With the patch closing in on everyone in less then 5 days, it beginning to make our blood boil with anticipation! I cannot wait to get a new freakin' haircut! Aleks will no longer have to hide his face behind a large piece of metal! Think of it as a remake to the classic The Man in the Iron Mask, except much more interesting :). Oh ya I almost forgot, the new talents! Now this is a big one, everyone talents are being refunded to implement the changes to the classes and talent trees. I'm a very excited about the Protection Tree, it looks polished enough and at 80 I hope it will really shine its brightest. And thank you Blizzard for actually moving Imp. Thunder clap to the protection tree haha, bought freakin' time! Im really hoping Heroes gets to venture into ZA to test out everyones abilities. It will definitely be a night of ," Whoa! WTF was that?" followed by many "lol's".
As I mentioned this patch pretty much marks a month before WotLK hits the stores, so thats only one more month I have to reach my precious gold goal for the new Traveler's Tundra Mammoth. I'm currently half way there, so I figure one more month of hardcore dailys should get me a decent amount. And then I have to worry about leveling 10 levels which will also yield precious moneyz, so all in all i think I'll have my new mammoth mount by Christmas! Mwahahah!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
High Tide, High Tempers and the road to recovery.
Well this is purely a RL rant. From watching the news almost constantly it is profoundly clear that the after this Hurricane tempers are starting to flare. My prediction for the next week is utter chaos... literally.
Residents of the Island are not being allowed to enter their homes, obviously the city is unlivable-no water, sewage system, or electricity. So unless you have a lot of bottled water, don't have problems shitting in bag, and lots of candles then this doesn't apply to you. Anyways the city officials admit they made a mistake in allowing some people to view their homes yesterday with hardly any restriction.
Yesterday: The day starts off with the announcement that only emergency personal would be allowed on the island, then at 12 a 'look and leave' policy was accepted and a FLOOD of people from all over the South East TX area rushed to the island to see their homes. Effectively clogging up the only means of entry on the island, the causeway. So this line lasted well into the night and people were turned away eventually and told to come back at 6 am. Well... this is where the city majorly screwed itself. Stick to your plan and don't be flakey. Either tell people they can come or can't. Its that simple. Don't tell people to come and check on their homes and then cancel that decision halfway through. Much less tell them to come back the next morning when you decide to not allow people on the island indefinitely. This undoubtedly angered an already frustrated group of thousands.
However, during a disaster of this magnitude no one can expect the city, county, state, or federal government to automatically poop out a solution of perfection. Frankly I believe they are doing all they can do, but the line of communication is definitely broken. People all over the news are saying one thing, then its canceled by another official and hour later. So I blame the media!
Today: Tempers are running on an all time high. The seemingly organized, and hopeful county press conferences have turned into a yelling match fueled by heated debates over the policies of the city and the way they are dealing with the problem of allowing citizens to return. I was shocked and disappointed to see how low people can sink. Arguing whose right and whose wrong doesn't matter at all and gets us no where. After all the Hurricane wasn't the city's fault and a lot of people are searching for someone to blame for their losses. Who better then the 'officials' who are now dictating the place where they used to call home?
I feel VERY uneasy about the future week or so. If this continues in it's current direction I can picture a flood of angered, irrational Galvestonians pushing their way through the police barricades and flooding the city turning it into a pit of utter chaos. Honestly i doubt that would happen, but they way people are acting I wouldn't be that surprised. What I am worried about is lodging. When questioned, city officials say FEMA will pay for every ones hotel for a month for the people of Galveston, since no one is allowed to their homes. However, once you go to the FEMA website and look at the list of hotels for TX, most DO NOT allow pets and are ALL booked. Out of the places I called, i didn't speak to one real person. The repetitive message I kept hearing was, "All rooms are occupied by rescue officials, indefinitely."
Sooooooooooooo where exactly are people without a home supposed to go if a shelter is not an option(most are already full). Especially all those people who left their hotels to see their homes, spent hours in line, and were turned away without any consideration? It just seems like so many people are falling through the cracks.
I realize that everyone who is working on picking up the pieces is probably doing their best. However, you can't evacuate 57, 000 people, tell them that they can come home to assess damages, turn them away and expect them to all find a place to stay. Like I said earlier, communication is the biggest problem and if everything was clearly defined there would be less of a problem in my eyes. At least people would know what was going on. Although I don't think any one person knows the whole story...
Granted this is only the problem with Galveston, where I live. I'm not even sure I can process the other problems that are running rampant at the moment in Houston, and surrounding areas. Currently 1.5 million people are still without power, however water is returning to places in Houston. I think...
Residents of the Island are not being allowed to enter their homes, obviously the city is unlivable-no water, sewage system, or electricity. So unless you have a lot of bottled water, don't have problems shitting in bag, and lots of candles then this doesn't apply to you. Anyways the city officials admit they made a mistake in allowing some people to view their homes yesterday with hardly any restriction.
Yesterday: The day starts off with the announcement that only emergency personal would be allowed on the island, then at 12 a 'look and leave' policy was accepted and a FLOOD of people from all over the South East TX area rushed to the island to see their homes. Effectively clogging up the only means of entry on the island, the causeway. So this line lasted well into the night and people were turned away eventually and told to come back at 6 am. Well... this is where the city majorly screwed itself. Stick to your plan and don't be flakey. Either tell people they can come or can't. Its that simple. Don't tell people to come and check on their homes and then cancel that decision halfway through. Much less tell them to come back the next morning when you decide to not allow people on the island indefinitely. This undoubtedly angered an already frustrated group of thousands.
However, during a disaster of this magnitude no one can expect the city, county, state, or federal government to automatically poop out a solution of perfection. Frankly I believe they are doing all they can do, but the line of communication is definitely broken. People all over the news are saying one thing, then its canceled by another official and hour later. So I blame the media!
Today: Tempers are running on an all time high. The seemingly organized, and hopeful county press conferences have turned into a yelling match fueled by heated debates over the policies of the city and the way they are dealing with the problem of allowing citizens to return. I was shocked and disappointed to see how low people can sink. Arguing whose right and whose wrong doesn't matter at all and gets us no where. After all the Hurricane wasn't the city's fault and a lot of people are searching for someone to blame for their losses. Who better then the 'officials' who are now dictating the place where they used to call home?
I feel VERY uneasy about the future week or so. If this continues in it's current direction I can picture a flood of angered, irrational Galvestonians pushing their way through the police barricades and flooding the city turning it into a pit of utter chaos. Honestly i doubt that would happen, but they way people are acting I wouldn't be that surprised. What I am worried about is lodging. When questioned, city officials say FEMA will pay for every ones hotel for a month for the people of Galveston, since no one is allowed to their homes. However, once you go to the FEMA website and look at the list of hotels for TX, most DO NOT allow pets and are ALL booked. Out of the places I called, i didn't speak to one real person. The repetitive message I kept hearing was, "All rooms are occupied by rescue officials, indefinitely."
Sooooooooooooo where exactly are people without a home supposed to go if a shelter is not an option(most are already full). Especially all those people who left their hotels to see their homes, spent hours in line, and were turned away without any consideration? It just seems like so many people are falling through the cracks.
I realize that everyone who is working on picking up the pieces is probably doing their best. However, you can't evacuate 57, 000 people, tell them that they can come home to assess damages, turn them away and expect them to all find a place to stay. Like I said earlier, communication is the biggest problem and if everything was clearly defined there would be less of a problem in my eyes. At least people would know what was going on. Although I don't think any one person knows the whole story...
Granted this is only the problem with Galveston, where I live. I'm not even sure I can process the other problems that are running rampant at the moment in Houston, and surrounding areas. Currently 1.5 million people are still without power, however water is returning to places in Houston. I think...
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A fresh start... well kinda.
Lol...ya soo I'm dumb.
Aleks will just have to keep his helmet on until the Barbershops open up. And then!!!! Oh my !!! The beauty will be released unto the world !!!!!
The re-roll would have been great, but shitty without everyone in Heroes. Time to get back to dailys and save up for my pimp'n new haircut. I'll be first in line bitches!!!!!!!
Aleks will just have to keep his helmet on until the Barbershops open up. And then!!!! Oh my !!! The beauty will be released unto the world !!!!!
The re-roll would have been great, but shitty without everyone in Heroes. Time to get back to dailys and save up for my pimp'n new haircut. I'll be first in line bitches!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Doh!...dumb humans.
Well these last couple days have been filled with yes/no battling it out inside my brain. Should I leave the best guild I've come across to switch factions and start completely over, with little to no friends and hope I find something worthwhile? Or should I stop being a whiny baby, suck it up and stay on the Alliance side?
Well... honestly my biggest issue is how my character looks. I mean BGs suck, and ppl tend to be stupid on AoS but that doesn't bother me as much since the people I tend to associate with(Heroes Inc) aren't those things. But...unfortunately Blizzard has yet to offer support to those few players who fucked up early on and now hate their choices. Time Machine, yes please! Wheres my race change option?!!!! I'll pay 25 bucks to do it! I promise!
Anyways here's my main problem in short:
Humans look fucking stupid... give me Blizzards animation technology and I would be able to produce a better looking model<--guaranteed... Hell I think a fucking chimpanzee could do it. The nose is too bulbous, the jaw line is messed up. I don't even know where to begin with the mouth... I mean? I'm not a fucking blue whale, it doesn't have to be that big... And...oh wait, the whole face looks fucking retarded!!!!!!!! Solution?!?!?!?!!?!?: Anyways in my hectic mental battle I came across the idea to level another Alliance warrior on AoS... this would solve the problem of being Human. I would roll a Draenai Warrior named HumansrUgly. Well j/k about the name, but it would be funny no? My biggest concern is how the people in Heroes would feel about it, I mean... I'd still have all my gold, but the gear everyone worked so hard to get for me as a tank would be wasted... Then again if I up and left for Horde it would be just as wasted. I dunno....I wanna stay with Heroes really bad, I just wish I hadn't made the mistake of picking up Aleks and not rolling a Draenai with Wichita and Brambles when we x-ferred back to AoS a year and a half ago. This calls for a true Simpson, "DOH!!!!"
If anyone happens to read this, put in some feedback. I want to know if this re rolling another warrior thing is viable or would just piss everyone off to no end?
Update: I've decided to reroll a Draenai Warrior named Jipsi. Leveling him will be no problem and I hope this will fix the problems I have with the way Aleks looked. The thing that kept me from going Horde was the fact that the people in Heroes Inc are just too awesome. Like sparkletastic awesome...lol. Well I better get to leveling my new warrior. Factions are going to suck, but at least I have alllllll my precious gold. I'll probably use Aleks as a Mine/Blacksmith bitch and level jewlcrafting/egineering on Jipsi.
Well... honestly my biggest issue is how my character looks. I mean BGs suck, and ppl tend to be stupid on AoS but that doesn't bother me as much since the people I tend to associate with(Heroes Inc) aren't those things. But...unfortunately Blizzard has yet to offer support to those few players who fucked up early on and now hate their choices. Time Machine, yes please! Wheres my race change option?!!!! I'll pay 25 bucks to do it! I promise!
Anyways here's my main problem in short:
Humans look fucking stupid... give me Blizzards animation technology and I would be able to produce a better looking model<--guaranteed... Hell I think a fucking chimpanzee could do it. The nose is too bulbous, the jaw line is messed up. I don't even know where to begin with the mouth... I mean? I'm not a fucking blue whale, it doesn't have to be that big... And...oh wait, the whole face looks fucking retarded!!!!!!!! Solution?!?!?!?!!?!?: Anyways in my hectic mental battle I came across the idea to level another Alliance warrior on AoS... this would solve the problem of being Human. I would roll a Draenai Warrior named HumansrUgly. Well j/k about the name, but it would be funny no? My biggest concern is how the people in Heroes would feel about it, I mean... I'd still have all my gold, but the gear everyone worked so hard to get for me as a tank would be wasted... Then again if I up and left for Horde it would be just as wasted. I dunno....I wanna stay with Heroes really bad, I just wish I hadn't made the mistake of picking up Aleks and not rolling a Draenai with Wichita and Brambles when we x-ferred back to AoS a year and a half ago. This calls for a true Simpson, "DOH!!!!"
If anyone happens to read this, put in some feedback. I want to know if this re rolling another warrior thing is viable or would just piss everyone off to no end?
Update: I've decided to reroll a Draenai Warrior named Jipsi. Leveling him will be no problem and I hope this will fix the problems I have with the way Aleks looked. The thing that kept me from going Horde was the fact that the people in Heroes Inc are just too awesome. Like sparkletastic awesome...lol. Well I better get to leveling my new warrior. Factions are going to suck, but at least I have alllllll my precious gold. I'll probably use Aleks as a Mine/Blacksmith bitch and level jewlcrafting/egineering on Jipsi.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Interesting question.
Well an interesting question has been brought to my attention, which to tell you the truth has been looming there for quite some time. Horde or Alliance?! They have their major differences, that is for sure. I've been both factions for quite some time and I originally started my first year of playing WoW as Horde, bouncing around different servers finding my class and play style. I eventually settled for Alliance because I found a great group of people which I stuck with for some time, until we went our separate ways and soon after I joined Heroes Inc. I've just been kind of sitting on the Alliance side since then. The people I have found on AoS have been absolutely great and its really the only thing keeping me on that side. I believe I've said it before, if Heroes Inc disbanded I would reroll horde for sure. Anyways I'm always thinking about how it would be to be on the Horde side and I'd like to make a personal pro/cons list of the factions. These are just the things I don't particularly like about my characters individually and the Alliance on AoS.
Alliance Pros-
Great guild
Being the underdog
"pretty" races
Alliance cons-
Lack of Cooperation in BGs
Ugly Male Human characters
General Player Attitude(mainly in BG)
Horde Pros-
Better looking races
better BGs
Depending on server-Better progression
The right to say your 'evil'.
Horde Cons-
New server, having to level all over
I have to cut this post short in the event of keeping my life from the grasp of my parental unit!
Alliance Pros-
Great guild
Being the underdog
"pretty" races
Alliance cons-
Lack of Cooperation in BGs
Ugly Male Human characters
General Player Attitude(mainly in BG)
Horde Pros-
Better looking races
better BGs
Depending on server-Better progression
The right to say your 'evil'.
Horde Cons-
New server, having to level all over
I have to cut this post short in the event of keeping my life from the grasp of my parental unit!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Real Life returns!
Well today was the first day of the end of summer..such a sad thing it is. My class line up consists of American Literature, Ceramics, Cultural Anthropology and Federal Government. Not too bad really, its enough hours with a part time job in my opinion. I'm kind of glad that WotLK isn't out just yet, because I know I wouldn't be able to enjoy it as much as I would like too. This post is just really in memoriam to the deceased Summer '08. But hopefully this semester wont be too bad! YAY LEARNING!
Aleks is critically hit by Knowledge.
Aleks dies.
Aleks is critically hit by Knowledge.
Aleks dies.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Stuff, Stuff, and more Stuff
Well WoW has been pretty slow lately, and I know that everyone feels pretty much the same way. We all want the expansion to arrive A.S.A.P, but until then i have pretty much focused my WoW time on BGs and dailys. I want at least 10k gold before the Expansion. I'm hearing all sorts of expensive things will be available when Nothrend opens up. I've heard of a couple things, but I really hope that Bliz is able to surprise me.
On another note, I've pretty much dumped my druid. She was awesome, and I had fun playing her for a good while. But arenas really made me hate being the healer, I realize I could respec her to a dps balance spec, which would work great for WotLK, but I really haven't decided her fate yet to be completely honest.
Oh I almost forgot, in the 4 weeks I haven't posted, I've always FINALLY leveled up Blacksmithing to 370 currently. I figured I could mine all my mats since I'm not in a hurry to level it. So far so good, I've got a lovely little circle in Nagrand as well as Blades Edge and Hellfire that makes it pretty easy to get what I need in a reasonable amount of time.
Blacksmithing in WotLK seems to have moderately improved. I'm really exicted that Blacksmiths will be able to add sockets to certain items gloves and bracers I think. Which will be awesome!
There are a lot of BS pieces that seem would fit a Prot or Arms/Fury Warrior, so I'm happy about that. On top of that Blacksmithers will be able to make shields! yay! It better look fucking cool though, cause I just know those mats will be a bitch. I hope the expansion comes out sooner then everyone expects, but I still think it will be November sometime.
On another note, I've pretty much dumped my druid. She was awesome, and I had fun playing her for a good while. But arenas really made me hate being the healer, I realize I could respec her to a dps balance spec, which would work great for WotLK, but I really haven't decided her fate yet to be completely honest.
Oh I almost forgot, in the 4 weeks I haven't posted, I've always FINALLY leveled up Blacksmithing to 370 currently. I figured I could mine all my mats since I'm not in a hurry to level it. So far so good, I've got a lovely little circle in Nagrand as well as Blades Edge and Hellfire that makes it pretty easy to get what I need in a reasonable amount of time.
Blacksmithing in WotLK seems to have moderately improved. I'm really exicted that Blacksmiths will be able to add sockets to certain items gloves and bracers I think. Which will be awesome!
There are a lot of BS pieces that seem would fit a Prot or Arms/Fury Warrior, so I'm happy about that. On top of that Blacksmithers will be able to make shields! yay! It better look fucking cool though, cause I just know those mats will be a bitch. I hope the expansion comes out sooner then everyone expects, but I still think it will be November sometime.
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