Monday, October 28, 2013

Guild Level 25!!!

Hi,

Alliance (Brits United):

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 510
Draenybrit (90) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing) - iLvL 458
Gnomeybrit (90) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting) - iLvl 495
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 452
Flictionbrit (87) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (86) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (73) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (67) - Human/Warlock (Mining/Skinning)
Elfybrit (60) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Shadybrit (60) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Pallybrit (61) - Human/Paladin (Mining/Tailoring)

Horde (Britannia):

Priestybrit (37) - Undead/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Gobbybrit (25) - Goblin/Warlock (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Cuteybrit (24) - Blood Elf/Priest (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Herbybrit (24) - Tauren/Druid (Herbalim/Inscription)
Shammybrit (22) - Troll/Shaman (Mining/Engineering)
Beastybrit (24) - Blood Elf/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Fuzzybrit (24) - Panderan/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Powerbrit (22) - Panderan/Priest (Mining/Skinning)

Yes. I finally did it. Got my Alliance guild to level 25 on Saturday. I started in April, so it took about 6 months. I'm sort of lost now, and really should be leveling the Horde one now, but I'm gearing up my 90s instead.

I played a lot on Flaying, doing most of the Hallows end achievements, but I've stopped due to the stupid Stop the Fires quest. Tried in Goldshire with a couple of others, no luck. Went to Azure Front and soloed it on the third try. So, got one pumpkin head. I'm not doing that anymore. LOL One time where CRZ would have been good :)


I also did Timeless Isle on both Flaying and Gnomey, doing the daily, and weeklies, and getting the weekly chests. I actually took Draeny there too, but at 452 (at the time) she had a really tough time there. I'll get here a bit more geared up before going back.

Flaying also did a couple of wings of LFR and capped Valor. Gnomey then capped Valor yesterday too, so I won't be playing them today. Flaying is also working on Loremaster, and got Twolong Steppes finished up.

In other news, Fliction and Fengsui got some play. I want my Engineering and LW to get to high levels. I've just lost focus a bit, because of not getting guild XP any more.

So, the Alliance guild is level 25, with the Horde guild at level 4 and 73%. Achievements have gone up to 3820, with the last two being Bomberman, and Two Steppes forward, One Steppe back.

I don't have a plan for next week. Will it be leveling Alliance, gearing up my 90s, playing Horde? I really don't know right now. Maybe a combination of all of it :)

Cheers.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Staying Focused!

Hi,

Alliance (Brits United):

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 504
Draenybrit (90) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing) - iLvL 439
Gnomeybrit (90) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting) - iLvl 488
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 452
Flictionbrit (86) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (86) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (71) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (67) - Human/Warlock (Mining/Skinning)
Elfybrit (60) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Shadybrit (60) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Pallybrit (60) - Human/Paladin (Mining/Tailoring)

Horde (Britannia):

Priestybrit (37) - Undead/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Gobbybrit (25) - Goblin/Warlock (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Cuteybrit (24) - Blood Elf/Priest (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Herbybrit (24) - Tauren/Druid (Herbalim/Inscription)
Shammybrit (22) - Troll/Shaman (Mining/Engineering)
Beastybrit (24) - Blood Elf/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Fuzzybrit (24) - Panderan/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Powerbrit (22) - Panderan/Priest (Mining/Skinning)

That's right. Totally focused on Guild XP this week. Leveling Pally, Fliction, Unstable, and doing dailies mostly on Draeny (to get Exalted with Tillers), and doing some stuff on Flaying I will get to later.

Leveling Unstable for Knothide leather to help get Fengsui's LW to 350. This went very well, and I only needed to farm for a few Fel Scales right at the end. Having 2 skinners to supply LW is working out really well so far. I really want to get Fengsui's LW up for: 1. Firelands dailies for the 36 slot Mining bag pattern. 2. Hardened Magnificent Hide for the 553 Leather and Mail gear.

Pally zoomed to 60. I've never leveled anyone so fast before. I cut out huge areas of my usual leveling, because Pally was getting so much XP from the heirlooms. This did mean that Tailoring got left behind a bit, but Gnomey just ran dungeons to get the necessary cloth. Once Runecloth is done, there is masses of Netherweave cloth in the Guild Bank, and all toons will be getting more Frostweave cloth and Embersilk cloth etc. so this won't be an issue any more.

OK, on to Flaying. She's been doing the Holloween stuff. Each bucket is a quest that gives guild XP, and the dailes and main quest line gave tons too. Flaying did all of EK buckets, and has now moved on to Kamildor.

Well, I said I stayed focused on Guild XP, but I did have a break last night. I took Flaying back to Timeless Isle for some mindless fun, and got more familiar with the place, ready for when I don't have to worry about guild XP any more.

So, the Alliance guild is now level 24 and 60%!!!! My first level 25 guild is just around the corner. The Horde guild is still level 4 and 73%. Achievements are at 3575 with the last two being 2000 quests completed and Rotten Hallow.

The goals for next week are 1. Get the Alliance guild to 25. 2. Gear up my level 90s.

Cheers.

Monday, October 14, 2013

A new member appears

Hi,

Alliance (Brits United):

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 504
Draenybrit (90) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing) - iLvL 438
Gnomeybrit (90) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting) - iLvl 481
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 452
Flictionbrit (85) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (86) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (70) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (62) - Human/Warlock (Mining/Skinning)
Elfybrit (60) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Shadybrit (60) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Pallybrit (38) - Human/Paladin (Mining/Tailoring)

Horde (Britannia):

Priestybrit (37) - Undead/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Gobbybrit (25) - Goblin/Warlock (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Cuteybrit (24) - Blood Elf/Priest (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Herbybrit (24) - Tauren/Druid (Herbalim/Inscription)
Shammybrit (22) - Troll/Shaman (Mining/Engineering)
Beastybrit (24) - Blood Elf/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Fuzzybrit (24) - Panderan/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Powerbrit (22) - Panderan/Priest (Mining/Skinning)

A new member? That's right, and not Ranged DPS either. A Human Ret Paladin. Here's the deal. I got a Timeless Plate Cache from Timeless Isle. I realized that my BS could make 553 Plate gear. So, what use will that be if I don't have a Plate user. I toyed with making a DK, but thought that starting at level 1 would really give the Guild XP a real boost. I was certainly right about that. I bought the Chest and Shoulder Heirlooms with DMF tickets, and ground out JPs on Flaying to get the Two-Hander. I bought the cape and helm. So Pally is whizzing through the zones and levels. Mining so that she can supply Ghost Iron Ore to Draeny. Tailoring so that I can get 2 Celestial Cloth per day for gear for all my cloth wearers.

So, what else has been going on? A lot!

Gnomey made the 553 belt for Flaying, and this pushed Flaying to 496 (exactly right for SOO LFR). I read up on the 4 fights and entered LFR. Got the first boss down fine, I got a Cloak. Got the 2nd boss down on the 2nd try, I got a Ring. Wiped twice on the 3rd boss, and I had to leave. So, real fun and I got some gear. While queuing, Flaying completed all of the Dread Wastes quests.

Then I decided to focus entirely on Guild leveling. Draeny got to 90 and started to do some dailies and Dread Wastes quests (to get Honored with Klaxxi for the Belt Buckle recipe). She also got the Balanced Trillium recipe, and has started making them. Fliction got to 85, and made it part way through Jade Forest. Fengsui got to 70, and Unstable started in Outland.

Saving all the cloth from Outland onward (and have some Runecloth already saved) for when Pally gets there, but it's going to be a bit of a grind for Silk and Mageweave.

Also, all the Horde gang went to DMF and so they actually got played a bit this week.

The Alliance guild is now level 23 and 98%! The Horde guild is level 4 and 73%. Achievements are now at 3485, with the last two being Terrific Trio, and Dread Haste Make Dread Waste.

The plan for next week is to continue to make Celestial Cloth and Balanced Trillium, and to level all the other toons. The plan is to NOT do high level content that doesn't contribute to Guild XP. I can really taste 25 right now!

Cheers.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Making my mind up

Hi,

Alliance (Brits United):

Flayingbrit (90) - Human/Priest (Herbalism/Alchemy) - iLvL 492
Draenybrit (88) - Draenei/Shaman (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Gnomeybrit (90) - Gnome/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting) - iLvl 481
Blizzybrit (90) - Draenei/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting) - iLvL 452
Flictionbrit (83) - Gnome/Warlock (Mining/Engineering)
Boomybrit (86) - Night Elf/Druid (Herbalism/Inscription)
Fengsuibrit (65) - Panderan/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Unstablebrit (60) - Human/Warlock (Mining/Skinning)
Elfybrit (60) - Night Elf/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)
Shadybrit (60) - Draenei/Priest (Herbalism/Mining)

Horde (Britannia):

Priestybrit (36) - Undead/Priest (Tailoring/Enchanting)
Gobbybrit (24) - Goblin/Warlock (Herbalism/Alchemy)
Cuteybrit (23) - Blood Elf/Priest (Mining/Blacksmithing)
Herbybrit (24) - Tauren/Druid (Herbalim/Inscription)
Shammybrit (22) - Troll/Shaman (Mining/Engineering)
Beastybrit (23) - Blood Elf/Hunter (Skinning/Leatherworking)
Fuzzybrit (23) - Panderan/Mage (Mining/Jewelcrafting)
Powerbrit (22) - Panderan/Priest (Mining/Skinning)

Yep. I've trouble making my mind up what to focus on each day these days. Run LFR and cap Valor? Level lower level toons? Work on getting others to 90?

Well, I've done a bit of all that this week. I mostly focused on Gnomey, and getting her all geared up. She was the one to cap Valor this week, giving the Valor of the Acients buff. Basically, to cap Valor, I do a Scenario and Heroic Dungeon, some dailies, and then maybe LFR. Gnomey got to iLvL 480 and then hit ToT LFR. With a successful wing, she's now Friendly with Shado-Pan Assault and can start buying the 522 Valor gear. A 502 Staff dropped in ToT which was great also. Oh yeah, 19 Celestial Cloth now. Only 2 more days for the 553 belt.

Focusing on lower level toons, I got Fliction to 83 and off to Uldum. I also got Fengsui to 65 and am in Nagrand doing the Hemet quests. Fengsui did indeed visit DMF and get 300 in LW. Now at about 325 with all the Knothide Leather and scraps I'd been saving up. Unstable is yet to step into Outland, so there will be lots from her also.

Draeny and Boomy are both leveling in Pandaria, and Draeny has finished with Jade Forest, barely touched VFW and is now in Kun-Lai summit. I'm trying to establish a tried and true path through Pandaria just like I have with all other zones. I've got Jade Forest down (just do all quests associated with Jade Shipment etc. and ignore the other side quests). Also, in VFW, just the first few by Pang's Stead and get to Halfhill for the farm, before going to the Veiled Stair. Still trying to work out the best way through Kun-Lai.

Most of the Alliance have been to DMF already, and that's really help withe the guild XP.

The guild is now level 23 and 22%. Achievements are now at 3340 with the last two being Heroic Scarlet Halls, and Pandaria Dungeon Hero. No progress on the Horde side again this week.

The plan for next week is to lay off gearing up the level 90s, and really focus on leveling, dailies, and guild XP. Also, I will be taking all the Horde toons through DMF, so there will actually be a little bit of Horde progress this week.

My Shoulder is gradually getting better. I've had a couple of Physical Therapy sessions, and am doing shoulder exercises every day. Slowly but surely.

Cheers.