# World of Warcraft General Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 4, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294 "2009-03-04T17:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 211
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4201 "2009-08-21T15:29:02Z")
With a bunch of people coming on and off during the summer, we’ve decided to split into two Uld10 teams. Guess who got stuck being the RL for the main/progression group? :o Our GM/main RL is heading up Group 2, which means I get to train up a new tank as my OT. It remains to be seen how things will work out with him… He allegedly had a lot of experience tanking on a Warrior in the past, but was away from the game for about a year and now plays a DK. > [@Quasimodem](#): > > My wife had been complaining that my feet were swelling because of my WoW time, but we discovered it’s my new BP meds that are doing this! Sounds like a good excuse to request a foot rub! 😃 > [@martu](#): > > These days levelling destro is an option but you picked a warlock not a mage for a reason right? For the green fi… re… oh wait… > [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > I love druids. 🙂 We affectionately tease our guild’s deep-Balance druids (Moonkin form), calling them “Boomkin” or “Thunder Chicken”. MOAR LIEK OOMKIN AMIRITE > [@Raza](#): > > What are one or two other battlegrounds that you’d recommend that are fun and provide a good opportunity to earn Honor Points (and shards, too)? I’m a level 80 hunter. AFAIK, Stone Keeper’s Shards \*\*only \*\*come from WG dailies and Heroic bosses when your faction has WG control. > [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Balance druid referred to as anything BUT a Boomkin. The official name of the form is **Moon** kin. > [@Telperien](#): > > I’m also doing the Sons of Hodir dailies as often as possible. This is a very good idea. At Exalted, SoH sells BiS shoulder chants (well, BiS for anybody but Inscriptionists). If you’re looking to get rep faster, don’t forget about the Relic of Ulduar turn-ins (10 Relics = 250 rep, IIRC). ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4202 "2009-08-21T15:33:31Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > This is a very good idea. At Exalted, SoH sells BiS shoulder chants (well, BiS for anybody but Inscriptionists). If you’re looking to get rep faster, don’t forget about the Relic of Ulduar turn-ins (10 Relics = 250 rep, IIRC). I have turned in so many of those already. People sell them for ridiculously cheap on the AH, guildies at max rep will give them away for the asking, and the mob drops are good. I’m going to wait till I get a really great shoulder piece and buy the best enchant for it once my rep is high enough. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4203 "2009-08-21T15:36:07Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > The official name of the form is **Moon** kin. Indeed. I’m just saying, I don’t remember ever once in-game, whether in a PuG or guild chat or whatever, hearing anyone refer to one of those druids as anything but a Boomkin. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4204 "2009-08-21T15:38:46Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Indeed. I’m just saying, I don’t remember ever once in-game, whether in a PuG or guild chat or whatever, hearing anyone refer to one of those druids as anything but a Boomkin. Yeah, I wasn’t saying it was unique to us or anything, just that teasing the owly-druids is fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4205 "2009-08-21T15:51:50Z")
Yup, I was just giving the name for anybody who was unaware or had forgotten it (we do have some newer players following the thread, after all). So just remember, when I go into hyper-explanation mode, it isn’t necessarily addressed at the specific person to whom I’m replying. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4206 "2009-08-21T15:54:01Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > “Thunder Chicken” seems to be our preferred one lately, though I’ll admit at one point I was trying to think of the “real” name and kept thinking “Boomkin” really was it! My third druid (I currently have 2x level 80 druids; indeed, those are my only 80s thus far…) is named Laserchicken. ---
**Author:** ![martu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@martu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martu)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4207 "2009-08-21T16:12:45Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > With a bunch of people coming on and off during the summer, we’ve decided to split into two Uld10 teams. Guess who got stuck being the RL for the main/progression group? :o Our GM/main RL is heading up Group 2, which means I get to train up a new tank as my OT. It remains to be seen how things will work out with him… He allegedly had a lot of experience tanking on a Warrior in the past, but was away from the game for about a year and now plays a DK. Good luck. > [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > For the green fi… re… oh wait… Heh dammit it can’t be that hard to do can it? Mind you it’s almost worth not doing so all the way too serious locks get their minions in a twist when you say it’s the most important change required for warlocks in the game cue the scream “What about threat!!!” ---
**Author:** ![martu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@martu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martu)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4208 "2009-08-21T16:14:55Z")
How many EU players do we have following this thread? I think it would be great if we could start a SD Guild somewhere on an EU server. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4209 "2009-08-21T17:15:13Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Hah. I’m running a shadow priest. I bow to no one in my ability to run out of mana quickly in an instance. What level? My shadow priest is level 75, and he can often finish fights with more health and mana than he started with, even with two mobs (although I’ve never done instances with him). I start off the fight with Vampiric Embrace and Vampiric Touch, throw out my little shadow fiend buddy, lay on the DoTs, and start throwing damage. As long as I’m careful about which damage spells I use, my mana goes up, not down. In long fights, of course, I can’t keep that up, but it’s not like my low-level holy priest that’s completely OOM by the end of a two-mob fight. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4210 "2009-08-21T17:36:19Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > What level? > > My shadow priest is level 75, and he can often finish fights with more health and mana than he started with, even with two mobs (although I’ve never done instances with him). > > I start off the fight with Vampiric Embrace and Vampiric Touch, throw out my little shadow fiend buddy, lay on the DoTs, and start throwing damage. As long as I’m careful about which damage spells I use, my mana goes up, not down. Only 47 now - I only have one of the vampiric things right now. Embrace, I think, and no Shadowfiend yet.. I tend to throw shadow word pain and then spam mind flays with occasional mind blasts; sometimes I throw on a devouring plague before i start spamming the non-DOT damage spells. I only use Vamp Embrace when I’m soloing or in boss fights on the off chance my tiny extra amount of healing helps keep the tank alive in a tight situation. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4211 "2009-08-21T18:15:56Z")
How does Horde get to Azuremyst Isle and Teldrasil? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4212 "2009-08-21T18:19:07Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > How does Horde get to Azuremyst Isle and Teldrasil? Catch the Alliance boats off the dock at the town in Darkshore. You may have to die on/near the boat due to the guards, then swim under the boat as a ghost and rez into it when you get near your corpse. Or just drown yourself under that boat and save the trouble of dealing with guards; you’ll rez inside the boat. To get into Darnassus, you’ll have to charge the portal on Teldrassil. And if you don’t die before hitting the portal, you may well after zoning in and auto-flagging due to being in an enemy city - and there are guards right there. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4213 "2009-08-21T18:27:25Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Catch the Alliance boats off the dock at the town in Darkshore. You may have to die on/near the boat due to the guards, then swim under the boat as a ghost and rez into it when you get near your corpse. Or just drown yourself under that boat and save the trouble of dealing with guards; you’ll rez inside the boat. > > To get into Darnassus, you’ll have to charge the portal on Teldrassil. And if you don’t die before hitting the portal, you may well after zoning in and auto-flagging due to being in an enemy city - and there are guards right there. In other words, painfully. Horde gets to Teldrassil and Azuremyst painfully. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4214 "2009-08-21T18:39:43Z")
I was afraid of that ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4215 "2009-08-21T19:00:29Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Indeed. I’m just saying, I don’t remember ever once in-game, whether in a PuG or guild chat or whatever, hearing anyone refer to one of those druids as anything but a Boomkin. The few times I’ve gone to Spanish-language servers, it drove me crazy to see that people kept asking for a “poyo” on LFG… bloody leetspeakers, a “pollo” is a chicken (which I hadn’t even heard as a name for a moonkin before) and a “poyo” is a piece of wood you lean stuff against! ETA: I’m EU, **martu**. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4216 "2009-08-21T19:50:41Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > I also did the Crocs in the City fishing daily again and got [Chuck’s Bucket!](http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35350) He is so cute. What a coincidence - I got Chuck yesterday, too. I already had Chuck, though, so all I could really do is trash it (I’ve gotten Muckbreath twice as well). OTOH, I obtained Snarly’s Bucket a few days ago, so now I have the full set of baby crocs 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4217 "2009-08-21T20:25:52Z")
Guys! BlizzCon [live blog](http://www.wow.com/2009/08/21/blizzcon-2009-world-of-warcraft-preview-panel-liveblog/#continued) on the introduction of the new expansion! Squee! FLIGHT IN AZEROTH! Among like, a billion other things! ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4218 "2009-08-21T20:39:25Z")
It sounds like they’re completely revamping Old Azeroth into Azeroth 2.0. I’m going to have to start leveling my bank alts once the expansion hits (currently said to be sometime in 2010)… ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4219 "2009-08-21T20:45:37Z")
I just hope to have an 80 by then. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/4220 "2009-08-21T20:58:41Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Guys! BlizzCon [live blog](http://www.wow.com/2009/08/21/blizzcon-2009-world-of-warcraft-preview-panel-liveblog/#continued) on the introduction of the new expansion! Squee! > > FLIGHT IN AZEROTH! Among like, a billion other things! Waaah! Blocked from work! Stupid filters! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294.md?page=210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294.md?page=212)