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Glory of the Hero!

January 16, 2010


I finally got it!

[Glory of the Hero] was a background achievement I was working on with the Priest.  The journey to my red proto started with [Oh Novos!] on March 11, 2009 – the same day I hit 80 with the character.  The majority of the achievements that I have were done with all guild groups.  There were a few “lucky” ones that I got with pugs like [Volazj's Quick Demise] and [King's Bane], but normally when that “BWONG!!” sound and achievement box was popping up on my screen, I had four Ordonians standing beside me.  :)   Friday night, with the help of some awesome guildies (thanks again, guys!) I was able to do Heroic Oculus and complete the last three achievements I needed… [Ruby Void], [Emerald Void], and [Experience Drake Rider - Amber].

I’d have to say that the toughest achievements for me were: [Watch Him Die], [Less-Rabi], [Make it Count], and in a way, [Volazj's Quick Demise]…and in that order.

[Watch Him Die]
My gear has come a LONG way FAST since completing this one on 9/18…we could probably do it now with little issue.  But back when we got this achievement, it was INTENSE!  On both tries, four of us were dead and the fifth person’s mirror images or dots or whatever finished off the boss before the boss could kill them. This was the biggest challenge for me and it was a BLAST!  Free action potions are GREAT here…no webbing ftw!

[Less-Rabi]
This one was ALL about timing.  You couldn’t count on Vent or Warcraft to be accurate, so everyone in your group had to count 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Counterspell in their heads.  This took awhile because we needed the right group composition and everyone in the group to understand what to do to stop him from turning into a mammoth.

[Make it Count]
Sadly, easy now – back before all the gear upgrades and Oculus nerfs, not so much.  Basic strat – don’t pull too many dragons, know the correct path to follow and blow cooldowns any and every time they’re up.

[Volazj's Quick Demise]
This one proved difficult for me, as a Disc Priest with no back-up Shadow spec (because I’m stubborn about it.  I have a Rogue and a Mage, my healer doesn’t get a dps spec!) because I just didn’t quite have the OOMPF! needed to kill the images quick enough.  The try that I got this achievement, I had a VERY well-geared PUG tank who told me not to heal him (scary, I know!) and go all out dps on the adds and boss whenever possible.  He said he could save himself and he did.  Go Go DPS Disc Priest, lol!


I was still using a vendor purchased epic flying mount because I knew one day I’d have a proto.  Now I get to farm for herbs in style.  :)

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Heroic Halls of Reflection

December 10, 2009

  • 6 hours split between 2 days.
  • 19 Runic Healing potions.
  • 20 Runic Mana potions.
  • 24 Firecracker Salmon.
  • 125 gold in repairs.
  • Beating the instance with an all guild group….PRICELESS!

This was one of the hardest new heroics I’ve ever done.  It reminds me of how hard Heroic Halls of Lightning was when we first tried it.

Go Ordo!!

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Druid Fun

November 25, 2009

Wow, it’s been a long time since my last post!

Recently, I’ve been working on my Druid full-time.  I haven’t been playing much, but when I am, I’m BG’ing with her or trying to level her.  I’m amazed at how fast she’s leveling with the two heirloom XP pieces and Alterac Valley XP.  I got six levels in one day last week.

She’s 62 now and has her dual spec.  She’s feral (for when I do quest, which doesn’t happen often) and Resto (for BG healing).

It’s hard to see and I’m feeling too lazy to crop it and make it more visible, but if you look closely, you might be able to see my little flying Druid in the middle of the Dark Portal.

I kinda laughed when I realized how much I missed questing in Outland.  I have so many good memories that I made with my guild and my friends out there – I enjoyed the game so much during that time and just being back out there makes me happy.  I love Northrend, the music, the feel of the zone – but Outland holds a special place in my heart for all the great memories.

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Race Changes are Live…

October 28, 2009

…and I’ve been waiting to switch some things around for a LONG time!

Old Mage

New Mage

Old Warrior

New Warrior

I’m so happy with my changes.  I missed not playing my Rogue and now my new Mage looks like her twin, which is both creepy and very cool.  My Warrior, well – I hadn’t touched her since Burning Crusade because one day I woke up and realized…I hate Night Elves.  I can not even clearly express how much CUTE is packed into my Gnome Warrior now.  Her tiny shield, her big pigtails peeking over her shield on her back, her melee animations…SO CUTE!  XD

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Sum Durids is 4 Fite

October 27, 2009

Yep, another alt and I’m having a blast.  :)