My admiration goes out to all those Wow bloggers who have gamely continued filing stuff through the Christmas holiday season.
Do I feel suitably ashamed? Well not really.
After all I spent three Wow-free days through Christmas in a 12th century Welsh castle having the time of my life and eating at banquets of epic proportions plus spending Boxing Day on a crisp, sunny day out in my beloved Welsh mountains.
/grin
Last night our guild had our first serious crack at 10-man Naxx and took the first two bosses down in the spider wing. There was much celebration and joy, but of course there is more partying to come – in Real Life – as new year looms.
Got to keep things in proportion, what.
Meanwhile I trust 2009 will bring you all that you hope for both in Wowland and further afield or, to put it another way ....
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Monday, 29 December 2008
Friday, 19 December 2008
On the 12th Day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me ...
I know Blizz call it Winter Veil, but it doesn't mean to say Christmas isn't happening and we're all waiting to see what the Jolly Fatman leaves under our tree.
So let's join the festive cheer with a seasonal song, slightly adjusted for wow fans.
/grin
On the first day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me
a Death Knight as a char for free
On the second day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me
2 purple gloves and a death knight as a char for free
To escape the tedium of reptition we will now move swiftly on to the last verse.
On the 12th day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me
12 draeni drumming
11 mages sheeping
10 raiders wiping
9 rogues a-stealthing
8 noobs a-noobing
7 horde a-humming
6 gnomes a dancing
5 epic rings….
4 proto drakes
3 minor glyphs
2 purple gloves
and a Death Knight char for free
/swigs a glass of mulled wine
So let's join the festive cheer with a seasonal song, slightly adjusted for wow fans.
/grin
On the first day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me
a Death Knight as a char for free
On the second day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me
2 purple gloves and a death knight as a char for free
To escape the tedium of reptition we will now move swiftly on to the last verse.
On the 12th day of Christmas Blizzard gave to me
12 draeni drumming
11 mages sheeping
10 raiders wiping
9 rogues a-stealthing
8 noobs a-noobing
7 horde a-humming
6 gnomes a dancing
5 epic rings….
4 proto drakes
3 minor glyphs
2 purple gloves
and a Death Knight char for free
/swigs a glass of mulled wine
Monday, 15 December 2008
Fashion disaster
The bloggers of WowLand have been asked what they think about the fashions that have emerged from the French house of La Lich King.
Some players probably aren’t fussed what the gear looks like as long as it delivers the stats, but I have a sneaking suspicion that most of us preen and posture in our clothes.
I have to say that the clothies stuff looks a tad on the dowdy side, but you’ll find Larisa gives a view on that one at pinkpigtailinn
That apart, most of it seems to be brown with the odd walrus tooth stuck in various places. I know a fashion conscious warrior who was very was upset when the Ruby Vest she got had no red in it whatsoever. Not even a bit of rust. Just a sort of greyish black colour.
Anyways where I do have an issue on the clothing front is with the Death Knights.
This dark, brooding races emerges into Outlands in fantastic gear after completing the starter quests.
Its black with hues of blue humming through it all set off wonderfully by the runic spell on your sword.
Then you start questing in BC, gear drops and what happens – a fashion disaster!
Blizz have seriously screwed up. Suddenly at level 64 my DK Eiger is running around in off-gold boots and green shoulders.
He’s gone from mean and moody to Disney-world cartoon character. Massively disappointing.
/sulk
Meanwhile our guild took five DK’s ranging from 60 to 63 and a variety of specs (though one had to nip off and respec to tank for the final boss) on a Ramparts run. It was a hoot.
We had a couple of wipes, but sporadic deaths were a problem. No-one to rez. Someone’s going to have to learn engineering so we get goblin jumper cables. We ended up taking one boss down when we all died, but two of us rezzed as ghouls and bit him to death.
/cheer
Our plan is to have a DK 10-man and run Kara.
Now that should be a barrel load of fun – and that’s what we’re here for I believe.
Some players probably aren’t fussed what the gear looks like as long as it delivers the stats, but I have a sneaking suspicion that most of us preen and posture in our clothes.
I have to say that the clothies stuff looks a tad on the dowdy side, but you’ll find Larisa gives a view on that one at pinkpigtailinn
That apart, most of it seems to be brown with the odd walrus tooth stuck in various places. I know a fashion conscious warrior who was very was upset when the Ruby Vest she got had no red in it whatsoever. Not even a bit of rust. Just a sort of greyish black colour.
Anyways where I do have an issue on the clothing front is with the Death Knights.
This dark, brooding races emerges into Outlands in fantastic gear after completing the starter quests.
Its black with hues of blue humming through it all set off wonderfully by the runic spell on your sword.
Then you start questing in BC, gear drops and what happens – a fashion disaster!
Blizz have seriously screwed up. Suddenly at level 64 my DK Eiger is running around in off-gold boots and green shoulders.
He’s gone from mean and moody to Disney-world cartoon character. Massively disappointing.
/sulk
Meanwhile our guild took five DK’s ranging from 60 to 63 and a variety of specs (though one had to nip off and respec to tank for the final boss) on a Ramparts run. It was a hoot.
We had a couple of wipes, but sporadic deaths were a problem. No-one to rez. Someone’s going to have to learn engineering so we get goblin jumper cables. We ended up taking one boss down when we all died, but two of us rezzed as ghouls and bit him to death.
/cheer
Our plan is to have a DK 10-man and run Kara.
Now that should be a barrel load of fun – and that’s what we’re here for I believe.
Friday, 12 December 2008
I didn't mean to kill a penguin
Honestly. It’s true, I didn’t mean to – but I sort of did.
I was on a fishing expedition which meant flying out to the Frozen Sea because I was after a school of Monster Belly Fish to close in on the Northrend fishing achievement.
So I landed on this iceberg way off the coast of the Borean Tundra where I’d spotted a school. Surrounded by raffish looking penguins, I duly caught my fish and then the ‘thinks’ alert came on.
Are penguins part of the Love a Pet achievement?
Maybe there are, so let’s do it.
Unfortunately I sort of hit wrong buttons and it died with a squeak..
I swear those other penguins suddenly looked at me in a mournful fashion, as if I wasn’t feeling guilty already.
/remorse
I was on a fishing expedition which meant flying out to the Frozen Sea because I was after a school of Monster Belly Fish to close in on the Northrend fishing achievement.
So I landed on this iceberg way off the coast of the Borean Tundra where I’d spotted a school. Surrounded by raffish looking penguins, I duly caught my fish and then the ‘thinks’ alert came on.
Are penguins part of the Love a Pet achievement?
Maybe there are, so let’s do it.
Unfortunately I sort of hit wrong buttons and it died with a squeak..
I swear those other penguins suddenly looked at me in a mournful fashion, as if I wasn’t feeling guilty already.
/remorse
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