08-24-2008, 10:08 PM
I spent most of the weekend on my Death Knight. Pushed him through to 70 on Saturday, then dived into Borean Tundra on Sunday.
Amusing observation: I had a friend help me through the Ring of Blood quests in Nagrand (where I found out my DK couldn't tank the Warmaul Champion /sadface) to get a shiny blue Honed Voidaxe. Wasted some time levelling my two-handed axes skill. First (or maybe second quest) in Northrend, I replace my 80 DPS blue with 110 DPS green.
It's quite exciting questing in Northrend because practically every quest reward is an upgrade. Oddly enough, there has been no tanking plate as a quest reward - I'll probably have to get the Cobalt blacksmithing set to try out that side of the game.
Most entertaining set of quests to date: The ones done for King Mrgl-Mrgl at the Winterfin Retreat. One quest has you rescuing Murloc Tadpoles, who are beyond adorable (think of the Murky pet, multiplied by about 10, following you around a cave), and another quest has you wearing the Murloc costume, carrying a white flag of surrender as you sneak in to face Claximus. You can do the Murloc dance, and the jumping animation is a sight to behold.
So far I'm enjoying the Borean Tundra a bit more than the time I spent in Howling Fjord, but I can't quite put my finger on why.
The latest patch reduced the XP needed to level (which was bumped up substantially the patch before). I'm about two-thirds of the way to 71 with around 50-60 quests completed. (The BT quest achievement is unlocked at 130 quests - same as Netherstorm - to give you an idea of quest density). Questing has been pretty smooth, with linking quests nudging you from hub to hub. The mobs for some quests have been a little elusive on a busy server - which is a good excuse to use the feedback button.
Chris
Amusing observation: I had a friend help me through the Ring of Blood quests in Nagrand (where I found out my DK couldn't tank the Warmaul Champion /sadface) to get a shiny blue Honed Voidaxe. Wasted some time levelling my two-handed axes skill. First (or maybe second quest) in Northrend, I replace my 80 DPS blue with 110 DPS green.
It's quite exciting questing in Northrend because practically every quest reward is an upgrade. Oddly enough, there has been no tanking plate as a quest reward - I'll probably have to get the Cobalt blacksmithing set to try out that side of the game.
Most entertaining set of quests to date: The ones done for King Mrgl-Mrgl at the Winterfin Retreat. One quest has you rescuing Murloc Tadpoles, who are beyond adorable (think of the Murky pet, multiplied by about 10, following you around a cave), and another quest has you wearing the Murloc costume, carrying a white flag of surrender as you sneak in to face Claximus. You can do the Murloc dance, and the jumping animation is a sight to behold.
So far I'm enjoying the Borean Tundra a bit more than the time I spent in Howling Fjord, but I can't quite put my finger on why.
The latest patch reduced the XP needed to level (which was bumped up substantially the patch before). I'm about two-thirds of the way to 71 with around 50-60 quests completed. (The BT quest achievement is unlocked at 130 quests - same as Netherstorm - to give you an idea of quest density). Questing has been pretty smooth, with linking quests nudging you from hub to hub. The mobs for some quests have been a little elusive on a busy server - which is a good excuse to use the feedback button.
Chris