I play on a west coast server - i.e. pacific time zone. I live in Minnesota so it isn't always a bad thing but there are times when I think long and hard about changing.
See, most of my wow friends, with the exception of those I personally know, live somewhere in the PDT/PST time zone. They range from British Columbia to Central Kalif. (yes, the K is intentional).
I have a few friends in Colo and a few more in Mo, Minn, NY and even soem from Austrailia, but for the most part our playing group is west coast. I had such an itch to play another server that I rolled a DK, leveled it to 80, geared it out to start off in like naxx 10/25 and I even went so far as to find a guild on a central time zone server. I had to log my mains on my home server to prove I knew raiding tho.. call that a little strange eh?
The old saying goes, "The grass is always greener ..." but trust me - it AIN'T. Wow what a mess. I'm in what I think of as crappy gear and I'm doing mediocre dmg in any given raid but also finding I'm clear and away the highest dps. But most of the ones I can get into (apparently DK hatred goes far and wide) couldn't clear their way out of a wet paper sack. I found myself teaching basics to noobs. Not such a bad thing but when every single person you run into has very little idea of how the game it played it wears on ya.
Add to that the economy was totally screwy. People were charging 100g for epic gems and 90g for blues. Fish feasts were selling 300g a stack and PEOPLE WERE PAYING THAT! Wow. I made a ton of money off incredibly stupid people - saronite ore alone selling for 100g a stack for example. But even that wasn't enough to convince me my real home wasn't better.
I'm sure there's good players there, I'm sure there are great raiding guilds, but I spent 3 months looking and couldn't find one. I once got yelled at in a 5man heroic UK. Me, another dk in better gear and some casters and a well geared pally tank were all doing fine. The last boss comes up and the leather belt drops. It's nothing special but was a clear upgrade over my green. Pally passes, casters pass, I roll need, DK waits like 2 mins - I'm thinking he's considering it though why I don't know - he had okay plate. I win, put it on, say thanks for the run all but I gotta get dinner goin and start for the door. Fair enough ya? Apparently no. DK starts whispering me - Yer a ninja! yer a ninja! Goes on in trade chat - calling me a ninja. So I can either ignore or fight. I'm new - bad rep not a good thing when yer far from home and friends. I took the high road - wrote out I'm using the item - you're using XYZ, I rolled BEFORE you - please tell me how this constitutes stealing?
Then to top it off - I get whispers from my guild officers. You shouldn't ninja - you're on probation. This after I'd spent a ton of time helping - farming - showing newer ppl tricks - generally being a good guy etc. Would they hear me out? nope - didn't wanna hear it. Didn't seem to worry bout anything but the label. I was a little steamed but I held my tongue. Mom always says count 10 right?
I think it was a day or so later I gave my bankroll mats, my money and my boe's to a lvl 10. Said to the guild officers sorry guys but that's just plain wrong and if you can't recognize that there are decent people and there are also QQr's then I don't want any part of your world - adios. log out, Delete character.
PS
A few days later I get an email from the guild leader - nice words nothing of substance. He mentioned he noticed my char was gone and asked if I'd transferred it back to my home server - I think they expected this.
I said no - go armory my name - I deleted it. Besides, I have a DK on that server and it is better geared than the one I deleted. I even mentioned that if he could recall 6 weeks earlier I showed him my DK as part of my "proof test." I added that I was looking for a new possible home - someplace that fit my schedule better. Turns out the headache was bigger than I thought and the effort isn't worth the pain.
Oct 27, 2009
The grass is not greener
I play on a west coast server - i.e. pacific time zone. I live in Minnesota so it isn't always a bad thing but there are times when I think long and hard about changing.
Oct 21, 2009
Oct 19, 2008
Patch 3.0, the New Bear, the guild
The title is slightly inaccurate, I'm not a new bear. This old bear decided to try a new trick tho.
I got my lock up to 70, got his gear going, mage as well. I even dusted off the huntard for a few runs, but really I was hitting the skids in terms of interest in the game. Then 3.0 hit and I won the game. Literally.
With the new changes to 3.0 KZ takes an hour now, rather than 2-3. SSC is 90 mins and any heroic is super easy to clear in 20-30 mins. It feels like cheating, but the badges are nice.
But I digress. Ever try AoE grinding dailies? That was the single reason I leveled a mage, I may have to delete that toon cause boomkin grinding with starfall is Teh Shit!
But everyone knows the patch is fun. The other news is the guild, Absolution. We took on the 40-man Naxx before it went bye bye forever. Fully pugged and usually cleared - tho not always. We went back to our regular routine once the patch hit and naxx left. Now we're actively recruiting for the expac, tho not in the usual method.
We recruit via reputation, not by asking ppl to join. So far it's been fairly good. I think we've picked up something like 15 members this week. Time will tell if they turn out to be decent raiders - I have confidence they'll be fine.
Anyway - that's it for the moment. I'll post updates as we go. :D
Jun 10, 2008
The Decline and Fall of the Empire
It’s a good title. Taken of course from Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire but still, it conveys the sense that something doth smell most foul in the state of Denmark.