Sideshow & Syrana

There are some things I just don’t have time for… like being challenged to a duel as I hop off the zeppelin outside of The Undercity.

Back when I was leveling Syrana on an RP-PvP server, I remember this druid, who was about the same level, challenged me to a duel when the zeppelin stopped.

I declined and continued on my way.

They so eloquently yelled out that I was a scared wuss.

I didn’t even bother responding.

As I headed off to where ever it was my quest(s) was taking me, I received a whisper from that druid.  I thought, Gee this ass just can’t leave me be.  Well, turns out, he wasn’t an ass after all.  He asked why I wouldn’t duel him.  I told him that there was no benefit – nothing for me to gain – no honor.

Besides, I had to watch my back enough everywhere I went, I didn’t want to be bothered with fake fighting one of my own faction.

I can no longer remember the exact details of the conversation, but there was something he liked about my response.  There was a level of respect over desiring honor for a kill.  We chatted a bit more and even worked on a couple quests together.

I still rarely ever duel, unless it’s a friend or family member… totally for shits ‘n giggles.  But I still very much dislike the ninja duel request…. especially when it pops up as I’m riding past someone.

Just an observation….

Arguing on the internet is a lot like dueling.  We don’t have anything to lose except time and patience.  There is no real winner because there is nothing gained… no honor in either scenario.

Also, don’t fuck with a pregnant woman.  Just a word of warning.  I mean, you don’t poke a bear unless you want your face ripped off.  Trying to push an argument with a preggo is very much like that.

Stay outta my cave.

This weekend, I was an achievement bull dozer. I plowed through a bunch of somewhat rare and hard-to-get achievements through mostly luck. Sideshow beat out the whole server to get one and closer to a title and my Mid-40s Priest got a few that I’ve never thought I’d get on any character.

Sunday also seemed to be the day that the Alliance took off in our battlegroup. I rode a wave of about 10 wins in a row in a mix of Warsong Gulch and Arathi Basin for a few hours. A bunch of them were either 3-0 WSG wins or 1600-0 AB wins. We barely ever win, let alone shut the Alliance out. We also took Wintergrasp in record time on Saturday night, which also usually never happens since we are so outnumbered. I was in the group of about 4-5 siege engines that just tore through the east walls and then into the fortress door.

On Saturday, Sideshow also tripped and fell his way to a cool achievement. (continue reading…)

We all know that Sideshow and I are avid gamers.  But did you know my parents are gamers too? About a year ago, Sideshow and I piqued their interest enough in WoW to get them playing.  They each have their own account and are still enjoying the game.  Sure, Sideshow and I had told them about WoW throughout our times playing and they’d be interested in knowing our progress.  Now, it’s a bit different having them play as well.  We get to talk with them in game, my mom is a loyal reader of the blog, and phone conversations and visits are full of WoW chatter.  I thought it might be fun for you, my readers, to hear a little more about them.

… except when I asked them to participate, my dad said, “You’ll have to find your parents first…” (continue reading…)

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  Sasquatch & Me (via gabegross @ Flickr)

  RP does not equal ERP

• Pie is not better than cake
• All PvE server people are not carebears
• All PvP server people are not ganksters
• All avatars do not match the player’s sex
• All WoW players that are jerks aren’t 12 yrs olds
• All gamers are not men
• All male gamers are not basement dwelling mouthbreathers
• All 80s do not know how to play their class
• All gamers do not like the same games
• Every person that plays A game is not necessarily a gamer.  It’s a lifestyle.
• CAPS WILL NOT GET YOU ATTENTION AND FOLLOW THRU ON UR DEMANDZ

Previously I posted a review of my positive experiences with the Midsummer Fire Festival this year… all about the gold, blossoms, goodies, title, experience, etc.  I had also mentioned I was a bit disappointed this year as well.  Here’s why… the lack of PvP.

Yup.  That’s right, I was disappointed by the lack of fighting at and around the fires.  Granted, I did not steal the capitol city flames this year (except Darnassus), but c’mon!

Maybe it’s the fact that my first experience with the Midsummer Fire Festival was on an RP-PvP server.  Maybe it’s the fact that I went into the capitol cities multiple times last year to steal their fire… just because I could.  (Really it was to help others get it too, shh!)

This year I only died (caused by player deaths, not guards) a total of 4 times on 3 different characters.  I only killed about that many players as well.

Syrana died once outside Razorhill.  I was helping a lower character that was being attacked by an 80; however they had back up.  What was funny though, was that their backup left by the time I rezzed.  They had resumed attacking the lowbie when they rezzed, so I finished that druid off.

Alynedarra died once outside Goldshire.  That death was kind of cheap since there were 3 80s that flanked me after I put out their bonfire.  I knew I stood no chance, but at least it was entertaining.  Well, having them eat my dust was entertaining.  See, they didn’t understand the fine art of proper corpse camping.

Oh no. (continue reading…)

Be afraid… very afraid.

(The Doctor has prescribed a dosage of Capwn, so we’re fillin’ the ‘script today.)

Finally.

Syrana changed her password… tryin’ to block my midnight runs.  I’ve been fienin’ for a fix somethin’ awful.  She’s not as easy to distract as Mary.  I mean check this out… those cats are my heroes.  And their sweet DK Puppykiller?

Epic.

Although, it takes two of them to play one toon.  I do it all myself.  Because I’m awesome.

*tail flicks about, stops to scratch behind his ear*

You know, Syrana’s Google Reader is filled with a gazillion blogs… blahblahblah.  Mine has only 4 in it.

That’s right.

4.

One for each paw of power.  I’ve got those WoW playin’ kitties in there fo’ sho’.  Then I have that little ballsy Gnomer.  He looks mighty tasty, what can I say?  I also gotta get my fix of WTFspaghetti.  Although, I’m thinkin’… WTFchickenliversandgravy.

Mmm nom noms.

*licks chops, eyes glaze over for a moment*

I might have to start that… especially if Syrana keeps shooin’ me away from her computer.

And last, there’s Jong.  He’s funny as hell and pwns everyone left and right.  Too bad he’s not going to write anymore.  I totally woulda asked him to 2′s with me.  We woulda tore it up.

Speaking of which….

*ears flatten back*

My toon is gone.  GONE! Syrana claims she has no idea what happened.  I think she was just jealous.  I mean, some forum troll the other day said something about how her gear looked like the corn in his poop.  I guess it’s a pretty big insult that her gear looks… undigested? whole?

She refuses to have my druid restored.  So, I have to reroll.

It’s alright, it won’t take me long… with a flurry of teeth and claws I’ll be back on top.  And just in time for badge changes, too! Get ready so I can Conquest yer face!

*licks fervently at his paw*

You know, this dumb cat calendar that Syrana has said something about cats groom themselves an average of 5 hours a day.

5 hours!

A day!

That’s insane.  There’s no way I do that.  That would totally cut into my WoW time…

*lounges on chair*

So, where should I reroll?

*Jumps in Sideshow’s computer chair, looking around*

Good, it’s nice and quiet in here.

*Flicks tail, lazily washing at whiskers*

I don’t get a lot of time to play, since those two noobs are always at their computers.  And weekends? Forget it! The only time I can safely log on is in the middle of the night.  Bella is supposed to be my look out, but she fails at it.  Freckles can be counted on sometimes.

Oh man, I get him in so much trouble… jumping on the counter… I just tell him there’s some food and up he goes! Lawl.

Wait, what was tha-

…

Loud truck went by, I had to hide… er, um, investigate.

Anywho, I wanted to share some druid love.  Cuz, these two, they play lame-o broken classes that no one likes.  Little do they know, I haz an uber druid.

And I rawk the PvP.

And I’m no carebear either.  I rolled on a PvP server cuz I’m hardcore like that.  I’m finally breakin’ out into the contested zones and it’s been a blast pwn’in’ noobs everywhere I go.

Like the other night, I was doing some quests and I could just smell noobcake near me.  I shifted into me form and stealthed up to them.

Bam! Ganked the beotch.

He’s all crying and begging.  I was like “Wut up? U got Capwn’d lol”

*scratches behind ear*

I’m pretty good at pwn’in’ IRL too.  Check this shizz out:

Too bad I can’t earn honor points off that big ol’ cat.  He’s like, what, 4 levels higher and 6 pounds heavier than me?  He’s fine if he’s pwn’in’ me, but once I take Tonz of Fun down, he’s all QQing to Syrana and Sideshow.

Baby.

He doesn’t play too much since he likes to sleep.  I can’t blame him, but I get my best sleep when Syrana and Sideshow are at work.  When Freckles does play, I make him be my meatshield.  I mean, just look at him.  He has tank written all over him, amirite?

*Leaps out of chair and dashes under the bed.  A few minutes go by before he slinks back to the computer*

I heard something again.

*Looks at computer screen*

Aww dammit! Some dbag ganked me while I was AFK.  WTF?! So uncool.

*Licks his paw and rubs behind his ear, then licks at his back a couple times*

Looks like I’m going to be putting these quests on hold while I camp this jerk.

And no, I can’t tell you noobs what my toons name is or which server.  You’d be jealous of my pure awesomeness.

*Looks at the window, noticing the sun starting to rise*

Crap, looks like I better go nap on the couch.  But one thing is certain, if I don’t get me some Fancy Feast this week, I’m deleting Syrana’s toons.

After I take her gold.

Hmm, I should make Sideshow a chick.  That’d be funny.

Goodness, I’ve been flooded with a gazillion ideas and no time to forumlate sentences, let alone posts.  Well, I’ve been posting, just haven’t been able to tackle all the crazy stuff in my head.  But, it’s time for an update on my characters!

In the lead we have Syrana at level 79, which she hit over a week ago.

In second place we have Alynedarra, my hunter, at level 79, which she hit last night.

Who, oh, who will hit 80 first? My main or my “main alt”?

Some guildies seem to be making bets (not confirmed) on which toon will hit 80 first.  So this should be interesting.  Of course, Aly used to be my main.  Am I switching again? Hell naw.  But Aly did hit 70 first back in… uhm.. July 2007.  Then Syrana was born at the end of ’07 and hit 70 a few months into 2008.  And she was leveled fairly quickly (for me) and before all the experience boosts put in by Blizz.

On with the rambling!

Last week I ran Side’s new shaman alt, Keli, and Pex through RFC.  Keli shared one of the quests with me, since I apparently hadn’t done that one on Aly ever.  But, little did I realize, the quest came from Varimathras.  Yep, that’s right.  I couldn’t turn it in because he no longer exists in Aly’s world.

Grizzly PvP

On Monday night, I decided to check out some more Grizzly Hills quests and even did some of the PvP daily quests at the Blue Sky Logging Camp.  When I started to search for parts, there was a level 80 night elf druid that tried to give me some grief, but I hadn’t landed yet.  So I flew away like a scared little girl.  Then all was pretty quiet.  I saw some other Hordies there in a group.  But I was 78 at the time and by myself, like the brave huntress I am.  Then I got slaughtered by a level 80 gnome rogue.  /growl

Then the fun really came in as I finished up the dailies.  I saw a level 80 draenei deathknight.  I was hovering in the air, about to turn in my quests when I had an idea.  I figured I’d probably die, but thought I’d take my chances. (continue reading…)

Reading my last post about Lunar Festival is not required to enjoy this one.  But for the heck of it, go ahead and read the last one if you haven’t already.  Go on~ /peerpressure

Before I go into an update on Syrana’s Elder Tour, I have to share this question that made me /giggle and /facepalm all at the same time while I was on my lowbie druid in Thunder Bluff.  Unfortunately, I forgot to screenshot it.  (But it really did happen, I swear!)

Lowbie Belf says: hi

Me looking around, trying to figure out if he’s actually speaking to me or someone else.

Lowbie Belf says: do you know where the guy is that has the sun shining down on him?

…

I start to respond 3 different times and just decided to give directions rather than explain that this was the Lunar Festival.  Especially since the Elder he was asking about was Elder Ezra Wheathoof.  How sweet of Blizzard to honor him. /salute

Northrend Elder Tour

I met a few of the Northrend Elders on my hunter, Alynedarra, but since she cannot fly yet, I didn’t complete the circuit.  Well, Sideshow and I have had a detour on our leveling tour (yes, everything is a tour!), so I went on to do my cooking daily.  (Which, I think is bugged… ever since they lowered the number of Northrend Stews needed for the convention, it has been the only daily I’ve gotten…)

Then I decided I might as well visit the Elders up nort’.  I mean, I wasn’t going to get that far ahead with experience than Sideshow while doing it.  Plus, I need the rep boosts in my quest for mounts.  Man, the amount of gold on runecloth this will save me! I continued to reference this guide for coordinates, as needed.  With flying, meeting all of the Elders in Northrend didn’t take long.

Kalimdor Elder Tour

Once I get on an achievement kick, I just can’t stop.  So, I decided to finish of the Kalimdor tour that Sideshow, Kelinarra, and I had started.  I even met the Elder in Darnassus with little trouble.  I did, however, take the wrong boat at first and arrived at Azuremyst Isle.  Oops.  I saw a couple players, but not many.  One stupid brave level 7 draenei hunter marked my flagged butt and shot at me.  I barely flexed my fingers to put a lone DoT on them, which barely ticked before they collapsed to the floor of the boat.

I /cackled.

So, I had fun positioning myself upon the boats to try and avoid as many NPC’s as possible.

Wrong boat...

Right boat!

No sense in drawing more attention to myself from other players, such as the level 60something Death Knight riding the boat with me.  Now, why would I be fearful of someone that much lower than me? Well, I wasn’t really.  However, to save money on repairs from guard beatings, and to try and appear peaceful, I was only wearing my green dress.  I mean, I was going into enemy territory all by my lonesome.  And a lot of my power is drawn from my gear, so, best not to provoke… even though that’s usually my style when it comes to enemy players.

So, anyway, the correct boat arrives at the docks for Darnassus.  My trusty mount (the green one, to match my dress and eyes) takes me through the portal and towards the Cenarion Enclave.  The trees attack me as I talk with the Elder.  But that’s ok, I toss out a Howl of Terror to get them off my back for a moment while I complete my conversation.  Then, I just let them beat me with sticks.  Why? Because then it took me to the graveyard outside Dolanaar, where the next Elder was.  Elder Bladeleaf was my the last stop.  But, I figured I might as well explore while I was there.

Eastern Kingdoms Elder Tour

Now, this is where things got really interesting.  Sideshow and I teamed up in Undercity, where we met with the last Elder inside a Horde capital city.  We hit up all the northern zones and ended outside Kharanos.  Well, Sideshow ended and logged.  I decided I was not going to back down from Ironforge just because I was alone.  It was between 10pm and 11pm server time, so I knew it probably would not be a complete ghost town.  Although, it was more empty than I expected.  So, I strip down to my green dress again and charge on in there.  Thankfully, I’m sorta familiar with the layout.  I’m doing pretty well, I get knocked off my mount by some guards and have a line of them following me.  I can see the beam of light.. almost there…almost to the Mystic Ward…

Netted by the Thief Catcher.  Bastard!

The guards proceed to bash my head in.  We look on the bright side though: we can rez right next to the Elder! We do this, and attract guards immediately.  We have no time to health/mana up or mount up.  We get the coin and RUN.  I thought I was doing well, I was back towards the entrance.  (My brilliant idea to just back track to head for the tram…)  Then a gnome mage decides to finish me off.  Then sit on me.

I hate gnomes.

The graveyard is all the way back by Kharanos, but this does not deter me.  I want to take the tram to Stormwind.  That’s my plan, and I’m stickin’ to it!  I return to my body and see this:

Moonlight. Spotlight.

I was famous.  So, I duck back around the corner, closer to the entrance.  This puts me just at the edge of my rez distance.  I see a death knight mounted and pacing near my corpse.  Is he really dumb enough to think I’d pop in plain sight?  Little does he know, I was born and raised on a PvP server before moving…  I time my rez with the patrolling guards, mount up and head for the tram.  It doesn’t take long for more guards to notice me and I die by their hands as I enter the Tinker Town tunnel.  Soooo close to the tram!  That death knight found me as I died.  Man was he slow.

When I ran back to my body, there were no players in sight.  I was able to rez and run into the tram without any problem.  Once I got to Stormwind, it was pretty easy to take the back streets to the park.  I easily grabbed the Elder and another achievement.  At that point the guards became interested in me.  (Green must really be my color.)  I take off running and just know I need to get out of the city.  I decide I might as well have fun and headed for the most crowded area in Stormwind.  Some death knight snagged me with his purple grabby mcgrabster hand before I had a chance to run into the crowd.  But that was fine.  He killed me and I spirit rezzed by the Eastvale Logging Camp.  After that, it was easy for me to finish off the rest of the continent.

Only the Elder Dungeon Tour left now, which can’t be completed until I’m 80, so meh.