The Undercity

85 and the Shadow

2011-01-27T09:24:00.000+02:00

I got to 85 even sooner than I had expected. Awesome. The new content is just... "something else". To be honest, I skipped Mount Hyjal. The route I took was Vashj'ir -> Deepholm -> Uldum -> Twilight Highlands. I'm doing dailies in Tol Barad at the moment.

What's more important is that I'm no longer a DPS. I got some tank gear and started to learn how to tank. Tanking in Cataclysm is cool. I already tanked the Vortex Pinnacle and the Stonecore and it was awesome. I will eventually get some DPS gear just for the fun of it, but for the moment, tanking is my thing.

I also "resurrected" my level 66 Priest and started playing him. He's 72 now and questing in Dragonblight. Will be back soon with more info.

Cataclysmic Events Galore

2011-01-11T14:21:00.000+02:00

[4 days later...]

My Death Knight is now close to level 84, finishing the quest chains in Deepholm. The awesome guys in my former guild also invited me back in, after I explained my prolonged absence and the "hacking incident". So yeah, things are going really well so far.

Azeroth has been transformed so much and character mechanics (like talent trees, skills, stats and all that) have been reworked in such a manner... it's like playing a new game. I haven't felt so "alive" in this World since Vanilla. It IS a bit confusing at first (especially my first visit to "the new" Orgrimmar, but you get used to it quickly and you just want to try out the new areas.

[80 - 82] Mount Hyjal - this is one of the two starting areas (on your way from 80 to 85) in Cataclysm. Basically, it's a typical Night-Elf(ish) area under siege by Ragnaros and his minions. Malfurion Stormrage is returning from the Emerald Dream and you will start healing the region through quests. A quick note: this area uses Blizzard's phasing technology quite a lot. It is also the easier of the two starting areas in Cataclysm, so it is probable that you will encounter more players here (careful on the PVP servers);
[80 - 82] Vashj'ir - the other Cataclysm starting area. It's basically an underwater - ocean floor setting, filled with sharks, turtles and the likes. You will encounter Naga. Lots of 'em. You will also get your Abyssal SeaHorse, your first underwater mount through a quest. Vashj'ir is generally considered less linear and harder than Hyjal, so there will be less players questing here. It's also a pretty fun area.
[82 - 83] Deepholm - one of my favourite regions in WoW ever! It will also remind you of Icecrown, with the Alliance ship flying around and the Horde ship crashed somewhere. Also, Deathwing's Fall does bear a striking resemblance to the old Sindragosa's Fall. Lots of quests in some sort of a circular clockwise motion. You will be fighting the Twilight Council and will also discover new allies here.
[83 - 84] Uldum - desert region, situated between Un'Goro Crater, Tanaris and Silithus. Can't really say much about it as I haven't been there yet. I know I probably should have jumped here the moment I dinged 83, but I enjoyed the quests in Deepholm too much to miss on any of them.
[84 - 85] Twilight Highlands - located east of the Wetlands. Don't really know much about it either, except that it's a wonderful questing area, perfect for it's purpose (ding 85 that is). It's also home to Grim Batol, one of the new Cataclysm dungeons.
[85] Tol Barad - the new PVP area. What's interesting about Tol Barad is that it's actually made out of 2 areas. One is the equivalent of Wintergrasp and the other one, Tol Barad Peninsula is a quest hub for all level 85 players. Can't wait to get there myself. ^^

Well, I'll probably finish the quest chains in Deepholm tonight, and will move on to Uldum. Although I'm anxious to get to level 85, I'm in no hurry. The new areas are full of fun content worth playing start to finish. I hope you enjoyed reading this post and I'll be back with more info on the last three areas as I feel I haven't been able to provide enough information for them at the moment.

Cheers!

Need some advice

2011-01-07T15:35:00.000+02:00

Yeah, being gone for a long time really hurts. If you read some of my older posts, you must know I love AddOns. No problem there. But the thing is, from what I hear, Blizzard has actually done a great job integrating most of the useful stuff from addons into it's own frames.

So, without further ado, I'm in need of some advice (duh! that's the title, isn't it?). Should I just delete all of my addons and get used to the new Blizzard interface? Should I keep SOME of my addons (like ArkInventory and such)? Should I get some of the new addons? And if so, which ones?

I know, asking advices when you have 3-4 readers / day is a long shot, but I have to try :)

Who wants some?

2011-01-07T15:22:00.003+02:00

Right... more than one year has passed since I last wrote something here. In the meantime I quit WoW, got my account hacked and subsequently suspended, bought and played StarCraft 2, etc.

Now I came back to WoW (a big thanks to the guys at Blizzard for understanding the situation with my account and allowing me to continue playing). Getting your account hacked is a pain in the ass, trust me.

Sooo... browsing through all of my characters - trying to decide which one to play - I ended up choosing my level 80 ICC-geared BEDK (yes, that's Blood Elf Death Knight... stop laughing). Guess I'm gonna have to get used to the new WoW. A lot of things have changed. Talent trees, the rune system, flying in Azeroth... Gonna have to catch up fast. But I'll be 85 in no time, ready for some serious business in the new Dungeons and Instances.

That said, it's good to be back. Let's get the party started, shall we? ^^

Hunter Aspect

2009-10-07T10:13:00.000+03:00

Made a new blog for my Hunter. Things are going really well thus far. You can watch progress and stuff here: http://hunter-aspect.blogspot.com/ .

Cloth FTW!

2009-10-05T07:13:00.001+03:00

OMFG, I just realized nobody reads this thing anymore. Damn it! Gotta get it back up and running. Well, anyway... about my cloth dillema... I've made up my mind. So, finally, between mage, priest, drood and lock... I made a Hunter! *rofl*

Yeah, I know. Boo! Huntard! Who cares? I know they are quite fun if you actually know how to play them. I got one to 71 on a PvP server, remember? The thing is, I also wanted to try something different, so it's an Alliance Hunter. *goes to hide in the corner*

I'll be back with a couple of screens soon.

Cloth Dillema

2009-10-02T10:36:00.001+03:00

OK, so I have a dillema. I wanna make one of those caster type chars. Like... a mage or priest or something. I already have a Warlock. The thing is, I can't make up my mind. I need some help from you guys.

Mage. Fight, drink, fight, drink. Turn people to sheep and stuff.
Priest. Shadow, Holy, psychic screams. Cool enough!
Druid (yeah, I know... he's Leather, not Cloth). Feral, Resto, tree, boomkin... Cool!
keep the Warlock. DoT, DoT, DoT, Imp Succubus and stuff.

So... what'll it be? I need some advice. Not just "play a mage". I need something like "play a mage... he has this and that and can do that and he's like...". Thanks!

Damn addons!

2009-10-01T23:17:00.006+03:00

I know, I know... 3 months, no posts again. Forgive meeeee!

Well, anyway... this is me again, your average DPS DK. Of course, level 80 know and having fun. The thing is, I love AddOns. Especially at level 80, where you kinda need 'em. Problem is, I need a user interface (UI). And most of them SUCK! So, I'm gonna have to make my own. I'm already working on it, and as soon as I have something, I'll post it here and maybe at wow.curse.com.

Thanks for your patience, enjoy your raiding and check back soon! I promise I'll be back every day now.

Back to Azeroth!

2009-06-01T08:29:00.003+03:00

Whew! Long time has passed since I last wandered the beautiful lands of Azeroth / Outland / Northrend. Now I'm finally back. My Belf DK is now 72 and doing quests in Dragonblight. Wonderful, can't wait to get to Dalaran and beyond.

Ahh, it's good to be back! More important stuff soon.

Roth.

Patch 3.0.8 - Coming Soon

2009-01-13T21:42:00.003+02:00

Well, the title kinda says it all again. Damn!

Patch 3.0.8 will be coming out soon and the patch notes for the PTR (Public Test Realm) have already been made available to the public. I won't post the whole list of changes, but I will link the page where you can find these changes:

WoW PTR - Patch 3.0.8 ChangeLog

Opinions anyone?

Always wanted a Priest

2009-01-13T14:51:00.007+02:00

Yeah... what the title says! Since my first day playing WoW, I've always wanted a Priest. Never had the patience to play one though (not past level 21 anyway, and yeah, he was Alliance). Now that my girlfriend is back in business, she asked me to help her create her new character. 20 minutes later she says: "OK, so I'll be a Priest!"

Well, believe it or not, I'm kinda jealous. I want one, too. But I guess It'll have to wait. I really wanna get my DK to level 80, get some decent gear, do some raids and all that high-level stuff. Then, maybe I'll get my Priest, and he'll probably look like this.

Outland at 58 and Northrend at 68 ?

2009-01-13T09:18:00.004+02:00

There is a lot of controversy on WoW forums about this issue: Is it a good idea to go to Outland at 58 and to Northrend at 68?

Well, to be honest, I did jump through the Dark Portal as soon as my DK dinged 58 and had no problem whatsoever. I will also go to Northrend at 68 (I already did so with my other characters and had no problems). However, you have to move fast and find the quests that are available for you at those levels. And that can be a problem, 'cause they aren't many. Jame from WoW-Pro has an interesting post on her blog explaining why you shouldn't do like I did and rush to Outland/Northrend.

It's up to you to decide.

The Craft of War: BLIND

2009-01-12T18:49:00.006+02:00

Here's a video I just found while browsing the Internet. It's close to being a masterpiece, I just think he should've used WoW music for the whole video, not just the beginning.

LE: Well, unfortunately the guys at Vimeo (or someone) removed the video, so it's no longer available. Well anyways, here it is on YouTube: The Craft of War: BLIND.

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Will be back with more of these as soon as I find them. PS: Damn! That Blood Elf Rogue chick looks hot ^^

Recommended AddOns

2009-01-12T15:31:00.010+02:00

As most of you probably know, World of Warcraft uses LUA, which means it allows for a lot of Interface customization. There are tons of AddOns out there, each with its own functionality. Most of them try to improve the WoW experience, a lot of them succeed in doing so.

Here's a list of the AddOns I'm curently using:

ArcHUD2 - great addon that adds health and mana/energy bars for the player (and pet), enemy cast time and some other useful stuff.
Auctioneer - scans the Auction House and helps by providing useful info like cheapest price for items or best price to use when posting an item in the Auction House.
LightHeaded - provides information about most (if not all) quests in the game - actually reads forum posts about quests and brings them to you in the game so you don't have to Alt-Tab all the time.
MobInfo3 - maintains a mob database with complete info on every mob you have encountered.
Omen Threat Meter - Quote: OTM "provides accurate values of your group's relative threat level on individual enemies, so that you can see when you're in danger of pulling aggro (or, if you're next on the snack list if your tank bites it).
QuestHelper - great for beginners and pros alike. It makes questing a lot faster, reducing downtime. Grab it!
Recount - graphical damage meter. Nice and useful. (Note: there is another addon called Recount2, but it hasn't been updated for a long time)
Titan Panel - adds a panel that can be customized to show a lot of useful information you may need.

Worth mentioning is that ArcHUD stopped being updated for a long time, so I was about to switch to another great HUD addon:

IceHUD - looks a lot like ArcHUD (it's actually based on the same framework) so it has the same functionality.

... however, they updated it (ArcHUD) and it's now working with WotLK, so I haven't switched. Both addons are great so pick the one that suits you better.

As you might have noticed, a great site with tons of WoW AddOns and resources is Curse Gaming.

Enjoy! And if you have other addons worth mentioning, please post comments. Thanks in advance.

WoWelcome to The Undercity!

2009-01-12T12:16:00.011+02:00

Yes, I'm a WoW player. No, I'm not a WoW addict. But I do enjoy playing with friends from all over the world. I even got my girlfriend to play the game, and she likes it a lot (apparently).

I've been playing this game for two years now (with some breaks in between caused by a lot of work and some holidays), and I thought I should share some of my WoW experience with you guys. I could even learn new stuff from you guys (since I never made it all the way to 80).

My WoW playing history so far:

Started playing as a Night-Elf Druid on a PVE Server;
Enjoyed that Druid until I got to level 26 (I think), then (when The Burning Crusade came out) I switched sides (For the Horde!) and started playing a Blood Elf Warlock;
Enjoyed the Warlock until level 53;
A couple of friends convinced me to change servers and start anew on a PVP Server;
Started playing a Night-Elf Hunter;
Enjoyed the Hunter until level 71 (after WotLK came out);
Got bored of the Hunter and started playing a Human Death Knight;
Enjoyed the DK until level 70;
I then realized I missed my old friends from the PVE Server so much, I had to go back;
Found them there, they welcomed me back, so I had to stay (and made that choice in an instant);
Fast-leveled the Lock until level 55 so I could create a DK on this server, too;
Started playing a Blood Elf Death Knight;
Currently I'm still enjoying the Belf DK, he just got to level 64 last night and growing fast.

That's it for now. But there will be a lot more. Here's hoping this first long post didn't bore you to death. And here's me, promising you guys to post as often as I can with lots of info, guides, useful links for every WoW player out there and all that stuff.

Welcome to The Undercity!