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Sweet, Sweet, Revenge

Dec 102011

Look at that corpse right there. Do you know who that is? Arch Druid Staghelm, most arrogant, nasty, rude, ignorant, level 10 baby druid abusing jerk on Azeroth. And he is DEAD! That’s right, DEAD. I’ve waited six long years to kill that bastard after the way he treated my druid at level 10 on her bear form quest, and the way he talked about Tyrande. You’ll see Kae from Shades of Kae standing there, and that Pally down there tickling Staghelm’s feet, or stealing his shoes would be our fearless raid leader Twice. It may not have been the druid that killed him, but it was one of the team.

My priest. Jesswyn. I don’t know how it happened, but I have completely fallen in love with the priest class. I know, I’ve played a priest, on and off, and even deleted her once, for the last four years. But I never fully enjoyed her, until I went full shadow. Then they screwed that spec up with crit and I deleted her. But Blizz restored her a year after. I recently just leveled her to 85. She hasn’t been used since she was horde side with The Purge. The last thing she raided was Naxx. Before that? Kara.

Now, I don’t know what happened. But it just clicks. I find boss strategies easier to pick up with her, I don’t get flustered as much with spell rotation when I have to move or stop casting. Maybe it’s because I’m not also trying to concentrate on HoT uptime and healthbars in an unfamiliar healing role like I ended up doing with Jessmyn the Druid after the resto changes? I don’t know. All I know is…the class I resented for so long, the toon that I had such bad memories of a former guild explosion with, is my main. The guy that taught me how to heal as a priest, and how to start off as shadow, and listened to me gripe for all those years would be laughing his ass of at me right now. If he still played. Kinda miss that guy Sad smile

Since patch day, I’ve spent many hours in PvP to get her transmog set, and many more to get justice points and get her geared up a bit. I’ve run the new heroics, and got to be with my guildies in learning the new raid encounters. And we absolutely steamrolled Firelands. I forgot how much fun that is, even though by end time last night I was almost face to keyboard from a stupid cold.

Dressed to Kill, or Heal

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Dec 052011

TRansmogged my priests outfit, after a ton of PvP this weekend. I love this tool, I really do. But my priest is the only one to get a complete overhaul.

She is “wearing” the complete Merciless Gladiator’s outer clothing from Burning Crusade arena days. I know there’s a tier set with lighter colors, but she’s a shadow/discipline priest and I thought the darker tones matched that better.

And this mount is so perfect!

It Finally Happened!

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Nov 232011

150 pets! It’s taken a long time to get those last ones, but here it is. And I’d never have gotten it without the generosity of guildies both past and present. Such gifts as the Deviant Hatchling (Team effor thanks to Twice and Bear), Ammenvale Lashling and Dun Morogh Cub Mystery gift, and I believe Ruu), Black Tabby (Nyssa from my old Khaz’Goroth guilds), Twice, and Algie for the repeated farming of that damned blood elf instance on that Island I can’t remember to get the Phoenix Hatchling, and…unbelievably, the Hyacinth Macaw (Thank you Twice!), and all of @parallelguild for your patience in putting up with the crazy pet lady.

It takes a village to raise a Celestial Dragon….

And if by chance I forgot anyone, because my memory kinda sucks, Thank you too!

I Now Pronounce You…

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Nov 032011

When ~~Thrall~~ Go’ell asks you to witness something…you do it. And being a priest, who better to officiate things? Guardian cub approves.

WoW Annual Pass and Why I Jumped on it.

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Oct 262011

Morynne over at Marks 365 posted this question today, but I felt I’d get too lengthy for a comment. So, here goes. I haven’t played WoW since at least June. Before that I only played for a few weeks after another months long hiatus. So why would someone who wanders away for months at a time turn around and take the annual pass? Well it’s pretty simple. I always come back. Because I always come back, I never cancel my subscription. So even if life and school kidnap me again, I’m not losing anything by paying my sub month to month.

But Jess, have you ever tried Diablo? No. I bought my husband the battle chest, but he didn’t care for it. We’ve both been a bit spoiled by more modern visual styles. I tried to install it once and my computer staunchly refused it. I didn’t care. And honestly, I never even considered playing Diablo III. BUT! if committing to a year of WoW, which I’d be paying for anyway, as mentioned above, gets me the game for free…I might just try it, and maybe even like it. If I don’t? hey no loss right?

Worst case, I have a game I’m absent from, and still paying for which is pretty par for the course for me to begin with, a free game I may or may not like, a mount for all my characters past, present, and future that looks absolutely awesome from what I’ve seen. Black armored pegasus? yes please! And I get a sneak peak into Mists of Pandaria on top of all of that.

All for doing what I already do, paying $15/month for World of Warcraft.

What’s NOT to like about that?