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Arcane Draenei Mage vs Undead Rogue

Rogue: Level 29 Undead
Victim: Level 34 Arcane Draenei Mage

Her name Xoaqua, and I found her fishing along the shores of the river outside of Southshore, in Hillsbrad Foothills.

She was neither innocent, nor a weak victim. Her rank and status among the Alliance deemed her a worthy foe, and excellent victim to send a message to the scum allies attacking Tarren Mill.

Wow undead rogue assassin

As a rogue, I always take the time to observe my victims behaviors before attacking, getting to know their movements and patterns, waiting for the perfect moment to strike from the shadows.

Xoaqua was wearing enchanted armor, many pieces reinforced, and was no newcomer to powerful spells.

I crept up behind her slowly after finding the perfect moment to ambush her. I walked softly through the moist grass under the moonlight and slipped my Thornspikes out from the sheaths on my hips. As she stodd there looking into the water watching her fishing lure bobble, I ambushed her. Driving two daggers into her back. My ghostly strike gave me an increased speed as I began slicing her up.

As I expected, she was smart, and quickly cast her Frost Nova spell which locked me in place , frozen in ice. I could not move, but still managed to pull out my trusty throwing dagger and quickly tossed two into her stomach as I waited for the ice to break. She was running away, back to Southshore and was nearing range to call for guards. I anxiously sprint and as the ice broke I charged towards her. She had already begun casting Arcane Missiles my way, and I had a few options, but I needed to think fast hoping she didn't blink away again and get too far out of range.

Should I just Rupture her stomach open and let her bleed slowly in front of, or Eviscerate her and end this fight now? She dropped to her knees clutching her stomach, there was no way she could stop the bleeding

In her efforts to get away, she managed to call upon the Southshore guards. They attacked hard and fast, and I had to Vanish into the shadows.

As I stood there under the damp trees on the river bank, I felt no remorse for her, and no sympathy. This is war, this is revenge.

For Tarren Mill. For the Horde

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Master Fisherman

Despite my love for instances and group play in WoW, I also like fishing! And look what I earned today, Master Fisherman Achievement.

Master Fisherman Achievement

Fishing in World of Warcraft and especially Wrath of the Lich King, takes a lot of time, like many thing, but it can sure be fun and relaxing.

To get the "Master Fisherman" achievement, you must speak to Juno Dufrain in Zangarmarsh. He is located at the Cenarion Refuge in the Eastern part of Zangarmarsh. He is a fishing skill trainer who will take your skill level to master.

There are quite a few achievements associated with "fishing" in WoW. Early ones include catching 50 Fish, and some of the harder ones consist of catching certain named rare fish in opposing faction towns! All players can learn the fishing skill, but it seems to take a dedicated fisherman to complete them all.

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Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins

Last night a group of us went and did the famous Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy! Achievement. Here is a screenshot.

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins

It's not too hard to do, but can be if not done correctly. You need to have someone run in and pull 50 Rookery Whelps and then kill them all in 15 seconds, so depending on the group this can either be easy or challenging. LOL

We let one of our members run in the room and pull all 50 Rookery Whelps, while the rest of us stayed waiting just outside the room. After pulling and aggroing 50 or more Whelps, he ran back to us as I casted heals on him to keep him alive, he ran towards us and we blasted them all down. Leroy Jenkins achievement complete.

Another fun night and I love my new "Jenkins" title!

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Make Love Not Warcraft

While it may not be a difficult achievement to accomplish, it is one of my favorites!

Last night upon being summoned to run Blackfathom Deeps the group chat warned me there were "allis" at the stone, so I told them to summon me first so I could heal them through fight... they did.

Make Love Not Warcraft

Upon arriving I immediately began casting heals, it was 3 vs 3, we won.

/hug

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So much for just being a healer

Logged on to do a few battlegrounds and got this today on lvl 25 Holy priest. So much for just being a healer... well not really, because I don't cast any damage spells while in the battlegrounds, well not many. A couple here and there when no one is around to heal and alliance are running towards me, and of course Holy Nova, but I mostly focus on casting heals.

Anyway...

500 Honorable Kills Achievement

Anyone who complains about not getting honor as a "holy priest" in the battlegrounds, ain't being a healer! Get out there and heal, and you'll get plenty of honor and credit for kills! Healing in the BGs in WOW is fun. Yeah you gotta be quick on your toes, but you can really make a difference in the battle.

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Resto Druid

I decided to create a new toon in World of Warcraft and chose Tauren Resto Druid as the class and race.

My wife is playing a Holy Priest and claims to really enjoy it. We both play horde only.

Resto Druid


I will post more pics during the leveling process and talk about Resto Druid Healing macros and good dungeon instances to run and learn healing.

I have played a Holy Priest, a Rogue, both frost and fire mages, in the past, as my guild needed "healers" but I wanted to see how "restoration" went in regards to healing players during dungeon instances. I am also attracted to the idea of being able to wear leather armor, instead of just "cloth" as a mage.

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Magister's Terrace

We are trying to get together and gear up for end-game raiding in World of Warcraft, so last night we continued plundering Magister's Terrace.

This screenshot shows our group of players just about to enter the room where Kael'Thas Sunstrider awaits.

Magisters Terrace

Kael'Thas Sunstrider has some good drops for mages, and as usual, depending on your group this can be a quick and smooth run, or can be disastrous. We ran the dungeon instance fairly smoothly and came out with some great loot!

The Magister's Terrace dungeon instance has four bosses, Selin Fireheart, Vexallus, Priestess Delrissa, and finally Kael'Thas Sunstrider.

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Sethekk Halls

Last night we did the Sethekk Halls instance, which is part of the Auchindoun dungeon. This group of instances are for level 65 and up, and include Mana Tombs, Auchenai Crypts. You can find this dungeon in Outland's Terokaar Forest.

Here is a screenshot of our group getting ready at the summoning stone at Auchindoun about to enter Sethekk Halls.

Sethekk Halls Dungeon Instance

This can be a challenging instance or an easy one depending on your group, however crowd control is a must and having a good group is a must. Many of the fights include multiple mob pulls and can cause wipes. Watch out for the exploding ghosts! Some of the monsters in Sethekk Halls release a slow moving, but deadly ghost. You cannot kill them, just avoid them before they explode!

The final boss is Talon King Ikiss.

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Pirate Costume

Harrrgghh! Last night I was out in the Shadowmoon Valley gathering some herbs for some potions. I got zapped by the "Pirate Costume" magic wand a group member was holding, and *poof* I became a pirate.

Here is a screenshot of my Undead Mage in pirate costume.

Pirate Costume

The Halloween stuff in World of Warcraft keeps it fun, during one of our favorite holidays, Hallow's End!

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Headless Horseman

When I first started playing World of Warcraft, I saw people asking for player groups to form to do the "Headless Horseman" quest, and I wanted to take part in the quest so badly! But the Headless Horseman is a level 70 quest and I was not able to do it at the time. But this year, I can do it!

Here is the screenshot from last night: Fighting the Headless Horseman

Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman can be a tought fight, or an easy one, depending on the ability of the group of players. If your group can manage to outlive his waves of attacks and rejuvenation tactics, you will be able to defeat the Headless Horseman. You are only able to summon him once a day, and only during Hallow's End.

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Magic Broom

We are still doing the Hallow's End quests right now and trying to get the Headless Horseman mount, but so far no luck on that one. I did get the magic broom last night, finally. And am now flying around in style on my own magic broom, these things are fast!

Magic Broom

We are going to do the "Call the Headless Horseman" quest tonight and keep trying for the flying mount. Check back to see if we are lucky and get it! At least this will keep us bust for a few more days, while we wait for Wrath of the Lich King to come out!

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Hallow's End 2008

Last night we did the Headless Horseman Hallow's End 2008 quests, and we had a lot of fun! Here is the Pumpkinhead Frost Mage getting ready to head on over to the Scarlet Monastery. Before you fight the Headless Horseman you have to put out the fires in Brill...

Hallows End 2008

We are so excited about Wrath of the Lich King. Are you doing the Hallow's End 2008 quests?

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