Tuesday 24 April 2007

66 - The Number of the Beast




Another landmark reached - Level 66 achieved whilst pottering around Zangarmarsh. Armed with a new Epic Mount (White Ram), Bob was able to cover ground at a fantastic rate. I always assumed that Epic Mounts were something that people bought because what else did you spend your money on at Level 60. I was able to make the plunge after picking up the first Blue item from the Outlands. The Fist of Reckoning http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=31139&locale=enUS;source=live is a mace, one of the few weapons not usable by a Hunter. Allakhazam values it at 70G, but from experience these things never normally reach the asking price, leaving the seller footing several large AH bills. Eventually the mace sold for 50G quite quickly - probably to a AH scavanger looking for a profit.

Recent nights have seen a rotation between Zangarmarsh and Terrokar in attempt to avoid quests turning Green. Terrokar in my opinion is a little bit more disjointed than Zangarmarsh and Hellfire, although I have collected some nice quest items.

Zangarmarsh quests cleared up last night:

Ango'rosh Encroachment
Overlord Gorefist
Daggerfen Deviance
Wanted: Chieftain Mummaki
Balance Must Be Preserved
Menacing Marshfangs
Now That We're Still Friends...
Secrets of the Daggerfen
Stinger Venom


The best of these was Secrets of the Daggerfen and Wanted: Chieftain Mummaki, which is indicated as a group quest or (bring a friend). After reading comments on Allakhazham it was obvious that this was soloable. The Chieftain and the Book required for Daggerfen Deviance are located in the same tower. It is difficult to work out why one is solo and one is a group quest.
Bob was able to sneek the book out without disturbing Mummaki, but why would you do one without the other. Bob rested, popped some buffs, and prepared for a fight with Mummaki and his 2 bodyguards. Bobcat went for The Chieftain and turned Red with Bestial Wrath, Bob fired a couple of shots off and that was it. Game, Set and Match, not even a scratch on the cat.

The second part of Daggerfen Deviance is the potion that is a random in the village, I checked for some known co-ordinates and went in search. After a few fruitless minutes and several attacks from Daggerfen Assassins, I decided to switch from Track Humanoids to Find Treasure. Several yellow dots appeared and it transpired that the Potion is trackable to the Dwarf community and there are several in the village.

The other interesting quest was the Balance Must Be Preserved chain. Bob swam from the North as recommended on the forums, and popped a scuba diving potion, and went to explore the large structure in the middle of Coilfang. Although the co-ordinates were known it was still difficult to find the entrance, even with the bubbles gushing from the vent.

So Honored with Cenarion Expedition, and lots of nice new Leatherworking recipes to grind up for. Time to finish Zangarmarsh and Terrokar and move onto new pasture, looking forward to meeting Nesingwary again!

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