79 Around the Corner and Other Fun

Tatiaana, aka Tanya, reminded me this morning while I was grumbling about server maintenance getting in the way of leveling, that I had not written on the blog for some time. So . . . *smile* For all our wow readers, a wow update.

We have both been rather busy since the release of Wrath of the Lich King. Bethany and I waited at Gamestop at midnight on the 12th in anticipation of going home with the 2 pre ordered copies we had purchased. Unlike reports from some on well known podcasts, who obviously live in some strange places, we had over 300 people at our little Gamestop in Yuba City California. It is always intrusting to see the people who share a hobby with you, even one as involved as World of Warcraft.

Tatiaana was already asleep when Bethany and I got home, and Bethany headed right to bed. I cracked open the box, inserted the DVD and upgraded my account. Blizzard put in some great lore facts and story background in the installer. It was finished and I was ready. But what to do?

Who do I log in? Do I get Paravel into Northrend and start questing? Do I get Valimonde in position with Tatiaana? No that was out of the question as I decided that Valimonde and Tatiaana will level together. Or do I roll my Death Knight?

I had run the DK starter zone while in the beta so . . .Digory, my 70 frost mage, had been rerolled and has become my Death Knight. Now, for those wondering, no, you do not have to delete a toon to make a death knight. You simply must have a character that is at least level 55 on the server you start your death knight. You may only have one death knight per server. Digory, my mage on another server, has been retired, Jadís is my new mage that I am leveling with Bethany’s Shaman Benniah.

I began the quests and hit level 58 in just a little over two hours. Was time to go to sleep.

Tatiaana and Val started questing the next day in Borean Tundra but did not like the zone. It was drab and . . well. . blah. Tatiaana ported us to Iron Forge and we then set of for Howling Fjord and oh we where so happy to do so! HF is BEAUTIFUL! The quest lines are so lore filled it is. . .amazing. We where loving the progression and flow.

When Tatiaana is at work I have been able to work on Paravel. I decided to go ahead and work on the BT zone with her to give me more of a mix of things. Leveling as a solo resto druid in the old game had issues, but I have found that I am able to survive and move along at a pretty steady pace. Considering I am half a level away from 79 I think that Blizzard has done a good job with the reworking of talents and builds. Just wish they would add more mana regen gear :(

I am working on getting Tatiaana to write on the blog in the next few days. She has really enjoyed the expansion, and the two of us are having the time of our lives just spending time together. Some may look at the two of us as strange or wierd, but when we are spending time playing a game together, communicating, talking to others, working together, we come away with a sense of accomplishment that we would never get from sitting in the livingroom watching hours of television. If you play wow, or any other game, and your spouse does not. . even if they are not interested let them sit down and try it with you some time. . Use the guest pass. . They may not take to it but you will be surprised at how great a time you can have playing with your significant other. I will make sure to poke her about putting in her thoughts on this topic since I am the “gamer” in the couple. Link to heading

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