🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <l0pldh$1m6$1...@dont-email.me>, IYM <nor...@whitehouse.gov> 
wrote:

> Spent a few hours last night on the new patch...Maybe it's me - Maybe 
> I've just about had my run with this game....I dunno.   Nothing grabbed 
> me as "cool!".   Anyway, to say the place was a clusterf!@k would be an 
> understatement when I logged on.  There is a basic quest that gets you 
> to the Timeless Island, however unlike last patches it doesn't appear 
> when you log in unless you are in pandaria.  If you log in in Org or SW 
> for example, it seems like any other day.  Anyway, once you get to the 
> island, there is only a quest or two to get you going and off you go on 
> grinding.... coins, coins, coins - esp if you are on the epic 
> quest-line....and it's a pain in the ass trying to nab mobs when the 
> whole realm, and 3 other realms are there grinding the same, but what 
> else is new.


I haven't noticed anything particularly different about the merged 
realms. I am most curious about the impact on the AH.

I was off WoW for a good part of Pandaria so this patch came a bit 
before I was ready. I hadn't done much of the previous legendary quest 
line (none of the raid parts) so that is of little concern for me in 5.4.

I've gotten some nice BOA iLvl 496 upgrades so far from quest rewards, 
helping to down rares and finding two "moss covered boxes." I've only 
been to the Isle so far with 2 of my 6 90s. The first visit was my lock 
who had skinning, and at least for now it is good to be a skinner. I had 
some skinning competition but for the most part (this was early in the 
afternoon after the patch came up) I kept busy. I probably got 200-300 
of the coins needed for the 1000 for the quest by skinning.

My biggest frustration is with my professions. Even the web doesn't have 
clear info on how to upgrade crafting professions. Turns out tailoring 
you have to get a drop from a random mob to make Celestial cloth and 
making those daily lets you learn other stuff. I have 2 tailors. The 
first got its drop in the Eternal Blossoms zone despite many more kills 
on the island. My other tailor has not gotten the drop yet. BTW, looks 
like I will keep all my level 90 farmers (4) busy growing cloth to feed 
my 2 tailors. I am still doing the imperial silk dailies on the 2 
tailors to make royal satchel bags.

I am not sure what needs to be done for my Leaatherworking and 
INscription. My toons with Jewelcrafting, engineering and blacksmithing 
aren't even 90 yet.


Brian