WoW and Glee and zzzz

[thistlechaser]

This is going to be quicker than I'd like, because I'm exhausted.

Glee: I don't like Christmas specials and I hate Christmas music, so I knew going in the ep would likely be my least favorite. Liked:
- Kurt's song (what a voice!)
- Becky was amazingly cute (though I'm disliking the situations Sue puts her in -- she's a child that needs to learn right from wrong, not a dog or a doll of Sue's)
- That Britt believes in Santa is so cute (she's really one of my favorite characters)
- But best of all was Beiste's story of her childhood Christmas wish. If any character is ever, ever horrible to Beiste again, I shall hunt them down. Hunt down a fictional character, yes. That's how serious I am.

WoW: *insert screenshot here* The fact that my first experience in Cata's new areas was face-down, floating lifeless in the water made me laugh out loud. Welcome to how the last two FFXI missions started -- with you dead!

Did some questing on big Keen to get him the seahorse mount. Never, ever will I quest on him again. I HATE HATE HATE rogue in PvE. Leather armor, no self healing*, no pet... Fighting one single 80 mob brought me below half-life every time. Two or more killed me every time unless Vanish was cooled. It wasn't until I was almost done did I bitch about that and Morny pointed out that rogues were given a minor heal in the last patch. That was something, though far from enough. Plate-wearers, druids, mages, I didn't see a single class that had a hard time with one mob, and most of them were killing many at a time.

After that I did archaeology for, um, hours. Too many hours, but I have a hard time stopping.

Another cross-over between FFXI and WoW: In Hot&Cold on FFXI, the... whatever they were called, the spots with the chest, they were in fixed spots, it wasn't truly random. I quickly noticed that in Archaeology, too. There are a set number of goal spots, you can memorize where they are and that helps.

Hit 110 in archaeology. Leveling slows so much after 100. zzzz I mean, you go from a skillup nearly every dig to five skillups every... lord, my tired brain needs to do math... well, lot less skillups.

zzzz

Comments

[jelleneth.livejournal.com]

I did the first couple naga quests on Jell and managed to hit a spot where I was trapped in aggro range of about 4 respawns that kept coming back up faster than I could kill the other ones also respawning. Horrible infinite loop of death.

Except, of course that I'm a hunter. So I killed about 20 of the things before my pet finally died and I had to feign and then runlikehell.

[achika-soladia.livejournal.com]

I had a few times like this. It was really irritating.

Your BE icon is cute. =3

[sailor-arashi.livejournal.com]

Had that happen a lot myself. As a Protection Belfadin, though, it was very much a "Don't throw me into that briar patch" situation. Just sit there and slaughter respawns until your quest is complete or you get bored, then bubble and leave. Easy peasy :D

[pomr.livejournal.com]

That's one way to power level. :) Find a sweet spot, then kill endlessly. It isn't elegant, but I bet it would work.

[sailor-arashi.livejournal.com]

I think the endless ringing of the Gong-Hammer would eventually drive you mad. Silliest attack sound effect ever.

Not that I could hear it last night, though, since there was a Hunter with a freaking Core Hound somewhere in the zone, so the stupid obnoxious Core Hound sound effects were all I could hear for half the night :P

[pomr.livejournal.com]

I believe there's an option under sound to turn off pet noises. :) That noted - I have to say that the core hounds and the devilsaurs are the most obnoxious sounds in game except for Draenei Laughter. :) OMG. Hated the areas in Shatt where there were clumps of Draenei laughing.

As to the gong hammer sound driving me mad, I do believe we're all mad here. =^.^=~~~~

[sailor-arashi.livejournal.com]

Really!? Holy crap, you're my hero! Gonna turn stupid pet noises off as soon as I get home!

Huzzah!

[pomr.livejournal.com]

I believe so, but I could be wrong. HOWEVER -- even if I'm wrong I am certain that there's an addon to do it. :)

[pomr.livejournal.com]

Not sure if this still works, but here's an example:

http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11687-NoMoreStompSounds.html

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hee! I think, as Kae said, when there stops being 38749247904701301 people killing in the area, things will get better. I'll go back in a couple weeks and try again (on mini-Keen, most likely) some other time!