Somewhere in the middle of the Twilight Highlands, Mortigan hit 85. Which leaves me wondering if I should keep working Twilight Highlands quests or focus on the Cataclysm 5-man dungeons - which I have not run AT ALL yet. So far, I'm still running the quests despite my lack of interest in helping Dwarves (a side-effect of having been Undead for a VERY long time).
I must admit though that the Dwarven wedding was worth the pile of gathering quests I had to run to get it. On one of those gathering quests, Mortigan was even killed - quickly - by a pack of Highland Worgs when far too many were pulled. (Apparently they're cannibals.) It was a unique experience far more amusing this morning than it was last night.
In some of the limited research I've done on what gear Mortigan needs, it comes as no surprise that he must be Exalted with pretty much everyone... and fortunately, the faction change allows quests to be run again in areas I've already destroyed (because now I'm running the Ally quests instead of the Horde quests). So hopefully I can reach Exalted without running TOO many dailies. My disposition doesn't sit well with dailies, as my previous employers - the lazy, good-for-nothing-but-shoulder-enchants Sons of Hodir will testify to. Hmmmm... now that I'm Ally, I wonder if I can go back and slaughter them all? Better check if I'm still going to need those shoulder enchants first. If not, this ex-employee will go POSTAL in Dun Niffelem! "Remember ME?! I'M BACK!"
Overall, the quests are interesting, and my unfamiliarity with the new LFG tool keeps me from branching out into the dungeons so far. It also means Mortigan will be better geared when he finally does start grouping, and he won't be quite so embarrassing when he finally starts showing up on Recount meters. Having some troll post only Morty's Recount stats as a sort of commentless comment saying "YOUR DPS SUCKS" is enough to send Morty back to the Horde just so that he can light Mr. Recount on fire. "How's the DPS NOW?!"
Mortigan the Ungrouped
I've found, and it may just be my own dumb luck, that if you go into a regular and fess up "hey, I've never done this place before, bear with me" people will usually comply and be patient.
ReplyDeleteOr they'll vote to kick you out, in which case they're jerks anyway and you saved everyone time.
I wonder if you can set the Sons of Hodir to "at war" and attack them. They're friendly with me - far too friendly, creepy old giant dudes, back away from the warlock - and I think something should be done to fix that.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget your tabard. Doing the random dungeon without that tabard, is like, well, silly. Not only are you going to get guild rep for dungeons, but also sweet Hyjal rep to get those new shoulder enchants. Never see those dirty, ol' Hodir again..
ReplyDeleteI recommend that you finish Twilight Highlands while waiting for you group queue to pop. So far as a solo DPSer I see queues of about 40 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThe quest rewards in Twilight Highlands should be enough to get you almost into heroics. I know you've sworn off dailies... but I do recommend doing the dailies for Therazane, Wildhammer and Tol Barad. They're nice cash and have some nice rewards.
I'd wear the tabard for Ramkahen (nice shoes) or Earthen Ring (nice gloves).
Nibuca
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Yes, definitely finish the quest rewards in Twi Hi. You can get a few 333 blues that way.
ReplyDeleteFinish Twilight Highlands for the lore, if you're that way inclined (as I am). The Wildhammer dailies are quite good fun, you can tell I've not done them for weeks and weeks at a time can't you?
ReplyDeleteFess up as Reanimatrix suggests and enjoy :D
Thanks for all the great comments and suggestions. You guys are going to end up making this blog actually useful to people, despite my best attempts to the contrary. Thanks again!
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