Another Monday is here...Hope it's a happy one for all of you. I'm feeling sort of under the weather, so I'm going to keep this rather brief I guess.
This weekend, I decided I wanted to start working on the "killing rare mobs" achievements in Northrend. I had already killed the Crazed Indu'le Survivor and Tukemuth on my druid. Over the weekend I ended up killing Hildana Deathstealer, Vyragosa, High Thane Jorfus, Vigdis the War Maiden and Scarlet Highlord Daion.
Yes, I'm using addons to track them down and get the kills, but only because I find where they patrol and usually just camp at a spawn spot, going afk to do other things. I'm hoping to eventually get a Time-Lost Proto Drake kill, but if I don't get him before I get my Dirkee kill, I'm probably just going to skip it anyway. TLPD is a cool looking mount...just not sure it's worth investing endless hours of camping and misery for these days.
Once I'm done with the Northrend kills, I'll probably go back to Outlands. After having leveled so many 85 alts through Cataclysm areas...I don't even want to have to look at them for awhile. I'm not sure yet though. I hear the Cataclysm rares can drop epic level gear...in which case I might want to try to tag one or two to see. So far, I've seen none of the Cata rares. Lucky, lucky me, right?
I'm still trying to get the Headless Horseman's Reins on my druid, but it's looking like another year that it's not going to happen. I've gotten the Horrific Helmet on every toon BUT Desarra about 3 times now. It would be so awesome to be able to upgrade her helm to something other than whatever garbage she's wearing now, but I digress. Going to keep trying for the next week and see what happens.
Oh...and yes, I've heard all about the new expansion, 1 year signup bonuses and all the changes they're talking about...I'm going to try to read more about it before I say how I really feel about it. At first glance, though...the Pandaren seem way too "Kung Fu Panda" for me...I keep waiting to hear Jack Black spouting off some almost funny one-liner when I look at them.
At any rate, the real world calls again. See you all soon!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hallows End 2011 Guide - Alliance Only, Sorry Hordies
Happy Hallow's End Everybody!
Let's start with the achievements. The Hallow's End Meta Achievement is part of "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been..." which ultimately rewards you with a Violet Proto-Drake. Quite a few people have the VPD already, but for those that don't, I've decided to start talking about the holiday achievements.
Now, in the past...some of these achievements were totally RNG based and there are quite a few people that only needed to loot and use a Toothpick to complete the entire meta...Blizz fixed that. The drop rates for achievement related items is far higher for Trick or Treating and many of the items you need to complete this can be purchased from a vendor now. The masks, Hallowed Helm, Sinister Squashling and I think the toothpicks can be purchased now with Tricky Treats which are rewards from both trick-or-treating and doing the daily quests.
GNERD Rage is another one that's apt to get you killed...and if I remember correctly from when I did it a few years ago...it's likely to drive you into a complete nerd rage - so it's appropriately named for sure.
There aren't a ton of quests for this holiday, which I really like. It makes earning your title and getting everything completed so much easier. Although, if you look at WoWhead you'll want to cry when you see the number of quests they have listed...but they list each individual Candy Bucket as a quest...and there are a ton of them. Once you ignore those, there's really only a few quests to deal with.
As for other quests...I would start with "A Season For Celebration" which you can pick up from any Human Commoner in Stormwind. (Human Commoners also give a quest called: "Costumed Orphan Matron", which will direct you to Goldshire to pick up even more holiday quests!) From there, you head just outside the gates and you can pick up "A Time To Gain" from Celestine when you turn in "A Season For Celebration (daily)". Most of the other quest givers for Hallow's End along with the Hallow's End vendor are located right near her, so grabbing the rest of the quests will be easy.
"Hallow's End Treats for Jesper" will require you to visit the innkeepers in Darnassus, Ironforge and Stormwind, along with the Gnomeregan guy right outside of the Forlorn Cavern in the Mystic Ward and complete quick quests in order to get the candy you need. The Gnomeregan Gumdrop giver was the hardest to find. Head to the Mystic Ward and face yourself toward the Forlorn Cavern. To the left of the Forlorn Cavern entrance, there's a little building. Talvash del Kissel will be standing in the building's "porch" with a questclamation point above his head.
There are two additional things I want to mention regarding quests..."Costumed Orphan Matron" is a one time only quest. If you did it last year or a previous year, then you won't be able to pick up this quest. The same goes for "Free At Last" - A quest given by Sir Thomas's Son in Scarlet Monastery after you defeat the Headless Horseman. If you've already done it, you won't be able to do it again...so if you're having trouble finding it, you've probably already done it.
You can kill the Headless Horseman for a chance at one of four rings:
Band of Ghoulish Glee: +201 Agility, +301 Stamina, +118 Hit Rating, +144 Crit Rating
Seal of the Petrified Pumpkin: +201 Strength, +301 Stamina, +142 Crit Rating, +121 Haste
The Horseman's Signet: +201 Intellect, +301 Stamina, +118 Hit Rating, +144 Haste Rating
The Wicked Witch's Ring: +301 Stamina, +201 Intellect, +134 Spirit, +134 Critical Strike
But you can only receive the Loot-Filled Pumpkin ONCE a day. It can contain a number of "common items" like Tricky Treats or masks. The LFP can also contain the Hallowed Helm, Sinister Squashling, Flying Broom...or even more awesome...
The Horseman's Horrific Helmet: +371 Strength, +411 Stamina, +171 Hit, +218 Haste, Use: You can laugh like the horseman. I know this is something a LOT of plate wearing dps people are after right now.
The Horseman's Sinister Saber: Main Hand (1h) Sword...+103 Agility, +290 Stamina, +103 Hit, +103 Expertise, Use: Summon Pumpkin Soldiers to burn your foes! I guess this is good for rogues only. Hunters would be the only one interested in straight agility that I know of...and hunters don't need expertise at all. I wish this was a dagger though. It would be cool to be able to equip it and summon little pumpkin armies with my druid!
The Horseman's Reins: The horseman's mount...it scales to match your level of riding, so it can fly. It's spooky and amazing looking...and I wish my druid could have this...alas...she doesn't and probably never will.
Happy Haunting, Everyone!!!
This event started Tuesday (10/18) and will continue through Monday (10/31) and I'm sure you don't want to miss a thing, so I decided I'd create a quick guide here listing the quests, pets, loot, achievements and anything else you might want to know about the event here.
Let's start with the achievements. The Hallow's End Meta Achievement is part of "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been..." which ultimately rewards you with a Violet Proto-Drake. Quite a few people have the VPD already, but for those that don't, I've decided to start talking about the holiday achievements.
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Criteria:
- Trick or Treat!
- Bring Me The Head Of...Oh Wait
- That Sparkling Smile
- G.N.E.R.D. Rage
- The Masquerade
- Tricks and Treats of Azeroth
- Out With It
- The Savior of Hallow's End
- Rotten Hallow
- Check Your Head
- Sinister Calling
Now, in the past...some of these achievements were totally RNG based and there are quite a few people that only needed to loot and use a Toothpick to complete the entire meta...Blizz fixed that. The drop rates for achievement related items is far higher for Trick or Treating and many of the items you need to complete this can be purchased from a vendor now. The masks, Hallowed Helm, Sinister Squashling and I think the toothpicks can be purchased now with Tricky Treats which are rewards from both trick-or-treating and doing the daily quests.
To save space, each of the above achievements link to their respective WoWhead page. All of these are pretty easy, except for maybe GNERD Rage and Rotten Hallow. If you're doing the quest "A Time To Lose" for Rotten Hallow - expect to be killed by horde players. Be prepared for corpse runs. You can try to take your rez in a place where you can hopefully cast your hearthstone without getting attacked again, but it's better to just prepare for corpse runs. You won't suffer durability damage from player induced deaths anyway. Just be aware that for that one...you're probably going to die a couple times.
GNERD Rage is another one that's apt to get you killed...and if I remember correctly from when I did it a few years ago...it's likely to drive you into a complete nerd rage - so it's appropriately named for sure.
The meta achievement earns you the title of...The Hallowed. So...my druid, for example, is called Destinae The Hallowed. This is probably one of my favorite titles.
There aren't a ton of quests for this holiday, which I really like. It makes earning your title and getting everything completed so much easier. Although, if you look at WoWhead you'll want to cry when you see the number of quests they have listed...but they list each individual Candy Bucket as a quest...and there are a ton of them. Once you ignore those, there's really only a few quests to deal with.
Let's start with the quest chain to get your Creepy Crate companion pet. It begins with a quest given by Gretchen Fellow called "A Friend In Need" which requires you to find Anson Hastings and talk with him. He's located inside of The Gilded Rose Inn in Stormwind's Trade District. He will follow up with a quest called "Missing Heirlooms" which requires you to head off to Stormwind Harbor and search the cabin of the Courier's ship. From there, a quest called "Fencing The Goods" will lead you through Stormwind to your next quest: "Shopping Around". You just have to walk around a little bit inside the building and maybe talk to a few NPCs inside to complete the quest. If you want to save yourself some trouble, go purchase 5 arcane powder and 5 crystal vials before you even go to The Shady Lady. Once you've investigated the building, you'll be given a quest called "Taking Precautions" which will require you to turn in 5 arcane dusts, 5 crystal vials, and 5 Blood Nettle - which you can pick up around the lake in Northern Stormwind. (Something to note: The Blood Nettle can't be picked up around the lake with all of the Cataclysm portals...the lake you're looking for is to the West...the "lower level" lake by the farm.)
Once you've got your 15 quest items, turn in your quest and pick up "The Collector's Agent". I had trouble finding this guy...so, when you first walk down into the Catacombs under the Cathedral...you'll come to a T intersection where you can go left or right. Go LEFT there and then Left again down a little stairway and you should see the Blood Elfy guy doing his thing. Another special note about this quest: The mob spawn will scale to your character level, meaning, if you're a level 15...a level 14-15 mob will spawn for you to kill. Likewise, if you're level 85...the mob spawn will be level 85. From here, you'll pick up "What Now?" which will have you return the quest to Anson or Hudson. It doesn't matter who you give it to really...both will reward you with the Creepy Crate vanity pet. Good luck!
As for other quests...I would start with "A Season For Celebration" which you can pick up from any Human Commoner in Stormwind. (Human Commoners also give a quest called: "Costumed Orphan Matron", which will direct you to Goldshire to pick up even more holiday quests!) From there, you head just outside the gates and you can pick up "A Time To Gain" from Celestine when you turn in "A Season For Celebration (daily)". Most of the other quest givers for Hallow's End along with the Hallow's End vendor are located right near her, so grabbing the rest of the quests will be easy.
You should be able to pick up:
"Hallow's End Treats for Jesper" will require you to visit the innkeepers in Darnassus, Ironforge and Stormwind, along with the Gnomeregan guy right outside of the Forlorn Cavern in the Mystic Ward and complete quick quests in order to get the candy you need. The Gnomeregan Gumdrop giver was the hardest to find. Head to the Mystic Ward and face yourself toward the Forlorn Cavern. To the left of the Forlorn Cavern entrance, there's a little building. Talvash del Kissel will be standing in the building's "porch" with a questclamation point above his head.
There are more quests just down the road from the Stormwind quest givers. Head down to Goldshire to pick up:
1. Fire Brigade Practice - Non-Daily- You can do this quest in Dun Morogh, Goldshire, and Azuremyst Isle.
2. Let The Fires Come - Daily -You can do this quest in Dun Morogh, Goldshire, and Azuremyst Isle.
3. Stop the Fires - Daily -You can do this quest in Dun Morogh, Goldshire, and Azuremyst Isle.
4. Smash the Pumpkin - Daily -You can do this quest in Dun Morogh, Goldshire, and Azuremyst Isle.
There are two additional things I want to mention regarding quests..."Costumed Orphan Matron" is a one time only quest. If you did it last year or a previous year, then you won't be able to pick up this quest. The same goes for "Free At Last" - A quest given by Sir Thomas's Son in Scarlet Monastery after you defeat the Headless Horseman. If you've already done it, you won't be able to do it again...so if you're having trouble finding it, you've probably already done it.
And last, but not least...HOLIDAY LOOT!!!!!!
You can kill the Headless Horseman for a chance at one of four rings:
Band of Ghoulish Glee: +201 Agility, +301 Stamina, +118 Hit Rating, +144 Crit Rating
Seal of the Petrified Pumpkin: +201 Strength, +301 Stamina, +142 Crit Rating, +121 Haste
The Horseman's Signet: +201 Intellect, +301 Stamina, +118 Hit Rating, +144 Haste Rating
The Wicked Witch's Ring: +301 Stamina, +201 Intellect, +134 Spirit, +134 Critical Strike
For those items, you can kill him as many times a day as you want...which is cool...I suppose.
But you can only receive the Loot-Filled Pumpkin ONCE a day. It can contain a number of "common items" like Tricky Treats or masks. The LFP can also contain the Hallowed Helm, Sinister Squashling, Flying Broom...or even more awesome...
The Horseman's Horrific Helmet: +371 Strength, +411 Stamina, +171 Hit, +218 Haste, Use: You can laugh like the horseman. I know this is something a LOT of plate wearing dps people are after right now.
The Horseman's Sinister Saber: Main Hand (1h) Sword...+103 Agility, +290 Stamina, +103 Hit, +103 Expertise, Use: Summon Pumpkin Soldiers to burn your foes! I guess this is good for rogues only. Hunters would be the only one interested in straight agility that I know of...and hunters don't need expertise at all. I wish this was a dagger though. It would be cool to be able to equip it and summon little pumpkin armies with my druid!
And last...but not least...and by far one of the most sought after items of this particular holiday...
The Horseman's Reins: The horseman's mount...it scales to match your level of riding, so it can fly. It's spooky and amazing looking...and I wish my druid could have this...alas...she doesn't and probably never will.
I tried to keep this post as brief as possible, considering everything's basically available on WoWhead. I just know a few people requested a "list" of what to do for the holiday. If you want tips or advice on any of the quests or achievements, feel free to comment below or throw an email to me at: mydruidrocks@aol.com!
Happy Haunting, Everyone!!!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday Morning Mumblings: Chapter 5
Monday Morning Mumblings is a little late this week. Apparently I saved it as a draft but never actually published it.
How's THAT for brilliance?
I really don't have too much to talk about. Some old, familiar faces have returned to the guild recently which I'm really happy about. It's been kind of like a family reunion. I think, in a way, it's reviving guild morale too. :D
Hallow's end starts this week, which is pretty exciting. I'm hoping I can get the helm for Desarra, but that's probably not going to happen. I'm pretty excited about the two new pets: The Creepy Crate and The Feline Familiar. I'm going to be working on getting both of those this week. The only other pet available to players during the Hallows End event is the Sinister Squashling, which I ended up getting last year or the year before on most of my high level alts and my druid. The other, much more coveted item that will potentially drop during this event from your Loot-Filled Pumpkin is The Headless Horseman's Mount.
I've been trying to get this on my druid for 4 years.
I've sort of just accepted that I'm not going to get it...ever...on my druid.
My warlock has it...which...yay? /seethe
Anyway, sorry for the horribly awful update. I don't have time right now for a full post. I will be back later this week to update on the Hallows End stuff if I can.
Until next time...Happy Hallows End!
How's THAT for brilliance?
I really don't have too much to talk about. Some old, familiar faces have returned to the guild recently which I'm really happy about. It's been kind of like a family reunion. I think, in a way, it's reviving guild morale too. :D
Hallow's end starts this week, which is pretty exciting. I'm hoping I can get the helm for Desarra, but that's probably not going to happen. I'm pretty excited about the two new pets: The Creepy Crate and The Feline Familiar. I'm going to be working on getting both of those this week. The only other pet available to players during the Hallows End event is the Sinister Squashling, which I ended up getting last year or the year before on most of my high level alts and my druid. The other, much more coveted item that will potentially drop during this event from your Loot-Filled Pumpkin is The Headless Horseman's Mount.
I've been trying to get this on my druid for 4 years.
I've sort of just accepted that I'm not going to get it...ever...on my druid.
My warlock has it...which...yay? /seethe
Anyway, sorry for the horribly awful update. I don't have time right now for a full post. I will be back later this week to update on the Hallows End stuff if I can.
Until next time...Happy Hallows End!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday Morning Mumblings: Chapter 4
Happy Monday...right? I don't really have anything planned to talk about. It's Columbus Day and despite the fact that I'm working today, I feel like my mind is on vacation right now.
Let's see...
Over the weekend, my guild hosted two alt Firelands runs. I was able to participate in both. The Friday night run is our "Main" alt run and the Sunday night run is our "Alt" alt run.
Friday night I took my shaman in and we rolled through and got a few solid attempts in on Ragnaros. I believe our problem is a less than ideal group makeup for dealing with the adds during the transition phases. Sunday night, I took my priest. Since most of us want to gear our "Main" alts, some of us switched to our main alt when we got to Ragnaros, just in case we got the kill.
But we didn't. Same reason. We didn't have the right group makeup and there were a few glitchy things that kept happening, so we just called it a night.
But the fact that we're able to steamroll through that instance with a group makeup that is less than ideal, on a 3rd alt that we play far less often than our mains or main alts...and still get to Ragnaros within just a few hours is proof that, perhaps Blizz took the nerf too far. That was also one of the longest run on sentences I've ever written. Holy cow...
Absolutely nothing dropped for my priest during the Sunday run. The same is true of my shaman on our Friday run. Am I surprised? No. It makes raiding more exciting when cool new gear drops, but really...I'm not that worried about it. Saves me from having to spend more gold on gems and enchants. Cool, right? Right.
I was a little saddened to find out that the only shaman caster helm that drops in Firelands drops from Ragnaros though. I mean, even druids have a shot at a really nice helm from Beth'tilac. On the other side of that though, a really gorgeous ele/resto/holy paladin shield drops from Beth'tilac. I keep praying I'll see that or the caster axe drop for Amaari, but so far, no go.
I also realized that getting the stats correct on my priest is more confusing than any of the other toons I have. Mastery is good for holy. Haste is good for holy. I was trying to do some research to find out how to get past the haste breakpoint for Renew on my priest, but I'm not finding the exact haste rating that I need. I keep getting a percentage in my research...
12.5%
Okay...well...if I look at my character screen she might be at 13.49%...if I hover over that though it shows her haste percentage at 11%...so I'm not sure which percentage I have to get over 12.5%. Maybe I'll keep stacking haste until I get them BOTH over that point, but then I'd likely be wasting haste where I could have mastery for the stronger "bonus" HoT ticks...
Grrr...I'm going to keep researching that and my shaman's resto stats and I'll get back to you with actual figures once I figure it out.
With my druid it was easy. You need 2005 haste rating to get to the breakpoint for Wild Growth and Tranquility to have an extra tick. I'm there. I've got that. It was easy. These other two classes though...bleh.
I also found that the "advice" they give for Holy priests is to "stack haste until you feel comfortable enough with it". Well...if that were the case, I'd stack it until all my heals were practically instant cast. But that would gimp my other stats. Come on, Elitist Jerks...let's get real here...
Anyway, I'm going to start that research and I'll stop back and let you know what I find when I find what I'm looking for...
Whatever that is...
Let's see...
Over the weekend, my guild hosted two alt Firelands runs. I was able to participate in both. The Friday night run is our "Main" alt run and the Sunday night run is our "Alt" alt run.
Friday night I took my shaman in and we rolled through and got a few solid attempts in on Ragnaros. I believe our problem is a less than ideal group makeup for dealing with the adds during the transition phases. Sunday night, I took my priest. Since most of us want to gear our "Main" alts, some of us switched to our main alt when we got to Ragnaros, just in case we got the kill.
But we didn't. Same reason. We didn't have the right group makeup and there were a few glitchy things that kept happening, so we just called it a night.
But the fact that we're able to steamroll through that instance with a group makeup that is less than ideal, on a 3rd alt that we play far less often than our mains or main alts...and still get to Ragnaros within just a few hours is proof that, perhaps Blizz took the nerf too far. That was also one of the longest run on sentences I've ever written. Holy cow...
Absolutely nothing dropped for my priest during the Sunday run. The same is true of my shaman on our Friday run. Am I surprised? No. It makes raiding more exciting when cool new gear drops, but really...I'm not that worried about it. Saves me from having to spend more gold on gems and enchants. Cool, right? Right.
I was a little saddened to find out that the only shaman caster helm that drops in Firelands drops from Ragnaros though. I mean, even druids have a shot at a really nice helm from Beth'tilac. On the other side of that though, a really gorgeous ele/resto/holy paladin shield drops from Beth'tilac. I keep praying I'll see that or the caster axe drop for Amaari, but so far, no go.
I also realized that getting the stats correct on my priest is more confusing than any of the other toons I have. Mastery is good for holy. Haste is good for holy. I was trying to do some research to find out how to get past the haste breakpoint for Renew on my priest, but I'm not finding the exact haste rating that I need. I keep getting a percentage in my research...
12.5%
Okay...well...if I look at my character screen she might be at 13.49%...if I hover over that though it shows her haste percentage at 11%...so I'm not sure which percentage I have to get over 12.5%. Maybe I'll keep stacking haste until I get them BOTH over that point, but then I'd likely be wasting haste where I could have mastery for the stronger "bonus" HoT ticks...
Grrr...I'm going to keep researching that and my shaman's resto stats and I'll get back to you with actual figures once I figure it out.
With my druid it was easy. You need 2005 haste rating to get to the breakpoint for Wild Growth and Tranquility to have an extra tick. I'm there. I've got that. It was easy. These other two classes though...bleh.
I also found that the "advice" they give for Holy priests is to "stack haste until you feel comfortable enough with it". Well...if that were the case, I'd stack it until all my heals were practically instant cast. But that would gimp my other stats. Come on, Elitist Jerks...let's get real here...
Anyway, I'm going to start that research and I'll stop back and let you know what I find when I find what I'm looking for...
Whatever that is...
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Attumen the Huntard
I haven't really talked about mount farming in awhile. Maybe it's time to dust off this topic a little bit.
I have a mount farming tracker at the bottom of the page someplace, and I've been extremely fortunate. The raptor mount and Zulian Tiger mount are no longer available in the game as far as I know. I have them both. That makes me a pretty happy camper.
But there's two mounts that I've been wanting since I found out they were in the game. I've been in love with the Fiery Warhorse and the Headless Horseman's mount since I first saw them. I don't really know why...I just love them.
I've been denied the Headless Horseman's mount because it is only available during the Hallow's End event in October (which is coming up soon) and it is a rare "drop". I've run the Headless Horseman's fight every day that it's been available since I started playing back in BC...and I've yet to get it on my druid. You know which of my toons got it? My warlock. Yay..../seethe
The Fiery Warhorse, however, drops in Karazhan from Attumen the Huntsman. I've been in this raid instance...probably well over 100 times now. I've yet to see this mount drop. I'm starting to wonder if it's just a myth...
Anyway, I'm still trying to farm the mount when I can. I have an extremely busy raid schedule these days with our 25 man raid nights and the alt raids going on now...but I try to sneak in some farming time when I can.
I'm hoping I can get one or the other at least. They both have practically the same model...
Take a look:
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| The Headless Horseman's Mount |
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| The Fiery Warhorse |
There are a bunch of other new mounts that have been added in Cataclysm, but I'll have to save that for another post. I just don't have the patience today to try and fight with this blog about posting pictures of them. I'm already annoyed at how bloody the battle was to get it to just let me post these two pictures here...
At any rate, I'll keep you updated on the Fiery Warhorse farming, since I can't do anything to try and get the Headless Horseman's mount until October 18th. (Hallow's End 2011 runs from 10/18-10/31/11 - in case you were wondering).
So, to all my fellow mount collectors out there: Happy farming! Be sure to send pictures and updates when you make a new addition to your collection and I'll post it here! Take care!
Ragnar-O's
Truth be told, I couldn't think of a title for this post so I just picked a random achievement we got recently and went with it. I'm having sort of a writer's block or something this morning. I'll remedy that with another cup of coffee.
Quick Updates:
I am finding that I should really research a few classes so that I stop being horrible at them. I'm "good" with my shaman, but on the report card it says, "Room for improvement." I'd like to learn more about my mage, death knight and warlock too...I just lack motivation to do so.
I also found that trying to balance out my gear once I got the helm token and the new shoulders made me miserable. I hate math. I hate it with the fury of a thousand suns. Between the helm and the shoulders, I ended up with a ton of extra haste but I wanted to try out some mastery on my gear so I didn't want to press past the next haste breakpoint. So I reforged this, then re-gemmed that, then reforged this and restored the first thing, then changed another gem, then changed this enchant, then changed it back and reforged something else...When I logged out, I was at 2013 haste rating, 8 points above the 2005 required. That's not too shabby.
But I guarantee you that next week, Beth'tilac (aka: Spiderbitch) will drop the helm I had been waiting to see for the past...well since the first two druids got theirs. I kept passing on it figuring it would drop again fairly soon. Four weeks passed and it never dropped. I guarantee that next week it will drop. Why? Because I've already upgraded my helm. Hopefully somebody in the group will be able to use it.
Speaking of the raid, we normally have 4-ish hours of raiding. The only boss we had to kill last night was Ragnaros though, so we were done with loot and random raid shenanigans within 2 hours. It was sort of eerie. We still have raid night on Monday, but with all of the Firelands bosses down...I'm not sure what we'll be doing. Maybe we'll go back and try heroic Blackwing Descent or something. Heroic Conclave? Who knows?
I'm really wanting to try out the new gear with the 4 piece bonus though. Swiftmend will now heal a nearby raid member for the same amount it heals the primary target. I have a feeling that's going to come in really handy. I just want to see it though. Maybe I'll play in some five mans tonight to test it out.
For now, I'm going to bounce though. The coffee just finished brewing and I'm going to go get a cup before it's gone!
Until next time: Be Happy, Heroes!
Quick Updates:
- My shaman has her 4pc tier 12. Still waiting on other drops though.
My druid has her 4pc tier 12 and heroic shoulders from Shannox (H).
We've killed heroic Shannox...twice now I think. - We made a few attempts at Heroic Staghelm.
- We're going to keep working on our heroic progression list.
I am finding that I should really research a few classes so that I stop being horrible at them. I'm "good" with my shaman, but on the report card it says, "Room for improvement." I'd like to learn more about my mage, death knight and warlock too...I just lack motivation to do so.
I also found that trying to balance out my gear once I got the helm token and the new shoulders made me miserable. I hate math. I hate it with the fury of a thousand suns. Between the helm and the shoulders, I ended up with a ton of extra haste but I wanted to try out some mastery on my gear so I didn't want to press past the next haste breakpoint. So I reforged this, then re-gemmed that, then reforged this and restored the first thing, then changed another gem, then changed this enchant, then changed it back and reforged something else...When I logged out, I was at 2013 haste rating, 8 points above the 2005 required. That's not too shabby.
But I guarantee you that next week, Beth'tilac (aka: Spiderbitch) will drop the helm I had been waiting to see for the past...well since the first two druids got theirs. I kept passing on it figuring it would drop again fairly soon. Four weeks passed and it never dropped. I guarantee that next week it will drop. Why? Because I've already upgraded my helm. Hopefully somebody in the group will be able to use it.
Speaking of the raid, we normally have 4-ish hours of raiding. The only boss we had to kill last night was Ragnaros though, so we were done with loot and random raid shenanigans within 2 hours. It was sort of eerie. We still have raid night on Monday, but with all of the Firelands bosses down...I'm not sure what we'll be doing. Maybe we'll go back and try heroic Blackwing Descent or something. Heroic Conclave? Who knows?
I'm really wanting to try out the new gear with the 4 piece bonus though. Swiftmend will now heal a nearby raid member for the same amount it heals the primary target. I have a feeling that's going to come in really handy. I just want to see it though. Maybe I'll play in some five mans tonight to test it out.
For now, I'm going to bounce though. The coffee just finished brewing and I'm going to go get a cup before it's gone!
Until next time: Be Happy, Heroes!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday Morning Mumblings: Chapter 3
Monday is here again which means we can mumble about stuff. Know what I want to mumble about?
Druid Tier 13.
Wanna see it?
I don't play a Balance druid, but those bonuses sound "alright".
The Restoration bonuses sound okay...it seems like they could be better. The 2 piece bonus makes it seem like Blizzard decided we weren't using innervate enough so they're giving us a reason to use it. Doesn't it? The four piece seems to make a little more sense. It could be nice, I suppose.
But the Feral Bonuses? I don't know anything about kitty, and I'm not going to pretend I do...but the bear bonuses sound pretty delicious. Frenzied Regeneration is going to be raid wide? YUM! Maybe it will make bear tanks more sought after, finally! The 2 piece bonus isn't too shabby either. Savage defense absorbs damage. That...is pretty cool. Tier 13 is making me want to beg my guild leader to let me tank again!
Sigh...
Anyway, I apologize for such a brief, non-informational post today, but there's not a whole lot of information out on tier 13 just yet so there's not a whole lot to talk about. I'm excited about the next tier because, in my opinion, it's gorgeous. Tier 12 was just...well it's ugly. It'll be nice to slip into a "dress" again. I know I'm not the only druid excited about it!
That's all I've got for today, so take care everyone. See you soon!
Druid Tier 13.
Wanna see it?
K!
The only thing that makes me sad: We're getting transmogrification in the same patch as tier 13. Why is that sad? I really think I like the appearance of the tier 13 gear. I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of the helm, which is fine because I never show it anyway, but the rest of it is gorgeous.
Let's see the set bonuses!
Druid
- Balance 2pc -- Insect Swarm increases all damage done by your Starfire, Starsurge, and Wrath spells against that target by 3%.
- Balance 4pc -- Reduces the cooldown of Starsurge by 5 sec.
- Feral 2pc -- Pulverize now also grants your Mangle (Bear) critical strikes a 100% chance to trigger Savage Defense, and your Blood in the Water talent now causes Ferocious Bite to refresh the duration of your Rip on targets with 60% or less health.Feral.
- Feral 4pc -- Frenzied Regeneration also affects all raid and party members. This effect cannot be triggered if you have been in Bear Form for less than 15 sec. In addition, your Stampede talent now grants two charges after using Feral Charge (Cat).
- Restoration 2pc -- After using Innervate, the mana cost of your healing spells is reduced by 25% for 15 sec.Restoration.
- Restoration 4pc Your Rejuvenation and Regrowth spells have a 10% chance to Timeslip and have double the normal duration.
I don't play a Balance druid, but those bonuses sound "alright".
The Restoration bonuses sound okay...it seems like they could be better. The 2 piece bonus makes it seem like Blizzard decided we weren't using innervate enough so they're giving us a reason to use it. Doesn't it? The four piece seems to make a little more sense. It could be nice, I suppose.
But the Feral Bonuses? I don't know anything about kitty, and I'm not going to pretend I do...but the bear bonuses sound pretty delicious. Frenzied Regeneration is going to be raid wide? YUM! Maybe it will make bear tanks more sought after, finally! The 2 piece bonus isn't too shabby either. Savage defense absorbs damage. That...is pretty cool. Tier 13 is making me want to beg my guild leader to let me tank again!
Sigh...
Anyway, I apologize for such a brief, non-informational post today, but there's not a whole lot of information out on tier 13 just yet so there's not a whole lot to talk about. I'm excited about the next tier because, in my opinion, it's gorgeous. Tier 12 was just...well it's ugly. It'll be nice to slip into a "dress" again. I know I'm not the only druid excited about it!
That's all I've got for today, so take care everyone. See you soon!
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