draNgNon progress 7/23

I really do want to move these posts out of my LJ. this will hopefully be the last one, and I will migrate it out.

once I figure out what to call the new blog.

anyhow, here is the progress on last week's list. it's all about Vhaas.

Kuanchichi
• 350 rest of weaps • 355 fishing • revered with Thrallmar damnit • get Sporregar Underbog quests done - in Heroic mode • farm 8 primal waters - needed for healy enchant • battlegrounds	• staves! • 358... fishing for primals! • got it! • no progress • 9 of 'em! • no progress also: tried Heroic Mech.
Eeyan
• Onyxia key. • mats for next 0.5 quest • 330 blacksmithing • Hellfire Ramparts run	no progress on any of this stuff
Aurochh
• Dun Garok • RFD preinstance • Gadget FP • quests in Arathi • Kargath FP	• no progress • no progress • nope • started on raptors and ogres • nope
Vhaas
• clear Felwood • start WPL, or Burning Steppes • clear collection quests in Un'goro • get FA to Heavy Runecloth • (if start in WPL) runecloth to Exodar • clear Sunken Temple	• everything but tree escort • started both • cleared Un'goro • got it • still short on Runecloth • no progress and: level 58!!! which means: HH flight point...

so this coming week. Kuan needs a rest I think, my alts are neglected. especially Tris. after this week Kuan will be working on Lower city rep, which means also Horde rep as Kuan is not allowed to have any rep higher than darkspear.

Kuanchichi weap skillup, and practice w/heroics
• 350 unarmed
• 365 fishing
• get Sporregar Underbog quests done - in Heroic mode
• get healy enchant on daggar
• battlegrounds
• o yah. honored with CC

Eeyan Ony key, 0.5 quests, blacksmithing, and run with Teltanara:
• Onyxia key.
• mats for next 0.5 quest
• 330 blacksmithing
• Hellfire Ramparts run
• Teltanara through Searing Gorge
• Teltanara through Jintha'alor

Aurochh level 35 and artisan enchanting:
• Dun Garok
• RFD preinstance
• Gadget FP
• quests in Arathi
• Kargath FP

Vhaas leveling, and Dranei rep for Elekk:
• Scholo key
• Fallen Hero of the Horde questline
• runecloth to Exodar
• 300 FA
• 300 cooking
• clear Sunken Temple
• LHC FP
• runups to BRD

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so, I just lose at wow

Kuan and Viljo went into Silithus last night. They both still have the long-ago-grey The Four Dukes quest partially done and Aurochh's email and bank are overflowing with Twilight Cultist clothing.

that quest is grey, becuase it's ostenisbly level 60. wtf, isn't a quest supposed to be rated at the mob level killed? the Dukes are all level 62 elites... green.

but anyhow, Aurocch parted with 4 sets of Twilight Cultish Clothing of Uglification and 2 LBS' and Kuan and Viljo headed to Silithus. farmed more clothes and Templars and finally pulled up a Duke... Shards, it was, which was disappointing as they both GOT that one already. but whatever the drops are nice.

unfortuantely improper clearing meant Viljo was Occupied with Twilight Avengers so Kuan got to tank, DPS, heal, and deal with getting stunned. WIPE at 12% mob health or something like that. augh.

some more farming and we had what we needed for another Duke. this time it was Fathoms and even though we did properly clear and had it set up for back and forth kiting the knockback just messed with Kuan's heals. WIPE again at considerably higher than 12% mob health.

smarting after that, I took a break from Wow and then when we came back we decided it was mote farming time. and finally, the obsession with skilling up fishing paid off. went to the elemental plateau and before the second Aquadynamic Fish Attractor expired, Kuan had fished himself up 26 motes of water.

then Rahlenti wanted to run a heroic. I was all "Underbog!" because I really want to do that. but, instead the intention got hijacked by Fireskorm who needed KoT rep. Lilra needed that too so we went into regular BM. but Fireskorm and Kuan don't play well together; part of it is style incompatibility, part of it is I do stupid things becuase I am so constantly annoyed at his attitude. it was a bad sign that three of us died clearing gators. Fireskorm refused to clear adds, so Viljo had to. we got through the first 11 portals ok but after that it was badness all around when Viljo managed to get out of healing range for both Kuan and Lilra and dropped dead on Temporus. Rahl and Fire run to the next portal... hello! if both the healers are rezzing someone and then pulling adds off Medivh, it's not a good idea to engage in melee with a Rift lord...!

Fireskorm claimed all the drops, becuase he DEs. isn't that nice. I didn't bother rolling on anything. Kuan was full, since they summoned him before Kuan could hit a bank, becuase Fireskorm needed to get done quickly; and last time I was in an instance with him, he kept the shards regardless of rolls anyhow.

the meters said Kuan was doing 230 DPS in BM. how lame is that, even if Kuan spent a lot of his time in BM as a sheep. I think it's just incompatible playstyles, but whatever. Fireskorm doesn't seem to be pulling all this deliberately. Clara thinks he just has an overweening sense of entitlement; I'm inclined to agree. anyhow I will probably try to avoid running with him in the future, not becuase I dislike HIM, just becuase I don't play well with him.

but all that left me thinking, I lose at Wow. all this nice gear, well, except for the green chest, and I can't even break 250dps in regular black morass.

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channelling one's OCD

me? I got plenty of outlets in which I can divert any tendency towards OCD. I'm a release engineer. I tend to be a perfectionist when I paint. and, I try to get my Wow characters' skills maxxed out. maybe that's one of the reasons warrior drives me nuts. too many weapon bars to skill up per level...!

other people... channel it differently.

On 7/19/07, Shari wrote:
> I gotta say...:  sometimes I think I am too completionist with wanting
> all my skill bars to be solid.
> 
> but seeing that guy's rep bars, makes me think, I am not, actually too
> completionist.  not me!  look at him!  and shut up.
> 
> -shari
> 
> On 7/19/07, Chuck wrote:
> > If anyone has the Sword of 1000 Truths its that guy ;-).
> > --Chuck
> >
> >
> > On 7/19/07, Shari wrote:
> > > Google FTW
> > >
> > > http://www.drink.nu/wow/shendralar/
> > >
> > > On 7/19/07, Daniel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Is there anyone actually exalted with Shen'dralar? A former guild member of
> > > > mine put a lot of work into grinding, and only made it halfway through
> > > > honored.
> > > >
> > > > D

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For Zalona

Back story of this particular comic is a quest chain to get to the fountain of youth.

Dark Legacy Comic

crap.

that's not actually true. he never got the key to Maraudon. sigh


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stats

Kuanchichi, my main wow toon, is now...

100% key'd for Heroics and Kara
+899 heals UNBUFFED in heal gear. ...with +191 mana regen.
+556 dmg & heals UNBUFFED in caster gear. ...with a 16.65% base critical spell strike, +11% for lightning.
7426 AC in his normal tool-around-the-world gear.

rawr.

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draNgNon progress 7/16

so.... here is the progress on last week's list. it's not a lot as I had 2 or 3 nights where I had better things to do. I note here for posterity that in Kuan's most recent instance, a run of Shattered Halls, the EDPS (which I'm still not sure I trust) showed him behind the ENH shaman in the group, and floating at around 310. but the total damage on psydid's meters had him outpace everyone (I wonder if psydid is using SwStats or DamageMeters) in the totals by 100k damage. and, he was doing some offheals on the bigger pulls.

Vhaas, meanwhile, was doing poor damage in the ST run I took her on. of course, it's all relative with a lock and a fury warr in the party trying to outgun each other on the meters. anyhow it's time to sink attention into gear and better macros.

Kuanchichi
• 350 rest of weaps • 350 fishing • revered with Thrallmar • get Sporregar Underbog quests done - in Heroic mode • farm 8 primal waters - needed for healy enchant • battlegrounds	• maces! • got it • AUGH 11779/12000 • no progress • no progress • no progress but: cleared 5mans from Ogri'la... solo healing. and: friendly with Ogri'la also: friendly with Sha'tari Skyguard
Eeyan
• world dragons • mats for next 0.5 quest • 330 blacksmithing • Hellfire Ramparts run • assist Teltanara blow through Uldaman preinstance	• done, thanks ! • no progress • no progress • no progress • done
Aurochh
• Battle of Hillsbrad chain • re-run RFK • re-run SM Lib	• only Dun Garok left • escorted through • escorted through and: level 31! also: Hammerfall FP lastly: guilded.
Vhaas
• clear Felwood • start WPL, or Burning Steppes • clear collection quests in Un'goro • get FA to Heavy Runecloth • (if start in WPL) runecloth to Exodar • clear Sunken Temple	• advanced on chains • no progress • cleared oozes • LW needed it • no progress • pugged it, no progress but: 280 LW!

so this coming week.

Kuanchichi weap skillup, Thrallmar rep, and practice w/heroics
• 350 rest of weaps
• 355 fishing
• revered with Thrallmar damnit
• get Sporregar Underbog quests done - in Heroic mode
• farm 8 primal waters - needed for healy enchant
• battlegrounds

Eeyan Ony key, 0.5 quests, and blacksmithing:
• Onyxia key.
• mats for next 0.5 quest
• 330 blacksmithing
• Hellfire Ramparts run

Aurochh level 35 and artisan enchanting:
• Dun Garok
• RFD preinstance
• Gadget FP
• quests in Arathi
• Kargath FP

Vhaas leveling, and Dranei rep for Elekk:
• clear Felwood
• start WPL, or Burning Steppes
• clear collection quests in Un'goro
• get FA to Heavy Runecloth
• (if start in WPL) runecloth to Exodar
• clear Sunken Temple

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draNgNon progress 7/9

progress on last week's list:

Kuanchichi
• 350 some weap • 355 fishing • revered with Thrallmar • get Sporregar Underbog quests done • battlegrounds	• daggars and axes! • 347 • one more SH run should do it • no progress • looked at rewards... but: cleared 5mans for Ogri'la access and: cleared 2 or 3 SMV group quests, resulting in gear upgrades
Eeyan
• dragoneye run in UBRS • mats for next 0.5 quest • 330 blacksmithing	• got it • picked up a couple LBS • no progress and: level 63!
Aurochh
• Battle of Hillsbrad chain • run SM Lib and GY	• no progress • escorted through and: level 30! travel form!! tux time!!!
Vhaas
• clear Felwood • start WPL, or Burning Steppes • clear collection quests in Un'goro • get FA to Heavy Runecloth • (if start in WPL) runecloth to Exodar • clear Sunken Temple... • ...then run it again.	• advanced on chains • no progress • no progress • no progress • no progress • pugged it, did well but no clear • nope more: level 55!
other
• delete Doreen • run Siobhantha through shit with Teltanara	• nope • cleared a bunch in Tanaris, including Field Duty

so this coming week.

Kuanchichi weap skillup, Thrallmar rep, and practice w/heroics
• 350 rest of weaps
• 350 fishing
• revered with Thrallmar
• get Sporregar Underbog quests done - in Heroic mode
• farm 8 primal waters - needed for healy enchant
• battlegrounds

Eeyan Ony key, 0.5 quests, and blacksmithing:
• world dragons
• mats for next 0.5 quest
• 330 blacksmithing
• Hellfire Ramparts run
• assist Teltanara blow through Uldaman preinstance

Aurochh level 35 and artisan enchanting:
• Battle of Hillsbrad chain
• re-run RFK
• re-run SM Lib

Vhaas leveling, and Dranei rep for Elekk:
• clear Felwood
• start WPL, or Burning Steppes
• clear collection quests in Un'goro
• get FA to Heavy Runecloth
• (if start in WPL) runecloth to Exodar
• clear Sunken Temple

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Woman Arrested for WoW Love Affair

She was a 31 mage, he was a 17 warrior. Unfortunately, we're talking about their ages

'nough said

Rumour: Iphone to play World of Warcraft?

draNgNon progress 7/2

being home sick didn't help at all with making any progress on last week's list.

Kuanchichi
• 350 some weap • 345 fishing • run Shattered Halls • get Sporregar CF quests done - in Heroics • battlegrounds	• no progress • 344 • cleared Kargath • no progress • no progress but: Revered with Keepers of Time
Eeyan
• dragoneye run in UBRS • mats for next 0.5 quest • 330 blacksmithing	no progress on any of this stuff!
Aurochh
• Battle of Hillsbrad chain • run SM Lib and GY	no progress on any of this stuff
Vhaas
• more Felwood • start WPL • 250 LW • get FA to Heavy Runecloth • runecloth to Exodar • finish ST runups	• seconf Jadefire, first Jaedenar, other random • no progress • 260! • not quite there • no progress • finished more: level 53! and: Everlook FP

so this coming week. between 4th of July and whatnot, I am not gonna hit these... must remember they are focii.

Kuanchichi weap skillup, Thrallmar rep, and practice w/heroics
• 350 some weap
• 355 fishing
• revered with Thrallmar
• get Sporregar Underbog quests done - in Heroic mode
• battlegrounds

Eeyan Ony key, 0.5 quests, and blacksmithing:
• dragoneye run in UBRS omg how hard is this to get a group...
• mats for next 0.5 quest
• 330 blacksmithing

Aurochh level 35 and artisan enchanting:
• Battle of Hillsbrad chain
• run SM Lib and GY

Vhaas leveling, and Dranei rep for Elekk:
• clear Felwood
• start WPL, or Burning Steppes
• clear collection quests in Un'goro
• get FA to Heavy Runecloth
• (if start in WPL) runecloth to Exodar
• clear Sunken Temple...
• ...then run it again.

other
• delete Doreen
• run Siobhantha through shit with Teltanara


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musings on wow, lock levels, and openness

almost all my Wow LJ posts are locked to the same set of friends, the people who play or have played the game and thus won't be bored reading the posts. but there are other people whom I'm friends with as well, and they don't want LJ accounts, but they DO want to see what I'm doing in Wow; I get email and chats from them when I don't actively talk about it. so, I'm wondering if I shouldn't scrape all my Wow posts and save them off to a different blog. something in blogger, or (since blogger is owned by Google and I work there and like to keep work and play as separate as feasible) some other blog setup. then anyone could read it, and it won't clutter up my journal. I mean, I've been pretty much treating the Wow posts, mentally, as a separate but parallel diary subject.

I do have to be concerned about the 3 or 4 people whom I've posted viciously about, in the history of my journal, who were locked out of said posts. but honestly, that feels like talking shit behind these peoples' backs and I don't like that either. so doing this may cause some drama, if they (still) care; but really, isn't that better than otehrwise?

anyhow, that is my thought. I would probably use xjournal to pull the history and break them out. I am not sure if I can export the comments though. but if ljdrama can export comments, I am sure it can be done. genetikayos> and I were talking about that the other day, LJ's lame unimplemented API to pull comments. but I digress. I will figure this out in the next week, I think.

maaaaaybe, I will not only do that, but see if I can finally come up with a way to publish my screenshots in a browsable way.

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4 out of 5

really, I have done more this weekend than just play Wow.

but anyhow, Kuan got the [Key of Time] today despite worst tank ever in Durnholde. we called it (called Durnholde!!!) shortly after wipe #5, when the tank said, "I know waht, why don't I focus garding Kuan and keeping him up"

...

normally I would fuss over being unable to heal an instance like Durnholde, even... but jeez, Kuan has +929 heals buffed with pots and fishsticks. I'm pretty sure it's just because of the 7191 AC Kuan was sporting that we didn't wipe MORE. almost every pull I had someone on me...

anyhow, now I just need Thrallmar... and will have a lvl 70 key'd for heroics. (not to mention that nice head slot buff for +heals.) yay! I think my first heroic will be Underbog. Kuan has three quests from Sporeggar in there. although maybe Slave Pens first, just becuase it's easier. or is it? I should be gentle on myself... but I can do that regardless of Thrallmar progress... my next one I guess will be the detested Sethekk. I think Viljo has drops in there or something, and I might have a quest runup... *waves hands vaguely*


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