Mages and Non-Robes

Here's the Willow Vest of Frozen Wrath.

I like this better than a robe. She looks more formidable. Monsters beware.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Mages and Robes

Mages in World of Warcraft seem to wear robes for the most part. I'm not sure if it's because of the look, or the stats.

This one didn't last long. I replaced it rather quickly with the Willow Vest of Frozen Wrath. It adds a +10 to my frost spells and as a frost mage this is a good thing.


Cya,

Forest Cat

Snowing

Weather is a factor in World of Warcraft. It rains a lot in Darnassus.

In Ironforge it snows:


Cya,

Forest Cat

Sentinel Hill Graveyard

I've been here a few times, mostly as a ghost.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Read then Sleep

The inevitable shot of yet another bed.

Note the book on the nightstand. Harry Potter maybe?

Cya,

Forest Cat

Twins

With 9 million players, it is inevitable you will find other characters that look like yours.

This one is pretty darn close to mine. Taken in Darnassus.


Cya,

Forest Cat

Minions

In World of Warcraft Warlocks can have minions. A different take on the "pet" idea.

At first I thought this one was another player, until I noticed her "master."


She definitely was the attention grabber. And yes, her actions are as bad as her looks.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Goodnight Moon

Another bed shot. As I said, they are all over. Might as well use 'em. This one's in the Goldshire, on the second floor of the Inn.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Bottle Rocket Brigade

Picked up some fireworks the other day. The fireworks weren't spectacular, but I think the instructions that came with them are pretty funny.

I get the feeling that Gnomes are the Acme Corporation of the World of Warcraft.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Doomguard

My new Mage is currently based in Goldshire. I think every immature player in WOW is based here. They spend a large portion of their time online hanging out in the square, dueling each other, and saying stupid things. That said, it can be fun to stand back and watch the show.

This is the demon Doomguard. The square dwellers fought him over and over last night, somewhere at the other end of the keyboard you have to wonder if the alcohol is flowing.


Cya,

Forest Cat

Hats?

Headgear is very uncommon in this game. I find that really odd.

Saw this last night. Maybe that's why it's uncommon?

Cya,

Forest Cat

Making a Mage

After spending the first few weeks as a Druid, I wanted to try another character. Thus far I've taken this new character to level 9.

I have to say I enjoy playing a Druid much better, maybe that will change. Of course my Everquest character was a Druid, so maybe I am biased.

There is one nice option to having a second character, sharing gear, and gold. All that cloth armor that I sold before, now has a use.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Warcraft Bikini Armor?

The tuxedo seems to be all the rage in Warcraft fashion, I saw a couple last night.

I also saw one of these. The armor bikini.

Actually the bikini outfit is your female character with NO ARMOR, which is really dumb, but an option nevertheless. Welcome to WoW.

BTW, this is my new Mage, Karrah.

I'm thinking maybe blonde hair was a bad choice, but I don't think green was an option.

Cya,

Forest Cat

The Threshwackonator

I like this monster. He was a level 20 elite. That isn't what gets you. What gets you killed is you think this guy is an ally. When he turns on you he gets about three hard whacks in before you know what's up.

I took care of him in round 2.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Fashion Part 2

These girls are a little more fashion conscious than the one in my last fashion post.

Cya,
Forest Cat

And Now for My Next Trick

A quirk of the programming. Sometimes when player characters die, they just float in the air.

World of Warcraft Levitation

Cya,

Forest Cat

Warcraft Fashion

There are a lot of interesting outfits in World of Warcraft. Sadly, you can't pick what you look like. Sometimes you take something because of good stats. I hope her stats were REALLY good.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Darnassus Bank

You spend a lot of time at the bank, it might as well look good. There's a lot of animal sculpture around here. I guess it's a Druid thing.


Cya,

Forest Cat

Buying Cool Stuff on Ebay (I mean the Auction House)

Warcraft has it's own version of Ebay, The Auction House. After you accumulate silver and gold, you can drop in and bid on weapon and armor upgrades, and even things like cats and parrots.

You can also sell those things you don't need, or that you acquired from whomping monsters.

I never concentrated much on a weapon, being primarily a spell caster, but yesterday I picked up this staff. I was surprised how big a difference it made. When the monsters broke my root spell and charged in, it helped a lot to be able to take them down with a couple of whacks.

The staff in the picture is a Dwarven Magestaff of the Wolf. In addition to more clobbering power, it gave a big boost to intellect and spirit, both useful attributes for someone who spends a lot of time tossing spells.


Of course, as I mentioned before, upgrades may boost attributes, but at the same time they can also look really bad. What's with those gloves?

Cya,

Forest Cat

How Do You Sleep?

There seem to be beds everywhere in The World of Warcraft.

Why?

Though you can make your character sleep, it doesn't matter where they choose to grab some shuteye. Sleep doesn't have a significant role in the game.

The ships you can use to travel back and forth between continents feature these cool rope hammocks. I don't know why you need them, but your cat form can climb right in and take a nap.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Blasting Beasties

I have to admit, throwing green balls of fire, at big bad monsters, has a certain appeal. If only that worked on old boyfriends.

Cya,

Forest Cat

Watching the Fireworks

I think the best part about World of Warcraft is the wide variety of things to do. You can explore, go on quests, beat up monsters, spend your hard earned gold, or you can just watch.

Last night I watched a raid. Five level seventy characters attacked Menethil Harbor . Though they were defeated multiple times, they gave a good showing and it was fun to watch, if a little chaotic. Sadly, I don't have any good pictures, it was hard to capture what was going on. With all the spells being attempted, in many ways it was like the Fourth of July. And no, I didn't enter the fray, a level 22 amongst all those high level characters isn't going to help much.

The Horde attempts to take the bridge:

Cya,

Forest Cat