Wailing Quests

This has to be one of the biggest pains in the game. Getting to the cave above Wailing Caverns to get the quest for the Deviate Scale Belt.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Epic Dolls Scavenger Hunt

The first [epic] dolls scavenger hunt was a blast! Velanna sent us all over the world gathering obscure items within the two hour time frame. I went to Stranglethorn Vale thinking more like my 62 Druid rather than my 30 hunter. I managed to get most of the items I was looking for but I died a lot! A level 30 can get pwned by two lvl 36 crocolisks rather easily!
Key to the pictures:

Top row: Velanna, Illidarian
Middle Row: Meowist, Kirsa
Bottom Row: Beau, Jala'sea, Avshar

Sorry if I missed your picture. Either I didn't see you or you wouldn't be still :)

Cya,

Forest Cat

Ragefire Fashion

I first went into Ragefire Chasm with Kirsa as a level 11 hunter. We cleared 2/3 of the instance before my PUG bailed. I went back a couple of levels later with pretty much the same result. I never tried again, until last night.

Now at level 28, Kirsa said the heck with PUGS and walked it solo. Of course everything is way below her now, but I was determined to finish the entire instance. Kirsa and Rufus had no problem with the mobs but I had one Duh moment. While Rufus was chewing on a Warlock, Kirsa stepped backward and into the lava. Oops. That's a quick death. She was back a few minutes later to finish up.

Ragefire Chasm isn't particularly interesting and the bosses are boring to say the least, but there is one advantage to soloing an instance. You get to walk around and look at things you never see during the chaos that ensues when you are at the appropriate level.

I picked up a ton of greens that went straight to the AH and one blue robe which I kept. The robe is of no use, but I like the look. I'll keep it in a closet as a formal dress for the next Epic Dolls social.

Speaking of closets, Blizzard needs to add a wardrobe closet for old armor that is no longer functional, but you would like to keep around for the look. There has to be a better solution than using up bank space.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Hot Lunch

Some people you see over and over again. Bank alts are pretty high on that list.

This is Hot Lunch. I see her in Silvermoon whenever I visit the bank and auction house. She needs clothes. I might send her some ;)


Cya,

Forest Cat

EASK!

I found this WoW Personality Test on Leafshine's Blog. It's a personality test (think Myers Briggs) but it tells you what kind of WoW player you are.

I was a little skeptical at first, after all I didn't think they'd have a category for people that just like to wander around looking at things, but surprisingly they did.

I'm an EASK which means I'm an explorer.

Here's the writeup from the quiz in more detail:

EASK players often live by the phrase 'The journey is often more enjoyable than the destination.' They are motivated by meeting the challenges of the world, but they are usually in no rush--because seeing the creatures and places of the world is even more fun.

I think that 13.33% number tells you why I level so slowly =)

Breakdown: Achiever 46.67%, Explorer 93.33%, Killer 13.33%, Socializer 46.67%

Fun stuff. Try it out.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Heal Me Now!

As I mentioned in my last post here's my priest alt. I now have two characters on Perenolde. Big sister Kirsa and little sister Kimmykat.
Kimmy is a priest which is new to me. I've never played a priest, so I'm still dealing with the learning curve.

So far I have her entirely in the holy talent tree. We'll see how long that lasts...

Cya,

Forest Cat

Get the Party Started

If WOW has any one problem, it's that quests tend to get repetitive.

1) Kill 10 of these.
2) Deliver this to so and so.
3) Escort this person to this place.
4) Gather 15 of these items.

Listening to The Instance a while back I remember Randy saying that when Lich King came out if "the first quest is to go out and kill 10 boars, I'm quitting the game."

You get the picture.

There is an interesting quest in the blood elf starting area that is a little bit different and almost breaks the mold. In fact if Blizz would have exercised a little more creativity, it could have been really great.


In the quest The Party Never Ends, Lord Saltheril asks you to pick up supplies for a party. To do this you travel around Eversong Woods gathering food and drink items.

The fun part is when you turn the items in, you get an invitation to the party. This means you can not only go to the party, but you can partake in the festivities, including all you want to eat and drink. The party scene actually reminds of something straight out of The SIMS. It actually wouldn't have hurt if Blizzard would have borrowed some of that model to use in the quest, and in the game.

The problem is the items you can get aren't unique, and they really aren't even up to your level. Cheap alcohol and low-level food items aren't really much use.

If Blizz was smart they would take this idea and implement it somewhere else, but make the party goods worthwhile. To prevent hoarding and dumping at the auction house, make them bind on pickup.

After all, you can't have too many parties in WOW.

Cya,

Forest Cat

P.S. That's another one of my alts in the picture. If I wasn't before, I am definitely an altaholic now. She's a priest in Hunter Haley's guild.