tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302539560965557171.post8349626152508857194..comments2015-05-26T09:29:00.620-04:00Comments on The Order of the Serpent: The Return to KarazhanLRNshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429346021124791105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302539560965557171.post-1424913360694523402008-11-08T03:36:00.000-05:002008-11-08T03:36:00.000-05:00I've not been at it nearly as long, only about...I've not been at it nearly as long, only about a year and a half. And I like the way the game is going. It started out as just a way to stay in touch with friends while living, literally, on the other side of the world. The game was kind of fun, but it was also pretty limiting. I was working 7 days a week and my schedule never really lined up with my friends. So, even though I was in a "Friends & Family" guild I couldn't even hit instances. It got to the point where I even founded my own guild (Night Shift of Thorium Brotherhood). But after several months I still hadn't gotten a character to Outland (except having hearths set to Grand Shattrath Station). However, a change in my schedule to working only in the afternoon coincided with Ordo's Project Alt Force and my focus swung from post-college friends on TB to my old college buddies (and a couple of new faces) on Garona. Mardigillian shot through levels quickly with the rest of the Alt force, eventually pulling ahead (due to massive amounts of rest and not raiding with a main).<BR/><BR/>But that was the hitch I wasn't raiding or PvPing there was a lot of content and gear that just wasn't accessible. A n00b with a fury warrior and 500ms latency (on a really good night) wasn't apt to earn himself a spot in a raiding guild. Not that I really had the time or inclination to devote myself to guild drama. I did manage to get into PvP--guildmates (particularly LRNs and Druidboy) walk me through my first few explaining what I should do instead of your typically BG coach ("OMG, u guys suxor, f*in' newbs, etc"). That made all the difference. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm actually getting to raid. And while I'm not shining quite as much as I did in 5-mans, it feels like I'm contributing. I think part of the lesser shine is that while warriors did get some much needed love in 3.0.2, other classes got just as much or more. (Okay, pallies needed it even more than us warriors, but hunters? A two week old hunter is doing a greater percentage of the DpS than I am--without counting his pet, which is usually doing as much or slightly less than me). <BR/><BR/>But hey, I'm raiding. I'm getting phat lootz. ("Phat" is in this thing's spellcheck, but "spellcheck" isn't? I weep.) There is very little content that isn't accessible to me.Mardigilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482929496020672483noreply@blogger.com