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Re: I got the trial and never bothered to renew. by laudablepuss 01/18/2008, 12:01pm PST
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

Zsenitan wrote:

I made a blood elf! A mage! Not at all like hunterly me. I got a mage to 30 before I quit in complete disgust. Here are some things you should know about mages:

* 90% of the game involves drinking water to restore mana.
* Enemies: they're hard!
* You are PVP food.

Meanwhile huntards got their dead zone removed and are more powerful than ever. Do shamen still suck a dick? Probably.

Why does Blizz like huntards so much and mages so little?


How long does it take to gain a level in WoW? I've never played it. When you say you have a level 30 mage, can that be done (by a reasonable adult with a job) in a week or two? A day? I'm amazed at how addicting this game is, but it's probably best for me if I don't get playing to see why for myself.


ICJ


They made it easier to level up to 60 recently. You get more XP from quests or something so advancement is faster. You could get to level 30 in a week if you don't do much with your profession skills. Also, it's faster if you already know what all the quests are, of course. Two weeks would be more reasonable.

It's addicting until you notice that you're incredibly bored. Some highlights from my past few sessions:

-- Playing on a PVE server (I'm a pussy), I discovered that nobody will help you if you're about to die fighting a mob. A whole party of guys just watched me buy a WOW farm. Thanks, fellas.

-- Another entire party watched as my brother and I came close to dying while killing a boss and all of his buddies in Redridge. We think they were waiting for us to die so they could then clean up and finish the quest themselves. But we LIVED. WOO! IN YOUR FACE!

-- My brother and I performed the not-recommended and fairly suicidal Stranglethorn death jog at 22nd level so we could get to Ratchet and the rest of Kalimdor. It seemed shorter than running to Menethil, and it was. And on PVE, not too bad, really.

All this done with my first warlock character. They're okay once you get the funner minions. I hate the turd burgler guy you start with.

Yee haw. BTW, Zseni: my brother does just fine with his fire mage, which he got up to 62nd level on a PVP server. At later levels, the amount of damage he could do in a short time became truly phenominal. I recall that up to about 50th level or so, my priest spells were in the neighborhood of his mage spells damage-wise (although his were AOE and mine weren't) but after that, his spells got way way tougher. (Talents. I forget which ones since I don't play a mage.)
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I got the trial and never bothered to renew. by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 11:21am PST NEW
    Re: I got the trial and never bothered to renew. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/18/2008, 11:30am PST NEW
        Re: I got the trial and never bothered to renew. by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 11:59am PST NEW
        Re: I got the trial and never bothered to renew. by laudablepuss 01/18/2008, 12:01pm PST NEW
            Counter: mages actually suck. by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 12:21pm PST NEW
                Re: Counter: mages actually suck. by laudablepuss 01/18/2008, 3:10pm PST NEW
                    Oh, one question also by laudablepuss 01/18/2008, 3:15pm PST NEW
                        Re: Oh, one question also by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 3:49pm PST NEW
                        I usually sheep the pet. by Fullofkittens 01/19/2008, 7:50am PST NEW
                            that doesn't work against a big red pet NT by Grumah 01/19/2008, 11:37am PST NEW
                    COUNTER by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 3:44pm PST NEW
                        Uh, I was talking about your hypothetical rogue. :( NT by laudablepuss 01/18/2008, 4:31pm PST NEW
                            O-oh. Sorry man. NT by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 4:54pm PST NEW
                        ranged attacks cannot be blocked dodged or parried NT by Grumah 01/18/2008, 5:18pm PST NEW
                l2trinket SCRUB by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/18/2008, 7:24pm PST NEW
                    Another story of us almost getting kicked out of guilds adventures. by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/18/2008, 7:33pm PST NEW
                        We are continuing to make ENEMIES. 8( by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/29/2008, 11:16am PST NEW
                    Re: l2trinket SCRUB by Quentin Beck 01/19/2008, 3:00am PST NEW
                        oops NT by laudablepuss 01/19/2008, 3:02am PST NEW
                Re: Counter: mages actually suck. by Fullofkittens 01/19/2008, 8:08am PST NEW
                    You guys can't be in our guild until you hit 70. 8( NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/19/2008, 8:38am PST NEW
    the only +hit gear is after lvl 50 by Grumah 01/18/2008, 5:17pm PST NEW
        Reminds me of that magazine page I saved with your moom on it. by Duh Gay Ball Bruddas 01/18/2008, 5:24pm PST NEW
    Level 30 that's interesting. by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/18/2008, 7:21pm PST NEW
        Re: Level 30 that's interesting. by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 8:08pm PST NEW
            Rexxar. :( NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/18/2008, 9:39pm PST NEW
                I'm gonna make a huntar for your server BECAUSE: by Zsenitan 01/18/2008, 10:36pm PST NEW
                    If anyone makes an alt on rexxar, our channel name is "snowglobes." :( NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/23/2008, 2:33pm PST NEW
                        Re: If anyone makes an alt on rexxar, our channel name is "snowglobes." :( NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/25/2008, 3:59pm PST NEW
                        Oops I mean, I haven't seen anyone else in the channel, so you can't be in our g NT by Jhoh Creebul, Witch Toucher O_O 01/25/2008, 3:59pm PST NEW
 
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