Companion Pets: Gotta catch em all!

The Pre-Cataclysm patch hit Tuesday and with it it brought changes to the old worlds of Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor but more importantly it brought me 4 new vanity pets to collect! I have been keeping a close eye on my pet collecting news watching warcraftpets daily as well as scouting out my favorite pet blogger perks n peeves. I logged on with a plan of attack for getting my companions in the most efficient time possible. First I headed over to Hillsbrand Foothills to find Brazie's farm and play a version of plants vs. zombies to obtain my sunflower. It took me a couple tries but I got the last wave down with some liberal use of pumpkin bombs.

She sings a soft sweet tune, while emitting constant positivity...

Collecting is My Bag Baby!

In all MMO's there exists various types and forms of playstyles. The PvPer, the Altaholic, the Raider, the Roleplayer, the Achiever, and my personal favorite the Collector. What the hell is a collector you might ask? Well I am for one! However, as a simple definition anyone who enjoys collecting things as a sub-aspect of the online game they play. I might even goes as far as saying the Collector is the rarest of the MMO subtypes. For them the simple task of collecting their objects is just as satisfying if not more then the usual aspects of playing an MMO. Everyone can have aspects of all these subtypes, but the true extremists/OCD types will go all out.

Rank 26 Walkthrough "Together We Stand"

This week I had the opportunity to experience the rank 26 storyline quest "Together We Stand". Visually this quest was a feast for the eyes and another introduction into other creatures who inhabit the world of Eorzea. This was not a difficult quest and I easily completed it on my Botanist and was rewarded with 78,000 gil. The quest starts in Uldah once again regardless of what city you belong too. Below is the general guideline for the quest as well as a visual walkthrough because I just can't resist taking pictures of the slyphs. Spoiler alert below!!!!


Once you attain Rank 26 on any class head over to the "dunes" or merchant wards in Uldah. It is the same teleport option as the market wards, except choose the second option "merchant wards". Once you zone in speak to Tataru who is just inside the door. She will instruct you to go down the hall to meet Minfila who is trapped inside her office by a few slyphs.

Shattering My Expectations

So I decided to peek my head back into WoW yesterday after the latest patch hit which shattered the old worlds and revamped all the old questing areas. My ulterior motive was also pet collecting cause I am a sucker for vanity items... I have been keeping an eye out on the WoW progression to their new expansion, more so recently due to FFXIV's epic failure. After all my alter ego needs to exist in a world full of promises and content, which unfortunately FFXIV has none of at the moment.

Weeks 3-7 Goals: Check.

Wow where has the time gone....where did my weekly updates go? I think I am like many others who are struggling to find their way in this game which is by everyone's standards very incomplete. So between reading negativity on the forums and struggling to find my own motivations to "stick it out" I think I let my self-reflections slide for a bit. Perhaps I would have been too jaded to have enjoyed writing my blog like I usually do. Or maybe it is the cognitive dissonance I was struggling with while complaining about the game on one hand but continuing to play it on the other. At this point I am not forcing myself to log in if I don't feel like it and I am taking it on a week by week basis.

Rank 20 Walkthrough "Fade to White"

As one of your classes reaches rank 20 you will then be allowed to proceed in the main quest storyline. "Fade to White" unites our 3 nations in Uldah to venture together from this point on. This quest is very easy and requires almost no running around and zero combat. At the end of your cutscenes you will be rewarded 60,000 gil and a path companion to accompany you on your future storyline quests. Be prepared to choose your companion carefully because at this point there is no changing once you have selected! It actually took me over an hour to find a companion I liked...Keep reading for a visual walkthrough and to view my screenshots. Spoilers! You have been warned!

Slacking on my updates

Sorry guys that I have dropped the ball the past couple weeks on the frequency of my updates, I was sick and felt a little unmotivated. I have some updates coming for another rank mission guide and an update on my weekly goals. Perhaps a glass of good wine will get the creative juices flowing again.

For this I give you a failpic.