Monday, July 29, 2013

An Interesting Development

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 471
Draenybrit (85) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (89) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 437
Flictionbrit (64) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (70) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (39) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (38) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (31) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (31) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

And.....this is the interesting development:

Priestybrit (11) - Undead/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Gobbybrit (12) - Goblin/Warlock (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Warlybrit (7) - Blood Elf/Warlock (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Herbybrit (5) - Tauren/Druid (Herbalim/Inscription)
Shammybrit (5) - Troll/Shaman (Mining/Engineering)
Beastybrit (5) - Blood Elf/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)

and

Fuzzybrit (8) - Panderan/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)

Yep, I've started on the Horde side of things. I'll probably go slow on it, still playing the Alliance more, but I want to get all profs to 75 first for the upcoming DMF this coming Sunday. I realize I have two Warlocks, and only one Priest. What was I thinking :) So, obviously, quite a bit of time was spent on leveling these guys. The guild is all set up, and it's now level 1 and 68%.

In Alliance news:

Gnomey finally did the MF quests enough to get to the Moonwell vendor for the Luxurious Silk Gem Bag pattern. Phew. No more MF dailies now.

Boomy and Fliction got quite a bit of play. Boomy is now in Northrend, and Fliction has just made it into Nagrand. Fengsui and Unstable have both made it through Cape of Stranglehorn, and are now in WPL. Elfy and Shady said goodbye to Duskwood and Northern Stranglehorn. It's kind of sad to think I won't be questing there for a long long time.

The guild is still coming along nicely, although slowed somewhat by the playing of the Horde toons. It's now level 19 and 1%. Only 6 levels to go :)

Achievements have barely budged. I'm now at 2865, with the only new achievement being Shattered Halls.

For this coming week, I won't be playing as much, because I will be away on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. However, the goals will be to get all the Horde guys profs up to 75 and then do DMF, and continue to level the Alliance that are < 85.

Cheers.

Monday, July 22, 2013

The Troops Advance

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 471
Draenybrit (85) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (89) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 437
Flictionbrit (60) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (67) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (32) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (32) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (31) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (25) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

So, I stopped playing any toons 85+ with the exception of Gnomey for the MF Dailies. This is because I have the new goal of getting all toons to 85, the guild to 25, and then possibly transferring off Venture Co,. after I see how Virtual Realms shakes everything up in 5.4. However, Gnomey has got from about 88 1/2 to 89 with just MF dailies. What a way to level :)

So, Boomy and Fliction are now in Outland, and Boomy's nearly made it Northrend. As with all my toons, the formula is the same. Get to 60, and then go straight to Zangamarsh. Then, when 64, go to Nagrand, and finish off in Blade Edge Mountains if necessary. I queue for each Outland dungeon once only for the quests as soon as they open up. Boomy is almost finished with Nagrand (and already has Inscription up to 350), and will just do a bit of Blade Edge to get to 68. Fliction is just starting in Zangamarsh.

Fengsui and Unstable have completed Northern Stranglehorn, and Fengsui has completed the Medium Leather part of LW. Having all the skins from 2 toons seems just about right. No need to farm any extra yet.

Elfy and Shady got some play, as I decided to start raising all toons to 85 as the next goal.

Flaying only got a bit of play this week to max out Fishing.

Reasonable progress on the guild this week. It's now level 18 and 50%. Achievements are 2855, with the latest two being Zen Master Fishing, and Serious Skills to Pay The Bills.

The goal for the coming week is to keep leveling all the lower level toons and level the guild. I'm really starting to feel that Guild level 25 is just around the corner :)

Cheers.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Meet the Dynanic Duo

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 471
Draenybrit (85) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (88) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 437
Flictionbrit (54) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (62) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (26) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (24) - Human/Warlock (Herbalism/Skinning)
Elfybrit (22) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Shadybrit (20) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy)

Blizzy made it to 90. She did a lot of Kun-Lai and then lots of Townlong Steppes. She didn't even make it to Dread Wastes. Kun-Lai was disappointing in terms of Ghost Iron Ore, but Townlong Steppes made up for that with tons of the stuff. I haven't bothered gearing her up yet, just getting the 450 Staff and purchasing one piece of Honor gear.

Gnomey is finally through the Embersilk portion of Tailoring, and has also got Enchanting past 500. This took a lot of Embersilk cloth. First, Dreany finished off Cata and got to 85. Then, I made a couple of Potion of Treasure Findings on Flaying, and then Gnomey spent two different hours in Tol Barard, killing the Restless Soldiers and Infantry. I got 400+ Embersilk cloth per hour. To get Enchanting over the 500 hump, I also farmed Obsidium Ore on Draeny to make some Redsteel pieces for DE. The other thing that Gnomey is doing is the MF Dailies. Got to get the Luxurious Gem Bag pattern.

Flaying is still on hold. Getting others to 90 is more important at the moment.

Progress was also made on Boomy, getting her to 60 and into Outland. Fliction also finished up Winterspring and will be heading to Outland after Swamp of Sorrows and Blasted Lands. Fengsui even got some play, as I realized that I really am going to need some Leatherworking 36 slot profession bags sooner, rather than later :)

I got a bit distracted this week, and didn't play as much as normal. That's because Civ 5 came out with a new expansion, and I was playing that quite a bit.

So, the guild and achievements haven't made a lot of progress this week. The guild is level 17 and 78%. Achievements are at 2795 right now, with the last two being A Dynamic Duo (hence the title :)), and Exploring Deepholm (getting the Heartblossom needed for the Treasure Finding Potions).

So, what's next. Well, getting Boomy and Fliction through Outland and into Northrend and then Cata. I have tons of level 83-85 MoP gear waiting for my lower level toons, and want to get some there to take advantage of it.

Cheers.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Happy July 4th, and other stuff

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 471
Draenybrit (83) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (86) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (88) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Flictionbrit (51) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (56) - 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, what a week that was. I had July 4th off, and took the 5th off too. So, I played rather a lot in the past 4 days.

As you see, there's a lot of progress on many of the toons. Gnomey is still stuck needing Embersilk Cloth, so I decided to level Draeny as quickly as possible and get through Cata to see how many I would get.  Gnomey is also doing the Molten Front dailies every day, to get the pattern for the Luxurious Gem Bag. Gnomey and Blizzy are both in Pandaria now, with Blizz probably the next to get to 90 so that she can fly around and get tons of Ghost Iron Ore for Flaying (Living Steel) and to prospect herself.

I realized that the DMF was coming to town, and Fliction's Engineering was at the stage that she needed Dense Stone. I didn't want the +5 to replace that, so leveled her through Badlands and Searing Gorge and then on to Winterspring. The +5 from DMF is now to replace Thorium needs.

Flaying is official on hold right now, not even doing dailies or gathering crops. This is until Gnomey and Blizzy can supply her with all the Gems and Enchants needed.

The guild is zooming along. It's now level 17 and 6%. Achievements haven't progressed much, but are now at 2725, with the latest two being Heroic Stormstout Brewery (before I put Flaying on hold) and Treasure of Pandaria (got by Blizzy).

The focus for next week will be to get Draeny through Cata, get Gnomey's Tailoring up to 500 and into Windwool territory (I have TONS in the Guild Bank) and get Blizzy to 90.

In other news, Andy Murray won Wimbledon, and Chris Froome is leading the Tour de France. It's a good time to be a Brit :)

Cheers.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Moving to Weekly Updates

Hi,

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 466
Draenybrit (71) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (83) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Blizzybrit (85) - 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)

I've realized that in updating twice a week, there's not really a lot happening in between blog posts. So I've decided to cut back to posting only once per week, on Mondays.

Well, what have I been up to? Flaying has progressed a bit in the area of gear, with a new 476 from Honor, and then doing the Barrens quest line to get the 502 boots. It was tough, and I died a couple of times, but got there in the end. I can't imagine getting 150 of each resource for the weekly to get a 489 piece though. Yuck. So, she's geared for LFR, so why hasn't she done it yet? Well, she's not gemmed or enchanted, and I'm not going to do LFR until she us.

Which brings me to Gnomey and Blizzy. The focus has really been on these two over the past few days. Blizzy got to 85, made it to Jade Forest, and is getting quite a bit of Ghost Iron Ore. Gnomey is now 83 and about to hit Uldum. She's way behind on Tailoring though (still needed lots of Frostweave), and Enchanting is moving slowly also. I have this rule that I don't DE anything worth 10g or more, which slows down getting enchanting mats. The good thing is Gnomey can nearly afford 280 flying now though :)

Draeny has had a bit of play, and is funneling any Frostweave to Gnomey, but is not getting much.

The guild is coming along nicely and is level 15 and 65%. Achievements are at 2645, with the latest two being Mystically Superior and 500 Daily Quests complete.

I'll be continuing to focus on Blizzy and Gnomey over the coming week, and will also probably play Draeny and Boomy a bit. Of course, Flaying will probably get a bit of play, doing some dailies etc. I'm also looking forward to DMF this coming weekend, which will give a nice +5 boost to all professions on all toons.

Cheers.