Comments on: 5 Things Learned … Sorta http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/ So many numbers, you'll think you're getting audited Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:50:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sioban http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Sioban Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:31:31 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1727 <blockquote>P.S. When creating your character, don’t name them Gaelic words that no one can pronounce. You’ll end up regretting it and only be able to change it when you transfer servers.</blockquote> Sioban- pronounced sha-von, not see-o-ban or soy-bean. I gave up on explaining how it's Gaelic after about ten minutes. I still wish my guildmates would pronounce it right but I'm sure it'll never happen.

P.S. When creating your character, don’t name them Gaelic words that no one can pronounce. You’ll end up regretting it and only be able to change it when you transfer servers.

Sioban- pronounced sha-von, not see-o-ban or soy-bean. I gave up on explaining how it’s Gaelic after about ten minutes. I still wish my guildmates would pronounce it right but I’m sure it’ll never happen.

]]> By: Phaelia http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Phaelia Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:05:05 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1610 @Dimitris: It sounds like our experiences with private servers were pretty similar. I played on one for EverQuest for all of a day. After the initial novelty of wearing the best gear in the game and having every ability available to my class (Ranger), I decided that I had to stop before the regular game seemed boring and pointless. =) @Arianrhod: That is definitely a good lesson and once I thankfully didn't have to learn. I originally planned to play a Hunter because I'd played a Ranger for 5 years in EQ, but then my husband decided during open beta that HE wanted to play a Hunter. So I picked the closest thing I could find: a Druid. He's now on his fifth main character, and I'm still playing Phaelia so I think I came out ahead! @Aiuriun: The only time my guild asks me to tank is as a joke. ^_^ And that's what it would be. Although there was this time I was asked to help tank the double pull of hard-hitting undead that can't be CCed and aren't tauntable in Kara. About halfway through, it was pointed out that I still had Salvation. Oops! And I loved your point about Fishing. It's amazing how much respect one faction will display toward the other when carrying a fishing pole (though I am not sure this rings true on PvP servers). @Ermengol: LOL @ #6; And great point about the crafting professions. @Brent: Yikes! I think you should be able to disassemble items made with large swaths of cloth for 1/2 the amount of cloth that was originally used. I'd sure like to turn my Primal Mooncloth set into bags. :-D @Dimitris: It sounds like our experiences with private servers were pretty similar. I played on one for EverQuest for all of a day. After the initial novelty of wearing the best gear in the game and having every ability available to my class (Ranger), I decided that I had to stop before the regular game seemed boring and pointless. =)

@Arianrhod: That is definitely a good lesson and once I thankfully didn’t have to learn. I originally planned to play a Hunter because I’d played a Ranger for 5 years in EQ, but then my husband decided during open beta that HE wanted to play a Hunter. So I picked the closest thing I could find: a Druid. He’s now on his fifth main character, and I’m still playing Phaelia so I think I came out ahead!

@Aiuriun: The only time my guild asks me to tank is as a joke. ^_^ And that’s what it would be. Although there was this time I was asked to help tank the double pull of hard-hitting undead that can’t be CCed and aren’t tauntable in Kara. About halfway through, it was pointed out that I still had Salvation. Oops!

And I loved your point about Fishing. It’s amazing how much respect one faction will display toward the other when carrying a fishing pole (though I am not sure this rings true on PvP servers).

@Ermengol: LOL @ #6; And great point about the crafting professions.

@Brent: Yikes! I think you should be able to disassemble items made with large swaths of cloth for 1/2 the amount of cloth that was originally used. I’d sure like to turn my Primal Mooncloth set into bags. :-D

]]> By: Brent http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Brent Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:51:20 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1590 I always had a massive stockpile of Runecloth so I'd give friends 14-slotters and said "Give em back if you quit". One bank alt has a total of 27 bags sitting in his bank. I always had a massive stockpile of Runecloth so I’d give friends 14-slotters and said “Give em back if you quit”. One bank alt has a total of 27 bags sitting in his bank.

]]> By: Game Dame http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 Game Dame Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1589 @Ermengol: "6) Charging while /yelling “Bio? I laugh at the face of bio!” is funny only until the AFK people come back to see their corpses." OMG, funniest line ever! I snorted my milk! @Ermengol: “6) Charging while /yelling “Bio? I laugh at the face of bio!” is funny only until the AFK people come back to see their corpses.”

OMG, funniest line ever! I snorted my milk!

]]> By: Ermengol http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 Ermengol Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:43:55 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1588 Mine: 1) Don't get crafting professions with your first character. You'll always be broke and by the time you get nice recipes your level will be too high to give them any use. (Yeah, I thought it would be druidy too) 2) PuGs are a terrible terrible idea. Heroic PuGs, after patch 2.3, also make you want to shoot yourself (and others) 3) You shouldn't have rolled alliance when you wanted horde. 4) You shouldn't have chosen a PvE server when you wanted PvP. 5) You shouldn't have rolled horde on a PvP server with your "second main" when what you really wanted was RPPvP (I never learn =_=) And a sixth I learned from a furry tank: 6) Charging while /yelling "Bio? I laugh at the face of bio!" is funny only until the AFK people come back to see their corpses. Mine:

1) Don’t get crafting professions with your first character. You’ll always be broke and by the time you get nice recipes your level will be too high to give them any use. (Yeah, I thought it would be druidy too)

2) PuGs are a terrible terrible idea. Heroic PuGs, after patch 2.3, also make you want to shoot yourself (and others)

3) You shouldn’t have rolled alliance when you wanted horde.

4) You shouldn’t have chosen a PvE server when you wanted PvP.

5) You shouldn’t have rolled horde on a PvP server with your “second main” when what you really wanted was RPPvP (I never learn =_=)

And a sixth I learned from a furry tank:

6) Charging while /yelling “Bio? I laugh at the face of bio!” is funny only until the AFK people come back to see their corpses.

]]> By: Aiuriun http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1587 Aiuriun Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:38:12 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1587 1). A feral will always be asked to heal, a resto will always be asked to tank, and a boomkin will get either headscratches or haters for no apparent reason. 2). You will rawrsplat, it just happens. 3). Raiding is serious business, even if you try and joke, there will always be some hardcore raider who takes offense at your good times. 4). Make sure your friends can separate loot from reality, if not, don't take them to runs, it'll only end bad. 5). Fishing is the universal language of WoW. A fishing pole and a fashionable hat can speak mountains to the other faction. 1). A feral will always be asked to heal, a resto will always be asked to tank, and a boomkin will get either headscratches or haters for no apparent reason.

2). You will rawrsplat, it just happens.

3). Raiding is serious business, even if you try and joke, there will always be some hardcore raider who takes offense at your good times.

4). Make sure your friends can separate loot from reality, if not, don’t take them to runs, it’ll only end bad.

5). Fishing is the universal language of WoW. A fishing pole and a fashionable hat can speak mountains to the other faction.

]]> By: Arianrhod http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 Arianrhod Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:42:32 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1585 The lesson I have learnt.. Never ever ever play the same class as your other half. Need rolls can lead to days of not talking and no breakfast in bed. ;-) The lesson I have learnt.. Never ever ever play the same class as your other half. Need rolls can lead to days of not talking and no breakfast in bed. ;-)

]]> By: Logrimm http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1583 Logrimm Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:52:37 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1583 Can relate to #4... Have bought a good 12 bags off the AH for friends who played their characters for a good week. *sigh* Can relate to #4… Have bought a good 12 bags off the AH for friends who played their characters for a good week. *sigh*

]]> By: Dimitris (Dimtauren) http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 Dimitris (Dimtauren) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:40:35 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1581 Well here is my 2 cents of knowledge 1) Private servers sound cool. Well they're not... 2) Listen to your friends on what to roll as your main? Yeah right... 3) Joined that guild where the GM is a 16 year old that doesn't raid and has just exchanged his account? Well leave it ASAP.... You did not hah? Do not accept leading classes... You did? Well then do not accept being an officer... You did too? Well do not lead raids alone.... You did it again? Then you have to start asking people to respec something other than dps... They do not listen to you right? Well do not run the entire damn guild alone... You did it again did you? Well at least do not let that stupid GM brat spoil your raids without even participating in them... What? You could not do that either? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE MAN? MOOOOOOVE OOOON. 4) That JC proffession sound cool hah? Well it might be but you really should not consider losing enchanting while you are on level 350 and already having spent an entire fortune on it... You just could not resist that button could you now? 5) It's just a game man and that beautiful girl still seems to like you. Thank god you managed to do this the right way... Two raiding nights sound fair for everyone... Well here is my 2 cents of knowledge

1) Private servers sound cool. Well they’re not…
2) Listen to your friends on what to roll as your main? Yeah right…
3) Joined that guild where the GM is a 16 year old that doesn’t raid and has just exchanged his account? Well leave it ASAP…. You did not hah? Do not accept leading classes… You did? Well then do not accept being an officer… You did too? Well do not lead raids alone…. You did it again? Then you have to start asking people to respec something other than dps… They do not listen to you right? Well do not run the entire damn guild alone… You did it again did you? Well at least do not let that stupid GM brat spoil your raids without even participating in them… What? You could not do that either? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE MAN? MOOOOOOVE OOOON.
4) That JC proffession sound cool hah? Well it might be but you really should not consider losing enchanting while you are on level 350 and already having spent an entire fortune on it… You just could not resist that button could you now?
5) It’s just a game man and that beautiful girl still seems to like you. Thank god you managed to do this the right way… Two raiding nights sound fair for everyone…

]]> By: Phaelia http://www.resto4life.com/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Phaelia Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:35:46 +0000 http://www.resto4life.com/index.php/2007/12/01/5-things-learned-sorta/#comment-1575 @Someone: I'm afraid you may have misunderstood this post (my fault for not explaining better). These were personal lessons learned, not lessons I was trying to teach others. So #1 was very much true for me; the only time I use kitty cat is when jumping from high places. I use Bear for BEAR ROCKET!!! in Arenas and the occassional "Oh s#%$" response in raids (but only when wearing enough leather that it makes a difference). These were also written from the standpoint of being made known to me at release, which is when I started playing. Back when the game was released, there was no such thing as a friend account. This was actually referring to having purchased the game and playing the free trial month that comes with the initial purchase. The name change was also not an option back when I had characters named Creidne and Dympna. I did finally get to change theme when I free-transferred from Icecrown to Azjol'Nerub. Then again when I paid for a transfer to Scarlet Crusade. :-) @Someone: I’m afraid you may have misunderstood this post (my fault for not explaining better). These were personal lessons learned, not lessons I was trying to teach others. So #1 was very much true for me; the only time I use kitty cat is when jumping from high places. I use Bear for BEAR ROCKET!!! in Arenas and the occassional “Oh s#%$” response in raids (but only when wearing enough leather that it makes a difference). These were also written from the standpoint of being made known to me at release, which is when I started playing. Back when the game was released, there was no such thing as a friend account. This was actually referring to having purchased the game and playing the free trial month that comes with the initial purchase. The name change was also not an option back when I had characters named Creidne and Dympna. I did finally get to change theme when I free-transferred from Icecrown to Azjol’Nerub. Then again when I paid for a transfer to Scarlet Crusade. :-)

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