Loque'nahak is MINE.

Hooray Finnegaol! /rejoice . Yesterday evening, just after 9:30pm Eastern Time. I was headed to a fishing destination before logging for the night when I had a feeling just to go a bit out of the way and check a spawn point for Loque in S. Basin. Well to my surprise he SPAWNED right in front of my eyes! I couldn't believe it, I targeted him, dropped off my mount from the air, tagged him, set a trap, hit tame, all while being beaten on my a gorilla and screaming my head off IRL.

I was ELATED. I had only camped him about 2 hours over the past weekend since I finally leveled 76. I wasn't planning on moving my toon from that zone until I had him. Thank my LUCKY STARS, that now I was able to get him and can move on. I will for sure, get Cata before the month is over. I just had to run around Dalarn for another few hours just to parade him around.

Now comes the hard part, I need to name him. I am leaning towards "Promise." It's one of my favorite words alone with, Maybe, Likewise, Bleach, Briny, which all do not fit for a king like my spirit beast.

Taming Pank

A hunters guilt in the world of warcraft.

Just getting used to this MM/BM dual spec stuff and so I am re-evaulating my needs being a solo player as far as my hunting companinon pet is concerned. A story for your enjoyment.

I tamed a cute cuddly polar bear a few weeks ago and then horrified... watched him eat his cub afterward. O__O. Yeah. So when I had to free him to get a shiny new glowing blue dog, I was quite worried about having to find another pet-friend to tank. Fact is, that was self induced guilt trip #1 because I just wanted to stable the dog anyway.

As a marksman hunter I mainly used my DPS kitty, Peek, whom I've had for 5 years. He used to be an all white cat, which I adored but sadly suffered a skin change after some random patch. (REAL FUNNY BLIZZ! D: ) I never really felt a need for another kind pet given my spec and playing conditions, especially a tank pet because my main objective was to kill kill kill and do it fast. I was high-end raiding mostly and doing dungeon runs to level. I was hardly questing or solo PVEing.

Anyway, I once trained a polar bear.. a long time ago - the first time I encountrered one. For whatever reasons I had to set him free. I don't like to use the term abandon because it makes my feel even more guilty. I was super excited when I found myself among the same polar bears a few days later because this time I had a plan of action.

Freeze trapped the bear, tamed him, and then scared beastie his cub away, put bear on passive, and then ran like the dickens!

Pank is now my new best friend when out questing in my BM spec. He can tank better than any warrior I know ;), plus he's under my command and is pro at keeping aggro/focus. I was able to go back and solo 4 elite mobs a level or two higher than me at the time without issue to complete quests with the aid of Pank's mad skills. Yup Yup.

I'm still wondering what happened to the baby cub, and feel bad for leaving him out in the cold. <---Pun - LOL.

The moral of the story, despite knowing that the block of pixels on my screen actually means NOTHING, and no I do not have some weird emotional attachement to the game, or the pets, and I am not some weird role-player, I am however - a girl, and human - so for some reason still feel slightly guilty for actions that I make in the game. It's hard to explain because it's not "real" emotions that I feel in tangible life, but for a split second it's as if my brain isn't aware that I am playing a video game and chooses to envoke feelings of guilt. ;)

I wonder if I am alone in this.

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!

I just recently re-activated my account a mere few days after the release of Cataclysm. There has been so many changes since I last played that I am still catching up.

First, no more ammo needed for hunters? Um hello! Now can we please be reimbursed for all of those arrows that we required over the years. :D Seriously though, what a nice surprise. I also recently discovered that you no longer need to carry around flint & simple wood to start campfires. This is bittersweet to me because I am beyond nerdy and like having to re-up my wood and I do an awful lot of cooking (and selling) in game. I like 2 more free bag slots though :)

Quest tracking! It's insane. It's like auto-pilot, easy mode, win button, etc. I LOVE the fact that all of the quests appear on the map. I love the highlighted areas, everything. It just makes questing so much easier and less tedious. That feature ALONE is what has renewed my biggest interest in the game. I am still trying to catch up from quitting at level 74 years ago. I am now trying to convince my husband to please give WOW another shot, but he's not budging... yet.

I almost forgot - Removed the Hunter's mana pool and replace it with a highly regenerate "focus" pool. OH MY GOODNESS!
I've always felt that we Hunters got the shaft having to carry around a quiver full of arrows, and water for mana, plus all of our other goodies. I should of been paying attention to all of this while I was not playing, I may have come back sooner.

Being able to switch to either of the dual specs at any given moment, as many times as I want. This solves so many issues of wanting to be able to RAID, PVP, & PVE solo. Thank you Blizzard, my hats off to you!

5 hunter pets to call at any given time.

HUNTERS.GOT.SOME.LOVE.

PS. I just put the armory on my iPhone and must say that Blizzard did an EXCELLENT job on it! I would expect nothing less, but in all honesty - great features. I just wish I could see my Pets and their stats too!

PPS. This post couldn't be ALL positive right? There is a downside to coming back after quitting. All of my friends are gone. My guild is gone. Greens are showing better replacement's for my Epics and I have no idea where anything is anymore!

Hmm.

I haven't uploaded my blog in a while. Probably since I canceled my account months and months ago. I don't miss it yet. I am back playing City of Heroes.

Figureprint!

My Figureprint arrived today safe & sound. I got an invite to get one, while my account was cancelled. I reactivaed for the month of July-August so I could find some sexah armor to equip on Finnegaol for the print. This is just amazing artistry! Now all of those days /played proves that this game existed and I have something to show for all of that time , years from now.

Honestly, Figureprints FTFW!

There's lots more pictures on my flickr account if you click the picture :)

Pets!

Well, I haven't been on very much lately. I have, again, losing intrest in WoW. I've been mainly concentrating on my Warlock, Pennyroyal who is now 56 (or really close)! Randomly I thought of my collection of pets, and how it would be a fine time to grind to get the rest of them.. So I went to UBRS and completed the quest for the Worg Pup and got him! I had already done the spider hatching like years ago, thank goodness. So I have been running around with him all night!

With the exception of the whelpings that I've always wanted, I decided to grind some new ones. The Disgusting Oozeling & the new Firefly that they put in a few patches ago!

Another weird thing in wow I do, is collect other things. Such as all of the little "fun" grey items that can be pick-pocketed, fished up, or collected durning PVP. I took screen shots of all of the things I have in my collection bank (Think The Little Mermaid!) so I could post them for archiving. While doing that since I was organizing and removing old bank stuff I no longer need, I took SS's of all of my bank stuff to post as well! It was just the stuff in my two personal guild banks, not my toon's banks. I've had my guild PwnStarz about 2+ years now, and since I disbanded it over a year ago, I've still kept my alts in it.

More recently, I founded "Guild Drama" as an alt leveling guild for my Warlock and my RL friends, and close WoW friends of theirs. So I had 2 tabs on that bank, and bought a THIRD bank tab for my original guild "PwnStarz", just like in real life -- I am a pack rat!!

Children's Week

Here's a nice little screen shot of my new toys. War Elekk mount I got last week, and "Peanut" was the reward was my choice this year for the Children's week reward from the Shattrath Orphanage. It's so much easier to do the Burning Crusade side of it becuase of epic flying. Having to wait around for flight paths is teh suck. I had the pleasure of taking Dornaa around to see the sites in Nagrand, Terokkar, Exodar, & Hellfire Penn. I made a pretty little photoshop picture of Her and the "present" that she gave me for taking her around. :) It made me smile just a tad inside . In other words, the guild has not been doing so well. I'm not sure If I posted about it before. It seems we lost just like 3 or 4 people out of the 113 enlisted and it has been increasingly hard to raid recently.

I also made this short video of me & peanut running around Azeroth & Outlands.. Kinda like a Children's week sight seeing for Elekks! Check it out.

Fourty-Seventh Post!

In honor of my favorite number post. You are cordially invited to view IN PICTURES whats been up!

Pennyroyal hit level 50!! This will be my second 70, in 3 years LOL. I know its probably hard for some hardcore wow people that might come across my blog to believe. I have my more than fair share of time played throughout all of my toons though. I just don't play as much as some people with no lives, or are schooling and whatnot have. I have a job, and a life and so wow needs to fit in that time. Well hey, i'll be honest - It pretty much takes up all that other time. Anyways, back to Penny since she has been who I've been concetrating on. Umm I've realized that im so OP that I haven't needed to train or upgrade my gear for like 20 something levels. I think I mentioned it last post, I did upgrades just becuase I WANTED to. I'll have to log on and take a new picture of her. Shes up there tho ^^^^^& playing with Noggenfogger in BRD.

I decided that after I get Penny to 70, I'm going to level my twink rogue. I don't know why but at this time, it's in my head. I hate to see all that cash & gear go down the drain, and the Lord knows that Azeroth can do without another rogue, but I figured PVP at 70 is probably so much better. I really want to play a healer too, so mabye I'll respec Bleach from Resto and level her too.
So.... Whats been up with Finnegaol? Well, raiding has slowed down as some essential classes left our guild for unknown reasons. So, thats why I've had so much time to level my alts. As you can see, I normally fish on my hunter. I love wow Fishing. Srsly. Not to mention the perks of like 300g a day, If I really fish alot; like normal. It's tough to run around for hours on end and do the same dailies (aka work) every day. I dont know why I need more than the 4k gold I have anyways. Just seems like the only thing to do besides just standing around in Ironforge. So yeah, thats really all thats been up with her. I've been doing some Karazhan runs and some Heroics when the mood strikes to get some badge gear. It looks like most of my gear upgrades will come from Hyjal & Black Temple. There's one or two things in Zul'Aman that I would like to get but alas, I still have not been there. So if 9 people could read my blog, roll a toon on Magtheridon US and grind to 70 in a week and than run me through, that would be so great!! LAWL. One can wish... right??

And to end the post, these wonderful, colorful, everbodies favorite Murlocs!! This group of mischief makers are the trash pulls before Tidewalker in SSC.

The No Picture Post

Well I've managed to quest 3 levels today on Pennyroyal. With each level & new spell, I realize that Warlocks are even more OP that I thought the previous level. (hahaha) I helped 2 people with quests today in Hinterlands. I finished that zone, Tanaris, and Feralas as far as questing goes. I got invited to a pug ZF group today, and we did good with no deaths. <3 . Got a run through Sunken Temple & Mauradon too, and boy did I get Upgrades & Lewtz! I realized that I was wearing level 20 gear still. Thats how OP warlocks are!! A level 48 wearing level 20 gear. :) I also had 3 talent points still never used. Thats happened more than once in my leveling on the lock. I've gone SEVERAL levels without training talent points. I will get to 49 tomorrow, only 3bars away. I gathered all my quests for Un'Goro and hopefully will blow through them before the Raid tomorrow night.

Quick Karazhan Clear

Did just about all of my dailies today, except for those of the Shatterd Sun. Took alot of video of some pve stuff too. So ill have some footage to upload this weekend, which is always fun. Got invited into a guild kara run to gear a pally whos just respecd, and of course for badges. I got 11 badges before I had to log for the night. Also got alot of cooking done too!!

Tomorrow Ill do the island dailies, and mabye even netherwing. Ive finally figured out what rep I need for a few different factions. & I've figured out all of my in the near future upgrades.

Mabye I can catch a few heroics tomorrow or over the weekend, to get some more badges. Would also like to actually complete a Heroic Magisters Terrace run too. I'm going to track my progression to the current end game raids as well!

Solarian Down

A second time for my guild, and a first for me. This was a pretty easy fight. Of course there are always some people who don't pay attention, blame it on lag, ect. So it took us a few times becuase of mistakes. She was eating her words anyways. Really nice hunter boots dropped, star tripper something or other, I didnt win them and actually would of been an upgrade from my PvP boots. They were given to another hunter that it was a bigger upgrade from some blue boots anyways so the guild wins in the end.

Drunken Magtheridon the Video

While waiting around, someone popped a brewfest pony keg and our guild went to down.. All of us, completely smashed. ;) Took down Magtheridon. Crooked walking & all.

Enjoy. I just threw the video togeather so the guild could see it. It was our first down as a guild. 2ND Attempt.

I've pretty much parked my twink, Pixels for a while. I have been leveling my warlock, Pennyroyal however. She's a ripe 46. I bought her some epic robes for her 46th level. They are by far the SEXIEST robes I've seen in game so far. <--------.

As for progression, my new guild is coming right along. Magtheridon, Lurker, Solarian, Attempts on Void Reaver, Tidewalker, & right now they are in Hyjal. I cancelled my sign up because I am sick. I just wanted to take it easy last night & tonite. I will be around tomorrow though, and hopefully somethin new and exciting. After realizing that the loot that was dropping no one needed, it was kinda decided we should progress further.

I'm loving the new Instance, and Zone. I want a dragonhawk soooo bad.!! Im already honored with Shattered Sun, just by doing dailies and running MagT. I like fishing in the new zone too, and also the fishing dailies. Hopefully one day I find that special in-game person who also enjoys finishing as much as me :)

When worlds collide.

Last night, a first for my guild Risen, and myself we downed Magtheridon. It's great to finally see the man behind my one and only, since launch, home server. <3 Magtheridon. This was our first raid attempt, and we got him down in about 3 attempts. Our first real attempt to 18% earlier in the night. I havent felt to excited about Warcraft in quite sometime. It has me all giddy. The previous night we attempted Void Walker for the first time and got him to 63%. That was our first and only attempt that night. I can only hope that we down him in the future. I seem to like the new people ive chosen to give my all too.

So Grats Risen. and So Long, Magtheridon.

Welcome patch 2.4 which has introduced some great features and loot into the game.
Mabye there is hope after all. Warhammer has been delayed yet again and so I wait..

Pictures to come later when I get home.

A big picture post & Update

Well well. I have been a very bad Hunter, and not keeping up with the many many things that I have started in the online world. The Hunter's Remark being one of them. I no longer instance or raid, so there isnt much going on in the means of new gear and funny stories. Ive been leveling alts and playing mainly on my twink.

I got Pennyroyal to level 20. Maxed out Engineering for her level, and just last night finished the quest for her Succubus. Shes adorable. I really enjoy solo play with my warlock. Eventually I may start grouping with her if I feel as if I would want to play it to 70.


I am still running wild with Pixels, I love playing a rogue. I love playing a rogue twink even more! I want to get her to 70 at some point when I am done twinking in the 39 BG's. She still pwnsface like no other tho, epics and all :) Ive made 2 videos one of which I should post, the newest one... I think I will!



Yup Yup!

Two Thousand and Eight

Happy New Year, Merry Christmas!

I'm baaaaaaaack.

After a 3 month haitus from WoW. I am back. I dont know for how long, but some friends wanted me back. Who am I to deny them that right? Still getting used to everything again... Need to find some old patch notes becuase things have changed.

WoW is not home, but it is a place to visit once in a while.

Better than Sporeling Snacks.

It's been too long since my last update, and wow life has only gotten better, but more repetative.
Well first off, Happy Late Independence Day. Now we all know, " pix or it didnt happen".
So here's what Finnegaol has been working on for the past few weeks.

• Obtained Epic Flyinging & Swift Green Mount ( About 2 weeks ago)
  
• Revered with Sha'tar & TK Key for Heroics (W00T!)
• Looted Sellable Epic The Night Blade
• Honored with Netherwing
• Joined 5v5 with guild, named " Wreckless Fivers"
• Pixels (Rogue Alt) Leveled to 35, and Maxed Alchemy to 300
• Bleach (Druid Alt) Max Tailoring , dropped Herbalism picked up Enchanting (235)
• Finally maxed Fishing to 375, Cooking still at 374.. Just..one..more..point.
• Pennyroyal (The less talked about Warlock) leveled to 15 in hopes to ascend Engineering, but still needs 5 levels.. Grrr
• Geared up Pixels with Wolffear Harness
• Added Doleby (MY LOVE!!) to our 3v3 team.
• GRATS TO DOLEBY ON 70!! (7-9-07)

So with this being my first week with a 5v5 Arena Team, in hopes of getting more points more quickly than my current 2v2, I've yet to log in to see exactly how many points we got. We didnt do as bad as we thought for all of our first times in this team and with its current make up. Our original Paladin logged and we took a rogue, my 2v2 partner to fill in. End result... 2 hunters, Priest, DPS Warrior, and Priest. We will, of course get better with time. Right now, I think its mainly for them a rush for the points.. as for me.. Its a goodtime :)
In other PvP news, Ive been wrecking the Overall #1 rank as usual. For me, Its something to brag about. I dont care as much about gear, as much as I do bragging rights to be number one in a semi-large group of people. So Im allowed to have a little Pride right? This was just my most recent game, in which oddly enough my "hates to pvp" arena partner and best friend of 12+ years in real life came along for the ride. She ended up being number 2 to me. Had this been an instance, she probably would of owned my DPS, but that has a lot to do with the fact that Im always trapping and retrapping and well, she just has better DPS but not as sustained and not as low maintence as a hunter. We all have our place in the game, and having the highest DPS does not make you better or more skillful. Heres the match: (Ps . I was number 4 out of both alliance & horde. I belive Greenqween, the second person was number 8 followed by the rest of the alliance. I was in a sea of horde and have pictures of the first tab as well.Im very excited to log in, and hopefully have enough points to get another peice of arena set, season 1 to match :) Now since i bought my honor boots, right before they were reduced i have to make up all of that honor for my gems. I will be able to do so, I also took advantage of AV weekend, a few days ago which helped. There are just so many things I need to do in game, and have to work on and It just impossible, like real life to rush through and get them all done.

But with the exception of Netherwing Faction, I have NO more REP i wish to grind religiously, In time i will get exalted with CE, and Aldor and oh yeah Ogr'ila for my crossbow.. mabye

One last image to leave you with.. One day soon, the mount will not bug out, and this will be for real :D

Phat lewt & Epix.

It is entirely too early for me to go through my screenshots to see which one I want to put up for this post, probably a new portrait but who knows. Ill do that later.. mabye.
This post?? I got new Epics. My first Karazhan run with Mordant, and I get both Lewts from Attumen!

/drum roll

• Worgen Claw Necklace
• Steelhawk Crossbow
• and completed for Violet Signet of the Master Assassin

Im not really sure If i like the bow so much, but it matches my Sonic Spear.
I was invited to do Chess Event today, but since the boots that drop for a hunter dont have anything on my Marshall Chain boots, I decided to pass for another hunter. Its the thought that counts though. Sunfury bow dropped on tonites raid, which I did not go, but our Hunter Class Leader finally got his bow and Im sure he was excited.

First Video of Season 2.

The lovely Catch 22. :)