World of Warcraft

[Jen]

As some of you may know myself and Cafe have become addicted to this game which is very bad so now I am trying to get all my crap done during the day so I can play at night. If you want to join our group we are Night Elves and my name is Foofarina.

[SolitaryPenguin]

I might track you all down in there after work, I've been wanting to start a druid.

You're playing on the Blackhand server?

[Jennifer]

I might track you all down in there after work, I've been wanting to start a druid. You're playing on the Blackhand server?

OMG.

Four druids???? (Actually, it seemed pretty devastating last night; it was letting us stack the same DoT attack on things, ouch! And then yuo can just trade off and heal.)

Fine, I am working on a gnome warrior named Mitzzi and I will get her over to Night Elf land somehow, to help out.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Oh you're all druids, lol. I guess I could roll a rogue or hunter or something.

[Uberfuhrer]

Has someone created me in World of Warcraft?

[Jen]

Has someone created me in World of Warcraft?Why would anyone want to?

[Lateralus]

As some of you may know myself and Cafe have become addicted to this game which is very bad so now I am trying to get all my crap done during the day so I can play at night. If you want to join our group we are Night Elves and my name is Foofarina.
You have my condolences.

[Antisocial one]

Since I am in the process of getting more social I have found people to play WoW with.

Actually it is quite shameful that I haven't started before.


I think that I will choose Gnome-warlock combination.


How fast can person advance in WoW? In Diablo2 I can get in one day to level 50.

[Motor Jax]

ok, so we have Night Elves and a Gnome... bleh!

FOR THE HORDE!

i eat night elves for breakfast



ah well, too bad for you... should have rolled an undead or tauren...

[Jennifer]

ok, so we have Night Elves and a Gnome... bleh!
FOR THE HORDE!
i eat night elves for breakfast
ah well, too bad for you... should have rolled an undead or tauren...

meh, then we can't group.
We all have to be one or the other.

(And I just finishing leveling up my Horde to level 70 and got tired of going to Undercity and Durotaur, so....!)

I think that I will choose Gnome-warlock combination.

Ick. I will definitely let Motor Jax eat you for breakfast.

[Nighthawk]

Which server? I haven't played in a while, but wouldn't mind starting a new character. I have a bunch of various levels on the Earthen Ring server ... L70 down to L8.

[Jennifer]

Which server? I haven't played in a while, but wouldn't mind starting a new character. I have a bunch of various levels on the Earthen Ring server ... L70 down to L8.

Blackhand.

(It's a new server for me too, all of my toons are on mostly Sentinel or Feathermoon.)

You have my condolences.

At least you don't have to stand near Tooterina Fooferina when she's passing gas.

[cafe]

Ugh! I suck. I get flustered under pressure. I think I'm doing to train as an herbalist. But I'll still tag along with whatever group we get going.

[ptgatsby]

Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in.

Although, I do kind of miss ptgatsby (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Draenor&n=Ptgatsby), and playing casually.

BAD PT! NO! NOOOOOOOOO!

[Jennifer]

Ugh! I suck. I get flustered under pressure. I think I'm doing to train as an herbalist. But I'll still tag along with whatever group we get going.

Oh you did fine. :hug:

It takes some time to get used to, and setting up your control bar. Plus you and Jen did not realize how to train your powers, so we will have to make sure you are up to snuff since you're playing druids. :)

Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in.

Although, I do kind of miss ptgatsby (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Draenor&n=Ptgatsby), and playing casually.

BAD PT! NO! NOOOOOOOOO!

heh heh heh :devil:

... my work here is done.

[ptgatsby]

heh heh heh :devil:

... my work here is done.

I've been wanting to level a priest for the longest time, actually.

But that's to raid with. And I don't need to get into that ever again <_<

[SolitaryPenguin]

Made myself a Draenei hunter named Azrakali.

Working my way over to the NE starting area, almost got jumped three times, but it's fun, lol.

[Jen]

I'm stuck in Darkshore.

[Jen]

Well SH saved me from Darkshore (thanks again) but now I need to invade the Gnarlpine freaks and get the four things they are guarding. Any volunteers? :smile:

[Jennifer]

Well SH saved me from Darkshore (thanks again) but now I need to invade the Gnarlpine freaks and get the four things they are guarding. Any volunteers? :smile:

yup, i'll go with you. That maze is a little confusing, it's really a 3d maze of sorts... :) I won't be able to go until tonight though, probably around 9-10pm.

Made myself a Draenei hunter named Azrakali.
Working my way over to the NE starting area, almost got jumped three times, but it's fun, lol.

Draenai is not really that bad, it's just a straight run on the road to the boat that takes you straight to the docks of Darkshore.

I brought my gnome over to Teldra last night. that was a pain in the bottom, let me tell you -- a longer hike AND with nastier things along the way. I bet the whole run (stopping to get one flight path on the way) took me like 20 minutes or more to make. I got killed before I emerged in the wetlands, and luckily it rezzed me halfway across the zone, then I died AGAIN and materialized right next to the boats, so that was very cool and saved me time, but it was hell on my armor. :(

I've been wanting to level a priest for the longest time, actually.
But that's to raid with. And I don't need to get into that ever again <_<

Oooh, are you gonna be a healer/buffer or a shadowpriest?

[MacGuffin]

For some reason, I have never found MMORPGs appealing.

[bluemonday]

^ what's one of them?

[SolitaryPenguin]

Well SH saved me from Darkshore (thanks again) but now I need to invade the Gnarlpine freaks and get the four things they are guarding. Any volunteers? :smile:

I won't get in there tonight, but I should be in all day tomorrow, the wife is away for the weekend.

I have always hated that Relics of Awakening quest. Hopefully I will catch up to you guys tomorrow, just remember your Hearthstones :)

[MacGuffin]

^ what's one of them?

Too much repetition. Do this, go there, level up, with no end in sight. Too much like real life.

[ptgatsby]

Oooh, are you gonna be a healer/buffer or a shadowpriest?

Yah, I got it installed and I'll get on :)

I'll actually be whatever you guys need/is optimal. I already have a char of every class on Draenor, which I'm planning on levelling if I'm not out with you guys, so the class doesn't matter to me at all. I'll avoid hunters - they just don't group well, I find.

My tendency, with multiple druids, is to pick a burst damage character, or a limited down-time character. However, it depends on the styles. Healer -> tanks and rogue (druids in those forms). Mage -> natural druids. Any sort of multi-combination is best served with shamans or paladins though, hmm.

Wait, I'm overthinking this again, aren't I? Ah well :D

What's the general group look like? Any hole I can sometimes fill? :) Planning on doing dungeons?

[bluemonday]

Too much repetition. Do this, go there, level up, with no end in sight. Too much like real life.
Not one reason, one MMOPRGs or whatever. I don't know what that is.
I'm guessing some kind of game.

[ptgatsby]

Not one reason, one MMOPRGs or whatever. I don't know what that is.
I'm guessing some kind of game.

Massively multiplayer online role playing games.

Everquest, Anarchy online, Asheron's Call, City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Warhammer online, LOTR online...

Those types:)

[MacGuffin]

Not one reason, one MMOPRGs or whatever. I don't know what that is.
I'm guessing some kind of game.

Check out the thread title.

[bluemonday]

Massively multiplayer online role playing games.

Everquest, Anarchy online, Asheron's Call, City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Warhammer online, LOTR online...

Those types:)

Oh ok. I don't do games.

[bluemonday]

Check out the thread title.

means nothing to me

[Jen]

Too much repetition. Do this, go there, level up, with no end in sight. Too much like real life.And no chance for you to get laid.

[bluemonday]

And no chance for you to get laid.

they don't make games with this kind of option? seems like a missed opportunity.

[Introverted-esfp]

Used to play it, it becomes a liability once you develop an addiction.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Just wanted to put this link up here for the new people playing, it really helps a lot.

Quest Helper (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/quest-helper/download/263436.aspx)

Click on the "Manual Install" button on that page, and it will download a zip file. Open the zip and extract the contents to you C:/Program Files/World of Warcraft/Interface/AddOns directory and you are good to go.

Basically what it does it put waypoints on your map and minimap to show you where you need to go and what you need to do for your quests. It works out the most efficient order to do them based on travel time, your level, and difficulty. It even has a small yellow arrow that points you which way to go.

I never used it before, but after about 30 times through all the same starter areas, it has helped tons and made the grind less grindy.

[Jennifer]

Just wanted to put this link up here for the new people playing, it really helps a lot.

INFIDEL!!!!!

Off with his head.

As far as mix, there were two druids, and I started a gnome warrior (to tank). SP did a hunter (?). So anything else is up for grabs. If one of the druids goes feral, that could be another tank OR a DPS depending on how they branch.

Probably looking for either spellcaster (warlock/mage) or a priest/shaman.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yeah, got my hunter up to 18 over the weekend, just so I could offer some help to those others coming up in level. Spent way too much time in that Relics of Wakening cave this weekend, I was beginning to call it home.

I am shooting (get it, shooting, hunter? lol...) to be 30 by the end of the week, but we'll see how that goes.

I have plenty of gold coming in so far so as soon as people get off their trial accounts I can send anyone money that might need it.

Oh, and keep in mind, there will be a huge patch hitting tomorrow which includes all of the new Wrath of the Lich King talents, and my personal favorite, barber shops :D

[Jennifer]

Yeah, got my hunter up to 18 over the weekend, just so I could offer some help to those others coming up in level. Spent way too much time in that Relics of Wakening cave this weekend, I was beginning to call it home.

i did that question accompanied by a level 15 hunter friend I met (she was cool), as a level 10 warrior. It was a pain in the butt, mostly because there are four things to find, I always get lost because the tunnels are 3D but the map is 2D, and everything keeps respawning and you have to be careful in what you aggro.

Honestly, I guess it's a good "intro dungeon" for newbs, it teaches you good aggro techniques and teaming methods. You have to be able to stop runners too.

I have plenty of gold coming in so far so as soon as people get off their trial accounts I can send anyone money that might need it.

Cool. The hunter I met was so sweet, she gave me 2g because she liked me and thought I was a nice person. :) I was dying for gear at that point, warriors need good stuff.

[SolitaryPenguin]

I will hang on to any of the nice mail stuff that I get. You are looking for Strength and Stamina stuff right?

[Jennifer]

I will hang on to any of the nice mail stuff that I get. You are looking for Strength and Stamina stuff right?

STA first, then STR and then AGI, yes.
Thanks. :)

mail right now, I can't get plate until 40.

the biggest bummer about doing stuff on a new server is that I can't fund my low-levels with my high level toons.

[SolitaryPenguin]

I was thinking of the same thing. i actually have to work for money now, and it's painful. It's a nice throwback to the beginning days though, and kinda fun. I just grabbed mining and skinning, and the copper is going for 2G per stack, so that will help a bit.

We need a tailor to make us some darn bags, that's been my main hiccup so far; no more bag space.

[Jennifer]

I was thinking of the same thing. i actually have to work for money now, and it's painful. It's a nice throwback to the beginning days though, and kinda fun. I just grabbed mining and skinning, and the copper is going for 2G per stack, so that will help a bit.

Wow, those are good prices aren't they? (for copper)

We need a tailor to make us some darn bags, that's been my main hiccup so far; no more bag space.

I ended up taking herbalism and alchemy with my warrior, but I could start my druid on tailoring.

Bags seem silly but that's what I bought first with the 2g my friend gave me.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yeah, I think the copper prices are so high for any upcoming Jewelcrafters. The thing that will truly make some bank is the low level herbs, at least in the coming weeks while people are leveling the new Inscription profession. A lot of the early herbs you gather should net close to 3G per stack if not more.

That will definitely help in getting a mount at 30 now instead of 40.

[Jennifer]

Yeah, I think the copper prices are so high for any upcoming Jewelcrafters. The thing that will truly make some bank is the low level herbs, at least in the coming weeks while people are leveling the new Inscription profession. A lot of the early herbs you gather should net close to 3G per stack if not more.

When's the release date?

I didn't realize that herbs would finally have some kick, I'll definitely have to stock up.

That will definitely help in getting a mount at 30 now instead of 40.

yes, that was a big change... it's nice not to have to walk through Desolace. *shudder*

[SolitaryPenguin]

The release date for the Expansion is November 13th, but they are doing the preliminary release of talents and such like they did for Burning Crusade tomorrow. Servers will be down tomorrow until 5PM EST but here is what will be added when you log back in:

New class spells and talents
Stormwind Harbor
Barbershops in capital cities
Zeppelin towers outside of Orgrimmar and Tirisfal Glades
Two brand-new Arenas featuring challenging new layouts, terrain hazards, and moving obstacles
Guild calendar
Hunter pet skill revamp
New profession: Inscription


This patch will also cause all your talents to reset to 0, so make sure you spend them again when you log in.

[Jennifer]

The release date for the Expansion is November 13th, but they are doing the preliminary release of talents and such like they did for Burning Crusade tomorrow. Servers will be down tomorrow until 5PM EST but here is what will be added when you log back in:

New class spells and talents
Stormwind Harbor
Barbershops in capital cities
Zeppelin towers outside of Orgrimmar and Tirisfal Glades

What, there's new zep towers besides those locations?

Two brand-new Arenas featuring challenging new layouts, terrain hazards, and moving obstacles
Guild calendar
Hunter pet skill revamp
New profession: Inscription

It sounds interesting.
Of course I am moving, so my cable is getting hooked up at 5pm today and then I need to set up my system again. I hope it goes smoothly.

This patch will also cause all your talents to reset to 0, so make sure you spend them again when you log in.

oh gawd. Do you mean I have to respec all my high levels now? Arrggg!!!! i don't even remember what I had chosen and have to figure it all out again!

[SolitaryPenguin]

The zeppelin towers will have the new zeps that go to Northrend, although they won't go there yet.

And don't feel bad, I have two 70s, two 65s, two 58s and about 11 20-50s to respec, talk about a pain in the butt.

[Jennifer]

And don't feel bad, I have two 70s, two 65s, two 58s and about 11 20-50s to respec, talk about a pain in the butt.

I thought this game was supposed to be fun. :(

[SolitaryPenguin]

That is fun to me at least. I love the leveling part, all the little stupid quests that we do in leveling up. I am also a fashion whore in game, and collect clothing like a crazy person. Even if an outfit gives me better stats, I still wear the weaker stuff cause it looks better.

This is why I am so excited about the barber shop tomorrow. I will probably blow tons of gold every other day changing my hairstyle.

[Jen]

You two are freaking me out.

My trial ends today and my BofA visa blocks payments to Blizzard entertainment (too much identity theft) and suggested that I purchase a prepaid card which I did and Blizzard doesn't accept those so unless they have magic powers and can bend the rules I may not be playing WoW which is probably for the best since I have to tear myself away and am finding the whole billing thing frustrating. :D

[Jennifer]

That is fun to me at least. I love the leveling part, all the little stupid quests that we do in leveling up. I am also a fashion whore in game, and collect clothing like a crazy person. Even if an outfit gives me better stats, I still wear the weaker stuff cause it looks better.

That's why you need the bags. :D

I had more fun in Second Life with clothes styles, it was disappointing in WoW that you could not customize your own styles, but maybe the options will continue to expand.

This is why I am so excited about the barber shop tomorrow. I will probably blow tons of gold every other day changing my hairstyle.

That part DID sound cool.

CoH has costume and hair style changes as part of their system, and you'd get "costume slots" as you leveled.

My trial ends today and my BofA visa blocks payments to Blizzard entertainment (too much identity theft)

WHAT?

That's such a crock. I can't believe they would uniformly block payments to Blizzard. How stupid.

and suggested that I purchase a prepaid card which I did and Blizzard doesn't accept those

If you buy prepaid Wow cards, blizzard should be accepting them. I mean, they put them out!

so unless they have magic powers and can bend the rules I may not be playing WoW which is probably for the best since I have to tear myself away and am finding the whole billing thing frustrating. :D

No no no, you're not allowed to quit yet!

Did you contact their billing/tech support about this? It doesn't sound right to me.

[SolitaryPenguin]

You can buy prepaid Warcraft cards at Best Buy and what not. I think they work out cheaper as well (they sell them in 2 month chunks for $29 I think).

Okay, Devil's Advocate hat off. :)

[Jennifer]

You can buy prepaid Warcraft cards at Best Buy and what not. I think they work out cheaper as well (they sell them in 2 month chunks for $29 I think).

I had assumed she was talking about the WoW prepaid cards, but maybe not...?

[SolitaryPenguin]

That's what I thought, but Blizzard not accepting them was wierd.

I know you will still need to buy the retail game for $19.99 or whatever it is at now. With that comes 1 month free, then you pay $14.99 per month after that. The game card only pays for the monthly fee, not the actual game.

[Jennifer]

Comcast fubured my computer install today, they won't be back until Wednesday to hook up my internet...!

Arrrgggggg.

Looks like I'll be scanning for unprotected networks tonight with my wireless network card. *crosses fingers*

[SolitaryPenguin]

I got lucky on my last move, our neighbor's was wide open. I wasn't in such a rush to get internet with free 10MB down speeds, although I did miss television.

[Jen]

I'm all set. SP has helped us a lot. Thanks! :D

[kelric]

Too much repetition. Do this, go there, level up, with no end in sight. Too much like real life.

That's the problem. And it gets worse. Get far enough, and you wind up running into mass-group scheduling difficulties and worse (think trying to schedule a particular conference room at work with a meeting of 50 people... and then find 50 other people there who won't leave - it generally goes downhill from there). They're more fun casually, with friends you know, I think. But it's easy to get started on the slippery slope to joining the rat race.

yup, i'll go with you. That maze is a little confusing, it's really a 3d maze of sorts... :) I won't be able to go until tonight though, probably around 9-10pm.

Draenai is not really that bad, it's just a straight run on the road to the boat that takes you straight to the docks of Darkshore.

I brought my gnome over to Teldra last night. that was a pain in the bottom, let me tell you -- a longer hike AND with nastier things along the way. I bet the whole run (stopping to get one flight path on the way) took me like 20 minutes or more to make. I got killed before I emerged in the wetlands, and luckily it rezzed me halfway across the zone, then I died AGAIN and materialized right next to the boats, so that was very cool and saved me time, but it was hell on my armor. :(

Oooh, are you gonna be a healer/buffer or a shadowpriest?

Heh, not meaning to pick on you, Jennifer, but this post made me laugh. I'm an old-time/long-time Everquest player, and I'm completely used to hearing and stating things in those terms, but I have *absolutely no idea* what you're talking about :) (other than a few game-neutral terms).

I did load up EQ-for-the-mac last night for the first time... it's odd. There are like 50 people on the single server. Sort of a blast from the past. Not sure I'll stick with it after the free trial thing ends (or even until then). Just not the same.

[ptgatsby]

I've been bad :P I got to level 6 on my priest, then realized that my 9 other characters had rest experience, and went to level them o_O

Talent reset tomorrow though! WHOOOO! Mage need some new ice!

[SolitaryPenguin]

Wow, this patch is 1.2 gigs. Set mine to go all day when I am at work, hopefully it's good to go when I get home.

[Jen]

How many friggin' patches are we supposed to download? I bought the game, installed it and have been downloading what seems to be patches for hours. Good thing the server is down for maintenance. :devil:

[Jennifer]

Heh, not meaning to pick on you, Jennifer, but this post made me laugh. I'm an old-time/long-time Everquest player, and I'm completely used to hearing and stating things in those terms, but I have *absolutely no idea* what you're talking about :) (other than a few game-neutral terms).

ha ha, well, prepare for a whole new dialect of "geek speak" then if you make the jump. ;)

The starting zones by race are separated, and it is a pain in the ass to get a low-level toon of one race to some of the other low-level zones for other races. Gnome/Dwarf <-> Human is not bad, but Drae/Elf <-> the other three is brutal, you have to run through a zone where everything is about 12-16 levels higher than you are and so you'll aggro things even at long distances.

When you die, your spirit goes to a nearby cemetary; you can either rez yourself there (at cost) or do the corpse run back... and then have to continue on the journey. I lucked out; I died twice in the wetlands, and both times, the cemetary was way AHEAD of where I had been, so I could skip most of the zone by just dying twice.

Sigh. 1.2 gigs? Comcast won't be back until tomorrow. :(

[Jen]

Seriously, this is piss taking to the extreme. Unless something's wrong with my computer these patches are annoying. How many are there??????? This new one is 4 hours?? WTF?

[Jennifer]

Seriously, this is piss taking to the extreme. Unless something's wrong with my computer these patches are annoying. How many are there??????? This new one is 4 hours?? WTF?

You know how there's a cost to be beautiful?

Well, there's also a cost to having lots of WoW-like fun!

[SolitaryPenguin]

Jen, it wouldn't matter if it was taking 6 hours, the servers go down on Tuesday for weekly maintenance, every week. Gives us all a good excuse to go outside.

The patch will be done before the servers come back up, don't you worry. :)

[The_Liquid_Laser]

You know how there's a cost to be beautiful?

Well, there's also a cost to having lots of WoW-like fun!

Wouldn't that be something like $14.95 a month? ;)

[Jennifer]

Wouldn't that be something like $14.95 a month? ;)

No, no NO no!

It's $14.95 + the cost of the new expansion pack + the time cost in downloading a 1.2 gigabyte patch, silly!

[ptgatsby]

No, no NO no!

It's $14.95 + the cost of the new expansion pack + the time cost in downloading a 1.2 gigabyte patch, silly!

Umm, is this on top of the pre-download patch...? :huh:

[Jennifer]

Umm, is this on top of the pre-download patch...? :huh:

Ummm... would you like it to be? :newwink:

[ptgatsby]

Ummm... would you like it to be? :newwink:

HELL NO.

I don't think I could handle having to work with my router again through that hell.

[Jennifer]

HELL NO.

I don't think I could handle having to work with my router again through that hell.

Yeah, it might kill the little hamster to run that fast on the wheel.

[ptgatsby]

Yeah, it might kill the little hamster to run that fast on the wheel.

My brain... i mean hamster... is sure to become derailed if it is so :huh:

[Jen]

Jen, it wouldn't matter if it was taking 6 hours, the servers go down on Tuesday for weekly maintenance, every week. Gives us all a good excuse to go outside.

The patch will be done before the servers come back up, don't you worry. :)I was happier and content playing the free trial. Ever since I paid money it's been extremely frustrating and I want to gouge my eyes out. I am still unable to play more than 24 hours later after purchasing this shit. My only hope at this point is that Cafe (who is trying to install her purchased copy now) doesn't go through the same torture than I've endured.

I hate WoW. WoW can go to hell.

[cafe]

Don doesn't know that I bought it yet and probably isn't going to be terribly happy about it. If I have to have him help me with a difficult install when he gets home I'm really going to owe him. Right now it's still plugging away. Meantime I'm frying up some pork chops as a preemptive peace offering. This is the kind of thing that gives strategy in relationships a bad name. :whistling:

[ptgatsby]

This is the kind of thing that gives strategy in relationships a bad name. :whistling:

:rofl1: :yes: (Non wasn't thrilled I started playing either!)

Patch days are always frustrating :(

[Jen]

^ Limey isn't thrilled either and that's just with the "trial" version. He doesn't know I've purchased it yet. :P

Since my above post I've been to the gym for cardio circuit class and feel calmer. I hope I can play later tonight as I'd like to get to level 15.

[SolitaryPenguin]

They're slowly bringing the servers up now, but it will be hit or miss tonight. They don't normally do huge patches like this, so it isn't that common. Usually on Tuesdays they say they'll be down until 2PM EST and they are up at 11.

Believe me, I am chomping at the bit to get in there too.

[Jen]

Will I ever see my Foofarina again? :cry: I miss her so.

[kelric]

ha ha, well, prepare for a whole new dialect of "geek speak" then if you make the jump. ;)
Heh :) - I don't think I'll do that - I'm probably done with MMO's for the indefinite future. Other than the one night on a trial of EQ-Mac I tried the other day, I've not played any type of MMO for going on 2 years now.


The starting zones by race are separated, and it is a pain in the ass to get a low-level toon of one race to some of the other low-level zones for other races. Gnome/Dwarf <-> Human is not bad, but Drae/Elf <-> the other three is brutal, you have to run through a zone where everything is about 12-16 levels higher than you are and so you'll aggro things even at long distances.

When you die, your spirit goes to a nearby cemetary; you can either rez yourself there (at cost) or do the corpse run back... and then have to continue on the journey. I lucked out; I died twice in the wetlands, and both times, the cemetary was way AHEAD of where I had been, so I could skip most of the zone by just dying twice.
That sounds like the original EQ setup, with different home towns for the different races, except that in EQ, if you died, you went back to your bind spot... no matter where it was. It was completely possible (and pretty common for new low level players) to spend a whole night going from one end of the world to another, only to get stomped by a giant hiding behind a hill and wind up back where you started... with no way to get your corpse and stuff back but to do it all over -- and if you waited too long (hmm... what was it... a day, two?), your corpse would simply be deleted from the game. Ah, the good old days :) (okay, perhaps they're better in retrospect :D)

[Varelse]

Wait, Jen plays WoW now? :huh: I should come visit you guys sometime, then. I do like Draenei.

Stupid servers. :hug:

[Jen]

Wait, Jen plays WoW now? :huh: I should come visit you guys sometime, then. I do like Draenei.

Stupid servers. :hug:lol, oh yeah I love it, that's why I'm so upset. I still can't log in. It get's to handshake then disconnects me. :( Is anyone else having this prob?

Yes, yes come and visit Cafe and I! Nice to see you btw. Hope all is well. :)

[htb]

I need to buy Burning Crusade.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yeah, they've been having issues all night. I get to Authenticating, then crash.

It usually happens this way with the big patches though.

[Jen]

Okay, good to know. I was thinking it was me and was going to be expected to do some technical stuff. I did update my drivers and looked into the firewall situmation, but did not disable it for WoW since it worked fine Monday without doing so.

[Varelse]

So, you're on Blackhand? Mmkay. I keep getting stuck at the character screen now. Went in and got my rogue's pets out of her bank, grabbed her mounts, was going to go respec...server down. :doh:

Better information from Blizz would be nice on this.

[Jen]

Yes some info would be nice. Two days of no game. Oh well, at least I'm back to actually getting things done.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Tuesday = Patch Day

They screwed this one up royally. I don't think I have ever seen them this confuzzled since I started playing 3 years ago.

Tomorrow is another day :)

[SolitaryPenguin]

Servers seem to be running smooth now. I got in this morning and immediately went to the barber shop to fuss with my hair. Yes, I am a dork and no, I don't care.

[ptgatsby]

They screwed this one up royally. I don't think I have ever seen them this confuzzled since I started playing 3 years ago.

The first 6 months were brutal. The launch made their servers melt... bad enough that people lost their game servers for days at a time. A lot of free time was given out around then :)

[Jennifer]

Servers seem to be running smooth now. I got in this morning and immediately went to the barber shop to fuss with my hair. Yes, I am a dork and no, I don't care.

Yes, you ARE a dork...
and yes, I'm jealous as hell.

I hope they get the cable installed this afternoon, this time.

(On the other hand, I've had SO much free time without computer access! woo-hoo!)


So.... are there new hair styles? Does it cost money? What's the deal?

I was happier and content playing the free trial. Ever since I paid money it's been extremely frustrating and I want to gouge my eyes out. I am still unable to play more than 24 hours later after purchasing this shit. My only hope at this point is that Cafe (who is trying to install her purchased copy now) doesn't go through the same torture than I've endured.

I hate WoW. WoW can go to hell.

That's the spirit! yay! yay!

It's going to be so much fun to play together again. :D

Don doesn't know that I bought it yet and probably isn't going to be terribly happy about it. If I have to have him help me with a difficult install when he gets home I'm really going to owe him.

Oh, I wub you! :wubbie:

Since my above post I've been to the gym for cardio circuit class and feel calmer. I hope I can play later tonight as I'd like to get to level 15.

yay! Yay! This is just like that movie "28 Days Later" where the people got infected with the Rage disease and within about 10 seconds they start twitching out and have to be put down.

Once you get bitten, there is no going back.

Wait, Jen plays WoW now? :huh: I should come visit you guys sometime, then. I do like Draenei.

!VAR!

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yeah, new hairstyles for each race. They recycled them though, and crossed races. Draenei females got Blood Elf females, NE females got Dwarf females, etc. The cost is level specific, and depends on how many changes you do. You can change the style, color and any facial markings/features (horns, tusks, tattoos, and so on)

On my level 19 I just changed the style and it cost 6 silver which wasn't too bad.

[Jen]

I'm downstairs and it seems as though the patch is too big so I need to have the husband install it here. I know there's space somewhere but because he's got so many techy gadgets on this machine, I am lost. I'm heading upstairs in a few to see how it's working on my lappy. I have my doubts but we'll see. ;)

[Jen]

What a load of crap. Took ages to download the stupid game and now will take ages (more than 6 hours) to download the patch shit. Total piss take.

[Lukepd]

I've always been more into Diablo than warcraft....

WoW is still good though I never follow through with anything in the game. I seem to start trying to do a quest or getting an item and then am already doing something else.

[SolitaryPenguin]

That's pretty much what I love about it. Most of my friends are all about the next piece of gear or the next boss kill. I say screw that. I like to wander around seeing things, picking flowers and coordinating matching outfits. I'll also randomly sit in starting areas and answer questions for noobs and help them with quests and stuff.

[cafe]

Yeah. I have a bad habit of wandering around looking for plants and getting killed and I've also gone over a few waterfalls because I wanted to see what was on the other side. Turns out the thing on the other side is certain death. Who knew?

Still got about a quarter of the most recent download to go. *sigh*

[SolitaryPenguin]

This was my favorite part of the patch. Hunters now have the ability to tame exotic pets, so I went over to the Draenei starting area and tamed Orthus here:

http://solitarypenguin.com/gabe/puppy.jpg

He's been a pain to housebreak so far :)

[Jen]

That's pretty much what I love about it. Most of my friends are all about the next piece of gear or the next boss kill. I say screw that. I like to wander around seeing things, picking flowers and coordinating matching outfits. I'll also randomly sit in starting areas and answer questions for noobs and help them with quests and stuff.Do you think it matters download speed wise if I redirect my routers or will it still take ages to get back online regardless?

[ptgatsby]

This was my favorite part of the patch. Hunters now have the ability to tame exotic pets, so I went over to the Draenei starting area and tamed Orthus here:


He's been a pain to housebreak so far :)

Sweet mother of god, that's awesome.

It's a shame that my hunter is 70 and I have zero interest in raiding anymore (hence, don't play him anymore)... That's the awesomest thing I have ever seen.

[Jen]

This was my favorite part of the patch. Hunters now have the ability to tame exotic pets, so I went over to the Draenei starting area and tamed Orthus here:



He's been a pain to housebreak so far :)I so want one! If I ever get back on I am going to be a hunter assuming that's what she is.

btw she is much hotter than horse lady. ;)Sweet mother of god, that's awesome.

It's a shame that my hunter is 70 and I have zero interest in raiding anymore (hence, don't play him anymore)... That's the awesomest thing I have ever seen.Start over with us!

[SolitaryPenguin]

You'll have to get to at least level 61 to tame him, as the talent to do it is a 51 point talent. It's more gimmicky than anything.

And no, horse lady is always hotter than the night elves :) Especially now with my ponytail.

(oh dear God, I am sad)

[ptgatsby]

Start over with us!

I'm struggling with it. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I already have every class going, and I have this strange attachment to my existing characters :( That, and I haven't seen anyone on since I logged on ;)

You're right though. I should, because it isn't any more fun doing it myself, for sure... I'll just have to put aside my emotional attachment to the server I started on.

The hardest part is not being able to jump onto a soloing character when you don't see anyone on!

SP, how open are the "special pets"? :D There are a few... dragons... I wouldn't mind having around. Cause if so, I'm so going to get a bunch of beast mastery hunters into battlegrounds and blot out the sky with them.

Oh yes... oh yes I am.

[cafe]

My kids' trial account can't connect anymore, even on the other computer. :huh:

[Jennifer]

Yeah. I have a bad habit of wandering around looking for plants and getting killed and I've also gone over a few waterfalls because I wanted to see what was on the other side. Turns out the thing on the other side is certain death. Who knew? Still got about a quarter of the most recent download to go. *sigh*

I don't know if the dwarf landing strip will be open in the next part, but if not, there's a way to get up on top of the mountains and then, besides looking at the great views, going to the dwarf airport even if nothing works up there.

[SolitaryPenguin]

SP, how open are the "special pets"? :D There are a few... dragons... I wouldn't mind having around. Cause if so, I'm so going to get a bunch of beast mastery hunters into battlegrounds and blot out the sky with them.

Oh yes... oh yes I am.

Here's a link to the new pets you can get:
Petopia: New Pets (http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/browse/browse_new.php)

And as for starting over, don't feel too bad about abandoning the other characters. I am doing this Blackhand thing as a more casual, killing time sort of thing, and I am loving it. I still have my 70 shaman, 65 hunter and 63 rogue to work on on three different servers as well. I wouldn't see us raiding on Blackhand soon, if at all.

I might be an exception though, I love starting over as much as I can. I never really get bored of these starting areas and quests.

[Jen]

You'll have to get to at least level 61 to tame him, as the talent to do it is a 51 point talent. It's more gimmicky than anything.

And no, horse lady is always hotter than the night elves :) Especially now with my ponytail.

(oh dear God, I am sad)She is totally not hotter than Foofarina, but definitely hotter than Mizzy! ;P

About the router thingy, what do you think?

[ptgatsby]

Here's a link to the new pets you can get:
Petopia: New Pets (http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/browse/browse_new.php)

Nuramoc!? Core Hounds!?

I'm... uhh... yah. I get so enthusiastic over such small thing :cheese:

(10 hunters, 10 nuramocs... what a glorious sight that would be!)


And as for starting over, don't feel too bad about abandoning the other characters. I am doing this Blackhand thing as a more casual, killing time sort of thing, and I am loving it. I still have my 70 shaman, 65 hunter and 63 rogue to work on on three different servers as well. I wouldn't see us raiding on Blackhand soon, if at all.


It's not the characters... its... I don't know. A sense of responsibility to those I have already put time into, worked on. I can't really explain the feeling :) It's like I have to give something up, and I don't know what it is.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Do you think it matters download speed wise if I redirect my routers or will it still take ages to get back online regardless?

Sorry Jen, I missed this.

The router thing shouldn't really make a difference. The Blizzard downloader just sucks ass. I am trying to see if I can find a mirror for the patch somewhere else that would be faster. If I find it I will post it up for you.

[SolitaryPenguin]

It's not the characters... its... I don't know. A sense of responsibility to those I have already put time into, worked on. I can't really explain the feeling :) It's like I have to give something up, and I don't know what it is.

Oh believe me, I get that too. Just think of it as adding to it, cause you will feel just as much responsibility to this new toon as well once you put some time into it. :)

[ptgatsby]

Oh believe me, I get that too. Just think of it as adding to it, cause you will feel just as much responsibility to this new toon as well once you put some time into it. :)

You're right, of course.

Alright, I'll do it :P But it'll probably be as a priest, which means I won't be soloing if I can help it :D

[ptgatsby]

Sorry Jen, I missed this.

The router thing shouldn't really make a difference. The Blizzard downloader just sucks ass. I am trying to see if I can find a mirror for the patch somewhere else that would be faster. If I find it I will post it up for you.

You can probably tell if the router is holding you back - if you have a green light and it says "no problems detected", the peer sharing is working and you'll just have to be patient :(

It not, then it will speed things up.

re: Trial accounts - I remember something about this patch interfering with trial accounts, but I can't find it now... maybe I just imagined it, but... Expansion patches are a week-long issue, for sure.

[cafe]

Finished downloading the patch or whatever, then told me I didn't have enough space, so I deleted several Firefly episodes (I have the DVDs now anyway) and went back to it. Here's hoping . . .

That makes sense about the Trial, PT. Maybe that's why it's saying we have 7 more days when there's no way we've only been on three days.

[Jen]

good luck :) Starting the download over downstairs.

[Varelse]

!VAR!Jennifer! :hug::hug:

The new pets do look cool, but I already have a 66 shaman, 55 warrior, and a 45 paladin I'm working on. :doh: Not too mention my rogue. Might be going to Black Temple tonight, which should be fun.

Maybe I'll just roll another rogue on Blackhand. :coffee: I have enough hybrids I'm trying to level.

Wonder if Varelse is taken?

Edit: Ok, Varelse is taken, but Narica is not. I'm so creative with names. >_>

[cafe]

I'm on. Finally.

[Jen]

I'm on. Finally.:thelook: 70% and glacially counting.

[Jen]

Sorry Jen, I missed this.

The router thing shouldn't really make a difference. The Blizzard downloader just sucks ass. I am trying to see if I can find a mirror for the patch somewhere else that would be faster. If I find it I will post it up for you.My husband just suggested finding a mirror for the patch but I have no idea what the hell that is, lol and he's not physically here. He's also telling me to download it on our main pc downstairs and then grab it from somewhere ( I dunno, maybe outta my ass) and put it on the laptop. :huh:

I just wanna play my game. :puppy_dog_eyes:

[Varelse]

I'm on. Finally.Who are you? :hi:

[cafe]

Who are you? :hi:
Plantain. :)

[ptgatsby]

I just have to ask, is there a reason why blackhand was chosen? It seems to be a very high pop server (as I sit in queue)

[cafe]

I just have to ask, is there a reason why blackhand was chosen? It seems to be a very high pop server (as I sit in queue)
My fault. It didn't seem that full when I initially picked it. :doh:

[ptgatsby]

My fault. It didn't seem that full when I initially picked it. :doh:

No problem :) I was just curious.

I'm gonna get over my separation anxiety and try to level up my character.

Ellemental is the name, for tagging me in game!

[Jen]

Plantain. :)I'm in, but can't log into Blackhand (it's locked) which is where my druid is. Where are you?

[ptgatsby]

I was in, but I had to try resetting when my ping hit 1500ms. Now I'm locked out entirely *sniff*

Looks like the server won't be stable until tomorrow now, hopefully

edit: Never mind, said that, then got it. <_<

[SolitaryPenguin]

They have queues on a lot of realms tonight. First time I have seen that in about a year. It's probably on their end, lowering the cap to try and help with stability.

I love huge patch weeks.

[SolitaryPenguin]

I posted it in chat tonight, but I set up the chat channel for us, so we don't need parties all the time.

Just type /join mbticentral

Then just type /# (# being the channel it assigns you)

[Jen]

I switched over to a blood elf hunter I created in Blackhand. She's hot. ;P

[ptgatsby]

I switched over to a blood elf hunter I created in Blackhand. She's hot. ;P

:) Just to check, blood elves are horde and can't play with alliance

(They are damn hot, though!)

[Varelse]

Mmm, good luck with that tonight, peoples. :hug: I'm busy trying to down Shade of Akama over on Sentinels. Owww....

[SolitaryPenguin]

:) Just to check, blood elves are horde and can't play with alliance

(They are damn hot, though!)

We can kill her if she flags PVP though.

[Jennifer]

I'll catch up with y'all when I can.

Comcast came and did the install yesterday.
Of course, my Internet is still not working.
Although my modem is working.
And my router is working.
And my computer says I have an internet connection.
And I did numerous disconnects, reconnects, repairs, etc.

I think it finally linked in last night but I lost the link again when I reset my modem.

Because damn Comcast was auto-forcing me to go through their installation package (my browsers were being commandeered) despite the fact I was just transferring an account, I already have an account name, and my computer already had their software on it. It doesn't check for any of that. It just takes over your browser and only lets you go to their one page, until you get "installed." I'm so pissed off with them. Because their install program didn't work, it would give me an error message that I couldn't understand (there was no real explanation, it was all in tech-ese) so I'll actually have to call tech support.

To top it off, although all I did was just move my computer from one apartment to another, pretty much wholesale, my wireless mouse no longer works (and yes, I replaced the batteries, and Reset the mouse and pulled out and reslotted the USB wireless mouse controller... numerous times). So I had no MOUSE, I was doing everything through keyboard last night. Arggggg.

I'd also like to bitch about how UGI told me they'd turn the gas on this past Monday and I didn't find out they lied until last night when I went to cook noodles on the gas stove and nothing worked, but I suppose I should do that elsewhere.

We can kill her if she flags PVP though.

yes, we can. :)

[Varelse]

Ah, that's too bad. :hug: I usually don't have to mess around with the internet, but it's a pain when it messes up.

My activity for last night-first time to Black Temple:
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o3/a_sigint_ninja/WoWScrnShot_101608_001458.jpg

[Jennifer]

Well, I am online again at home -- woo hoo!!!

Now I just have my 1.21 jigawatts of downloading to do for the patch.
Sigh. :(

[ptgatsby]

Well, I am online again at home -- woo hoo!!!

Now I just have my 1.21 jigawatts of downloading to do for the patch.
Sigh. :(

o_O Did no one run the pre-downloader? It took me about 30 minutes to DL the update (the 3.0 to 3.0.1? I think). Took longer to install, and even longer to actually connect to a server :D

[SolitaryPenguin]

Found a neat little way to make some extra cash with the Hallow's End event going on.

Make sure to trick or treat at your innkeeper once an hour or any chance you get. Hang on to any of the wands that change a party member into the various costumes. Head to a major city, Stormwind, Darnassus, Ironforge, etc, and keep an eye on the trade channel.

Higher level toons are paying pretty good gold to be turned into different things. I guess there is an Achievement you can earn by getting turned into all of them. I made 15 gold last night off one guy.

[cafe]

Heh. I wasn't sure what the wand was for and clicked it when I had just been talking to somebody. Turned Jen's kind into a bat. :doh:

[SolitaryPenguin]

LOL! I ended up getting turned into a leper gnome when I got tricked instead of treated. I had to log out cause I couldn't turn it off, and there was no way I was gonna look at that little ugly bastard for an hour.

[Jen]

Now I'm a hunter and I have a pet. I hardly have to do anything as Foofette kills pretty much anything that's near us. ;)

[Jennifer]

LOL! I ended up getting turned into a leper gnome when I got tricked instead of treated. I had to log out cause I couldn't turn it off, and there was no way I was gonna look at that little ugly bastard for an hour.

heh. Where are you again?
(Me's got a wand!)

o_O Did no one run the pre-downloader? It took me about 30 minutes to DL the update (the 3.0 to 3.0.1? I think). Took longer to install, and even longer to actually connect to a server :D

I just loaded the software like normal, it did the download all by itself. Took about 3 hours or so.

...Higher level toons are paying pretty good gold to be turned into different things. I guess there is an Achievement you can earn by getting turned into all of them. I made 15 gold last night off one guy.

oh, is THAT what that is? Achievements? I saw that popup once or twice and had no clue what I was looking at.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yeah, they implemented the achievements system with this last patch. A lot of my old guildies are running around like crazy people trying to get all these things, but I could care less. If one pops up, neat. I'm not going to go Pokemon crazy and try to get all of them.

Here's a list to them all:

Achievements - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?achievements)

I think I am parked over in Ashenvale now, trying to get my Draenei to exalted with Darnassus before 30 so I don't have to ride around on a stupid elephant.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Kinda cool event they just started, leading up to the Expansion in three weeks:


Found in the rotting diary of Eric Farrington in the dead city of Andorhal…


Wednesday

My beloved home, Andorhal, has fallen victim to an evil plague. I have witnessed the horrors of the Scourge firsthand, and seen unimaginable things. Death was not granted to my loved ones. Instead, everyone I’ve ever known has turned into monsters. Monsters of unfathomable, relentless viciousness!

I thought naught of a few illnesses, a few fevers. We continued to ship out crates of grain to Lordaeron, and we weren’t fearful of this new sickness -- we were confident our healers could handle it. I know now that was foolish, blind.

The denizens of Andorhal turned into vile zombies of the Scourge. These monstrosities no longer held any thoughts or abilities from their mortal lives. Most certain of all, they readily used new powers we had never seen before to further spread the disease and hasten the destruction of the city.

I have been hiding for two days in the sewers, but I must venture out soon to find supplies or possibly a way out of the city to the forests.


Friday

Help me, I’ve been bitten!

I cannot believe I was foolish enough to think I could sneak past all of them on the streets. The zombies are everywhere now, and Andorhal is only a shell of its former glory, a sad and twisted remnant of my beautiful home.

I can already feel the disease taking me. May the light bless me as I go to be with my family and friends once again. I’m not sure how much longer I can keep my sanity. I am weak. I hunger, and must eat…

Eat…

Brains...



The Scourge Invasion is upon us! Prepare yourself for the deadly onslaught of the Scourge, unleashed upon Azeroth and all its denizens.

FAQ

Q: How do I become a zombie?
A: Disease-infected crates are scattered throughout the cities of Azeroth, spreading a sickness that transforms its sufferers into zombies. And of course, when zombies attack, their victims can be afflicted by the disease as well.

Q: How do you stop being a zombie?
A: The disease can be cured by other players who can cast ‘Cure Disease’ or by special healer NPCs in the cities. Once the disease has run its course and a character has become a zombie, the only cure is death.

Q: Can I become a zombie again?
A: Yes.

Q: As a zombie, what are some things I can/cannot do?
A: You can no longer cast the spells/abilities that you had as a normal character, and formerly friendly NPCs now consider you an enemy. You can, however, cast new, unique zombie spells.

Q: Anything else I should know while being a zombie?
A: As a zombie, you are part of a special faction that is friendly with all zombies and can converse with them, regardless of whether they were part of the Horde or Alliance in their mortal existences.

[Winz]

I play a troll on Terenas :(


Horde FTW. <3

[ptgatsby]

The zombie thing is both fun, and annoying... fun to mess with others, not so fun to be messed with (especially if you want to play low level chars <_<, or are in the middle of feralas trying to get your pet. Grrrr....)

On that note, 37 pets and going strong! Little stinker will be mine.

[Jennifer]

The zombie thing is both fun, and annoying... fun to mess with others, not so fun to be messed with (especially if you want to play low level chars <_<, or are in the middle of feralas trying to get your pet. Grrrr....)

So what happens -- you get cured if you die while in zombie mode?

[ptgatsby]

So what happens -- you get cured if you die while in zombie mode?

If you die with the disease, you turn into a zombie and can infect others (go hostile to all factions). If the disease timer runs out, you turn into a zombie... and can infect others. When you kill an NPC as a zombie, they die and spawn another zombie, so you end up having a rather decent horde of troops following you. A few lvl 70 zombies can zombify just about any town, especially if it isn't close to an argent dawn healer.

I took out camp mojo in Feralas when I turned. Revenge for taking out Feathermoon and infecting me, heh.

[SolitaryPenguin]

From what I understand, yeah. I haven't gotten to play in about a week, too much work.

I think it can be cleansed by anyone with Cure Disease also.

[Jennifer]

If you die with the disease, you turn into a zombie and can infect others (go hostile to all factions). If the disease timer runs out, you turn into a zombie... and can infect others. When you kill an NPC as a zombie, they die and spawn another zombie, so you end up having a rather decent horde of troops following you. A few lvl 70 zombies can zombify just about any town, especially if it isn't close to an argent dawn healer.

So how do you get un-zombified once you actually turn? Is there a way in-game to do this, or will they just unzombify everyone when the event is over?

[ptgatsby]

So how do you get un-zombified once you actually turn? Is there a way in-game to do this, or will they just unzombify everyone when the event is over?

:) You die. (There is a sacrifice button too, which infects everyone around you... no durability loss then)

[Jen]

So what happens -- you get cured if you die while in zombie mode?This zombie thing is bloody annoying for a n00b like me. Is this over after halloween (please say yes)?

[Jennifer]

:) You die. (There is a sacrifice button too, which infects everyone around you... no durability loss then)

That's awesome -- it's like a "zombie terrorist bombing" ???

[Jen]

I'm all alone and sad because no one wants to hang out with me in the forest. :cry:

[SolitaryPenguin]

This zombie thing is bloody annoying for a n00b like me. Is this over after halloween (please say yes)?

I believe it will be over on November 13th when Wrath of the Lich King goes live. From what I hear, it's only going to get worse, ultimately leading to the razing of all the major cities.

After that though, life should return to normal.

[ptgatsby]

That's awesome -- it's like a "zombie terrorist bombing" ???

Yuppers :)

I guess we *can* say that WOW is a den of terrorism (http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/nations-spies-w.html).


I believe it will be over on November 13th when Wrath of the Lich King goes live. From what I hear, it's only going to get worse, ultimately leading to the razing of all the major cities.

After that though, life should return to normal.

Bwahahah.. That's an awesome description.

Today: End of the world.
Tomorrow: Back to normal.

[Jennifer]

Bwahahah.. That's an awesome description.

Today: End of the world.
Tomorrow: Back to normal.

Wow.

Sounds like just how people view the upcoming US election on Nov 4.

[targo]

wrong server and wrong faction

*sigh* I can't leave my targobelle

and the zombies are thankfully GONE

[Jen]

I kind of miss them. I don't like the guild I joined. Targs, where might I find you?

[Jennifer]

I kind of miss them. I don't like the guild I joined. Targs, where might I find you?

She's on Sentinels server, not Blackhand.
You'd have to start a new character.
(Or pay for a transfer.)

[targo]

on horde side my hubby is the guild leader.... I got a lowbie druid she's an 11 tarabelle as well.

But I play on targs a lot, to chat and farm and play with my hubby, just waiting for WotLK, and dealing with life


here is a link to her armory page

The World of Warcraft Armory (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Sentinels&n=Targobelle)

[Jen]

I am there on level 3 as Jenerella. I must warn you though, she is fug. Can I be where you are as a night elf?

[ptgatsby]

She's on Sentinels server, not Blackhand.
You'd have to start a new character.
(Or pay for a transfer.)

I wonder if they'll ever start to break down the walls between servers. I always hated shards. :cry:

Maybe they are starting that way with the phasing technology in WoLK. I can hope :(

(Yes, I gave up playing anything other than my existing chars. I tried, I really did, but the achievements... they need achieving! I only need a few more pets to get my little stinker. And while I'm a way away from my pretty mount, I've almost finished exalted with all main cities! And I'm even getting close to loremaster... ok, not really, but I'm getting there. Plus I have all this CC reputation to grind. I finished AD last week. Oh, I have an appointment to try to 3-man molten core and onyxia this week too.)

Jennifer, I swear, if I ever meet you, you'll pay for getting me back into this. Pay!

(Roughly 5000 gold, because I want another epic mount).

PAY! *sigh*

Edit:

Targo! You belong to "We Wipe on Trash"? :D Awesomeness. I keep seeing them around everywhere :D

[targo]

sigh no

horde and alliance are sadly not friends we can't even talk or send mail

[targo]

I wonder if they'll ever start to break down the walls between servers. I always hated shards. :cry:

Maybe they are starting that way with the phasing technology in WoLK. I can hope :(

(Yes, I gave up playing anything other than my existing chars. I tried, I really did, but the achievements... they need achieving! I only need a few more pets to get my little stinker. And while I'm a way away from my pretty mount, I've almost finished exalted with all main cities! And I'm even getting close to loremaster... ok, not really, but I'm getting there. Plus I have all this CC reputation to grind. I finished AD last week. Oh, I have an appointment to try to 3-man molten core and onyxia this week too.)

Jennifer, I swear, if I ever meet you, you'll pay for getting me back into this. Pay!

(Roughly 5000 gold, because I want another epic mount).

PAY! *sigh*

Edit:

Targo! You belong to "We Wipe on Trash"? :D Awesomeness. I keep seeing them around everywhere :D



really? you're on sentinels? are you horde?

swave is my hubby and the current guild leader

[whatever]

^ *jaw drops*

Holy Shit- it's Targo! :yay:

[ptgatsby]

really? you're on sentinels? are you horde?

swave is my hubby and the current guild leader

:) No, it's a guild on Draenor Alliance side. That confused me for a moment though :D

[targo]

^ *jaw drops*

Holy Shit- it's Targo! :yay:



:blush: :shock:

um yah it just be me.......


:blush:

[Jennifer]

Jennifer, I swear, if I ever meet you, you'll pay for getting me back into this. Pay!

That's so sweet.

I was feeling neglected today, but you specifically called me out!

:hug:

I feel loved.

[ptgatsby]

That's so sweet.

I was feeling neglected today, but you specifically called me out!

:hug:

I feel loved.

If it helps, I've built a shrine and stapled this post (http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/sports-games/9443-world-warcraft-2.html#post353935)to it. It'll be a daily ritual to cuss at it, I assure you.

(The religious holidays that involve day-long cussfests will be path tuesdays, Black Temple Fridays and Yearly Expansions).

[Jen]

Can I be in your guild or am I too much of a n00b?

[JivinJeffJones]

I'm just gonna say no.



NO YOU BASTARDS!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

There's just no heroin in this town when you need it. :doh:

[targo]

Can I be in your guild or am I too much of a n00b?


oh you can of course you can :)

I can play tarabelle with you :D

[Jennifer]

If it helps, I've built a shrine and stapled this post (http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/sports-games/9443-world-warcraft-2.html#post353935)to it. It'll be a daily ritual to cuss at it, I assure you.

:cry:

No one's ever done anything like that for me before!

(The religious holidays that involve day-long cussfests will be path tuesdays, Black Temple Fridays and Yearly Expansions).

You're so organized.
Are you sure you're a P?

Can I be in your guild or am I too much of a n00b?

yay! I have a n00b to pick on!

Is this alliance or horde that we are talking? (I've got both on Sentinels.)

[Jen]

horde (shes an ugly bitch) and her name is Jenerella. I'm hoping when I get her some new clothing she'll appear more presentable. :D

[ptgatsby]

No one's ever done anything like that for me before!

Are you sure you're a P?


I dunno... is it also P to have a gigantic task list, ordered by relative impact, to getting my achievements? I'm currently breaking down a bit further and starting on the burning crusade :D

Uhhh... so, yah. I'm not really sure, no :D

(I am sure that I'm really enjoying it though... way more than when I was raiding. Doing piddly things is more fun!)

[cafe]

Okay. I made one too. Cafeverde, troll mage, because I'm totally copying. I haven't done anything with it yet, but I'm getting ready to. Well, that and making supper. :whistling:

[Jennifer]

horde (shes an ugly bitch) and her name is Jenerella. I'm hoping when I get her some new clothing she'll appear more presentable. :D

yay! My blood elf deva's can lay the smack down on your ugly bitch!

hee, this oughta be good. ;)

[Nocapszy]

DotA > WoW

[htb]

I dunno... is it also P to have a gigantic task list, ordered by relative impact, to getting my achievements?Probably. Long to-do lists make me nervous.

[ptgatsby]

Not terribly relevent, but I need to vent.

Fuck. Old. Ironjaw.

[cafe]

I thought i read that they are refunding talents for Druids and we will have to relearn our spells. Did I imagine that? Is that normal?

[Jennifer]

Yes, when they do a major upgrade, if there are changes to the skill trees, they give you a "free respec." All your skills get dumped and you have to reselect them all.

This is good if the changes would have led you to want to respec to take advantage of them.
It's annoying if you wouldn't have changed anything anyway.

It gets more annoying, the higher the level of your character.

[Santtu]

Bah, they didn't restore the VISA payment method for my account #8, part of my most proud 5-boxing account set. So I quit. I've still got 3 free months of play on my main account.

[Wade Wilson]

Ugh. So I'm reinstalling everything ATM in prep for WotLK on Thursday. Taking the day off of work to try and get in some game time before the servers are flooded with DKs. When BC came out I somehow lucked out when I rolled a BE and was one of a whole three people in Quel'Thalas on release day (don't know how that happened).

And huge changes happen in the past year?

[ptgatsby]

And huge changes happen in the past year?

I am in somewhat the same position. And the answer is... yes.

I don't even know how to say it... a very different game than when BC came out, and... it's not even remotely close to the original.

I just about fainted when I saw druids had a full rez now! And then some hunter ran by with a giant core hound. Strange.

[Wade Wilson]

I am in somewhat the same position. And the answer is... yes.

I don't even know how to say it... a very different game than when BC came out, and... it's not even remotely close to the original.

I just about fainted when I saw druids had a full rez now! And then some hunter ran by with a giant core hound. Strange.

I had heard about Hunters now being able to tame exotic pets (or is that in WotLK?) heh... wonder if the Cerberus from the Draenei starting zone is tamable now. o_O

From the sounds of things, it's going to end up like D2 when all classes had some way of having skills/spells of the other classes.

Ah well, I always wanted to play a DK since vanilla WoW and I guess it'll hold me over until D3 comes out.

[Jen]

yay, I'm lvl 31 now! :static:

The other day was funny. Cafe and I were looking for this place and I jumped off a cliff not realizing we were as high up as we were and died on impact, Cafe soon after. She said, Well I guess I know the answer to the question if your friend jumped off a cliff would you as well?" :laugh:

Now trying to earn enough money to buy a mount. I have 3 golds and 80 silvers and need 40 golds. This may take a while. :dry:

[cafe]

yay, I'm lvl 31 now! :static:

The other day was funny. Cafe and I were looking for this place and I jumped off a cliff not realizing we were as high up as we were and died on impact, Cafe soon after. She said, Well I guess I know the answer to the question if your friend jumped off a cliff would you as well?" :laugh:

Now trying to earn enough money to buy a mount. I have 3 golds and 80 silvers and need 40 golds. This may take a while. :dry:
W00t!

I think I'm almost totally broke from getting killed all the time and having to repair my armor and from getting lost and having to pay to fly where I really meant to go. Plus, I keep buying spells and stuff. No impulse control.

Hey, after I get something to eat I should be on. Maybe we can find another cliff! :laugh:

[Jen]

W00t!

I think I'm almost totally broke from getting killed all the time and having to repair my armor and from getting lost and having to pay to fly where I really meant to go. Plus, I keep buying spells and stuff. No impulse control.

Hey, after I get something to eat I should be on. Maybe we can find another cliff! :laugh:It's Tuesday silly! I'm actually leaving the house and later taking the kids to see Madagascar 2.

[cafe]

It's Tuesday silly! I'm actually leaving the house and later taking the kids to see Madagascar 2.
:doh: Man! Now I'm probably going to have to do something useful. :cry:

I wondered why the kids weren't on the computers when I got up. :laugh:

Have fun at the movies, BTW!

[Jennifer]

yay, I'm lvl 31 now! :static:

The other day was funny. Cafe and I were looking for this place and I jumped off a cliff not realizing we were as high up as we were and died on impact, Cafe soon after. She said, Well I guess I know the answer to the question if your friend jumped off a cliff would you as well?" :laugh:

Now trying to earn enough money to buy a mount. I have 3 golds and 80 silvers and need 40 golds. This may take a while. :dry:

If you ask nicely, maybe Saelki will help a sis in need. (You're horde, aren't you?)

[cafe]

We ended up being too in love with our night elf druids to leave them. :wub:

[Jen]

What am I thankful for this season? Foofarina thats who. She is too :wub: to ever part from. My Husband is gelus even, as he should be. :laugh:

[Jennifer]

We ended up being too in love with our night elf druids to leave them. :wub:

Ooops. I guess you're stuck hoofin' it, then. ;)

how are you liking druid-dom?
Which talent tree did you each pursue?

[cafe]

Ooops. I guess you're stuck hoofin' it, then. ;)

how are you liking druid-dom?
Which talent tree did you each pursue?
I think I like the flexibility of the druid thing. Love travel form!

I honestly don't have a great handle on the whole talent tree thing, but I've been concentrating most of my points in balance and restore. I have to keep things pretty simple for myself because I have crappy motor skills and get easily flustered, which does not make me a good gamer in the traditional sense.

I'm open to suggestions in case they reset the points again. :yes:

[Jennifer]

I think I like the flexibility of the druid thing. Love travel form!

I honestly don't have a great handle on the whole talent tree thing, but I've been concentrating most of my points in balance and restore. I have to keep things pretty simple for myself because I have crappy motor skills and get easily flustered, which does not make me a good gamer in the traditional sense.

I'm open to suggestions in case they reset the points again. :yes:

I never really played much in those trees, I've only done Feral (up to about the max). It was very effective as a DPS and tank build.

You can go to WowWiki.com and look for descriptions of "builds" (particular arrangements of talents) that contribute to the sort of focus you want your character to have.

Travel forms help a lot. I don't think I even had a mount for my druid for a long time, since i had the form. Being a manatee or whatever is funny too. :) That was great for underwater quests -- I could swim in travel form to the bottom, change to some other form and fight/do whatever, then change back to avoid drowning.

[SolitaryPenguin]

Holy crap, you guys level quickly. I had to go back to my rogue on Uther just to try and get her to 70 before Thursday and the Xpac. I am so torn as to what character to play after that.

[Jen]

Tower of Althalaxx. pt 2

DON'T go in the tower. You don't need to kill warlocks to get the scraps just kill the fanatics outside around the tower and they will drop what you need. Happy hunting. sounds good to me. :D SP play with us.

[cafe]

Ah. I'm working on Pt. 8, where you have to kill the dude at the top of the tower and take his head to the wimp hiding by the road.

I've been reading and I guess we should be selling herbs and skins at auction. It's more lucrative than selling the finished products. Ideally, I'd get rid of alchemy and get another gathering skill, but I like having elixirs and potions for my own use and to share.

I'm also buying too much crap. :( I have to stop shopping so much.

[Jennifer]

Ah. I'm working on Pt. 8, where you have to kill the dude at the top of the tower and take his head to the wimp hiding by the road.

I hated that quest. And yes, if you're not prepared, you can be weeding out the underlings outside, then get too close to the tower and suddenly find yourself in big trouble!

I've been reading and I guess we should be selling herbs and skins at auction. It's more lucrative than selling the finished products.

ding ding ding!

First Big Lesson, yes. The materials usually sell for far more than the products -- because people want to raise their crafting skills quickly WITHOUT having to collect the mats. Or they decided to build up two different crafts without having a collection skill. When high levels do this, they'll drop gold like it's nothing to them (because it's not), that to newbs is a lot of money.

Basically, only craft items in order to raise your skill level. Then just do items on commission or for personal use, otherwise sell the materials.

[Jen]

I'm also buying too much crap. :( I have to stop shopping so much.Apparently at this point in the game we'll get heavier armor from drops so that should save some $.

ding ding ding!

First Big Lesson, yes. The materials usually sell for far more than the products -- because people want to raise their crafting skills quickly WITHOUT having to collect the mats. Or they decided to build up two different crafts without having a collection skill. When high levels do this, they'll drop gold like it's nothing to them (because it's not), that to newbs is a lot of money.

Basically, only craft items in order to raise your skill level. Then just do items on commission or for personal use, otherwise sell the materials.Good to know. I am currently trying to make enough money to afford the next level of skinning so I can make better clothing and will try and sell them at an auction. I needs money for my mount you see. :D

[Jennifer]

Apparently at this point in the game we'll get heavier armor from drops so that should save some $.Good to know. I am currently trying to make enough money to afford the next level of skinning so I can make better clothing and will try and sell them at an auction. I needs money for my mount you see. :D

Again, as soon as you get your skill to the "next level," don't bother crafting [gray] items to sell. Very few items will command price-wise what the mats will bring you.

You'd do better mining copper ore and selling it as-is on the open market, I've seen it sell for 2g for a stack of 20 sometimes. I also got good at knowing when something was undervalued, so I'd buy it and resell it at normal price.

[cafe]

I used to like Tuesdays. :sad:

[targo]

I'm not so fond of today but I did get quite a bit of cleaning done... *sigh* and laundry

my mother in law had to bite her tongue I am sure when she came for the kids.... well she doesn't have to live here and therefore my life is none of her business, and if she knows what's good for her she will realize the kids are mine, so regardless she has less 'weight' in the decisions of how I do things with them and in my house....

AKA she doesn't know of my medication or my issues and b/c I know her love is conditional she will never know

[cafe]

I am not very sorry that both of my mothers-in-law do not live nearby.

I did get a few things done today that I mightn't otherwise have gotten done. And Don will have a hot meal and brownies to come home to tonight. He sounded pretty beat when he called to say he'd be late getting home, so I'm sure he'll appreciate it. Wish I could remember how to operate his iced tea maker. :thinking:

[Jen]

I am now running the blizzard repair because somehow my wow exe has left the building.

[Jen]

:hug: Hi Targo Sorry your mil is such a pita. :hug:

[targo]

almost time to go to get the kids... need to be home by 7 though, hubby and I have a raid planned, although with the error it may get pushed back, the kids have homework too though so I like them to have unwind time before they go to bed.

[Jen]

what error?

[htb]

Prince Arthas' first wave of attack last night was quite a thing to behold.

[Wade Wilson]

Anyone know any good name generators? For some reason I could never bring myself to use non-fantasy themed names in WoW even though I don't play on an RP server and I'm having a heck of a time trying to pick a name for my future DK. :|

[SolitaryPenguin]

This is the typical Blizzard, to smite me on my last game night pre-xpack with massive server downtime.

I had promised myself that I wouldn't pick up Wrath until this rogue hit 70, and now I am going to have to go back on my word.

I just wish I could have seen the big ice dragons attacking Stormwind. /cry

[Santtu]

Anyone know any good name generators? For some reason I could never bring myself to use non-fantasy themed names in WoW even though I don't play on an RP server and I'm having a heck of a time trying to pick a name for my future DK. :|:shock:

[Jen]

they are down again. Foof was about to get a new look when we were booted off. *drats*

[Jen]

Okay here is Foof before-

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd203/Jen1357/WoWScrnShot_111208_120503.jpg

After-
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd203/Jen1357/WoWScrnShot_111208_122108.jpg

Cat form-

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd203/Jen1357/WoWScrnShot_111208_120629.jpg

[targo]

*whistles* :whistling:

sexy!!!!!!

[Jen]

*whistles* :whistling:

sexy!!!!!!thankee ;)

Cafe and I need help in darkshore tonight with the tower of althalaxx if anyone is around and doesn't mind helping out. It would be greatly appreciated.:yes:

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yay, Deathknights!!!

http://chaos-rising.com/screenshots/WotLK/Gabe/dk_end2.jpg

[ptgatsby]

Yay, Deathknights!!!


Sexy!

I'm still waiting for my CE to ship out (had to get from states. Being a P = I'm an idiot...). So I won't have it for a while. But I had to get the CE to go with my other two. The pets, you know... I *need* the pet.

I'm now most of the way through loremaster, but it's getting... tiring. I don't think I can handle finishing it anymore. Probably have to let it go and come back one day. *sniff*

[tenINsFJ]

are you guys going to do wrath of the lich king? i might get WoW lol

[SolitaryPenguin]

Yeah, I picked mine up last night and busted through the Deathknight starting area. It was pretty packed.

[ptgatsby]

Since Jen did, I figured I would too... the last shots of PT in his 70's gear...


Ho humm, ho humm, off to fish I go!

http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2737&stc=1&d=1226631956


By the power of grayskull! Or something.

http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2738&stc=1&d=1226631962

[Cogwheel]

Hi there... Noob to these forums, but not to WoW (World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Post Search (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/search.html?characterId=37730478346&sid=1))

How's everyone liking Lich King?

I'd post pics of my Gnome DK but I forgot my DVD at home... :'(


It's funny... No matter what forums I visit, (foodieforums, knifeforums, here, there, everywhere) there's no escaping WoW

[ptgatsby]

It's funny... No matter what forums I visit, (foodieforums, knifeforums, here, there, everywhere) there's no escaping WoW

It's also amusing when you are taking the elevator down and they are talking about raiding black temple. It's particularily funny when there are others who don't play, and they kind of roll their eyes trying to understand the language. I can't imagine what they think when the most unlikely people ask what instance they were on.

The best was when a couple of IT guys were talking black temple with full lingo (aggro, tank, dps, lagging out on fire). And a woman kind of looked at me going "IT guys" with her eyes... but I wanted to know what server they were on, so got into their conversation.

Bet that felt like a "what the hell is this world coming down to?" moment :D

[Jen]

Wow SP, very hawt indeed and PT your guy, copter and mount are impressive as well. :yes: I'm gelus. ;)

[targo]

I got portaled to dalaran today :)

YAY and got some flight paths connected, been in Nexus.... that was cool learning that and Utgarde as well

have had a migraine all day today so not much leveling I am 2/3rds of the way into 70

[ptgatsby]

have had a migraine all day today so not much leveling I am 2/3rds of the way into 70

I logged in to see people in my guild at 74 about to hit 75.
:huh:

[Kanamori]

Death Knights are broken.

[targo]

I am a 71 but just

the big guild horde side is The League on Sentinels server and they were the first to have a member hit 80

they have a lot of 75+ *sigh*

I just don't have that kind of time.... oh well I am having fun and enjoying the adventure.

Went into Nexus and Utgarde and that was fun to put all our knowledge to practice...

[Jen]

the queue for our realm is pathetic. :dry:

[ptgatsby]

Last night the queue was 900 something. I went and watched tv for an hour before I got on.

I hate expansion times, especially when I don't have mine yet. Grrrrr.

(On the plus side... I got my spore bat! WHOO!)

[Jennifer]

Okay, I just broke down and bought it, and it's installing.

Where are you all?

[targo]

I logged out to have a shower... I have waited all day for this shower... I cleaned the who tub and just was waiting for hot water .... *sigh* and I had hoped to get to the store long before this so that I could bake cookies with the kids.... well there is always tomorrow and I think daddy is gonna make pancakes in the morning

[Jennifer]

Wow! These death knights are sooooo cool!

I have a deathsteed and everything... and a runesword. :D

Better yet, I created another one on Feathermoon, a delicate blood elf, and called her Meshou. Wow.

[cafe]

My night elf. :cheese:

http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2742&d=1226819510

I think it's going to be Christmastime before I get any fancy upgrades. :sad:

[Jen]

She's gorgeous. :wub:

We've been trying to do the blue tubers quest and have finally given up. I am beyond frustrated and the blue tubers can suck it. There was even one funny point in our attempt when Cafe went charging in. I can't remember if one or both of us died, but I did refer to her as Leroy when we reconvened. :laugh: In case you haven't seen LJ here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU) he is. Too bad we didn't have any divine intervention and about 10 more people. :alttongue:

[Jennifer]

She's gorgeous. :wub:

We've been trying to do the blue tubers quest and have finally given up. I am beyond frustrated and the blue tubers can suck it.

Blue tubers?

What's that?

[Jen]

It's asshatery that's what it is. :D In the Barrens there's a dungeon called Razorfen Kraul and you're supposed to let a gopher out and hes supposed lead you to blue tubes or so it says. Meanwhile there's a ton of creatures to battle through and I've read that you're supposed to clear the area well so they don't kill this gopher otherwise it's a do over.