World of Warcraft Blog

Before I start this blog, can I ask how many people grinding out rep for either the Scryers or Aldor last year, only to notice that it was ever so slightly pointless? I know I was one of them. Turn in so many [insert their silly name] and you get a silly enchant for some silly piece of gear. It’s so silly…

And now, with Wrath of the Lich King, we have a similar situation. We are allowed to pick between the (so called friendly) Oracles or the (not so friendly) Frenzyheart Tribe. After reading this particular article (http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/mmo/articles/20552.aspx) I came to the conclusion that neither are worth the hassle. Not only will the grind take about a month to complete, but the rewards are terrible! Oh, an egg that may (or more likely may not) hatch a cool pet.

Whoopee!

I remember when I first started playing World of Warcraft. I had a little 250 RAM filled laptop that could not run it, at all! I mean I could not go anywhere near cities for fear of crashing. I made friends but they often became bored of my excessive lag issue and no longer wanted to play with me. I can’t blame them to be honest.

I then embarked on a 5 month project to find a laptop that would run World of Warcraft (and that was also cheap). After a few weeks I noticed that this was most likely impossible. Every time I received a new one I would convince myself that I could change the settings so that it could run WoW… I never could. So, I ended up buying an imac (and let me tell you, it wasn’t exactly cheap). So not only did I not find a laptop to run WoW on, I also never stuck with my origional budget. But I guess it’s what WoW does to you…

So, does anyone actually play WoW on a laptop (that is not an Apple), or is it just impossible?

Sorry if this post is a little off-topic (normal World of Warcraft fascination will continue tomorrow). I simply wanted to say sorry if I have deleted anyone’s comments by accident. As I posted last month, I receive on average 50 spam comments a day. This means I am forced to search through them and approve the real comments, and mark all the rest as spam. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like comments in all shapes and forms, but ‘Cheap Viagra’ and ‘Meet Singles Today’ are not exactly related to the topic in hand. That is, of course, WoW hasn’t implemented the ‘get sexy patch’ since I logged in 2 hours ago…

Anyway, I just wanted to apologize for any I have (or may) delete. I’m working on preventing them coming through, but it’s tough. Oh, I hope they don’t start spamming this post. Too much Irony!

was wonder yesterday: how to they (and by ‘they’ I mean Blizzard) decide on what faction to make their NPC’s. Shatrath and Dalaran, for example, are both available to Horde and Alliance. So, why is it that the flight path in Dalaran is controlled by a Blood Elf? How do they decide who controls which bank?

I know this seems like a non-impotant topic, but have you not always wondered how they decide? Is there rules put in place meaning they have to distribute an even amount of Horde and Alliance NPC’s within the world? And to make matters more complicated, do they have to evenly distribute every race also? What about gender? Would any player actually complain if there were a lack of women NPC’s in Dalaran?

Maybe I’m thinking about this too much… Maybe I need a break

Oh, clever Blizzard… For anyone who wants to effectively farm either Crystalized Life of Crystalized Fire, they have been forced into the forsaken place, known to you and I as Wintergrasp. Now, for us on a non-PVP server, this can be quite an issue. Not only do we run the risk of being attacked by the opposite faction, we also cannot use our flying mounts. So harsh…

Today, while farming some Fire, I came across three different players, all who would have loved to see me dead. So, my only option resulted in me pouncing on them when they engaged in a fight. It’s low, but I’m cheap like that. I killed two of them like this, but unfortunately three was one too many. Needless to say I rezzed (hmm, spelling mistake) then I logged on, hoping that when I log on later the situation would have cooled down a bit.

I genuinely respect players within PVP realms. I would hate (hate hate hate) having to look over my shoulder every two seconds. How do you do it?!

I do apologize to those who really could not care less about the Magnificent Flying Carpet. However, with Patch number 3.8 released yesterday, some changes have been made to it. As I reported on this blog last week, it is no longer a vehicle mount. Well I actually reported it was no longer going to be a vehicle mount after the next patch, which it no longer is!

I skimmed through the patch notes yesterday and completely missed the fact it had been changed. Then I logged on, mounted up and I was no longer the carpet (anyone who has one will understand what I mean by this). Just to try it out, I mounted and clicked an attack button on a near by mob. It worked! Carper users no longer need to dismount then attack! About time too…

Unfortunately, the mob I attacked was an elite, and had two elite friends so that never worked out too well, but it was worth it to finally have a regular mount again!

Now don’t be surprised if you see a huge increase in carpets flying over your head in game…

I was wondering today if the cold weather (for most of us) has actually increased the amount that we play World of Warcraft. No one likes being cold, so why not stay in and play everyone’s favourite game? Similarly, do people play WoW less in the summer due to it being warm outside and with there being more ‘real life’ activities to participate in?

I know for a fact that a lot of guilds account for lack of raiders during summer. That’s because a lot of players actually have kids, and when summer and kids combine, the results can be terrible. They actually have to entertain the little punks, instead of sending them off to school and putting them to bed early. Stupid summer!

However, winter is seen as the holiday season, and as I wrote about in a previous blog, there are very few players who have time for WoW in amongst the stress and tinsel.

Perhaps we should just wait for Spring…?

Has anyone else noticed it? You will casually be running around in Dalaran, perhpas you notice you need a repair so you stroll into the nearest building. And what happens? Some random NPC will jump up from behind the counter and welcome you. How nice…

How creepy, more like it!

They will often add a class or race on the end of the greeting too, so the end result looks something like this: “Greetings, Druid”. Firstly, how can they tell what I am just by looking at me? Do I have some hideous tattoo on my forehead saying “I R A DRUD”? And secondly, their reactions are always a little slow. You will have been wondering around their store for a good few seconds before they finally pipe-up and blurt out their greeting (which if often complimented with a little wave). This delay means that if you are walking in behind someone, just as you walk in the ‘greeter’ will welcome them. Hello! Since when do I look like a Gnome?

Oh, the pointless aspects of WoW never fail to entertain…

Often when I am in a group with 4 other complete strangers, I tend to sit there and say nothing at all. And by ’say’, I actually mean type. But anyway, I just don’t see the point in taking part in the meaninless conversations that go on during instances. They often follow the following rules:

1. Always talk about yourself, and explain just how great you really are.

2. Never consider that there are other people in the group, not just the one or two you happen to be talking to.

3. Never call people by their actual names. Players should be called by their class names, and healers are ALWAYS to be referred to a ‘The Healer’.

4. Pretend you know more about the game than anyone else who plays. If you are caught out, use a friend as an example. Something along the lines of ‘When my friend did it that way he never wiped the whole group. Maybe it’s bugged’.

Yeah. I don’t talk a lot in groups…

Yup, that’s right. I finally made the stupid rug. I must admit that after hearing all the downsides of it, I was pleasantly surprised at its performance. I find it strange that it is a vehicle type mount (which takes for-ever to dismount!). I have almost learned that every time I wish to dismount, I have to click off the mount. Also, seeing myself appear as an actual rug in my character profile is rather quite humorous.

Appearance wise, it does look nice. I have seen very few people with it and I like the way my character takes on a rather strange pose when he is standing on it. I thought it might have been a little slower than my regular mount, but I think it was just the way it flaps that distracted me.

But yeah, over-all I am fairly happy with it. I am looking forward to it being made into a normal mount. However, I must admit that I do enjoy the fact that if I were to be attacked while flagged PVP, they would have to kill my carpet before they got to me <evil laugh>