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Hellfire Citadel, Here I Come!

February 1, 2007 By Gitr 6 Comments

I just read a very nice (as far as I can tell, never having been there) guide to Hellfire Ramparts in Hellfire Citadel. It says that a group of 62+ can easily power through the instance and that it is good for 59-62s. Hey, I’m 59! I’m pretty sure an instance like that would come close to dinging me, too.

I get about 250-300 XP unrested from like-level mobs right now, so I’m pretty sure the XP would be nice in a group killing elite 62s. I have never run with Core before and I’m really looking forward to the challenge. I got in because I’m a fellow blogger of the GM and we ran together in a bloggers’ guild on Sen’jin last year. This whole time leveling Deadr with a bunch of 60s doing PvP and end-game content has been a long and hard-fought battle.

I’ve had power-leveling help at times from Rhone, Boxter, Brym, Aeigelus, Korgg, and Vorenis to get me through some fun quests and escorting me through some of the lower level instances. Man, Wailing Caverns is boring!

Azeroth Warming; Experts Say We Have 10 Years Before Disaster

February 1, 2007 By Gitr 3 Comments

The high counsel of the Night Elves has concluded their emergency summit on the topic of global climate change and its impact on life on Azeroth. Starborn Nightcaller, the head of research at the Night Elf Journal of Droods, has determined after years of study that the temperatures around Azeroth are on the rise.

His fears about the path the Gnomes were taking decades ago, before the accident in Gnomergon, were confirmed by druidic data gathered from all corners of Azeroth. The impact of this subtle temperature rise will be catastropic according to his calculations. Just Mechanostriders alone produce enough methane and carbon dioxide to affect the environment, let alone all of the other gnomish inventions that spew gasses and leak oils everywhere.

31% of 59 Cleared, Questlog Is Ready for More

February 1, 2007 By Gitr 4 Comments

I didn’t play any last night before wiping out after a long day. I did a boatload of work on the database I made at work, importing Excel sheets into my new table, formatting the report to display it all, and starting to audit the data for the last year. I got some decent sleep and I am well-rested now.

Deadr, was rested, as well, with 30k of rest to spend this morning. I immediately flew to Spinebreaker Post to repair and ride over to kill boars for the quest called “The Other White Meat.” I got a cleansing potion to purify the tainted meat, which several went toxic instead of purified. I was up 10% after only 10 minutes of playing. I went on to get 12 Plump Buzzard Wings for the next quest and got those turned in for another round of massive XP and logged off with 31% after only 57 minutes into the level.

Ding 59, in 4 Hours of Playtime

January 31, 2007 By Gitr 6 Comments

I ran through quests like never before yesterday. Like I said yesterday, I left for work with 16%. After 1 hour after work, I was at 41% and already done with 3 more quests. I ran down to Spinebreaker Post and picked up that flight point to log off to make dinner.

I got on at 8:00 again and played until I was at 91%. I was really, really getting tired of dying from Alliance and the stupid Cauldron by Zeth’Gor that I needed to transmute the Bleeding Hollow Blood for [60] Boiling Blood.

My loot upgrades were: Desolation Rod and Rod of the Unyielding.

I also got all of the Hellfire Spineleaves I needed to save a wounded orc. I killed all of the Unyielding Footmen, Knights, and Sorcerers. I found 30 Zeppelin parts scattered all over the place. I got 12 Ravager Eggs in Razorthorn Trail. There must have been 10 other quests in there somewhere, but it was happening too fast to keep track of it all for you, so I’m sincerely sorry. I really wanted to ding, and I’ll be 60 by the weekend, pretty much for sure.

I have also noted a severe lack of cloth gear for quest rewards so far. There have been 3 rewards that I’ve received or will receive when I’m done that have totally un-equippable items. Nice Vendor Trash money, but useless, nonetheless.

My total time /played now is 11d, 17h, 54m, 20s.

Deadr’s Journey Into Outlands at 58

January 30, 2007 By Gitr 9 Comments

I have long been saying that I’d be taking Deadr into Hellfire Peninsula as soon as he hit 58. I wasn’t kidding. I was on a bat within 5 minutes of dinging. I only took the time to repair and train up before getting Deadr on a bat.

In this post, I am detailing my journey through the Outlands as of yet. I logged off at 16% of the way through level 58, and it came really, really fast (40 minutes, including getting there). I couldn’t believe how much easier HP is for Deadr than Mr. Level 60 Gitr. 🙂

My Happiest Minimalistic UI Addon List

January 30, 2007 By Gitr 12 Comments

I finally got the screenshots of all the addons that are loaded for my UI, so here is the roll call to get the look I wrote about in Happiest Minimalistic UI in the World. This is the look the addons will give you after the jump.

Edit: Download the package now! Version 1.0 (NEW!!)