tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post3851482661782692794..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Blizzard: Mixed Signals or Without a Clue?TheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-27090235789621502062014-12-11T08:20:12.448-05:002014-12-11T08:20:12.448-05:00It was intended to be account wide. So one charac...It was intended to be account wide. So one characters gets it and upgrade than the alts get a 20% increase.<br /><br />However being it is not account wide, now it makes a hell of a lot more sense. What is the use of the reputation increase after you have all the reputations? (yes I do realize there are more than 3 but you get the idea)TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-27620260660277931302014-12-11T08:17:05.463-05:002014-12-11T08:17:05.463-05:00You racist you. I am going to tell the society fo...You racist you. I am going to tell the society for the better treatment of small people. I think they are goblins, could be gnomes, who knows, they all look the same. ;)<br /><br />It could still be a help for me some. I might have to download it soon. One more 100 and I think my head will explode with all these missions.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-66487479661357277602014-12-11T08:14:47.593-05:002014-12-11T08:14:47.593-05:00When in the dungeons sometimes it seems bugged. I...When in the dungeons sometimes it seems bugged. If you opened it in stormwind it surely did not count.<br /><br />I tried playing around with a few lockboxes on day one to see if they counted, and they did not count in stromwind, but they did in my garrison.<br /><br />I probably played that much on my main as well. Had off work the first week of release so really played a ton then. I still call myself casual. Remember, casual and hardcore are not about time spent, it is about how you feel about the game. I am casual in the fact I am not in a "rush" to get things. I do not do everything I can to be first. I move at my pace so I can enjoy the game as I like to. If it takes me 3 months to down a raid boss, so be it. That is what casual means. Casual is not something you can hang a time on. A person in my guild is as casual as they come and he is on 12 or more hours a day.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-34659343023335553262014-12-11T06:23:44.224-05:002014-12-11T06:23:44.224-05:00But to be fair, 20% rep on lvl3 was pretty much us...But to be fair, 20% rep on lvl3 was pretty much useless otherwise.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-59269414279445019182014-12-11T01:21:56.294-05:002014-12-11T01:21:56.294-05:00/played
Total time played this level: 4 days, 23 h.../played<br />Total time played this level: 4 days, 23 hours, 23 minutes, 44 seconds (so 119.40 hours)<br /><br />Expansion was released 11/13.<br />28 days since then to present (12/10).<br />119/28 = average of 4 hours 15 minutes per day<br /><br />I have to believe this is not casual, even if I am not a hardcore raider in a top guild or anything.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the post. Food for thought.<br />--<br />Regards,<br /><br />regardsanonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-16872775209909502992014-12-10T17:21:41.416-05:002014-12-10T17:21:41.416-05:00that's fair I don't really use it for what...that's fair I don't really use it for what it recommends for missions. I like to make my own missions. Like it doesn't take into account for when I want a mission done fast. I use it for the HUD of what I have available when they are getting back from other missions what they can counter and their item level in a quick easy mouse over. early on I made a mistake on who I upgraded to 645 first because they were both goblins that looked the same to me. "is that racist?" Tigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-68947883873063155832014-12-10T13:39:01.493-05:002014-12-10T13:39:01.493-05:00I haven't paid attention. I'm sure I opene...I haven't paid attention. I'm sure I opened some of them out of the dungeon. I have no idea whether I did it in stormwind or draenor. The dungeons are still on draenor, so it makes no sense to require the player to be outside the dungeon.<br /><br />Most of the bags I've opened have been outside the dungeon because I don't even pay attention to that stuff until I'm done a lot of times.<br /><br />Thanks for the response.<br />--<br />Regards,<br /><br />regardsanonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-49466238866414320722014-12-10T13:22:51.048-05:002014-12-10T13:22:51.048-05:00Grabbed a few massive strike counters at the get g...Grabbed a few massive strike counters at the get go and doing scavengers now. I needed the massive strike counter because alliance only have one guaranteed with it. Two if they take the artillery tower in talador, which I did. <br /><br />I might have to download a mod to make it faster as I have 5 100s now. But I really do like the do it yourself approach, it is part of the fun of playing that I think would be lost with an addon just telling me what is best, if you know what I mean. Not sure I want to give up that part of the game.. just yet. But I will, as I said, for time reasons.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-12257223097392480362014-12-10T13:04:56.743-05:002014-12-10T13:04:56.743-05:00what are you recruiting out of the inn? I recruite...what are you recruiting out of the inn? I recruited salvages until I have 5 different salvages and 2 epic mounts. look into the mods that help you manage followers there really great you can see how many have each ability what item level they are if they are inactive or active. Last night I did my 10 hour free reroll rare quest in 2 and a half hours with 100% chance to go. thanks too epic mount. Epic mount and salvage are amazingTigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-85782496566426295582014-12-10T09:33:52.786-05:002014-12-10T09:33:52.786-05:00That is wild. Maybe it is bugged and counting so...That is wild. Maybe it is bugged and counting some things for some people while not counting them for others.<br /><br />I did my gold invasion yesterday and opened the baggies with the achievement tacking to see if it was adding up, and it did. While I did not do much at all yesterday, on the back of the gold invasion alone I made over 300g toward the progress.<br /><br />Some people, many it seem, say that it is not counting stuff like that but I know for an absolute 100% fact it is counting that. I made sure to check at the start. Even gold looted fro lockboxes helps. And I seem to get getting them like they are going out of style. Got two more yesterday even not playing much. Have not opened them yet.<br /><br />The JC one does count, and I have two JCers at 100. And dungeon bags do count, as long as you are out of the dungeon. So heck, if people are not as high as you at least, I can't help but think they are either doing something wrong or are bugged and some things are not counting for them that should.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-10655277001999355192014-12-10T08:29:36.795-05:002014-12-10T08:29:36.795-05:00"I can see that one being reduced to needing ..."I can see that one being reduced to needing just 1 reputation soon."<br /><br />Nailed it... today's news is that they are lowering the savage friends achievement to only need one reputation at exalted.<br /><br />Saw that one coming from a mile away.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-39760148240106296482014-12-10T08:21:20.981-05:002014-12-10T08:21:20.981-05:00Actually... I compared now with my honey. I'm ...Actually... I compared now with my honey. I'm at 6k something (checked yesterday). My honey who has more lvl 100 alts than me and plays a lot more than me and doesn't skip treasures and such has about 3.5k. So I'm now thinking it's the JC daily from the follower. Can't think of anything else.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-16337043774942112452014-12-10T08:11:26.193-05:002014-12-10T08:11:26.193-05:00I heard some people making a lot of gold selling t...I heard some people making a lot of gold selling those things for transmog. I have too much to do on a daily basis and not enough time to do it all, so sadly I just vendor all the junk I get from it.<br /><br />I saw that about gnome hunters. Best hope they are not bacon flavored or their pets will surely eat them. ;)TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-27871783826866436892014-12-10T08:03:56.887-05:002014-12-10T08:03:56.887-05:00Problem is that I do not have the time to send the...Problem is that I do not have the time to send them on too many missions. If they are 4 hours missions I, most days, can do them and send them on a second one. So maybe epic mount can help. But still need the right mix of skills.<br /><br />Right now I am removing ones with duplicate abilities and pulling inactives out to level them in hopes they will give me a better secondary ability. I have 38 followers currently. So still more than a few to get to epic and level up. Not to mention the inn recruits.<br /><br />What sucks now is that with the inn recruits, I am getting those crap bags instead of the ones I am supposed to be getting. Seriously hate that blizzard did that.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-45152170766213971752014-12-10T08:00:42.881-05:002014-12-10T08:00:42.881-05:00It is not about ease or difficulty. It is about m...It is not about ease or difficulty. It is about mixed signals. The make one things harder, so it takes longer and make one thing easier so it happens faster. I am sure they have their reasons, and I might even agree with them, 10K for the level 3 storehouse is out of line, but it is still a set of mixed messages.<br /><br />On to the achievement itself.<br /><br />You have to be doing something wrong then. There is no way with what you have done to not have more, a hell of a lot more. I have not done anywhere near as many dungeons on all my characters combined.<br /><br />Are you opening the bags outside of the dungeon or inside of them? I think this might be key.<br /><br />Yesterday I did my gold invasion, LFR, my apexis daily, all on only one character, and I leveled one of my characters half a level yesterday and I moved my total up over 300g for the day. And I did nothing special. Seriously, nothing that not everyone could have done.<br /><br />I would say that what I did yesterday is what a normal play would do. Heck, a normal player might have even mixed in a dungeon or two pushing that number for the day to 400.<br /><br />All I can think that you, and the others, are doing differently is opening your bags in the dungeon instead of "on draenor" like I am. Yes, I took the achievement literally. Because as I said, I moved up over 300g yesterday and did nothing special.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-77603283617804787252014-12-09T21:56:42.339-05:002014-12-09T21:56:42.339-05:00From what I understand, the Salvage Bags use a gia...From what I understand, the Salvage Bags use a giant (138 page on WoWDB) Loot Table that includes many of the unique-model Greens Cataclysm effectively removed (e.g. Foreman's Vest, Thinking Cap, Assassin's Hood). <br /><br />Although not my favorite way of seeing these Items return, returning and raising loads of Alt Garrisons to get loads of bags to get these items did cross my mind, especially now that Gnome Hunters may finally be in the books (and already are NPC-wise). <br /><br />This nerf quelled these thoughts, thankfully.<br /><br />NetherLandsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-13918908030013583142014-12-09T17:55:03.895-05:002014-12-09T17:55:03.895-05:00I would really invest in at least 2 epic mounts fo...I would really invest in at least 2 epic mounts for your followers cutting the time down really really helps I've got a 20 plus followers that are epic too 11 or 12 with 645 ilevel most of the time they stand around with nothing to do because all my missions are done. I use the epic mounts to cut down on mission time both are epic so its easy to fit them into any mission. Tigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-44218384200881206862014-12-09T15:59:02.657-05:002014-12-09T15:59:02.657-05:00Gotta disagree that 10k is easy.
Just focusing o...Gotta disagree that 10k is easy. <br /><br />Just focusing on the raid/dungeon aspect, I have done 16 normal and 29 heroic dungeons in Draenor.<br /><br />http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character///statistic#14807<br /><br />Based on your low-end estimate of 50g per dungeon, that should be 50 x 45 = 2250g. Or if we look only at heroic dungeons 50 x 29 = 1450g.<br /><br />I have also achieved the Master Treasure Hunter achievement which means I looted at least 50 treasures of Draenor.<br /><br />http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character///achievement#97:15235:a9727<br /><br />I've done around 15 apexis crystal dailies and killed 3-4 raid bosses (including world boss).<br /><br />I have 1,824g looted in Draenor total. <br /><br />http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character///achievement#92:a9487<br /><br />By contrast, the 2500g nerfed version of the achievement is within striking distance. I will probably get it this month. <br /><br />I don't know how much a "normal" player plays, but I feel like I am playing quite a bit, more than the "normal" player, I think.<br /><br />I have 1 character.<br /><br />Will have to post back with /played time at this level when I get a chance to log in. I suspect yours is 5x higher since you have alts, but perhaps you are just 5x as efficient.<br />--<br />Regards,<br /><br />regardsanonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-67836317864294008682014-12-09T14:03:20.637-05:002014-12-09T14:03:20.637-05:0022 level 100 epic followers. Which means they all...22 level 100 epic followers. Which means they all have 2 counters.<br /><br />Missions are luck of the draw. Follower abilities are luck of the draw. From reading here you know what my luck is like. So figure that out yourself. ;)<br /><br />I could probably stand to wait for other followers to come back before starting new missions, so I have the right team to get 100%, but being they are all so damn long and I do not know if I will be on, that is not really an option. I send what I can when I can and hope for the best.<br /><br />This is one of those reasons I prefer the lower missions. Shorter, which means you have the followers you need more often, easier, which means you are always at 100%, and more experience per hour than longer level 100 missions.<br /><br />Level 100 needs more 1 and 2 hour missions to actually be a viable leveling option. Otherwise, I just wait until they are purple, bang them up to a 654 item level, and then hope for the best.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-45978098762705556372014-12-09T13:59:21.624-05:002014-12-09T13:59:21.624-05:00It actually works both ways. I like the lesser mi...It actually works both ways. I like the lesser missions not only for the boxes they got but because they are easier and more effective to level followers with. Not to mention shorter.<br /><br />However I can get behind the idea that I too was already getting tired of the time I got to my last character my first had 11 missions done. It was getting tired fast. So in that terms it is a good change. However, I would have rathered they leave it an option instead of playing our parent and telling us, no, you can not play with this toy.<br /><br />Some people, like the person I mentioned, it completely ruined their entire enjoyment of the expansion. So for every person that loved it there are probably three like me riding the middle, and one on the other end that hates it.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-49099493529787041182014-12-09T13:09:58.538-05:002014-12-09T13:09:58.538-05:00sounds like you don't have very good followers...sounds like you don't have very good followers... if you have 22 level 100 followers what are there distribution of stats are you using any mods to manage them? I'm able to 100% any quest I've wanted to for the last week but I've been very mindful og what characters I'm leveling and there abilities. I also spent some time with a Inn to make sure I had at least two followers with epic mount and a good supply of salvagers. I've been thinking I should have picked up one more epic mount but I'm hoping for a lucky roll on my last few blue 100's adding two epic mounts to a 10 hour will drop it to a nice 2 and a half hour so nice!Tigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-17161294241736116182014-12-09T12:57:25.274-05:002014-12-09T12:57:25.274-05:00I'm gonna have to side with the I like this ch...I'm gonna have to side with the I like this change crowd. I like not having to churn missions like I was I feel like I can do other things with out worrying about missions now. Some one that I know always would add YMMV "Your Mileage May Vary" seems very apt here. Sorry that you feel you are losing game play but your loss is my gain! winkTigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-26727468594591389382014-12-09T12:06:01.868-05:002014-12-09T12:06:01.868-05:00That is part of it too. I loved the low level mis...That is part of it too. I loved the low level missions to level characters, even 100s. It was a lot easier to send 100s out on dozens of missions per day and get a chance at the box while getting their experience than tying them up in a level 100 missions for 10 hours that they might fail.<br /><br />I do not do 100 missions unless I can hit 100% and even with 22 epic followers I can rarely if ever do that. I would rather do lower missions with shorter times that are 100% over longer missions that are a coin flip any day.<br /><br />Add to that the level 3 salvage yard is supposed to give level 3 salvage. And what you have is you have taken away choice and changed what a building does because they did not like that people were enjoying it.<br /><br />Remember blizzards motto. If people are enjoying it, we have to remove it.<br /><br />I feel I am getting roughly the same as I was before (anecdotal as well) but now my followers that are not 100 epic yet are leveling sssssoooooo much slower. <br /><br />That is what I believe their real reason behind this was. To slow us down.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-31127573192067639012014-12-09T12:01:54.835-05:002014-12-09T12:01:54.835-05:00It does seem like something meant to please the in...It does seem like something meant to please the instant gratification crowd. But I guess I can concede that some people might actually want the storehouse level 3 building and for them it might be a grind, even more so with one character. But no more of a grind than the trading post level 3. I can see that one being reduced to needing just 1 reputation soon.<br /><br />I like the idea of things to work toward myself. Leaving an achievement like that made it feel like I was striving for something, I had a goal, now they took that from me. Which bothers me in a way. I would have minded less if they added a second achievement for 2500 and gave the storehouse pattern for it and left the 10K so I still have something to strive for. It feels so lame to be so close to getting one of the long term goals so soon and then have it stripped from me just before I get it. I think that is why I dislike this change most.<br /><br />I don't think the left hand knows what the right hand is doing most of the time at blizzard and that is why we get so many mixed messages like that.<br /><br />My favorite of all time is the cata prelaunch. They say they are removing volley from hunters because they do not want them to feel like a magic caster and then one day later give survival a mastery bonus that increases all magical damage. Wait, you removed one ability because you do not want us feeling like we do magic, then you increase our magic damage. What the hell are you people smoking?TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-89784766006127963272014-12-09T10:51:40.241-05:002014-12-09T10:51:40.241-05:00I don't feel I'm getting less salvage sinc...I don't feel I'm getting less salvage since the "nerf". If anything I'm getting more (anecdotal evidence is anecdotal, sure). But do not forget aswell that getting that many lowlevel mission was not planned to start with. They hotfixed that so we had enough missions to level low level followers once we got level 100s. THAT is the only reason we had so much salvage. Now we are back to intended level. Spamming low-level short-duration mission was never the intended gameplay from blizzard.<br /><br />Was it poorly led? Sure. Is it illogical? absolutely not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com