Friday, June 28, 2013

The Flame Warden Arises

Hi,

New feature. For each level 90, I'll post their iLvL.

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 458
Draenybrit (70) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (80) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (82) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (53) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (22) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (20) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

Flaying had fun doing all the Midsummer stuff for achievements and then finally got the Flame Warden title after riding in to Silvermoon City and managing to get the bonfire there. It was actually quite a fun little Holiday to participate in. Other than that, Flaying finally got Exalted with the Tillers, and also got up to 5,000 gold for the 6th guild bank tab. I make sure she at least does the Tillers dailies and try to get the Shieldwall and Anglers ones done too, with the Golden Lotus ones occasionally. I'm looking forward to getting Work Orders on the farm for extra Shieldwall rep.

Other than that, Gnomey and Blizzy are now in Mount Hyjal, and Blizzy's JC is coming on really nicely. She's getting tons of Obsidium Ore just from questing (CRZ free FTW!), and she's also done one Shimmering Expanse Ore run. Note that you get the portal for Vash'j after doing the first quest there (Sea Legs). Blizzy also got to 4K gold and now has 280 flying. Gnomey's Tailoring is lagging. She still needs tons of Frostweave Cloth. I played Draeny a bit to get some, and also took Gnomey off to farm the Converted Heroes for some. Still need a lot more though. All in good time. I really need to get Blizzy to MoP so that she can cut some MoP gems for Flaying.

Boomy got a bit of play, and is now questing in Winterspring. The Inscription is coming on nicely, because Icecap is just so plentiful there.

The Guild is now level 15 and 4%. Achievements are coming along nicely at 2585, and in addition to the Flame Warden ones, the last two were Tillers and Working for a Living (having just got Alchemy to 600).

Next up is getting Blizzy and Gnomey through Mount Hyjal and Uldum to get to 85. Also, getting Boomy to 60 to get into Outland, and continuing to play Flaying a bit to get tons more gold.

Cheers.

Monday, June 24, 2013

A Midsummer Bonanza

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (69) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (77) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (80) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (51) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (22) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (20) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

Well, the Midsummer Festival is here, and Flaying has been working on getting the Achievement. One of the key parts is honoring every friendly bonfire and desecrating every enemy bonfire. 310 flying really helps, and I guess being a Mage would be even better, but Flaying got that part done in a couple of days with not a lot of play time. wowhead has an excellent guide that shows where all the bonfires are.

The other great thing is that you get almost 10g for each friendly, and almost 20g for each enemy, bonfire at level 90. This nets about 2500g for all of them. After getting 310 flying, I was pretty low on funds, but now am well on the way to the 5000g for the 6th Guild Bank tab.

Flaying has also been doing Tillers dailies (Revered with 12 plots now), Shieldwall dailies (when not the cave ones :)), Anglers dailies (fishing is now 525), and scenarios and a few Heroics. Got the 522 Neck piece after getting to 1250 Valor. She is now iLvL 457 (only 3 more to go for LFR!).

In other news, Blizzy made it to level 80, and Gnomey is following right behind. Draeny got a bit of play, as did Boomy.

Next up is getting Flaying the Midsummer achievement (only need Silvermoon City bonfire, and Dalaran juggling), get Gnomey to 80 and work on getting the Tailoring to 425, taking Blizzy into Mount Hyjal, and getting Boomy a bit higher.

The guild is coming along nicely, and is now level 14 and 40%. Achievement points have shot up to 2455, with the latest two being A Taste of Things to Come, and More Skills to Pay the Bills.

Cheers.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Moving Forward

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (68) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (71) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (77) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (48) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (22) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (20) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

So, progress on many fronts.

First, Flaying. She did the Shielwall intro, and then the dailies. Also, did the Isle of Thunder intro, and the dailies until she hit a brick wall on one of the quests. Well, only 446 iLvL, and not gemmed or chanted, so it's hardly surprising. Also, no Alliance to help out at the time (low pop server don't you know). So, I backed off and she then just did Tillers dailies and focused more on the professions (got 600 Herb and Arch already), and I focused more on Blizzy. What she has been doing though is accumulating Honor (GH Dailies) and JP (from Scenarios and Heroic Dungeon bosses) to buy Honor gear. So her iLvL is now 451.

Blizzy has been grinding through Northrend, questing in Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, Grizzly Hills (w/ PvP dailies too), S Basin, and now she's headed to Icecrown. The JC is coming on fine, and she's also doing the Dalaran JC daily now. I really want to get Blizzy to Pandaria to get Flaying the gems she needs. I also need to get Gnomey there, but haven't paid her as much attention.

So, the overall goal is get Blizzy and Gnomey to 85 and into Pandaria, and also work on Boomy a bit for the glyphs, before really progressing Flaying much more.

On that note, it's Midsummer Festival time, so I'll probably be doing that on Flaying for the next few days too. Now that she just got 310 flying, it should be easy too.

The guild is still level 13, and now 68% towards level 14. Achievement points have shot up to 2230, with the latest two being Breaking the Sound Barrier and 1000 Valor Points.

Oh, one last thing. A bit more PvP happened. Flaying was getting a piece of Honor gear from the vendor at Serpent Spine at a normal evening hour. Then a Horde Rogue pounced and killed her before she could do much. Went back, and the same thing happened, but an Alliance Pally was helping out. Third time we managed to kill him just before I was about to die. So, it sucks that there are always people trying to stop you doing what you want to on PvP servers, but that's the price I just have to pay for no CRZ. I've decided to make sure I get my Honor gear at off hours now :)

Cheers.




Monday, June 17, 2013

Whoo Hooo - Level 90!

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (68) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (69) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (73) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (48) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (22) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (20) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

Yep, there you have it. Flaying got to 90 late on Saturday. She had 4000 Honor, and immediately went and got a couple of 476 items. Then, did Arena of Annihilation for the 450 Staff, and then did the Tillers dailes, Anglers dailies, and the Golden Lotus dailies. Queued for a random Scenario, and random Heroic and now have 240 VPs. Haven't bothered with Isle of Thunder yet. So, having lots on fun now that she's 90, with iLvL of 440. BTW: I did the first few Townlong Steppes and Dread Waste quests to get to 90, and still have tons of Pandaria to do for Loremaster. They really give you so much to do at 90, you could just play a 90 all the time.

What else is going on? I'm making a serious push to get Blizzy and Gnomey through Northrend. Blizzy is coming along fine and has made it to Grizzly Hills (and has already done the PvP dailies). I've also been playing Boomy a bit, having done most of Badlands. Elfy and Shady have also got a bit of play, especially when I was getting near to guild level 13. The lower level quests are quicker to complete and really rack up the Guild XP quickly.

The Guild is now level 13 with 26% towards 14. I am now sitting at 2000 Achievement Points, with the latest two being Scholomance and Heroic Scholomance.

Just one other point. I've seen that we're getting Virtual Realms in 5.4. It will be interesting to see the article about it so we can see the details. I hope that Venture Co. will be excluded, for the same reasons as it's excluded from CRZ. We'll just have to wait and see.

Cheers.

Friday, June 14, 2013

A Little Bit of PvP

Hi,

Flayingbrit (88) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (68) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (68) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (70) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (46) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (20) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (18) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

The guild is still level 12, but is 79% towards 13. I have gone to 1890 achievement points without really concentrating on it. The last two achievements have been An Honorable Kill and Lost and Found.

So, let me tell you a little bit about a couple of PvP experiences yesterday. I was questing in VFW on Flaying, and all of a sudden, a level 90 Horde swoops down and attacks me. I use all my CDs and survival stuff but it's hopeless and I die. I go back to my body, don't see him around, so I res. But he was hiding and swooped down and attacked again. This time, I just sat there, laughed at him, and logged off and played another character. I don't know why people bother doing this. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.

Also, questing in WPL on Boomy at level 43. I was doing Battle for Darrowshire when a level 42 Horde Pally showed up. I just ignored him, and kept attacking the mobs, but then he attacked me. I just used Rejuvenate and used my attacking spells and easily defeated him. I thought he'd learned his lesson, but when I was handing in a quest to Little Pamela he was there again. I ignored him, but he attacked me again. Again, healing + damage and I was barely wounded after killing him. Well, that's how I got Honorable Kill.

What else have I been up to? Well, I got Draeny, Gnomey, and Blizzy all through with Outland, and all profs up to 350 skill. Blizzy started questing in Borean Tundra and has quite a bit of Cobalt Ore already. I also have been giving quite a lot of time to my Scribe, Boomy, who is now in Badlands.

Flaying has also been getting a bit of play time. She's now level 88 and questing in Kun-Lai Summit. But this 33% XP nerf is ridiculous. She hasn't done much of VFW and Kun-Lai, and is 88 already, having only done one dungeon. I think I'll make 90 before even leaving Kun-Lai! Also, Flaying has been doing the GH Dailies and now has 3800 Honor. The idea is to get to 4000 and get some JPs also. Then at 90, get a few pieces of the level 476 Honor gear, and convert the JPs to Honor also. I hope to get at least 3 pieces.

Well, that's about it. I plan on doing more Northrend with Gnomey and Blizzy, and leveling Boomy more, and getting Flaying to 90. Let's see how much we can get done this weekend.

Cheers.

Monday, June 10, 2013

The Outland Grind

Hi,

Flayingbrit (87) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (68) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (67) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (66) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (36) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (20) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (18) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

As you see, a bit of progress all over the place from quite a few toons. Draeny, Gnomey, and Blizzy have all been grinding through Outland to get to 68 and get their professions to 350. Easiest prof was JC. Blizzy is 350 and still has two levels to go. Hardest was BS, where Draeny made 20 Lesser Ward of Shielding at level 348 and didn't get a skill up. I know it was green, but seriously? Gnomey is 350 Tailoring after getting all the Netherweave cloth off the others, but Enchanting is just a little behind (340). So, nearly done with Outland on these toons, and soon off to Northrend.

BTW: I like doing Zangamarsh and Nagrand. I wait until level 60 to start in Outland, and doing Zangamarsh quests. I run the dungeons once each for the quests and gear to break up the monotony a bit. I head to Nagrand at 64, and almost get to 68 there, maybe  having to do a bit of Blade Edge Mountains, SM Valley or Netwerstorm to finish up.

I've also spent a bit of time on my Scribe, getting almost through the Cape of Stranglehorn, and will soon be heading to WPL and EPL.

Flaying is getting a bit of play, having unlocked the Shrine after doing Temple of the White Tiger. She's also started on the farm in Valley of the Four Winds.

The guild is coming along nicely, now level 12, and 28% towards level 13. I've got up to 1850 Achievement points, with the last two being Green Acres and Skills to Pay the Bills.

Cheers.

Friday, June 7, 2013

DMF Fishing!

Well, what have I been up to?

Flayingbrit (86) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (66) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (64) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (64) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (31) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (20) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (18) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

Well, Flaying made 85, and headed off to Jade Forest with iLvl 320 and just about survived the initial quests without dying (had to run away once :)). She's now iLvl 346 and not quite ready for MoP dungeons (353 required). But, I've changed my mind about getting Flaying to 90 quickly. She's going to need all the support from the rest of the crew, so I need to get those to Pandaria also. That is Gnomey (Tailoring for Contender's Gear, and Enchanting for Enchants), Blizzy (JC for Gems), and Boomy (Glyphs). Not quite so important is Draeny (BS for Belt Buckle), so I've stopped playing her for a while.

One thing I have been doing on Draeny though, is DMF Fishing. Here's what you do. Take a Shaman, put on Water Walking, and ride around the coast of the DMF island fishing from the wreckage pools to get Sealed Crates. I haven't done it every day, but a few times this week, and I have tons of Windwool Cloth, some White and Black Trillium Ore, some Ghost Iron and Kapayrite Ore, some Exoctic Leather and Prismatic Scales, and some Spirit Dust. All on a level 66 :) I also got quite a bit of vendor stuff and you you get a reasonable (20-90s) bit of compensation from each crate. So I make a fair bit of gold too.

The guild is still level 11, but about 75% towards level 12. I should make that in the next couple of days. Especially as I'll be leveling Boomy a lot, and also playing Gnomey and Blizzy. They should be bringing in tons of Guild XP. Especially once DMF is over and I stop fishing :). Also, I'm up to 1760 Achievement points, with the latest being Halls of Origination, and 5 Exalted Reputations.

Let's see what the weekend has to offer.

Cheers.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Nearly 85!

Well, Flaying is nearly 85 now:

Flayingbrit (84) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Draenybrit (65) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (61) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (60) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (40) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (25) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (24) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (19) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (18) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

The guild is now level 11 and about 15%. I'm also up to 1680 Achievement points, with the latest being 450 Fishing and Chasing Marcia on Flaying.

So, what have I been up to? Well, leveling Flaying quite a bit. Also, I started the last of my gang of 10. Shadybrit. I actually created a Hunter first, but realized that it was a real pain having Herbalism with Hunter tracking. So, I deleted it and created Shady instead. Quite a lot of time of the last few days was getting Elfy and Shady ready for DMF. They now have 75 of all skills, so they're good to go.

I've also been playing Draeny quite a bit, getting her through Outland and will hopefully be heading to Northrend soon.

Have nearly got all the toons to the DMF for the profession quests. I'm racking up the DMF tickets on most toons, but I'll do the bag shuffle on Elfy and Shady. That's where you buy the DMF lockbox for 1 ticket each and then vendor them back. With 18 tickets, that's about 45g. Very useful on low level characters where you don't even need the tickets anyway.

I'm starting to re-think my overall plan. I didn't state this earlier, but I had the idea to stop each toon when they get to 85. Then, once I got the guild to level 25, transfer it, and my toons to a different, PvE server. But, I'm really starting to like Venture Co., and with the PvP changes they've put in 5.3, maybe there won't be so much ganking in Pandaria now.

Anyway, the plan is to now push Flaying to 90 so that she can start getting tons of gold to help finance the other toons. The other goal is to get Draeny there too, as I need all the Ghost Iron Ore for Living Steel for Transmutation mastery.

Cheers.