[Hydra] I want the Colts to win.
[Husband] Why would you want the Colts to win?
[Hydra] Because they are not the other team.
[Husband] The Saints
[Hydra] Yea, them. I want the Horsie team to win.
[Husband] I don't want Peyton Manning to win.
[Hydra] I don't know who he is. I just want the Horsie team to win.
[Husband] *eyeroll*
[Hydra] For PONY!!!!!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
WoW Achievements on a Blogger Blog
Some creative bloggers on Blog Azeroth created two different ways to put your last five achievements onto your blogger.com blog.Even with the recent armory changes this has continued to work.
I tested out both methods and found both to work very nicely.
Zigi of Twenty-Five Boxes did an extremely customizable achievement feed using yahoo pipe.
Gameldar of WoW in and Hour made a custom google gadget. This is what you will see on Almost Evil’s side panel.
If you want more information you can find it in the Blog Azeroth Forum at Platform: Blogger - Achievement Feed?
What?
What is this?
You want me to give you the information here?
*smirks* I think not.
Go sign up at Blog Azeroth, if you are not already, to get some great WoW blogging resources. Make sure you introduce your blog to everyone. Don’t worry we don’t bite… much.
Don’t get grumpy at me for not straight out telling you. I made Ratter do the same thing. Equal opportunity torture I say.
I tested out both methods and found both to work very nicely. Zigi of Twenty-Five Boxes did an extremely customizable achievement feed using yahoo pipe.
Gameldar of WoW in and Hour made a custom google gadget. This is what you will see on Almost Evil’s side panel.
If you want more information you can find it in the Blog Azeroth Forum at Platform: Blogger - Achievement Feed?
What?
What is this?
You want me to give you the information here?
*smirks* I think not.
Go sign up at Blog Azeroth, if you are not already, to get some great WoW blogging resources. Make sure you introduce your blog to everyone. Don’t worry we don’t bite… much.
Don’t get grumpy at me for not straight out telling you. I made Ratter do the same thing. Equal opportunity torture I say.
Meet Me In Azeroth
Meet Me In Azeroth - Diamond Town
My favorite part is where they get ganked dueling. I lol’ed.
Truthfully… it took me a second viewing to register why the one gentleman was wearing a robe. Yea. Yea. Yea. He plays a mage. Why would I ever think anyone would willingly play a mage? I figured it out all by myself … thanks.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Ticket for Hydra’s Cockiness
Tuesday raid night we went to kill the new boss, Toravon the Ice Watcher, in Vault of Archavon. Truthfully, I didn’t know what to expect. I just killed boss and killed adds.
He dropped the Sanctified Dark Coven Gloves. I won them in a roll off/bid/no you take them discussion. They are not an upgrade from my current gloves. But I will use them once I can get a fourth piece for the 4-piece set bonus.
If you have not had a chance to look, the helm and shoulders for Tier 10 are the strongest pieces. Those are the first pieces I picked up.
Off to ICC!!
First wing we are really quick on. WHAM! BANG! POW! Everything dead.
Exalted!
I’m a “force to be reckoned with.” Ormus said it, not I.
It was a funny night. We wiped on Festergut. A couple of times. It was from mostly inattention and people just spazing, like me. Our first pull… I was waiting for the ooze spawns. I was actually surprised when there were none.
Then there is this glitch I keep having. I cannot seem to reproduce it on a test dummy.
I get to my spot on the outside of the circle.
I then start typing /range.
My minion is set automatically to aggressive.
Launches off to attack boss.
I have no idea what is doing it. This has happened a few times. A few weeks ago I went to a training dummy and couldn’t reproduce the minion change. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Festergut is easier then Rotface. … so of coarse we went over to Rotface and one shot him.
One last thing. Remember those gloves I won?
…
Yea.
*cough*
I left them on the corpse.
*cough*
/open ticket
He dropped the Sanctified Dark Coven Gloves. I won them in a roll off/bid/no you take them discussion. They are not an upgrade from my current gloves. But I will use them once I can get a fourth piece for the 4-piece set bonus.
If you have not had a chance to look, the helm and shoulders for Tier 10 are the strongest pieces. Those are the first pieces I picked up.
Off to ICC!!
First wing we are really quick on. WHAM! BANG! POW! Everything dead.
Exalted!
I’m a “force to be reckoned with.” Ormus said it, not I.
It was a funny night. We wiped on Festergut. A couple of times. It was from mostly inattention and people just spazing, like me. Our first pull… I was waiting for the ooze spawns. I was actually surprised when there were none.
Then there is this glitch I keep having. I cannot seem to reproduce it on a test dummy.
I get to my spot on the outside of the circle.
I then start typing /range.
My minion is set automatically to aggressive.
Launches off to attack boss.
I have no idea what is doing it. This has happened a few times. A few weeks ago I went to a training dummy and couldn’t reproduce the minion change. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Festergut is easier then Rotface. … so of coarse we went over to Rotface and one shot him.
One last thing. Remember those gloves I won?
…
Yea.
*cough*
I left them on the corpse.
*cough*
/open ticket
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
It was the Pits
I druid tanked Pit of Saron for the first time. I had two friends dpsing for me, lock and a mage. A ret pally was the third. Then there were the healers… That is correct multiple healers.
Healer 1
Was fine. Then decided to stand in the mines, and dies with Krick and Ick still at 70% health. We survive another 20% or so but … you just run out of cooldowns. That healer left.
Healer 2
We killed Krick and Ick with no trouble. Then came the pulls I was dreading. I have no DK with me. I have no hunter or rogue to help me get agro on everything. Plus the 3 casters and 2 melee adds change after like 2 pulls. We died twice and the healer made a snotty comment and left. While none of us commented that he was still wearing pieces of 70 gear.
Healer 3
Still had to deal with ever changing trash pulls. I had no idea what their behavior would be like. At this point my dps friends were making fun of me, something about “Angry HYDRA”. Pfft. Just because I was yelling in vent did not mean I was angry. Harrumph.
We one shot every boss in Pit of Saron. (except Krick and Ick. I choose not to count that since seriously HEALER GET OUT OF THE EXPLODING PURPLE BALLS OF DEATH.)
The ret pally was really nice. And I thank my friends for laughing at me.
My trouble was understanding how the dumb adds moved since I normally stand 30 yards away… at a safe range.
I also said to them if you know of a better way then just yell at me. The third healer pointed out a thing or two, but that was it. So healers left in a huff knowing it is not the easiest instance to pull and had no constructive input. Plus, which part of “I have never pulled this place.” Did you not understand?
Was fine. Then decided to stand in the mines, and dies with Krick and Ick still at 70% health. We survive another 20% or so but … you just run out of cooldowns. That healer left.
Healer 2
We killed Krick and Ick with no trouble. Then came the pulls I was dreading. I have no DK with me. I have no hunter or rogue to help me get agro on everything. Plus the 3 casters and 2 melee adds change after like 2 pulls. We died twice and the healer made a snotty comment and left. While none of us commented that he was still wearing pieces of 70 gear.
Healer 3
Still had to deal with ever changing trash pulls. I had no idea what their behavior would be like. At this point my dps friends were making fun of me, something about “Angry HYDRA”. Pfft. Just because I was yelling in vent did not mean I was angry. Harrumph.
We one shot every boss in Pit of Saron. (except Krick and Ick. I choose not to count that since seriously HEALER GET OUT OF THE EXPLODING PURPLE BALLS OF DEATH.)
The ret pally was really nice. And I thank my friends for laughing at me.
My trouble was understanding how the dumb adds moved since I normally stand 30 yards away… at a safe range.
I also said to them if you know of a better way then just yell at me. The third healer pointed out a thing or two, but that was it. So healers left in a huff knowing it is not the easiest instance to pull and had no constructive input. Plus, which part of “I have never pulled this place.” Did you not understand?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Patch 3.3.2 - More Lock Buffs
This maybe the last of the lock buffs for a while. I have been shocked by the ones we have been getting.Maybe I shouldn't be, but I am waiting for the stick.
With the start of Season 8 the rewards for Season 7 Arena should be out. I wonder what title I will be getting? I was informed that old pvp titles are removed and new ones replaces them. So you don’t get to accumulate them like in PvE. Not sure of the accuracy of this. Still it will pretty cool for a while.
The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/ or over at MMO-Champion.
Dungeons & Raids
Halls of Stone
* Brann Bronzebeard has been getting into shape and now feels comfortable walking faster when escorted. //Win!
The Forge of Souls
* The Devourer of Souls will now cast Mirrored Souls less often. //Nerf brought to you by the nub pug near you.
* The Spell Reflect ability has been altered on several creatures. It now has a cast time, only has 2 charges, and has a 75% chance of reflecting spells. // Admittedly … I cannot see the reflect shield, I have my window scrolled back far. It is almost guaranteed that I will try to kill myself. I have seen me have all 4 dots on myself before realizing it.
The Nexus
* Anomalus will now use the Create Rift ability only once, down from 3 times. //Which will make getting the Chaos Theory achievement for this boss much easier.
The Old Kingdom
* Elder Nadox now only gets one Ahn'Kahar Guardian during the encounter. //How much are we nerfing the heroic instance bosses for bad pugs? They will never learn. I wish there was actually a boss ability description. Like a tip before a boss fight in your chat frame. /sigh They will never learn.
* Jadoga Shadowseeker now only ascends once during the encounter. //Boooooooring
* Several enemies between the Befouled Terrace and The Desecrated Altar have been removed or had their pathing altered. //How funny is it to watch a mage die from standing in Flame Strike. Good times.
Pit of Saron
* Players can now zone back into the instance if they are dead while encounters with Krick and Ick or Forgemaster Garfrost are in progress. //Stop standing in stuffs so you don’t die. Or be at melee as a healer. /facepalm
Utgarde Pinnacle
* Skadi the Ruthless can now be removed from his drake with 3 harpoon strikes, down from 5. //Boooooring
* Svala Sorrowgrave now casts Ritual of the Sword 1 time during the encounter, down from 3. //So this is actually good for me. I have this tendency to .. umm… after the boss is killed… umm… stand under the big black sword. It kills me of course. It is just mesmerizing to me.
Vault of Archavon
* Toravon, the latest boss to join the Vault's giants and masters of the elements, is now accepting challengers in 10- and 25-player formats. // A reason to go to Vault. Nice. Though. If you actually need the lesser gear in here, no one wants to kill the other bosses.
The Violet Hold
* The time between a boss being defeated and a new portal opening has been decreased. // Less time to go AFK
PvP
Arenas
* Season 8 has officially begun featuring all-new rewards. //Season 7 I should have gotten an Arena Title!! I wonder what it will be.
Warlock
Affliction
* Shadow Embrace: This effect can now stack up to 3 times, up from 2. However, the periodic healing reduction effect has been reduced from 3/6/9/12/15% to 2/4/6/8/10% per application. //For the math impaired. old max and new max healing effect was not changed. But damage is now 3/6/9/12/15% per talent point. This may change your initial boss rotation to ensure 3 stacks are on before throwing up your dots. SB>SB>Haunt>start dots.
Demonology
* Demonic Pact: The damage bonus granted the warlock by this talent has been increased from 1/2/3/4/5% to 2/4/6/8/10%. The buff granted to a raid or party by this talent remains unchanged.
Destruction
* Conflagrate: The damage-over-time effect of Conflagrate has been increased to 40% of the spell's total damage, up from 20%.
* Empowered Imp: The pet bonus damage provided by this talent has been increased to 10/20/30%, up from 5/10/15%.
* Improved Shadow Bolt: Damage done by Shadow Bolt increased by 2/4/6/8/10%, up from 1/2/3/4/5%. //Most PvE specs have this ... More SB damage is always a good thing.
User Interface
* The party leader is now referred to as Guide in chat when a group is formed via the Dungeon Finder. //Really was this change needed?
* Fixed a bug where players with Raid Assist capabilities were unable to perform a Ready Check. //Excellent.
* Fixed a bug where the first couple of tutorials were not displaying upon logging into the game. //Welcome new players!
With the start of Season 8 the rewards for Season 7 Arena should be out. I wonder what title I will be getting? I was informed that old pvp titles are removed and new ones replaces them. So you don’t get to accumulate them like in PvE. Not sure of the accuracy of this. Still it will pretty cool for a while.
The latest patch notes can always be found at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/patchnotes/ or over at MMO-Champion.
Dungeons & Raids
Halls of Stone
* Brann Bronzebeard has been getting into shape and now feels comfortable walking faster when escorted. //Win!
The Forge of Souls
* The Devourer of Souls will now cast Mirrored Souls less often. //Nerf brought to you by the nub pug near you.
* The Spell Reflect ability has been altered on several creatures. It now has a cast time, only has 2 charges, and has a 75% chance of reflecting spells. // Admittedly … I cannot see the reflect shield, I have my window scrolled back far. It is almost guaranteed that I will try to kill myself. I have seen me have all 4 dots on myself before realizing it.
The Nexus
* Anomalus will now use the Create Rift ability only once, down from 3 times. //Which will make getting the Chaos Theory achievement for this boss much easier.
The Old Kingdom
* Elder Nadox now only gets one Ahn'Kahar Guardian during the encounter. //How much are we nerfing the heroic instance bosses for bad pugs? They will never learn. I wish there was actually a boss ability description. Like a tip before a boss fight in your chat frame. /sigh They will never learn.
* Jadoga Shadowseeker now only ascends once during the encounter. //Boooooooring
* Several enemies between the Befouled Terrace and The Desecrated Altar have been removed or had their pathing altered. //How funny is it to watch a mage die from standing in Flame Strike. Good times.
Pit of Saron
* Players can now zone back into the instance if they are dead while encounters with Krick and Ick or Forgemaster Garfrost are in progress. //Stop standing in stuffs so you don’t die. Or be at melee as a healer. /facepalm
Utgarde Pinnacle
* Skadi the Ruthless can now be removed from his drake with 3 harpoon strikes, down from 5. //Boooooring
* Svala Sorrowgrave now casts Ritual of the Sword 1 time during the encounter, down from 3. //So this is actually good for me. I have this tendency to .. umm… after the boss is killed… umm… stand under the big black sword. It kills me of course. It is just mesmerizing to me.
Vault of Archavon
* Toravon, the latest boss to join the Vault's giants and masters of the elements, is now accepting challengers in 10- and 25-player formats. // A reason to go to Vault. Nice. Though. If you actually need the lesser gear in here, no one wants to kill the other bosses.
The Violet Hold
* The time between a boss being defeated and a new portal opening has been decreased. // Less time to go AFK
PvP
Arenas
* Season 8 has officially begun featuring all-new rewards. //Season 7 I should have gotten an Arena Title!! I wonder what it will be.
Warlock
Affliction
* Shadow Embrace: This effect can now stack up to 3 times, up from 2. However, the periodic healing reduction effect has been reduced from 3/6/9/12/15% to 2/4/6/8/10% per application. //For the math impaired. old max and new max healing effect was not changed. But damage is now 3/6/9/12/15% per talent point. This may change your initial boss rotation to ensure 3 stacks are on before throwing up your dots. SB>SB>Haunt>start dots.
Demonology
* Demonic Pact: The damage bonus granted the warlock by this talent has been increased from 1/2/3/4/5% to 2/4/6/8/10%. The buff granted to a raid or party by this talent remains unchanged.
Destruction
* Conflagrate: The damage-over-time effect of Conflagrate has been increased to 40% of the spell's total damage, up from 20%.
* Empowered Imp: The pet bonus damage provided by this talent has been increased to 10/20/30%, up from 5/10/15%.
* Improved Shadow Bolt: Damage done by Shadow Bolt increased by 2/4/6/8/10%, up from 1/2/3/4/5%. //Most PvE specs have this ... More SB damage is always a good thing.
User Interface
* The party leader is now referred to as Guide in chat when a group is formed via the Dungeon Finder. //Really was this change needed?
* Fixed a bug where players with Raid Assist capabilities were unable to perform a Ready Check. //Excellent.
* Fixed a bug where the first couple of tutorials were not displaying upon logging into the game. //Welcome new players!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
To Ratter and my Mooj
… except… Mooj you know if I could get an HK off you I will. *grin* Luckily we see each other in Dalaran more then in Wintergrasp.
/kiss to you both
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