My World On Warcraft

Vial Of The Sands Ride.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:31:00 +0000

I uploaded a video last night. About time too!

This is in game footage of the dragon you transform into using the "Vial Of The Sands" potion. My GM rode me around getting XP from exploring. It was an awesome experience traveling all over the old world in the air.

Still rocking on my Warlock. He is level 15. I forgot how easy it is to level a warlock. Send pet in, Dot, Dot, loot. :)

~~Xdawgg~~

It Has Begun!

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:18:00 +0000

Finally! The Rock has come back...er I mean, finally I picked my main for our guild!

I have switched and switched and switched over and over, and I played all the classes at least three times over. The only class that feels comfortable to me is the Warlock!

I love how this class can stand back and just dot a mob up while the pet goes in to attack. Then if you have to maneuver, you can run away knowing that the dots are ticking away. Not to mention, I feel evil as hell playing him.

I still have my hunter, but I think if I can't decide on a class I should play, I would go nuts with all the choices of pets out there. Besides, I love the professions of tailoring and enchanting and a cloth class would benefit most from those two.

If anyone reading this wants to join our guild on the Emerald Dream server, make a character for the Horde and whisper Khrul, or Shrockhoof. We are refreshing our guild and plan to progress from the bottom to the top.

It should be fun!

~~Xdawgg~~

A Wow Valentine.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Uploaded a new video today. As you can see it's Valentine related.

If I had something other than a webcam, I could of made this video much better. As of right now, I'm not as mobile as I like to be, but oh well.

If you enjoy this video, feel free to share it around. I'll have more of my regular videos coming soon. Right now I'm trying to decide which class will be my new main.

See ya next time you lil' nerds!

~~Xdawgg~~

On The Hunt!

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0000

I made a hunter last night! An Orc hunter!

So far so good. I like how they start you off with a pet right from the start. You feel like a hunter at level one instead of level ten, and I like that.

I named my little boar Nipsy because she reminds me of my RL dog who is half pom and half pug.

I love the fact you can now move and use autoshot now. Also you can spam your arcane shot till you're out of focus. Not to mention no more ammo pouch and running out of ammo. Yay!

When playing this class, I feel so involved in it. Not only can I use all kinds of weapons but I have a lot of decisions to make when it comes to pets. You're never really bored. Not yet anyway.

In other random thoughts, I have to do some serious laundry tonight!

~~Xdawgg~~

Altaholic.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:36:00 +0000

Be sure to check out this video by EmberIsolte, because this has been me for a long time now. It's funny and at the same time sad that I continue to switch classes... Ha, slash cry.

Well, I have narrowed down to two classes that I would like to be my main. A Shaman or a Hunter. Right now I have no idea where I'm going, so maybe whoever is reading this can comment and help me decide. I know it's my choice only, but both feel good to my play style even though they are really different.

The Rogue class was not for me.

Now for a totally random thought. Orgrimmar is crowded! You people need to move along!

Ok, I feel better.

~~Xdawgg~~

Pick A Class Already!

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:08:00 +0000

As you all are well aware, Tuesday was patch day. There were tons of QQ'ing on almost every class forum I went to. I know they are trying to balance classes but I hate when they completely gut a class that makes players want to re-roll.

On that note, I did some research on what class I want to be. Yea I know I said I would be a Druid and a Warrior, but I'm having doubts now on the Warrior. The class may not have that "fun" factor I'm looking for. Yes they can dps, and yes they can tank, but I'm having second thoughts. Grrrr!

Instead of posting what I'm going to roll, I decided to officially announce it when I reach level twenty. Right now I'm trying out a Rogue and a Shaman. Both Horde and Both Orcs.

Want to guess which one I will go with? Find out soon, because my guild leader Shrockhoof said if I don't hurry up and pick a class, he is going to kick my arse!

~~Xdawgg~~

The Beard is Calling.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:54:00 +0000

What do beards and warriors have in common? One word comes to mind and that is "Epic".

Of all the things I learned in this game is that if you're going to play a warrior, you must have a beard on your character. Not just facial hair, but the biggest beard you can choose. Why? Because I said so nerds!

I think since I'm some sort of an alt-a-holic, I may play down to two classes. One being the druid and two, the warrior. My first level 60 toon was a warrior named Grooke. I really liked that class, but it got a bit stale. Now with all the changes they made to the warrior, I been wanting to play one again.

If you have a warrior, what makes you keep playing him or her?

~~Xdawgg~~

Horde or Alliance?

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

If you seen my last video, you already know that I made a new channel. You also know that I was changing factions and proudly announced it on that same video. But....

It must of been a sign! As soon as I announced that I was changing factions, the Horde Gods spoke and made me choke on my own water. I thought and thought and knew if I truly did switch factions, I would live a life of misery. I would end up being cursed. I was paranoid and so I stayed... Horde.

Yes folks, Horde it is. Now many of you are going to ask me later if I switched my class again, and that answer is "Of course!"

My problem is that I want to switch roles often. Sometimes I want to be a big ass tank, sometimes I want to just dps. Sometimes I look at those huge Taurens and think, "He looks kick ass." Sometimes I want to help people and sometimes I don't. I find myself a jack of all trades kind of guy. So what class fits that persona?

Yep, you guess it by the image above. Druid! My best friend Shrockhoof plays one and he has been telling me all along that I may like the druid. I had one long ago on a different server, and it's why I didn't go back to being that class because I wanted to explore other classes and get the feel of other races and storylines and see where I would like to fit myself in that world. After six years you'd think I found out by now. But I'm not alone.

I find myself talking to many people doing the exact same thing as me. They bounce from one class to another. I think I need an intervention.

What made you stick to your class?

Stay tuned for more posts about my journey through the new world of Azeroth. It should be fun!

~~Xdawgg~~

New Youtube Channel.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:37:00 +0000

I have a whole new channel! Now you can find me over here. So why delete my old channel?

Well, I wanted to start fresh. I was tired of what I was doing to that channel, which wasn't entertaining enough for me. I needed the move. What will you see now on the new channel?

I don't know yet! More in game footage? More serious videos? Less of the rambling? I'm going to let the subscribers decide. I think I will start off with some in game stuff first because everyone loves those. Then let the tide take me wherever.

If all else fails, I'll just do my blog thing.

~~Xdawgg~~

There's A Zombie On Your Lawn!

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:07:00 +0000

Finally I got the Sunflower pet that sings in Hillsbrad Foothills. It took me forever to beat the last stage. Did I mention that this pet sings?

The voice of the pet Sunflower is from the original composer of "Plants vs Zombies". One song is called "There's a Zombie on Your Lawn". If you never played PvZ, then get it right now and see why it kicks ass. You can also buy the iPhone app version as well.

So you want a cute pet? Want me to explain how to beat the last stage? OK then readers, pay attention! Remember, this method is for the last stage only called "Lawn of the Dead".

First thing you would want to do is get three Sunflowers as soon as possible to catch sunlight. Right when you put your third Sunflower down, ack! zombies start coming! Don't worry, you will have time to deal with them.

Now start laying down your Spitters wherever zombies are approaching from. From this point on, you want to lay down more and more Sunflowers and Spitters until you get two complete rows in the back of Sunflowers, two complete rows of Spitters in front of the Sunflowers, and one complete row of Freezyas in from of the Spitters.

Be sure to get two rows of Sunflowers as soon as possible, because without them on your lawn, you wont be able to get enough sunlight to grow your other plants fast enough.

After you have all that, you need to start replacing plants that die and plant nothing else. Then start collecting enough sunlight until you have enough to plant a pumpkin bomb. Place it right up on the huge boss. He dies when you use about four pumpkin bombs on him.

So, your lawn should look like this,

S S P P F
S S P P F
S S P P F
S S P P F
S S P P F
S S P P F

Note;
S=Sunflower
P=Shooter
F=Freeze

That's it! Congratulations, you now have a Sunflower of your very own. Enjoy!

~~Xdawgg~~

Blah, Blah, Blah.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:01:00 +0000

As I delve into videos and blogs around the Internet, I noticed that I'm just like I am in-game. Totally random. I don't have a certain theme to my blogs and videos. I just talk about whatever goes on in the game of World of Warcraft and snippets of RL info that is going on in my life.

When I first recorded my videos, I wanted to do news and rumors and report on all the patch notes that is coming down the pipe. But the more I thought about that, I figured people would find it extremely boring and just hear a guy reading from a screen where someone else could go and read.

If I can't see my videos or read my posts three times without getting bored, I won't post it, period. I will save you the misery.

IMO, I say screw the videos and blog posts about patches or upcoming changes, there are plenty of sites that do that fantastically on its own, (Wowinsider and Mmo-champion). Come up with something entertaining and original which keeps the reader and viewer coming back for more.

On that note, I would like to ask you as a critic, what things in a blog and or video that keeps you coming back for more when it concerns WoW?

~~Xdawgg~~

Epic Questlines.

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:33:00 +0000

If it's been a while since you started a new character, or just an alt-aholic like me, you shouldn't miss out on questing in Silverpine if you're Horde.

So far, this is my favorite part of the old world/new world (whatever). It has story, it has new quests, it has meaning, it has...it has everything! I've had a blast questing through there.

When I became a deathknight, I went back to Brill and followed the low level quests there. Ever since then, I been on one hell of a ride and after you're done, you'll want to kill every damn worgen that walks Azeroth!

I can't say much about the Alliance side of it, but I'm sure the worgen part of it is awesome as well.

So if you been wondering what the lower content was like, you may want to try it out. Oh, and if you're Horde and reach Hillsbrad. The sludge farm makes me shiver when I see and hear the human seedlings. /shiver

What is your favorite low level questlines?

~~Xdawgg~~

85 vs 80 = Pwned!

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:57:00 +0000

Ok, I just about freaked out when I saw an 85 and looked at his Hp. I saw 105K. 105k!

Yes, that's the right number. Now compare that to a level 80 character with about 40 or 50k. There is no chance for that character to survive IMO.

You could probably solo all the dungeons in Outland with ease. That's exciting to me, because I missed some of the cool high end content in Outland because of my "alt-itus". If you been wanting to see Illidan and explore all the high end goodness, just five man with some 85's. Hell, maybe you only need two.

So, I suppose when I reach 80 and see an alliance at 85, I will lay down or bend over, because there is no stopping the 85 juggernaut!

That gap is amazing.

Will you be hitting old high end content at 85?

~~Xdawgg~~

This Is Where You Belong Twinkles!

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:44:00 +0000

I began playing an undead death knight and chose alchemy/herbalism as my professions. Instead of going straight to Outland, I decided to quest the lower level content to build my professions up. I hate that about the death knight class.

As I completed the awesome Silverpine storyline, my next area was Hillsbrad. Not to spoil anything, you will eventually come across the above picture.

That is "Twinkles", the great celestrial steed that is up for sale for 25.00 dollars at the Blizzard store. As I laughed at this scene, I thought to myself, "That's where those damn buyable items belong!"

I'm all for buying for charity, but I really would like Blizzard to not have any more items for sale. Not that it's bad, but I don't want my favorite game to become flooded with items you can only get by paying for them other than paying for your subscription fee.

When the mount released, I was sick of seeing them the second day because everyone and their mom had them. I just find it funny that one of them are buried. ;)

~~Xdawgg~~

Moar Paladin Please?

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:41:00 +0000

Being a Horde is great. We get all kinds of races that look weird, evil, and downright brutal.

But one thing the Horde lacks are race choices for the Paladin. Granted Cataclysm will introduce "Holy Cows", but it would be nice if we could get a third choice. Ungrateful? Yea I know!

Seeing how the Alliance get to choose the Draenei, Dwarf, or human to become a pally, I would love to roll an Orc Paladin!

Imagine those huge shoulders charging at you and that bloodrage determined to take you out, unleashing the holy light as if the Gods have returned to judge thee as he screams, "FOR THE HORDE"!

Excuse me, got carried away.

But I know in my mind it won't happen. Never say never but Blizzard would have to think of some damn good lore to fit why Orcs can wield the light. They are becoming mages, so maybe it can and will happen sometime.

FU RealID

kevingroover@att.net (Xdawgg) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:52:00 +0000

If you been living under a rock, you know that Blizzard were planning on using real names for thier gaming forums. That's right....YOUR REAL NAME.

Then all of a sudden, roleplaying became popular again to the people who don't usually roleplay. What I mean is people argued that they play a character in an mmorpg and that their characters name should show up on the forums and not their real persona.

There are tons of information on this subject, but what you may not know is that Blizzard has decided to scrap the idea. I would say a mega-ton of people posted their opinion on Blizzards bad idea and Blizzard listened....thank God!

My opinion is that Blizzard tried to take the easy route of rooting out trolls on their forums and tried to implement RealId. What should be done is that they should add more moderators and do their job....start banning them.....if we can only get them to do that in the trade chat channel. /sigh