Ebon blade for the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44242" class="q3">[Dark Soldier Cape]</a> post-haste! (2248/6000 rep currently)<br /><br />Chest: Still rocking the [Windhawk Hauberk]. It looks like I'm going to have to fall back to cloth to replace this, at least pre-raid, feh. I'd like the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42844" class="q3">[Robes of Lightning]</a> for the hit rating -- side note. I've killed Loken, I just didn't have the quest. Can't I have credit anyway? hehe -- but am drooling over the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43401" class="q3">[Water-Drenched Robe]</a> from heroic Violet Hold. Sexeh. Plus, that's a hella-fun dungeon, so I'm willing to run it a lot for the random boss.<br /><br />Wrists: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37000" class="q3">[Storming Vortex Bracers]</a>. I got these on our awesome run through the Halls of Lightning the other night and quite like them a lot. Post-these, it really looks like a toss-up between the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37884" class="q4">[Azure Cloth Bindings]</a> from heroic Violet Hold or the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37696" class="q4">[Plague-Infected Bracers]</a> from heroic CoT: Stratholme. I suspect I'll end up with the former, if I have to farm Violet Hold a lot for those robes.<br /><br />Hands: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29092" class="q4">[Gloves of Malorne]</a>. Dunno quite which to replace these with. It looks like there area bunch of tasty gloves in heroic Halls of Lightning, so I'll just aim to run that a lot. The <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37825" class="q3">[Traditionally Dyed Handguards]</a> do look nice, especially with the socket.<br /><br />Waist: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29524" class="q4">[Windhawk Belt]</a>. Ah, my first epic. And it still looks so lovely. I'd love the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44181" class="q4">[Ghostflicker Waistband]</a> from the Kirin Tor, but that'll be a long rep grind.<br /><br />Legs: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44440" class="q3">[Dark Iceborne Leggings]</a>. I think I'll target the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37389" class="q3">[Crenelation Leggings]</a> at the moment, as I haven't any rep with the Sons of Hodir for their <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44194" class="q3">[Giant-Friend Kilt]</a>. On the cloth side, there's always the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37854" class="q4">[Woven Brocae Leggings]</a> from heroic Halls of Lightning or <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37876" class="q3">[Cyanigosa's Leggings]</a>. Can you guess where those last legs are from? Yeah. I thought you could.<br /><br />Feet: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44442" class="q3">[Bugsquashers]</a>. The <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37640" class="q3">[Boots of Transformation]</a> from heroic Gundrak look pretty nice. I haven't seen that dungeon yet, so I don't know how hard the heroic version will be. From what is becoming my favorite target, heroic Violet Hold, come the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37867" class="q3">[Footwraps of Teleportation]</a>, which would be nice as well.<br /><br />Weapon: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41821" class="q3">[Chilly Slobberknocker]</a>, from the ring of blood-esque series in Zul'Drak. I'd like to grab the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44173" class="q3">[Flameheart Spell Scalpel]</a> from the Kirin Tor (5550/18000) to replace this, with the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40698" class="q4">[Ward of the Violet Citadel]</a> once I have the badges.<br /><br />Oof. This has gotten far too long for a single post. I'll explore the constellation of possible rings and trinkets next time.Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-83615807706486434802008-11-25T10:30:00.002-05:002008-11-25T10:47:22.291-05:00my frosty mug runneth overSo, um...hey, strangers! How's your expansion going? Mine? Totally awesome. I am having an absurdly good time. In the last two weeks, Wara...<br />- is up to level 74<br />- has explored the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1358">Borean Tundra</a> and done the questing there<br />- feels like he's halfway through the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?zone=65">Dragonblight</a><br />- has run four dungeons: <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?zone=206">Utgarde Keep</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?zone=4120">the Nexus</a>, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?zone=3477">Azjol-Nerub</a>, and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?zone=4494">Ahn'kahet: the Old Kingdom</a>. Those last two? Hope you're not arachnophobic...<br />- has leveled skinning to 450, leatherworking to 405, cooking and first aid to just over 400, and fishing to 350. Yeah, <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=730">I've got skills</a>.<br />- is on his way to being beloved by the Lolruses. So cute. Such an awesome <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44050">fishing pole</a>.<br />- ...<br /><br />There's so much more to catch up on, but I've got to get something posted. I've started and re-started this one a dozen times now. Elbow and send!Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-26573738892031605982008-10-30T10:17:00.004-04:002008-10-30T10:44:59.648-04:00gorilladins? totally awesomeAs I mentioned a few days back, my baby hunter got herself a gorilla pet. Last night I had a half hour to test him out. Verdict? Awesome.<br /><br />We started out slow, going after the level 32-34 Bloodscalp trolls north of Grom'gol. One or two? No problem. By the end of the festivities, Bobo was holding aggro on three or four trolls and I could blast away to my heart's content. The hardest part, honestly, was picking them all up in the first place and keeping my mana up. Good times.<br /><br />After tearing them up, a questgiver sent me to the Arathi Highlands, with some nice, tasty level 34-36 ogres and raptors. Again, no problem! At one point, Bobo and I tore down a level 33, 34, and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=2603">36 rare</a> ogre. We got a nice <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=2603">clothie hat</a> and access to a couple of iron nodes for our troubles. It was a little close with some of the heals, but we felt pretty proud of ourselves by the end.<br /><br />I need to figure out how to more efficiently use Bobo's energy, because that was probably the rate limiting factor in our adventures last night. Maybe cast the first thunderstomp myself, then set it to autocast? I'll bet the astute <a href="http://www.bigredkitty.net">BRK</a> has some advice in that direction. Some how-did-I-live-without-this-before macros, perhaps.Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-10497069679822086292008-10-28T11:57:00.009-04:002008-10-28T12:28:45.869-04:00a question and a new petIs a level 70 epic BOE enough motivation to level a new alt? <br /><br />Last night Waradwen went on a midbee, early Kara fun run, to pick up a few badges and see the Scourge Invasion boss. It was fun to see a new fight and, admittedly, it was almost fun to clear all the trash on the way to him. I've never been into the scullery in Kara or in the animal boss area, so that was fun to explore. The boss fight itself was more annoying than difficult. Our tank did an awesome job kiting him around in a big circle while we blasted him between Blood Mirrors. Love the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38658">new pet</a>, too.<br /><br />After killing the new boss, we were clearing our way towards the Maiden when <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31331" class="q4">[The Night Blade]</a> drops! And I won the roll! But now, what should I do? I don't have a rogue, and this sucker just <b>screams</b> rogue. The melee DPSers I have are a shammy and a paladin, and I don't see the point in either of them equipping this bad boy. And I don't want to just sell it to a random dude at the Auction House. Soooo...yeah. I'm probably going to start a new alt. I mentioned yesterday that the priest wasn't a great fit yet... /stabbystabby!<br /><br />The last thing I did last night before bed was to hop on my hunter, push her to level 32, and get her a badass gorilla. In complete huntard fashion, I forgot to take the appropriate food for the gorilla after I tamed him. Der. Fortunately, it turns out that gorillas will eat <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=20390">halloween candy</a>. And that will make him happy enough to get him back to the closest town. I'm looking forward to testing him out tonight.<br /><br />Happy maintenance day!Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-8865576450325495622008-10-27T11:08:00.007-04:002008-10-27T13:16:03.328-04:00state of the (horde) toons reportOn the eve of the Lich King's re-emergence (and due to my self-resurrection as a poor blogger), I thought I'd give a summary of where my toons are and what they're doing. Yay!<br /><br />Waradwen - Doin' dailies, makin' money, light raiding. A few months back my Horde guild asploded and, faced with a number of suboptimal options, Wara stepped through a strange portal and found himself on a new server. Same world, just slightly <i>shifted</i>. He's found a really awesome guild and I'm having as much fun with him (and in WoW in general) as I ever have. Wara's primary goals right now are feeding his achievement addiction (Salty Chef Waradwen Jenkins the Hallowed, ftw) and pwning Kara for badges. Moar badges! My guild got together for an rp-inspired tear through Gruul's lair and impromptu Magtheridon raid this weekend which was really fun. I'd seen Gruul's before -- once or twice -- and it was fun to get back. My rolls sucked, or I might have been decked out in complete tier 4 this morning. And Magtheridon was awesome, too. Nerfed to hell, apparently, but a lot of fun to down regardless.<br /><br />As I'm on a new server, I decided to make new alts rather than spend the money to move below-level-30 dudes. Not worth it, right? So, a new horde of my own. Maybe I can be Thrall when I grow up!<br /><br />Alt the first: the hunter. My first alt on that brave, new world was a belf hunter. Female, naturally. So hawt! Hahaha. I got her to level 30 this weekend and picked up a purple hawkstrider, which still feels weird. Mounts at 30? Well, I'm not going to walk... She's a miner/engineer, mostly for the fun toys. Right now I'm having an awesome time as a beastmaster, running around with a raptor pet, rocking the crap out of mobs that are much higher than me. This weekend she took down Frostmaw, a level 37 yeti, having just reached 30, to earn a lovely new <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=6720">headdress</a>. Nerf hunters!<br /><br />Alt number two: a troll mage. Magey is a special toon (no, not <b>that</b> sort of special), running in a static group approximately once a week. He can bring some awesome dps to the instances we're running, although I'm still trying to figure out mana and threat management. He started out as an herbalist/alchemist, but I found I really wasn't spending time farming with him and he dropped herbalism for inscription with the last patch. Very fun. He hit level 21 last week and loves the crap out of blink and teleport. So awesome.<br /><br />Alt number three: a Tauren shaman. Goddamn I love the Tauren and love adventuring in Mulgore. I'm still getting the hang of playing a shaman. He's specced enhancement at the moment, which feels a lot like leveling a pre-boomkin druid. Pull with lightning bolt, dot with flame shock, then pound to death with a big staff. I really like having a spell interrupt for fighting casters and the totems are useful for emergency situations or for fighting big mobs. By and large, I'm moving around too much to spend the mana setting up the totems on a regular basis. I haven't had a chance to run any instances, yet, but I think that's where the totems will really shine. As of this weekend, he's up to level 18. He's my primary farmer at the moment, an herbalist/miner, gathering herbs for the mage's potions and inks and ore for the engineer and the jewelcrafter and the future blacksmith and... A brief note about herbalism. I *love* the new HoT spell. It has already saved his steak-y butt a few times from the fire.<br /><br />Alt number four: a Forsaken priest. This guy is probably my worst fit so far, but it's still early. Actually, let me qualify that a little. Soloing with this guy is the worst fit. I ran around with a friend leveling a warrior a few weeks ago and had a serious blast. Since then I've downloaded HealBot, which is pretty groovy. No instances, yet, but about ready to push into the WC range. He's still low enough that fights are generally smite-smite-shadow word:pain-wand to death. Hopefully groups and getting further into the talent trees will help. As for professions, he's a tailor/(dis)enchanter. <br /><br />Alt number five: a paladin. Another hawt belf chica, with a big sword. Pretty fun. Looking forward to consecrate. She's a miner/jewelcrafter. The mining is fine, helping to feed engineering and provide mats for jewelcrafting, but I'm not overwhelmed with JC. Any gem I want for Wara I can either get on the AH or cut by a friend... The self-healing statues are nice (and easy skill points!) and it is nice to provide low-level rings and necklaces for the new family of alts.<br /><br />Alt number six (coming soon!): a Tauren death knight. I've got the name I want reserved with an unplayed alt and am just waiting until November. My plan is for him to be a miner/blacksmith, probably making cool swords and axes for himself. I'm trying to bank a bunch of copper and tin ore prior to the expansion so I can ease his mining leveling through smelting. Exploration will be fun, but I don't really want to do have to spend a lot of time mining copper in Durotar as an uberl33t death knight. Hehe.<br /><br />Alt number seven: the former Poxic warlock. Waradwenne is still hanging around on Anvilmar, but at some point soon I'd like to consolidate her with the rest of the army. I've played her for maybe half an hour since the Purples broke up (/cry) so there hasn't been much progress on that front. She's still a tailor, but she dropped engineering and isn't sure what to pick up. Herbalism, probably, so she can funnel higher-level herbs to the mage. In general, she's on hold until I have a little more disposable income.<br /><br />So there you go. Lots of little alts who will, someday, be fearsome fighters. By endgame, I'll have a couple of tanks, a couple healers, and a bunch of fearsome DPS to make with the pew pew! Pew! Pew! /cast StarfallWaradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-76338219907657548422008-10-22T10:58:00.006-04:002008-10-22T11:36:46.116-04:00this is hallow's endUntil this past weekend, I would have told you that Brewfest was my favorite in-game holiday. Now, I'm really not sure. Between how addicted I've become to <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievements">Achievements</a> and how much I love the sweet, sweet taste of candy, I am having a complete blast with <a href="http://www.wowwiki.com/Hallow%27s_End">Hallow's End</a>. And I have the screenshots to prove it!<br /><br />First, the obligatory pumpkinhead-on-dragon picture:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk71wNsNlTyoYz6kMK3TBPUzflajm2dc_8UP8ANqcp13su0Co8zJrdJ5DBAbkmxYvI1_7T-IehyphenhyphenPyrl62YkKRryoX6OHbxFR1Bs47cpWilR4ZMiN87q7rxeBeUYZS-uTvc7v6AlXDCjW3G/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_101808_092748.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk71wNsNlTyoYz6kMK3TBPUzflajm2dc_8UP8ANqcp13su0Co8zJrdJ5DBAbkmxYvI1_7T-IehyphenhyphenPyrl62YkKRryoX6OHbxFR1Bs47cpWilR4ZMiN87q7rxeBeUYZS-uTvc7v6AlXDCjW3G/s320/WoWScrnShot_101808_092748.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998106774302722" /></a><br /><br /><br />And how about pumpkinhead-on-nether-ray?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn6ywKk4998QUyqQsJTwGsLT1Jykh4XcygRPfzyaIx0_bnmNQnZ_W_NyeMJZ4IwdsqD7dmlPkysVHWEojcoP975_QYi42ALHsBSb8Y-01hI9XmVDGwxEE-WKL4HdoaZzyGcWprWOlsj3W/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_101808_093224.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn6ywKk4998QUyqQsJTwGsLT1Jykh4XcygRPfzyaIx0_bnmNQnZ_W_NyeMJZ4IwdsqD7dmlPkysVHWEojcoP975_QYi42ALHsBSb8Y-01hI9XmVDGwxEE-WKL4HdoaZzyGcWprWOlsj3W/s320/WoWScrnShot_101808_093224.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998111854583266" /></a><br /><br /><br />Big! Orange! Pumpkinhead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlYPcKD-ZbLh0aGMUlHtM-TDRDlLF_npvAFZiQIPvuamndG5_SHiR9ftZYCQAPaQXYUxZ02uKSO9kn6r3KbRaaZe8lBJKnZG_r2B9Cu4Ti69mTvSxL5a6hJHifBwEl5sX5pfnFC83Y6cH/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_101808_133821.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlYPcKD-ZbLh0aGMUlHtM-TDRDlLF_npvAFZiQIPvuamndG5_SHiR9ftZYCQAPaQXYUxZ02uKSO9kn6r3KbRaaZe8lBJKnZG_r2B9Cu4Ti69mTvSxL5a6hJHifBwEl5sX5pfnFC83Y6cH/s320/WoWScrnShot_101808_133821.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998128288144034" /></a><br /><br /><br />Spooky undead pumpkinhead...ooooh...spoooooky...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HvWbEtoJRbnShQTnpZnMuWBovaobEXxnJxVloxD4ZixeGhT9QacGidnOFtCR_GTVmeGHHHL3W7SVD_OZyeq3DJWm2xQWlI8XT5vWv_ayXNGAw-31qZm32keuc5c50ecathmgRd1Mvu7L/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_101808_151907.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HvWbEtoJRbnShQTnpZnMuWBovaobEXxnJxVloxD4ZixeGhT9QacGidnOFtCR_GTVmeGHHHL3W7SVD_OZyeq3DJWm2xQWlI8XT5vWv_ayXNGAw-31qZm32keuc5c50ecathmgRd1Mvu7L/s320/WoWScrnShot_101808_151907.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998132332677554" /></a><br /><br /><br />Well, at least the little animals of the forest love me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9T_tX_EhrGSitlebCPBl0xMwA26KSbF_kp_aOp42D0w8Dfm6WbV_iU-8vZdfk5lYs1XqopNo8dP7B1cLO6IG8RvpCDkmaqPGT7eDjLtqufuI4G1MwitWqsJ6v49YyDW3V5lsnAhKxL7_W/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102008_205836.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9T_tX_EhrGSitlebCPBl0xMwA26KSbF_kp_aOp42D0w8Dfm6WbV_iU-8vZdfk5lYs1XqopNo8dP7B1cLO6IG8RvpCDkmaqPGT7eDjLtqufuI4G1MwitWqsJ6v49YyDW3V5lsnAhKxL7_W/s320/WoWScrnShot_102008_205836.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998137232778498" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ghost dance!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARqonxZbiDTdKJasllgT1WAo765r16qdF8VGKa5mNn1ERV6lDtgFN4bkLc6bXvTtTpA4g9Nt4RX6qcTqnrLR-B25Ma7nHnMfporOF8I9Gy_UpAm2-c0WncdecjBDp3hzUuWLtNl_t0DI1/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102008_211208.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARqonxZbiDTdKJasllgT1WAo765r16qdF8VGKa5mNn1ERV6lDtgFN4bkLc6bXvTtTpA4g9Nt4RX6qcTqnrLR-B25Ma7nHnMfporOF8I9Gy_UpAm2-c0WncdecjBDp3hzUuWLtNl_t0DI1/s320/WoWScrnShot_102008_211208.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998825217174210" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lastly, for this set, have you noticed that the wisps have faces? I hadn't, until this weekend!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRyQ_WVwabC-yssZNVjjGKmTUKkoLqBnZKGPIg-SsEbDFL5u4TGnjAU5_Z98w7Fa5EDE19agh7ygX-jJZ20hDFm1QDjHoq4Zbc7D1IgnSk3Yp8ZFX8MXP4Nh-GsLq1ap9kI5dgd6zJg8S/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_101808_152849.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRyQ_WVwabC-yssZNVjjGKmTUKkoLqBnZKGPIg-SsEbDFL5u4TGnjAU5_Z98w7Fa5EDE19agh7ygX-jJZ20hDFm1QDjHoq4Zbc7D1IgnSk3Yp8ZFX8MXP4Nh-GsLq1ap9kI5dgd6zJg8S/s320/WoWScrnShot_101808_152849.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998833040798562" /></a><br /><br />Some guildies and I took on His Headlessness Monday night. Well, that's not news. We seem to be doing that most nights, as are most other WoW players. But, while one of them gathered the quest to summon the Horseman, I played punchfight with the Scarlet Monestary's mobs. Somebody wants a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=16">knuckle sammich</a>...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa97YKekOPyWj1zOhcA4SuwWZ5KTW0KeM_aVqYlXCogVFEdXtSNetA6nyR81MUBNkBJaeRG2_MnVGYEd9Sw8t7wd3VBD-bXqTELCtgmfY0YGPZOZPVIWP0xbgGtIph9Kj0m0TiGp-Hpks/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102008_212117.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa97YKekOPyWj1zOhcA4SuwWZ5KTW0KeM_aVqYlXCogVFEdXtSNetA6nyR81MUBNkBJaeRG2_MnVGYEd9Sw8t7wd3VBD-bXqTELCtgmfY0YGPZOZPVIWP0xbgGtIph9Kj0m0TiGp-Hpks/s320/WoWScrnShot_102008_212117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998838001244418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7lOSWhlE97sNIWGmdhVNxiog8KcEvrpnT96Oo6kMM2Vt8Jrk-oOLPyBgdyug8SgwmHVC9TP3uHjLXzQIkhV5GsDlhnhXBfTLx2U7uEOI1H10fJCHJJGRfxBRH-GSD7NP8cflMRbakBdr/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102008_212121.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7lOSWhlE97sNIWGmdhVNxiog8KcEvrpnT96Oo6kMM2Vt8Jrk-oOLPyBgdyug8SgwmHVC9TP3uHjLXzQIkhV5GsDlhnhXBfTLx2U7uEOI1H10fJCHJJGRfxBRH-GSD7NP8cflMRbakBdr/s320/WoWScrnShot_102008_212121.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998843031924882" /></a><br /><br />On the next-to-last kill, the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33154">Sinister Squashling</a> dropped and I won the roll! <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=292">Woo</a>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyIUPcHoZHLxgLVvTLo3VyI4C3tl3MB75zxhgyhws9XjG1pytWw6Xkm1lqkK4mDeHqtGLFwsb2IuiThP8k7sFgrMW_x8Nb1rHMEexd7TimU6t6GK3snCmyOJmKq_3x7d2tmlke-J-e1_l/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_102008_220649.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyIUPcHoZHLxgLVvTLo3VyI4C3tl3MB75zxhgyhws9XjG1pytWw6Xkm1lqkK4mDeHqtGLFwsb2IuiThP8k7sFgrMW_x8Nb1rHMEexd7TimU6t6GK3snCmyOJmKq_3x7d2tmlke-J-e1_l/s320/WoWScrnShot_102008_220649.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998858363919346" /></a><br /><br />I've gone trick-or-treating through <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=968">Outland</a> and the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=967">Eastern Kingdoms</a>, but have yet to see a flimsy mask drop. Grr. Oh well. There's plenty of time left. Otherwise, I'm nicely on my way to becoming <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=1657">Waradwen the Hallowed</a>.Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-25613901879692095972008-10-15T10:36:00.003-04:002008-10-15T10:38:03.472-04:00/cast ReviveHuh. Things are looking a little neglected around here. Almost like a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=48467">hurricane</a> came through, or something. Well, time to roll up the sleeves and get some cleaning done. I wonder if there are any blood elves around...they've got those handy magic brooms...Waradwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15860007683215197121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-804922831770842772008-08-21T12:05:00.003-04:002008-08-21T12:13:50.018-04:00let it begin!In the spirit of <a href="http://www.bigredkitty.net/2008/08/21/who-needs-some-water/">BRK's recent post</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfx0IDFyilWxMqcYS7wZpeELqvMa-DhzcC2LkYyCVtjrkCv1oFwd6gNLnwOLJJZuj62LqcfrSy72A2NW6dwlrZr2ZsU089SF59hdegU7snXVyt4GapjvZpiacH0e1hhZ4LmSVIIdZ4Q4/s1600-h/fay1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfx0IDFyilWxMqcYS7wZpeELqvMa-DhzcC2LkYyCVtjrkCv1oFwd6gNLnwOLJJZuj62LqcfrSy72A2NW6dwlrZr2ZsU089SF59hdegU7snXVyt4GapjvZpiacH0e1hhZ4LmSVIIdZ4Q4/s400/fay1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237004562290537266" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-15369530669133153802008-08-08T16:07:00.003-04:002008-08-08T16:23:43.310-04:00Wednesday's damage report<p>This is the Recount data from Wednesday night's foray into Kara. Yes, it is partly to gloat about being #1 in damage done, despite being dead for the entirety of the Maiden fight, but mostly it's to highlight the #2, my friend and guildie <a href="http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Arathor&n=Linada">Linada</a>, who just hit 70 recently and was on her first Kara run. Nerf hunters, yo!<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vdnb-CTLmKlNXJ60zZseN_Gba3BNml5W5juhcqZK8WQwD3Qptu5sbWDMpno4gEIcIsj16p6u6I9mCNqvfHSIPd16fQS7w3BYl5F87aock5Kj1JkBK-RZCRmwNB4LjN61k1zEZfg6yKQ/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_080708_172110-crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vdnb-CTLmKlNXJ60zZseN_Gba3BNml5W5juhcqZK8WQwD3Qptu5sbWDMpno4gEIcIsj16p6u6I9mCNqvfHSIPd16fQS7w3BYl5F87aock5Kj1JkBK-RZCRmwNB4LjN61k1zEZfg6yKQ/s320/WoWScrnShot_080708_172110-crop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232244755738331618" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502090397865515417.post-67676415065954046312008-08-08T08:30:00.001-04:002008-08-08T08:32:21.462-04:00feeling competitive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNMrAoEZW6hOS5UVAYcSnx5Wl0pHTgYdbERW2YAzs98au4pvIXHjUG9Sw6iM8aVS_4JhHRKRkZ-2JOozTlCQAweWtTUEAzNvjfYkByvZl1a7XsCgBp5goq6Jtc9gOyYBcgLXv6B4Ah5k/s1600-h/WoWScrnShot_080808_080752.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNMrAoEZW6hOS5UVAYcSnx5Wl0pHTgYdbERW2YAzs98au4pvIXHjUG9Sw6iM8aVS_4JhHRKRkZ-2JOozTlCQAweWtTUEAzNvjfYkByvZl1a7XsCgBp5goq6Jtc9gOyYBcgLXv6B4Ah5k/s320/WoWScrnShot_080808_080752.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232123682931169042" /></a>Arnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265204178115975260noreply@blogger.com0