After a week of the Shattered world, I can say that releasing all this two weeks before the expansion was brilliant. I’m having so much fun that I’m not twitching with eagerness. It’s like Cataclysm is already here, I just can’t start leveling to 85 yet.
Last night we got on our mid-30s pair, a hunter for me and a shaman for Rev, and finished off Cape of Stranglethorn. Just… wow. I won’t spoil it but: pirates! Ninjas! Noble Cow Sacrifices! [Redacted] pirates! And an awesome phased event that was just incredible. Then we talked to a War-Mage hanging out near the flight point and he ported us up to Western Plaguelands, which aren’t so plaguey any more. We ran around helping Thassarian get his ass kicked fight a rear-guard action in Andorhal, helped the Cenarion Expedition, and played with a faildruid (NPC). We dinged, but honestly I don’t know what level we were when we started and what level when we ended; it was so much fun I don’t ever remember checking my XP.
My paladin is a scribe and she has successfully researched Glyph of the Treant, so our druids are all happily Treant-trees, not creepy Pedotrees. Again, yay.
Anyhow, I’m looking forward to next week but not desperate for it. I did have to go be stubborn at Best Buy on Saturday – we ordered a normal edition and my collector’s edition through their online stuff months ago and, well, Best Buy and I have had so many go rounds on so many issues I hadn’t be able to get an answer of whether or not I’d actually be getting the games. Apparently we are. Yay. (My issues with Best Buy include, but are not limited to, the fact that they variously think my name is [Mangled First Name] [Mangled MAIDEN Name] or “Shirley Legind”. That bit is not made up. My name is absolutely nothing like “Shirley Legind”. Well I do have some I’s and E’s in my name…. and an L… but really. I’ve spent about six months trying to straighten things out). So it’s possible that Tuesday I will be very angry at not having my Lil’ Deathwing pet but… let’s hope not.
How is time passing for all of you? Are you enjoying the new world or chomping at the bit for what hasn’t come yet?
Other than taking the day off since they’ve PROMISED that everything will be playable at midnight PST … I haven’t even thought about Tuesday. I’ve had my CE on pre-order from Amazon for months, and have no idea whether it will come in time, or a couple of days after launch … and frankly don’t care that much. I have a multitude of alts I can play around with even if I’m not upgraded the second things go live. I think I’ve rolled four so far …
Yeah, we debated taking Tuesday or Wednesday off but decided against it; next week is one of Reversion’s off Fridays anyway (he works two weeks of 9 hour days and gets the second Friday off) and I told my boss I wouldn’t be putting in any hours either (yay for telecommuting, it’s not like they’ll even really notice) and we’ll just have a long hard weekend of leveling.
We need a server for horde alts. Goblinses to start and…. we’ll see if the horde quests are as amazing as the alliance ones or not. But I’m up to 7 slots on Winterhoof already and I don’t even have a worgen yet.
They are. I’ve been amazed at what I’ve seen so far. My troll druid came up through Durotar and is in Azshara, my undead of course went through Tirisfal and is now in Silverpine, then will move on to Hillsbrad. My tauren will finish Mulgore and go to the Barrens because it’s sure to be a lot different as well. No clue what my belf pally will do besides look good.
Mine are on Drak’Tharon, and I was unsure at first of playing on a PvP server but so far … well, the population imbalance I’ve been told is quite extreme, but I haven’t ventured into contested territory yet, either. I’m hoping the combination of not many Alliance and lots of max-level Horde buddies will make it mostly painless.
Sometimes, every once in awhile, I look at all my abandoned trolls on Dawnbringer in their heirlooms and feel sad for them.
I am chomping at the bit to roll up a worgen! Need worgens nao!!!
You should come roll over on Winterhoof and play with us and Repgrind and Troutwort!
I may do that :)
Well, you can easily find whoever Repgrind is on and get an invite. Crits and Giggles is a very friendly lot of people.
Yeah, with Real ID he can harrass me anytime anywhere. I can’t hide. >.<
lol…rep has too many alts! I think even with real ID is it hard to keep a track of rep
Lol! Yeah, she has so many, ill bet she confuses them all the time. Dont you rep? Admit it :D
I do want a worgen. And while the idea of a worgen druid is really cool, i think i have to do a hunter for the mastiff ;)
My spare druid is going to be a worgen. I can’t wait to start ninjaing skins with the skinning speed boost haha.
I am not sure I like how the bear form looks though. Might have to play it as a cat or boomkin.