Queue, Queue N00b!
Well, here we are. Nine hours away from the opening of the Dark Portal, and the launch of The Burning Crusade. It's weird to think that after all the hype, speculation, and stomach acid, it's finally here. (Not that my copy of the game will be, mind you. Mine ships tomorrow and for what I paid for shipping from Gamestop, it better fracking well be overnight. (A quick check on their website shows that yes, indeed, it will be overnighted. Bastards).
Over the weekend, many Pods foretold of gloom and doom, calling out the presence of login queues on a Sunday night, etc. (This isn't a rare occurrance). Christy was telling of strange people requesting water from her, in Orgrimmar. While that isn't unusual, they were *gasp* PAYING her for it. Formerly honorable players coming back to the fold after a long sabbatical, to be sure.
And so the wait is on, to see whether or not we have +1000 person queues, and whether or not the authentication servers curl up in the fetal position and softly sob to themselves in the corners. Blizzard ran afoul of the players yesterday by trying to edge out the 2.0.5 patch overnight Saturday and to be succinct about it, the servers flipped the fuck out. It will be interesting times, no doubt.
Because of the high population on Whisperwind, Blizz opened up free character moves to Ravencrest, a new PvE server. This invitation was to us and 4 other servers. Because I already had a few names reserved for TBC, I was maxed out at 10 chars, so I took this opportunity to move Gamorr, Elunatique, and Varice there. With Varice having been my very first character, and first 60, I couldn't bear to think of deleting him, whether I play him anymore, or not. I shared this idea of space saving with the Pods, and I believe that many are following suit. Renatta has even been kind enough to start a guild Hordeside over there, so our poor abandoned children don't feel so lonely.
As TBC strategy begins to become relevant, I finally settled on taking Echuta to 70 first. Given the sheer volume of experience that I have tanking, and the time investment on his gear, the guild as a whole will benefit the most that way. Let there be no doubt that we will likely be taking our alts thru the portal, too! I'm sure that once we get some of the HFC fights down, Amp will see some non-BG action VERY soon.
Over the weekend, many Pods foretold of gloom and doom, calling out the presence of login queues on a Sunday night, etc. (This isn't a rare occurrance). Christy was telling of strange people requesting water from her, in Orgrimmar. While that isn't unusual, they were *gasp* PAYING her for it. Formerly honorable players coming back to the fold after a long sabbatical, to be sure.
And so the wait is on, to see whether or not we have +1000 person queues, and whether or not the authentication servers curl up in the fetal position and softly sob to themselves in the corners. Blizzard ran afoul of the players yesterday by trying to edge out the 2.0.5 patch overnight Saturday and to be succinct about it, the servers flipped the fuck out. It will be interesting times, no doubt.
Because of the high population on Whisperwind, Blizz opened up free character moves to Ravencrest, a new PvE server. This invitation was to us and 4 other servers. Because I already had a few names reserved for TBC, I was maxed out at 10 chars, so I took this opportunity to move Gamorr, Elunatique, and Varice there. With Varice having been my very first character, and first 60, I couldn't bear to think of deleting him, whether I play him anymore, or not. I shared this idea of space saving with the Pods, and I believe that many are following suit. Renatta has even been kind enough to start a guild Hordeside over there, so our poor abandoned children don't feel so lonely.
As TBC strategy begins to become relevant, I finally settled on taking Echuta to 70 first. Given the sheer volume of experience that I have tanking, and the time investment on his gear, the guild as a whole will benefit the most that way. Let there be no doubt that we will likely be taking our alts thru the portal, too! I'm sure that once we get some of the HFC fights down, Amp will see some non-BG action VERY soon.
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