# 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:** 453
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9041 "2010-02-06T00:12:27Z")
> [@Jbone](#): > > Anyone know if emblem drops are staying at triumph or if they’re moving to frost before Cataclysm? > I’ve recently acquired a few primordial saronites, and since they’re gong for like 2.5k a piece I was thinking about selling them instead of making the BOE items. Holy crap…that seems high! That’s makes each emblem of frost worth 108.7g each! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9042 "2010-02-06T00:35:44Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Just noting that I got my new computer yesterday evening. I had a minor scare. They only sent me a VGA cord for the 22" widescreen monitor, so I plugged it into the VGA port in the back of the computer and got NOTHING! “No signal”. I was ready to scream…I plugged and unplugged and plugged again and tried the old monitor and…nothing. Finally, I opened up the box and saw that the VGA port was onboard, whereas I had ordered a GeForce 9600 to be put in the box. Well, I look more closely and the 9600 is there…but it has no VGA port. Only VDI and S-Video. I had a moment of genius and remembered that there was some sort of adapter in my spare parts drawer for video. I went and looked and it was, thank Og, a VGA-to-VDI adapter and that solved the problem. > > I have reactivated my WoW account and I’m in the process of figuring out which of my add-ons have survived the last few patches that I missed. Keeping the old contingent doesn’t work…I logged in (OMG, is Azeroth gorgeous with everything turned all the way UP) and I had no action bars at all! So I’ve been playing today with just Bartender, FuBar and its hangers-on, and EQCompare. > > I can’t get over how beautiful this game is when you can actually utilize the visual effects! **Welcome back, my :smack:'in Brotha!** 😉 Glad everything’s working out for you, and even though we’re on different servers, I wish you good hunting now that you’re back! Your Pal, Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9043 "2010-02-06T01:29:28Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > Would you believe I got 10 gold for 20 small eggs? I was somewhat gratified. On Cairne Horde-side, Small Eggs were 2g apiece last I checked. I was incredibly disappointed when I went to Blackwater Raiders-A and discovered they were only 30-50s there. I was hoping for an easy boost in gold on a new server. Joining the character lists: Cairne **80 Tauren Druid (Nahren)** 61 Orc Death Knight (Rugelach) **51 Blood Elf Mage (Cyranus)** _26 Orc Warrior (Bonetosser)_ _15 Blood Elf Paladin (Kirisia)_ **0 Tauren Paladin (Wintaur) (post-Cataclysm :D)** Blackwater Raiders 16 Draenei Priest (Mesia) **6 Draenei Shaman (Portoa)** Cenarius _80 Draenei Paladin (Caliphax) 76 Draenei Hunter (Feralax) 58 Human Death Knight (Vaegyr) 21 Human Paladin (Mattimeo) 18 Night Elf Rogue (Mytheus)_ Plus several others that have been deleted when they became obsolete. Clearly I like me some Paladins. ---
**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9044 "2010-02-06T02:11:07Z")
I received my tax refund today, so it was off to Microcenter I went. I built an i7-920 based system with 6GB of RAM, 2 Radeon 5770s in Crossfire (I was going to go with a 5870 but they were out of stock and I was impatient), and a 64GB SSD. I’m installing all the Warcraft patches now. I’m so excited to play everything on the highest settings (at least until I step foot in Dal and have to drop them—but that’s about 8 levels off on my highest character). 😃 ---
**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:** [February 6, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9045 "2010-02-06T04:24:31Z")
> [@Mogle](#): > > Yes, I would, I expect you would have gotten even more if it had been December since they’re needed for the cookies you give to Greatfather Winter. 🙂 I don’t think I mentioned this during Winter Veil: There was a lvl 80 nelf druid standing on the bridge between the bank and AH in IF one day handing out the cookies and beverage needed for the Treats for Greatfather Winter quest to anybody who asked. She explained in General it’s just something her guild does to be nice, and said they’d cooked up, as a guild, something like 3000 Gingerbread Cookies to give away. I thought that was pretty cool, though I suppose the Small Egg price gougers didn’t much care for it 😛 > [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > Well, after **Tom** (aka **Muzungu** ) gave me a boot enchant last night, I met up with **Runestar** who was fishing the fountain for coins No, that was me (in my Keliraeda alter ego, of course) 🙂 Action Bar addons: I used to use Bartender, but switched to Dominos a few months ago because after trying it out I found I liked it better. Unfortunately, at this point I no longer remember _why_ I liked it better, so I’m afraid I can’t do a compare/contrast for y’all. And, okay, here’s my full toon list, with Armory links for my regularly-played toons: On **Lightbringer** (I’ll note that these toons are all together in my “vanity guild”, The Order of The Rik, and I made sure I had at least one of every class and every Alliance race): [**Eilyssana**](http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Lightbringer&n=Eilyssana), lvl 80 human paladin **Goriisa** , lvl 32 draenei shaman **Hodela** , lvl 6 human warlock (guild bank/AH alt) **Syanalle** , lvl 22 night elf priest [**Svelexi**](http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Lightbringer&cn=Svelexi), lvl 55 draenei mage [**Castariora**](http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Lightbringer&cn=Castariora), lvl 65 draenei warrior **Dentek** , lv 60 human death knight **Denassam** , lvl 16 night elf druid **Wain** , lvl 19 gnome rogue **Turanank** , lvl 22 dwarf hunter **Cairne** (most, but not all, of these toons are members of the Burning Dog Legion): **Chimtahna** , lvl 50 tauren hunter **Pinezensuuz** , lvl 30 orc warrior (his name is a cleverly disguised rendition of the SDMB in-joke, “penis ensues”) **Jenlek** , lvl 22 troll priest [**Keliraeda**](http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Cairne&cn=Keliraeda), lvl 76 blood elf paladin **Uprofen** , lvl 58 troll death knight **Wossname** , lvl 23 undead mage (yes, I’m a Terry Pratchett fan) **Orahka** , lvl 11 orc hunter **Rikka** , lvl 13 tauren druid **Hexpot** , lvl 14 blood elf warlock **Flambé** , lvl 1 troll mage (I’ve never actually logged him in yet) **Steamwheedle Cartel** (roleplaying server): **Fahrenz** , lvl 26 human warrior **Sedrel** , lvl 9 blood elf hunter **Annaka** , lvl 1 dwarf priest **Windrunner** (I only made toons here to stay in touch with a friend): **Ozrik** , lvl 22 dwarf paladin **Ponopho** , lvl 1 troll warrior **Lukozh** , lvl 8 human priest **Zangarmarsh** [**Jabloo**](http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Zangarmarsh&cn=Jabloo), lv 43 troll hunter **Mihoko** , lvl 8 gnome mage ---
**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:** [February 6, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9046 "2010-02-06T04:37:34Z")
Okay, installed the GearScore addon, and it says my lvl 80 human paladin’s GS is … 3935! Without ever having set foot in a Northrend dungeon or raid ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9047 "2010-02-06T07:35:29Z")
WTF, Mäng??? Targeting the mommy-friggers, engaging them, trying to kill their sorry spiritual asses, but _nothing_? I thought I could hang for a while, and knock out some low-levels, but this exorcism thing’s got me bamboozled. Got the beads, but I guess I don’t know how to use 'em. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9048 "2010-02-06T09:47:25Z")
up to 70 gold thru Small eggs and AH shenanigans. got sh\*t loads still up 4 auction too, so looks like getting a mount at lvl 20 will be no problemo for this char. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9049 "2010-02-06T15:47:40Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > WTF, Mäng??? > > Targeting the mommy-friggers, engaging them, trying to kill their sorry spiritual asses, but _nothing_? > > I thought I could hang for a while, and knock out some low-levels, but this exorcism thing’s got me bamboozled. > > Got the beads, but I guess I don’t know how to use 'em. I **hate** that quest. You’re doing the last part, in the room at the inn, right? Cramped quarters, can’t see what you’re doing? I think the main idea isn’t so much to kill those things as it is to keep them off the exorcist guy. So if you can just keep their attention while the exorcist does his thing, you’ll bee all right. But watch out - the flying things eventually go away and you get slimes on the floor instead. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9050 "2010-02-06T16:13:04Z")
So I just gave up WoW yesterday. I had one max level toon, a feral druid tank with a 2900 WoW Heroes score. Raided everything except Icecrown Citadel. Then something happened a couple weeks ago to cause my computer to lag. I’ve checked it over and over and can’t find anything different. Dunno what happened. I went from running fine with the highest settings to lagging bad with the lowest. It was incredibly frustrating and nothing was improving so I gave it up. I deleted the game and my account runs out in a few days. Needless to say I’m really missing it. I’m doing the free trial on Lord of the Rings Online but it really doesn’t feel like anything close to WoW. And I lag. So when I found this thread I figured I might follow for a while. So quest on, adventurers! My 2 cents. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9051 "2010-02-06T16:31:21Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I **hate** that quest. You’re doing the last part, in the room at the inn, right? Cramped quarters, can’t see what you’re doing? > > I think the main idea isn’t so much to kill those things as it is to keep them off the exorcist guy. So if you can just keep their attention while the exorcist does his thing, you’ll bee all right. But watch out - the flying things eventually go away and you get slimes on the floor instead. Yeh, that’s the one, **Rik**. Seen some slimies too. Thotbot’s really not to clear on that one, so I guess I will try it your way and see what happens. Thanks! Q ---
**Author:** ![Runestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9052 "2010-02-07T03:05:25Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > Well, after **Tom** (aka **Muzungu** ) gave me a boot enchant last night, I met up with **Runestar** who was fishing the fountain for coins, and I wondered aloud if I could trade any coins that I fished out of the fountain so he could get the credit towards the coin achievements. Also, I bitching about how I was down to one coin that I have been fishing for about 4 months now and think that the fountain was bugged because I would hit multiples of the same coins, even when I fished on different days…for instance, I would get 2 or 3 Aegwynn’s Silver Coins AND 2 or 3 Antonida’s Silver Coins while fishing over a 20-30 minute period while I needed only Alleria’s Silver Coin. This didn’t happen on just one occasion, but 3 or 4 separate occasions, spaced out over days or weeks. Just agonizing. > > After I finished my bitch session, I fished up 2 copper coins and then… > > [\*\*Alleria’s Silver Coin!!! > > SQUEEEEEEE!!!\*\*]([World of Warcraft](http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=43686)) > > Got my [Silver In The City and The Coin Master Achievements](http://www.wowarmory.com/character-achievements.xml?r=Cairne&cn=Yeticalayla&alink=169:6:2095#ach2095) and now I can somewhat fondly say goodbye to that blasted fountain. > > On a side note, I asked **Runestar** if he needed any of the coins to see if it registered towards his achievements and his reply… > > Naw, already have those…:smack: > So, is it possible for traded coins to register towards the achievements for another player? They are not soulbound, so has anyone tried this? Sorry for the long post-quote, but, um, I don’t know who you were talking with, but it wasn’t me. :dubious: EDIT: I just came across Mister Rik’s later post. The proliferation of K-named characters in the Burning Dog Legion has come back to haunt us! 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 7, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9053 "2010-02-07T05:08:26Z")
Say, I’ve been meaning to ask about this for a while now … Anybody have any clue what the hell these things are: [http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/round\_thing\_stormpeaks.jpg](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/round_thing_stormpeaks.jpg) I find those scattered around in the oddest places in Storm Peaks, and they always have that unexplained, ring-shaped, shadow-like mark on the ground nearby (by “unexplained” I mean there seems to be nothing that could be casting that shadow). ---
**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:** [February 7, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9054 "2010-02-07T05:24:02Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Say, I’ve been meaning to ask about this for a while now … > > Anybody have any clue what the hell these things are: > > [http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/round\_thing\_stormpeaks.jpg](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/round_thing_stormpeaks.jpg) > > I find those scattered around in the oddest places in Storm Peaks, and they always have that unexplained, ring-shaped, shadow-like mark on the ground nearby (by “unexplained” I mean there seems to be nothing that could be casting that shadow). It’s just a piece of TitanTech. The Storm Peaks are full of those…old cast-off parts from the things the Titans had created. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9055 "2010-02-07T07:01:30Z")
Those manhole-cover-ish things actually do have a purpose. They function as graveyards in Storm Peaks. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9056 "2010-02-07T14:23:57Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Those manhole-cover-ish things actually do have a purpose. They function as graveyards in Storm Peaks. Really? I don’t remember that. Of course, it’s probably been at least six months since I’ve been in SP. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9057 "2010-02-07T17:09:07Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Really? I don’t remember that. Of course, it’s probably been at least six months since I’ve been in SP. It can be hard to notice, I think, since the usual player response to dying is to immediately start running to your corpse, so you don’t notice the details of the graveyard. It took me a few deaths before I connected the objects with graveyards, myself. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9058 "2010-02-07T18:26:25Z")
Continuing to taunt Skammer: Yesterday, first three randoms: Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron, H ToC. I queued one more time to see if it would give me Halls of Reflection, but no such luck. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9059 "2010-02-07T18:27:28Z")
Also, man do I miss the Northrend-style dungeon maps when I’m in an old-world instance. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294/9060 "2010-02-07T18:40:35Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Also, man do I miss the Northrend-style dungeon maps when I’m in an old-world instance. Have you tried [Atlas](http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info3896-Atlas.html)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-general-discussion/488294.md?page=454)