The Slackening
August 8th, 2006 at 08:10pm TheFurryOne
Session Time: 1h20m. Advanced Shalalah from 6 to 8. So very unmotivated.
…actually, that about sums it up. Most of the time I spent searching for flatland cougars, for various quests. Not only were they extremely hard to find– maybe one for every nine wolves– there was about a 50-50 chance that they would drop one or both of the quest items I needed.
Folks, this is not my definition of fun. Gambling HP for a quest drop is not fun. Especially when the penalty for losing derades your equipment, making it harder for you to defeat enemies to maybe get items to sell for money to repair your equipment with.
The Good: Thunder Bluff is pretty.
The Bad: Now the game’s starting to show its true colors, and they’re a washed-out kinda greyish. To get an accurate idea of exactly what shade of grey, load up the game and die on purpose. That shade of grey.
Opinion Change: Lowered significantly. I imagine that this would be more fun with other people. So, without further adieu, I give you the next phase of the Unbelievers project: The Interrogation.
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3 Comments Add your own
1. Grey | August 8th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
What’s wrong with grey? :(
2. Bytemite | August 10th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
After reading through your experiences and the comments of others who’ve posted here, I feel compelled to comment.
I never noticed that Mulgore is that much bigger than all the other starting zones. Durotar is equally “wide open” when it comes down to it. I’ve played many, many newbie characters, because I enjoy starting them (and because I’ve never really managed to get above level 39) and what I’ve observed is getting to various areas in the different starting zones for quests takes about the same amount of time.
Anyway. I also had to comment that Shaman aren’t necessarily casters. You can do a good bit of damage meleeing too, plus you can heal yourself, which is convienent. In a lot of other games, I know the hybrids are unbalanced, it’s not so much here. Setting down your stoneskin totem will help a lot.
3. Bytemite | August 10th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Aw, it cut some of what I said off.
I commend you on playing as many races and classes as possible (see my above confession that I reroll a lot), because they all have a different flavour. Particularly classes, because you see it in the gameplay, but the races, even when you’re playing the same class between them, feel unique.
Also, keep yourself observant as you travel through the game, there’s lots of funny little visual treats you’ll spot or read (like programmed NPC scripts). There’s jokes and references and atmosphere everywhere that really contribute to the game as a whole.
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