Random Game Design Thoughts

Wouldn't it be interesting if...

# Instead of Outlands, there was a 60-70 continent

# Instead of completely revamping zones like Plaguelands, they did a phazing thing like... Crossroads 10-20 and then come back at 30-40 and then 80-90.

# An 80-90 continent

# There is a uniform formula for levelling skill, like:

Easy (green)... smelt 1 fel iron ore (common) => 1 fel iron bar
Medium (yellow)... smelt 2 fel iron bar => 1 hardened fel iron bar
Hard1 (orange)... smelt 1 adamantium ore (rare) => 1 adamantium bar
Hard2 (orange+)... smelt 2 adamantium ore => 1 hardened adamantium bar

It should work that way but it doesn't.

Equipment for new 80s

My warlock and mage have been scrounging the AH for Deathspeaker set, which is Deathsilk robes, gloves, pants, boots, etc.

My paladins have been lucky and getting a few pieces of Hardened Obsidium trousers, belt, trousers, boots.

They are all level 289, which is a massive jump from the 189 blues I was wearing at the end of LK.

Questing Path

Eversong Woods (1-10)
Silverpine Forest (11-20)
Southshore (21-30)
Arathi Highlands (24-??)
Stranglethorn Forest (24-??)
Hinterlands (30-35)

BTW, Did not like the Hinterlands so much. 

Highlights:
* No flight points closer than revantusk village
* Creeps still aggro as you run along

Photoshop'd

Finally found these icons

In order by minimum level to enter.

    * The Deadmines - Level Range: 15-21 (10)
    * Ragefire Chasm - Level Range: 15-21 (10)
    * Wailing Caverns - Level Range: 15-25 (10)
    * Shadowfang Keep - Level Range: 16-26 (11)
    * Stormwind Stockade - Level Range: 20-30 (15)
    * Blackfathom Deeps - Level Range: 20-30 (15)
    * Gnomeregan - Level Range: 24-34 (19)
    * The Scarlet Monastery - Graveyard - Level Range: 26-36 (21)
    * The Scarlet Monastery - Library - Level Range: 29-39 (21)
    * The Scarlet Monastery - Armory - Level Range: 32-42 (21)
    * The Scarlet Monastery - Cathedral - Level Range: 35-45 (21)
    * Razorfen Kraul - Level Range: 30-40 (25)
    * Maraudon - Purple Crystals - Level Range: 30-40 (25)
    * Maraudon - Orange Crystals - Level Range: 32-42 (25)
    * Maraudon - Pristine Waters - Level Range: 34-44 (25)
    * Uldaman - Level Range: 35-45 (30)
    * Dire Maul - East - Level Range: 36-46 (31)
    * Scholomance - Level Range: 38-48 (33)
    * Dire Maul - West - Level Range: 39-49 (34)
    * Razorfen Downs - Level Range: 40-50 (35)
    * Dire Maul - North - Level Range: 42-52 (37)
    * Stratholme - Main Gate - Level Range: 42-52 (37)
    * Zul'farrak - Level Range: 44-54 (39)
    * Stratholme - Service Entrance - Level Range: 46-56 (41)
    * Blackrock Depths - Prison - Level Range: 47-57 (42)
    * The Sunken Temple - Level Range: 50-60 (45)
    * Blackrock Depths - Upper City - Level Range: 51-61 (46)
    * Lower Blackrock Spire - Level Range: 55-65 (48)
    * Upper Blackrock Spire - Level Range: 55-65 (48)

2 much 2 do

Alts on Black Dragonflight: 9
Alts on Black Dragonflight at 80: 4
Alts on Black Dragonflight at 75: 3
Alts on Fizzcrank: 7
Alts on Fizzcrank at 80: 1
Alts rolled on Coilfang for 1-20 content: 4
Alts rolled on Darrowmere for 1-20 content: 3
Goblin alts yet to be rolled: 1 (probably 2)
Worgen alts yet to be rolled: 1 (probably 2)
Number of priests at 80: 0
Number of priests at 85: 0
Number of rogues at 80: 0
Number of rogues at 85: 0
Number of tanks at 85: 0
Number of alts trained in grand master blacksmith: 1
Number of alts trained in grand master tailoring: 1
Number of alts trained in grand master inscription: 0
Number of alts trained in grand master alchemy: 0

Gurgle Murgle

Chief's Warboard has indicated that Felwood and Tanaris are middle 40 zones.

And in Felwood, it seems 10 quests for 6600 each equals a level.  Bada bing!

Tues night updates

1. Visited Stormwind... details of everything is vastly improved.  Goldshire looks the same (new FP).  Westfall is MESSED up.  Died twice because gnolls are in the town.

2. Visited Orgrimmar.  Everything is new and confusing. Where is the FP? Where is the elevator? Where is the ... <insert vendor here>.

3. Ran Razorfen Downs, and my rogue dinged 44.  It's gonna be tough levelling six guys at a time.

4. Visited Thousand Needles. All new zone.  Yep yep.  I can't wait to get more xp bonuses so I can start my toons and see the world from scratch.

Cataclysm Decision

So I think this new plan gets me all my content..

- undead hunter, level to 20
- orc warlock, level to 20
- troll shaman, level to 20
- tauren paladin, level to 20
- goblin warlock, level to 20
- bloodelf paladin, 20 level to 85

- nightelf druid, level to 20
- dwarf paladin, level to 20
- gnome warlock, level to 20
- worgen warlock, level to 20
- draenei paladin, level to 20
- human paladin, level to 85

as well as working on mains:
- bloodelf priest, L70 to 85
- bloodelf paladin, L80 to 85

- bloodelf paladin, L80 to 85
- bloodelf paladin, L80 to 85
- bloodelf rogue, L44 to 85

End game is seven max level alts.

Ursin Rogue achieved...

Ursin Rogue achieved Level 42.

I am reading a post on the forums of how people want 1-60 leveling to be slower, not faster.  My choice of response to that is Blizzard should have removed some zones.  Like South Shore or Wetlands or something.  Basically trim 25% of the world. I'd go even farther and say this expansion should have had a new continent and ten levels (L90 blah blah).

The closer and closer we get to Cataclysm makes it more and more uncertain for me what to do next.  I was going to have ten goblins and ten worgens get to 20, and one or more of those all the way to 60.  Sounds like a lot of work right now.  I don't know what I want, per se.  I wish I could be one of these people with one main or something.  I currently have 25 horde and 8 alliance alts, most of them pretty low.  Average level is 39.6.

I'm very pulled in different directions right now.

Slow week

Rogue obtained level 41 on Monday.  20 bars of XP from Uldaman (full rested, two BOAs)

Wednesday:
* Ran VOA-10
* Obtained 251 PVP pants
* Ran HH twice, no epic mount
* Obtained 5 champion seals

Wednesday Night

Activities:
* L72 DK ran Nexus
* L72 DK ran UK
* L72 DK finished up the quests in Taunka'Le Village, BT
* L72 DK achieved L73

Tuesday Night

Activities:
* Ran weekly raid (Patchwork must die) with guild
* Tried tanking on my 80paladin for the first time -- regular Violet Hold.

Observations:
* Paladin tanking isn't bad.  The rotation I used was..
Open with Avenger's Shield and Consecrate
- Crusader Strike (+1 HP)
- Judgement
- Crusader Strike (+1 HP)
- Hammer of the Righteous
- Crusader Strike (+1 HP)
- Shield of the Righteous (-3 HP)

I actually think it goes a bit more smoothly than 969 although there is a little lag on CS (I need haste).  My 3.5 rotation was..
Open with Avenger's Shield and Consecrate
- Hammer of the Righteous
- Judgement
- Consecrate
- Crusader Strike
- Shield of the Righteous

* I like self healing with WOG, and saw +11000 manaless self heal/crit with a +6000 add on with talent.  It can be a huge life saver.

So, all in all, a good night.

Ret lag and ability queues

Retribution Paladin observation:
* Just saw a good blog about how ret paladin (RP) is now a rogue and the special HP powers are basically finishing moves.
* Shared the opinion that spamming CS and the little lag in between is hrm.. different.  My previous rotation was something like:
Consecrate
Judgement
Divine Storm
Crusader Strike

Now its:
CS
Wait
CS
Wait
TV
repeat

* I don't like the ability queue for the reasons listed on the forum:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26859116137&sid=2000&pageNo=1

Again, I prefer instant abilities with longer CDs and the 969 rotation.  To be honest, it doesn't even have to be 969.  I just like instants with longer CDs.  I feel the new system is like socialism.  The game tells you what to do.

Thought

Cataclysm is new coke.  They took a tried and true formula, changed it... and now the brand is different.

Monday Night Derp Derp

Activities:
* Headless Horsemen
* 70 priest did a UK RDF
* Tried Hunter

Observations:
* Priest works ok. Not a big changeup from 3.5, at least for shadow.
* Hunter is new and possibly confusing. Rotation unknown.
* Lost the love for my (3) paladins so... not motivated at this point to work on the other (3). Sigh.
* Rogue is still on xp bonus CD.
* TLDR:  Cata classes for me may be rogue, mage, DK.

Nice

Last Nights Observations:
* 1-60 leveling is faster. My rogue went from 37 to 40 in just under 2 hours (full rest and 20% BOA bonus)
* DK rotation seems to be okay. (unholy):
Icy Touch
Plague Strike
Scourge Strike
Blood Strike
Creep was down by then. I had heard some difficulties with the rune CDs. It still is slightly wonky but I was in practice mode. Every fifth creep, one would still be on CD (because they are linked now). Still not terribad.

Mkay

Friday Observations:
* Voidwalker quest is gone, instead you just learn it at level 8
* Paladin redemption quest is gone. Just learned at trainer, level 12.

Saturday Break:
* Ran wintergrasp, and won first round.  You get 90 honor for a win.
* Raised enchanting 375 to 400.  There should be some easy enchants at level 81.
* Vellums have been replaced by one generic enchanting vellum.

You have gained Level 11

Ran around on the 4.0 Paladin last night and hit 11.  At 13 I can pick up on my main server where all my BOAs reside.

After that, did a few Argent Tournament dailies so I could get more cloth BOAs to move to Fizzcrank.

Better

Discoveries:
* 80 Warlock is doing very nice damage. Destro rotation has not changed that much. Drop immolate, conflag and chaos bolt/incinerate til it dies. I got some 10-13k crits... drool.
* 28 Paladin wasn't very difficult. Just crusader strike + templar verdict (at 1 HP) was dropping 20ish creeps. I think double that to kill 33ish creeps. Add a judgement in there for more. I would like another button to mash, instead of waiting.
* 44 mage was good too. Its weird not to have ice armor and arcane intellect until later. Basically now just frost bolt a few times and then either cone of cold or frost nova, then repeat frost bolt.
* I am woefully short on glyphs for everyone.

Plans (minor)

* Level a 4.0 paladin so I know wtf I am doing.
* Retire rogue, druid alts.

Do Not Want!

So after three hours of downloads and installs, here's what I know...

* 80 spell book is confusing as hell
* Plate armour needs to be upgraded at trainer... seriously?
* Spells are missing/gone from actionbar
* DPS/Tank rotation/spells are unknown
* Not enthralled by holy power
* I see soulshard combo points on Warlock but huh? How to use?
* Mage was nice but is getting nerfed... boo!
* Pretty much start a level one to learn shit all over again
* Still have 1 GB to download through the new launcher
* Lag/lagged to a standstill in Dalaran

Good things:
* Item conversions seem to have gone well, ie brilliant runed gem and spellpower to intellect
* Sharper graphics

Minor good things:
* Got gold on my main. Others have enough honor to get a mammoth
* Main is 100 or so JP from getting a T10 head, which would complete my set.

So far more negatives than positives.

Ugh

File under good things:

Background Downloading the 4+ GB patch.

File under bad things:

6 GB free space to install when the patch needs 17 GB free.

Freed up 3 more GB for 9 GB but after reading someone's post on the forums, decided to move a copy to my 100 GB second drive and try from there.  At this point, I'm installing on the 9 GB since it didn't find the patch and just loaded WOW 3.3.5 from the second drive.

UGH!! This patch has been not very good so far.

Justice Points

The new reward system will reward 75 Justice Points for using the daily RDF or heroic dungeon boss.  By my calculation, 2200 points for item divided by 75 is 29.x or roughly 30 bosses to grind for an item?  That sounded high to me, but LK T9 requires 30/50 emblems for the gloves/chest, and LK T10 requires 60/95 emblems for gloves/chest.  I am probably not going to do all that at 85 but meh, whatever.

Things I want in Cataclysm

* I like how they rolled out Tier 9/10, which was a three tier reward system:
Normal dungeons reward i251
Heroics dungeons reward i264
Raids reward i272

* I am going to miss consecrate 8 sec cast/8 sec CD (seven times per min) which is now 10 sec cast/30 sec CD (two times per min).  I wish this were 10 or 15 seconds.  This has been totally nerfed.  And I think useless now.  I guess we'll see.

A new legion arises!

I have a paladin army. I originally wanted a bunch of warlocks but paladins are so versatile. Tank heal or dps. Who can argue with that?

Squad 1:
Kaytee, 80 Paladin
Caytee, 80 Paladin
Caytie, 73 Paladin

Squad 2:
Cáytie, 21 Paladin
Cáytee, 20 Paladin
Tamsín, 10 Paladin
Tamsin, 6 Paladin (Draenei)

It's a little insane having so many paladins.  I don't play with Kaytee or Caytee that much anymore, but come 85 raids, I can raid on multiple nights if I want to.  Lockouts aren't a problem anymore, heehee!

Meh

Caytie, 73 Paladin, ran RDF.
Heidi, 69 Priest, ran RDF.
Tamsin, 1 Paladin, obtained 5 levels.

Weekend update

Friday.. Paladin5 obtained Level 20
Satuday.. Paladin3 obtained Level 73
Sunday.. Priest obtained Level 67

Current goals:
80 Paladin needs 4k more honor for her 2nd trinket

Work on..
75 Hunter
73 Paladin
70 Death Knight
67 Priest
21 Paladin
20 Paladin

Ten things about my Paladin poll

1. Home town:

2. Hobbies:

3. Your idea of a vacation is:

4. Where you would like to build a house:

5. Your friends are mostly:

6. Rather hobknob with the Lords of your faction or the dregs of your faction:

7. Your dream job:

8. Best thing that happened to you this year:

9. Worst thing that happened to you this year:

10. Someone you have a secret crush on:

30 Day Review

In the last month...

Paladin 2 turned 80 (from75)
DK turned 70 (from 67)
Priest turned 64 (from 60)
Paladin 4 turned 21
Paladin 5 turned 16
Obtained Ingvar's Monolithic Cleaver for DK and Paladin 3

37 Levels under 60 obtained
5 Characters played
2 Really awesome rare axes obtained
1 80 obtained
Total time (est)   15 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 10 = 49 (est) hours played.

PS.  Yesterday I played RL so I got 0 WOW hours in... some days are like that.

Should have picked Need

Tanked UK last night.

Ingvar's Monolithic Cleaver dropped.  I think it looks cool and since my main spec is retribution and I dont always get to have the heirloom axe then this would have made a good dps axe... but I rolled greed for some reason and the healer won it.

Sigh.

Good weekend I guess

Starting Friday I dinged every day on my 60 priest, and now am sitting at 64 -- halfway to Northrend.

I love how easy it is to get through BC, and wish everything could go just as well.

Tried to do Leroy Jenkins last night but didn't kill enough I guess.

New plan for Cataclysm

I will use Bronzebeard for alliance character combos so I can experience every race, and every class (ten classes) and Dalaran for horde, and run those twenty alts to 20.

Which leaves me with the core realms
Black Dragonflight:
Mage
Priest
Warlock
Hunter
DK
Five paladins

Fizzcrank:
Shaman
Druid
Rogue
Warrior
Warlock
Paladin
DK
Three unknown

Ursin:
Six hunters
DK
Four unknown

Three paladins will be doing the run to 80 on BDF.  One alliance (unselected as of yet) will be doing the run on alliance side, I guess Bronzebeard.

Update

Fri.. Paladin 19
Sat.. DK 70
Sun.. Paladin 20

I can haz sparklepony!!!

80

New 80 Paladin... oh yeah!

Elites:
80 Warlock
80 Paladin
80 Mage
80 Paladin
75 Hunter
71 Paladin

Saronite

With cataclysm so close to coming out, I am not going to bother gearing up my ret/tankadins and instead just wait for the new 81 pyrite? set (I imagine similiar to how cobalt tank set was available at 70/and lasted some to 80).  I will instead just craft a Tempered Saronite set for my tanks and let that be the end 80 set, which is what I advise all casuals to do.  Took me a better part of this year getting my 80 warlock into T9, then T9.5 (drops), and finally T10 (after 80 days of EOF farming).

http://www.wowhead.com/search?q=tempered+saronite#professions:0-7+1+3

Total cost is:
74 saronite bar (148 saronite ore)
20 cobalt bar (20 cobalt ore)
3 crystallized earth

Lore

I wish I could come up with some decent lore for these Paladins.  If I was playing Star Wars, there is something mythic and easy about being a Jedi against the Sith, or vice versa.  The Blood Elves racial arch-nemesis is who, again?  According to the official storylines, it has kinda been the undead and also the humans a little bit, but then they team up with the scourge... so ... huh? In BC, they were also messing with the Draenei, and then messing with demons... but nothing on the scale of Jedi vs. Sith.  That's why my Paladins have just been sort of mercenary... wandering place to place and doing Lord knows what.

Cobalt Battlegear

Something I just did last night was to prep my 71 Paladin for tanking.  To that end, I got the easiest set imaginable at this point:  Cobalt Battlegear, which actually is just eight pieces but not a "set".  I had previously been wearing +crit plate.  Now if I can just fix up her prot spec, I will run through dungeons like no tomorrow!

Thanks wowhead:

Name            | armor | str | sta | def
----------------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Cobalt helm     |  1054 |  33 |  51 | 50
Cobalt shoulder |   973 |  33 |  36 | 30
 Cobalt chest    |  1297 |  39 |  60 | 39
Cobalt bracers  |   567 |  25 |  25 | 45
Cobalt guantlet |   811 |  37 |  39 | 25
Cobalt belt     |   730 |  25 |  39 | 37
Cobalt leggings |  1135 |  40 |  66 | 32
Cobalt boots    |   892 |  29 |  44 | 30
 ----------------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Total :         |  7459 | 261 | 360 | 288

Ugh

Well, instead of running my yap about the new Cata changes (which aren't final), or the atrocious RealID changes (atrocious), I will talk about my three Paladins.

Paladin1: Kaytee (L80 Paladin)
Paladin2: Caytee (L77 Paladin)
Paladin3: Caytie (L71 Paladin)

In my mind, I sort of think of them as instances of the same archetype in different realities.  Othertimes, I ponder if they could be clones, or sisters (isn't that loosely what clones are)?

Kaytee (L80 Paladin)
Currently inhabiting Dalaran after a long and hard career as a Paladin, although had mostly travelled to and from places in a mercenary like manner.

Caytee (L77 Paladin)
Just finished up Venomspite and Grizzly Hills and about to embark in Scholozaar Basin for her last leg to 80.

Caytie (L71 Paladin)
Just finished Howling Fjord and Camp Winterhoof.  Looking for her next adventure zone.  Oddly enough, she was the one doing the most damage of all of these, and I guess she just had the right talents specced.

Hunter pets?

This is what I would guess to be the race-specific hunter pets:

Night elf- cat
Dwarf- bear
Human- wolf
Draenei- stag

Blood Elf- cat
Orc- wolf
Troll- raptor
Tauren- cat

These are very common creatures that appear in their areas. 

Sweet

http://www.thelastairbendermovie.com/

Not a big fan of the cartoon show (not enough time) but I know lots of people looking forward to this movie.  Count me in.

Finally got my 68200 honor and spent it on a pair of Battlemaster Fury.

That done, my motivation seems gone.  I dont know what I'll do now.

Update

Paladin hit 70!

80 Warlock
80 Mage
80 Paladin
75 Hunter
74 Paladin
70 Paladin
65 DK
60 Priest

Update

Tues: L65 Paladin obtained level 66 (Two TBC random dungeons).

Wed: L66 Paladin obtained level 67 (Four TBC random dungeons).

Update

80 Warlock
80 Paladin
80 Mage
75 Hunter
74 Paladin
65 Paladin (+1L Sunday 03/13/10)
65 DK (+1L Saturday 03/12/10)
60 Priest
54 Hunter
43 Mage

Update

WLK80.. missed WG
MAG80.. missed WG
PAL80.. sleeping
HUN75.. paused
PAL74.. paused for faction change
DK64.. ran BF
PAL64.. waiting for rested xp
PR60.. sleeping
> 60.. waiting for CAT

iWant

Warlock; Trinkets done. iWant 11 EOF
Mage; Trinkets done. 40 SKS
Paladin; iWant two Trinkets, PVP232 Chest, PVE232 Tank shoulders+gloves

Woo

WG += Battlemaster's Ruination
VOA10 += 2 EOF
RDF += 2 EOF

Update

Sat.. Paladin reached 63, 64
Sun.. DK reached 64.  Warlock completed For The Horde!

Update

Warlock:  Obtained 232 ring, neck and cracked 5k.
Needs: 6k honor for PVP trinket.
Needs 15 EOF for T10 chest.

Mage:  40 SKS for shoulders.

Pal: 68k honor for PVP trinkets.

Progress

Warlock:
26,000/34,000 honor:  PVP Trinket
20/25 WG token:  PVP Neck
74/95 EOF: T10 Chest

Mage:
165/200 SKS: Heirloom shoulder

Paladin:
0/54,000 honor: PVP Chest

Yay

Warlock obtained L245 Trinket (+150 spell power)
Paladin obtained L232 Pants (Furious Gladiator Scaled Leggings)

Warlock needs another L245 Trinket for Cat
Mage needs another L245 Trinket for Cat

et al. needs levels for Cat:
72 Paladin
62 Paladin
15 Paladin
63 Death Knight

Mkay

Why does alliance always fail on boss #2 of UK?

Microplan

Warlock: WG for trinket

Mage: WG for trinket

Paladin: WG for legs

et al.

Microplan

Warlock .. L245 trinket

Mage .. L245 trinket

Paladin .. PVP legs

Hunter 75/80

Paladin 72/80

DK  63/80

Paladin 62/80

Priest 60/80

Paladin 15/80

PS.. Hellfire Peninsula = bloody easy.  Divine storm is OP-LOL.

Microplan

10 EOF per week x 3 weeks = 100 EOF :-]

Weekend

Paladin attained level 61 on Saturday.

Paladin attained level 62 on Saturday.

Warlock attained VOA 10 on Sunday.

Warlock attained VOA 25 on Sunday.

Warlock attained RDF (HHOR) on Sunday.

Warlock is 68/95 EOF.

DK attained level 63 on Sunday.

YES!

Just scored T9 gloves and L200 libram on my Paladin (then picked up boots in the weekly raid).

Then my mage completed WG and had enough for Trinket1.  About 24k honor from Trinket2.  EXCELLENT SMITHERS!!

Daily RDF took forever.. five wipes in Occulus, but I got the last 12 Stonekeeper Shards and now have my 3rd pair of Lightforge Spaulders. I'll probably get another on my mage and all my paladins will be happy.

Subplans

Warlock: T10 Chest in 35 EOF.
Mage: Two S9 trinkets. Need 50k honor.
Paladin: T9 Gloves in 13 EOT.
Hunter: Needs 6 more levels
Paladin2: Needs 8 more levels
DK: Needs 18 more levels
Paladin3: Needs 20 more levels
DK2: Needs 20 more levels
Mage2: Needs 40 more levels
Paladin4: Needs 65 more levels

Nice

80 Lock ran weekly raid/Razorscale.

80 Paladin ran WG and bought Pristine Lightforged Spaulders (to be used for DK).

80 Lock ran WG and has 187 SKS -- needs PLS for Paladin 2.

80 Mage will run WG tomorrow, currently at 125 SKS -- needs PLS for Paladin 3.

WG bonanza

My new minigoal is to run my three 80s through WG weekly quests for SK shards.  I currently have 150/100/160 shards, so I think the heirloom shoulders are gonna be rolling in.  Add it to my pile:

Heirloom plate chest and shoulders
Heirloom mail chest and shoulders
Heirloom leather chest and shoulders
Heirloom cloth chest and shoulders
(2) Heirloom trinket (mana)
Heirloom two handed pve axe
Heirloom one handed pve sword
(2) Heirloom pve dagger
Heirloom pvp gun
Heirloom pvp staff
Heirloom Lightforged Spaulders

I think Blizz really wants me to level some alts!

Too many alts

Ran my lowbie Paladin through 4 Ghostlands quests.  Then hopped on 80 Paladin to score some EOT but wiped in Nexus (who wipes in Nexus!! Stupid 5600 GS DK tried to pull all).  Back to hunter for a few quests then finally did WG and RDF on 80 Lock.

Top 10 Alts

80 Warlock
80 Paladin
80 Mage
74 Hunter
72 Paladin
62 DK
60 Priest
60 Paladin
54 Hunter
43 Mage

519

Ran a WG and posted some AH stuff.

Bur

Ran Flame Leviathan on Paladin.
Didnt get FL weekly on Warlock, so ran daily RDF.
Tanked UK on 72 Paladin and wiped 3x on boss2. WTF!!!

Paladin achieved L11, L12.
Hunter achieved L23, L24.
Warlock killed Toravon, Obtained 2 EOF.

Nada

Didnt achieve much this weekend... Got a paladin to 10.  Wondering if I can get two more to 60 before Cat.

Wishlist for Cataclysm (or just in general)

1. Skinners now able to merge leathers into higher level leathers. 
2. Leatherworking merge leather ability changed to cure leathers.. which can be used in patterns.
3. Enchanting 300-350 is now easier.  Perhaps, have a tier system here like tier one can be used to level your skill (common) but very wanted enchants are rare/expensive.
4. Emblem system changed to one currency (dungeon points, etc).  Tier 10 head costs 90 DP, Tier 9 head costs 60 DP, all the way down to Tier 1.
5. Tier 1-8 gear available for Dungeon Points.
6. Heirlooms can be mailed to any alts on remote servers.
7. While we are at it, all epics can be traded in for an item of equal value (ie, T9 spell for T9 prot piece).

Okay, that is all for now.

My RDF was on paladin last night for 2 EOF 2 EOT.  Also tried to get more saronite for the Tempered Saronite tank set. Can't find it when you need it.

Weekly Goals

For the end of this week...

* Do the weekly raid (5 EOF)
* Get a set of Tempered Saronite Gear for Paladin
* Might as well get another set of TSG for Paladin3 (L60)
* Hit 24 on two hunters.

I think at this point I can realistically run one dungeon a night. Last night was SFK on my 21 hunter (now 23). I am shooting for 24 so I can wear gear that doesn't look like poodoo.  I really need to get back on that 80 paladin so I can get the 2p T9.  This morning, spent a little time getting my 60 paladin dualspec/tank and glyphs.  I think I can tank.

Daily cooking quest today. Got to 330 cooking.

Weekly raid is Flame Leviathan.

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Naw

Earned 7 champ seals last night, bought hunter heirloom chest, then dinged 20 on a BE warlock, so not much going on last night.

Hunter world

I spent more time last night organizing my hunters on Ursin.  This little abandoned world of mine has a

32 Hunter
24 Hunter
21 Hunter
21 Hunter
and four L10 Hunters.

So many huntards!

At one point, I've deleted one or two L20 hunters too.  I've mostly been trying to finish up some quests in Ghostlands and trying to get them proper gear so they don't look like hobos.  Hillsman's Leather Gloves is the current upgrade but must be 24 to wear.  Bah.

Not bad

Yesterday warlock got levels 16, 17, 18 and 19.  Also did weekly raid for 5 EOF 5 EOT and bought the +130 hit rating trinket.

Today, daily RDF, WG (+20 SKS), daily cooking, daily fishing, and 8 Champion Seals.

Total:  42/100 EOF.

Meh

Daily RDF and ported a guildie to Dalaran.

80 Warlock
80 Mage
80 Paladin

I am just wondering, will any of these 80s matter once the xpack comes out, and 85 is the new 80.

Min

As in minimum effort last night:  one heroic dungeon for 2 EOF, fishing daily, six argent tournament dailies.

Standings:
29 EOF (need 100)
30 Champion Seals (need 60)

504

Went to bed early last night, so all I had time for was the daily RDF and a fishing daily, which netted me five Dalaran Cooking awards and the achievement.  Not too bad for a 225 fishing fool.

Damn

Almost got into a VOA25 group today except I had to leave and do RL stuff.  If I can get T10 legs, gloves and buy shoulders, chest with my EOF then I will be a 4p T10 BEEFCAKE!!

Today's wishlist:
Fourth 80
Two more toons to hit 60 (mage, lock)
Start a new paladin (like I need another one)
Start a nub mage
Start a nub warlock (again?? rly?)
Start a nub priest.
Get all my Draenei nubs to 20.
Get my 100 EOF for T10 chest.

Damn.

Well, I finally got my daily EOF run in.

Then I ran RDF on my hunter and spawned into last boss, so got 2 EOT out of that and the quest turnin (60k xp).

And I found a lot of my tailoring stuff sold on the AH for 50 gold or so.

Whee!

Zilch. Ugh.

Zilch done today on wow.  Got three nubs to level 2 and then finished up Battle for Light's Hope Chapel on DK (yeah the 30 min time sink).  Then ran my Warlock all over getting 3 hits for pest control and trying to figure out how to do Children's Week.

So zilch.  Ugh.

yech

Yesterday sucked. hhor fail. couldnt do weekly raid since i got locked
out so fail. Just did daily rdf/eof and got nub warlock to 14.

Today messed with draenei nubs then calculated how impossible violet
drake would be. Still need daily rdf/eof and everything else.

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Hmm

Yesterday was good as Mage dinged 80.

Today, epic fail in heroic HOR (80 Warlock).
Then some good as Hunter dinged 74 (regular Ahnkathet).

Started looking into Swiftarrow Battlegear for her.  Bah, don't want to go through all that bother when I can just upgrade in Cataclysm.

Yay

Mage dinged 80 doing Occulus!

My squad is now:

80 Warlock
80 Paladin
80 Mage
73 Hunter
72 Paladin
62 DK
60 Priest
60 Paladin

and then the rest of the jokers.

428

Obtained Guldan's Hood of Conquest (T9).
Obained Runed Cardinal Ruby, Ember Skyflare Diamond.
Obtained Arcanum of Burning Mysteries.
Obtained 500 Relic of Ulduar from AH (cost: 250 gold).
Obtained Exalted status with Sons of Hodir.
Obtained 5 Frostweave Bags.

I can focus on mage, etc. at last.

Last night, deleted 10th level druid and rolled a BE warlock.

So close

When my mage hits 80 in 1.5 levels, I will have the following gear already:

200 robe
200 gloves
187 head
187 shoulder
187 wrist
187 belt
187 pants
187 boots
200 amulet
200 ring
200 ring

Which leaves me trinkets, weapon and wand to upgrade.

Done today

Daily heroic for 2 EoF.

Levelled new DK to 58.

Old DK hit 62.

I have rerolled a few guys.

Death Knights on Ursin, Fizzcrank (male BE).

Two warlocks on Fizzcrank (level 6).

Homogenized hunters on Ursin (H32), Fizzcrank (H1), BDF (H72), Bronzebeard (H54).

Among other goals, get my mage to 80! He'll be the third one!

Wishlist

* 74 Mage -> 80 Mage

* 73 Hunter -> 80 Hunter

* 71 Paladin -> 80 Paladin

* 60 Paladin -> 70 Paladin

* 37 Rogue -> 60 Rogue

* 24 Paladin -> 60 Paladin

* Obtain two Discerning Eye of the Beast

* Obtain 5p of T9 gear for 80 Warlock

* Obtain 2p of T10 gear for 80 Warlock (shoulders, robes)

All before Cataclysm. Then maybe figure out what I'm doing with my DK.

So I initially laughed at the wierd look of the new Tier 10 armor for warlocks. Then I saw a picture (see above) of sans hood. Oh man, it looks good. Apparently I can get the 10.1 set for the regular 300ish Emblems of Frost (EOF). And now begins my sad quest to do the daily random (2 EOF) and weekly raid (5 EOF). If all goes well I can make 19 EOF a week, and get this in 15 weeks? Four months basically. Ok Blizzard wins. Ugh.

I'm also trying to plan out what my alliance toons will be once Cataclysm comes out. I want to try a worgen of each class, and somehow also get through the human, dwarf, night elf, draenei and gnome areas. I assume to L20. After that, I need only have one dude and get to 85. Warlock or Paladin. Former because its easy soloing. Latter because its versatile for grouping (tank, heal, dps). I could try druid too. Sounds like everything is open at the moment... ech.

*Dark Coven Regalia (blue)
Sanctified Dark Coven Regalia (green)
Heroic Sanctified Dark Coven Regalia (red)

There's a purple set too, not sure how to get it.

Almost to Northrend

I've been playing through Hellfire Peninsula on my paladin just out of curiosity/malaise and before I knew it, I was done with HFP and level 65 already.  Tonight I will find myself 67 and a stone's throw from going to Northrend.  I need more fel iron ore though.  So far, I've made four sets of Fel Iron Plate for my guys (67 paladin, 60 paladin, and 42 paladin).  I also gave away one to a fellow paladin who is now 74.  But I would like two more sets, one for guildie and another for my warrior.