Downsizing

A few months ago, I would have said that I love my alts and I would even go so far as to say that I don’t have a main.  Today I wouldn’t.  Njeri is now my main toon.

Why would I make such a formal declaration?  The reason is that I’m grinding rep for Njeri that I have done several times over, just so I can have it on my primary character.  Not rep that’s needed for better dps or raid utility, but rep that a main should have.  I started playing WoW in early 2007 and the evidence of that is scattered across several toons that I just don’t play anymore.

That isn’t right!

Of course, there are a few things that I just can’t get on my troll, like the Spirit of Competition, or an Argent Dawn tabard.  That’s okay.  I’ll get what I can before Cataclysm releases.  There’s still time for a Netherwing drake, Skyguard tabard, a Loremaster title, or even a red battle tank.  A lot of people have been saying that the world (of Warcraft) is changing soon.  So I’m going to take their advice and see and do what I can, while I can.

1 a.m. P.S.T.

Last night I went to bed around 10 o’clock. I felt tired, but just… couldn’t… sleep. Around 3 hours later, I decided to get out of bed and screw around on WoW. Now I didn’t want to get into anything since I was just trying, ultimately, to make myself sleep. So, I logged into my old BC main, Casi, and decided to count Polymorph: Sheep.

I was actually surprised that she was over an average gear level of 200. When I stopped playing her, my old guild was busy with Naxx and she had managed to get a few pieces of T7. Not only that, but an old guildie whispered me and offered to tank a heroic to see how she would do. Surprisingly, I did 2.7k on VH. Funny how after all these months I still remember her rotation.

Want to know the weirdest part? I was sleeping (or was trying to sleep) in the mage class t-shirt I bought when I was class lead in my BC guild.

Casi in her S1 gear

Njeri has a Home!

As you may or may not know, I’m actually a Hordie at heart. Leveling your first two toons on a PvP server will get you to choose sides rather quickly. Memories of max level Allies lol-spamming and one or two-shotting me baptized me in the Horde viewpoint. On my old server, Ravenholdt, I got into a guild at 65 that was known for serious retaliation and PvP tenacity. This guild, (even though it raided casually) got me into PvP in a big way. We did arenas, BG premades, and even arranged world PvP events with rival Alliance guilds.

Unfortunately all things must die. When Wrath came out, the world changed and so did PvP as we knew it. As of today my two old Hordies sit idle and guildless on a server I never visit anymore. However Horde-love never dies. I rolled a troll hunter on a PvE server for shits and giggles and remembered why I loved the Horde so much. Since I love questing, Njeri got to level 80 rather quickly, but without a guild it’s hard to go much further. So she took a back seat to my raiding Allie priest.

But yesterday I put in an application to Shadow Rising! I kept bitching about how much I missed the Horde on the Echo of Fate vent and Jaquie kept saying “apply to Shadow Rising”. Hooray! Instead of complaining I finally did something about it. Of course I applied for a social position rather than raiding. Njeri is no where near geared enough and I’m unsure of her abilities outside of a heroic, but so what?! She was accepted! She has a place again! I get to take off after people being camped again! Fear my big red spider! Rawr! Fear Shar’Lut! Look out Alliance! Njeri comes for you!

…now I need to wait ’till payday for the transfer. <.<

Sometimes I miss BC

How Many Slots are in a Hefty Bag?

Until I came to Bloodhoof, I played on RP servers exclusively. I like that there aren’t as many stupid names (variations of Legolas, Sephiroth, etc.) and I dig being able to RP a bit and invest more than gear into my toon. My problem now is that I have entire bags in my bank dedicated to RP clothes, gimmicky gear and items.

Maybe I’m a packrat in that I don’t want to delete my set of Haliscan clothes, but it’s not very logical when I have profession mats and PvP armor sets to store. This of course has me thinking of rolling a bank alt and not just the kind that has a funny bank name. I want a guild bank too! After reading the Time is Money column at wow.com, I want an awesome gnome to handle my gold portfolio, wear a suit and a monocle, and have a tabard that reeks of class!

Apparently, the most efficient way to get slots is to buy the first 4 in the personal bank, then pay 5g a sig for your own guild, then buy the first two tabs in the guild bank. Tonight, I’m gonna try this out and see how it goes.

I just need some walking-around money, son! Just put it in the wheelbarrow.

Roll Call

Since I started playing WoW in March of 2006, I’ve tried my hand at a few toons. Most were deleted out of frustration, but a few have found their way into I-want-to-play-this-again-someday-ness. To give you, my cherished reader, an idea of where I’m coming from, I give you my character roster. Let’s start at the beginning.

Good ol’ Crit
She was my very first toon ever. Not my first 80, but I still have a lot of love for my undead face-eating smashy smash. She fell into neglect when the guild I was in broke apart. Which is what also happened to my main in that guild which was …

Casi!
This was my first 70, then my first 80. It was on Casi that I found my love of PvP in BC and then raiding in Wrath. My guild was just getting into 10-Man Naxx when things just fell apart. It was a really great guild and we even had a rep for PvP (Ravenholdt is a RP-PvP server). Alas, all things must end and now my mage collects dust.

My Filthy Savage Huntard

Once my guild went to pot, I decided to move servers and start new. It was here on my 3rd 80 that I learned that the game pretty much ends at 80 if you don’t have a nice guild to be a part of. Now I’m not talking about being carried, I’m talking about doing your part for the team. Funny thing is, I have yet to find a real home for any of my Hordies. Le sigh. It’s hard to give a damn when you have no where to go.

Trïxy!
My lovable gnome is was my first Alliance toon. Since I couldn’t heal as a Gnome, I figured I’d stick with being a warrior. She was created for the purpose of seeing how the other half lived. Funny how I it her and Heleva that have my focus now. Why is that? I’m in a great guild with great folks (a few I know in RL).

A Hel-eva thing to do

My priest may have come after Trixy, but only just. I was just fiddling around on WoW and before I realized it, I had a level 20 priest on my hands. At about 31 she sat idle for a very long time. Then before Wrath was set to release I thought, “Might as well level my priest to heal all the damn DKs that will be around.” So I did. Needless to say I got every piece of clothie and caster gear I wanted and wasn’t at a loss for a place in a dungeon on demand. I healed the BC stuff as Holy, but ditched that madness when I started to quest in Northrend. With my Hordies turning into dust bunnies, ol’ Disc priest here shot up to her current place as my solid main.

For the Future, I have a full heirloom set ready to go for Cataclysm. The lure of a Goblin is too strong! My future shammie will bring the awesome in full effect with bling-bling totems and go-cart whip. Flossin!