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Chatty’s Wow Posse: So it starts

June 27, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Image Credit: Heliopolis at Deviant art

So I joined the Kirin Tor Server after reading that Shamus Young was trying it (and if you read between the lines of his recent posts) liking it.

I was well received in the Pig & Whistle Society guild and have also had the pleasure of buggin Shamus with my semi-witty remarks on the game’s chat.

He’s a super nice guy who will take few seconds from being killed by wolves to chat you up. He’s also very generous with the drops he finds and has mailed me some lots of nice things!

Thing got even more interesting when I was joined by my friend Mike (no not that one… at least not yet) and Asmor with other low level characters.

Joy!

So I’m going to spend this Friday evening playing the level 10-15 Dranei quests, feel free to join and add Pathuun the Dranei Mage and his Paladin Buddies. We are hyper casual and like to banter on the chat channels (I won’t go voice yet as I don’t want to impose My French Canadian Accent to the world just yet).

Can this lead to something bigger?

Wow is going to be my summer D&D!

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Comments

  1. SeiferTim says

    June 27, 2008 at 9:11 am

    Now you need to play the sequel.

    SeiferTims last blog post..Progress

  2. ChattyDM says

    June 27, 2008 at 9:13 am

    I had seen that… Very funny!

  3. Baboune says

    June 27, 2008 at 5:20 pm

    Heard of Age of Conan? WoW is for pantsies
    ๐Ÿ˜‰

  4. ChattyDM says

    June 27, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    Baboune, my dear Sweden bound friend. I have heard of Conan. I’ve been told it’s bug ridden and broken… ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Heather says

    June 27, 2008 at 6:00 pm

    Many of my friends are trying to drag me into Conan. I actually did reserve two copies but ended up using that money to pay for Final Fantasy Tactics A2 instead. I just don’t have time to jump into another time sucking MMO right now. I am not convinced I will pick it up after I get settled in either. I kind of dig having time to devote to other things. I know me well enough to know I like the good gear and end game content and just can’t play a game like that casually.

    Heathers last blog post..Life: Our Neighbors Are Harboring An Elephant

  6. Kavonde says

    June 28, 2008 at 12:11 am

    Me, I’m holding out for Warhammer Online. I’ve felt the WoW bug nibbling at me a few times over the last eight months or so, but I’ve been keeping it at bay with visions of balanced PVP and not having to play Alliance because Horde’s so underpopulated on my server that I can never get a group. *grumble*

    Though I’m sure there’ll be similar disparities between Chaos and Order.

    Kavondes last blog post..My Turn With the Gauntlet of Media Influences

  7. LokyCat says

    June 28, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Age of Conan would be a great game if it was not full of BUGS. Maybe it will be a good game in about a year but for naw if just frustrating.

  8. LokyCat says

    June 28, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Chatty: Whay a RP server and not a RP/PvP Server?=/

    I can’t imagine playing WoW with out the PvP element. =P
    Don’t get me wrong i am not a BG/Arena freak, most of my toons were PvE spec and I hardly ever played any PvP but there is something to be said about the excitement of constantly looking over your shoulder wale getting a quest don.

  9. ChattyDM says

    June 28, 2008 at 9:14 am

    A RP server is a Role Playing Server… where you’re supposed to give your char a non-retard name and act, at least in part, like this is a true roleplaying game…

    RP/PVP is a role playing PvP server…

  10. Ish says

    June 28, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    I just can’t bring myself to participate in any hppby where characters are refered to as “toons.” If I ever sit in the throne of the goddess of lingistics for a day, I shall strike that horrid little word from all lexicons.

  11. ChattyDM says

    June 28, 2008 at 12:42 pm

    Funny thing Ish, I only about characters called toons a few days ago… and I’ve been playing Wow on and off since launch…

    Come on man, grab the 10 day free trial!

    ๐Ÿ™‚

  12. Ish says

    June 28, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    I only have about two, maybe three, hours a week that I could spare for a hobby beyond roleplaying. Career, college, toddler, wife in law school… et cetra.

    $15.00 for ten hours of play time? Membership at the range costs signifigantly less, and I don’t have to worry about downed servers or hardware upgrades.

    If MMORPGs didn’t have such a monetary and time-sink barrier to casual play, I might try them. That said, I bought Guild War and only logges about twevle hours total.

  13. Geek's Dream Girl says

    June 28, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Damn you, Phil. Now I’m really thinking about firing up WoW again. ๐Ÿ™

  14. ChattyDM says

    June 28, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    That’s why I’m an evil overlord!

    ๐Ÿ™‚

  15. LokyCat says

    June 28, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    E: Don’t do it E!!! Be strong, resist the temptation. =P
    I thought about coming back when I saw this post but WoW with out the PvP is just not WoW for me.=P

    Chatty: You still did not anser my questing….Whay a RP(no PvP) and not a RP/PvP server?

  16. ChattyDM says

    June 28, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    Are I don’t play PVP… I freyou asking me why I chose a non PvP server?

    Because it’s the one that Shamus Young (from http://www.shamusyoung.com) started playing Wow on…

    Plus I freaking hate PVPing!

    ๐Ÿ™‚

  17. Baboune says

    June 29, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    Maybe it is the Viking air I breath. The fact is that I really enjoy playing Conan.
    Melee classes are GREAT!! And I really like to decapitate my enemies and bathe in their blood ๐Ÿ™‚

    In any cases, US and European servers don’t mix so …

  18. The_Gun_Nut says

    June 29, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    Chatty: I can’t imagine not playing PVP at least some. Playing against only the computer becomes tedious. I find that only other players can get me really excited about online gaming. IMO the only reason to go online at all is to be with other people…or against them. >:)

  19. ChattyDM says

    June 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    @Baboune: Il y a ca… ๐Ÿ™‚

    @TGN: I’m a “play with people” guy… definitively… it’s getting body camped and ganked while going somewhere that I don’t like.

  20. Graham says

    June 29, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    To put it more succinctly:

    PVP: cool.

    PKing: very not cool.

    In any game I play, I want PVP relegated to battlegrounds-style locations or voluntary duels. If I’m harvesting herbs at level 10, and get ganked from behind by a level 70, that is very much not fun.

  21. LokyCat says

    June 29, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    Getting camped definably sucks but I consider it an occupational hazard=P
    Getting ganked I gont mind so mush, If they are 2-4 levers around me i can hold me own and most of the time come out on top.

    What I HATE is them 70s that come in to TM just to kill low Lv noobs, they are just Jerks that get there buts handed to them on BG/Arena and come to TM and kill noobs so they dont feel inadequate and make them self feel bettor. >-)

    I hardly ever played BG and Arena so I’m not big on PvP but I tried playing a Non-PvP server and I was incredibly bored just playing and leveling up, it just all seemed to be for nothing. Now I can’t imagine playing WoW with out dewing Quest wale looking over my shoulder for an Alliance.

  22. Mike says

    July 15, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Just wanted to let you know that Shamus was featured into a post at Worldofwar.net ( http://www.worldofwar.net/ ) where he shared his thoughts of what bugs him in WoW… It can be found here: http://www.worldofwar.net/n/415464/pet-hates-of-wow . Very nice, Shamus ๐Ÿ™‚

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