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A Return to Huntering in WoD

November 30, 2014 By Drackmire 6 Comments

Drackmire is a pal and fellow hunter who had been absent from the game for some time, but he’s recently returned to WoW to experience the sensation that is Warlords of Draenor. He’s enjoyed sharing his experience and wisdom in the past, so I thought it’d be fun to have him write a post about what it was like returning to WoW after a long huntering hiatus. If you’ve recently come back to WoW, or are thinking of coming back, and you’ve been away for 3 to 4 years or more, then you’ll probably relate to Drack’s post. Enjoy! -Gar

As a Hunter who started playing WoW since vanilla, back in November 2004, I have many fond memories of the game. I have made numerous online friends, who I still keep in touch with. I have seen the game progress and get better, and worse, and better again, etc… Despite all the changes, nerfs, buffs, and other miscellaneous intricacies of WoW, I still get a deep sense of enjoyment when I play the game.

That being said, I have not played WoW the entire 10 years it has been out. In fact, I just started playing again in Warlords of Draenor. I stopped playing shortly after the release of Cataclysm, and did not play at all during Mists of Pandaria. This was purely for personal reasons, and had nothing to do with the direction of the game. Real life just took its toll, and sometimes you have to put down your hobbies for awhile. However, through much peer pressure (looks at Garwulf), and finding a time in my life where I feel I can take on the time required to play it again, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my subscription (digital deluxe version of course) and dive right back in.

Talk about a giant belly flop. The first thing I encountered was a free character boost for any character I had, to get them directly to level 90. I didn’t want to spend time in the Mists of Pandaria content right away, so I just put it on my hunter (who was already 85), though in hindsight I probably should have used it with another much lower character.

Anyway, I selected my hunter, and I was presented with a verification, followed by asking me to select a specialization…

Come on Blizzard, don’t you know I’ve been Marksman for like 90% of my WoW time (I’m fond of Marksman, in case you didn’t know…)?! Anyway, I selected Marksman and then logged in to the game.

When I logged in, I was in front of the Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands with 2 abilities on my hot bar, and 3 items in my inventory; wait what?! I had my Hearthstone, some food, and a random quest item from Northrend.

I had all my gold, but wondered where my items had gone… Now, chances are nothing in my inventory was worth anything at this point, but I did have several engineering items I didn’t want to have to craft again.

First things first, let’s find my abilities and get my hot bars loaded so I can start shooting stuff…except I don’t have any abilities!? Not one to be easily dismayed, I started opening all the panels I could – looking for abilities and found out that the specializations now only have 4 core abilities each. Marksman now has Aimed Shot, Chimaera Shot (which hits two targets now), Steady Shot, and Kill Shot. I tried dragging abilities from various panels and was not able to add anything to my panels except for pet abilities and my racial ability Stoneform.

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At this point I was kind of frustrated, so I went to use my Hearthstone, but it was attuned to the Dark Portal… :/ I hopped on a mount and rode along the ground to get to the nearest flight master. That’s right, you heard me, rode along the ground. Turns out you are grounded immediately after logging in from a boost.

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New Orc Model is Amazing

February 21, 2014 By Garwulf 9 Comments

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Granted this is an NPC, but still…the new orc models are stunning.

Okay, let’s have some fun here. How about a little contest..? It’s been awhile since I’ve done something like this, and I have an Eye of the Legion loot card sitting on my desk that some lucky person might like to have.

Here are some questions I want you to answer:

What is this orc’s name?

Why is his skin not green?

Was he among the Warlords of Draenor?

Who was his best friend?

Which clan did he hail from?

What was his mate’s name?

What is his son’s name?

What character class would he have been?

What was the name of the elder shaman who led this orc on his rite of passage, taking him to meet the ancestors?

Answer all nine questions correctly and you could win an Eye of the Legion pet. Leave your answers in a comment below. I’ll pick a random winner tomorrow morning.

Be sure to put your email address in when filling out your comment. I’ll need it to send you the loot code for the pet! 😀

Good luck!

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: warlords of draenor

Warlords of Draenor Gameplay Preview

February 21, 2014 By Garwulf 1 Comment

MMO-Champion has some new information posted about WoD, along with a few video previews. If you’re anxious for some reveals about the upcoming expansion, then you should definitely head over and check out the full article.

In this video you’ll get a quick look at a few of the new character models (mostly the orc, which looks fantastic!) and see a few of the UI updates, including the new map World/Zone toggle feature. You can also get a glimpse of the pre-Dark Portal Shadowmoon Valley back before the evil fel magics ravaged the land.

But most important of all…at 5:10 there is a sneak peek at a new wolf / worg model. Enjoy!

Warlords of Draenor Gameplay Preview

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