Garrison Building: Barracks

Its been awhile.. ;3


L1:  Not much use

L2:  Bodyguards!  (There is a achieve and certain ones are useful)

L3:  5 more follower slots!!


You know theres not much to this one...


If your getting rep with your bodyguards you'll want them to be out and with you.  Be aware that they do not share kills with others, but anything that cons to you will award some rep.  The flowers or podlings in shadowmoon valley are my perfered targets since they die quick but the grubs in Gongrod work as well.




Well.  Till next week!


btw, happy Early New Years!  :D

Elve

Panda's Earth Spirit and a big adventure!

First Pet: Carry/Plushie

A Whelk (Or snail)
I use:
Absorb, Acidic Goo, Then Dive

With a Tiny Harvester
Metal Fist, Extra Plating, and Demo

Take the first two attacks with the Carry/ Plushie. I like the Plushie to Use In for a Hug on the 3rd round to avoid extra damage. Bring in Snail/Whelk.

Start with keeping Goo up and then Dive. Fill with Absorb. Rinse Repeat till dead.

He should of died a good ways into the Sludgey.

Next bring out your Harvester.

Keep Plating up and I personally like to just Metal Fist Sludgy down since its such a low hit chance.

For last pet, you can choose to Spam Demo (till fist can kill) or just spam fist till its dead (which is what I do to take out the luck factor). Try to reapply plating during his burrow phases.

This was the best 2 pet method i've found to work most of the time.

Happy Hunting.

Elve

Merry Christmas! SELFIE Specials

Ahh a White Christmas...

Saving Metzen...

 Trimming the Trees... in Ironforge...

 Searching for Quest Turn ins among the Crowds...

 Enjoying the Mummy shaped ornaments and ropey lights....

And more importantly, awaiting gifts!



Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Elve

Achievement Help: School's out Forever!

Scholo Heroic.

Requires 5 Players (no way around it my friends!)

Step 1:  Get a group (may I suggest group finder?)

Step 2:  Arrive (and probably summon...)

Step 3:  EXPLAIN NOW!

Step 4:  Kill to boss.

Step 5:  Explain AGAIN!

Step 6:  Hope to get achievement.



The explaining part:


Don't touch boss.  Don't touch mobs.

Everyone gets sent into a room and then comes and meets on the boss.  No one auto attacks or anything because killing even one mob (thanks to multistrike) could kill one of the mobs you need to kill.  So on the side of caution, you kill nothing.

At 100 damage is light, so just pop a pot if ya gotta or have a healer.

Once everyone has been sent into a room just pile up (wait a moment to allow the last person sent in to get down AND for their slow fan club to arrive as well!).  Now, after waiting 10 secs as a dramatic pause!  One massive AoE fest.  Done. 


Assuming you didn't touch the boss, he has enough health the minions will surely die first.

If your paranoid then taunt boss away then AoE then kill him.


Good luck!

Elve

Bleakclaw's Cagged!

One of the Tanaan terrors, its a over power fest!  (Please keep in mind back line changed daily, you may have more trouble due to them but the method should still work!)


First off, you need your trusty Whelping, a Emerald Proto, and another healing (I liked life exchange so I took the Faerie)


Nexus Whelp

Traditional Storm then Surge followed by another Storm.  You will probably die first but the point is to tear in really hard so the other two pets can work on backline more then boss.


Emerald Proto

This one is a major filler.  You'll use Blessing and once your at or below 50% you'll start dream. using your attack as a filler for these.  This pet is meant to play VERY heavy Defense and wittle down health.  It is most likely going to be this pet that kills off the boss and starts the backline.

Once the backline is out keep doing as above.  Again, heavy Defense because your waiting out the buff the boss applied.



Third Pet

This can honestly be any pet but I never use it.  I like to have something that can heal since your backline will take huge amounts of damage.  Life Exchange is really good to have with this pet for the chance your brought in to finish off a pet that hasn't even been hit.



Yall don't forget to farm these terrors and see me next week for more fights!

Elve

Fan Made SELFIES

I've got SELFIEs and screenies from fans and I do appreciate them.  I keep saying im going to do a post for them and now I am!

In celebrate of the season, im showing that im thankful for all of yall!  I hope you'll continue to communicate with me, send me some-scary at times-emails, and that you'll be continually happy with my post!  :)

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

A Thank you to Lulu, Max, and Page who sent me these.  :)





And Don't forget!  Im doing a Christmas Themed SELFIE post next Friday, i'd love to get some Winter Veil themed pics from yall to include!  :D

Kissing Frogs for a Blade?

If your doing or have done the Tourny you know what this quest is.  Its a daily to go to Grizzley Hills and kiss frogs till one turns into a maiden.  It can take a LONG time...  I have spent up to 20 minutes /kissing. 

This takes forever to do... If your unlucky you'll be here a hour kissing frogs! So to save myself time I made a cheat marco!

/use warts-b-gone lip balm
/target lake frog
/kiss
/cleartraget

Now just run towards another and hit it again!

Warnings:

Do not have a Creepy Crate out, it eats critters.

Don't stand in place and spam this. Its going to hit the NEAREST frog, and hitting same frog wont help ya!

Lastly, maiden is up for a certain amount of time not just for one use... So don't waste time with marco if your lucky enough to see her up!

Happy Hunting! :D

Elve

Update on Posting Ideas

I asked, and I received abit of feedback!

As yall know, I need something to replace my Friday post in 2016 and i've been getting a few interesting request.

1.  Combine my Monday Post to Fridays.

My WTF challenge, my little glitchy fun, and those post were mentioned.  I can see me doing this because these do involve screenshots or SELFIEs and it would leave Mondays open to me for updates, News, and mile stone art.

2.  Videos

This is something i've been getting request for actually..  From pet battles to raids and instances.  I've been considering this but my current software is Bandicam and it opens my computer to ALOT of viruses in the process..  So i'd need a new software first!

3.  More SELFIEs...

Okay, I really cant people.. ><;  I just cant do that... I want them to be more then random clicks and that's what they'd be if I kept on.  I will still be doing them every now and then though, very happy to know yall like them that much though!

4.  Class and Spec Explanations

I would consider doing this, I really would but I dont think I could stretch it for more then 4 months.. Not a whole year though unless I just included random changes..  But I may do a week long post with this sort of thing, or maybe even use it with the first option if I need a extra day.

Thank you for the request all the same though!

5.  Zones and Quest

Okay, i've got request for explaining zones, and for doing Questing guides...  I feel as if the questing one was a troll because yall know I dislike questing.. ><  But I will highly consider both because I feel I could stretch the zones over SEVERAL months, maybe a whole year and the same for questing guides.  But don't expect to see a questing guide anytime soon my friends... If I can get a co-writer, then I might do one, but meh..  I just get so bored with questing and im just too busy to do a whole zone a week.

6.  Leveling Guides

Yes, I can stretch this, but to make it more then 2 months wouldn't be worth my time, or yours to read.  Even the stretch of 99-100 isn't worth a whole days post.  Especially since the exp needs will be nerfed VERY soon.  I will consider maybe a week long post of this sort though.

Again, thanks for the request, but it wont fit well enough for this particular need.  I will try and work it in at a later date though!  :)

7.  Gold Farming

Again, not a year long posting!  I do plan to do a Gold farming guide for garrisons, I can do one for every expac in fact.  But its more of a once a month post that still wont reach 12 post totaled till there's ALOT more expacs.



Well, that's about the line my Friday make up post are going.  I do appreciate all the ideas, I wish more of them could be stretched longer.

Yall made it clear you want to see more post, you like my Friday post (which im happy with the response im getting!) but I need to decide what i'll do soon!  So please, share your ideas if you have more and tell me what ideas above your interested in seeing as possible week long post or our new Friday post!


Thank you again!  :)

Elve

Elder of Shatt's Big Adventure

He tries and if you lacked flyers then he probably did suck to fight.  Not so much now.


Take a Moth and any 20+ leveling pet and your plushie.


Your moth using Dust wisely but off CD with Strikes like crazy.  Try to use Cocoon during dives or Blood in the water.  That easy.  You'll slaughter the first two and the leveling pet MIGHT be needed on the third.  If it wasn't for the bleed you'd have no issue going through these.

Once your done with plush you can use a lower level for extra exp.


Happy hunting!

Elve

Selfie Palooza

Another Batch of Selfies to make your day.  Maybe?

 

 

 

 

 

Higher Learning Achievement

With all the talk about Dal and the new expac, I figured lets hit a old achievement focused IN Dal.


Rewards?  A pet and a port to a off limits area.


Time?  Expect awhile unless your REALLY lucky.



What do ya do?   Long story short:  You check spawn locations for books and then "read" them.



I borrowed below image from WoWHead (submitted by mesukyi 2008).  Why?  Because it shows you exactly what you need plus screenshots.

 PRO TIP!!!!

There are "Fake" books.  Im not joking, this 4 hour spawn time is shared with fake books that have nothing to do with achieve and WILL NOT DISAPPEAR TILL READ! (Or so im told)  So don't get too excited at a spawn before you scroll over it.




Being as I already have the achieve, I want to share a few tips to share:


I saw hundreds of add ons. Most of the addons did not work. They would reset when I logged off and don't catch a spawn unless another person with that addon clicked it WHILE your on to let you know, you missed it... I really wouldn't waste your time with a addon... If there is a decent one, I never saw it to try. The best I found was the ones that would mark the location on your map similar to NPC scan.

My suggestion, sit in Dal. Leave a alt there (more if ya can at each location to try) and just check between queues or at least twice a day. If you use a alt for this and want the BOOK on your main then make sure you got a quick port to Dal of your own! They only spawn for a few minutes!

If you don't give a damn about anything but the achieve or the pet then just put a alt in Dal and leave them to look out.

Really, its against your instinct but DONT SIT AND FARM! These timers are suppose to be like 4 hours or so. Just poke in and out when ya got time or just sit there when ya feel like reading or watching TV. (check between chapters or during commercials!)


I personally got this by leaving a alt and checking once before work and then again when I was able to play again. Because I didn't care for the book, I just used my mage so if I felt like using her, it was a quick trip back.

You can also ask friends who go to Dal daily to do a quick check.

In the end I didn't sit for hours, I popped in every now and then in free time and checked the spawns I needed, got them all within about a week and a half.



Side Note: Be kind! /Yell and offer the news in general or trade! If your on a mage you might get a nice amount of tips for helping that lazy or hearthstone blocked person who also needs the tome! The tome can be clicked and used multiple times, so spread the love!  You might make someones day!


Happy Hunting, Lore Nuts!


Elve

WTF Challenge 4

This is a REAL wtf...  I mean we all know the lore here is the Blood God Sethe and all.  But you got insane birds running about and RAINING BLOOD!

What I don't show here is that this rain also turns into the blood globs... And the river of bloods...  Its gross.  Disturbing.


Its like they took the biblical plague and threw it in Spires with the Crazies.


I hope yall enjoy this.  Im going to go be deeply disturbed now.


Elve

Aki's Big Adventure

 

 

Remember when she was soo hard?  Well ya, no.

 

You'll need a rare Moth and Crab at 25.

 

 

You'll want a crab using the whimpy--I mean Defense heavy idea of Shell and Renewing Mist keeping both up at all times match with Pinch.  This will get you through the first a second and possibly into the third.

 

 

For last you'll want to take a Moth and Strike and Dust on cooldown with your trusty cocoon during dive. 

 

 

For this fight the best offense is a good defense.

 

 

This works for Plushies and Leveling pets.  So good luck!

 

 

PS, if you haven't beat her yet, she awards 1k for the achieve now. 

 

 

 

Happy Hunting!

 

Elve

SELFIE's Randomness

 

Glitchiness... You ruined a BADASS screenie!

 

 

 

 

I think this was for that contest... Maybe?  Idk...

 

 

Why?  Because were bored.  Damn Glitches.

Respect the shiney.  Cuz mines bigger.  By murloc law, I win!  Trolls too if ya wanna go voodoo!

Pet Battle Tips 3

Been about a month and i'll still reeling from my holiday sickness...


(No seriously, Im ALWAYS sick every holiday.  Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, even my birthday...  Never sick any other time.  Its stress or the sudden closeness of 'family')


So this week im doing a quick post with some more PvP tips.  This week, its the best types.


Now, I wont lie, every type has its ups and downs but during PvP battles your more likely to see these three contenders.


1.  Humanoids

Strong, have a WIDE range of abilities that allow them to have strong effects on multiple other types, and a nice heal each round.

A small renew style heal may seem small but its what oftens makes them win.  Just like the effectiveness of a DoT, this heal allows them a constant stream of health.  It all adds up.

Ways to counter?  Stun, dodge, or simply overpower.


2.  Undead

Popular for Graves and the Val'kyr, this type has another hidden talent:  Invincibility.


Once dead they gain a round of Invincibility where they can use any attack without fear.  Bad for the "No Time To Heal"  Achieve, but good for winning.


Ways to counter?  It can be dispelled.  Sadly, I dont highly suggest having a pet just for this.  By the time you get it in, the rounds over.



3.  Dragonkin


Without a doubt one of the strongest types.  Even if the abilities arent strong against your pet, the 25% increase to damage once your below 50% or the use of Tail Whip will have you in tears.  Not to mention, most have heals.

Why is Tail Whip so great?  Its increased damage of slower then your pet, can be used EVERY round, and no charging.

Counters?  Be slower.  One of their strongest abilities is Tail Whip so dont go upping your speed against it.


If your wanting to use one:  Go for slower stats.  You want this pet to be slow as Christmas, thats where the Power is!



Hope yall enjoyed this post, im going to go buy a red wood sized box of Tissues now...  I really wish that was a joke too.

Elve

Big Adventures on the Farm!

Not one of the hardest fights (atleast I never thought it was, annoying though) but certainly not forgettable.


What you'll need:

A Skimmer or similar Battle pet.  Plenty in MoP areas to be had!

A strong Mechanical pet with Batter and a faster speed then the grub!  I like my handy-dandy Cogblade.





I used this with my Elekk but you can use with a leveling pet too! 


First take your water pet out.  Pump over and over till Flowers dead.  I use to try and fight the sunlight (which you still can with these pets and cleansing rain over healing wave) but now I just blast through.


Turnips up:  Go ahead and prepare a pump but don't fire.  Hes going under.  During these phases heal up and prep a pump.  Now once hes up Water blast THEN pump to get the most use out of it!  Rinse repeat.


Grubs Up:  Attack as much as you can till your down.  (If using a leveling pet bring him out when you can but watch the attacks)   Bring your Mechanical pet up and batter the poor maggot.


I.W.I.N. button hit.  Done!


Happy hunting! 

Elve

Giving back SELFIE's from fans!

Aww, you guys are great.  I actually had a few friends send me pics of them setting down feast as well in honor of my last SELFIE post!

Thanks Wulf!

As always, i'd love to see more from yall, feel free to drop me some and i'll share them here!

Elve

Reputation Grinds: Consortium

Im actually writing this while I work on the rep (hah..)


Okay, sadly enough this is a time consuming run for a small reward, but if you want to be "Beloved" you probably need to hit it.


Luckily I found a super easy way to do it!  (Big thanks to Lozzo from WoWHead for posting his strat.)


First off, get to honored.  If you leveled via the group finder or atleast quested in Nagrand, your probably at this point or near by.

To get to honored you can just easily do the basic quest or run Normal Mana Tombs (I suggest this since its a easy reset with little effort!)


Now after you hit honored, it gets tricky.  Your ways of leveling are limited.  Smart thing to do would to be doing the quest NOW or you can easily follow the trick I am.


My new trick:  Spend several hours getting to know a spoiled prince!  Im not joking, do a full clear on Heroic UP TO PRINCE!  (This should give you alittle over 2k rep without any boost)

Now sit on your arse and let princey beat on you.


Why?  He summons adds through the fight.  Orbs: 8-11  Apprentices: 22-25 per kill.


These summon endlessly too!  Just do a 5 minute AFK come back, move prince away (orbs will follow) and kill all the apprentices.  Easy.  I found I got roughly a full thousand every 12 minutes or so.



I did this on a night elf druid, took me a few hours to get from honored to exalted but it was WAY better then the daily run.



Yall enjoy and good luck!  And dont forget, its still Anniversary so you can get a extra 11% per kill.

Elve

Post Updates! Plus Announcements...?

Already, first off:  Big Adventure Updates on BOTH Darkmoon Faire pet battles.  This starts next week so you might wanna grab them if ya need them!  :)


Second:  I've updated several of my older Battle pet posts to include Big Adventures so check those out if you still need Trunks.


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Anniversary is ending next Monday!  Get your limited time Achievements and toys while ya still can!



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HAPPY TURKEY DAY (on the 26th!)

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Winter's Veil begins December 16th!  I have a old guide posted that you can take a look at, i'll probably do another too.

But for now, find those achievements ya lack, this might be your year to get the Purple Proto!


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Looking for ideas still to replace SELFIE Friday for next year.  I've got some but would love more.  :)  The more I get, the more I know what people want.



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Tokens... DAMN THOSE TOKENS!!  GO DOWN DAMN YOU!  D<


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Survey Poll:

Whos excited for Legion and the Movie?


A.  Cant Wait

B.  Meh

C.  Im answering this AFTER they released

D.  First to comment!

E.  What movie?

Glitchy: "I want to be inside you"

I don't think it was planned, but on blizz you did it...


So me and my boyfriend are doing stuff.  He goes to be a stone drake, and I jump on.  Done it 12 times already today.

But this time, he SUMMONED a mount rather then turning into it.

The result:  Me riding INSIDE him while he rode a random stonedrake.

Awkward.

You can barely make me out in the giant worgen.  But you can see my priestly glow, and the Pepe sitting on MY head!  You can also tell im mount on him...

It was a strange flight back to the garrison.  He told me "Now I really am the Big Bad Wolf.  I ate you up."




Elve

Ghouls, Adventures, and Robots...?

This ghoul uses some Mechanic friendly pets, so let those Robots shine.



Two Mechanical pets with AoEs (Personal World Destroyers, XT, you get the gist.)


Your going to start with AoE attacks.  Attack and the like during the CD rounds.  Once your first pets down, pull in the second one.

Same idea, AoE it down.  Why?  Because this will make the rest of the fight one-two shots.  I decided to use Thrash over a mechanical attack because the rat wont take increased damage from the AoEs.  In other words, he'll need more damage.


If using a Plushie you don't have to bring him out.  I personally didn't.  At all...

If doing it for exp, I suggest a 20+ pet or something that can survive damage.  But since there are DoTs and multiple hit attacks, a Mechanical or magic cant save the day and take the hits.  So don't cling to that.


Happy Hunting!

Elve

Stormwind Food Bank is OPEN! -- SELFIE Friday

Okay, I love WoW as much as anyone but you have to remember:  Its Good to help Charity.  So to celebrate Thanksgiving im asking all my fans to remember those less fortunate and donate food, goods, spare cash, and even your time this Holiday season.

It might not seem like much to you but it could make the world to someone else!  So now I've said my bit, enjoy the Collection of my own 'Charity' to Uldum! 

Oh yes.  Me and Navvy made a line of Feast out the Bank and to the Entrance of Stormwind City.  Many a random player ate at our little Bee Line.  And many more asked a kindly "wtf?  xD" but we had a good laugh.


Even though its in a game I hope our 500+ Feast Line inspires you to give alittle to your own community this Holiday!  (RL Community that is!)


Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and everything else!  And please share the love the rest of the year too!


Elve

11th Annivesary!

Because I couldn't do it Monday, I want to say what a honor it is to see you all at the 11th year mark for WoW!


Its been one hell of a trip.


So, 'nough of the mush, heres what you really want:  Goodies.


This year we get Two Achieves, both Feats of Strength!

First logging on, and for using a item... ;3


Said items are:  VanCleef Costume (We miss you ya damn vile-rabid dog of a laborer!)

A INFLATABLE THUNDERFURY!  Which awards a achievement that memes a very old, long standing tradition with trade where someone would say "Did someone say..." and then link the ever longed for Thunderfury.  But only 5 charges on it...



Next you get two BoA wands that turn people in Murlocs or Gnolls (Hogger!)



Lastly... A rep/exp 11% boost for a hour.  ---Can NOT be Mailed, Buff falls off when logged out---

After last year and seeing the Core are a boosted raid, this stuff is pretty dull.  Sadly, all of it has charges and wont be used for fear of losing it.  Hopefully we'll see them as toys soon instead.


Happy Anniversary my friends!

Elve

WTF Challenge 3

I had to rush this one, but do any of you watch American Dad?  Well, this one reminded me of a episode where Hailey wanted to be a news Anchor, Roger of course is a greedy-sterotype trash reporter, and Steve is proving to be awkward with sex.

Well, Steve was given the chance to ask his sex ed teacher any question (anonymously, of course) and asked if a Vagina was "a vacuum that sucked a man up inside it." 

You can see where this belt just clicked that thought in my head...  I know its suppose to be shaman-ie and all but when you get it on a hunter and you notice is a mini tornado above your undies...

It turned into a vacuum that sucks a guy inside in my head.  I actually got a imagine in my head of a nude (WoW style nude ya pervs... Still had his briefs on) worgen trying to swim in a tornado as he got sucked into the belt...  Then I burst into tears I was laughing so hard. 


I have a strange mind.  Lets just say MY MIND is the WTF of the month, shall we?

Elve

Nearly Headless Jacob and a Big Adventure

Two fast critters will do what ya need.  I personally enjoy a hard hitter with DoTs paired with a Multi-Hitter (such as stampeade and Flurry).  Either way faster is better.


If using a Elekk you can start with it to take the Doom which will save you ALOT of pain.  You can also take the Revival phase to switch it in to take damage or just apply DoTs or start a Stampeade to make it end quicker on next pet.


If using a leveling pet, be weary of its level.  If it can take about 800-1k worth of damage, start with it to take doom (Mechanical or Magic pets of any level could do this).  If its lower, then bring it in during a "Unkillable" phase.



This was a decent fight, as you can tell it wasn't a solo pet kill and my plushie was used to take damage.  But I did beat it with this team.


Happy Hunting!

Elve

More SELFIES!

Again, a big thank you to Navvy for sharing these.  <3  If any of you wanna send in some of your own, comment below or send me a line!

 

Rawr!  My Arse is cold.

 

 

 

 

 

I gots a dog house on the lake!

 

 

 

 

 

Not so Scary Scarecrow.

 

 

 

 

Is that a troll cum face...?  >>;

 

 

 

 

Hey.. that's not part of the Achieve!  But I DO look good in that tabard...

Elve