Ding 25; Crushing Frostr’s Pace

I would have to log into Frostr to see what his level 25 /played time was, but Huntr got to level 25 in under a day. 23h 56m to be exact. I would also say that was still a far from perfect run to 25. I have died at least 15 times, trained unnecessarily, and not completed some group quests. I expect that my pace will get a tad better as I earn more gold on the AH to fund better gear and such. It’s high time to create a personal bank alt, as using Butterbanker would be downright wrong. 🙂

I am a bit off-pace with Joana’s Horde guide because I now have to grind 60% to get to where it says I need to be. I will likely be going to [tag]Thunder Bluff[/tag] tonight to train Guns and Staffs when I turn in a quest and accept a couple more, including the always fun, [tag]Steelsnap[/tag]. Still, being off-pace, I am able to grind at a blinding pace, with [tag]FuExperience[/tag] saying that I will ding in about an hour more at my current rate. That shows how poorly I played a couple of days ago, taking 3 hours to level.

I also updated my RPG profile because I got some really nice green drops last night, including a dagger that has better stats than the sword I was using. The only one I remember the name of was the Precision Bow, which has 5dps better than the bow I was using. Let’s see…5dps or 60 silver? No-brainer. Equip. Shoot!! Kill!!

When I was grinding around the quillboars area in Southern Barrens (like I said I would), Jikksta whispered to me that he hates the new in-game spam. I do to, so I made sure he knows about [tag]SpamSentry[/tag], which is totally a life-saver with this new trend. He does and uses it, but it’s still annoying. I have reported 8 people on Huntr in 24 hours of gameplay. On a 4 month-old server! I’ve always received an automated whisper from a GM that it will be investigated, etc, etc. Not last night! Jikksta got this message back:

I know I’ve been talking an awful lot about the new UI I’m using, but I’m sorry, it is just awesome! It’s not just about getting a cleaner look than the standard UI, it’s a vast gameplay improvement. I noticed that Jikksta is still using the original UI, and I never, ever blast someone for doing that, I personally can’t play with 2, 3, or 4 open bags. I used the original bags for about 6 months, and I had to put in my mind which bags I kept things. Weaps in one, armor in another, quest items in another, etc. You can’t just auto-loot without having to sort things out every 15 minutes when you’re grinding that way. Here is what my bottom bar looks like now, as I have decided this morning that I want to make some more changes to the UnitFrames and buffs before I unveil my “final” setup.

You have prolly noticed that I’ve given up the 2 monitor setup now that I have the new UI. I was experiencing too low of frame rates to enjoy the game as much as I should. I was hankering for a new video card upgrade or memory or something with things being that poor. No one should have to suffer through 4fps gameplay. 🙂 That being the case, now that I’m running a single display, and the new UI having a preset setting config from one of the addons, I noticed 2 days ago that the display was a much higher quality than before, with 14-18fps coming at me.

Then last night, I noticed something I had not for a very, VERY long time: beauty. This game is downright beautiful with the right settings. I was taken aback when I was running through the canyons in Thousand Needles last night. I noticed shadows! It was sunset in the canyon, and the light was filtering through the structure of the lift to Freewind Post, and the sight was quite beautiful.

I have a few things to do to get me to 26 a bit faster tonight, and I plan on dinging and training in TB before logging. I’ll leave you with 2 more scenery gems before I get to work stuff:

What did you do last night? Sound off!