tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Blessing of KingsRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger15435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-68703592914229866702022-11-16T08:18:01.406-08:002022-11-16T08:18:01.406-08:00I used to be a little hyped up but Season 4 was a ...I used to be a little hyped up but Season 4 was a complete bust and the last month I've hardly been on (except for 10min a day to grab some easy gold), not really "playing" - just stocking up for WoW tokens.<br /><br />I mean I kinda plan to buy it and raid, but I know that what I want now and what it is when it launches can be very different. I've had a lot of fun in SL, raiding with my guild and doing lots of M+ with some of them, but currently very unenthusiastic. But everything new might just captivate me like it always does, I hope so at least.Nogamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703565537132612133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-2238410495718378882022-11-09T19:20:25.416-08:002022-11-09T19:20:25.416-08:00Hmm, maybe I'll look for a community like the ...Hmm, maybe I'll look for a community like the Drunk N Disorderly group you mention. A larger, more transient community that raids.<br /><br />That's an interesting point about the smell test. You're right that the base expansion and levelling zones have always been worth playing.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-1280966913463903122022-11-09T17:28:51.119-08:002022-11-09T17:28:51.119-08:00I found the Drunk N Disorderly group on /r/wow. Th...I found the Drunk N Disorderly group on /r/wow. They ran learner normal and heroic progression pugs at 4PM Eastern which was a hard time to hit on weekdays but pretty easy to make work on weekends. I found this was a good way to stay with my guild, aa friends and family cluster that struggle to clear normal bosses or even field a full 10 man roster and still get through the content I wanted to in the lead up to Dragonflight. As for Dragonflight, it passes the smell test. It smells like a WoW expansion and every WoW expansion so far has been worth the purchase, even if it didn't stand up in the end game. I can't say the story of Warcraft has been worth anything since Arthas. They tried with BFA but failed to create believable causes for the events. Warlords was a weird idea of an alternate universe that in the end just amounted to the exact amount of nothing as Shadowlands will. Ive personally been playing more Call of Duty than Warcraft lately, I'm sporadically leveling alts for heritage armors I wont likely use while waiting for Evokers, I hear they're fun to play. I've also rediscovered my love for the feel of fury warriors.<br /><br />Overall I think the prepatch wont be anything exciting, but the expansion should be entertaining for at least a solid playthrough. I do like the sound of how easy it will be to get alts up to end game ready so I don't feel quit as stuck on one character as I did this expansion. I hope dragon riding is fun and comes to the old world areas. I hope the story is surprising, in a good way this time. But I expect we will be uniting to defeat some intergalactic planet ending threat once again, thats just the warcraft writing team. Hawkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077976281346376848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-47186717140798852252022-11-09T07:04:38.436-08:002022-11-09T07:04:38.436-08:00Good to see you are looking forward to it. Yeah, m...Good to see you are looking forward to it. Yeah, maybe I should just approach it with the mindset that I'm not going to raid. Perhaps that will work out better.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-28687563478400613742022-11-09T07:03:37.254-08:002022-11-09T07:03:37.254-08:00The problem is that the writing team is really bad...The problem is that the writing team is really bad. Or maybe that's too harsh, they do a lot of small things well. It's just they have no critical taste when it comes to larger plot.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-43932521010882032922022-11-09T07:02:33.408-08:002022-11-09T07:02:33.408-08:00Ha ha. I should buy the expansion and play it to p...Ha ha. I should buy the expansion and play it to provide you with content? Heh, not the worst reason, I suppose.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-75438738845240198922022-11-09T07:00:07.938-08:002022-11-09T07:00:07.938-08:00I don't really have high hopes for the story t...I don't really have high hopes for the story though. Maybe that's a good idea, at least play the first part and quit early.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-59840747248741188832022-11-09T05:41:29.936-08:002022-11-09T05:41:29.936-08:00I haven't picked the game back up in years. Th...I haven't picked the game back up in years. That being said, I would encourage you to try it out simply for the fact that I still enjoy reading your updates. Brings back great memories every time one of these posts shows up in my feed.Kentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122991844126709376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-33918587273057647682022-11-09T00:39:32.158-08:002022-11-09T00:39:32.158-08:00I'm looking forward to it - which makes this t...I'm looking forward to it - which makes this the first retail expansion about which I can say that since Cataclysm. But then I don't really care about raiding in retail - I'm just looking forward to making an evoker and casually playing with my husband, doing quests and easy mode dungeons.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-69453027441764505182022-11-08T23:23:21.288-08:002022-11-08T23:23:21.288-08:00I'm still on the fence as to whether this is t...I'm still on the fence as to whether this is the expac that gets me back into Retail. Not sure, although I was initially quite intrigued, but I'm going to wait and see how things go first before jumping in. If it becomes yet another "faction leader gone bad" expac, "but this time it's Alliance!" I'm not gonna be amused at all.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-25529239308219499142022-11-08T20:53:35.551-08:002022-11-08T20:53:35.551-08:00I'm about where you are. I didn't raid at ...I'm about where you are. I didn't raid at all in Shadowlands and I miss it. I expect I'll play Dragonflight for the story, and if I find a way to raid casually I'll stick around. Otherwise I'll stop playing, like I did in Shadowlands.Dinaerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122444564280768082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-56970986780121455172022-07-01T23:19:04.435-07:002022-07-01T23:19:04.435-07:00Haha, I'm the same with the mission table. I a...Haha, I'm the same with the mission table. I actually only have a few characters left below 60 now...Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-60430911248458165102022-06-14T14:09:27.653-07:002022-06-14T14:09:27.653-07:00I think the low population of TBC Classic makes it...I think the low population of TBC Classic makes it easier to do a server merge. It's not like Retail where folks are more apt to complain about loosing a character name, especially for those folks who sub/unsub in predictable cycles.<br /><br />Also, I wonder if people view Classic servers as having 'limited shelf life' and just figured merges with other Classic servers was going to happen eventually. Or even with Retail, though that's a huge can of worms Blizzard probably doesn't want to open.Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-15817179137319683022022-06-13T11:10:18.078-07:002022-06-13T11:10:18.078-07:00Well, I guess I didn't explicitly state it, bu...Well, I guess I didn't explicitly state it, but the other option is the joined servers like Retail does. Two or more low-pop servers are joined, and people retain their names.<br /><br />I find it interesting that Classic is trying a different approach to population than Retail took.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-28367281831279640682022-06-08T18:50:27.328-07:002022-06-08T18:50:27.328-07:00The servers in question are extremely tiny. The la...The servers in question are extremely tiny. The largest one in the Western Hemisphere is Skeram, a US East PvP server, who has a raiding population of.... 51. All told, the raiding population of all of the servers listed in the Western Hemisphere <b>combined</b> is 111.<br /><br />You'll forgive me if I think that this is a drop in the bucket compared even to the smallest server left untouched, Old Blanchy, which has a raiding population of 942.<br /><br />The problem isn't these servers that had essentially no population, but the Western Hemispheres PvE ones who are small --Old Blanchy, Bloodsail Buccaneers, Azuresong, and Myzrael, who combined don't equal the smallest of the big servers, Atiesh, for raiding population. The only one of the four who haven't lost population is Bloodsail Buccaneers, but that's because it's the only PvE RP server in the Western Hemisphere; it caters to a very small but specific crowd. The other three are down around 50% from their TBC height of August 2021, which isn't very sustainable in the long run. Those are the servers that Blizz has to address, because people will just up and leave for bigger servers one way or another if guilds can't find raiders. <br /><br />And to be fair, going to a server like Atiesh you're not only going to find raiders, but an active low level experience too. I discovered it myself yesterday, when I was stunned to see more people in Stormwind than I've seen on Myzrael since Classic.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-5477122484327984962022-06-08T17:09:09.104-07:002022-06-08T17:09:09.104-07:00Maybe, we'll see. I'm a little disenchante...Maybe, we'll see. I'm a little disenchanted with the gaming community at the moment, what with the rampant RMT in WoW: Classic, and the refusal to pay anything close to a fair price for games. Sometimes I feel that we deserve the payment models that we are getting.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-24430542167864752682022-06-08T17:05:16.838-07:002022-06-08T17:05:16.838-07:00Hah, that's true. However, D3 also has a lot o...Hah, that's true. However, D3 also has a lot of abilities, especially if you take all the rune modifiers into account. Probably several times as many as a WoW class. So D:I only uses a small subset of those moves, but is still recognizable as a D3 class.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-55243072663709167482022-06-07T10:29:30.875-07:002022-06-07T10:29:30.875-07:00Apparently the P2W and cash shop stuff kicks in re...Apparently the P2W and cash shop stuff kicks in really heavily once you get past L40s, so if you can avoid that, I guess it's okay.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-6622411021924909542022-06-07T08:52:57.865-07:002022-06-07T08:52:57.865-07:00> Most of the classes and abilities are very si...> Most of the classes and abilities are very similar to D3 abilities.<br /><br />I think it's funny that the classes in DI and D3 have more similarities than classes in WoW between add-ons.Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-67228614209388524002022-05-05T16:40:59.433-07:002022-05-05T16:40:59.433-07:00Well, to be fair to Blizzard, the playerbase reall...Well, to be fair to Blizzard, the playerbase really doesn't like Tier set bonuses that aren't impactful. They tried to avoid Tier sets and just have the cosmetic appearance. In the last few tiers, an upgrade is an upgrade. But everyone complained, so they brought back Tier.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-28276217650322729642022-05-05T16:37:53.374-07:002022-05-05T16:37:53.374-07:00I don't do a lot of M+ or PvP. I transformed e...I don't do a lot of M+ or PvP. I transformed either Zerith Mortis pieces you get from quests/dailies/rares or those i246 pieces you can buy from the vendor in the Pilgrim area.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-74491030365829738632022-05-04T09:38:50.017-07:002022-05-04T09:38:50.017-07:00Yes, I also think it's a great addition but I ...Yes, I also think it's a great addition but I do think it's a bit of a band aid for a problem that wouldn't have to exist.<br /><br />Maybe it's been too long but I don't remember the Tier bonuses being a) expected to be completed so soon, as in "you should have these in order to progress", cf RWF and b) so powerful.<br /><br />I also don't remember ever holding out DKP to get a Tier piece, but that may be my pragmatic "if it's an upgrade, it's an upgrade" view and that's why I had to farm a lot of old content to complete the missing transmog pieces, exacerbated by the fact that I wasn't ever in a farming guild. We killed it and moved on :PNogamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703565537132612133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-22531343707837124962022-05-04T00:08:47.553-07:002022-05-04T00:08:47.553-07:00Did you actually run a lot of M+ or somehow got th...Did you actually run a lot of M+ or somehow got the corresponding gear slots with "Season 3 items" as they put it?<br /><br />I now have 57 normal boss kills and this is, I think, week 3 of the Catalyst? and while I am drowning in Flux, the amount of items per slot that I had in order to convert: Head 0, Chest 0, Shoulders 0 (but I won a roll), so I simply couldn't convert anything (in comparison I got a single chest item from the world boss and could instantly convert to 2/4-set because I had 1 LFR drop on my alt, so with a little luck I had the same amount of Tier than on my main that I play extensively). In comparison I ran 9 M+ this week and got a head and chest piece, now I'm just waiting for tonight's Great Vault (EU) and then I can go to upgrading with my fresh 1700 rating (got it last night). I also had a lot of Valor Badges but I couldn't outright buy an item that is eligible to convert (or did I miss that?).<br /><br />TLDR: 3 full clears, ~4 half clears = 30h of raiding vs 5h of M+Nogamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703565537132612133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-79555465059716568362022-05-04T00:06:36.032-07:002022-05-04T00:06:36.032-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nogamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703565537132612133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-40231325369073304692022-05-03T18:54:22.274-07:002022-05-03T18:54:22.274-07:00Oof. We could have used that in Serpentshrine Cave...Oof. We could have used that in Serpentshrine Cavern. I can't tell you the number of times we had drops that were not T5 gear that nobody wanted. The DKP amounts people put forward were, well, pretty miniscule. It was bad enough that we only ran one night a week, but when the gear that does drop is stuff that does nothing for the raid.... <br /><br />This is a great idea, and it's something that Blizz should have done sooner.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.com