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Verp's World of Warcraft (PC)
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| [January 12, 2007 01:59:56 AM]
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Logged into WoW for a bit and did some dueling.
Duels are basically 1v1 anything goes fights against another player for no gain other than bragging rights or fun. It one part of WoW I continue to enjoy because of how it changes and evolves. Unlike other MMORPGs the classes in WoW are extremely unique and quite complex. Add to that that each class can specialize in very different 'talents' and you get some really enjoyable fights. Before long however, you learn the strengths and weaknesses of each class and spec, and you can really start pulling out some crazy tricks in order to win against particularly hard foes.
On my main character a rogue, one of the most difficult classes to beat is a hunter. Hunter's are ranged fighters who excel at destroying their enemies from range, and keeping them so. A particularly nasty aspect of a hunter is their ability to lay traps that when walked upon do various things such as freeze the enemy in place in order for the hunter to escape melee combat.
As a rogue getting caught by one of these freezing traps is basically a death sentence. One way I like to avoid these traps in duels are to use items that counter the trap in creative ways. For example, there is a trinket that allows the user to repel frost based attacks for up to 5 seconds. If used when running over a trap it will effectively cancel the effect. Another cool trick is to use a trinket that creates a pet that follows the caster. If timed correctly the pet will end up tripping the trap, allowing you to continue meleeing the hunter.
I guess the point to all this is that even though WoW has a pretty simple learning curve, the fights can get quite complex both in terms of timing and reflexes, but also strategy and planning.
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| [January 12, 2007 12:49:13 AM]
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A bit of background on my WoW experience.
My main character is a 60 rogue on the crushridge server. I also play a 60 priest and warrior on the same server, in addition to a 60 warrior on ner'zhul (an alliance character I hardly play). I've been playing WoW since the game came out, my guild has done everything from ZG to Naxx (currently on Faeralina). I really love WoW and spend the majority of the time I spend gaming, playing it. I guess for me I really enjoy it because it constantly changes, and there is always some new aspect to explore.
I've enjoyed leveling my characters, learning their class and tradeskills, competing against others in PvP, talking trash on the forums and more than anything exploring the world with friends. Every month or so new content is added to the game which is for the most part what keeps people coming back. I like that WoW is relatively friendly towards non-hardcore players. You hear horror story's all the time about some kid that played for three days straight and suffered some kind of trauma but the truth is that the game can be very rewarding for those that play it casually.
I logged in today after reading some boards about a new item my rogue could make. It was a small toy that when used let the player assume control of a tiny tank that you can drive around and lay mines, or shoot things at other player's tanks. It took me a few minuets to lookup where I could learn the skill to make this device, and then a few more to go and do it. I quickly found that people were really having fun with these things, but on my server only a few people were selling them.
So I bought a bunch of materials, or mats, from the in-game auction house (AH) and proceeded to make a bunch of these toys. I found that since it was a new item that people hadn't seen before, I could get a pretty good return on my investment. So I started making more and more of the little buggers. I started playing with them in populated areas to attract attention and when people asked me what they were, I offered to sell them one. I ended up making nearly 100g in a short period of time.
These types of little things are what I love about WoW, soon enough people will start making their own [Tonk Controler]'s but in the meantime someone who acts fast can capitalize.
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Verp's World of Warcraft (PC)
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GameLog started on: Tuesday 11 October, 2005
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