Northrend

Yesterday afternoon I rolled out of bed and was suprised when I found my copy of Wrath of the Lich King on the doormat!. So I installed the game and a few patches installed. However I wasn't able to upgrade my account which I wasn't suprised about. So i logged in, did some final bag clearing and parked myself in wetlands ready for later.

At about 9, I was on the wow-europe website when I saw the option to upgrade your account was active. So i upgrade and logged in at 10:30pm thinking I'd have to wait till midnight but no, wrath was live! So I hopped on the boat to Howling Fjord.

So my first impressions. Quest structure is a lot more fluid and rarely find myself going back and forth unecessarily and drop rates for quest items are good. There are quite a few fun quests aswell which I'll let you find out for yourself. It was also quite refreshing to see new mob models instead of the same ones painted differently like in BC.

So I played untill 6am and managed to get 80% to 71. Slept untill 11 and got straight back into it. Dinged 71 after an hour or two. Failed to get a screenshot of this accomplishment due to the fact that I still haven't got the hang on the function key on my laptop :P. I'm actually really enjoying questing which makes a change from levelling in BC although I do have some gripes, despite the extensive beta testing there is still a TON of buggy quests and I'v given up talking to the GM's - nothing will be done untill the first patch. Right - back to Northrend!

Epiphany

It suddenly dawned on me today what is wrong with my blog and why I’ve been contemplating quitting it. The main problems with mine are. I was not involved in any beta testing so therefore missed out on all the interesting topics there. A large portion of my old guild quit and made a new guild which basically reversed a year old guild merger. However I now feel we are better off and are heading into Wrath a lot better than we previously were. This however has meant a cut to raiding recently so I haven’t been able to post any interesting raid stories. So with Wrath only a few days away (and my order being delivered as we speak according to the GAME website). I am going to strive to revitalise this blog in the same way Vincent Vega brings back to life an overdosing Mia in Pulp Fiction – with a shot of adrenaline directly to the heart. Wrath of the Lich King will be my adrenaline and my blog will be my heart.

A Sad Day

The blogging community has just lost a great assest. Galoheart at Ardent Defender has hung up his weapon and shield. I checked his blog nearly every day to see if anything new had been posted as he always provided interesting opinions. It was through reading his blog that I was inspired enough to begin writing my own. I wish Galoheart all the best of luck in his future conquests and hope he may return one day in the future.

A Good Week

This week has been one of those weeks which has reaffirmed my love for Wow, a really all round fun and successful one. Went to Karazhan on Tuesday for the achievement. Nerf is an understament! We ran the entire thing in 3hours with a few new comers. Most bosses went down in 1-2minutes with no wipes. Finally got Mantle of Abrahmis which I have been after for ages, all my armour is now epic apart from my trinkets. Been having a lot of fun with the Hallowed Ends achievements, managed to complete all of them and made a fair amount of gold from the pumpkins in the inn. Hopefully the rumours that the 20 mask achievement is being removed from the requirements for the title "The Hallowed" and I will have my first title.

Apologies

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I got a bit bored of Wow and I've been busy getting settled at University. Well with the new patch I am very and from what I have heard on the server most paladins are. Soloing is now a joy rather than a chore. The changes have made downtime almost no-existent unless you over do it. Things are looking bright for paladins finally so I have high expectations for Wrath.

Sorry I haven't posted in a while

I'm finding it hard to play wow at the moment it feels kind of pointless. With the expansion out sometime soon I think it's a waste of time to go raiding etc. I should be saving up gold but pally tanks solo slow and I am undecided on whether to level an alt. I'm going to university soon so I am not sure how long it will be untill I post again.

Goals

With Wrath of the Lich King getting closer I have decided to set myself with a few goals to try and accomplish before the new expansion arrives.
1) Get enough cash for epic flying mount. ( I no its bad i still don't have one).
2) Save up around 5000g so have a nice amount of money at the start of WOTLK.
3) Max out my engineering skill.
4) Get all the badge gear i want before the expansion.
5) Go to Zul'Aman, Gruul's Lair, Magatheridon's Lair at least once.

Depending on when the actual release date of WOTLK is I think that I can do these unless the expansion comes out next week.

Also last night after running Karazhan had 60 badges which was enough for Sabatons of the Righteous Defender which has nearly completed my set of epic gear. I just need a new shoulder piece now.