tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post165938396636835990..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Monday Random ThoughtsTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-3590209773902425572013-10-29T09:18:00.722-04:002013-10-29T09:18:00.722-04:00Doing things during the week in the earlier hours ...Doing things during the week in the earlier hours is always better. I hear people in guild that are home during the day always tell me about smooth runs and get jealous because I have to do it later when I get home from work and get all the kiddies from school that want carries or to troll and it ruins it.<br /><br />I LFR adds do not matter for ranged, just let the melee cleave them and the iron star kill them. At least all the ones I did were like that.<br /><br />Hey, even if it was LFR, still feel good to see high numbers. I was #1 on LFR sha of fear, nothing special about it of course, but I loved being #1. Not like I would ever be #1 on a real fight. I think my best ever was 25 on a real fight. Most of the time I between 90-150 if anything.<br /><br />That is how you play a mage. lol. Not really, there is a little more to it, but for the most part while questing, that is how you play a mage.<br /><br />I always scream at my elemental too, do something to popsicle. Take aggro for me.<br /><br />Great win after death, that is awesome.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-90139827336099231262013-10-28T20:50:56.470-04:002013-10-28T20:50:56.470-04:00-Did the first 3 wings of LFR on Thursday last wee...-Did the first 3 wings of LFR on Thursday last week instead of during the weekend. (I had jury duty so I got home earlier than usual). They were much better runs than on the weekend. <br /><br />-Tend to have tank issues on Spoils for some reason. I end up throwing out directions, opening crates for the tank and misdirecting, swapping sides to keep the progress balanced, etc. It's actually a fun fight but I'm not really doing what I'm supposed to do... <br /><br />-Got to do Malkorok in LFR for the first time finally. Super easy after wiping a dozen times on it in flex... One of the tanks and I explained it like it was flex/normal, people generally followed directions, and we one shot it. Really seems like most of the mechanics don't matter in LFR.<br /><br />-Did Celestials and Ordos as well that night. It was a busy night.<br /><br />-So I had a head start and valor capped easily on Saturday. Usually, I'm trying to cap on Monday nights at the last minute.<br /><br />-Queued for the last wing on Saturday. It said 45 minutes or something... so I figured I'd be a good son and return my mom's call from earlier in the day.<br /><br />-Queue popped after like 10 minutes... straight to Garrosh.<br /><br />-First time there. I had read the strat but... So anyway, they sort of explained what they were doing and put down markers, but most people were there for the first time.<br /><br />-I was just blowing things up, focusing on adds and the weapons. Trying to stay out of bad.<br /><br />-All while having the game muted and listening to my mom talk about her churches' trick-or-treating event and other random things.<br /><br />-We got Garrosh on the 3rd attempt.<br /><br />-I felt bad since I wasn't really focused on the fight.<br /><br />-However, I was top DPS. I didn't die. Almost half of my damage done was on adds (40/60 or something). But I really had no clue wtf was going on. I just kept killing anything that moved.<br /><br />-Uploaded to WoL. Ranked 38th with 201K DPS(e)! Blew through the ranking limit by 200% Go ME! LOL! Like LFR logs even matter...<br /><br />-Finished the Wrathion quests and stuff.<br /><br />-Still need to do the first two bosses, but I'll get them next week...<br /><br />-Been checking out the Gamebreaker Nation guild. They're on Turalyon-US (don't know the EU server).<br /><br />-I rolled a monk on the server but don't really want to level it all the way.<br /><br />-So I'm leveling my mage to potentially transfer her over once she hits 85 or so. Leveled her from 68-75 so far. I think I spent the same amount of time leveling from 68-70 as I did from 70-75... At least it felt that way.<br /><br />-I really have no idea how to play a frost mage. Mostly just Frost Bolt things to death... She's got 9 heirloom items, so pretty much everything dies after a couple of hits.<br /><br />-I came across Grocklar in Grizzly Hills while questing (Frostbitten rare). I figured wtf, I'll give it a shot.<br /><br />-It was an 'epic' battle... I was blowing all my CDs and smashing all my buttons and running away to try and keep him from squishing me. Our health pools were neck and neck percentage wise. I kept thinking damn, where's my misdirect, how do I drop threat, that stupid elemental is useless!!! LOL!<br /><br />-Got him down to the last few percent and I died... NOOOOOO!!!!!<br /><br />-But then the achievement popped up a moment later! I think that stupid elemental got in the killing blow or something just before it despawned.<br /><br />-It was fun.<br /><br />-It's been said many times, but Northrend is so much more fun for leveling than Outlands.Jaegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-42477271815435419732013-10-28T16:02:57.967-04:002013-10-28T16:02:57.967-04:00Maybe.
Either way, their raid, their rules, I can...Maybe.<br /><br />Either way, their raid, their rules, I can live with it even if I don't quite understand it. TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-11097456995254713942013-10-28T15:49:27.670-04:002013-10-28T15:49:27.670-04:00Their loss I suppose eh?Their loss I suppose eh?Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157092440833967471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-11054006614349929602013-10-28T15:12:03.342-04:002013-10-28T15:12:03.342-04:00There are a lot of things hunters are great for in...There are a lot of things hunters are great for in SoO. I agree. Not sure why they wanted no hunters. What my guild mate said is the only thing that makes sense. The person must have been a hunter and did not want anyone else to come in and do better than him. To some people ego is more important than downing bosses I guess.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-75284135768649516292013-10-28T15:10:54.577-04:002013-10-28T15:10:54.577-04:00I try to have one tank, one healer and my hunter g...I try to have one tank, one healer and my hunter geared at all times. Just so I have someone to fill in. I am behind this tier however. I should make an effort to play some catch up. Maybe in time as my main does not need anything from flex.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-39434379735461037532013-10-28T15:09:28.517-04:002013-10-28T15:09:28.517-04:00Warcraft is awesome for those little inside jokes....Warcraft is awesome for those little inside jokes. I am sure many go completely unnoticed.<br /><br />Like the lovers cove I found on the timeless island. I showed some friends it and they said, I never even noticed it was there.<br /><br />It is 4 seats with little dirt piles around it in the shape of a heart and one on the top right and bottom left to signify an arrow thru the heart.<br /><br />I found it when the island was first released and being I read a lot and have never seen anyone else mention it, I am guessing I am one of very few that have.<br /><br />I wonder how many hidden areas like that there are in the game that were never found.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-10254506832850387712013-10-28T15:07:12.109-04:002013-10-28T15:07:12.109-04:00We got there week 3, did not clear until after. A...We got there week 3, did not clear until after. Always ran out of time, but we are getting more done faster each week as we get more gear and experience. Now we can do 11 in the time we raid, I think we might be able to stretch it to 12 but think we will need to extend to get the last ones.<br /><br />You are a little ahead. Not sure why my gear is higher, not really winning anything. We disenchant most everything that drops because of bad luck.<br /><br />We are #1 25 and #4 10 but our server has really bad progress over all. On a decent server we would not even be top 30.<br /><br />You fit my "tanks tank" idea. You might try other things, but you only tank and would rather only tank. Seems many real dedicated tanks are like that.<br /><br />I wish I could get more into healing. I do not mind doing it, but just do not like the design of it this expansion. But if you want to play, playing a healer is the way to go.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-55945935716138334642013-10-28T15:01:35.419-04:002013-10-28T15:01:35.419-04:00A lot of people, like myself, will use flex for al...A lot of people, like myself, will use flex for alts. So my alts have no normal progressions. Usually saying "my main did it" is enough.<br /><br />As for server stuff, once you get a rep as knowing what you are doing there is usually no issue with even bringing an alt. Problem is nothing ever happens on my server as it is dead 24/7 mostly.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-40136934611515767622013-10-28T14:15:30.508-04:002013-10-28T14:15:30.508-04:00And no idea why they wouldn't want a hunter......And no idea why they wouldn't want a hunter... I've done a flex raid with 5 hunters before... seemed to work out just fine.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157092440833967471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-8157863996885154562013-10-28T14:14:24.286-04:002013-10-28T14:14:24.286-04:00If you're talking swapping mains - I actually ...If you're talking swapping mains - I actually don't see many people doing that or maintaining multiple "mains" with which they could step in and deliver a performance suitable to the raid [ie - stuff dies and we don't]. There are probably a handful in my guild. Most of those do tend to be main spec healers or dps.<br /><br />I consider myself a dedicated tank. I tank on my dk in normal and in flex. I don't maintain the alts well enough to do that, nor do I really have an interest in it. That said, my alts are well enough geared to do LFR and I occasionally do as dps or heals... depending on what I feel like. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157092440833967471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-22551965611466409422013-10-28T14:01:35.602-04:002013-10-28T14:01:35.602-04:00Ah drunken might. When I was levelling cooking at...Ah drunken might. When I was levelling cooking at the beginning of the xpac, I recall seeing "May induce delusions of grandeur", and then going out and trying to fight higher level mobs, thinking they would be easier. :-P<br /><br />Those little bits are great in games. <br /><br />~DelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-84029196699571847372013-10-28T13:30:59.205-04:002013-10-28T13:30:59.205-04:00Ppl on my realm do that. Ask for norm so they know...Ppl on my realm do that. Ask for norm so they know you weren't carried in flex. I know it makes little sense.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-45262480946190493322013-10-28T13:06:36.976-04:002013-10-28T13:06:36.976-04:00Wow clearing wing 3 since week 3, and your ilevel ...Wow clearing wing 3 since week 3, and your ilevel is way high. I don't know why I thought you were similiar in progress or slightly less than my guild but obviously not. Your hunter ilevel is more than anyone has in my guild, mind you for some reason our guild ilevel is much lower than it should be. We're #5 on the server for progress (12/14) but we're #8 or #9 on ilevel, there's only 12 guilds ranked on my server too, little bit odd.<br /><br />I don't know why they wouldn't take you either. Especially not with that gear. It can't be hunters though as they are awesome on so much in Siege. The easiest raids we've had have been nights when we've brought 2 hunters.<br /><br />Heh if you want to ask a tank questions go right ahead. I might not qualify though. I do have an alt of every class but I just can't get into playing them. I tried briefly with my kitty Druid for one solitary flex run, but I just don't like playing dps and I don't heal anymore either. Once I started tanking that was it. I had far more success with an alt in T14 tanking with my monk. My problem though is I miss the gear and experience of my pally if I switch to an alt. I tried a different role but I'm a tank. If I'm ever not the tank I have to repeat "I'm not the tank" as a mantra the whole way through. I don't ever run LFR though.<br /><br />However, my co-tank wouldn't fit that mould. He was a prot pally in cata but swapped mains to blood DK in Mists. However, he has an alt of every class but like you he plays them. He's healed raids for us on his shaman, he's dps'd on his warlock. He can fit any role and would switch permanently if asked. He likes tanking best but he likes his alts too. He's fallen for his Mage lately and it's starting to surpass his lock.<br /><br />You are right that healers get to play. My real id gets announcement spam sometimes for people looking to fill flex runs and it's always for healers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771213542953346538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-4365030464349460842013-10-28T11:55:07.255-04:002013-10-28T11:55:07.255-04:00Nope, we are moving faster each week but can only ...Nope, we are moving faster each week but can only get 11 max in the time we play. We might extend soon so we can finish it off or add another night. We are in no rush.<br /><br />I am 100% certain that if we extended in week 3 we would have finished it. The raid over all seems to be the easiest raid since DS. If we are as far as we are, it must be easy. lol<br /><br />But why would you need to finish normal to do flex? It makes no sense. Isn't the fact I do the bosses that are the ones we are doing in flex matter more than doing bosses we won't be doing?<br /><br />Hey, their raid, their rules.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-44649725059126124712013-10-28T10:57:39.171-04:002013-10-28T10:57:39.171-04:00Ahead of the Curve Garrosh is my guess, not iLvl. ...Ahead of the Curve Garrosh is my guess, not iLvl. Do you have it yet?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.com