There is no way my Level 10 trial account alt (for use in forming a raid whilst doing elite soloing) would have played with anyone.
Even if I could join a guild with a trial account char (you can't), I wouldn't join this one!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Not the best idea
...to lie whilst trying to get people to join your guild:
There is no way my Level 10 trial account alt (for use in forming a raid whilst doing elite soloing) would have played with anyone.
Even if I could join a guild with a trial account char (you can't), I wouldn't join this one!
There is no way my Level 10 trial account alt (for use in forming a raid whilst doing elite soloing) would have played with anyone.
Even if I could join a guild with a trial account char (you can't), I wouldn't join this one!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Lucky Red Envelopes - Now Spam-Free!
This year's Lunar Festival has thankfully been updated to include the Lucky Red Envelopes as a quest reward instead of what happened in previous years, where your mailbox got spammed the following day with a red packet from every Elder you visited the day before:
Hooray for progression! :P
Hooray for progression! :P
Monday, January 16, 2012
Back in Business
We had our first all-guild raid today since before Christmas. With our current limited raiding pool, I've been going BM for Ancient Hysteria.
Even though raiding as BM is a little more frustrating in general (I'm pretty sure I died a lot more than I would have if I'd had Chimera heals to fall back on...), at least the bosses in the first half of Dragon Soul don't involve much pet movement or target switching - Kill Commands landed when they were supposed to (mostly!) and having done it for a few raids now, I'm comfortable playing the spec again.
Plus - an all-guild raid is a definite win. 3 bosses down with at least a couple not even having seen the fight on LFR mode is a pretty good effort for this lil' guild :)
Even though raiding as BM is a little more frustrating in general (I'm pretty sure I died a lot more than I would have if I'd had Chimera heals to fall back on...), at least the bosses in the first half of Dragon Soul don't involve much pet movement or target switching - Kill Commands landed when they were supposed to (mostly!) and having done it for a few raids now, I'm comfortable playing the spec again.
Plus - an all-guild raid is a definite win. 3 bosses down with at least a couple not even having seen the fight on LFR mode is a pretty good effort for this lil' guild :)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Looking for Raid vs Guilds
With LFR making raiding the easiest it has ever been, we seem to now be back at the stage where being in a guild isn't much of an advantage.
Sure, guild perks help, but I could join a level 25 levelling guild and get the same perks without having to join a raiding guild.
On the one hand, I think it's great - everyone gets to see end-game content, I can raid for 15min if I don't have time for anything more and if you want to stay with a guild of friends rather than an anti-social bunch of overachievers, it's fine.
On the other hand, it isn't so great when you're in a guild trying to recruit more for your raiding team - nigh impossible, in fact.
I'd be interested to see whether Blizzard thinks this issue is important enough to do something about it in the next expansion, or whether they believe that the LFR-casual-friendly approach outweighs the need for mid-level raiding guilds. I'm not sure I'm liking the fact that there are less than 10 people in guild chat these days (thank you, SW:TOR) and even though we may have a couple of regular PuGs that join our guild raids, it just isn't the same.
Sure, guild perks help, but I could join a level 25 levelling guild and get the same perks without having to join a raiding guild.
On the one hand, I think it's great - everyone gets to see end-game content, I can raid for 15min if I don't have time for anything more and if you want to stay with a guild of friends rather than an anti-social bunch of overachievers, it's fine.
On the other hand, it isn't so great when you're in a guild trying to recruit more for your raiding team - nigh impossible, in fact.
I'd be interested to see whether Blizzard thinks this issue is important enough to do something about it in the next expansion, or whether they believe that the LFR-casual-friendly approach outweighs the need for mid-level raiding guilds. I'm not sure I'm liking the fact that there are less than 10 people in guild chat these days (thank you, SW:TOR) and even though we may have a couple of regular PuGs that join our guild raids, it just isn't the same.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Holiday Hunting
Happy New Year!
As Proudmoore is usually a highly populated server, I decided to take advantage of the holiday lull to get some "rare" hunting done and hit the jackpot:
I finally managed to tame Loque'nahak - and not only that, I found him again to kill for Frostbitten! :D
I now only have 3 rares left for Frostbitten (one of which, Dirkee, will likely be difficult due to all the people camping for the Time-Lost Proto Drake in Storm Peaks) and none for Bloody Rare:
Unfortunately, there were still a few people around for the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza and I didn't manage to win it... but I did grab a PuG to do a few Cataclysm 5man Heroic achievements, putting me over the 12,000pt mark.
Not bad, considering that 1) the person with the highest number of Achievement points in the world is somewhere in the mid-14,000's and 2) I haven't done any PvP for a good long while and still haven't tried the two newest, meaning there are a few more Achievements I could easily get! :)
As Proudmoore is usually a highly populated server, I decided to take advantage of the holiday lull to get some "rare" hunting done and hit the jackpot:
I finally managed to tame Loque'nahak - and not only that, I found him again to kill for Frostbitten! :D
I now only have 3 rares left for Frostbitten (one of which, Dirkee, will likely be difficult due to all the people camping for the Time-Lost Proto Drake in Storm Peaks) and none for Bloody Rare:
Unfortunately, there were still a few people around for the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza and I didn't manage to win it... but I did grab a PuG to do a few Cataclysm 5man Heroic achievements, putting me over the 12,000pt mark.
Not bad, considering that 1) the person with the highest number of Achievement points in the world is somewhere in the mid-14,000's and 2) I haven't done any PvP for a good long while and still haven't tried the two newest, meaning there are a few more Achievements I could easily get! :)
Thursday, December 22, 2011
*Crickets*
I don't know about anyone else's guild, but mine is rather empty at the moment due to SW:TOR and the Christmas break.
At times like these, I of course turn to PuGs... and the LFR tool is making it easier than ever to get loot.
The encounters themselves are also quite fun - the Spine of Deathwing is probably my favourite, since it actually feels like the way a dragon should be fought (seriously... why the hell would Onyxia, Nefarian, all the green dragons, Azuregos, Vael or any other frickin dragon that I missed fight us on the ground or in a cramped room when they can fly?!).
I am also rather amused by the tank queue - yes, there is one! - in LFR; it's a switch to have to be waiting for healers rather than tanks for a change (although sadly, the DPS queue is still the same 10-20min wait it usually is).
Anyway, as I'm not likely to post again before Christmas, I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Winter Veil - don't forget to open your Winter Veil presents come Sunday! :)
At times like these, I of course turn to PuGs... and the LFR tool is making it easier than ever to get loot.
The encounters themselves are also quite fun - the Spine of Deathwing is probably my favourite, since it actually feels like the way a dragon should be fought (seriously... why the hell would Onyxia, Nefarian, all the green dragons, Azuregos, Vael or any other frickin dragon that I missed fight us on the ground or in a cramped room when they can fly?!).
I am also rather amused by the tank queue - yes, there is one! - in LFR; it's a switch to have to be waiting for healers rather than tanks for a change (although sadly, the DPS queue is still the same 10-20min wait it usually is).
Anyway, as I'm not likely to post again before Christmas, I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Winter Veil - don't forget to open your Winter Veil presents come Sunday! :)
Monday, December 12, 2011
Race to World First
I thought I'd highlight the Race to World First movie.
It's a longish documentary about WoW in general and focussing on high-end raiding guilds, with interviews with various players from some of the top guilds in the world.
It's probably not anything extraordinary in terms of content, but I found it interesting enough to watch.
I have to admit... I think some of these people take WoW a little too seriously for my taste (I lost count of the number of people saying they were the #1 in the world), but I suppose each to their own!
Oh, and another thing - they even mention an Aussie raiding team, Adept, who managed to grab the world first heroic Halfus Wyrmbreaker kill. Oi oi oi! :)
It's a longish documentary about WoW in general and focussing on high-end raiding guilds, with interviews with various players from some of the top guilds in the world.
It's probably not anything extraordinary in terms of content, but I found it interesting enough to watch.
I have to admit... I think some of these people take WoW a little too seriously for my taste (I lost count of the number of people saying they were the #1
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Guild Restructure: Earning my Stripes
Well, not so much earning as there isn't anyone else that wants the job :P
Basically, a couple of weeks ago, our then-guild leader, Sailan (Siha of Banana Shoulders) announced her decision to step down, due to a waning interest in WoW.
Our new guild leader, Benalis, is clearly keen on bringing new life to our little guild and promptly asked me if I would take the role of PvP officer.
This would be a new role, because Southern Wardens traditionally hasn't been interested in PvP; a number of guildies have no interest in engaging in mass slaughter on the battlefield and I've mentioned before how I've had trouble even finding a regular 2v2 partner.
However, now that I've reluctantly accepted this leadership position (I'm a sheep at heart...), I will do my best to make guild PvP a fun and challenging experience for everyone (yeah, that sounds cliche-ingly corny to me, too :P).
Sooooo.... anyone interested in joining our guild? We do PvP! And stuff! *cough* Yep.
Basically, a couple of weeks ago, our then-guild leader, Sailan (Siha of Banana Shoulders) announced her decision to step down, due to a waning interest in WoW.
Our new guild leader, Benalis, is clearly keen on bringing new life to our little guild and promptly asked me if I would take the role of PvP officer.
This would be a new role, because Southern Wardens traditionally hasn't been interested in PvP; a number of guildies have no interest in engaging in mass slaughter on the battlefield and I've mentioned before how I've had trouble even finding a regular 2v2 partner.
However, now that I've reluctantly accepted this leadership position (I'm a sheep at heart...), I will do my best to make guild PvP a fun and challenging experience for everyone (yeah, that sounds cliche-ingly corny to me, too :P).
Sooooo.... anyone interested in joining our guild? We do PvP! And stuff! *cough* Yep.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
More 4.3 Musings
After having seen most of what Patch 4.3 brought, I can now comment on the following:
...Seriously, Tyrande? Out of Arrows? :P
- Gem prices are horrible :(
- The new 5man dungeons are fun, especially End Time
- The LFR tool is as easy to use as the LFG tool and the PuG standard is similar too - either great or terrible
- The makeover of the Darkmoon Faire is brilliant (and does this remind anyone else of the original Monkey Island? I keep having flashbacks to Meathook with his parrot and the Fettucini Brothers' circus... o.O)
- Tyrande is a huntard:
...Seriously, Tyrande? Out of Arrows? :P
Thursday, December 1, 2011
It's a crossbow!
Finally, my crossbow actually sounds like a crossbow instead of a gun! I'm so glad Blizzard fixed the sound for this, although I suppose I'll probably be upgrading it in the near future. Oh well :P
One other little thing I've noticed that isn't specifically in the patch notes: Blizzard cleaned up the tracking list and hunter-specific tracking has its own pullout tab. It looks a tiny bit neater, which I suppose is a good thing.
Other than that, I haven't seen too much of the new Patch (Blizzard of course decided to do a rolling restart in the middle of my first new 5man dungeon run, so I haven't completed that yet), so I will probably post more stuff as it comes.
In the meantime, here's my brand new Elven Ranger look:
Not quite a Warcraft 3 pre-banshee Sylvanas, but close enough! :)
One other little thing I've noticed that isn't specifically in the patch notes: Blizzard cleaned up the tracking list and hunter-specific tracking has its own pullout tab. It looks a tiny bit neater, which I suppose is a good thing.
Other than that, I haven't seen too much of the new Patch (Blizzard of course decided to do a rolling restart in the middle of my first new 5man dungeon run, so I haven't completed that yet), so I will probably post more stuff as it comes.
In the meantime, here's my brand new Elven Ranger look:
Not quite a Warcraft 3 pre-banshee Sylvanas, but close enough! :)
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