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20
Sep

Freelance Raider or Raid Guild Member?

   Posted by: WoWGrrl

Okay.

In the hidden annals of this blog, I have written an entry about joys of Freelance Raiding. Only, I feel the need to go over it again and clarify some things before I post it.

Raiding Now -vs- Raiding In 6 Months

Freelance Raiding works awesome right now, but in 6 months the raiding game will be way tougher for everyone in it than it is right now.

The World of Warcraft landscape is about to change with the release of the Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack and another 10 levels and re-gearing up to do.

Freelance raiding won’t be as easy as it is right now when so many people (including myself) are so well geared.

So, as I’m visiting my parents at a beautiful lake with wonderful flower gardens and green grass and wildlife… I’m pondering my World of Warcraft future.

My Warcraft Future

When there’s 10 more levels, most of my friends will WANT to advance through to 80 but few have the time nor energy to do the research required to learn new content quickly. They prefer a more laid-back format of play, which I’ll admit is something I enjoy at times too…

But this time, with how much I’ve learned and how much fun it is to play with skilled players in coordinated fashions, I’ve decided…

I want to zoom to 80. With a skilled group who are thirsty to take on new content and bash themselves against it and share stories of eventual triumph.

I want to experience it this time while it’s new. The last 2 times I didn’t do that.

Time To Immerse Myself In Greatness

I’ve updated my Toon Resumes page for both my Mage and Priest.

I’ve put together a video resume that has to be uploaded when I get to high speed next and linked to their resumes.

Will I find a great guild? Who knows.

Heya folks!

I’ve been going through my blog and cleaning things up over the past few weeks - after upgrading my version of Wordpress and getting a new design a couple of months ago (thanks to my brother, yay!), I’ve been working with the new technology tie-ins by turning what used to be Categories into Tags (which feed into Technorati where Categories did not), and refining my Category list quite a bit so it’s not so full of junk.

In doing these hours of update, I’m going through every single one of the posts that I’ve done in the past and am editting the Categories and Tags, and re-saving the entries. So, I’m getting to see some stuff I’d forgotten about, and it makes me think…

Since I’m updating, I should probably go and update the Etiquette and Class Tips pages that are listed as navigational links - they need some serious update, as they haven’t had “new” entries reflected in their listings for probably about a year.

What Entries Did You Most Enjoy?

I was wondering… are there any particular entries that you, the reader, think should strongly be considered for inclusion on these pages when I update them?

If any come to mind and you’d like to share your opinion, I’d sincerely appreciate it - leaving a note on the entry itself is probably the best way to communicate it.

The search function at the top of the first sidebar should help you find the exact entry, and don’t forget to rate the entry 1-5 stars as well :)

Here are some I will probably link in there somewhere, from just before my foray into Raiding:

As a level 70, one day I decided to go and explore areas I had never visited before, and I started with Winterspring.

Figuring everything was going to be frost-resistant in that frosty area, I brought my Hunter instead of my Frost Mage, and I ventured south from Everlook as it was the only direction I hadn’t fully explored in that zone yet.

What’s In Darkwhisper Gorge?

Darkwhisper Gorge, just south of where the elite 60 big fel demons roam around, there’s a series of tunnels and a series of open areas all connected to one another and sparsely populated by demons of various types (succubi, fel hunters, etc), and with a few spawns of Rich Thorium.

Earthcaller Franzahi in Darkwhisper Gorge

But, other than that, there doesn’t seem to be a lot going on down there. I certainly didn’t see anyone on my journey once I left Everlook, which was itself very sparsely populated, being a 50-60 zone (a zone popular at being sparsely populated as everyone tries to get into Outland and leave Azeroth behind)…

There were TWO things that I found down there in my journey - other than the Rich Thorium veins which could in themselves be lucrative (but not really worth it for the length of the journey, except that those pop spots haven’t been touched for ages and thus should reset rather quickly afterwards for another harvesting).

I found a friendly NPC by the name of Earthcaller Franzahi who doesn’t offer much entertainment, and I found a portal door, blocked by a locked door that didn’t give me any clue as to what key it may need, if any, to open.

So, I ask for all those who might know - What’s in Darkwhisper Gorge?

What’s In Darkwhisper Gorge