Daily Journal: Patch 5.3 launches & I have to work

Patch 5.3 hits today. I’ve already updated DBM, WIM, Tidy Plates, GTFO, BattlePetCount, CLCDK, WeakAuras, PetJournal Enhanced, Decursive & Symbiosis.

Shammybook – Minor Inscription Research learned nothing. Scroll of Wisdom learned Glyph of Hemorrhage.  Got to remember I’m done with Minor research.

Hunterbook – Magnificence of Leather learned Ironskin Spaulders.

Book – Got roped into a heroic scenario with Book by Tini. Got Tidesplitter Shoulders of the Zephyr. Will try to see if I can get a group for the new stuff tomorrow after I get up.

 

Too many LFRs to do

Too many LFRs to do!!!! Last night with some lucky drops and some number finagling I got my priestess Shepardbook to an item level of 480. That means this evening’s task is the new Throne of Thunder LFR. That means FOUR!!! characters to run the new Throne of Thunder LFRs on. Three of them are Healers. Alts are getting time consuming to maintain them all. Holybook & Shepard still need things from the whole gauntlets of LFRs so they get the most time devotion currently. I need to update the Rogue’s Gallery. Hopefully that is coming soon.

 

Earthen Ring Day 10 progress Isle of Thunder

Earthen Ring’s Alliance day 10 progression for the Isle of Thunder

 

Earthen Ring Day 4 Progress, Isle of Thunder

Getting closer to the next phase. 53% progress. Alliance has 83% participation.

MoP Fashionista: Druid Challenge Mode

Druid challenge mode gear. I think there’s a graphical error in the file for the green one. Can we say shiney gold abs? Anyway not liking this quite as much as I did Tier 13 for druids.

MoP Fashionista: the basics of Cloth & Leather

So I’m not in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandera Beta yet, but I’ve been keeping up with the armor sets that have been coming out. I must say I’m enjoying several aspects of the designs of the new sets.

Cloth sets

I love the helm with this set. Very simple yet works incredibly well with the theme. My first love was the White one.

But then I fell for the red one.

But then again the Blue one is growing on me.

Leather sets

The one is my main & my main alt’s concern (rogue + boomkin/resto druid) so I have much love & interest in these sets.

Leather 1 to me comes across as very blah. It does have a stylized Shogun Helm, but then again I’m not a big fan of that. I really disliked the Light set & also didn’t care for the Red set. However the Brown & Dark were the least offensive to my personal style & there’s very little difference here between sets so I’m just posting screenshots of the ones I liked best.

Leather set 2 was the one I was really looking forward to.

It’s got an interesting look with the single shoulder plate.

The helm I don’t really care for but it will be hidden for Book.

The hardest part may be choosing a color to wear. I want it all!

But I must say that I adore the Indigo.

References: Wowhead News

When a blog post & it’s comments makes you think

 

Elf Storage (Photo credit: Tatiana Mik)

This got me thinking…. what would I like to see added/changed in future expansions. I’m not a super rich player. I honestly might have 30k gold.

• I really like the buy orders idea. Granted I could see how many idiots would list wanting to buy 1000 Inferno Rubies at 5gold each (They currently run about 300gold each on my server’s AH). But if I see someone’s wanting 20 Twilight Jasmine at a decent price I might be tempted to dust off my Herbalists & go farm some up.
• Buy orders could also be great for those green items for Transmog sets while browsing through blogs I see random item X that is a green random world drop from level 50-60 mobs. Great, either I can go farm like mad on low level mobs or watch the AH like a hawk hoping some clothie didn’t DE my pretty green leather item into dust. I could post a 100 gold bounty on a buy order & hope random clothie or plate wearer sees my buy request for pretty green leather transmog item & is more tempted to fill my buy order rather than turn it into dust.
• Mounts as a gold sink. While this is in the game already as the Chopper & Vial of  the Sands (I’m still thanking my Secret Santa for that one) & the mammoth mount with a vendor (I’m still too cheap to go buy that one), I’m thinking the really nice one would be a carriage. See Gilneas starting zone, you could put 5 players on a carriage & bring your whole party along.
• Bank space as a gold sink.  Granted there’s void storage, but seriously more bank space is something I could try to create gold for.

SWTOR

BioWare and LucasArts Do Cosplay for Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO (Photo credit: Colony of Gamers)

Been playing around with Star Wars: The Old Republic. So I thought I’d share a few impressions.

• I like how smooth the questing is with the dialogue options.
• Story has been interesting to me which is good.
• I’m leaving off the option for Lightside/Darkside points & just picking the option I feel like. I’ll probably be neutral, but I’m okay with that.
• I’m mostly playing with a friend so it seems like I’ll have a ton of social points.

Gearing up Book in 4.3

Profiles: Armory :: Ask Mr Robot :: WoWhead :: Shadowcraft

The listed is all items she aspires to that are better than current gear. The weights are relative + from Ask Mr Robot.

Ranged

1. Razor Saronite Chip – Morchok Heroic+69
2. Windslicer Boomerang – 700 VP +80
3. Razor Saronite Chip – Morchok +55
4. Morningstar Shard – FL Heroic +26

Head

1. Blackfang Battleweave Helmet – Warmaster Blackhorn Heroic +258
2. Blackfang Battleweave Helment – Warmaster Blackhorn +226

Shoulder

1. Underdweller’s Spaulders – Morchok Heroic +208
2. Blackfang Battleweave Spaulders – Hagara the Stormbinder Heroic +106

Back

1. Dreadfire Drape – Lord Rhyolith Heroic +38
2. Batwing Cloak – 1250 VP +57

Chest

1. Blackfang Battleweave Tunic – Ultraxion Heroic +268
2. Blackfang Battleweave Tunic – Ultraxion +370
3. Shadowbinder Chestguard – 2200 VP +200
4. Dark Phoenix Tunic – Alysrazor Heroic +187
5. Breastplate of the Incendiary Soul – Baleroc Heroic +123
6. Blackfang Battleweave Tunic – Ultraxion LFR +57

Wrist

1. Shadow Wing Armbands – Warmaster Blackhorn Heroic +38
2. Bladeshadow Wristguards – crafted +154
3. Shadow Wing Armbands – Warmaster Blackhorn +32

Hands

1. Blackfang Battleweave Gloves – Warlord Zon’ozz Heroic +195

Waist

1. Belt of Flayed Skin – Warlord Zon’ozz Heroic +148
2. Belt of Hidden Keys – 1650 VP +266
3. Belt of Flayed Skin – Warlord Zon’ozz +222
4. Nightblind Cinch – Dragon Soul World Drop +143

Legs

1. Blackfang Battleweave Legguards – Yor’sahj Heroic +257
2. Bladeshadow Leggings – crafted +285
3. Blackfang Battleweave Legguards – Yor’sahj +239

Feet

1. Molten Blood Footpads – Spine of Deathwing Heroic +288
2. Interrogator’s Bloody Footpads – Yor’sahj Heroic +245
3. Molten Blood Footpads – Spine of Deathwing +86
4. Interrogator’s Bloody Footpads – Yor’sahj +52

Ring

1. Seal of Primordial Shadow – Boss Random Drop Heroic +169
2. Signet of Grasping Mouths – Hagara Heroic +121
3. Emergency Descent Loop – 1250 VP +61
4. Seal of Primordial Shadow – Boss Random Drop +20

Trinkets per Elitist Jerks

1. Wrath of Unchaining (H. Spine)
2. Vial of Shadows (H. random boss)
3. Wrath of Unchaining (Spine)
4. Starcatcher Compass (H. Blackhorn)
5. Vial of Shadows
6. Wrath of Unchaining LFR (Spine)
7. Matrix Restabilizer (H. Rags)
8. Starcatcher Compass
9. Vial of Shadows LFR **HAVE**
10. Hungerer (H. Domo)
11. Matrix Restabilizer (Rags)
12. Starcatcher Compass LFR
13. Kiroptyric Sigil VP
14.  doesn’t exist
15. Hungerer **HAVE**
16. Arrow of Time
17. Prestor’s Tailsman of Machination (H. Nefarion)
18. Essence of the Cyclone (H. Halfus) **HAVE**
19. Fluid Death JP **HAVE**
20. Ancient Petrified Seed

Trinkets from Shadowcraft

1. Wrath of Unchaining
2. Vial of Shadows (Heroic)
3. Starcatcher Compass (Heroic)
4. Kiroptyric Sigil VP
5. Vial of Shadows
6. Starcatcher Compass
7. Matrix Restabilizer (Heroic)
8. Vial of Shadows LFR **HAVE**
9. Starcatcher Compass LFR
10. Matrix Restabilizer
11. Hungerer (Heroic)
12. Hungerer
13. Arrow of Time
14. Prestor’s Tailsman (Heroic)
15. Essence of the Cyclone (Heroic)
16. Ancient Petrified Seed
17. Wrath of Unchaining LFR
18. Tia’s Grace
19. Prestor’s Tailsman
20. Fluid Death

Trinkets from Mr. Robot

1. Wrath of Unchaining +823
2. Wrath of Unchaining LFR + 565
3. Vial of Shadows +486
4. Starcatcher Compass +414
5. Kiroptyric Sigil VP +294
6. Vial of Shadows LFR +266 **HAVE**
7. Starcatcher Compass LFR + 202
8. The Hungerer (H) + 189
9. Arrow of Time +143
10. Matrix Restabilizer (H) +125
11. Fluid Death JP +93
12. Prestor’s Tailsman of Machination (H) + 30

Tools of WoW Investigation: WoW Professions

While I can spout off such things as what is the basic stat you want (ie Agility, Strength, Intellect) for each spec a lot of the “finer” details I have to research. So I thought I’d share some sources I currently use.

Wow Professions http://www.wow-professions.com

I get a lot of info about power leveling professions here. Usually they try for the cheapest & fastest method.

Got any you’d suggest? Any I forgot? Leave it in the comments.

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