I have this weird thing where I feel guilty killing yellow mobs. They just stand there and look so innocent, even while you're killing thier best bud right beside them.
p.s. Please bear with me as I perfect the whole "comic" thing. So far I'm still at a failing grade. I want to do one for the comic contest but I just can't get past a mild chuckle (as evidenced above). And that's at best. Oh well, back to the "drawing board."
I hear this question asked in the general channel a lot:
How do I Unlearn a profession?
It's actually very easy and it's free. You can do it at any time and don't need an NPC to do it. First, hit "k" to bring up your Skills sheet and find the skill you want to unlearn. Click it so that it the details for it show up at the bottom. Here's a picture of what it should look like:
Look for the circle with the slash through it in the detailed section (see arrow above). That's the button you use to unlearn the profession. Click it and you'll get this confirmation in the middle of your screen:
Select "Unlearn" and it's official. You'll see a message describing what you just did in your chat box:
A funny and cute gaming song:
I noticed something just outside of Ratchet.
In this picture you see the entrance to Ratchet there on the left and a random little house on the hill on the right. And yes, strangely in front of the house there is a little gallows.
Most interestingly is it's small size. It appears to be meant for the goblins. To check, I had my new shaman stand in one.
He must've thought he was tall enough too because he agreed. Sure enough, the rope is hung too low for someone like him. He could just stand with his feet straddling the hole and suffer no ill fate. So it appears the goblins keep their own law.
Then again, I'm not sure I've ever seen a gnome in Ratchet...
E3, the "Electronic Entertainment Expo," takes place this year from May 10th-12th in Los Angeles. (Convention fact sheet and wikipedia info)
This Entertainment convention is unfortunately off limits to those of us who are not in the industry. But so many of us would love to go to see all the cool products and announcements that are generally released for the first time at this convention. (Some prior announcements.)
In fact, it would be a prime time for Blizzard to announce the Alliance race. Right?
In a quick Google check, a lot of the predictions I've seen about E3 so far have been console focused. (And literally console focused because the buzz is all about the platforms rather than the games.) As a PC Gamer I'd like to know more about what's happening with PC games.
Some predictions: Joystiq, ztgamedomain, ign.com.
For reference, here are last year's (2005) Announcements/Demos:
As it happens I will be in Anaheim for a convention May 8th through 10th. So close, yet so far.
How cute is this little guy?:
The post with the Cutest lil' Shaman Ever
p.s. If you're not around Shamans a lot, check out the "Frostshock" Switcher video referred to in this post.
This is what happens when you raise the bar. Blizzard holidays are usually kinda fun. And in fact, I rather look forward to them. (According to this poll other players kinda like them too.)
But now... Blizzard's Noblegarden just feels like they're phoning it in. (wowinsider.com also felt "dissappointed," even though they were pleased their "trousers dropped.") It's cute fun, don't get me wrong. It's just not at the caliber we usually see.
Theme
At it's core, Noblegarden seems to be a take off of Easter.
... On this joyous day, it is customary for the nobles and lords from each race to hide coins, candy, and the occasional treasures within special eggs painted to look like wildflowers. These eggs are then scattered around the major cities for the citizenry to find. ...
Can you see it? This one was at the exit of the undead newbie zone.
I dont' know what I thought; maybe that they'd sparkle or something.
Loot
And this is pretty much what you get:
Actually, according to Allakhazam.com you pretty much get an equal chance at a Candy Bar, a Lollipop or a Chocolate Square. (or if you listen to Thottbot.com you get "a lollipop"). But there also seems to be a 1% chance you might get a part of a Tuxedo or a nice dress. The theming is nice - Dressing up on Easter = the fancy clothes loot.
But hey, what if we took it further? If you show up at the Cathedral of light there could be NPCs milling around (and a priest telling you how you should show up more often). Some of them might serve Matza Ball soup with stat enhancers. Or even cooler, we get a trinket that allows for a free self resurrection (3 day cooldown). Ok, for fear of taking this too far I'll stop. Maybe I know why Blizzard kept this scaled back.
Two good things:
Ok, one last idea. Let some of the eggs that aren't found turn into rotten eggs that we turn in to Wirt who will show up again with them on Mischief night.
I was sitting at the Crossroads and saw these two guards cross paths. They just kept walking their route back and forth and it reminded me of the mundaneness of work.
And the funny thing is I'm looking at this and I see a quest I can pick up in the back and it's bugging the crap out of me. I have this compulsion to take every quest in front of me and I can't believe I sat there taking this pic and didn't notice that.
(Sorry, I can't resist a chance at snowcloning a movie quote.)
Speaking of getting your information off the internet...
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Slightly off-topic - but there are two MMORPGs being worked on (but not ready to release for a while I'm sure) that I wanted to share.
"...players will personalize their own pirate character and organize with other players to form a pirate crew. Players will then embark on swashbuckling missions to battle both each other and the evil, undead pirates of the high seas in an effort to become the Caribbean's most legendary pirate."
"Stargate Worlds provides players with a form of squad-based ranged combat unique to an MMORPG that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover, and terrain. We also plan on focusing on non-combat gameplay to allow players a rich crafting and construction experience. The unique game experience will be played with state-of-the art graphics and technology."
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