Yep, I dinged 80.I did so on the pentultimate (I think) quest with Thorim (poor guy!)
And now comes the long slow progression for better gear. (or should I say grind?)
Yeah, maybe grind is a better word, since getting the gear necessitates a fair bit of grinding:
- for stone keeper shards
- for emblems (heroic, valiant, etc)
- more rep (Hodir, Oracles, etc)
- Argent tourney factions and emblems (btw, do all factions offer the same gear?)
- ToC
- ToC
- ToC
- other raids that I'm geared well enough for
- mats for crafting a couple more pieces of armor (1 titansteel bar per day - ick)
I know for a HUGE portion of WoW players, dinging 80 is the START of the game. Me? Well, let's say I'm a bit ambivalent about it. From an "achievement" point of view (the real meaning, not the little pop-ups you get in-game) I'm VERY happy I made it. It's been a loooong long road.
The downside? For the last couple months, WoW has been a LOT of grinding. Rep for Kurenai (for the mounts), rep for sporregar (for that shield, AND the pet) for the Netherwing (yep, more mounts) Now, it looks like I will have to do.... more grinding! And not just for cool mounts (that netherdrak is frikkin awesome!) but to get decent/good gear.
The good side? Katt & I have found a guild that seems to be a pretty close fit. We're still very much the outsiders, but seems really nice. We;ve run a few small raids with them, Pugs and friends and it seems fun. (does everybody treat a raid like it's a race?!?!? lol)
I've already started to collect (and gem & enchant) some better gear, though I have a LOOONG way to go to even be "adequate".
The majority of the dailies aren't too bad, since they're pretty quick, though a couple (Argent and Hodir) ones can be a bit slow. And the gold you get from doing them is pretty nice (I've been getting 200 gold an evening, including the profit from any items sold)
I'll post more of a sit-rep later, since this is getting a tad long...
One last topic before I wrap this up: the Thanksgiving quests.
I DID complete my mission impossible, though not without further incident. (NOT of the Horde kind). While hiding inside a Furlbog disguise is cool, it can also hide the fact that you are (or are not) in the proper Pilgrim outfit. Needless to say, it was after I finished stopping by all 4 Horde cities (and didn't get the achie) that I realized that I had been improperly garbed in 3 of them (DOH!)
I eventually got my Turkey (and my Title) in a pretty fun holiday celebration. *golf clap for Blizzard*
Oh, and I got a letter back from my Undercity killer. (she?) was VERY nice about it and even appologized. Evidently she had just gotten ganked herself and had the urge for payback. I responded back with a "not a prob, I *was* flagged after all. lol"
Congrats on reaching Level 80 ! :-D
ReplyDeleteI think I know pretty much how you feel, as with my first Level 80 it was the same. Leveling is fun and easy, you can master it yourself and will progress with time.
Now you've come to the point, where progress is measured differently. Not with xp, but with dps, reputation, gear score, achievements.
But the brilliant thing about WoW is, that you're completely free to what you want to do.
Doing Hodir and Argent Tourney dailies is surely a good start. I also recommend you try out other things, like dps'ing TOC or some heroics, or tanking some lower level instances.
I'm sure there are some people in your guild, who'll be happy to take you along some heroics, where almost every item can be an upgrade to you.
I'm looking at your armory and I see quite a few items, that you can replace very easily. Others might take a bit longer, but in the end, no matter what you do, and how long it takes you - I hope you enjoy it! ;-)
WOO HOO!!! Grats! Ding! And I'm so glad you've found a guild - and good luck with your daily grind ;)
ReplyDeleteSorry for not replying sooner... thanks for the comments!
ReplyDeleteSeems like I'm getting my sea legs, as it were... though it's along road to go. :)