UGH

I can confirm I’ve reached burn-out once again on WOW.  I’m more than ready for Cataclysm to be released and am tired of leveling toons I know I am going to delete shortly.  Now that doesn’t mean I’m not leveling my baby lock but it does mean that I am not going to spend the next several weeks glued to my chair trying to grind to 80.  I’ve gotten two toons their Frost emblem cloaks this week, Brewfest is the easiest two emblems I’ve ever received.   I just want to do things away from WOW and not on the pc. 

Horde vs. Alliance

Ok, I’m stating it right up front I hate the Horde.  I cannot, and this does not count death knights, level a Horde toon above level 44.  It’s not the character and it’s not the class … it is 100% the people that play Horde.

I got my Horde warlock to level 44 since my last posting.  She is going to sit at level 44 until I transfer her gold to another character after Cataclysm hits.  I have serious issues with the people that play Horde, beware sweeping generalizations to follow.  They are rude, immature, selfish, gossipy, petty, and whiny.  I cannot stand playing with characters that cannot stand up straight (i.e. Male orcs and trolls), that are so large that they fill up my entire screen, Taurens!  I am tired of healers that don’t heal, tanks that are too damn lazy to finish off tanking before they move on to the next mob, and the inability to buff a group.

Alliance is by no means perfect in any of the above but in general, they are MUCH better than any of the Horde groups I’ve experienced.  It is rare to have discussions in trade chat about how stupid the Horde is or how anyone plays Horde is beyond dumb.  Yet, I’d hear that conversation multiple times a day in Horde trade chat.  To be honest, Alliance players just don’t care that much about the daily life of players who play Horde.

So, out of frustration I started yet another Alliance character since I cannot get my Beta client to be stable long enough to log in.  In one week I’ve leveled her to 26 and it’s been a pleasure.  I’m sure she’ll get deleted or become my main on Skywall.  It is unlikely however without a serious push, i.e. gaming more than 16 hours a day, that I’ll get her to 80 prior to vacation.  That’s ok, I won’t be upset if she gets remade as a Dwarven warlock.

WOW as of this posting

I started a Horde toon this week for one express purpose, the Wrathgate storyline in Dragonblight.  I think the Alliance storyline is one of the best ones in WOW and I want to see it from the Horde perspective before the quest line is removed from the game.  I created a BE Warlock, I particularly enjoy being an overpowered clothie. LOL    I got her to level 20 and if all goes according to plan, she will be 30+ by the weekend.

My gnome warrior is currently level 74, I’m trying to get her to 75 so she can finish the Gnomer quest line.  However, warrior rage is a mechanic that drives me insane.   I changed her spec from Fury to Arms this week as well.  Arms seems to have better rage generation but it is too soon to tell if that is going to hold true.

I ignored all of my other characters this week.  I spent the last couple of weeks focusing on gearing up my shadow priest, my holy pally, and finishing getting my last couple of pieces for my lock.  It gets cumbersome after a couple of weeks, the end game grind is definitely not something I enjoy.