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So...we're quitting till expansion. At that time, we'll be rolling brand new characters. Blood Elves here we come!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Friday, November 17, 2006
Update
So, Zenos and I have pretty much stopped playing WoW. We just got a new puppy, and he's taking up a lot of our time. I have to say that I really don't miss the game all that much. We've been playing it for two years now...a break is a wonderful thing imo. We've already preordered expansion, so I know we will be gaming in some form for BC. We're probably going to reroll completely with the expansion, although that isn't for sure yet. Just what we're currently thinking.
I'm thinking a blood elf warlock, and he was thinking a blood elf mage. We'll see what happens:P
I'm thinking a blood elf warlock, and he was thinking a blood elf mage. We'll see what happens:P
Monday, November 06, 2006
Not much new
So, not much new going on. I haven't been playing as much as I have in the past...not raiding makes me just not want to log in, lol. I have managed to get my hunter to lvl 53. She's still fun to play:P
Been busy doing IRL stuff right now...we're probably going to get a dog in the next couple of weeks, we're researching buying a cool new TV, and we are gonna be in the market for a condo in the near future. OMG...REAL LIFE! I have to say I've been enjoying it lately...
BTW, I love the holidays...and I have to admit that I like what Blizzard does in-game for the holdiays...the trick o' treating was awesome, I like the Christmas stuff...makes the game have another fun aspect and adds to the festiveness:P
Been busy doing IRL stuff right now...we're probably going to get a dog in the next couple of weeks, we're researching buying a cool new TV, and we are gonna be in the market for a condo in the near future. OMG...REAL LIFE! I have to say I've been enjoying it lately...
BTW, I love the holidays...and I have to admit that I like what Blizzard does in-game for the holdiays...the trick o' treating was awesome, I like the Christmas stuff...makes the game have another fun aspect and adds to the festiveness:P
Friday, November 03, 2006
Asshole Power
You're all probably wondering about the title of this post. Well...the short version is that lots of drama has occurred in the guild, and it stems from people being complete assholes. Here's a quick rundown of the current situation:
1. Prot Warrior leaves guild A to join bigger better guild B
2. Guild B breaks apart
3. Prot Warrior comes back, and an officer reinvites him to the guild
4. GM of guild A comes on, sees Prot Warrior is back and tells him to leave, and kicks him
5. Lots of people freak out, think it was a bad decision, and /gquit
6. Guild A is now split into two separate groups, and each side can now really only do 20 mans
So yeah...OMG has somewhat fallen apart. The people who gquit over this whole issue are all of the ones that I really couldn't stand and thought were assholes and immature, so in the end I really am not too sad over it all. It's unclear what will happen in the future...whether we all just kinda sit around and wait for the expansion or whether we try to build our ranks again. Zenos and I aren't sure what we're going to do...it's been wonderful having our evenings again, and not having to raid. I can't even describe how refreshing it has been.
It seems to me, after now being in three fairly stable guilds that have fallen apart, that drama and guild implosions are just what will happen to every guild, eventually. You can't keep everyone happy, people are always gonna take issue with something, and you're always gonna get those one or two assholes in the guild who just like to cause shit to hit the fan.
One thought that Zenos and I are just sorta kicking around is to maybe start over completely when the expansion hits. Find a new server, roll Blood Elves, and level them 1 to 70. It's just a thought, and one thing that makes this a sad decision is that we'd be leaving two awesome characters behind. Zenos and Zarina are fun to play, they're geared out, and there's still a lot of good friends on Cho'gall. I can't imagine saying goodbye to some of them...although a large amount of our friends are now spread between three servers (Draenor, Cho'gall, and The Forgotten Coast).
We're kinda just wandering around now, not really knowing what is going to happen, and in some ways not even caring. I personally have to wonder if I shouldn't completely shelve the game until expansion. I do still enjoy playing it though...but just not raiding every night. Maybe not raiding at all. I really can't decide what sort of player I am. When I'm in a casual guild I'm convinced that I'm a hardcore raider and that the guild just doesn't understand. When I'm in a hardcore raiding guild, I break under the pressure and time constraints and want out. There seems to be no happy medium for me. Half the time I don't even know what it is I want in the game. One thing that I do know that I enjoy is the social aspect. I like to make friends, I like to get involved with them on a personal level (not just a congrats that they got loot, but getting to know what they do outside of the game and who they really are as a person, not just a character), and I like to play with those people.
When all is said and done, I have to wonder if I'm not just one of those people who should play a character 1-60 and then start all over, again and again. I think it's the process I really enjoy...raiding has been fun and an eye-opening experience, but in the end it's so tedious.
Anyways...this post has wandered all over the place, hope you were all able to follow it! As you can tell I'm quite confused, and not sure what the future holds for us.
1. Prot Warrior leaves guild A to join bigger better guild B
2. Guild B breaks apart
3. Prot Warrior comes back, and an officer reinvites him to the guild
4. GM of guild A comes on, sees Prot Warrior is back and tells him to leave, and kicks him
5. Lots of people freak out, think it was a bad decision, and /gquit
6. Guild A is now split into two separate groups, and each side can now really only do 20 mans
So yeah...OMG has somewhat fallen apart. The people who gquit over this whole issue are all of the ones that I really couldn't stand and thought were assholes and immature, so in the end I really am not too sad over it all. It's unclear what will happen in the future...whether we all just kinda sit around and wait for the expansion or whether we try to build our ranks again. Zenos and I aren't sure what we're going to do...it's been wonderful having our evenings again, and not having to raid. I can't even describe how refreshing it has been.
It seems to me, after now being in three fairly stable guilds that have fallen apart, that drama and guild implosions are just what will happen to every guild, eventually. You can't keep everyone happy, people are always gonna take issue with something, and you're always gonna get those one or two assholes in the guild who just like to cause shit to hit the fan.
One thought that Zenos and I are just sorta kicking around is to maybe start over completely when the expansion hits. Find a new server, roll Blood Elves, and level them 1 to 70. It's just a thought, and one thing that makes this a sad decision is that we'd be leaving two awesome characters behind. Zenos and Zarina are fun to play, they're geared out, and there's still a lot of good friends on Cho'gall. I can't imagine saying goodbye to some of them...although a large amount of our friends are now spread between three servers (Draenor, Cho'gall, and The Forgotten Coast).
We're kinda just wandering around now, not really knowing what is going to happen, and in some ways not even caring. I personally have to wonder if I shouldn't completely shelve the game until expansion. I do still enjoy playing it though...but just not raiding every night. Maybe not raiding at all. I really can't decide what sort of player I am. When I'm in a casual guild I'm convinced that I'm a hardcore raider and that the guild just doesn't understand. When I'm in a hardcore raiding guild, I break under the pressure and time constraints and want out. There seems to be no happy medium for me. Half the time I don't even know what it is I want in the game. One thing that I do know that I enjoy is the social aspect. I like to make friends, I like to get involved with them on a personal level (not just a congrats that they got loot, but getting to know what they do outside of the game and who they really are as a person, not just a character), and I like to play with those people.
When all is said and done, I have to wonder if I'm not just one of those people who should play a character 1-60 and then start all over, again and again. I think it's the process I really enjoy...raiding has been fun and an eye-opening experience, but in the end it's so tedious.
Anyways...this post has wandered all over the place, hope you were all able to follow it! As you can tell I'm quite confused, and not sure what the future holds for us.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Introducing....
I thought it was about time to introduce you, our faithful readers, to my first character ever in WoW. Her name is Arsinoe, and I played this character from release till about October 2005. She is on the Draenor realm.
She is now "retired," but I had a lot of good times on her. I eventually realized that I did not enjoy playing a druid, and right around that time Zenos and I rerolled anyways. She doesn't have the greatest gear, but at the time I thought she was great. She's in 7/8 cenarion (missing that damn belt!), with an aurastone hammer and a fire-runed grimoire. I spent a lot of time just exploring and socializing with this character, and I have fond memories of the first guild I was in with her, and of the great people I met (shout-out to Roxy/Sedai!).
Next up, I'd like you all to meet my current alt: Ismenia, and her trusty side-kick Orpheus!
Many of you will recognize my pet as being Humar, the only black lion in the game. I got him as soon as I hit level 23, and he's been with me ever since. I just dinged 52 tonight, and I'm having a blast just grinding with this char. I did AV just the other night for the first time, and got my icy barb spear. I also bought a Hurricane bow for her, and it's so fun! I blow through arrows so fast, but it's worth it. This character keeps me sane, as I only grind with her...no instances, no dealing with other people (for the most part), and just doing things at my own pace. I have to say that hunters are right up there with priests for me...they're both equally enjoyable. I think I enjoy hunter a tad more right now, just because it's somewhat new still, and I love having a pet!
She is now "retired," but I had a lot of good times on her. I eventually realized that I did not enjoy playing a druid, and right around that time Zenos and I rerolled anyways. She doesn't have the greatest gear, but at the time I thought she was great. She's in 7/8 cenarion (missing that damn belt!), with an aurastone hammer and a fire-runed grimoire. I spent a lot of time just exploring and socializing with this character, and I have fond memories of the first guild I was in with her, and of the great people I met (shout-out to Roxy/Sedai!).
Next up, I'd like you all to meet my current alt: Ismenia, and her trusty side-kick Orpheus!
Many of you will recognize my pet as being Humar, the only black lion in the game. I got him as soon as I hit level 23, and he's been with me ever since. I just dinged 52 tonight, and I'm having a blast just grinding with this char. I did AV just the other night for the first time, and got my icy barb spear. I also bought a Hurricane bow for her, and it's so fun! I blow through arrows so fast, but it's worth it. This character keeps me sane, as I only grind with her...no instances, no dealing with other people (for the most part), and just doing things at my own pace. I have to say that hunters are right up there with priests for me...they're both equally enjoyable. I think I enjoy hunter a tad more right now, just because it's somewhat new still, and I love having a pet!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Item Sets
Well, I finally finished the tier 0.5 quest line and received my heroism chestpiece and helm. So, just for fun I put together some pictures of the item sets I have put together. I am still missing a piece or two of might and wrath, but it does not really affect the pictures.
Heroism....lawl
Might
Wrath
Heroism....lawl
Might
Wrath
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Okay Okay....here's a post for Sinker:P
Alright, Sinker I'm dedicating this post to you lol:P The reason we don't post very often is we just don't have time! Between work and WoW and all the other little stuff, I have very little free time anymore :(
Ok, so yeah lots has been happening in the "new" guild. I think we've been part of our guild now for about two months or so. Things are going alright, no guild is ever perfect and almost all are full of constant drama. There's lots of priest drama, mainly because one is a lootwhore and decided that he needed 2 robes before some of us even got 1, and the other is just a complete jackass who is incredibly rude and reminds me a lot of a certain mage in the old guild...
Most of the people are cool, but there are blatant lootwhores in the guild, others who just talk too much in vent, and others who are completely full of themselves. /Ignore and mute in vent work wonders for my sanity though. Not much I can do about the lootwhores, wish the system was regulated better (that 2 robe issue would NEVER have happened in Cont...EVER). There is some inflation in our DKP system too, but supposedly they are planning to revamp the system with the expansion.
Overall I do like the guild, I think we raid too much (7 days a week....too much). We're not forced to come every night though, even though Zenos and I pretty much do. I think the guild could be a lot better if people would just try harder and not screw off (which frequently happens), but this guild still does pretty well. We clear BWL with ease, are making attempts at the Twin Emps in AQ40, and have downed Ras and Anub in Naxx.
And don't get me wrong, there are some really cool people in the guild. Most are complete perverts, so I feel right at home:P I really miss the old guildies (well some of them...) but I just couldn't bring myself to lvl another character on a new server. Zarina is my reroll character, and plus I've already done the alliance char thing:P Maybe one day when I have some more free time I'll get around to lvling over there....
Personally I think the expansion is going to change a ton of things with this game...so I'm not sure what I'll be doing in two months. I hope they change this game enough so it's fresh again...lvling to 70 should be fun though:) Looking forward to that.
Hope this is a long enough post for you, Sinker:P
Ok, so yeah lots has been happening in the "new" guild. I think we've been part of our guild now for about two months or so. Things are going alright, no guild is ever perfect and almost all are full of constant drama. There's lots of priest drama, mainly because one is a lootwhore and decided that he needed 2 robes before some of us even got 1, and the other is just a complete jackass who is incredibly rude and reminds me a lot of a certain mage in the old guild...
Most of the people are cool, but there are blatant lootwhores in the guild, others who just talk too much in vent, and others who are completely full of themselves. /Ignore and mute in vent work wonders for my sanity though. Not much I can do about the lootwhores, wish the system was regulated better (that 2 robe issue would NEVER have happened in Cont...EVER). There is some inflation in our DKP system too, but supposedly they are planning to revamp the system with the expansion.
Overall I do like the guild, I think we raid too much (7 days a week....too much). We're not forced to come every night though, even though Zenos and I pretty much do. I think the guild could be a lot better if people would just try harder and not screw off (which frequently happens), but this guild still does pretty well. We clear BWL with ease, are making attempts at the Twin Emps in AQ40, and have downed Ras and Anub in Naxx.
And don't get me wrong, there are some really cool people in the guild. Most are complete perverts, so I feel right at home:P I really miss the old guildies (well some of them...) but I just couldn't bring myself to lvl another character on a new server. Zarina is my reroll character, and plus I've already done the alliance char thing:P Maybe one day when I have some more free time I'll get around to lvling over there....
Personally I think the expansion is going to change a ton of things with this game...so I'm not sure what I'll be doing in two months. I hope they change this game enough so it's fresh again...lvling to 70 should be fun though:) Looking forward to that.
Hope this is a long enough post for you, Sinker:P
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Loots!
So, it's finally my turn for some loots again!
After months of wearing my ZG Flowing Ritual Robes, I finally got a new chestpiece!
Tonight in AQ40 I received Robes of the Guardian Saint!!! Some people think they're ugly, but I like them! I just wear my Argent Dawn Tabard and I think it looks sexy!
I also recently got a new wand out of Naxxramus, Wand of the Whispering Dead
Both are extremely nice items, and I'm quite excited:) Best of all, I'm not in an ugly red robe anymore! Woot!
After months of wearing my ZG Flowing Ritual Robes, I finally got a new chestpiece!
Tonight in AQ40 I received Robes of the Guardian Saint!!! Some people think they're ugly, but I like them! I just wear my Argent Dawn Tabard and I think it looks sexy!
I also recently got a new wand out of Naxxramus, Wand of the Whispering Dead
Both are extremely nice items, and I'm quite excited:) Best of all, I'm not in an ugly red robe anymore! Woot!
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Burning Crusade Talents and Spells
Well, anyone who keeps up with World of Warcraft news probably knows about all the information that they have released concerning the upcoming expansion.
New Races, Exploring Outland, 25 Man Raiding...and so on.
So far, everything that I have heard regarding the expansion sounds great. I feel like Blizzard is listening to their customers and trying to improve the game. Though, you never know how things will turn out until they are actually experienced (a.k.a. looks good on paper).
I believe the 25 man raid cap will have the most significant impact out of anything else they release. This change will probably cause turmoil in the majority of end game raiding guilds. I personally think it is a great idea because managing 40 people is hell. It is just too bad Blizzard did not make this decision when they initially released the game.
Anyways, on to the topic of this post. As you probably know, I play a protection warrior and have been tanking practically since I hit level 60. So, the new abilities and protection talents are of great interest to me.
BC Protection Talents
BC Warrior Abilities
Let's start with the new protection talents:
Improved Defensive Stance: Reduces damage taken by up to 6%
-Cannot complain about this talent. Taking less damage is one of the most important aspects of being a tank.
Focused Rage: Reduces the cost of all offensive abilities by up to 3.
-Interesting talent. In most end game raiding scenarios, a tank will practically infinite rage against bosses. This would certainly be useful in any other situation. Another interesting thought is combining this with improved sunder...a 9 rage sunder would certainly sound good to any tank.
Shield Mastery: Increases the amount absorbed by your shield by up to 30%.
-I would have to play with numbers to really see the effect of this talent, but it sounds good. Currently, Zenos blocks around 150, so adding another 50 to this value certainly couldn't hurt; especially considering I block over 25% of the time.
Vitality: Increases you stamina by up to 5%.
-The talent that tanks have been asking for, but it is not as good as I had hoped. I personally would have expected a bit more for a tier 8 talent. The problem is that 5% is not very significant. In fact, the tauren racial ability is better simply because it is 5% of your total health points, not just stamina. With all that said, any stamina increase is a good one for a tank.
Devastate: Instant one-hand weapon attack
-Wow...that is all I have to say. No more spamming sunders beyond 5! No cooldown! Possibly an actual DPS ability for tanks! Granted it is only 50% damage of your MH weapon...but imagine fighting a boss with all your rage. It is basically the ultimate way to hold aggro on anything.
New Warrior Abilities:
To be continued...
New Races, Exploring Outland, 25 Man Raiding...and so on.
So far, everything that I have heard regarding the expansion sounds great. I feel like Blizzard is listening to their customers and trying to improve the game. Though, you never know how things will turn out until they are actually experienced (a.k.a. looks good on paper).
I believe the 25 man raid cap will have the most significant impact out of anything else they release. This change will probably cause turmoil in the majority of end game raiding guilds. I personally think it is a great idea because managing 40 people is hell. It is just too bad Blizzard did not make this decision when they initially released the game.
Anyways, on to the topic of this post. As you probably know, I play a protection warrior and have been tanking practically since I hit level 60. So, the new abilities and protection talents are of great interest to me.
BC Protection Talents
BC Warrior Abilities
Let's start with the new protection talents:
Improved Defensive Stance: Reduces damage taken by up to 6%
-Cannot complain about this talent. Taking less damage is one of the most important aspects of being a tank.
Focused Rage: Reduces the cost of all offensive abilities by up to 3.
-Interesting talent. In most end game raiding scenarios, a tank will practically infinite rage against bosses. This would certainly be useful in any other situation. Another interesting thought is combining this with improved sunder...a 9 rage sunder would certainly sound good to any tank.
Shield Mastery: Increases the amount absorbed by your shield by up to 30%.
-I would have to play with numbers to really see the effect of this talent, but it sounds good. Currently, Zenos blocks around 150, so adding another 50 to this value certainly couldn't hurt; especially considering I block over 25% of the time.
Vitality: Increases you stamina by up to 5%.
-The talent that tanks have been asking for, but it is not as good as I had hoped. I personally would have expected a bit more for a tier 8 talent. The problem is that 5% is not very significant. In fact, the tauren racial ability is better simply because it is 5% of your total health points, not just stamina. With all that said, any stamina increase is a good one for a tank.
Devastate: Instant one-hand weapon attack
-Wow...that is all I have to say. No more spamming sunders beyond 5! No cooldown! Possibly an actual DPS ability for tanks! Granted it is only 50% damage of your MH weapon...but imagine fighting a boss with all your rage. It is basically the ultimate way to hold aggro on anything.
New Warrior Abilities:
To be continued...
Sunday, September 10, 2006
My Turn:)
Not only has Zenos been getting cool new loot, but I have managed to pick up some nice items as well. The guild that we joined (OmegaMuGamma) is quite far in endgame progression, which has been awesome for us since we hadn't experienced anything past MC with our characters. They have BWL completely on farm status, and we've been making headway in AQ40 (downed Huhuran) and Naxx (downed Razuvious). OMG also seems to have Transcendence loot drop like water, so even though I don't have very much dkp I've somehow managed to get 6/8 trans already (I came into the guild with 2 pieces of it).
In our last BWL run, which was on Friday, I picked up 3 pieces of trans: boots, bracers, and shoulders. I've already gotten them enchanted as well.
I now have the 5/8 set bonus, which you can see in the shoulders pic. It's pretty sweet stuff:)
Here's what I'm looking like nowadays:
In our last BWL run, which was on Friday, I picked up 3 pieces of trans: boots, bracers, and shoulders. I've already gotten them enchanted as well.
I now have the 5/8 set bonus, which you can see in the shoulders pic. It's pretty sweet stuff:)
Here's what I'm looking like nowadays:
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Insane Week
Just thought I would post a few more comments about my week...
It has been insane. Zarina and I bought new computers, I finished my Thunderfury, and received three new tanking items!
Some links to all my new items:
Thunderfury
Breastplate of Wrath
Legplates of Wrath
Styleen's Impeding Scarab
As for our computers, talk about a serious upgrade. I knew our computers were outdated, but was far worse than I thought. Our old computers had not been upgraded for 3-4 years. Zarina was playing on an old AMD 1.4Ghz with a GeForce 3 and I had an Intel P4 2.4Ghz with a GeForce FX...
Simply put, playing on the new hardware is like experiencing the game all over again. Seeing your opponents half way across the BG is just crazy. In Orgrimmar I would get 20 FPS if I turned down most of the settings to low and there were not too many people around. Now, we both get 60 FPS all the time and let me tell you...it is nice.
We bought the exact same hardware for each computer so neither of us would be jealous of the other. So, the new specs:
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4Ghz)
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
2 GB Corsair DDR2 800
2x 320GB Segate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3Gb/s
I configured the hard drives using the onboard Intel matrix raid controller. So, we have a 100GB RAID 1 partition and a 400GB RAID 0 partition.
I also bought Oblivion, mainly just to see how our hardware would handle it and what all the hype was about...damn that game has amazing graphics...and our computers perform flawlessly.
It has been insane. Zarina and I bought new computers, I finished my Thunderfury, and received three new tanking items!
Some links to all my new items:
Thunderfury
Breastplate of Wrath
Legplates of Wrath
Styleen's Impeding Scarab
As for our computers, talk about a serious upgrade. I knew our computers were outdated, but was far worse than I thought. Our old computers had not been upgraded for 3-4 years. Zarina was playing on an old AMD 1.4Ghz with a GeForce 3 and I had an Intel P4 2.4Ghz with a GeForce FX...
Simply put, playing on the new hardware is like experiencing the game all over again. Seeing your opponents half way across the BG is just crazy. In Orgrimmar I would get 20 FPS if I turned down most of the settings to low and there were not too many people around. Now, we both get 60 FPS all the time and let me tell you...it is nice.
We bought the exact same hardware for each computer so neither of us would be jealous of the other. So, the new specs:
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4Ghz)
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
2 GB Corsair DDR2 800
2x 320GB Segate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3Gb/s
I configured the hard drives using the onboard Intel matrix raid controller. So, we have a 100GB RAID 1 partition and a 400GB RAID 0 partition.
I also bought Oblivion, mainly just to see how our hardware would handle it and what all the hype was about...damn that game has amazing graphics...and our computers perform flawlessly.
Thunderfury!
Well, now that everything has settled down a bit after the disband, I finally managed to complete my Thunderfury quest with the help of my old friends and the new guild I joined.
The quest line is quite trivial, but the materials you have to collect are a serious pain. I have probably had the two bindings for 2-3 months now and have been held up by two things. First, Continuum was not running BWL at the time, so no elementium ore. Second, 100 freaking arcanite! It takes a long long time to buy, farm, and transmute that many arcane crystals.
Overall, Zarina and I probably spent around 2000 gold in mats and I also had many many crystals donated from friends. With each arcane crystal costing 30g, it adds up fast.
Arcane crystals: 30g x 100 = 3000g
Elemental Flux: 12g x 30 = 360g
So, the out of pocket expense to make one of these weapons is probably around 3.5k!
As for the weapon itself...GODLY for a tank. The debuff is amazing, the aggro generated is unparalled to any weapon I have ever used. For example, just today I was three manning live Stratholme for orbs and kept aggro on the large undead packs with just the proc on everything except my target. In raiding situations, the 20% attack speed reduction should be quite an asset, I have not had much of chance to test this out yet.
So, a big thanks to anyone that helped me obtain this weapon. It was a lot of work and I could not have done it without lots of people.
Here are a bunch of screenshots from the Thunderaan event. He is a joke to kill btw.
The quest line is quite trivial, but the materials you have to collect are a serious pain. I have probably had the two bindings for 2-3 months now and have been held up by two things. First, Continuum was not running BWL at the time, so no elementium ore. Second, 100 freaking arcanite! It takes a long long time to buy, farm, and transmute that many arcane crystals.
Overall, Zarina and I probably spent around 2000 gold in mats and I also had many many crystals donated from friends. With each arcane crystal costing 30g, it adds up fast.
Arcane crystals: 30g x 100 = 3000g
Elemental Flux: 12g x 30 = 360g
So, the out of pocket expense to make one of these weapons is probably around 3.5k!
As for the weapon itself...GODLY for a tank. The debuff is amazing, the aggro generated is unparalled to any weapon I have ever used. For example, just today I was three manning live Stratholme for orbs and kept aggro on the large undead packs with just the proc on everything except my target. In raiding situations, the 20% attack speed reduction should be quite an asset, I have not had much of chance to test this out yet.
So, a big thanks to anyone that helped me obtain this weapon. It was a lot of work and I could not have done it without lots of people.
Here are a bunch of screenshots from the Thunderaan event. He is a joke to kill btw.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
The downfall of Continuum
So, last Monday we log into the game, for a scheduled BWL raid. Once again, there weren't enough people online to do it, so people got pissy and a large amount logged off. Zenos and I decided to just go farm rep in Silithus instead, and suddenly a new GM gets promoted and starts kicking people. Come to find out, this group decided to "leave in style"...and as soon as they got gkicked (really they gquit), they were in another guild...a so-called "Better" one.
This came as a total surprise to me, as I knew that some people were unhappy that we weren't progressing in endgame as fast as some wanted to, and that we weren't raiding as much as a lot of people desired. I found it really depressing to see what we had taken a year to make to just be destroyed in about five minutes. It hurts, and it's just such a shame.
To make a long story short, Zenos and I gquit after all this, and apped to another guild. We got accepted, and are looking forward to experiencing new content with a new group of people.
This came as a total surprise to me, as I knew that some people were unhappy that we weren't progressing in endgame as fast as some wanted to, and that we weren't raiding as much as a lot of people desired. I found it really depressing to see what we had taken a year to make to just be destroyed in about five minutes. It hurts, and it's just such a shame.
To make a long story short, Zenos and I gquit after all this, and apped to another guild. We got accepted, and are looking forward to experiencing new content with a new group of people.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Lots of updates
So...we finally downed Rag! After a good month or more of farming and crafting fire resistance stuff and doing all that...the guild managed to 1-shot Rag last week, and we 1-shotted him again tonight.
On our first kill, he dropped leggings of transcendence! I couldn't believe it! I'd been passing on prophecy so I could be on top for the next time prophecy pants dropped...but instead I managed to snag my tier 2 leggings! Awesome! I also got them the ZG enchant the same night...all in all pretty sweet:)
Then later that week, we did Ony and we got a double helm of transcendence drop! And what do you know...I still have enough dkp to snag one:) So now I have 2 of my tier 2 set already...pretty exciting:)
Unfortunately I wasn't able to even really enjoy getting my helm, as there was guild drama going on and stuff...so that was rather annoying. We're working on starting BWL, but right now I'm just kinda annoyed with the game and with a lot of stuff...guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. I won't quit...but I think I might need to prioritize my playing time, or stop going to every 20 man raid or something. I think I'm just annoyed with the attitudes of a lot of players, and that type of thing. I seem to be pissed off when I'm in raids more than I'm enjoying it, and that's just not how I want to be. I play this game for fun, not to get angry or to feel like it's a job. Ah well...guess there will always be drama, whether it's irl or in-game...when you deal with people, you'll always have issues and annoyances.
Here's a current picture of my sexy self...
On our first kill, he dropped leggings of transcendence! I couldn't believe it! I'd been passing on prophecy so I could be on top for the next time prophecy pants dropped...but instead I managed to snag my tier 2 leggings! Awesome! I also got them the ZG enchant the same night...all in all pretty sweet:)
Then later that week, we did Ony and we got a double helm of transcendence drop! And what do you know...I still have enough dkp to snag one:) So now I have 2 of my tier 2 set already...pretty exciting:)
Unfortunately I wasn't able to even really enjoy getting my helm, as there was guild drama going on and stuff...so that was rather annoying. We're working on starting BWL, but right now I'm just kinda annoyed with the game and with a lot of stuff...guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. I won't quit...but I think I might need to prioritize my playing time, or stop going to every 20 man raid or something. I think I'm just annoyed with the attitudes of a lot of players, and that type of thing. I seem to be pissed off when I'm in raids more than I'm enjoying it, and that's just not how I want to be. I play this game for fun, not to get angry or to feel like it's a job. Ah well...guess there will always be drama, whether it's irl or in-game...when you deal with people, you'll always have issues and annoyances.
Here's a current picture of my sexy self...
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
OMFG....It finally happened!!!
I GOT BENEDICTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been waiting months to be able to say that! On Monday, we dropped Domo and our first Eye of Divinity dropped! We had decided to award it based on lifetime dkp, so another priest and I rolled, and I won!!!! I was so psyched! Later that night I went to just see what the quest would be like, without any buffs or any preparation, and I died very very quickly:P So, went and did a little research, found a great video that showed the quest being done, and the next day I went and farmed up some pots and got some guildies together to go take a "real" shot at the quest. For some reason, I didn't think I'd succeed in that first real attempt...but amazingly enough I did! I was (and still am!) so very excited!!
Basically the quest requires you to save a bunch of peasants from skeleton archers, and you have to save 50 of them before 15 of them die. There was something like six waves of peasants, and while you're healing the peasants you're also being hit by waves of undead. The undead are easy to kill with some oils of immolation and a thorns buff, so the main thing is to stay alive and bring the peasants to safety.
The rest of the day was spent farming up mats to put the +55 to healing spells enchant on it, then Zenos and I pvp'ed a bit, watched the fireworks show (irl), and went to bed. All in all, a VERY fulfilling fourth of July! Couldn't ask for a better day to get my Benediction:)
The staff can be either Benediction or Anathema, and there is a 30 minute cooldown between "flipping" it from one version to the other.
The picture at the top of the post is the Benediction part of the staff, this is how the Anathema side looks:
I'll use Anathema for pvp, with Benediction being used for raiding and everything else:)
I have been waiting months to be able to say that! On Monday, we dropped Domo and our first Eye of Divinity dropped! We had decided to award it based on lifetime dkp, so another priest and I rolled, and I won!!!! I was so psyched! Later that night I went to just see what the quest would be like, without any buffs or any preparation, and I died very very quickly:P So, went and did a little research, found a great video that showed the quest being done, and the next day I went and farmed up some pots and got some guildies together to go take a "real" shot at the quest. For some reason, I didn't think I'd succeed in that first real attempt...but amazingly enough I did! I was (and still am!) so very excited!!
Basically the quest requires you to save a bunch of peasants from skeleton archers, and you have to save 50 of them before 15 of them die. There was something like six waves of peasants, and while you're healing the peasants you're also being hit by waves of undead. The undead are easy to kill with some oils of immolation and a thorns buff, so the main thing is to stay alive and bring the peasants to safety.
The rest of the day was spent farming up mats to put the +55 to healing spells enchant on it, then Zenos and I pvp'ed a bit, watched the fireworks show (irl), and went to bed. All in all, a VERY fulfilling fourth of July! Couldn't ask for a better day to get my Benediction:)
The staff can be either Benediction or Anathema, and there is a 30 minute cooldown between "flipping" it from one version to the other.
The picture at the top of the post is the Benediction part of the staff, this is how the Anathema side looks:
I'll use Anathema for pvp, with Benediction being used for raiding and everything else:)
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Prophecy Shoulders
As Zenos mentioned, the guild has been doing great lately!! We recently downed both Onyxia and Domo, and we're starting to work on aquiring fire resistance gear so we can take down Rag too! I expect to see Rag in probably a month or so...we're going to need to start doing farming runs into MC however, since we're going to need tons of fiery and lava cores.
On Monday, both Zenos and I got our shoulders out of MC! This is my second piece of the prophecy set. Since I'm still really high on the dkp list, I shouldn't have to wait too long before I see another piece. I REALLY want the prophecy pants, so I might hold out for those. They would be a huge upgrade for me, since I'm still wearing Padre's trousers out of DM West.
Here's some screenies of my new gear:)
On Monday, both Zenos and I got our shoulders out of MC! This is my second piece of the prophecy set. Since I'm still really high on the dkp list, I shouldn't have to wait too long before I see another piece. I REALLY want the prophecy pants, so I might hold out for those. They would be a huge upgrade for me, since I'm still wearing Padre's trousers out of DM West.
Here's some screenies of my new gear:)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Wrath, Might, Bindings...
I have not had time to give an update on Zenos lately due to work and raiding. But, nonetheless, a lot has happened since the last post. Our guild has finally downed Onyxia and cleared all the way through Majordomo in Molten Core. The pace of raids are increasing, more loot is dropping, and we are making great progress. In fact, we even took a stab at Ragnaros the other night and took him down to 70% with a good portion of the raid naked! I think we may be closer to taking him down then most people realize. We even crafted most of the dark iron epics for the main tanks (270+ fire resistance ftw).
On that note, I have gained a great deal of new gear lately. The list is rather extensive, but the best items have been the Helm of Wrath, Pauldrons of Might, Onyxia Blood Talisman, and the left side of the Bindings of the Windseeker! Simply put, Zenos is really starting to look like a raiding guild's main tank. I have to admit, I almost feel bad for taking so much loot when other tanks could use some upgrades. But, I am the main tank and most of the other warriors are not as interested in the position. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it :)
Another point of interest, tanking Onyxia is actually rather challenging. The first two phases are simple for obvious reasons (as long as no one pulls aggro in the first phase). However, once Onyxia lands, grabbing her attention is incredibly difficult. Even with a full rage bar, spamming sunders, and attempting to rage out of the fears...it can still take 15+ seconds to lock her down. It's a scary situation when she is pointed at half the raid that long. I will have to experiment more and try to find the best way to get her attention quickly. Anyways, here are some screenshots of my new gear. Enjoy :)
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Voodoo Doll
I received my priest ZG doll a week or two ago, just forgot to update the blog about it:P Anyways, after months of running ZG, I finally got my priest doll, which will allow me to do a specific enchant to some of my armor. I heard that some of the items might be changing in the next patch, but I'm not sure if that applies to the enchants or just the rep reward items.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Tier .05 Questing
Just last night I finally completed another step in the tier .05 upgrade quests! A quick explanation about what the tier .05 armor is and all that: I went and collected all of my Devout gear (tier 0), and in the most recent patch Blizzard put in a bunch of very challenging quests that allow you to upgrade the Devout gear, into a new gear set (tier .05). I had already completed the first couple of steps in the quest chain, which gave me the Virtuous bracers, belt, and gloves. Last night I received the pants, shoulders, and boots!
It feels great to be able to finally move forward on this questline, since I've felt like I have been stuck in the same place for quite awhile. The last two upgrades are for the helm and chest, and then I'll be done! The set itself is quite ugly (light yellow! how gross!), but I am wearing a few of the items, especially since the gloves and boots are epics. I also am wearing the shoulders, as they are a nice upgrade for me. I still can't wait to get all of my Prophecy set, but for now my equipment is holding up nicely.
This is what my character currently looks like...the biggest difference is the shoulders, as you can't see my new shoes.
Link to a better explanation of the tier .05 upgrade quests
It feels great to be able to finally move forward on this questline, since I've felt like I have been stuck in the same place for quite awhile. The last two upgrades are for the helm and chest, and then I'll be done! The set itself is quite ugly (light yellow! how gross!), but I am wearing a few of the items, especially since the gloves and boots are epics. I also am wearing the shoulders, as they are a nice upgrade for me. I still can't wait to get all of my Prophecy set, but for now my equipment is holding up nicely.
This is what my character currently looks like...the biggest difference is the shoulders, as you can't see my new shoes.
Link to a better explanation of the tier .05 upgrade quests
Friday, June 02, 2006
Great Night in Molten Core
As Zarina mentioned, the guild did very well in Molten Core last night. One-shotted the first six bosses and managed to pull 40 people together for the first time. The highlight of my night, however, was that I received one of the bindings for creating Thunderfury. I never thought I would be in line to receive a legendary item, but I appreciate that the guild trusts me and wants to gear me up as much as possible. I posted a few screenshots of the item and the quest line.
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
Unfortunately, it will be quite some time before I see the item. I need the other binding, a drop from Ragnaros, and 10 Elementium Bars. The Elementium requires going into Blackwing Lair. Also, smelting the bars involves some expensive materials including 10 arcanite bars each! In the end, it will be worth the effort and I look forward to the day we take down Thunderaan.
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
Unfortunately, it will be quite some time before I see the item. I need the other binding, a drop from Ragnaros, and 10 Elementium Bars. The Elementium requires going into Blackwing Lair. Also, smelting the bars involves some expensive materials including 10 arcanite bars each! In the end, it will be worth the effort and I look forward to the day we take down Thunderaan.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Fun in MC:)
Tonight was an excellent night for our guild, as we saw our first 40-person MC run! Up until tonight, I think the most we'd ever gotten was 36 people, so maxing our run and having a wait list feels great! We 1-shotted every boss we did tonight, which was Luci through Shazz, leaving Sulfie and Golemagg for Monday's run.
What's even more exciting (for me at least) is that some Prophecy finally dropped! Finally! Up until now there had been virtually no priest drops since we started doing MC, and I must say that the priests were getting pretty annoyed by it, and disheartened. In fact, not only did Prophecy drop, but two pieces of it!! I was lucky enough to get the Circlet of Prophecy, and my other awesome priest friend got the bracers!
The helm was a huge upgrade for me, as I had been wearing the Crimson Felt hat up until now, which looked cool but had rather poor stats. While the Circlet of prophecy isn't very sexy, and it's not very aerodynamic, its got nice stats and matches my other armor:)
What's even more exciting (for me at least) is that some Prophecy finally dropped! Finally! Up until now there had been virtually no priest drops since we started doing MC, and I must say that the priests were getting pretty annoyed by it, and disheartened. In fact, not only did Prophecy drop, but two pieces of it!! I was lucky enough to get the Circlet of Prophecy, and my other awesome priest friend got the bracers!
The helm was a huge upgrade for me, as I had been wearing the Crimson Felt hat up until now, which looked cool but had rather poor stats. While the Circlet of prophecy isn't very sexy, and it's not very aerodynamic, its got nice stats and matches my other armor:)
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
New Shield
Last night was quite productive for the guild and myself. We managed to take down the first three bosses in AQ20, with new people who have not been there before. I personally benefited very well from the run because of the drop off Buru. I posted a few screenshots below of my newest stats and what the shield looks like. The shield has a rather unique design, but looks very cool.
As for the guild itself, I am rather impressed with our accomplishments lately. I must admit that we have some people who are displeased with our progress or may not like the DKP system, but I hope it will all work out in the end. You always have to expect problems and you cannot please everyone, but as we start settling into a routine, I believe people will have less issues with everything. I just hope the officers can hold out that long :P
As for the guild itself, I am rather impressed with our accomplishments lately. I must admit that we have some people who are displeased with our progress or may not like the DKP system, but I hope it will all work out in the end. You always have to expect problems and you cannot please everyone, but as we start settling into a routine, I believe people will have less issues with everything. I just hope the officers can hold out that long :P
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Current Status
I figure it would be helpful to bring any readers up to speed on the current status of our characters.
Guild
Our guild has been going up and down over the last few months. We keep merging with other guilds in hopes of creating a strong raiding guild, but alas, we just end up losing people and reverting to where we started. However, our latest merger with Jagged Legion has yielded some promising results. We typically have 20+ online and can generally pull together at least 30 people for our Molten Core runs. Still, as with all mergers, not everyone is content with the guild or the game and stops playing.
Unfortunately, the guild has become heavily reliant upon Zarina and myself since she is one of the primary healers and I am the main tank for the guild. We took a break from the game for about a week and a half due to moving, and the guild could not accomplish much of anything. Poor turnouts seemed to be the primary cause of the problems. However, once we returned to the game, the next Molten Core run saw our highest attendance ever with 35 people and we managed to kill the first 6 bosses, almost all on our first try. Assuming we have a similar turnout, I bet we will finish off Sulfuron and Golemagg on our next raid.
The people in the guild are friendly and I thoroughly enjoy playing with them. I can feel that some people are becoming annoyed with the guild's problems and I hope they stick it out. I know the guild will do very well in end game if we just get a few more people and put in our best efforts.
Server
As with most servers, Cho'gall has some problems as well. The primary one being a low population. The server was created about a year after WoW's release and as you would expect, it was affect by "reroll" syndrome when new servers were released. So, the server started out with a very high population, long queues, and after a few months we lost the vast majority of players.
In recent months, many players have been complaining to Blizzard about population problems and why they continue to open up new servers. We have been lucky to receive some blue responses mentioning the possibility of server transfers. So, I guess time will tell the fate of our server. Personally, I do not think the population is as bad as people make it sound, but we could certainly use some new faces.
Character
As for my character, I have collected some of the best tanking gear that you can get before entering MC, BWL, ect. I also have been lucky to receive pieces from the might set as a result of our MC runs. The guild tends to give me all the tanking equipment first since I basically main tank every instance that we run. Though, hopefully, this reliance on me for tanking will diminish some as time goes on. I am also working on collecting fire resistance gear for tanking MC and a DPS set just for fun (not that I can DPS well as a protection warrior :P).
Conclusion
Anyways, that is a brief rundown of where I currently am in the game. I hope to see more of the end game instances with my guild in the near future.
Guild
Our guild has been going up and down over the last few months. We keep merging with other guilds in hopes of creating a strong raiding guild, but alas, we just end up losing people and reverting to where we started. However, our latest merger with Jagged Legion has yielded some promising results. We typically have 20+ online and can generally pull together at least 30 people for our Molten Core runs. Still, as with all mergers, not everyone is content with the guild or the game and stops playing.
Unfortunately, the guild has become heavily reliant upon Zarina and myself since she is one of the primary healers and I am the main tank for the guild. We took a break from the game for about a week and a half due to moving, and the guild could not accomplish much of anything. Poor turnouts seemed to be the primary cause of the problems. However, once we returned to the game, the next Molten Core run saw our highest attendance ever with 35 people and we managed to kill the first 6 bosses, almost all on our first try. Assuming we have a similar turnout, I bet we will finish off Sulfuron and Golemagg on our next raid.
The people in the guild are friendly and I thoroughly enjoy playing with them. I can feel that some people are becoming annoyed with the guild's problems and I hope they stick it out. I know the guild will do very well in end game if we just get a few more people and put in our best efforts.
Server
As with most servers, Cho'gall has some problems as well. The primary one being a low population. The server was created about a year after WoW's release and as you would expect, it was affect by "reroll" syndrome when new servers were released. So, the server started out with a very high population, long queues, and after a few months we lost the vast majority of players.
In recent months, many players have been complaining to Blizzard about population problems and why they continue to open up new servers. We have been lucky to receive some blue responses mentioning the possibility of server transfers. So, I guess time will tell the fate of our server. Personally, I do not think the population is as bad as people make it sound, but we could certainly use some new faces.
Character
As for my character, I have collected some of the best tanking gear that you can get before entering MC, BWL, ect. I also have been lucky to receive pieces from the might set as a result of our MC runs. The guild tends to give me all the tanking equipment first since I basically main tank every instance that we run. Though, hopefully, this reliance on me for tanking will diminish some as time goes on. I am also working on collecting fire resistance gear for tanking MC and a DPS set just for fun (not that I can DPS well as a protection warrior :P).
Conclusion
Anyways, that is a brief rundown of where I currently am in the game. I hope to see more of the end game instances with my guild in the near future.
New pic
Here's a picture of Zarina, in Orgrimmar where I frequently hang out and chat with guildies:P
Friday, May 26, 2006
Hello all:)
Just thought I should say hi to everyone on our grand opening day:P I made a ctprofile of Zarina, so be sure to check out what I'm currently wearing!
I'll post some pics of my character soon!
Zarina's Profile
I'll post some pics of my character soon!
Zarina's Profile
Grand Opening
FIRST!
Anyways, we have created this blog as a way to showcase our gaming experiences. Currently we are involved in a guild known as "Continuum" in the online game World of Warcraft. We play on the Cho'Gall server under the names Zenos and Zarina, hence the blog's title.
This blog will contain updates regarding our characters, the guilds progress, and whatever else we feel like when we have the time. Oh, and do not forget the pictures, plan on seeing quite a few of those.
Anyways, we have created this blog as a way to showcase our gaming experiences. Currently we are involved in a guild known as "Continuum" in the online game World of Warcraft. We play on the Cho'Gall server under the names Zenos and Zarina, hence the blog's title.
This blog will contain updates regarding our characters, the guilds progress, and whatever else we feel like when we have the time. Oh, and do not forget the pictures, plan on seeing quite a few of those.
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