Warlock Tier 9 Armor Models

Seriously!?

WTH Blizzard!

I am a Warlock, a minion of darkness and in no shape form or fashion am I to embody anything righteous no matter who I associate with! So what is the deal with the Tier 9 models for Warlocks? There is no trying to even compare the two in looks, the Horde win this one hands down on the evil look of the gear. Want to see for yourself?

There is the Alliance version, not so much evil or dark as it is but makes me think…Mage! Seriously, this is not something I would want to be sporting around even though the gear is top end. So now me move on to our conterparts, the Horde…

As you can tell, the Horde have won the battle of the looks. All this switching to play the game with friends and such, and I am stuck looking like a Mage.

Deathwing must be a Warlock because looking like a Mage would make me go insane enough to tear aprt Azeroth too.

a New Look and New Goals

I started this Warlock of mine way back when and rolled him as an Undead version, due to the fact that the Undead have the best casting animation in the game, period. I loved being a Warlock the whole time, but I have finally realized that what I wasn’t enjoying was the lack of accomplishing anything in game. The Horde might have some of the cooler races (baring a Dwarf Warlock but Damn Blizzard for not implementing them yet!) but the Alliance so far have had the best options to progress as I would like.

So it came as a good choice to switch over to a Human Warlock to play with co-workers and friends and on a new server rather than not enjoying the mediocrity of being Horde and doing nothing. So the switch has come and gone and I really am enjoying myself. Yeah the Human casting animations blow but the extra 25 reputation points are helping in catching up to where I should, or need to be.

Now that I have gone over to the other side I have set a few goals for myself to try to catch up. Seeing how my gear is horribly low for any real Heroics or other runs, I am currently working on finishing the quest/exploration achievements in Northrend to make some money. With this money I will buy my 300 riding skill (finally) and hopefully some AH gear to get up to par somewhat. From there I will be grinding through the Tournament quests to gear up for that.

Hopefully by that time the guild should acquire a few more to even out the 10 man roster and make that more profitable for everyone for more runs during the week. It’s a short list I know, but I think it is a good start to get me going to where I would like to be.

A Change has come

Faction change to be exact. I recent used the service in conjunction with a realm transfer to actually get to a spot where I am playing the game with friends. I went really smoothly and no headache what so ever.

The only thing I have to get used to now is actually seeing gear on the Human and the new casting animations versus what I was used to seeing on the Undead version of me.

I also managed to finally level to 80 last night which is a huge boon to what I am looking to do in game now. This should be interesting and hopefully raid worthy again.

This is a Test

This is only a test.

In the event of a real emergency, Fire and Brimstone would be raining down from the Heavens.

Demons would be unleashed upon the Face of Azeroth and Dragons would once again roam the skies to feast upon unsuspecting victims.

Hogger would once again plague Elwynn Forest.

In other words, a Cataclysmic event would be taken place, but this is only a test.

(testing out the WordPress email blogging feature, please stand by.)

(and remember to get rid of your work email signature!!)

What Cataclysm could mean to Warlocks… a pondering thought

So there is tons of information flowing around about Cataclysm and how things are changing when it releases…literally. From the Old World getting a face-lift to new races to the new secondary profession, there is a ton of information to go over and try to absorb. Luckily, we should have a little while to do this.

One thing I have NOT seen is the discussion on the talent points we are getting.

Now take this information (as much as I can remember) of the talent changes. There’s this whole Path of the Titans thing to work on to give us passive buffs depending on what talent spec you go down. Warlocks are also getting a makeover on the shard system via some sort of Death Knight Rune system no we no longer need to gather shards and spells not really using shards for that matter.

Now what this tells me is that there will be some significant changes coming to the Warlock talent trees as well as the spells we use.

Drain Soul and its Talent? Possibly gone altogether or reworked for something completely different. ( I say gone)

Soul Shard Bag? I say still there but put on the Character sheet similar to the Hunter ammo is and its buffs changed to Haste, Crit, Mana Regen or other passive buffs and more bags added into the game (Think the Shaman Totem slot0

Now, something else that I haven’t seen much talk on is the Talent Points themselves. We are getting 5 more points. From what I remember reading on this is that Ghostcrawler stated that we are getting 5 more points to spend on the talents, but no new tiers to go along with them (if it wasn’t you Ghost, just take the credit!).

Now this is a big thing for me as I see some very good possibilities as an Affliction Warlock currently. This could make me go away from the Affliction/Demo spec I run with to possibly a Affliction/Destruction spec just for Backlash being available now (if talent trees stay similar) to pick up 2 talents that increase my chances at having Shadowbolts instant cast all the time depending on procs. Talk about DPS kings…nobody could touch that on a well geared/played Warlock end level and thus the QQ Nerf Warlocks would roll on again.

AM I looking forward to Cataclysm? Hell yes and prepping old Poxus now to be ready to roll straight into it as soon as it comes out.

Warcraft Cataclysm and Warlocks

Big news this weekend as I am aware everyone knows about by now. A major change to a lot of things:

Terrain,

Classes,

Races that can play those classes.

One of the more exciting for me was the race addition of the Worgen. Worgen look like the race I can finally play on the Alliance side (still love the Dwarf). To make it even better they can also be Warlocks.

Be still my Undead heart! (more than normal at least)

I am really looking forward to a Worgen Warlock and very excited about the changes to old Azeroth to becoming a NEW Azeroth that gets us back into that world. Who says Blizzard doesn’t listen to their players?

No Question about it

So yeah, I have finally come to my senses and made the return.

Why?

Because there is simply no other class in any game out there currently that is as much fun as the Warlock.

PERIOD.

Some come close but in the end they fall short of the flexibility and functionality of the Warlock.

It’s a good thing I named the blog like I did, because it fits.

A Question of Returning.

So I have been gone for some time now. I am not getting any kind of with-drawls from playing the game or anything like that, but I am pondering coming back to the game. Why?

Well, I had left in search of greener pastures. I am no PvP’er for the most part and with the inability to find a group/guild that ran instances around my time of play (usually 830ish CST), PvP was the only option I had for gear advancement.

So I had left for other games in hopes to find something that might fit into my gaming time. Warhammer came first as I hadn’t really tried since the closed beta and wanted to see the changes.

Warhammer really is a great game. The PvE part sucks though but that game isn’t about that and I knew that going in. The biggest problem I had was that the game is really deserted. Sure the starting areas are teeming with people because there is a free trial but after that until you reach the “end-game” there isn’t much and even then you are so outmatched gear wise its a joke to even try.

Next came Lotro. Now this game is truley beautiful. If you system can handle it, the graphics in this game is amazing and the community truly is one of the best. I have a Warden and the max level currently but I find myself in the game knowing I am missing something. Something is just missing in that game that I can not put my finger on and it drives me nuts. The thing that really bothers me about the game though is the lag.

The lag in Lotro is horrible. It just isn’t lag from being in a town or the such. My connection is great, My PC is more than adequate yet even in the middle of nowhere with nothing around, simply opening my bags causes lag. Lag to me is a true game killer and a reason for me to finally put the game to rest. Unless the lag is fixed, I’ll not be going back to the game.

So what other options do I have? I have no plans on going to Aion since it isn’t my type of game after trying it out, and nothing on the horizon peaks my interest (except the 38 studios hush hush MMO). I am a gamer at heart though and not having the option to log on late at night after a long day and everyone is asleep will drive me crazy( not to mention my wife as I tend to bug her more in these times).

So the questions is why should I come back? Simple, WoW works. It isn’t the greatest MMO out there, but it is stable, looks good, gives me a few options I didn’t realize I had in game-play and I know it through and through. My only fear is that the mechanics might have changed a lot while I have been away and Poxus might be weird at first.

Oh well, maybe I should just jump in anyways…

Level 72

Okay, this time around it was a lot fast. Maybe due to the fact that whatever they are brewing up at Vengeance Landing, I caught it in real life and got to stay home most of the day.

So major changes in the looks category. I stuck going with all gear that boosted my Spell Damage, and while lost out on some health and mana, boosted my Spell Damage a decent amount.

As for Howling Fjord, it’s done…at least I think it is. I did a round robin and the only quest I could find that I had left was Utgarde Keep so maybe I’ll try to get a group for that one then check around again.

Currently sitting in Borean Tundra and man is that place busy. HF was a quite calm zone while BT is running amok with fights and battles. It’s crazy!

Level 71

 Okay a little time on the update but these new levels take forever!

So level 71…nothing new in the outfit catagory except maybe a new cloak… and a redo of the talents. I am offically Demonology again, quite fun actually, just to get through a majority of the leveling in Northrend and breeze through the group quests solo style.

The Fel Synergy talent ( the one that heals your pet for the damage you do) is a very nice addition since the last time I was Demonology. I can pump out some major DPS as 21/50 specced and keep him up on multiples easily by spreading the dots around.

I have found my love of the class all over again and sya “Begone!” to those crying over supposed changes coming in 3.1.

I was here before the changes with The Burning Crusade and before, I’ll still be here after 3.1, as will many long time Warlock lovers out there.

Now back to leveling…