Check Point - 3/30/2010

Thought I would post a blog about how I enjoy the different classes. I've played them all (except Death Knight) to at least level 20, which I know isn't that high, but I felt like letting you know how much I liked or disliked the classes during the early stages of the game.

Paladin
The Paladin was my very first roll when I started WoW over a year ago. To tell you the truth I didn't much like the Paladin in the early levels (I think up to 20) because I thought the mechanics (judgement, seals, etc.) was confusing. The whole game was new to me at the time so I think the Paladin was just too challenging for me. That is why I rerolled to something easier, the Rogue, which I will get to next. I also didn't like the fact that I couldn't pull mobs to me because there was no range weapon or spell that I could use.

I then started playing him again to level to 30 and got the Exorcism spell which solved the pull issue. I also began to understand the mechanics of using the Paladin and in fact I really started enjoying the class. I love having a strong spell for pulling in mobs and also being able to melee with the mobs. After the fighting is done, all I have to do is heal myself. A very self sufficient class. Especially since they can also wear heavy armor. Right now this is one of my favorite classes, although if I do end up pulling to many mobs, I tend to die rather quickly. I have to time my heals right.

Rogue
This, I suppose, would be my main character although he's only 4 levels higher than my second alt. I rolled him second because I thought it would be an easier class. I wouldn't say that the rogue is easy to play but it was nice to have something different than the Paladin at the time. I'm not much of a stealth guy as I felt it took to long to move around. But I did use it if I was going up against multiple mobs. I really liked dual wielding and also the poisons. After leveling the Rogue for quite a while though, I got burned out. It seemed like I was doing the same thing over and over again so that's why I rolled again.

Warrior
My 3rd character and he is almost to 30. At first I didn't care too much for the mechanics of the Warrior, but I have learned over the past month to really enjoy it. It is becoming really easy to kill multiple mobs, even if they are higher level than myself. All it is is charge, rend, block, revenge, thunder clap, and so forth. The only bad thing is I have to use bandages quite a bit, but lately that hasn't been the case. I may fight 3 mobs at once and then after they are dispatched I look down at my hp and only about 10-20% is gone. That's basically filled up by the time I get to the next group of mobs. I'm really enjoying my Warrior.

Mage
My Mage is my 4th character and I rolled him because I wanted to try out the true caster class which I rarely do when playing rpg games for some reason. I haven't played my mage in several months as he is next on my list to level to 30 once the Warrior is done. But, I think I remember enjoying the mechanics behind the mage. I would frost the mobs and then hit them with spells until they were dead. Created my own food and water so didn't take long to recoup between fights. I look forward to getting back to my Mage this week (maybe tonight even).

Warlock
For my fifth character I wanted to try out a pet class. I was really wanting to stay human as I knew the starting area better so I went with the Warlock instead of the Hunter. My warlock is at 23 right now and I actually really enjoy playing this class as well. The Void Walker as the tank is very nice. It makes it pretty simple to level with the Warlock. It is difficult sometimes to manage the Void Walker and make sure he doesn't pick up too many mobs. Although when this happens you can simply start high tailing it away, because once a couple of mobs focus on you, you're in big trouble with only cloth armor. I can't wait to get back to this class as well.

Druid
For my sixth character I decided I wanted some new scenery so I went with the Night Elf Druid. Ugh. This is my least favorite character. I've already played a Mage which is basically what the Druid is in regular form, just a lot less powerful. I had already played the Warrior, which is the bear form, but with a lot less options. I just got the cat form at level 20, or maybe I have to do some quest for it first, not sure, but since I have already played the Rogue it seems like it would pretty much be the same but with less options, like bear form was. Maybe it will be better, I'm not sure. I tried to play the Druid in Bear form but it was so darn boring. I thought regular form was at least a little interesting, but unfortunatly I died a lot because my spells were not that powerful. I know a lot of people like the Druid but I just haven't found anything to like yet. Hopefully it gets better, but I'm not looking forward to leveling him to 30 when the time comes around.

Priest
After the Druid I wanted to come back to the Human lands so I rolled a Priest for my seventh character. I didn't think I would like the Priest much so that is why he's my last human character. Something about healing didn't excite me too much. But when I started playing I actually grew to enjoy it. It was nice to hit mobs and be able to have some powerful heals to keep you alive. The only problem was the mana drain. I have to stack up a lot of juices and take breaks between fights. He's at level 20 right now so I look forward to seeing how he does on the way to 30 in the next couple of months.

Shaman
The next character I was just trying to get one of the last classes in. So number eight was the Shaman. I wasn't too excited about using totems and even after leveling to 20, I'm still not that excited about them. They're ok I suppose but they annoying as well. I suppose the good thing about the Shaman is that he can survive since he's not too squishy like other caster classes. The Shaman never really excited me that much.

Hunter
The final character (since I don't have a DK yet) was my Hunter. Not sure why I left him for last, mostly because I couldn't get a Human Hunter. I wish I didn't wait so long though, because I really enjoyed leveling my hunter to 20. Much like the Warlock, it's great to have a tank out there while you sit back and shot your gun or bow and arrow. It's really simple to play the Hunter and leveling is a breeze. I can't wait to get back to him.

In order, this is how I would rank the classes (from worse to best):
9. Druid
8. Shaman
7. Rogue
6. Priest
5. Mage
4. Warlock
3. Warrior
2. Hunter
1. Paladin

So I suppose Paladin wins out so far, but it may just be because I've just played him recently. We'll see if my feeling change in my next check point blog.

Daily Blog - January 11, 2010

Played several hours over the weekend and got all my characters up to level 20. My Druid didn't take too long as I was halfway there before the weekend started. Needed a lot of drinks to get there though as his mana ran out quickly. Bought him a horse and once I start playing him again I will try out the new cat form. Hopefully it's better than the bear form. Next up was my Priest which I've mentioned before is one of my favorite characters. I take down mobs left and right and never die. It may take longer to kill off mobs, but there's usually no waiting in between fights as his mana rarely gets low unless I'm fighting multiples. It was easy to get to 20 with him. I also bought his horse. Finally it was my Shaman that was left. I brought him to level 20 last night. Wasn't too difficult, but not really excited about using all the totems. I got his elephant afterwards.

My next step was going back to my original character, the Paladin. I think it's been several months since I've played him, but I think I will go ahead and level him to 30. Looking at his quests my Paladin still hadn't completed all of his quests in Westfall, so went back there and started going through them. All I have left there now is the Lighthouse quests. Should be simple since he's level 20. Once I finish Westfall, I'll head over to Redridge and get through all of them. I'm pretty sure I won't be level 30 by then so I'll finish up by going to Darkshire.

Meet Dotsmadaeit, my Enhancement Shaman....

My Shamy is not a bad character to play. I like his totems and he also can heal himself. The last time I played him I don't think I died at all. He's a good survivor. His stats are:

Level - 18
Strength - 44
Agility - 29
Stamina - 54
Intellect -46
Spirit - 43
Armor - 862
Skinning - 30
Mining - 102
Fishing - 150
Cooking - 150
First Aid - 150

My Shamy is just a gatherer since I ran out of professions (no need to do more than one profession with my characters). I've concentrated most of his stats in Stamina, Strength and Intellect. He is also got a great armor class as well since I use a shield with him. He ranks # 6 overall.

Daily Blog - August 18, 2009

Was finally able to finish upgrading my Shaman and level to 18. Finished up the Westfall quests (except Deadmines) and dinged 18 while doing the delivery quests for Redridge. It was actually pretty easy. I did not die once.

Next I start back on my Warrior and try to get him to level 20 so I can get my mount. Before then I would like to raise my secondary skills to 225, but I'm not sure how easy that will be. Fishing won't be difficult, but seems like it would take forever. I would like to catch fish that will level my cooking as well, but I'm not sure if I can take a level 18 character to a safe place to do this. I will have to do a little research online to find a good strategy. First Aid shouldn't be a problem.

Looking online it looks like I should go to Stromgarde Keep in the Arathi Highlands to catch mithril head trout. Unfortunately that's a level 30-40 area. Probably won't be too easy to get there with my Warrior. I suppose I have three options:

1. Try to get there with my level 18 warrior by avoiding all mobs (not sure if possible).
2. Take my level 34 Rogue there and catch the trout with him, send the fish to my Warrior and level his cooking that way. I will have to take my Warrior to Redridge and increase his fishing skill there. I would then just trash everything I catch.
3. Buy the trout from the auction house if they are available and if they are reasonably priced, and fish in Redridge to level the fishing skill.

Not sure which one I will choose.

Daily Blog - August 17, 2009

Was able to finish most of the equipment upgrades for my Shaman over the weekend, but ran out of money. I had to go out and collect copper bars to sell at the auction house so I can finish up. All I have left is 4 enchants on my equipment then I'll be able to go out there and get to level 18. Shouldn't be a problem.

I only played on Friday night as I went to bed relatively early on Saturday (about 10:30pm) and Sunday I spent all day making my 120" projection screen. I started at about 1 pm and finished around 9 or 10 that night. I was too tired to do much after that. The screen looks great though. If I was to buy one that was professionally made it would cost me $1,000 or more. I made my own for between $100-$200. All it takes is some 1 x 4's, some brackets and screws, some adhesive black flet, black-out cloth and a french cleat to hang the screen on the wall. I will take a picture and post it.

Maybe tonight I will see how my PC looks on my new screen by playing some WoW. We'll see.

Daily Blog - August 14, 2009

Continued to upgrade my gear last night and prepare for my journey to level 18 with my Shaman. Didn't get too far though. Takes a lot of time to gather the necessary herbs to make all the potions. I was able to make 10 Elixir's of Defense, 10 Elixir's of Lion's Strength and 10 Healing potions. I still have to do the following before I can set out on my journey:

Create 5 Lesser Mana Potions
Create 10 Scrolls of Strength
Create 10 Heavy Weightstones
Create 2 Medium Armor Kits
Create Major Glyph - Flametongue Weapon
Create 4 Small Silk bags
Enchant Weapon - Lesser Striking
Enchant Cloak - Lesser Protection
Enchant Chest - Minor Stats
Enchant Bracer - Lesser Stamina
Enchant Boots - Minor Stamina
Enchant Shield - Minor Stamina

So, as you can see, I have a lot of stuff to do before I begin leveling. It may take me the whole weekend just to prepare, if I get to play.

Daily Blog - August 13, 2009

Played some the last couple of days. I am now working on my Shaman and upgrading my gear. I've bought better armor, jewelry and weapons where I could, now I'm making some potions and scrolls and that kind of thing. I'll also have to add some enchants to my equipment. That'll take some time as I'll either have to go get some supplies or make money to buy supplies from the auction house. I probably won't finish that tonight even if I do get to play extended hours. My 3 month old doesn't allow me to play much right now. It's hard playing with only one hand.

Daily Blog - August 10, 2009

Played some last night. I was able to level my Priest to 18. I will now start working with my Shaman and getting him up to level 18. He's my last alt that I need to level to 18. I will need to reorganize his action bars and get used to the new totem bar that they have now from patch 3.2. I currently only have fire and earth right now.

Introduction - Dotsmadaeit

Dotsmadaeit is my Drasnien Enchancement Shaman. He is level 16 and is a gatherer like my Rogue. He mines and picks flowers. Not a very good combination considering you need to locate both on your map. I think I'll probably change mining to skinning at some point. A lot of my characters already crack rocks. I've also already used my other professions and I think it's pointless to have two blacksmiths or leatherworkers, etc.