Mr. Luchador
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Big gaps of nothing between expansions!
CarbonatedFalcon
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8 more days left for Venomhide Ravasaur. Thankfully I'm just using an alt dedicated for it with a hearth in Un'Goro. Definitely one of those "never again" things. Thankfully the mount is account-wide.
the green dragon that came from a chest from a heroic WoTLK chest after the dungeon was completed.
I almost got that onyx dragon mount once too, lost by like 4 on a roll. =(
RoninChaos
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The red protons probably my favorite mount. So awesome.
I didn't really do any Cata heroics so I'm hoping one day to get into a group that wants to do the red stone drake.
There was no green dragon at the end of any heroic WOTLK. You're either talking about the bronze dragon from beating the timer of heroic old Stratholme or the blue drake from the last boss of heroic Oculus, which im not sure still exist since it can be dropped from Malygos nowadays.
Wonder where people get the 'lore' that Hunters are like friends of nature. I see it all the time, and I don't really get it. Like that pets are their buddies and not their meatbag slaves. I mean, Glaive Toss is t he fantasy equivalent of throwing a shredder to down a whole jungle for a rare animal.
I guess it makes some sense with Night Elf hunters but not with any others.
I guess it makes some sense with Night Elf hunters but not with any others.
Probably from Blizz themselves?
Apart from Night Elves, it makes perfect sense for Trolls and Tauren.
(Can't really comment on other races regarding that.)
They're more in tune with Nature, not one with it. I mean, they're not Druids.
Kinda ties into their whole Survivalist aspect.
Here's a 'squish' idea. Less crap in my bags. I don't even do a major profession, and I'm filled with stuff that I don't know where it belongs. Even with ArkInventory sorting it, I've still got a lot of crap that I don't know which goes where and why this is here and what I should sell and what's a quest item.
And don't even get me started on all the foods/cooking ingredients.
And don't even get me started on all the foods/cooking ingredients.
Spiritreaver
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Hey guys, first off wanna apologize for asking stuff that probably gets asked constantly, but I'm new to WoW.
I just hit 90 on my Balance Druid and I'm not sure what to do about PVP and gear. Do I just farm honor and get the base set? Or do I find people to farm conquest with? Or is PVE gear better?
I'm not new to the genre, and get how most gear systems work, but there's a gazillion different gear sets and so many suggestions searching through google that I don't know what would be the best way to start getting active in end game PVP.
PVP seems really unforgiving to a new player... BoA stacked players cream you in lowbies, then you hit 90 and it feels the same way, lol. The only tier I liked playing was 80-89.
Anyway, appreciate any help. Feel free to just link me to a guide or FAQ if I'm being annoying.
I just hit 90 on my Balance Druid and I'm not sure what to do about PVP and gear. Do I just farm honor and get the base set? Or do I find people to farm conquest with? Or is PVE gear better?
I'm not new to the genre, and get how most gear systems work, but there's a gazillion different gear sets and so many suggestions searching through google that I don't know what would be the best way to start getting active in end game PVP.
PVP seems really unforgiving to a new player... BoA stacked players cream you in lowbies, then you hit 90 and it feels the same way, lol. The only tier I liked playing was 80-89.
Anyway, appreciate any help. Feel free to just link me to a guide or FAQ if I'm being annoying.
CarbonatedFalcon
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Hey guys, first off wanna apologize for asking stuff that probably gets asked constantly, but I'm new to WoW.
I just hit 90 on my Balance Druid and I'm not sure what to do about PVP and gear. Do I just farm honor and get the base set? Or do I find people to farm conquest with? Or is PVE gear better?
I'm not new to the genre, and get how most gear systems work, but there's a gazillion different gear sets and so many suggestions searching through google that I don't know what would be the best way to start getting active in end game PVP.
PVP seems really unforgiving to a new player... BoA stacked players cream you in lowbies, then you hit 90 and it feels the same way, lol. The only tier I liked playing was 80-89.
Anyway, appreciate any help. Feel free to just link me to a guide or FAQ if I'm being annoying.
What you probably want to do is Random and/or Holiday BGs for Honor/Conquest. If you have no decent gear at all, you might want to invest in the crafted blue PvP set as a base. You can then use the honor (and slowly the conquest you accrue) to buy relevant gear. Once you're in all honor gear (or at least most of the way there) you can do Arena - probably 2s, for faster conquest that it would take doing BGs.
I'm not sure if Balance has ever been very good at PvP though FYI. Usually you see more Resto and Ferals.
I don't have any actual PvP gear on me now, but if you're Horde US I wouldn't mind getting back into it a little and doing some 2s.
Robin64
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Good news! In WoD, several of those things will be addressed.
Quest items will no longer take up bag space.
Toys and gadgets get their own interface, the Toy Box.
And ingredients and materials for crafting can be stored in the bank and still used for recipes.
The more I hear about WoD, the more I think it'll be the greatest expansion ever.
I want my heirloom tab, my new models, my profession leveling garrison, and my bag space.
Robin64
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It's amazing how many people whine about this on the official forums because it "takes away choice" when we know that really they just get MrRobot to do it for them every time they get new gear.
Man, I can't wait for more Bag space...seems like everytime I get my Bags remotely organized, I go out and they get filled up again.
Not to mention I have a ton of toys and gadgets just sitting in my Bank.
CarbonatedFalcon
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You know what I just realized? They didn't add any new 5-mans outside the launch ones with MoP. Sure, fuck-loads of scenarios, but with the heroic ones being group queue only, that kind of defeats the point. And yes, I'll admit I've been spoiled by the dungeon finder, but it's not like heroic scenarios are actually challenging at all.
Wibblewozzer
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Plagued Proto-Drake isn't obtainable unless you're counting the BMAH but I believe the Black is available through that and you seemingly ruled it out so I'm assuming not. I believe Black and Plagued were the two Naxx mounts that were removed.
When I got my Armored Blue Dragonhawk it was only the second one I ever saw on my server. Using guildox.com I know I wasn't only the second to get it on my server (going off their list I was around 10th? Don't recall) but it rarely gets used.
Probably never see the Zulian Panther because it's so boring. The old tiger at least is unique and bright whereas the panther just looks like all the other cats. I wish it had a much more interesting texture for the effort it takes in getting it.
Mimiron's Head definitely seems like one of the most rare as I practically never see it. Don't even recall if I've seen someone using it on my server.
I know checking online resources for mount rarities my most rare for awhile was the Bone White Raptor. Not sure if that still holds up or if more people are grinding for it now.
No, but they did add a lot more Zones for questing and whatnot. Instead of new five-mans, we got the Isle of Thunder, Horde vs Alliance in Krasarang, Battlefield Barrens, and the Timeless Isle.
Probably just the female undead we saw stills of before that didnt have animations ready, right?
Ah, I didn't know the Black Proto was on the BMAH as well. Thought it was only Plagued for some reason, so I guess those both count then. And you're right, they were the 10 and 25 man meta-achievement rewards from Naxx. I remember my guild 10 man group getting fairly close to the Plagued Proto, but I stopped raiding before we got all the achievements =[
And yeah you're probably right about the panther since it's super easy to solo farm these days. Though I have to say I kinda like it. It is plain, but it actually sort of stands out because of that.
RoninChaos
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motes and spirits of harmony should be boa. Fucking ridiculous.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
I''m surprised they aren't already, unlike Chaos Orbs and the like which were BoP then changed.
Speaking of - they made crafting boring. I forget if they said what they were doing, but I want the full elemental spectrum back form WoD.
Oh shit, really? With the original races for WoD or further down the line?
Wibblewozzer
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Well, there's a chance I'm wrong about both Black and Plagued being on the BMAH. That's pretty much the one thing I've completely ignored in terms of keeping up with mount stuff. But it seems likely that if one of those is available there then they'd have the other. And I know at least one of them has been found to show up on occasion.
I just really wish they could have used a cat pattern with stripes, spots, or pretty much anything to make the zulian tiger replacement look interesting in some way. I hadn't looked it up while farming and it was one of the last farmable rares I got and I was so underwhelmed upon getting it. The raptor is so much better!
Edit:
This is from the FAQ they put out the day the expansion was officially announced:
"We’re still in the process of determining which races will be available upon the expansion’s release, but our goal is to update all eight of the original World of Warcraft playable races, along with the Draenei and Blood Elves, over the course of the expansion launch and subsequent content updates."
I'd almost expect Draenei getting the boost when the expansion hits because of them coming back into the story more but perhaps they'll delay both them and the blood elves for a bit later.
Funny enough, the only thing they changed on the dungeons was making one or two of the previously Heroic-only dungeons have Normal modes, so you'd have more than 4 dungeons available when leveling.
CarbonatedFalcon
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I wish they'd upgrade the model of the Swift Zulian Tiger and some other old mounts.
Nothing drastic, just a higher polycount. The tail is literally 8 polygons - I can easily count them.
Nothing drastic, just a higher polycount. The tail is literally 8 polygons - I can easily count them.
Haven`t played the game in 3 years now..
Recently i watched the Blizzcon panel with the lore about Warlords of Draneor, after that i installed Warcraft 3: TFT and have been playing trough the single player campaign (again) the last days (not finished it yet).
I noticed that my mind have come up with all sorts of positive aspects why i should return to Wow and the upcoming expansion. One BIG factor is the Mythic raid difficulty, another is that i will visit some of the zones i loved the most previously in TBC, and another is that it seems the lore is more badass and interesting compared to "hey look here its a panda!".
Ideally IF i return i look for a mature raiding guild that will focus on the 20 man Mythic environment, with 3 days raiding a week, not more, timex around 20.00-23.00 EU server time. Might have skilled irl friend that returns aswell.
Recently i watched the Blizzcon panel with the lore about Warlords of Draneor, after that i installed Warcraft 3: TFT and have been playing trough the single player campaign (again) the last days (not finished it yet).
I noticed that my mind have come up with all sorts of positive aspects why i should return to Wow and the upcoming expansion. One BIG factor is the Mythic raid difficulty, another is that i will visit some of the zones i loved the most previously in TBC, and another is that it seems the lore is more badass and interesting compared to "hey look here its a panda!".
Ideally IF i return i look for a mature raiding guild that will focus on the 20 man Mythic environment, with 3 days raiding a week, not more, timex around 20.00-23.00 EU server time. Might have skilled irl friend that returns aswell.
Robin64
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One of the most common and annoying misconceptions about Mists of Pandaria is that the lore focus was "Hey look, a panda!". There was far more focus on the Horde vs Alliance war, the threat from the Mogu, Garrosh's desires to control an Old God... The characters in game, and indeed those of us that played, quickly accepted the Pandaren and moved on.
Also, Mythic is currently in MoP, it's just called Heroic here. It is the hardest content in the game and very few people get through it.
CarbonatedFalcon
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You mean Female and Female?
/tiredjoke
(For the record I love the way my female BE priest looks, just not the way she plays - Shadow at least).
CarbonatedFalcon
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Well I knocked out Flex 1 and 2 this week. Prospects for 3 and 4 don't look good this late. Only upgrade I can use was the Flex version of the Fusion-Fire Core which is okay I guess (cleave kinda meh for many fights). Really need another trinket though since my other one is just a 502 from ToT LFR. Otherwise I have two shoulders and a helm I can't use since they're non-set, and would break my 4-piece. Need the gloves to be able to do so. And honestly I'll take any gloves at this point since mine are still Timeless non-upgraded 496.
Thok probably has the biggest bounty on his head for me since I can use anything he drops (Flex at least). Though I'd rather stay dual-wielding if I can so I don't have change all my gems and reforge.
Thok probably has the biggest bounty on his head for me since I can use anything he drops (Flex at least). Though I'd rather stay dual-wielding if I can so I don't have change all my gems and reforge.
Icy Veins and the official forum has some decent ones.
But it's really Shield Bash/Revenge on CD, Thunder Clap if AoE, Devastate if you need to fill a space, and then use your Shield Block if fighting physical damage and Shield Barrier if it's Magic damage(or just one mob too). It's honestly a ton easier than it used to be.
I've been having hell trying to get good trinkets on my DK.
Got the Fusion-Fire Core which is nifty when it actually goes off (cleaving Obliterates are sexy), and Skeer's which may as well be crap because of the existence of the two trinkets I don't have.
Namely the trinkets off Galakras (cooldown reduction trinket) and Thok (the one that jacks up stats).
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