C'mon I HAD to write something down :) I haven't logged onto the game in so long, I just decided to basically write about the epic struggle between the The Game and The Pillow. Here lately, my pillow has been pwn'ing the game :)
But for any of you thinking that I'm leaving WoW ... no such luck for you :) The poem below was just fun blog-filler :)
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Showing posts with label General. Show all posts
Friday, October 12, 2007
The Pillow
The Pillow
(with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe)
Once upon a midnight dreary, logging on to WoW, so weary,
Whence upon mine eyes so bleary, fell an image I now am fearing,
And in my mind there came a rapping - rapping as at my chamber door.
"Tis the drink," I muttered, "sounding at my mind's door,
Only this and nothing more.
My bed so soft and calling, in my mind I felt myself falling,
To a safe and restful state, of which I'd never felt before,
But then a voice I heard repeating, twas a voice filled with pleading,
"When did we last in Azeroth explore?"
Crossing the room, I opened, my chamber door;
Darkness there and nothing more.
Again a sound came and this time longer, with a desire even stronger,
Crowing for my attention, insistent promises of something more;
So that to still my heart's beating, then to myself I stood repeating,
"Nothing to fear this evening, only someone at my door"
"Some late visitor asking entrance at my door"
"This is it and nothing more"
But panic took me and I crossed the room anxious to escape the gloom,
Into my bedchamber I tread, fearing the things of which my heart dreads,
And then again I repeated, the same just as before,
It twas nothing, just faint whispers outside my home's front door.
Night sounds and jitters, nothing more.
I approached the pc my nerves disheveled, anxious now to quest and level,
The logon screen it opened shining and then came a new insistent whining,
A familiar yet elusive sound, in my head it bounced around,
Twas the noise that I abhor, called to me just as before.
"Questing can wait longer. Come to me and rest some more"
I turned and saw my pillow laying there, calling to me as I stared,
It crooned to me a pleasant bleat, promising peace and a dreamless sleep,
The pillow; and I yearned to heed it as I stared, abhorred,
But it called to me again saying more,
Questing you need do; nevermore.
My login screen waited at attention, I heard Oak's cries for intervention,
Calling to me from that virtual scene, pleading to quest, to say hi to my team,
But the pillow again called, weaving its seduction and drawing me o'er,
At last the screen forgotten, I was captured, as by the Sirens of lore,
The Pillow called me to rest. And quest?
Quote the Pillow, "Nevermore."
(with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe)
Once upon a midnight dreary, logging on to WoW, so weary,
Whence upon mine eyes so bleary, fell an image I now am fearing,
And in my mind there came a rapping - rapping as at my chamber door.
"Tis the drink," I muttered, "sounding at my mind's door,
Only this and nothing more.
My bed so soft and calling, in my mind I felt myself falling,
To a safe and restful state, of which I'd never felt before,
But then a voice I heard repeating, twas a voice filled with pleading,
"When did we last in Azeroth explore?"
Crossing the room, I opened, my chamber door;
Darkness there and nothing more.
Again a sound came and this time longer, with a desire even stronger,
Crowing for my attention, insistent promises of something more;
So that to still my heart's beating, then to myself I stood repeating,
"Nothing to fear this evening, only someone at my door"
"Some late visitor asking entrance at my door"
"This is it and nothing more"
But panic took me and I crossed the room anxious to escape the gloom,
Into my bedchamber I tread, fearing the things of which my heart dreads,
And then again I repeated, the same just as before,
It twas nothing, just faint whispers outside my home's front door.
Night sounds and jitters, nothing more.
I approached the pc my nerves disheveled, anxious now to quest and level,
The logon screen it opened shining and then came a new insistent whining,
A familiar yet elusive sound, in my head it bounced around,
Twas the noise that I abhor, called to me just as before.
"Questing can wait longer. Come to me and rest some more"
I turned and saw my pillow laying there, calling to me as I stared,
It crooned to me a pleasant bleat, promising peace and a dreamless sleep,
The pillow; and I yearned to heed it as I stared, abhorred,
But it called to me again saying more,
Questing you need do; nevermore.
My login screen waited at attention, I heard Oak's cries for intervention,
Calling to me from that virtual scene, pleading to quest, to say hi to my team,
But the pillow again called, weaving its seduction and drawing me o'er,
At last the screen forgotten, I was captured, as by the Sirens of lore,
The Pillow called me to rest. And quest?
Quote the Pillow, "Nevermore."
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Still lurking about ...
Yes it's been awhile since I've logged on ... been some time since I've posted too. Sorry about that. I know that many of you come here to get your daily dose of my ramblings (lol, right!).
But I thought I'd let everybody know that I'm alive and kicking.
Personal injury report incoming ... badly sprained my ankle recently and that hurt something wonderful (getting up there in years now, lol). The stink of it is that the doc tells me I should stay off of it as much as possible which would exclude me from family vacation this coming weekend (we have a trip planned to head back to Monterey Bay, CA).
So that's a bummer if I don't get to go out there. However, I suppose I'd get to log some serious leveling time with Oak, who is long overdue for some questing attention.
Anyhow that's all from me. If I'm at the house this weekend, which it appears that I will be, I should be able to come up with some adventurous yarns for ya'll from our Wonderful World of Warcraft :)
But I thought I'd let everybody know that I'm alive and kicking.
Personal injury report incoming ... badly sprained my ankle recently and that hurt something wonderful (getting up there in years now, lol). The stink of it is that the doc tells me I should stay off of it as much as possible which would exclude me from family vacation this coming weekend (we have a trip planned to head back to Monterey Bay, CA).
So that's a bummer if I don't get to go out there. However, I suppose I'd get to log some serious leveling time with Oak, who is long overdue for some questing attention.
Anyhow that's all from me. If I'm at the house this weekend, which it appears that I will be, I should be able to come up with some adventurous yarns for ya'll from our Wonderful World of Warcraft :)
Monday, September 24, 2007
Ding 51
Well I skipped the "ding post" on lvl 50 because it all happened this weekend and I just always avoid posting using my cursed dial-up connection. Yes that's right I play WoW on dial up and that really blows at times. If you're the prayin' type of guildie reading this, I could really use high-speed internet soon :)
But I digress.
Well Oak has had no epic battles of late but I did run into a few epic guildies. Namely Bacon, Magnusson and Lou.
The other night, Lou was helping a buddy of his on a run from Menethil to SW and it turns out that my pal Lou seems to have never made that run himself (can you say Ebay character, I knew you could). So I offered to tag along and was really excited to see Lou in-game for the very first time.
He's really short. Lots of beard and mustache and appears to wear a monicle. Sorta like if the monopoly guy turned drug-czar. That's what struck me about him :) Ah but a finer rogue (except maybe Sylvara) you're never to find than Lou. He's of strong stock that gnome and has a winning attitude to boot! Good to see you in-game buddy :)
Next up was Bacon and Magnusson. Now Bacon and I go back a few years now, I've worked with him IRL and it's always good to see my buddy Bacon. Him and Magnusson, along with RW, were kind enough to help me out on a quest to ST (Lou, that means "Sunken Temple" - its a dungeon in the Swamp of Sorrows, lol) .... sorry couldn't resist another shot at my gnome buddy.
Anyhow I had a quest to get the following sword Lightforged Blade which is a pally chain-quest starting with Inert Scourgestones and ultimately yields this sword. (A little trivia that I've read about it is that its the only weapon in the game that adds specifically to holy damage.) It is a NICE weapon and I'm thankful to have it.
Anyhow I needed some feathers in ST for the last step of that quest. Bacon came to throw down some phat healz, RW did the big damage, Magnusson joined us and he and I did dual-tanking/off-dps.
In typical Heroes fashion, it was an odd group makeup. But with Bacon and RW there, it went off without a hitch. That Magnusson boy, I can learn much from that pally. He's a good egg and has really worked hard on his gear and that shows, as well as him being a good player. As for my performance, I felt like I held my own on dps and I had fun too.
As for Bacon, well I'd have to quote Mike Martz from back in the Marshall Faulk era. " I mean that was just Bacon being Bacon. Just when you think he's gonna do this or that he surprises you and takes it to the next level. He's Bacon". So thanks for coming man, its always great to hang with you in-game.
And as for RW - well she's my wife. I wouldn't be this far in the game or life in general without her :)
In general, it was just good to group with some Heroes for a change and I really appreciate their help.
As a matter of fact I think I'll post this on our forums just to make sure they get the proper thanks :) That's it from me!
But I digress.
Well Oak has had no epic battles of late but I did run into a few epic guildies. Namely Bacon, Magnusson and Lou.
The other night, Lou was helping a buddy of his on a run from Menethil to SW and it turns out that my pal Lou seems to have never made that run himself (can you say Ebay character, I knew you could). So I offered to tag along and was really excited to see Lou in-game for the very first time.
He's really short. Lots of beard and mustache and appears to wear a monicle. Sorta like if the monopoly guy turned drug-czar. That's what struck me about him :) Ah but a finer rogue (except maybe Sylvara) you're never to find than Lou. He's of strong stock that gnome and has a winning attitude to boot! Good to see you in-game buddy :)
Next up was Bacon and Magnusson. Now Bacon and I go back a few years now, I've worked with him IRL and it's always good to see my buddy Bacon. Him and Magnusson, along with RW, were kind enough to help me out on a quest to ST (Lou, that means "Sunken Temple" - its a dungeon in the Swamp of Sorrows, lol) .... sorry couldn't resist another shot at my gnome buddy.
Anyhow I had a quest to get the following sword Lightforged Blade which is a pally chain-quest starting with Inert Scourgestones and ultimately yields this sword. (A little trivia that I've read about it is that its the only weapon in the game that adds specifically to holy damage.) It is a NICE weapon and I'm thankful to have it.
Anyhow I needed some feathers in ST for the last step of that quest. Bacon came to throw down some phat healz, RW did the big damage, Magnusson joined us and he and I did dual-tanking/off-dps.
In typical Heroes fashion, it was an odd group makeup. But with Bacon and RW there, it went off without a hitch. That Magnusson boy, I can learn much from that pally. He's a good egg and has really worked hard on his gear and that shows, as well as him being a good player. As for my performance, I felt like I held my own on dps and I had fun too.
As for Bacon, well I'd have to quote Mike Martz from back in the Marshall Faulk era. " I mean that was just Bacon being Bacon. Just when you think he's gonna do this or that he surprises you and takes it to the next level. He's Bacon". So thanks for coming man, its always great to hang with you in-game.
And as for RW - well she's my wife. I wouldn't be this far in the game or life in general without her :)
In general, it was just good to group with some Heroes for a change and I really appreciate their help.
As a matter of fact I think I'll post this on our forums just to make sure they get the proper thanks :) That's it from me!
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Just one little level
Ding 49 baby! And with my last point put into Fanaticism, that means I'm only one point away from the beloved talent point that gives me the new ability Crusader Strike. Can't wait. I hope after all this time, it doesn't turn out to be a giant disappointment, lol.
The pally whacking has been going well of late. I've got a good feel for the solo PVE scene and in world PVP, I'm remaining fairly calm. I need to get my tight little dwarven rear into some battlegrounds soon and start testing my abilities there (while hording some sweet honor points/marks).
It looks as though my mod is leading me back to the Hinterlands next for a few quests, untold riches and the ever-present race of watching the exp bar whoosh across the bottom of my 19" LCD monitor (with 8ms response time). Just had to throw in a techie point there since I don't do that often on here. The mod btw is still behaving well, can't say enough good things about it. I did have one concern in that I thought they had only done it to 50 and after that, I'd be stuck alt-tabbing to their website. But it turns out that it's done to 60 now, they just released some new yummy upgrades. And the beta testing is going on clear to lvl 65. Level 70 content for it should be done in a couple of weeks.
So they are staying way ahead of me in upgrades which is great news for Oak. Keep that walkthrough coming so I can catch my guildies before they all roll alts and lvl past me (again). ;)
Ah, so much to do in this game. I can't imagine how tempting it would be to play more often if I had high-speed :)
The pally whacking has been going well of late. I've got a good feel for the solo PVE scene and in world PVP, I'm remaining fairly calm. I need to get my tight little dwarven rear into some battlegrounds soon and start testing my abilities there (while hording some sweet honor points/marks).
It looks as though my mod is leading me back to the Hinterlands next for a few quests, untold riches and the ever-present race of watching the exp bar whoosh across the bottom of my 19" LCD monitor (with 8ms response time). Just had to throw in a techie point there since I don't do that often on here. The mod btw is still behaving well, can't say enough good things about it. I did have one concern in that I thought they had only done it to 50 and after that, I'd be stuck alt-tabbing to their website. But it turns out that it's done to 60 now, they just released some new yummy upgrades. And the beta testing is going on clear to lvl 65. Level 70 content for it should be done in a couple of weeks.
So they are staying way ahead of me in upgrades which is great news for Oak. Keep that walkthrough coming so I can catch my guildies before they all roll alts and lvl past me (again). ;)
Ah, so much to do in this game. I can't imagine how tempting it would be to play more often if I had high-speed :)
Monday, September 10, 2007
Farewell Former Hero
Dagnabit! Dang it to heck and tarrrrrrrrrrnation! Now that I got that off my chest ... our good friend and tankdadin has moved on to another guild, thus the brief venting.
Just when you have a sweet night in questing, killing Gammerita and sneaking up on lvl 50, something like this happens and just ruins the ride. Ah Honors, if you're reading this, I'm not mad at you my friend - just teasin.
Origami has a really good post about his feelings on the matter and I do have to say, that he has some good points. That drood has a good head on his shoulders in regards to what a guild ends up being to a player after they've spent some time in the guild, developing friendships - he captured how I'm feeling about things exactly.
I blogged not long ago about being happy to be a hero and to a certain degree (as bad as it may seem to do it) I have to bump my own post. Origami's post today and that one seems to go hand-in-hand ... like paper-wad fights and good friends (couldn't resist that jab at your character name)!
Well at this point I feel as though I'm rambling which I guess you get that from bloggers from time-to-time. Kinda feels like a rainy day, even though its sunny outside where I live.
So tonight the only remedy for this mood is, with extreme prejudice, to finish shrinking my giants in Feralas! Yeah that's the ticket ... Giant spankings and watching the exp bar edge closer to larger repair bills in the future ... suh weet!
Cheer up Heroes - you can still kick me around :)
Just when you have a sweet night in questing, killing Gammerita and sneaking up on lvl 50, something like this happens and just ruins the ride. Ah Honors, if you're reading this, I'm not mad at you my friend - just teasin.
Origami has a really good post about his feelings on the matter and I do have to say, that he has some good points. That drood has a good head on his shoulders in regards to what a guild ends up being to a player after they've spent some time in the guild, developing friendships - he captured how I'm feeling about things exactly.
I blogged not long ago about being happy to be a hero and to a certain degree (as bad as it may seem to do it) I have to bump my own post. Origami's post today and that one seems to go hand-in-hand ... like paper-wad fights and good friends (couldn't resist that jab at your character name)!
Well at this point I feel as though I'm rambling which I guess you get that from bloggers from time-to-time. Kinda feels like a rainy day, even though its sunny outside where I live.
So tonight the only remedy for this mood is, with extreme prejudice, to finish shrinking my giants in Feralas! Yeah that's the ticket ... Giant spankings and watching the exp bar edge closer to larger repair bills in the future ... suh weet!
Cheer up Heroes - you can still kick me around :)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I'm Happy Being a Hero
Since I didn't quest last night, I thought I'd just write generally about my guild.
Awhile back, our guild experienced what some might call "drama", in regards to various issues. It seems we are passed that now, and I for one am relieved, because I just hate to see people upset. I look at a guild as a sort of a "team". You have your big players, people that everyone depends on to be there and do their thing. And nobody wants "ripples on the pond" within their team, upsetting its stablility.
Because one way or another, we depend on each other to some degree. From the lowest of the lowbies, admiring high-ranking guildies in their shiny, glowing epics, to the highest of the high-levels, hoping their healer will keep them alive in Kara ... we need each other. So I'm glad my team is doing "okay" now.
So you might be asking yourself, what keeps me around these parts?
I can't say that I feel "important" to our guild. Hard to feel that way when you're a lvl 43 paladin really, lol So I know they can do without me, I get that.
But on the flipside, okay maybe the edge of that coin, I do sorta feel important in a way. Why? Well because of things like some of you taking time to read my blog, some of you even making comments (which I always appreciate), and several of you both on the rogue and paladin fronts have always been helpful and friendly with advice. Ferth, our GM, has always been cool about well .. pretty much everything (and no I don't owe him gold - that was just a compliment).
So what keeps me around? What brought me back after my first time leaving Heroes? Its those very things I just mentioned ... sort of a small-town friendly attitude. It keeps me coming right back each night, hoping to add another level to Oak, hoping I get DSL at my house so I can be more involved, hoping to find a place where I can contribute in a positive way and help make other people feel important, in the same way that I've been made to feel.
See in Heroes, you never feel "left out". I guess that's what I'm trying to say. We don't have the biggest and best website, we don't have the biggest and best gear, we haven't downed all the biggest and baddest bosses that WoW has to offer but we're a spunky little group, and I dig that about us.
And for all that stuff I know we don't have now ... we'll get there if it all fits into our general guild attitude. And that's what I enjoy most about Heroes. The game doesn't run our collective lives and that's awesome ;)
I want only a very few things from WoW.
So raise a tankard of Ale Heroes, cheers to you all, for Heroes you all are!
Awhile back, our guild experienced what some might call "drama", in regards to various issues. It seems we are passed that now, and I for one am relieved, because I just hate to see people upset. I look at a guild as a sort of a "team". You have your big players, people that everyone depends on to be there and do their thing. And nobody wants "ripples on the pond" within their team, upsetting its stablility.
Because one way or another, we depend on each other to some degree. From the lowest of the lowbies, admiring high-ranking guildies in their shiny, glowing epics, to the highest of the high-levels, hoping their healer will keep them alive in Kara ... we need each other. So I'm glad my team is doing "okay" now.
So you might be asking yourself, what keeps me around these parts?
I can't say that I feel "important" to our guild. Hard to feel that way when you're a lvl 43 paladin really, lol So I know they can do without me, I get that.
But on the flipside, okay maybe the edge of that coin, I do sorta feel important in a way. Why? Well because of things like some of you taking time to read my blog, some of you even making comments (which I always appreciate), and several of you both on the rogue and paladin fronts have always been helpful and friendly with advice. Ferth, our GM, has always been cool about well .. pretty much everything (and no I don't owe him gold - that was just a compliment).
So what keeps me around? What brought me back after my first time leaving Heroes? Its those very things I just mentioned ... sort of a small-town friendly attitude. It keeps me coming right back each night, hoping to add another level to Oak, hoping I get DSL at my house so I can be more involved, hoping to find a place where I can contribute in a positive way and help make other people feel important, in the same way that I've been made to feel.
See in Heroes, you never feel "left out". I guess that's what I'm trying to say. We don't have the biggest and best website, we don't have the biggest and best gear, we haven't downed all the biggest and baddest bosses that WoW has to offer but we're a spunky little group, and I dig that about us.
And for all that stuff I know we don't have now ... we'll get there if it all fits into our general guild attitude. And that's what I enjoy most about Heroes. The game doesn't run our collective lives and that's awesome ;)
I want only a very few things from WoW.
- The ability to "disconnect" from day-to-day RL crap.
- To not have additional crap online that adds to my RL crap.
So raise a tankard of Ale Heroes, cheers to you all, for Heroes you all are!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Zipping to Zul'farrak
Well last night was a pretty good evening. RW and I headed to ZF to get some quests done there and hopefully get me some xp too. I wasn't too hopeful on the xp front to be honest. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out that, with my rested bonus and even with RW there, I was still getting well over 350xp for each mob. So I loved that. Although I didn't ding 42 as I had expected, there was another good surprise.
Bacon and I were chatting back and forth during my run, while he was in AB (I think). All of a sudden, he says "I need an invite". So that was awesome too! He came in swinging some kinda big lantern and slinging out phat healz all the rest of the run. So a big thanks to Bacon and RW for helping me get some ZF stuff done.
I like that place too. It's not gi-normous and the mobs are interesting fights, with just the right amount of pats mixed in for flavor. Of course, little Oak couldn't stand up to them, even one-on-one (okay MAYBE then) but most were 4-5 lvls above me and dungeon leets at that so I wasn't too bummed. They still felt it when big two hander hit and I wasn't getting too many resists. So although my dps was way down from normal, I attributed that to the monster dps Bacon and RW can do compared to me and the fact that the mobs were so much higher level than Oak.
And like the ubr-dummy that I am, I didn't have my mallet with me to summon Gahz'rilla so that part of my questing remains undone. I'll have to con these guys into going back sometime ...
Bacon and I were chatting back and forth during my run, while he was in AB (I think). All of a sudden, he says "I need an invite". So that was awesome too! He came in swinging some kinda big lantern and slinging out phat healz all the rest of the run. So a big thanks to Bacon and RW for helping me get some ZF stuff done.
I like that place too. It's not gi-normous and the mobs are interesting fights, with just the right amount of pats mixed in for flavor. Of course, little Oak couldn't stand up to them, even one-on-one (okay MAYBE then) but most were 4-5 lvls above me and dungeon leets at that so I wasn't too bummed. They still felt it when big two hander hit and I wasn't getting too many resists. So although my dps was way down from normal, I attributed that to the monster dps Bacon and RW can do compared to me and the fact that the mobs were so much higher level than Oak.
And like the ubr-dummy that I am, I didn't have my mallet with me to summon Gahz'rilla so that part of my questing remains undone. I'll have to con these guys into going back sometime ...
Monday, August 20, 2007
Some new graphics
Well this weekend was pretty uneventfull. I did run a few quests and the only thing of note was getting ganked and then laughed at by a lvl ?? Orc Warrior who seem to think it funny how I couldn't defend myself against him. He one-hit me after his charge by MS'ing me to the ground.
Granted I was swimming past Grom'gul outpost in STV. But I was trying to give a wide berth and be respectful :) Anyhow that didn't work out. So I'm headed back there tonight to get my 9 Blue Pearls and from the Giant Clams in the Vile Reef. I'll miss STV when I'm done ... I'm just sure of it :)
The only other news to report is my playing around with Photoshop for the new banner above. Honest I didn't shirk work to do this .... nooooooo! Anyhow, let me know what you think of it. I just had to do something different to "make this mine" as it were.
That's it for me.
P.S. - I would be happy to possibly practice on other sites for banners and what-not. So if anyone likes what I've done above give me a shout. You can email me direct at rhorton35@yahoo.com
Granted I was swimming past Grom'gul outpost in STV. But I was trying to give a wide berth and be respectful :) Anyhow that didn't work out. So I'm headed back there tonight to get my 9 Blue Pearls and from the Giant Clams in the Vile Reef. I'll miss STV when I'm done ... I'm just sure of it :)
The only other news to report is my playing around with Photoshop for the new banner above. Honest I didn't shirk work to do this .... nooooooo! Anyhow, let me know what you think of it. I just had to do something different to "make this mine" as it were.
That's it for me.
P.S. - I would be happy to possibly practice on other sites for banners and what-not. So if anyone likes what I've done above give me a shout. You can email me direct at rhorton35@yahoo.com
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
A quick apology
Sorry to all those who have posted recently and their comments haven't been published until today. I had set up the emails to come to my work address and I guess they were blocked. I didn't notice on my admin screen, until today, that I had unmoderated comments to approve.
So I wasn't ignoring you all. :) Anyhow, I've fixed it and learned an important lesson in comment moderation.
Tonight, I will ding 41! Catch you all later!
So I wasn't ignoring you all. :) Anyhow, I've fixed it and learned an important lesson in comment moderation.
Tonight, I will ding 41! Catch you all later!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Herodious Deadious
Last night my wife (Robzwench) ran me through the Monastery. She downed Herod, Mograine (sp?), Whitemane, and the Houndmaster. So that completed Down the Scarlet Path for me and got me a nice new axe (Bonesplitter). Additionally, Herod's Shoulders dropped so I have that for next level.
With my rested bonus, I got nearly through all of lvl 36, which I was surprised by given that RW was there. But that was great!
When turning in my quest at SS, the town was being sacked. Multiple lvl ?? horde hit me.
Solution? Bubble FTR (For The Retreat)! I bubbled and calmly took my flight outta there. That's gotta make those guys mad.
Lastly, I was heavily laden with a copious amount of greens/blues and from the sale of those I should make near 40g. Woot! Woot! Woot!
With my rested bonus, I got nearly through all of lvl 36, which I was surprised by given that RW was there. But that was great!
When turning in my quest at SS, the town was being sacked. Multiple lvl ?? horde hit me.
Solution? Bubble FTR (For The Retreat)! I bubbled and calmly took my flight outta there. That's gotta make those guys mad.
Lastly, I was heavily laden with a copious amount of greens/blues and from the sale of those I should make near 40g. Woot! Woot! Woot!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Whistling a more serious tune
I know this is supposed to be about WoW. But I've got some real life stuff going on that I need to "get out". I guess this is as good of a place as any.
Over the last few months here where I work, two really good friends have moved on to other opportunities; the most recent to leave, his last day was yesterday. I wish them all the best. They are both awesome men and I'm glad to know them (if you read this, you know who you are). Today is my first day of neither of them being here.
So this all raises many questions for me and gives me solid assurances on some areas as well.
This place where I work has changed so much. And with my friends being gone, it just really casts all of the "no fun" into sharp relief. I think I'm about done with this place as a developer.
Someone put it well the other day. "This place has always underpaid it's employees but they offset that by making it a fun work environment, not a consultant "get it done faster" atmosphere. Now they are bringing in the consultant atmosphere but not raising the pay to match it. So if you have that atmosphere already, you may as well go look for money somewhere else."
I think I will.
Over the last few months here where I work, two really good friends have moved on to other opportunities; the most recent to leave, his last day was yesterday. I wish them all the best. They are both awesome men and I'm glad to know them (if you read this, you know who you are). Today is my first day of neither of them being here.
So this all raises many questions for me and gives me solid assurances on some areas as well.
- I know who my friends really are. They are the guys that moved on/are moving on. The others here are just co-workers. Decent people, by and large, but just co-workers after all. These are the people that you talk to, you get to know on a "surface level" but no real depth. Sure you wish "co-workers" well but in the end, they are just ultimately strangers that you know slightly better than the "complete" kind.
- I did have some fears as to whether I could do my job here without these guys around. They are guys you depend on daily to get you to laugh when you're totally ticked at the world. You go to them when you're stuck on a problem. Sometimes not even a job-related problem. And when you get to that point, that you'll discuss personal issues with them, you need to realize as I have that you're trusting these people with your life to some degree. Because their input could alter your personal decisions. That affects your life. So not to be dramatic but it's a big deal when those folks move on and your communication is reduced to electronic means for the most part.
- It's lonely being alone, lol
- As far as my wondering if I can do this here alone ... I'm a programmer, k? But over the years I'd found myself slipping into a daily repertoire with these guys. Usually with me, not as the lead role in a conversation, but more as a support role. Kind of an off-healer, you know? So I began to doubt myself as to whether I'd be able to come up with "technical answers" like I used to do; or would I flop? On that note, I believe I will survive. Sure it's gonna not be as fun to figure out things without being able to collaborate; but at least I realized that I'm not a complete idiot.
This place where I work has changed so much. And with my friends being gone, it just really casts all of the "no fun" into sharp relief. I think I'm about done with this place as a developer.
Someone put it well the other day. "This place has always underpaid it's employees but they offset that by making it a fun work environment, not a consultant "get it done faster" atmosphere. Now they are bringing in the consultant atmosphere but not raising the pay to match it. So if you have that atmosphere already, you may as well go look for money somewhere else."
I think I will.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
I got a new axe-itude!
Ok so this isn't the most epic weapon in the game but it's a solid blue that should last me quite a few more levels. It's the Corpsemaker and I'm pretty excited about it.
It's great to have a family that also plays WoW. They went out and ground this out from Razorfen Krawl today for me. Thanks to RW and Ironsword for doing this!
It's great to have a family that also plays WoW. They went out and ground this out from Razorfen Krawl today for me. Thanks to RW and Ironsword for doing this!
Ding 35
Ever-creeping closer to "free mount" day, I dinged 35 on day before yesterday I think it was. Man, leveling to 40 seems SO easy this time since I've already done this once! It really helps knowing where everything is and I'm continually amazed at how much that speeds up the process.
Tried 3 runs last night with Robzwench through Razorfen Krawl to try and get my Corpsemaker, two-handed axe. So in those 3 runs to kill the Ramtusk Overlord, I got what you may ask? Three helms and axes - not so much. Ah, we'll try it once more tonight perhaps and see how things go.
I'm not sure that its the best two-hander for me at my level but it sure beats what I'm using. More research is called for, this is a certainty.
Sounds like this Thurs, some guildies might be going to Scarlet Monastery, and there could be a drop or two in there for yours truly.
"There's got to be some sailors on this rock crazy as you." - Mr. Gibbs
"One can only hope." - Jack Sparrow
Tried 3 runs last night with Robzwench through Razorfen Krawl to try and get my Corpsemaker, two-handed axe. So in those 3 runs to kill the Ramtusk Overlord, I got what you may ask? Three helms and axes - not so much. Ah, we'll try it once more tonight perhaps and see how things go.
I'm not sure that its the best two-hander for me at my level but it sure beats what I'm using. More research is called for, this is a certainty.
Sounds like this Thurs, some guildies might be going to Scarlet Monastery, and there could be a drop or two in there for yours truly.
"There's got to be some sailors on this rock crazy as you." - Mr. Gibbs
"One can only hope." - Jack Sparrow
Monday, July 16, 2007
New blogger coming soon
A fellow pally who I know very well in real life has his blog site up and going - just waiting on his first post now :) Keep checking back. I'm sure it'll be there soon.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Ding 34
I step closer to that elusive free mount and of course one step closer to being out of StrangleMeSlowly Vale. After my escapades last night I did grind on mobs in the Wetlands for 5 mins or so and got my level 34. Woot! ... or should that be Wevel? Oh well.
Trained all my stuff and emptied inv and logged. And good night for Oak. I did learn that Divine Shield (my new ability) triggers the cooldown for Divine Protection. Ah there goes my dream of 3 bubbles :) You learn as you go.
Level 35 is not that far away ... there is this Polearm on the AH I'm eyeing (with Talonfist's money of course) ... but we'll see how that goes.
Trained all my stuff and emptied inv and logged. And good night for Oak. I did learn that Divine Shield (my new ability) triggers the cooldown for Divine Protection. Ah there goes my dream of 3 bubbles :) You learn as you go.
Level 35 is not that far away ... there is this Polearm on the AH I'm eyeing (with Talonfist's money of course) ... but we'll see how that goes.
One Night in Gankland
It was a dark night in STV. Then it got darker.
Dark with loads of horde as I was questing with my little Pally but thankfully they were mostly my level. As a precaution though, I brought in the big guns (i.e. Talonfist), parked him close to my questing area and logged out (this is a page from Bacon's Big Book of Questing) Love it! :)
It all seemed so easy; grind out 15 Bloodscalp Ears, edging closer to lvl 34 and then hit the hay early. I was not to be so fortunate as that. Now I don't mind getting ganked. Something about having played my rogue for so long and then switching to a non-stealther, somehow takes the edge off. I think it's because I know I can't "vanish" and get away.
See when you have something like vanish and someone dots you up, it gets stressful because you're always trying very hard to escape or run. But with little Oak, you know you can't run ... you have to fight. So you settle in for long haul, give it your best effort and whatever happens happens. I like it much better.
Anyway back to my story. So I started in on my Ears. Things were going well and then I heard stealth. But I saw both rogues too so they weren't too high level. However, I thought .... gee its STV and if the shoe were on the other factions foot, they'd run me outta here so they could quest. Heck I have a lvl 67 rogue waiting in the wings so why not use him? :)
I logged.
Talonfist comes in from stage right.
I thought to myself ... gank ... but then listened to the good voice on my other shoulder and decided, sap. After a few of those, they'll get nervous and leave right? Wrong. They were both only lvl 30 and 31 and I thought they wouldn't mess with someone 35+ levels above them. Wrong again.
I wasn't watching or I got cocky but one of them got way to close to me whilst I was in stealth and must've got a lucky roll. He actually saw me. I'm such a noob. Well he decided to take a shot at me. Gouge/mutilate/dead. Not much of a fight.
But while I was visible, the other one turned and ran at me too. Unbelieveable. Same fight, second verse. All the time I'm thinking ... what are THEY thinking?
I logged again, got my Ears and hearthed out with Oak.
Never being one to avoid a rested bonus I logged back in again with Talon to park him in Sentinel Hill. So on the way out of STV, I thought I'd swing by the hunter camp and see if any low-level alliance are being pestered by horde. The little camp was littered with 3 horde and some skeletons, all low-level (30-33) hordies; they took the shape of one hunter, one warrior and one priest.
As I rode up, I aggro'd (somehow, bad roll again) a lvl 30 Young StrangleThorn Tiger. Geez, c'mon. Okay so I dismount to kill it and just as I do, the horde priest pulls it off me. How nice of him. So I decide to help and be friendly. I help him kill it. One mutilate and done.
No sooner than I sheath my daggers, the lvl 30 warrior charges me. Are you kidding!?!?!? And he has the nerve to hamstring me. And it works - oy!
So I gouge and toddle behind him and kill him too. Meanwhile the undead priest is laughing his face off. Finally I get Talon parked back where he goes.
It was a long night, filled with crazy low level horde and odd rolls. But that's why we play this game. For the love of variety.
Dark with loads of horde as I was questing with my little Pally but thankfully they were mostly my level. As a precaution though, I brought in the big guns (i.e. Talonfist), parked him close to my questing area and logged out (this is a page from Bacon's Big Book of Questing) Love it! :)
It all seemed so easy; grind out 15 Bloodscalp Ears, edging closer to lvl 34 and then hit the hay early. I was not to be so fortunate as that. Now I don't mind getting ganked. Something about having played my rogue for so long and then switching to a non-stealther, somehow takes the edge off. I think it's because I know I can't "vanish" and get away.
See when you have something like vanish and someone dots you up, it gets stressful because you're always trying very hard to escape or run. But with little Oak, you know you can't run ... you have to fight. So you settle in for long haul, give it your best effort and whatever happens happens. I like it much better.
Anyway back to my story. So I started in on my Ears. Things were going well and then I heard stealth. But I saw both rogues too so they weren't too high level. However, I thought .... gee its STV and if the shoe were on the other factions foot, they'd run me outta here so they could quest. Heck I have a lvl 67 rogue waiting in the wings so why not use him? :)
I logged.
Talonfist comes in from stage right.
I thought to myself ... gank ... but then listened to the good voice on my other shoulder and decided, sap. After a few of those, they'll get nervous and leave right? Wrong. They were both only lvl 30 and 31 and I thought they wouldn't mess with someone 35+ levels above them. Wrong again.
I wasn't watching or I got cocky but one of them got way to close to me whilst I was in stealth and must've got a lucky roll. He actually saw me. I'm such a noob. Well he decided to take a shot at me. Gouge/mutilate/dead. Not much of a fight.
But while I was visible, the other one turned and ran at me too. Unbelieveable. Same fight, second verse. All the time I'm thinking ... what are THEY thinking?
I logged again, got my Ears and hearthed out with Oak.
Never being one to avoid a rested bonus I logged back in again with Talon to park him in Sentinel Hill. So on the way out of STV, I thought I'd swing by the hunter camp and see if any low-level alliance are being pestered by horde. The little camp was littered with 3 horde and some skeletons, all low-level (30-33) hordies; they took the shape of one hunter, one warrior and one priest.
As I rode up, I aggro'd (somehow, bad roll again) a lvl 30 Young StrangleThorn Tiger. Geez, c'mon. Okay so I dismount to kill it and just as I do, the horde priest pulls it off me. How nice of him. So I decide to help and be friendly. I help him kill it. One mutilate and done.
No sooner than I sheath my daggers, the lvl 30 warrior charges me. Are you kidding!?!?!? And he has the nerve to hamstring me. And it works - oy!
So I gouge and toddle behind him and kill him too. Meanwhile the undead priest is laughing his face off. Finally I get Talon parked back where he goes.
It was a long night, filled with crazy low level horde and odd rolls. But that's why we play this game. For the love of variety.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
First Strike
Welcome to the wonderful World of Warcraft as seen through me and through the virtual eyes of my (currently) level 33 Retribution Specc'd Dwarf Paladin on the Altar of Storms server.
This blog will follow the adventures and trials of my favorite handsome bearded character as he travels around from quest to quest, fight to fight, and epic item to epic item.
Read on true believers ....
This blog will follow the adventures and trials of my favorite handsome bearded character as he travels around from quest to quest, fight to fight, and epic item to epic item.
Read on true believers ....
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