Please Help Leatherworking Profession
Note: The below expresses the frustration Keya's had trying to get her leatherworking profession off the ground. I eventually found out that completing that first crafted piece uses a very limited amount of mats and that some of those mats could be used in another item. It appears that I used some of those mats and now can't finish the crafting because I'm short one mat. Abandoning and re-doing the quest appears to be the only way to get it done, but that has its own dangers - trying to restore an abandoned quest often doesn't work, and in fact makes things worse. Still trying to figure this out . . .
Mahakeya is truly befuddled. She is a great demon hunter. She's reached Level 106. Her artifact weapon is i751. Her skinning has provided a bounty of crafting materials. Nothing can stand in her way. She has, of course, completed her leatherworking starting quest, "Skin Deep." She then picked up the second and most basic leatherworking crafting quest, "Over Your Head", to craft a Rough Warhide Mask. Simple. It should be, but it isn't.
In addition to the crafting material, Keya must use Namha's tanning rack and workbench. Both are conveniently located right in Namha's shop. When attempting to produce anything, however, she continues to get messages telling her she needs the rack or bench. She clicks on the bench when it says to and gets a message she needs the rack. Click on the rack and it says it needs the bench. Click on the material you're trying to craft and again get the you're doing it wrong message again.
She couldn't do it.The material preparation alone requires four different setups. In desperation she attempted to follow two different videos on how to do it - but the videos made even less sense.
This one crafted item, Rough Warhide Mask, requires all of these elements, all of which has to be crafted:
Shaved Stonehide Pelt
Stonehide Leather Strip
Tanned Stonehide Leather
Stonehide Leather Lining
Fresh Stonehide Pelt (this is the mat Keya is short on)
Namha's Tanning Mixture
The use of Namha's Tanning Rack
The use of Namha's Workbench
Help!
FINALLY - She completed the Rough Warhide Mask. To be honest I don't know how Keya did it. She just kept clicking on things randomly until the gods of blind chance shined down on her. I hope her next crafting is easier.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Friday, September 9, 2016
Ups and Downs
Ups and Downs
It's been four days since the last post. Real life issues and game frustrations are getting snarled up with each other. Keep that in mind.
The major real life downer is our cat, Mr Creme. He's a gentle, easy going 17 year old and diabetic for many years without any serious problems. Two weeks ago he became unable to pass his stool. Bluntly, he can't poop. The cost so far has gone into four digits following an ultrasound that didn't gain us anything. He's gone from a healthy 13 pounder to 11 pounds in that time. Our vet has run out of things to try. Mr Creme is home now.We make him as comfortable as we can and he's still our affectionate cat. He'll let us know when he's ready to leave us.
Coddling the Children?
Quoted from Blizzard: "Early on in your journey to the Broken Isles, you’ll be able to freely choose among a number of zones that adapt to your character’s level: Azsuna, Highmountain, Stormheim, and Val’sharah. Whether you’re level 101 or 108, the quests, enemies, and drops in each of those four zones dynamically scale to your level, giving you the freedom to explore this mysterious new domain as you see fit. Each of these zones has a very different feel, with distinct factions to meet, fantastic stories to uncover, and experiences that you won’t soon forget."
The above cleared up for me why Keya and other toons have so little trouble defeating anything and everything around them - every encounter is scaled to match the character's level and capabilities. That must include elites as well, as Keya has won every battle so far. Honestly, that's pretty deflating. It's like, "Have fun, children, Mommy and Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. Play nice with your safe toys."
I enjoy the prospect of gathering gear and pushing the limits of what I can accomplish while leveling. Keya even stuck her head into the Suramar zone, which is all level 110 and not scaled like the other four zones. I've always looked forward to tackling increasingly difficult zones and beating them. On the Broken Isles, that doesn't exist. Keya has begun further leveling in a new zone, Highmountain, and is now Level 104. I will enjoy the journey and gather my goodies, but frankly, the thrill of victory seems kind of hollow.
On the positive side, Keya picked up two more followers, doubling her prior number. That should speed up the order hall missions a bit. I do like playing a demon hunter. Everything she does is flashy and in your face. She's still struggling with her leatherworking, though, and still hasn't made her basic "Rough Rawhide Mask." Guess I'll have to actually read the directions instead of trying to figure it out. Keya is also conflicted because many of her potential kills are docile creatures, including horses, and she'd rather her targets be things that can fight back.
It hasn't been much of an issue, yet, but Keya remains puzzled about how artifacts work. The ones that provide AP are straightforward, but the other pieces are completely baffling.
Keya's equipped artifacts are Tormented Souls, Internal Force, Soul Carver, and Shatter the Souls. They all have ranks (generally from 1-3) that can be bought with APs. She also has three artifacts that she can't equip yet: Rock Fired Ore, Shel'nir Sproutling, and Manathirsty Focus. Just guessing, I think some of these can't be added because there must be a link to another artifact already in place. However, there is one artifact that does go next to another equipped one, but I can't add it to the weapon. I guess I'll eventually figure it out. Keya's gear level is now i726. I'm not sure what the max gear level is. However, on the auction house I see gear for sale as high as i850. The cost to buy ONE set would empty the guild's entire treasury.
Things to remember: (1) Don't forget to check the Scouting Map (it's the THIRD tab on the mission table; (2) Try to remember what level you need to be on while at the Fel Hammer; the crazy quilt multi-layered chambers in such a small space is just ridiculous; (3) Plan your trips between the Broken Isles, Dalaran, and the Fel Hammer to coincide with portal availability (I lose track of how many times I had to wait around to get an available portal); (4) Someone please shut Layne up about wanting me to change artifact weapons. Keya is Vengeance! And doesn't want to learn Havoc. Stop bugging her about it!
It's been four days since the last post. Real life issues and game frustrations are getting snarled up with each other. Keep that in mind.
The major real life downer is our cat, Mr Creme. He's a gentle, easy going 17 year old and diabetic for many years without any serious problems. Two weeks ago he became unable to pass his stool. Bluntly, he can't poop. The cost so far has gone into four digits following an ultrasound that didn't gain us anything. He's gone from a healthy 13 pounder to 11 pounds in that time. Our vet has run out of things to try. Mr Creme is home now.We make him as comfortable as we can and he's still our affectionate cat. He'll let us know when he's ready to leave us.
Coddling the Children?
Quoted from Blizzard: "Early on in your journey to the Broken Isles, you’ll be able to freely choose among a number of zones that adapt to your character’s level: Azsuna, Highmountain, Stormheim, and Val’sharah. Whether you’re level 101 or 108, the quests, enemies, and drops in each of those four zones dynamically scale to your level, giving you the freedom to explore this mysterious new domain as you see fit. Each of these zones has a very different feel, with distinct factions to meet, fantastic stories to uncover, and experiences that you won’t soon forget."
The above cleared up for me why Keya and other toons have so little trouble defeating anything and everything around them - every encounter is scaled to match the character's level and capabilities. That must include elites as well, as Keya has won every battle so far. Honestly, that's pretty deflating. It's like, "Have fun, children, Mommy and Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. Play nice with your safe toys."
I enjoy the prospect of gathering gear and pushing the limits of what I can accomplish while leveling. Keya even stuck her head into the Suramar zone, which is all level 110 and not scaled like the other four zones. I've always looked forward to tackling increasingly difficult zones and beating them. On the Broken Isles, that doesn't exist. Keya has begun further leveling in a new zone, Highmountain, and is now Level 104. I will enjoy the journey and gather my goodies, but frankly, the thrill of victory seems kind of hollow.
On the positive side, Keya picked up two more followers, doubling her prior number. That should speed up the order hall missions a bit. I do like playing a demon hunter. Everything she does is flashy and in your face. She's still struggling with her leatherworking, though, and still hasn't made her basic "Rough Rawhide Mask." Guess I'll have to actually read the directions instead of trying to figure it out. Keya is also conflicted because many of her potential kills are docile creatures, including horses, and she'd rather her targets be things that can fight back.
It hasn't been much of an issue, yet, but Keya remains puzzled about how artifacts work. The ones that provide AP are straightforward, but the other pieces are completely baffling.
Keya's equipped artifacts are Tormented Souls, Internal Force, Soul Carver, and Shatter the Souls. They all have ranks (generally from 1-3) that can be bought with APs. She also has three artifacts that she can't equip yet: Rock Fired Ore, Shel'nir Sproutling, and Manathirsty Focus. Just guessing, I think some of these can't be added because there must be a link to another artifact already in place. However, there is one artifact that does go next to another equipped one, but I can't add it to the weapon. I guess I'll eventually figure it out. Keya's gear level is now i726. I'm not sure what the max gear level is. However, on the auction house I see gear for sale as high as i850. The cost to buy ONE set would empty the guild's entire treasury.
Things to remember: (1) Don't forget to check the Scouting Map (it's the THIRD tab on the mission table; (2) Try to remember what level you need to be on while at the Fel Hammer; the crazy quilt multi-layered chambers in such a small space is just ridiculous; (3) Plan your trips between the Broken Isles, Dalaran, and the Fel Hammer to coincide with portal availability (I lose track of how many times I had to wait around to get an available portal); (4) Someone please shut Layne up about wanting me to change artifact weapons. Keya is Vengeance! And doesn't want to learn Havoc. Stop bugging her about it!
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Sneaky Plumrosefist
Sneaky Plumrosefist
Mahakeya is supposed to have control of leveling for the time being. However, Plumrosefist, "Fist," played a hidden card and got herself invited to a trip to the Broken Isles. With Jocy's concurrence, she saved her invasion chests instead of using them to improve her gear. The idea is to see if the chests contain better gear if the holder has reached the Broken Isles and attained at least level 101. It's likely as moot point, now, with the new Legion gear already flowing in. Still, I want to test the theory.
I also want to comment on the Pandaria process that Fist went through to get into Legion. Well done in my opinion, and tough enough to be challenging. I actually felt the testing to be worth it, and it was fun, too, searching for clues to the riddles posed by the quests. The weapon of a brewmaster monk is also interesting, too. It's just a staff, but the way she holds it is different than any other I've seen. "Fu Zan, the Wanderer's Companion" can be strapped to her back but can also be carried over her shoulder, which looks pretty cool.
Back to the current situation. Fist opened one chest and received an i700 wrist. No hint that it was any more than that. Lucky for Fist, it was an upgrade. While she was at it, she used up her nethershards to improve two more pieces of gear. She went from i676 to i693. Not bad.
The next test will be when she reaches level 101 and opens another chest. Till then, Fist plans to make the most of her opportunity. She's already down on the Isles at Aszuna. And yes, she checked to make sure she had a flight master tagged.
In Dalaran Fist made a visit to The Filthy Animal, where her mother once lived. Not the worst dive she's ever seen, but still a dive. Her mother, now alliance, would not be welcome there.
Good News! The Auctioneer addon is back in business! Chaitee and Happyface are elated that the standard bearer of auctions has returned to normal operations. The many non-auctioneer goers with suspect math expertise will still be taken to the cleaners, but Auctioneer makes that a lot harder. For now prices on gear and items are kind of all over the place. Chaitee has been taking bids on a lot of gear from level 101 to 110 hoping to get lucky from owners who don't pay attention to bid expiration. Some gear may go to those who need them, but she also hopes to cash in by selling them back at a much higher price. Profession materials are still very expensive and should be sold for gold instead of crafted right now.
Keya is chomping at the bit to get back into action. Fist, however, is pushing back, wanting to finish the testing Jocy demands of her. Fist returned to Aszuna and worked her way to Level 101. She then tested the rest of the chests she'd kept all that time. They were all Felshroud gear, the same as the rest of the invasion gear. Oh well, it was worth the chance. Fist's gear level of i702 already looks a bit outdated. Her staff has just 325 AP. However, she might have had to wait a long time getting into Legion had she not held on to those chests.
Fist's second profession is a little less dangerous. She plans to sort through every piece of discarded gear clogging up her room at the Flithy Aninal and making sweet ensembles. She takes her own special pride in being a smart looking clotheshorse. She even volunteered to figure out how transmogs work.
Mahakeya is supposed to have control of leveling for the time being. However, Plumrosefist, "Fist," played a hidden card and got herself invited to a trip to the Broken Isles. With Jocy's concurrence, she saved her invasion chests instead of using them to improve her gear. The idea is to see if the chests contain better gear if the holder has reached the Broken Isles and attained at least level 101. It's likely as moot point, now, with the new Legion gear already flowing in. Still, I want to test the theory.
I also want to comment on the Pandaria process that Fist went through to get into Legion. Well done in my opinion, and tough enough to be challenging. I actually felt the testing to be worth it, and it was fun, too, searching for clues to the riddles posed by the quests. The weapon of a brewmaster monk is also interesting, too. It's just a staff, but the way she holds it is different than any other I've seen. "Fu Zan, the Wanderer's Companion" can be strapped to her back but can also be carried over her shoulder, which looks pretty cool.
Back to the current situation. Fist opened one chest and received an i700 wrist. No hint that it was any more than that. Lucky for Fist, it was an upgrade. While she was at it, she used up her nethershards to improve two more pieces of gear. She went from i676 to i693. Not bad.
The next test will be when she reaches level 101 and opens another chest. Till then, Fist plans to make the most of her opportunity. She's already down on the Isles at Aszuna. And yes, she checked to make sure she had a flight master tagged.
In Dalaran Fist made a visit to The Filthy Animal, where her mother once lived. Not the worst dive she's ever seen, but still a dive. Her mother, now alliance, would not be welcome there.
Good News! The Auctioneer addon is back in business! Chaitee and Happyface are elated that the standard bearer of auctions has returned to normal operations. The many non-auctioneer goers with suspect math expertise will still be taken to the cleaners, but Auctioneer makes that a lot harder. For now prices on gear and items are kind of all over the place. Chaitee has been taking bids on a lot of gear from level 101 to 110 hoping to get lucky from owners who don't pay attention to bid expiration. Some gear may go to those who need them, but she also hopes to cash in by selling them back at a much higher price. Profession materials are still very expensive and should be sold for gold instead of crafted right now.
Keya is chomping at the bit to get back into action. Fist, however, is pushing back, wanting to finish the testing Jocy demands of her. Fist returned to Aszuna and worked her way to Level 101. She then tested the rest of the chests she'd kept all that time. They were all Felshroud gear, the same as the rest of the invasion gear. Oh well, it was worth the chance. Fist's gear level of i702 already looks a bit outdated. Her staff has just 325 AP. However, she might have had to wait a long time getting into Legion had she not held on to those chests.
Fist's second profession is a little less dangerous. She plans to sort through every piece of discarded gear clogging up her room at the Flithy Aninal and making sweet ensembles. She takes her own special pride in being a smart looking clotheshorse. She even volunteered to figure out how transmogs work.
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Karazhan Returns! And Other Things
Karazhan Returns! And Other Things
Blizzard announced over the weekend that Patch 7.1 will re-introduce the Karazhan dungeon. My first instinct is to start digging out the healing gear and working on getting re-acquainted with and dungeon ready for the best dungeon ever designed. The video clip was incredible, too, but it also appears that a lot will be changed inside those walls. That took a little bit of wind out of my sails. Will it really be Karazhan? Or will players not recognize it? It's one thing to bring the charming place up to current standards, but I'm less enthusiastic about a new group of badguys to contend with. My preference is to stay with updated originals. If anything in the world could get Wildshard or kin back into a dungeon run, however, it would be Karazhan. BUT, if anyone is thinking that wanting to do one beloved dungeon is enough of a leap to thinking about raiding again - Uh, no.
As for the Broken Isles - This is not a rant, but a plea. I wrote a rather uncomplimentary post about how complicated and unbalanced the Broken Isles expansion is. I never posted it, though, figuring most of the confusion was on my part as I learn how things work. I'm still baffled by what seems to be a much more complicated leatherworking profession, the process of which still eludes Keya. She keeps killing things to get pelts but has no clear idea how to go from there other than standing around at the leatherworking place looking lost.
One thing Keya does like is her near invunerability. Piles of mobs? Bring 'em on. Elites? All she needs is time. What I mean is that she kills things slowly . . . I mean glacial here . . . but it's near impossible to kill her. Large groups of uglies (8 or more) are no challenge. Your run of the mill elites are going to die . . . eventually, and Keya will still be sporting health above 90%. Other players love her because she keeps all attention on herself while they can stand back and fire at will. There is a one headed sea beast that when killed turns into a two headed beast, and when it's killed becomes a three headed beast. Keya spent half an hour helping players complete that elite triple kill over and over, and never needed a break.
That assumes, of course, that Keya is facing level 100 mobs and elites. Keya tried to gallop through a zone in Suramar looking for a flight path. Suramar mobs and elites are level 110. That didn't end well. She was slaughtered.
Maybe a teensy bit ranting now. I'm gaining a slightly better comprehension of order halls, but I still gnash my teeth over the number of game characters on Fel Hammer that stand around with "you need to do something" exclamation points over their head but offer no hints about what I should be doing about it. Keya has sent followers and soldiers on three missions so far and gotten mostly artifact power upgrades. Then leaves, with nothing better to do there.
Getting up to speed on artifact weapons has been a slow process. She's "doing stuff" but so far there's been no progress other than earning artifact power (AP). She has two artifacts that are made to be inserted into the weapon, but cannot because there are missing pieces she needs to get/find first. She has 1,020 AP now, but we all know that's infinitesimal progress on a scale that rises above a million. She's reached Level 102, with overall armor at i712. She's still hindered by the slow process at which quests turn up. Numerous staged bonus areas help with pure murder and mayhem for the sake of leveling, but the rest . . . well, we're on an island, and a small one at that. All Keya can do is wait for the "next thing" to appear once she's run out current things to do.
One tip to impart when you first arrive. Do not return to Dalaran until you've found a flight master. Don't leave an area you want to come back to without finding the nearest flight path to it. The Dalaran flight master will only take you to a known flight path, ignoring all intermittent flight paths that haven't been "found" yet. Another tip is that despite the small size of the island, there are many areas that are restricted until certain conditions are met. Keya found herself being lulled to sleep and returned to an earlier area when trying to get into one zone. Some others, though can be worked around, although in that case you may have bypassed necessary quests that will complicate things later. Keya is a very curious person, and getting in trouble is just part of her makeup.
Then there are the tunnels beneath Dalaran. Keya had heard rumors of great battles down there and was curious about what was going on. Well, it appears to be a free for all killing spree down there. There may have been an elite kill involved, but there was also a lot of pvp in the midst of it. Keya threw a few punches trying to get a better look and was quickly wiped out by level 110 hordies. Ouch. She wore her pvp tag proudly, though.
Blizzard announced over the weekend that Patch 7.1 will re-introduce the Karazhan dungeon. My first instinct is to start digging out the healing gear and working on getting re-acquainted with and dungeon ready for the best dungeon ever designed. The video clip was incredible, too, but it also appears that a lot will be changed inside those walls. That took a little bit of wind out of my sails. Will it really be Karazhan? Or will players not recognize it? It's one thing to bring the charming place up to current standards, but I'm less enthusiastic about a new group of badguys to contend with. My preference is to stay with updated originals. If anything in the world could get Wildshard or kin back into a dungeon run, however, it would be Karazhan. BUT, if anyone is thinking that wanting to do one beloved dungeon is enough of a leap to thinking about raiding again - Uh, no.
As for the Broken Isles - This is not a rant, but a plea. I wrote a rather uncomplimentary post about how complicated and unbalanced the Broken Isles expansion is. I never posted it, though, figuring most of the confusion was on my part as I learn how things work. I'm still baffled by what seems to be a much more complicated leatherworking profession, the process of which still eludes Keya. She keeps killing things to get pelts but has no clear idea how to go from there other than standing around at the leatherworking place looking lost.
One thing Keya does like is her near invunerability. Piles of mobs? Bring 'em on. Elites? All she needs is time. What I mean is that she kills things slowly . . . I mean glacial here . . . but it's near impossible to kill her. Large groups of uglies (8 or more) are no challenge. Your run of the mill elites are going to die . . . eventually, and Keya will still be sporting health above 90%. Other players love her because she keeps all attention on herself while they can stand back and fire at will. There is a one headed sea beast that when killed turns into a two headed beast, and when it's killed becomes a three headed beast. Keya spent half an hour helping players complete that elite triple kill over and over, and never needed a break.
That assumes, of course, that Keya is facing level 100 mobs and elites. Keya tried to gallop through a zone in Suramar looking for a flight path. Suramar mobs and elites are level 110. That didn't end well. She was slaughtered.
Maybe a teensy bit ranting now. I'm gaining a slightly better comprehension of order halls, but I still gnash my teeth over the number of game characters on Fel Hammer that stand around with "you need to do something" exclamation points over their head but offer no hints about what I should be doing about it. Keya has sent followers and soldiers on three missions so far and gotten mostly artifact power upgrades. Then leaves, with nothing better to do there.
Getting up to speed on artifact weapons has been a slow process. She's "doing stuff" but so far there's been no progress other than earning artifact power (AP). She has two artifacts that are made to be inserted into the weapon, but cannot because there are missing pieces she needs to get/find first. She has 1,020 AP now, but we all know that's infinitesimal progress on a scale that rises above a million. She's reached Level 102, with overall armor at i712. She's still hindered by the slow process at which quests turn up. Numerous staged bonus areas help with pure murder and mayhem for the sake of leveling, but the rest . . . well, we're on an island, and a small one at that. All Keya can do is wait for the "next thing" to appear once she's run out current things to do.
One tip to impart when you first arrive. Do not return to Dalaran until you've found a flight master. Don't leave an area you want to come back to without finding the nearest flight path to it. The Dalaran flight master will only take you to a known flight path, ignoring all intermittent flight paths that haven't been "found" yet. Another tip is that despite the small size of the island, there are many areas that are restricted until certain conditions are met. Keya found herself being lulled to sleep and returned to an earlier area when trying to get into one zone. Some others, though can be worked around, although in that case you may have bypassed necessary quests that will complicate things later. Keya is a very curious person, and getting in trouble is just part of her makeup.
Then there are the tunnels beneath Dalaran. Keya had heard rumors of great battles down there and was curious about what was going on. Well, it appears to be a free for all killing spree down there. There may have been an elite kill involved, but there was also a lot of pvp in the midst of it. Keya threw a few punches trying to get a better look and was quickly wiped out by level 110 hordies. Ouch. She wore her pvp tag proudly, though.
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Feeling Her Way (Keya) Around the Isles
Feeling Her Way (Keya) Around the Isles
Keya likes the val'sharah area and pretty much cleaned up the quests. She also did some adventuring on her own, locating two small, out of the way flight paths she'll likely be revisiting down the road. One required fighting through a number of enemies to reach the sparse flight path, and the other is on an island surrounded by giant aquatic monsters.
She DINGED! to Level 101. She took a break at Dalaran and made time to get her Legion level leatherworking profession going. Along with leatherworking she learned more about Skinning. Yes, there are actual quests and requirements for skinning now. Keya isn't even halfway through her profession leveling, but she'll get it done eventually. There are some nice gear patterns she'd like to earn. There were no more additions to her weapon artifacts or useful gear drops. She will likely need to move on to another area of the isles when she continues her leveling.
Keya did do some exploring and tried to find a way to get to the northern parts of the island. Apparently the Blizz gods weren't going to allow that. She did cross a lot of terrain, swam rivers, fought a number of different tribes of bad guys, and even fought her way to a wide valley that would take her all the way to . . . wait, something is happening . . . Keya is getting sleepy. Poof! Keya wakes up at the wrong end of the valley. She tries it a second time with the same result. She is just not allowed into that part of the island yet.
Well, it was just as well I guess. Keya was interrupted by a demand for her to return to the Fel Hammer ship. She did her glide thing off of Dalaran to the Illidari portal on the floating pad. That took her into the Illidari stronghold. Then she was directed to set up a follower mission - you know the one, the first garrison mission (oops, they're called class hall missions now) that walks you through the process, exactly like the garrisons. Keya was so bored with that she found a clever way to improve it. Instead of running a single follower through the mission, she noticed she had three followers she could use and added them to the mission. Cool! Well, not so much when she realized that the simple mission took only one minute to complete. The three follower mission Keya set up is a three hour mission. Oops. Keya is now stuck until that mission completes. Which is my que to close up shop and go to bed.
Nighty night!
Keya likes the val'sharah area and pretty much cleaned up the quests. She also did some adventuring on her own, locating two small, out of the way flight paths she'll likely be revisiting down the road. One required fighting through a number of enemies to reach the sparse flight path, and the other is on an island surrounded by giant aquatic monsters.
She DINGED! to Level 101. She took a break at Dalaran and made time to get her Legion level leatherworking profession going. Along with leatherworking she learned more about Skinning. Yes, there are actual quests and requirements for skinning now. Keya isn't even halfway through her profession leveling, but she'll get it done eventually. There are some nice gear patterns she'd like to earn. There were no more additions to her weapon artifacts or useful gear drops. She will likely need to move on to another area of the isles when she continues her leveling.
Keya did do some exploring and tried to find a way to get to the northern parts of the island. Apparently the Blizz gods weren't going to allow that. She did cross a lot of terrain, swam rivers, fought a number of different tribes of bad guys, and even fought her way to a wide valley that would take her all the way to . . . wait, something is happening . . . Keya is getting sleepy. Poof! Keya wakes up at the wrong end of the valley. She tries it a second time with the same result. She is just not allowed into that part of the island yet.
Well, it was just as well I guess. Keya was interrupted by a demand for her to return to the Fel Hammer ship. She did her glide thing off of Dalaran to the Illidari portal on the floating pad. That took her into the Illidari stronghold. Then she was directed to set up a follower mission - you know the one, the first garrison mission (oops, they're called class hall missions now) that walks you through the process, exactly like the garrisons. Keya was so bored with that she found a clever way to improve it. Instead of running a single follower through the mission, she noticed she had three followers she could use and added them to the mission. Cool! Well, not so much when she realized that the simple mission took only one minute to complete. The three follower mission Keya set up is a three hour mission. Oops. Keya is now stuck until that mission completes. Which is my que to close up shop and go to bed.
Nighty night!
Friday, September 2, 2016
Hoping for a Good Blizzard Tech
Hoping for a Good Blizzard Tech
Game Note: When the Legion pre-patch was installed I ran into a problem with an addon called Bodyguardhealth. This addon was very simple - it gave me a bar that showed the health of the bodyguard. That addon caused a conflict with the experience bar and the new Legion artifact bar. The addon took over the xp bar and now shows Draenor bodyguard leveling progress instead of character leveling. What's worse is that it mangled my dominos addon buttons. The dominos problem went away, but I have no way to see where Jocy stands in leveling or - scary thought - if no leveling is being recorded.
I tried turning the addon off and that didn't work. I made sure that no bodyguards were assigned to the barracks. I deleted the addon, and when that didn't work I destroyed all signs of the addon. That didn't get rid of it either. Going to Blizzard got me the same answer they always give - wipe the slate clean and start over. Which sucks and involves a huge amount of work re-establishing all my characters, not just those affected.
This affects only those horde players I was using with bodyguardhealth. Whatever bodyguard was active when the pre-patch was installed took over the xp bar. So, though only those characters were affected, I would still have to completely scrub even the characters that don't have the problem. That's Blizz's idea of helping.
I tested an idea that could have made make things worse. Bodyguardhealth was recently upgraded for Legion. What if I installed it on a character that was infected, and then uninstalled the addon. Would that fix things? Or would it infect other characters who don't have the problem? Dangerous choices.
Getting desperate, I made Philly install the updated addon, and then deleted it. It made no difference. Same problem.
Despite these obstacles, Jocy was able to complete the Paladin segment for Legion. Jocy now owns both her blade and shield artifacts. What she doesn't know is whether she's getting any experience.
Tiphaine decided to take a break so Keya got a chance to make her first visit to the Broken Isles. It went quite well - for about ten minutes. Then the game crashed, burdened by error codes. Lots of people having the same problem. By late evening, though, Keya had gotten some good work in. She focused on Val 'sharah, a druid area that Wild will like when he gets there. She decided to use her artifact items, raising her artifact power to 60. For comparison, Tiphaine has artifact power of 120. Improved gear is still rare. Keya managed to move the bar on her gear only slightly, from i705 to i706. Artifact power may be the stat to go by, though.
PS - I'm already seeing players at the new max level of 110. Good for them. I'm going to take it easy.
Update on the bodyguard problem - I turned in a trouble ticket to the author on wowace.
Game Note: When the Legion pre-patch was installed I ran into a problem with an addon called Bodyguardhealth. This addon was very simple - it gave me a bar that showed the health of the bodyguard. That addon caused a conflict with the experience bar and the new Legion artifact bar. The addon took over the xp bar and now shows Draenor bodyguard leveling progress instead of character leveling. What's worse is that it mangled my dominos addon buttons. The dominos problem went away, but I have no way to see where Jocy stands in leveling or - scary thought - if no leveling is being recorded.
I tried turning the addon off and that didn't work. I made sure that no bodyguards were assigned to the barracks. I deleted the addon, and when that didn't work I destroyed all signs of the addon. That didn't get rid of it either. Going to Blizzard got me the same answer they always give - wipe the slate clean and start over. Which sucks and involves a huge amount of work re-establishing all my characters, not just those affected.
This affects only those horde players I was using with bodyguardhealth. Whatever bodyguard was active when the pre-patch was installed took over the xp bar. So, though only those characters were affected, I would still have to completely scrub even the characters that don't have the problem. That's Blizz's idea of helping.
I tested an idea that could have made make things worse. Bodyguardhealth was recently upgraded for Legion. What if I installed it on a character that was infected, and then uninstalled the addon. Would that fix things? Or would it infect other characters who don't have the problem? Dangerous choices.
Getting desperate, I made Philly install the updated addon, and then deleted it. It made no difference. Same problem.
Despite these obstacles, Jocy was able to complete the Paladin segment for Legion. Jocy now owns both her blade and shield artifacts. What she doesn't know is whether she's getting any experience.
Tiphaine decided to take a break so Keya got a chance to make her first visit to the Broken Isles. It went quite well - for about ten minutes. Then the game crashed, burdened by error codes. Lots of people having the same problem. By late evening, though, Keya had gotten some good work in. She focused on Val 'sharah, a druid area that Wild will like when he gets there. She decided to use her artifact items, raising her artifact power to 60. For comparison, Tiphaine has artifact power of 120. Improved gear is still rare. Keya managed to move the bar on her gear only slightly, from i705 to i706. Artifact power may be the stat to go by, though.
PS - I'm already seeing players at the new max level of 110. Good for them. I'm going to take it easy.
Update on the bodyguard problem - I turned in a trouble ticket to the author on wowace.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Tiphaine Reaches Level 101 (I hope)
Tiphaine Reaches Level 101 (I hope)
Quick Note: It's official. The second account has been shut down. The remaining game time runs out on 22 September. Now Back to Legion . . .
Tiphaine marched herself back into Aszuna on the Broken Isles. From her earlier assault she's strewn half-done quests all over the place. She's totally missing the lore part of the story in the hope of just being able to kill things. Well, killing things isn't that hard, but finding a way to get around is a constant challenge. Already the area seems too small and cramped between the players trying to complete quests and the difficulty of navigating through such small areas dotted with dead ends and piles of mobs waiting like bait.
Persistence pays, however. Tiphaine finally DINGED! to level 101 on the second day. Yea yea, Wild used to . . . sorry, don't want to hear how Wild "used" to be. Tiphaine has her fancy new weapon. She did get an artifact that when she used it her artifact power was raised from 100 to 120. That's a use once item. She's learning slowly. Her other two artifacts remain mysteries.
By the way, getting a leg up on gear prior to Legion launch was nice while it lasted. But now all the new gear from Legion looks stale because its nearly identical to the i650ish gear we gave up when the invasions started dropping all these i700+ shinies. I wonder how long it will take Tiphaine to get a useful gear upgrade above i700?
Garrison resources are so pre-Legion now. Hah! Instead, we get class hall resources and the exact same set up for missions right out of the garrison handbook, down to the mission tables. Legion looks more and more like Draenor all over - new name, same stuff. Class halls act just like garrisons. Why not just update the darn garrisons instead of letting them rot? By the way, Nazgrim is now Tiphaine's follower. See what I mean?
Quick Note: It's official. The second account has been shut down. The remaining game time runs out on 22 September. Now Back to Legion . . .
Tiphaine marched herself back into Aszuna on the Broken Isles. From her earlier assault she's strewn half-done quests all over the place. She's totally missing the lore part of the story in the hope of just being able to kill things. Well, killing things isn't that hard, but finding a way to get around is a constant challenge. Already the area seems too small and cramped between the players trying to complete quests and the difficulty of navigating through such small areas dotted with dead ends and piles of mobs waiting like bait.
Persistence pays, however. Tiphaine finally DINGED! to level 101 on the second day. Yea yea, Wild used to . . . sorry, don't want to hear how Wild "used" to be. Tiphaine has her fancy new weapon. She did get an artifact that when she used it her artifact power was raised from 100 to 120. That's a use once item. She's learning slowly. Her other two artifacts remain mysteries.
By the way, getting a leg up on gear prior to Legion launch was nice while it lasted. But now all the new gear from Legion looks stale because its nearly identical to the i650ish gear we gave up when the invasions started dropping all these i700+ shinies. I wonder how long it will take Tiphaine to get a useful gear upgrade above i700?
Garrison resources are so pre-Legion now. Hah! Instead, we get class hall resources and the exact same set up for missions right out of the garrison handbook, down to the mission tables. Legion looks more and more like Draenor all over - new name, same stuff. Class halls act just like garrisons. Why not just update the darn garrisons instead of letting them rot? By the way, Nazgrim is now Tiphaine's follower. See what I mean?
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