Tales from Auberdine

Okay. That's it, fuckers. I have enough. Is it really THAT hard to bind your mount under some key (like "=") and UNMOUNT when you beside NPC? Or is it really THAT hard to change your mount to smaller, ground mount (like horse), because - and I know I'm ruining your small beautiful worlds - there are NO FLYING in Warlords of Dreanor zones? Is it? Really? Or is it really THAT hard not to stand with your mount over NPC head? it's MULTIPLAYER online game, asshole, not SINGLE PLAYER, you retard! Please Blizz. Make areas around questgiver NPCs no-mount zones (like on Thunder Isle). Please. PLEASE. Because them retards are basically ruining my game experience.

So yeah, I kinda love it. But not for toy tab. And not for new pets. And not for 100% chance for heirloom weapon from Garrosh (I admit - it's handy). I love it for this hidden buff allowing me to almost effortlessly (yeah, Mimiron, I'm looking at you) solo Ulduar 25. Just finished this - took me 1,5h without haste. Great stuff. Thanks, Blizz.

We all have second thoughts, aren't we? So well, I got this beta, right? And I'm not playing it. A bit strange? Maybe, but let me explain meself. I miss excitement, that "what's next?" feeling, immersion and what-not. I miss it since Lich King days. Cataclysm wasn't so hot (and they ruined my Auberdine, fuckers), Pandaria... I mean - come on  - fluffy pandas in Warcraft? No, not really. I did it. I did it all, but I'll be really happy to leave teddybears and whatnot. I really miss this "WOW" effect I used to exprerience when I was discovering Titan story, Argent Crusade stuff in Northrend etc. Really feeling special, you know? Like a hero and a part of something bigger. Uh. I don't know if I make this clear for you, but... fuck it, you probably know. And that's precisely why I don't play beta. I want this feeling of new, this WOW effect, this immersion. I think I deserve it being subscriber and all :)) I really really want this exp...

Well it looks like I'l be busy :))) Congratulations, you've been selected to participate in the beta test of World of Warcraft®: Warlords of Draenor™!

So here we go. There is this dude, know him well, got him on facebook as well, we're joking there, sometimes chatting. Years ago we were in one community, raided together etc. Kinda close bond, as you gamers know. Close enough to exchange Battle.net IDs (not battletags, this other ones). So. He went on hiatus early Cataclysm. Now he's back. I see his name flashing on my screen now and then but... I have no need to talk with him in-game. I mean - at all. Which is strange, because I really like this guy and I know he likes me. Why is that? Is something very very childlish in me pouting because he went off game? Well, I may be strange, but not that strange :) It bothers me sometimes. Really bothers. Because it's strange and I cannot explain it. Shit.

Well, I'd like him in the game. Really. I kinda didn't liked his films, his comedies (I know, I know, but fuck you), but I love "Dead poets society" so shut up y'all. I'd love Robin Williams as a djinni. Really. I'd love him telling us jokes but... Shattrath? Really? This is - and in WoD be even more - secluded place now. Don't do it. Don't put him there. Put him somewhere nice, not in any capital city, build him a house, hut or even a comedy club somewhere - in Ratchet could be nice (equal distance from Horde and Alliance). Because I love Ratchet inn. But - for the love of Naaru - don't put him in Shatt. It makes no sense at all. Guys at WoW Insider wrote this piece about possible appearance of Robin - go and read, don't be slacker. I stole picture from them. Sorry.

Okay, so we were babbling about droods for some time ("we" stands for our kitty drood, our viking shaman and your truly - former tank always paladin) as they're complex and kinda epitome of WoW - easy to learn and hard to master. And yeah, I came to this conclusion: feral druid - great damage if played properly, fun to play, seems natural for drood to be a kitty boomkin drood - used to be dangerous sons-of-bitches, still awesome if properly geared restos AKA trees - awesome. As a tank (former but it kinda grows on you) I always liked steady stream of hp coming from HoTs and shit. Trees are great. guardian droods AKA bear tanks - WTF is this? I mean first of all - you can't tank without shield and one-hander (yes, DKs, I'm looking at you too), second fo all - it seems kinda too static for droods being tank. It just does not seem right - even bears being awesome tanks and shit... You may call me "old fool" but tank is not someone in leather jack...