Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
The stricter rationing of quests and over-reliance on phasing may be frustrating me in post-cataclysmic Azeroth, but I am still quite enjoying archaeology. And it is perhaps only because of the cataclysm that archaeology holds its appeal. Being sent to dig sites across the old world would be fairly tedious ...
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
My warlock is happy adventuring in the Southern Barrens. The scenery is new and vivid, the quests are varied and generally involving, and there is almost no one else around. I am guided from Northwatch Hold to a new oasis, then south to a camp, then further south to another ...
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
One archaeological dig and I lose two years' worth of rested XP. I'm sure that can't be right. I wake up my dormant death knight not so much to make myself even busier but to kick-start my Cataclysm professions. Getting my warrior in to Hyjal and adventuring, after sorting out ...
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
In the midst of the Azerothian midsummer celebrations a guild friend invites me in to a group that is heading to the Slave Pens, where Ahune the Frost Lord awaits. As we get coordinated and ready to fight it is interesting to find myself at odds again because of ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Grouping up with a guild mate to defeat Chillmaw as part of a daily Argent Tournament quest I ask if we could continue as a group to clear out some of the lingering quests in my log that require help to complete. As she agrees to come along to ...
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Along with Gnomesblight getting the Wintergrasp Veteran achievement my warrior, Sapphire, has managed to keep busy. Sapphire is still trying to attain exalted status with the Argent Crusade to complete the Argent Tournament achievement list, although my casual gaming times playing World of Warcraft will make that goal last ...
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Gnomesblight, my death knight, has finally reached one hundred victories in the battle for Lake Wintergrasp, granting her the achievement of 'Wintergrasp Veteran'. The last few victories took a while to get under my belt, what with the Horde being so powerful at defending of late and my continued ...
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Having the Baconeers turn up in Northrend allows me to take a break from trying to find Sapphire, my warrior, emissaries of the Argent Crusade in an effort to raise her reputation with them. I have effectively completed the Argent Tournament, becoming an exalted champion for each of the ...
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
I had previously considered that reaching 80th level is not the end of the game and that I would continue doing exactly what I had been doing before just without gaining XP, but I turned out to be wrong. I find myself logging in to Azeroth and wondering what ...
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Wintergrasp is not just a zone for a regular PvP battle, it persists outside of the battle times. It isn't quite an 80th level zone in its own right, as there is no standard quest hub or paths in to the area, but there are NPC mobs extant outside ...
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