World of Warcraft and the Latter-Day Geek

[Zehava]

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

Ooh, I liiiike that. I might just pull a Zehava with that myself. The spambots are bad enough; playing a priest means I also get tons of /tells that generally translate to, "Would you like to go following us around at X instance that's too high for our underleveled, underpowered, poorly assembled party so we can screech at you incessantly for not healing our sorry asses enough with spells you already told us you're not spec'd for in the first place?" It'd be sweet to filter out those little fuckwads.

It's too bad there can't be a mod that indicates the age of the player inviting you (or nearby players in general, now that I think about it). I would pay hard RL cash for that.

Create a macro (I did)

/dnd No thank you, I'd rather take a ballpeen hammer to my man parts then follow you around as your heal bitch.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Ah, thought you were on the Shadow Council server. That guild name must be popular these days.

And I think Nordrassil is on the dreaded list of "extended maintenance" this week (48 hour downtime). The game is great fun, I admit, but it's best to keep your expectations of Blizzard very, very low.

[Julie]

ya 2 days down!

so now Im on gnomereguard or what ever that is...playing a gnome of course!

if anyone wants to come play with me my name is kitchgnome...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Stormlight

By chance I came upon this.

It's oh so bad. Still, I couldn't help but laugh about the pure, crass absurdity of the comment.

That's awful. Of course, I giggled like an idiot at it, but it's still awful.

Originally Posted by Uthgar

Yeah, cue the Dennis Leary song, 'cuz I have yet to get tired of griefing the farmers.

Man, I used to love griefing farmers, especially since I played on a PvP server and all the farmers were Forsaken rogues for some reason. I used to farm up in the Plaguelands between rounds inthe battlegrounds. Aww, poor farmer...did I Fear you into three elite Scarlett Crusaders? My bad...

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

I SAID HEAL ME!! DO U NOT UNNERSTAN UR JOB??

Ah, good times. I can't count the number of impromptu "this is how aggro works, children" lessons I had to give in party chat when playing in pugs.

[seebs]

I used to think I hated healing, but one day my pally got a decent group, and now I love healing. I just love healing for competent players.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Originally Posted by seebs

I used to think I hated healing, but one day my pally got a decent group, and now I love healing. I just love healing for competent players.

Even though my druid (oh noez nelf dr00dz lol!!11!) is feral-spec'd, I ended up being the main healer for a reasonably good pug a few days ago. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Unfortunately, if we weeded out all the idiots, WoW would be reduced to a half-populated single server and probably go under. Much as I despise them, the imbeciles keep the game going.

Who me, cynical? ?D

[Sock Puppet]

Yeah, who else is gonna buy my crap at the auction house and finance my mounts?

BTW, I'm still n00b enough not to know exactly what pug stands for. Player user guild? Party user group? I'm pretty sure y'all are not going into instances with those goofy little dogs.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Pick-up group. Essentially, a group of random people who come together to do an instance, quest or whatnot. AKA, the bane of all existence.

[Sock Puppet]

Ah, that makes sense. Yeah, I had one of those go well, once -- with a mage who was overleveled for the instance & just was helping a friend through it. Got through that so well that it lulled me into a false sense of hope for pick-ups, which has been since shattered enough that I'm pretty sure it won't ever "rez" again.

Oh, and that ALL CAPS post I made above? Pretty much a direct quote from pug party chat. Every time somebody mentions Shadowfang Keep, it reminds me of that fucktard. After that wonderful experience and I'd hearthed away without saying buh-bye, that same dipshit met up with me half the world away to invite me to heal at another instance. Dubya. Tee. Eff.

[Zehava]

Originally Posted by Uthgar the Brazen

Even though my druid (oh noez nelf dr00dz lol!!11!) is feral-spec'd, I ended up being the main healer for a reasonably good pug a few days ago. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Unfortunately, if we weeded out all the idiots, WoW would be reduced to a half-populated single server and probably go under. Much as I despise them, the imbeciles keep the game going.

Who me, cynical? ?D

I spent most of my WoW time as a dwarf priest making me doubly wanted (fear ward + heals). What I miss from other games is a /anon command so I don't show up in /who. The best thing I could do was my /dnd macro from above.

I stopped doing pugs a long time ago, they just are not worth the hassle, especially if you are the healer. Oh and warrior tanks in 5-man instances are useless, get yourself a nice protection paladin. Warriors are great at tanking a single foe but have a difficult time with multiple targets.

You are right about the WoW idiots. I run on the assumption that 90% of the people you meet in game are idiots. Sometimes you will be surprised by a player who know what they are doing, but the vast majority simply suck.

[Zehava]

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

Ah, that makes sense. Yeah, I had one of those go well, once -- with a mage who was overleveled for the instance & just was helping a friend through it. Got through that so well that it lulled me into a false sense of hope for pick-ups, which has been since shattered enough that I'm pretty sure it won't ever "rez" again.

Oh, and that ALL CAPS post I made above? Pretty much a direct quote from pug party chat. Every time somebody mentions Shadowfang Keep, it reminds me of that fucktard. After that wonderful experience and I'd hearthed away without saying buh-bye, that same dipshit met up with me half the world away to invite me to heal at another instance. Dubya. Tee. Eff.

Shadowfang Keep, Shadowfang Keep, Shadowfang Keep, Shadowfang Keep



Some people never learn. Sounds like Mr. Fucktard was a good candidate for your /ignore list. Learn it, love it, live it. /ignore will save you a whole lot of grief, not to mention your sanity.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Try to dissociate SFK from the fucktard. Apart from fucktardery which is not the place's fault, it's a very fun instance.

[Zehava]

Originally Posted by Uthgar the Brazen

Try to dissociate SFK from the fucktard. Apart from fucktardery which is not the place's fault, it's a very fun instance.

SFK is indeed a good instance and has a lot of nice gear, especially for a low to mid 20's cloth wearer. You won't find anything better than the Robes of Argual or the Belt of Argual (name might not be exactly right) until ~level 30.

[Sock Puppet]

I have discovered battlegrounds. Specifically, Arathi Basin while in the mid- to high 30's.

It's even more fun when you and a friend are drunk and communicating via headset. "Kill that fuggin' gnome! Kill ALL the short ones first!" The only problem is that you can't pick your party members; that gets annoying.

Of course, it reduces my friend's helpful advice to stuff like "Kill that sonofabitch." But who the hell cares when getting killed is so much less of a hassle.

[Zehava]

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

I have discovered battlegrounds. Specifically, Arathi Basin while in the mid- to high 30's.

It's even more fun when you and a friend are drunk and communicating via headset. "Kill that fuggin' gnome! Kill ALL the short ones first!" The only problem is that you can't pick your party members; that gets annoying.

Of course, it reduces my friend's helpful advice to stuff like "Kill that sonofabitch." But who the hell cares when getting killed is so much less of a hassle.

Arathi Basin is pretty good, Alterac Valley is much better but is 51+. Stay the hell away from Warsong Gulch, CTF games suck a lot.

Eye of the Storm is pretty good as well, though there is a CTF element to it as well (not the major part of the game). BG's make PvP tolerable, I don't mind getting killed/killing people but only when I want to. Most times I don;t feel like PvP, which makes places like Ganklethorn so much of a pain.

[Sock Puppet]

@ "Ganklethorn" -- yup, I quickly learned to hate that friggin' snakepit and abandoned all the quests there. Luckily, Arathi Highlands is a good match for my current level (just shy of 37 now) and the gankage factor is about 5 or 10% of what it is in Ganklethorn. Desolace is all right too; the fight is so much fairer there that I finally started actually winning "world" PvPs there. My first unqualified solo success was when I killed a Paladin 2 levels above me after she tried to gank me as I was finishing off a mob. I was so pumped after that, I had to go back to the post and fish for awhile to calm down.

Compare that to getting surrounded by 3 level 70s in Stranglethorn. Sure, I'll enjoy pwning lowbie Alliance too, but THREE 70s on a 35? WTF?

[Julie]

Battlegrouds sound great...except Im one of the little ones. Hehe I love my gnome lock!

Played in my first PUG lastnight. Ended up being a group of 7 of us. Out of the 7 of us one other was from my guild. All but one of the people were great...guess that group leaded bit was going to his head. So we all just left his group and reformed in front of his eyes without him. Ya probably not the nicese thing to do but oh well. After that it was great Of the 4 left that wernt in my guild we even invited two of them to join us. Had a blast....played untill 3am....but that had more to do with my insomnia than anything


CAn;t wait to try the BG's they sound like a blast, but Im not eve a lv 25 yet!

[Sock Puppet]

No need to feel bad about the regrouping at all. Life is too short to waste time sparing the feelings of somebody who's being a complete prick.

Being a gnome, on the other hand ...

[Zehava]

You can start Warsong Gulch at lvl 10 (first bracket is 10-19). Don't do it though. The 10-19 bracket will be dominated by lvl 19 twinks with super gear.

Brackets after that are 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, etc.

Arathi Basin starts at lvl 20 and follows the same bracket breakdown. I don't suggest you go to any BG unless you are at the max level. Alterac can be an exception to that as it is 40 on 40 and you can somewhat avoid being targeted.

The problem with Ganklethorn is there are so many quests there that it is almost necessary to quest there (quests are available from lvl 30 to about 45). However it is a quick run from several high level places that lvl 70's tend to congregate here while waiting for instances/raids.

Same thing happens in Hillsbrad (Alterac Valley BG entry points) and now Tanaris (Caverns of Time). Bored lvl 70's hanging around in areas meant for mid level characters is a VERY bad idea. High level dungeons/raids should be put in high level areas. This is one of the things that lead me to cancel my account again.

[Brimshack]

Where have all the gamer geeks gone?
Oh where have all the D&D gamers gone?
Gone to World of Warcrack every one.
Oh when will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn...


(Sigh!)

[Sock Puppet]

Ayup, I'm at 39 and it's definitely easier in battlegrounds than 36 or 37. The extra PvP practice is definitely making it easier to deal with "world" pvp. I can now be as nasty as I wanna be.

And when, oh when, will the warriors ever learn? Yesterday I needed a break from BGs after 187 kills, so I decided to take a little cruise to Booty Bay when I realized I'd never been there before. I turned in the quests I had (shitty XP for yellow quests, geez), and got back onto the ship. There's just one other Horde player, myself, and a 37 human warrior chickie with a big, shiny sword - I'm thinking twink gear, I didn't bother to inspect. So I head up to the top deck in the back of the ship, and the warrior follows me. She stays really close to me (it must kill some of these losers not to be able to /slap the opposing faction), so I just make sure I'm still facing her and I sit down. Just when I think that intelligence might be winning the day, she hacks at me with her twink sword. Don't mess with an undead priestess with PMS.* I stand up, hit her with plague, pain and scream. The scream fears her all the way off the boat and somewhere out of sight, where she dies way too quickly - must have run right into an elite guard, poor dear. I sit back down and say, "I guess she'll have to catch the next one." Made it 188 kills for the day; thanks, twinkie.

I can understand 39-42 warriors thinking they can take out a 39 priest of unknown spec, but a 37? Puh-lease. If she'd managed to stay on the boat, it would've just taken a bit longer. And no, I'm not particularly good, I just got some good advice on where to spend my talent points. I'm respecing at 40 for Shadowform, but I'm staying at 39 to get the best pvp gear at AB (and WG if I can stand creeping along at 1 medal each 'cause we always lose) first. I agree, capture-the-flag sucks ass. Especially when half of the team is scattering in all directions and the other half is whining about the lack of teamwork.

*Post Mortem Syndrome.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Haven't bothered with PvP on my dr00d. On the other hand, I've received regular compliments on my bear-form tanking, which pleases me greatly. One of these days, I'll work more on kitty-form being for something other than grinding. Hopefully 46 by the end of the week.

I know Blizz has made some (typically vague) statments re: the levelling issue in pre-BC areas. I hope they fix them up and soon. The curve within the draenei/blood elf areas is so much smoother, and with rewards that are actually worth the hassle. Right now, everything I have is group-only and has me bouncing all over the damned virtual planet.

[Sock Puppet]

Those kitty-form dr00ds give me fits. But a channeled spell keeps 'em in front of me long enough to get 'em DoTted. Good thing too, 'cause I have a lot of them on my ganklist. I was ready to start keeping track with a pen and paper before I discovered that mod. Now my vindictive grudging has full digital enhancement.

Fucking druids.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Just wait 'til I finally win a damned PowerBall and have time to play a lot. When I get my 1337 3p1x, I'm gonna r0xx0r you, preachy.

[Sock Puppet]

Good, bring it on, tree-boy. I'm rooting for your PowerBall win just so I can get you back on my server part-time so I can kill you repeatedly.

(Who am I kidding ... you'll always level 3x faster than me. My only hope would be to level one toon to 70 and keep it in reserve for when you pwnt me.)

This weekend was double-honor in WSG. Unfortunately, I could only play for a couple hours late Saturday night. But, after losing 2 rounds, I managed to get into groups that actually WON 4 times in a row. Must have pulled in some players from other servers, 'cause the IQ level underwent a sudden jump. Got's me a nice ring out of it. I'm only gonna stomach WSG for one more goddamned item before I level, the lvl-40 cloth bracers. Those are teh r0xx0r and I lust after them. I'd like to pick up the caster trinket too, but I'd prefer to level sometime in the next year.

Next week is double-honor in AB. That's so much more tolerable that I'll be sure to find more time to play. I only want 2 items from there, the belt and the boots. That's the big suck about WSG; the capture-the-flag object is annoying as hell, but the rewards are better & more varied. I'll bet that's intentional. Friggin' Blizzard probably concluded, "Yeah, this bg sucks ass, so let's put the must-have rewards there; otherwise, nobody will play it."