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World of Warcraft |OT4| "Why do we keep playing? It is simply in our nature."
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Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Nigga that aint no stormherald
RP servers are fun, by and large. Just stay away from the ERP (erotic role play) and godmode people. Some of them are just... weird. It's cool to be running through SW and see 2 or more people chatting away in character. It just makes you feel more immersed in the world, I suppose. But I can definitely see why it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I played a while on Argent Dawn EU. It's a lot of fun tbh. I was in a war guild and the immersion was pretty great. You started as a low recruit and could work your way up to sergeant etc etc
Even fought a battle against the alliance in that castle south of Ratchet. Was like 100 vs 100, a shame I can't find any pictures of it anymore Edit: I found the guild at least: http://www.argentarchives.org/node/30365 If you scroll down to the warlords, I played back with #3 Rickarla Ravenfeather. Damn, they're already at #14 now? It's been longer than I can remember.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Well as far as how I ended up in Moon Guard? Me and some friends a long while ago got burnt out on hardcore raiding, and coincidentally a friend was working on a project at the time and needed to work on characterization. So to help we all decided to roll characters on an RP server and RP a simple story line as we leveled. Boy that storyline got out of hand fast but it was a lot of fun. We basically stopped RPing when we got to northrend but by that point we had grown attached to these characters and maxed em out, and eventually we just stopped playing our mains on our home server (which was dying pop wise anyway).
As for Moon Guard stories? Well just the other day I was doing some old achievements in duskwood when my /s lit up around an empty house. Turns out some kids where RPing that their friend was possessed by a spirit and needed an exorcism. Well I play a dorf pally and over hearing this I decide why not jump in? I walk in and say I know my way around the light and might be of use, surprisingly they go with it. I begin "performing" the exorcism, which is me casting a ton of buffs on the possessed followed by a /duel to hit her with an Exo. Naturally the exo 1shot her since she was low level but she rolled with it and acted debilitated after. After all was over one tried to pay me for my services opened trade to give me some silver. I accepted and rp walked away. Then and I kid you not they all just start fucking. RIGHT THEN AND THERE. That is how everything ends on Moon Guard.
Most of the time when I am bored I Go to the church and yell at people for being too loud, brining in demons, totems, being in shadow form or being death knights. Some times DKs would come in and cast desecrate and Id walk over and concecrate but now i cant do that anymore ;(
Being the cathedral grump is really fun though, it is never a dull time.
Aww so close but no cigar! It is a really fun server, you may nit find top guilds everywhere but the people are really fun and they sorta make the world feel more alive.
The last thing I made and used before Cata but forgot how fast it would be replaced. Should have sold it instead.
Lol at my ilvl Im pretty much a lvl 100 to that place.
Kaelthas has less HP than an elite on Timeless Isle and can barely hurt you. :lol
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Honestly though RP servers aren't that bad, it's nice to see people engaging in genuine RP out in the world, or seeing a group of people RP walking around talking about something, or anything really it adds a lot to the world experience.
Honestly though it'd be better if people kept their RP more simple and clean, just play your character as a regular person in the world. The best RPer's I've come across are those who either just sit around in the tavern or RP a simple thing such as, their respective class or as a blacksmith or something, the idea is not to set yourself up to be the prince of the universe or some legendary character in the making.
You have no idea how correct you are.
I could list out everything awful that people do on RP servers but it would take years so I'll just say what comes to mind.
1) Being related to a lore character
2) Being a Death Knight (I've never met a DK that can RP something that isn't disgustingly cringeworthy)
3) ERPing in general
4) RPing yourself as a mary sue
5) Building a completely insular RP character where the moment anyone else tries to interact with you in an RP you have to explain why you're so awesome.
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6) RPing with powers that don't exist in this universe
Lol I remember that thing because my friend blew all his life savings on it as a PvP weapon before the season weapons released or something weird like that, and then they came out 2 weeks later. I might be remembering the PvP weapons thing wrong but I do know he called that thing his eternal shame.
Honestly though it'd be better if people kept their RP more simple and clean, just play your character as a regular person in the world. The best RPer's I've come across are those who either just sit around in the tavern or RP a simple thing such as, their respective class or as a blacksmith or something, the idea is not to set yourself up to be the prince of the universe or some legendary character in the making.
You have no idea how correct you are.
I could list out everything awful that people do on RP servers but it would take years so I'll just say what comes to mind.
1) Being related to a lore character
2) Being a Death Knight (I've never met a DK that can RP something that isn't disgustingly cringeworthy)
3) ERPing in general
4) RPing yourself as a mary sue
5) Building a completely insular RP character where the moment anyone else tries to interact with you in an RP you have to explain why you're so awesome.
and
6) RPing with powers that don't exist in this universe
Lol I remember that thing because my friend blew all his life savings on it as a PvP weapon before the season weapons released or something weird like that, and then they came out 2 weeks later. I might be remembering the PvP weapons thing wrong but I do know he called that thing his eternal shame.
Haha, that list takes me back. So many awful RP heroes back in the day
And I loved meeting random people in a bar. Just talking for hours about random stuff Reading a reddit post about wow in "things you would like to experience over for the first time" made me agree. Vanilla WOW was such an experience. I created a Tauren Druid and was simply amazed by Mulgore. It took me 4 hours to leave the starting area. When I eventually did, I saw "Bloodhoof Village" is under attack. I was in a party with my friend (he was playing for a few months before me) and was telling me to stay away from any enemy. I was freaking out about all of those "under attack" messages. So awesome. The world seemed incredibly huge.
I did get caught out the first time I attempted it due to the conflag and other annoying stun effects when all four of the council are in play. Once I gamed the system by putting Little Miss Conflag far enough away from the rest that I could burn her down before the rest got to me (as tank, that takes a good few moments more than you might be used to!), it was a doddle.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
If I remember right it's easier to solo Kael than it is to 2 man him because of the mind control and other stuff. You can do just about anything right now to be honest, it's kinda nuts.
Me and a friend 2 manned Uld 25 on sunday, and it was really easy, well except for yogg and "no mana allowed general", it was just ret + ele nothing special for the set up. We even did a few hard modes.
Me and a friend 2 manned Uld 25 on sunday, and it was really easy, well except for yogg and "no mana allowed general", it was just ret + ele nothing special for the set up. We even did a few hard modes.
They stealth nerfed yogg. You don't even get those random zaps anymore. All you need is dps that can kill it before the adds get out of hand.
Depends what you want to solo.
Vanilla/TBC raids and some of Wotlk.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Solo killing yogg 10 man is a joke, but killing him on 25 man is frustrating, the adds on phase 3 are just insane. We basically had to have one of us on adds and the other one of us on yogg just railing him.
Warriors should be able to solo Vanilla and TBC content without issue at 90. Wotlk stuff probably shouldn't be too bad with a few exceptions, like ICC, ToC and a few things in Ulduar. But you're probably only gonna be able to do it on 10 man, unless Warrior self healing is a lot better than I remember it being.
Jag
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The issue with Kael is all the talking and setting up before the fight. Plus waiting for the next phases (like after the weapons). It's actually a long boss fight considering how fast he can be burnt down.
Wait, can a warrior solo yogg in 10 man or do you need a class that can heal itself?
Not as bad as trying to do Onyxia or Malygos with a class that has no range weapons or spells. The flying phase of Onyxia is a pain on my warrior and I have to waste 5 mins on the "vehicule" drake part of Malygos since i can't get him lower than 2500-3000K on the ground phase and cannot continue to attack him while he's flying and talking.
Hah, I see. Haven't solo'd content since like... Wotlk.
Just to give an idea, bosses from AQ for example barely have 400-500k HP from what i remember... When you compare that to the elites of Timeless Isle than have 3000-7000K HP... yeah... you shouldn't be afraid to try them.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Enraged regen is a 40% heal on 1 min cooldown, that is usually enough to keep a warrior up for any older content.
Figure out how to get out of a tentacle grip, and it should be fine.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
brb hentai
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Rösti
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OT5 is more or less finished. Should I post it now or wait til this thread gets locked?
R
Rösti
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You should be able to melee them. If not, shout for rage and whirlwind should do the job.
Luckily most the bad RPers stay there.
Horde RPers version is in Silvermoon, but it's much smaller scaled. Like, I see tons of Orcs of different clans running around Org. Lots of really talented writers who know their lore. But the reason I went there is because RP servers are the best about visiting old world content.
Yeah pretty much, I have enjoyed MoP a lot but I am soooo ready for WoD beta.
Acidote
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Why are you doing this to yourself. You know you will be back, just say you're taking a small break!
Yay! We downed Siegecrafter with our normal crew tonight and 2 shot Paragons. We got in 3 tries on Garrosh but the raid leader didn't look up the fight so I had to do my best to fill in people on the details.
We're getting more shots in on Garrosh tomorrow night so heres hoping!
We're getting more shots in on Garrosh tomorrow night so heres hoping!
Nah he's saying the thread is near 20k posts so it's going to get locked soon and OT5 will rise
Alterac Brew Pup and Enchanted Fey Dragon are up on the blizzard store!
5 dollars goes towards Make a Wish.
https://eu.battle.net/shop/en-us/product/world-of-warcraft-mount-fey-dragon-bundle
5 dollars goes towards Make a Wish.
https://eu.battle.net/shop/en-us/product/world-of-warcraft-mount-fey-dragon-bundle
CarbonatedFalcon
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So I installed a starter account thinking it might satiate a bit of WoW lust, was playing that for a bit today as a Draenei Shaman.
Good lord are those early levels tedious. Old starting area + no heirlooms or other perks (bags/money/etc.) - ughhhhh. Once you break 10 and then 15 it's probably fine, but I probably played around 2-3 hours and only hit level 8.
Would rather just resub than play that more, but there's no pressing reason to play right now outside of wanting to, so I'll hold on to the money for now.
Good lord are those early levels tedious. Old starting area + no heirlooms or other perks (bags/money/etc.) - ughhhhh. Once you break 10 and then 15 it's probably fine, but I probably played around 2-3 hours and only hit level 8.
Would rather just resub than play that more, but there's no pressing reason to play right now outside of wanting to, so I'll hold on to the money for now.
It may have been mentioned already, so forgive me, but MoP is currently on sale on the Blizzard Store for $9.99.
https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/world-of-warcraft-mists-of-pandaria
https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/world-of-warcraft-mists-of-pandaria
CarbonatedFalcon
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Base game including Cata is only $5 too. So that's $15 for the whole deal. Tempted to grab just an alt account for $5 to get my fix for a month.
HarryDemeanor
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I hope somebody has some game cards for cheap during Black Friday.
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