REFLECTIONS (5/19/2006)

It's nine months later, and there are a few more things I've learned about being a Bloodsail Pirate and some things that have changed since this journal was originally written:

1. The fastest way to get your reputation back with the goblins is to kill the level 12-15 pirates south of Ratchet.  You gain one reputation point with Ratchet and 0.5 reputation points with all of the other goblin factions for every pirate you kill.  Since level sixty players can kill these pirates in one hit, the reputation gain is relatively quick (if a little tedious).  As a priest, I put on all the +damage gear I can and then cast Rank 5 SW:Pain on each pirate as I run by.  This kills all of the pirates in 3 ticks of SW:Pain, which is fast enough to kill them before they leash.  Don't forget that there are seven camps of pirates up the hill from the ones along the coast.  Since these pirates respawn very quickly, there's no downtime, and you do not lose reputation with the Bloodsail Buccaneers by killing these pirates.
2. Some people will ignorantly suggest that one should try to get one's reputation back by running the repeatable quest given by the goblin on the coast of Ferales.  However, for level 60's, this repeatable quest only gives 25 reputation points per turn-in and each turn-in is too time consuming as it involves finding and fighting high level 40's mobs.  The reputation gain per time is at best half and maybe only a quarter that you would gain by killing the pirates south of Ratchet.
3. Blizzard has said that they will implement a faster way for Bloodsail Buccaneers to regain their reputation with the goblins, but they have not said when this will be implemented.
4. There was a mild scare during the 1.10 beta, when elite goblin guards were added to the zeppelin towers who would mercilessly attack any Bloodsail Buccaneer they saw.  However, due to intense campaigning by pirate players, these goblins were changed to have Orgrimmar faction.