Sorry, I haven't posted much here recently. The last few days I have been bedridden with a come-and-go fever of 102+ I feel almost human for the moment though. Hope I can get get back to playing soon. I am on antibiotics and painkillers and only my pharmacist alone knows what else.
I pulled my old alliance toons out of the guild they were in. It is a great guild but I didn't feel like I was contributing anything to justify my presence. I hope to tweak one of them when I get back playing and am toying with some ideas of what to do with her. With a little work, she would very ready for some of the more advanced content now available. Just not sure how much I can do on the ally side when my primary focus has been on this Tankadin of mine.
On a somber note, it may all be an exercise in futility if I don't find a solution of my employment/income woes. My WoW account is good til next month, but I may not be in a position to continue playing after that. Why do the simplest things have to be complex at times.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Conquering Ones Inner Demon
World of Warcraft, at its more advanced levels, is a game of inches. The smallest advantage can make the difference. Last night Amineh returned to Serpantshrine Cavern and I was filled with dread when the Raid Leader announced we were going back to visit the boss Leotheras the Blind. I went 0-3 the prior week and had not had any chance to upgrade my gear any so I was worried how much I could help the group. When I was selected again in the first round of the first attempt to fight another inner demon, I was thinking I needed to find a replacement as my record quickly went to 0-4.
With the quick advice of another pally with a lot more game experience than I in a series of whispers, I optimized my healing and tanking gear to keep as much defensive abilities as I could while increasing my damage to about +700 (or about x2 what it was with my best tanking gear on). That did the trick and I was able to survive the inner demon phase. It also helped that I wasn't tagged to battle one save one time during the fight. My reward for this humbling experience? My first piece of T5 armor!
I have to confess. I felt a little guilty taking it. There were players there I felt were a lot more deserving. I wasn't even going to roll for it until encouraged to go ahead and do so and then roll a 97 (I think the next highest of all the rolls was like 25). I guess I'll look at it as improving my toon so I can help others get the gear they need in future battles. Still, I hope they know how much I appreciate how their efforts have helped me.
With the quick advice of another pally with a lot more game experience than I in a series of whispers, I optimized my healing and tanking gear to keep as much defensive abilities as I could while increasing my damage to about +700 (or about x2 what it was with my best tanking gear on). That did the trick and I was able to survive the inner demon phase. It also helped that I wasn't tagged to battle one save one time during the fight. My reward for this humbling experience? My first piece of T5 armor!
I have to confess. I felt a little guilty taking it. There were players there I felt were a lot more deserving. I wasn't even going to roll for it until encouraged to go ahead and do so and then roll a 97 (I think the next highest of all the rolls was like 25). I guess I'll look at it as improving my toon so I can help others get the gear they need in future battles. Still, I hope they know how much I appreciate how their efforts have helped me.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Battling One's Inner Demons
I tell ya, just when I am starting to think I am making progress, this game of World of Warcraft is always ready to humble me! Last night I got to visit a boss for my first time ever, on any toon... Leotheras the Blind of Serpentshine Cavern. I have downed the first couple of bosses in that Raid a few times in different capacities, but was thrilled to see something new.
That is until the fight started. LOL. ZOMG, I was so pwned. A prot pally is not known for her DPS and that's what is needed for this fight. This boss at intervals spawns an "inner demon" monster on random players and the players have to down their own quickly or they are mind controlled and the raid must dispatch them. I couldn't seem to generate enough damage on any of my three tries to kill mine in the time allowed.
So now that I have decent tanking gear, and have built up a healing set, it appears I now need a 3rd set for occasions like this.... I have this image of Amineh wandering the countryside attached to a small cart like a pack mule with all the gear she is hauling around!
Seriously though, it was still mucho fun, the raid as a whole improved on each run, with both runs running out of steam at 13% and then 12%. Pretty good for a first boss try in any book. Now I have a new project to finish before I try it again.
That is until the fight started. LOL. ZOMG, I was so pwned. A prot pally is not known for her DPS and that's what is needed for this fight. This boss at intervals spawns an "inner demon" monster on random players and the players have to down their own quickly or they are mind controlled and the raid must dispatch them. I couldn't seem to generate enough damage on any of my three tries to kill mine in the time allowed.
So now that I have decent tanking gear, and have built up a healing set, it appears I now need a 3rd set for occasions like this.... I have this image of Amineh wandering the countryside attached to a small cart like a pack mule with all the gear she is hauling around!
Seriously though, it was still mucho fun, the raid as a whole improved on each run, with both runs running out of steam at 13% and then 12%. Pretty good for a first boss try in any book. Now I have a new project to finish before I try it again.
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