Omega in his Avatar state.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Ding!
Well about a week after Cata Omega dinged 85 today.
Though I have been playing a lot of WoW, I didn't think 80 to 85 would have been such a dash. Sure where were people dinging 85 only hours after Cata released, but I was kind of hoping to pace my self a bit.
A moment after dinging.
As far as quest progression goes, I've only just started questing in Uldum. Starting from Vashj'ir, I picked up and did every chain quest I fiund, following the story of Cata as closely as I could. I did all the quests in Hyjal and only this morning I finished all the chains in Deepholm, so I've still got a lot of Cata to see and a lot of gold pay-outs heading my way :D
Which is good cause all the gold I've been getting thus far has been used to get Trigamortis (my hunter) his damn epic flying skill and to level his Engineering.
He can finally make all the goodies Omega always wanted but never got to have, including his very own Turbocharged Flying Machine.
Death from above!
So now with the expectations of leveling behind me... I can just chill and enjoy the rest of what Cata has to offer. So far Uldum has been very interesting, and a lot of the quests here a lot of fun (Wait till you see what Bud has planned) so I guess for now I'm going to get back to that.
Though I have been playing a lot of WoW, I didn't think 80 to 85 would have been such a dash. Sure where were people dinging 85 only hours after Cata released, but I was kind of hoping to pace my self a bit.
A moment after dinging.As far as quest progression goes, I've only just started questing in Uldum. Starting from Vashj'ir, I picked up and did every chain quest I fiund, following the story of Cata as closely as I could. I did all the quests in Hyjal and only this morning I finished all the chains in Deepholm, so I've still got a lot of Cata to see and a lot of gold pay-outs heading my way :D
Which is good cause all the gold I've been getting thus far has been used to get Trigamortis (my hunter) his damn epic flying skill and to level his Engineering.
He can finally make all the goodies Omega always wanted but never got to have, including his very own Turbocharged Flying Machine.
Death from above!So now with the expectations of leveling behind me... I can just chill and enjoy the rest of what Cata has to offer. So far Uldum has been very interesting, and a lot of the quests here a lot of fun (Wait till you see what Bud has planned) so I guess for now I'm going to get back to that.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Epic loot!
I love gearing up in WoW.I go through great lengths to get Omega the finest in gear, wither it be through raids, randoms or quests. But as with the other WoW expansions, stepping into Cata meant bye-bye to Wrath epics.
There's nothing more heart breaking than replacing a favourite epic with a green that kicks its ass in stats. In fact now Omega is decked out in quest rewards and dungeon blues.
I don't totally mind this though because I feel it sort of evens out the play field a little and leads to a fresh raid start when you hit the lvl cap. It's also pretty cool for people who will be leveling past most of the older 80 stuff and jumping into Cata like my hunter.
Omega even dumped about 1k gold on tailoring so he could craft himself some gear he could use. It cost 1k because the price of the new [Embersilk cloth] is so damn expensive right now in the AH. This didn't hurt too bad because he actually made like 2k gold simply questing and selling drops and non-usable quest rewards.
It did kind of burn though when I dropped a shit load of gold to make my self a Desthsilk Robe, only to replace it in the very next random I ran with another robe that was better and had the same model.
20,000 leagues under the sea.
So today Omega finally finished the massive quest chain that made up the story line in Vashj'ir which is the new zone where level 80s go to start their Cataclysm leveling.
And what an epic adventure it has been so far.
Right from the start as you enter into the underwater world of Vashj'ir you know that Blizz went out of their way to make things interesting not only for you the player, but themselves as developers. What really sets the beginning of this expansion apart form the others is that not only dose it look like nothing you've ever seen in WoW before, but the quests throw you into the deep end of an epic battle which lives up to your stature as one of Azaroth's mightiest heroes.
You're not out collecting wolf fur or fel boar poop... you're out to save an under water world and ultimately the rest of humanity.
"Life is much better down where it's wetter"
The dynamics of the zone are quit unique as well, because not only are you travelling back and forth, but also up and down as you swim to great depths and massive heights to reach quest objectives. Luckily through a short chain quest, you get yourself an awesome seahorse mount that makes exploring considerably large under sea land of Vashj'ir a lot easier.
References that might be considered spoilers
I'm not going to go into detail about the quests, but it was engaging enough to keep me in the zone till I was done with the whole thing. I will tell you though that it involves ancient beings and under sea gods tearing each other apart... with armies assembling to reap the benefits of this and you along with what little allies you have, trying to arrange a pleasant out come. The whole thing spans across the entire zone and ends with a massive battle in an area within the zone called the Abyssal Depths.
The quest line gets pretty heavy on the drama and such, but does manages to throw in a few fun things here and there through side quests you pick up along the way. One quest that was actually part of the main story line made me laugh out loud for realzies.
There's this one bit where you have to collect these little eyeballs that you get from under sea demons that look like miniature octopuses. When you hand in the quest, the quest giver asks you to see what happens if you place the creature on your head.
What follows is a hilarious cut scene which in Omega's case involved him being possessed by the creature and attacking the NPCs around him.
And as if that wasn't fun enough, as you hand in the quest for a second time there's this little option:
...hehe.
Another thing that rocks pretty hard with the expansion is the sheer number of cut scenes used to develop quests and story lines. It's a very cool and welcome edition to the game for me, and in the final quest that ended the chain, these cut scenes really nailed the grand scale of things.
Riding to battle on a sub :D
Needless to say that at the end of the first zone, I'm really looking forward to what ever else is coming up for Omega. I actually dinged 81 to 83 in Vashj'ir so now I have my pick of where to go next, but I think I'll follow what appears to be the game intended progression and visit Hyjal.
And what an epic adventure it has been so far.
Right from the start as you enter into the underwater world of Vashj'ir you know that Blizz went out of their way to make things interesting not only for you the player, but themselves as developers. What really sets the beginning of this expansion apart form the others is that not only dose it look like nothing you've ever seen in WoW before, but the quests throw you into the deep end of an epic battle which lives up to your stature as one of Azaroth's mightiest heroes.
You're not out collecting wolf fur or fel boar poop... you're out to save an under water world and ultimately the rest of humanity.
"Life is much better down where it's wetter"The dynamics of the zone are quit unique as well, because not only are you travelling back and forth, but also up and down as you swim to great depths and massive heights to reach quest objectives. Luckily through a short chain quest, you get yourself an awesome seahorse mount that makes exploring considerably large under sea land of Vashj'ir a lot easier.
References that might be considered spoilers
I'm not going to go into detail about the quests, but it was engaging enough to keep me in the zone till I was done with the whole thing. I will tell you though that it involves ancient beings and under sea gods tearing each other apart... with armies assembling to reap the benefits of this and you along with what little allies you have, trying to arrange a pleasant out come. The whole thing spans across the entire zone and ends with a massive battle in an area within the zone called the Abyssal Depths.
The quest line gets pretty heavy on the drama and such, but does manages to throw in a few fun things here and there through side quests you pick up along the way. One quest that was actually part of the main story line made me laugh out loud for realzies.
There's this one bit where you have to collect these little eyeballs that you get from under sea demons that look like miniature octopuses. When you hand in the quest, the quest giver asks you to see what happens if you place the creature on your head.
What follows is a hilarious cut scene which in Omega's case involved him being possessed by the creature and attacking the NPCs around him.
And as if that wasn't fun enough, as you hand in the quest for a second time there's this little option:
...hehe.Another thing that rocks pretty hard with the expansion is the sheer number of cut scenes used to develop quests and story lines. It's a very cool and welcome edition to the game for me, and in the final quest that ended the chain, these cut scenes really nailed the grand scale of things.
Riding to battle on a sub :DNeedless to say that at the end of the first zone, I'm really looking forward to what ever else is coming up for Omega. I actually dinged 81 to 83 in Vashj'ir so now I have my pick of where to go next, but I think I'll follow what appears to be the game intended progression and visit Hyjal.
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