This day ends with pre-patch goals complete: In the end of all: that was quite alt-friendly pre-patch. In a course of an hour you're able to cover about 4-5 slots, so that was not a big endeavor: just 3-5 hours devoted to your character was quite enough to see the story and gear it up … Continue reading Shadowlands: Here We Come

Just a few landmarks today. Tomorrow - with story done on all toons - I'm going heavy on earning the final slots. As you see, it's not much left, and I'll have 25 toons at the same item level ready for Shadowlands intro. That's pretty rich! Well, you have to have in mind that lulls … Continue reading IRL & Checkpoint

Let's see how our gear-up project is going on: Legend: Character name in bold = story doneCharacter name in green = geared up, talked to Lorthemar/Genn, got the event achievement and parked in Stormwind/Orgrimmar until launchNumbers in red = ilvl under 90Number in green = ilvl 100 and up (that's the final target) I did … Continue reading Checkpoint

An unexpected yet always welcome CGI cinematic trailer has dropped yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/embed/nrGPaVUMBl4 It is quite amusing, but I did not realize it was actually a CGI until they have shown Maldraxxus necropolis bombarding the area :) I really thought it was a machinima-like trailer. Maybe the graphics quality have grown this far over the years? … Continue reading Shadowlands CGI Trailer & Rare Boost

Well, that was a tricky ride :) I still have not got any clue how this all worked. Finally I came to the solution of a completion spreadsheet: queue character names and mark them with a "+" if typing "conscript" in the collections tab showed an appearance in every slot. Mark you, it has to … Continue reading Pre-Patch Event: Transmog Sets Complete

First and foremost: a rant! It is a big mystery how Argent Conscript set transmogs are counted into your collection. The only thing that is 100% sure: if your character bought it, it will be there. On alts - you wish! That does not concern only cross-faction issues. For example, my gnome warlock Myrki boasted … Continue reading Pre-Patch: Transmog Pain & Spreadsheets

The first week of pre-patch appeared to be pretty scarce in content - and probably this is good in case you have many alts to prepare for the expansion. Story (beware the spoilers) There are two main directions of development: Nathanos and Scourge invasion. It's not an exaggeration to say that probably even Sylvanas loyalists … Continue reading Shadowlands Pre-Patch Week 1: Experience & Impressions

Alright, I'm ready to share the experience as through testing I have more or less understood how it all ticks. Storyline Complete a pop-up quest with Lor'themar/Genn in the cityMake a questing tour Orgrimmar -> Crossroads or Stormwind -> Darkshire.Back into capital, take a quest to Argent Crusade grounds in Northrend and a quest to … Continue reading Shadowlands Icecrown Event Guide

It is ironic how Battle for Azeroth, deemed to be one of the "worst" expansions by many along with Cataclysm and Draenor (not me though in any of these cases), appeared to be also the longest one. I think we could thank Covid for that, because whichever cool and natural work from home could be … Continue reading Death’s Rising Guide: What to Do During Pre-Patch Icecrown/Scourge Invasion?

Well this time I mimicked a more traditional pre-9.0. leveling: chain dungeons with quests in between. I've picked TBC content and did about 60% of quests of Hellfire Peninsula while in dungeon queues, then I went to Chromie and switched to Northrend dungeons for variety. Mind you, dungeon runs are a total lottery now. It's … Continue reading Leveling Experience in Shadowlands: Dungeons, Dungeons