HarryDemeanor
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Giant octopus. I'm okay with this.
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World of Warcraft |OT7| Feel the hatred of 10,000 Murlocs
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CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Great. Another Old God with tentacles. Wasn't the one in Ulduar enough?
C'thun had tentacles too. They all have.
EverythingShiny
Member
I'm having such shitty luck finding a good guild for my Horde characters this expansion. Maybe I should just wait until Legion drops to find a home for them, since so many guilds seem volatile right now. I'm just looking to raid 2 days a week, so maybe that's part of it as so many guilds seem to raid 3 days a week (even at this point in the expansion).
Sidenote, has anyone received their Chronicle Vol 1 yet? I'm curious to see how you like it, I'm considering ordering one.
Sidenote, has anyone received their Chronicle Vol 1 yet? I'm curious to see how you like it, I'm considering ordering one.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Getting mine delivered on Thursday. Everyone seems to like it though.
I know long maintenance is much less common these days, but when my account says 3 hours remaining and it will all be completely wasted, it really makes me think that erosion of time should freeze while the game is offline. With the introduction of the token a lot more people now are paying "by the hour" instead of just a continual subscription, and those hours at least feel like they have more value now.
Also, I realized that last night's spike coincided exactly with when the tokens for when the huge spike four months ago would be due, so we're clearly still seeing some ripple effects from that day. Seeing token prices frozen at their lowest price in a couple months just mocks me right now though.
Also, I realized that last night's spike coincided exactly with when the tokens for when the huge spike four months ago would be due, so we're clearly still seeing some ripple effects from that day. Seeing token prices frozen at their lowest price in a couple months just mocks me right now though.
Amazon said mine would be delivered either yesterday or today, but this morning it was pushed back to Friday.
Amazon pls
This has always bugged me too. Never understood why if the game was in an unplayable state your game time continued to run out.
Robin64
Member
Amazon said mine would be delivered on the 23rd and then it arrived on the 19th. Fine by me!
The book is amazing. Not just the art, which is brilliant, but the level of detail about how the universe works is astonishing. You even get a rough idea of what existed before the universe did and why everything came into existence.
The book is amazing. Not just the art, which is brilliant, but the level of detail about how the universe works is astonishing. You even get a rough idea of what existed before the universe did and why everything came into existence.
HarryDemeanor
Member
I got the last one from Target online so I could use my discounts. Took them a while to get it shipped too but I only put in the order last Thursday. Guess they made this a bit limited.
EverythingShiny
Member
Sounds fantastic. Thanks everyone who responded; looks like Amazon has some in stock so I'll put my order in.
Lorewise, what books should I start with? I have a bunch of the cata-era books that I haven't read yet (Thrall, The Shattering, etc.) I've played the game since Vanilla but I'm such a lore-noob and I'd like to fix that.
Dog Problems
Banned
I'm thinking of race changing my shaman from an orc to a dwarf. I'm aware of the lore for shamans but dwarf seems to make the most sense seeing as how that race was made from Azeroth itself.
Azzurri
Member
I'd play Shaman if I could be a Human.
My usual answer is to find a character/event/time period/location you find the most interesting and find a corresponding book, but with the release of the chronicle I think the best thing to do now is read that and then anything you want to know more about seek out books from there. Like for example The War of the Ancients is presumably covered in the Chronicle but certainly not as detailed as the book trilogy about the event which is like 1000 pages or so.
I will say for the more recent novels those are a time and place thing imho. They typically tie into the events that are happening in the game at the time (basically expansion or patch launches) and give more backstory to said events. Reading them past their launch is fine if you want more information but a large part of the enjoyment is how they tie into the game. Like for example The Shattering is by and far my favorite book but a lot of that is because of the pre-cata world events. They are directly tied into the book and many events of the book occur because of what we do in the quests. Like the Tablet Magni uses in the book that transforms him into stone is recovered and delivered to Iron Forge by us the player in one of the quest chains.
Pretty much any of the books that take place in modern Azeroth are structured that way, they have direct ties to what is going on in the game. So with that said right now might be the perfect time to read the new Illidan book, I bet the demon hunter quests in Legion will tie into it directly and the book will give you more context about the situation.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Human is the worst race though. So boring.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
What's that? Can't hear you over my Godlike racial ability and 10% rep gain.
Take that back.
This game is a actual crack. I returned last August after five years, quit after three months because there was nothing to do, and now I've been playing non-stop for three weeks now.
I've levelled a fury warrior and I'm loving it, I'm farming old raids/mounts, I joined a casual raiding guild raiding two nights a week. I'm even levelling a priest! I mean God dammit, how?!
I think it's because I'm so hyped for Legion, but I'm just enjoying all the positive aspects of this game right now. It's weird.
I've levelled a fury warrior and I'm loving it, I'm farming old raids/mounts, I joined a casual raiding guild raiding two nights a week. I'm even levelling a priest! I mean God dammit, how?!
I think it's because I'm so hyped for Legion, but I'm just enjoying all the positive aspects of this game right now. It's weird.
WOD is great if you're not too worried about new content
If by "great" you mean having multiple garrisons to make you rich and also being lvl 100, which means easier to solo old raids, then yes, WOD is great!
Which is about all I do these days(other than Timewalking dungeons). HFC & Tanann Jungle, the latest content patch, was released when again? June 2015?
That's exactly what I mean!
EverythingShiny
Member
Thanks for the excellent reply, Zenax. I'll start with Chronicle once I receive it and then pick up the Illidan book. Then I'll start on the Cata-era books I have, since I didn't play as much in Cata. The lore is amazing and I'm hoping to actually pay attention to quests when Legion drops instead of blowing through them like I usually do.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Not quite ready for Legion yet being on the cusp of 13/13M + mounts to farm. But other than that I'm pretty much over WoD aside from free garrison gold.
I'm probably tuning out almost completely once I get my mount until Legion.
Though I do have CMs to finish/buy as well.
I'm probably tuning out almost completely once I get my mount until Legion.
Though I do have CMs to finish/buy as well.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
WoD content wise, I only have the 500 Goblin and 500 Troll kills left that I feel like I actually want to shoot for (not doing Mythics)
So after that...will probably just amass gold and try and farm some battle pets/mounts
So after that...will probably just amass gold and try and farm some battle pets/mounts
Don't worry, you still have another 6 months.
JSoup
Banned
Yes, but, those dailies are terrible.
Not 700k terrible.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
There's a difference between "godlike" and flat-out overpowered.
Never. Human is garbage tier, along with gnomes and both elf races.
I had polar bears on like four different characters, it really isn't a rare drop at all. What amazed me the most was when I saw someone pay a max bid for the Stonecore drake, either they have really terrible luck or it was a late night mistake thinking it was the Aeonaxx mount. That and the people who routinely pay three times as much for Brawler's guild invites as they are on the regular AH.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
"There are no WoW Tokens for sale. Please check back later."
RIPPPPPPPP
It's at like 35,345 too >.>
RIPPPPPPPP
It's at like 35,345 too >.>
Just keep trying, last time it bottomed out like this I was still able to buy a couple. Haven't tried yet today though.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Been trying for like the past half hour. Nada. Gone up to 36k+ now too.
Edit: Got 1 to go through, but people must be snapping whatever gets put up like mad. 1 minute CD on attempting to buy too.
It let me pay to reactivate at the 36k rate but the AH is telling me none available.
Edit: yeah that one minute cooldown sucks. What's sad is 36k really isn't even that cheap, but it just feels like the price is going to continue to increase from here on out up through Legion.
AppleSeason
Member
Ok; I've been looking at the server list. I was also advised to look for servers with at least 50% of players in the same faction I'm going to choose.
I was recommended Draenor (PVE) for EU english, although it would be a problem playing as Alliance, seeing the number. Damn, this is complicated for sure. The rule of avoiding the Top 10 also applies to EU servers?
I was recommended Draenor (PVE) for EU english, although it would be a problem playing as Alliance, seeing the number. Damn, this is complicated for sure. The rule of avoiding the Top 10 also applies to EU servers?
HarryDemeanor
Member
Where does Chronicle Vol. 1 end story-wise? Beginning of WarCraft 1?
Be aware that the server list given there is based on population with raid progress, not overall population. So if you come to a server like Dalaran, you'll find a huge population, but it's largely newer players without raid progress. That has advantages and disadvantages. And a server with tons of raid progression may also have a larger number of players who have stopped playing or cut back at this phase in the expansion.
Basically, it's impossible to know what will work out for you which is why ideally you'd want to go to a place where you already know some people.
Robin64
Member
Even Medivh himself was unaware that Sargeras was still hiding within his soul, subtly twisting his every thought and action to a much darker end. At long last, the fallen titan had found the perfect instrument with which to begin the Legion's next invasion of Azeroth.
TO BE CONTINUED...
AppleSeason
Member
I don't know anybody, sadly. Or I know, but not in my timezone.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Ended up being able to grab 3 tokens today. One for ~36k, the other two for ~37k.
Wanted a couple more to last me at least till Legion, but that's probably good enough for now.
Wanted a couple more to last me at least till Legion, but that's probably good enough for now.
JSoup
Banned
If you're at a point in the game where you can casually toss out 700K in gold, doing dailies probably sounds pretty terrible.
First post on GAF after lurking for years, looking forward to experiencing Legion with y'all.
After WoD, it isn't surprising to see so much negativity on the official forums and mmo-champion, but I think most of the systems being implemented in Legion will be excellent.
Anyways, I quit right after BRF dropped, which was an impressive raid. Is HFC worth taking a look at?
After WoD, it isn't surprising to see so much negativity on the official forums and mmo-champion, but I think most of the systems being implemented in Legion will be excellent.
Anyways, I quit right after BRF dropped, which was an impressive raid. Is HFC worth taking a look at?
Sure, it's a cool raid.
Came across a character with some pretty nifty trinkets:
"Coin of Many Faces" & "Jewel of Hellfire" .. I've always found transformation items to be quirky and fun. Are there any others out there from MoP/WoD worth getting?
http://www.wowhead.com/item=128807/coin-of-many-faces#comments
http://www.wowhead.com/item=127668/jewel-of-hellfire#comments
"Coin of Many Faces" & "Jewel of Hellfire" .. I've always found transformation items to be quirky and fun. Are there any others out there from MoP/WoD worth getting?
http://www.wowhead.com/item=128807/coin-of-many-faces#comments
http://www.wowhead.com/item=127668/jewel-of-hellfire#comments
I didn't have the means to keep checking so I only got the one that reactivated my account for 36k. Back over 38k now, I'm hoping it will hover up and down around there for a little while, might snag a couple if it dips back down to 37k. Though I guess I should stock up at some point soon because it does seem like the increase is pretty continual these days.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Just got a surprise at my doorstep. Chronicle arrived two days early! Can't wait to go through this.
Ahhh I forgot to grab this.
There are... a ton. Hard to list them all, but check wowhead's toy guide http://www.wowhead.com/guides/vanity-collections/toy-box
Nice, should get mine this week