Random Updates: Real Life vs Gaming

This is what I feel right now! lolx

Hi guys, I just thought to let you know that I haven't been online in game lately because of things I need to take care of before I will come back raiding again with my guild Vagrants. After my move back here in California, I had to update a lot of stuff my driver's license, verification of my car, hunting for jobs as I am actually starting over again, and you know how that goes... and financially right now I can't even pay my next month's bills if I will just sit around not doing nothing, and I can't allow that to happen since it is really hard now a days, gasoline price either going up or down, even food are expensive, and paying a monthly subscription playing a game is not worth the time right now to spend.

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Out and About

Hi guys, Sorry this is not a WoW related blog post. But just thought to let you know that I can't access my computer right now I will be travelling back to California with my Dad for a whole day Road Trip from Iowa to Sacramento,California. I know it may sound like it will be too tiring to drive but, Dad and I are planning to drop by in some great places like Grand Canyon and will share these pictures as soon I arrived in California. I am sure Dad and I will enjoy this trip this is a great Father and Daughter bonding for Father's day. This will be one of my Memorable Summer Vacation Ever!

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Day 10: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, Another Screenshot challenge by Saz at World of Saz. Today is all about My WoW Crew! This challenge made it easier for me, I know I just joined my current guild Vagrants last month, but It's like I know these people for years now. Since I started filling in the spot to raid with them regularly every Tue and Wed last 3 months ago, even though I was in different guild that time. I actually gave up my exalted status with Vanquish without hesitation. I am very comfortable raiding with Vagrants really great people, and running 10 man raids is a lot of fun! So I decided to join the crew.

The Tenth Challenge: Your WoW Crew

Did I mentioned running with these folks are fun? and especially when there are only 10 players in the group. Of course! I am proud to say These players are like a family to me and this is My WoW crew, the screenshot presented here was just taken Tuesday, June 14. very colorful at Maloriak's room in Black wing descent. Swiftbow the person who's at different guild in the screen shot is a friend of mine who took a break from raiding 2 months ago and decided to come back and he actually joined the crew yesterday, so we are growing at least. Despite the odds and unable to raid due of tanks absence last week it's still okay because in the end of the day, the Guild name above my head is still there and will always be there as long as I am raiding this awesome crew!

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Day 9: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi Everyone, Today is another day of Screenshot Challenge by Saz at World of Saz. It is about My Character's Home Town, this is not just about any home town but it is about where my human character in game actually hail from. As we all questing, if you actually read each of them, there are stories behind all of it. Before Stormwind, The Lordaeron was once the great capital city of the Alliance. After the tragic death events of King Terenas, The area is literally haunted by the Scourge and the city's destruction.

The Ninth Challenge: Your Character's Home Town

I chose this Screenshot as a reminder of the Human Races before King Arthas murdered his father and the city is no longer full of cheerful people enjoying the sun, but the demons such as Darkhounds and Duskbats lurking nearby. Now, all that remains is the Ruins of Lordaeron, Located in The Undercity of Western Plaguelands. So Before questing in Northshire and Elywn forest the Human citizens of Lordaeron moved to city of Stormwind that is now the capital city of the Alliance.

"Since the Fall of Lordaeron, the kingdom of Stormwind has become the strongest bastion of humanity and the most powerful force in the now multiracial Alliance. Led by King Varian Wrynn, the people of Stormwind hold fast to the principles of honor and justice as they defend their settlements and their families." - WoW

Anyway, Just thought to share this screen shot to everyone to refresh everyone's thoughts about Where Human race started and knowing What was my main character's Home Town originally came from. Thanks for dropping by and reading my post. Have a good one! =D

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Day 8: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, Another day of Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge by Saz at World of Saz Blog. Today's challenge is about a Vacation spot. This challenge made it easy for me. Last 2 weeks ago I actually put up a screen shot of Day 17 My favorite spot in game or out from 20 days of Challenge by Saga. And since It's summer it just fit the location if Azeroth was the real world, This will be my Vacation spot.

The Eight Challenge: Vacation spot

One of the most greatest place in World of Warcraft, So perfect for a Vacation spot right? clear skies, palm trees, white sand, blue and clear ocean and Sea turtles? of course. This place also reminds me back home totally missed going to the beach, we only pay less than a dollar currency back home to get in. Me and my bestfriend Jen as We drove with my motorcycle was just a lot of fun! 

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Day 7: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, Another day of Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge by Saz at World of Saz Blog. Today's challenge is all about the Best Screen Shot of the Year. I know I have a few favorites but since we need to entitled it as the best I will share only 1 Screenshot, but honestly I was hoping that today's challenge would have been the last one, So I can still choose more of what I had hehe, but It's okay I still enjoy doing it.

The Seventh Challenge: Best Screen Shot of the Year

Show us the best screen shot you believe that you have ever taken and why you think it is the best (content, meaning, how you framed it, etc). - Saz

I think most of you already saw this Image, as I featured it on my Screenshot of the week #7 last week. The reason why I chose this Screen shot as my Best is because I love the natural color of it, taking the screen shot is easy I just ride with my flying mount but I want the Lighthouse to be centered so I just took a shot and it turned out alright. The Lighthouse in Longshore has a lot of memories during Burning Crusade. I was leveling with my priest I met 3 players who was hanging out here as well, we chatted and instead of just minding my own buisness I ask them if they want to group quest so we did. and since then from our main toons to alt toons we always come to this place. It is memorable for us because until this day We are still friends and chat using Real Id. So this place represent a great Friendship not only online but in real life as well.

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Shared Topic: The Consequences of Death in an MMO

Hi guys, This week Blog Azeroth Shared Topic is brought to you by Sharden over at 15 Minutes of WoW Blog. Sharden asks: "How do you think dying in an MMO should affect the characters? In WoW we have a relatively insignificant repair cost from durability for a PVE death and no consequence for dying to another player. Do you think this is enough, too much, or needing improvement? Tie-ins to related MMO's or multiplayer games and what sort of repricussion there is for failure there can be a good way to explain your thoughts."

Skull is symbol of Death

First of, This is a really interesting topic we got here. Relating to Death or Dying in MMO in my opinion should not affect my characters in game. Based on my statistics I died numerous of times It's not that I am proud of it but I accepted the consequences made in game, and it never worries me. Total of deaths 7,322 that is including Resurrection from other Priests, Druids, Paladin, Soul stones, Spirit healers, Shaman, and even raised as a ghoul. Only 1 death from drowning, 39 from falling, no fatigue, no death from fire or lava or hogger. and I think that is one thing I keep playing the game, because if a death in MMO is too serious I don't think players will continue to play the game, Simple.

In Real life, Death is part of life. Once your pulse stops beating, your done. Unless a super doctor can do something about that would be a miracle or it isn't your time yet, rarely happened though and some religions differ too, they even believe in Reincarnation. 

In game, I don't mind spending gold to repair my gear, losing 10% durability of gear damage after each death or if you use the spirit healer losing 25% durability loss is fine by me because that is already part of the game. 15minutes of wait to recover from everything and I think it's a fair system.

Though, I was playing Ragnarok Online long time ago. The death system there is different you do lost level experience when you die and it sucks! because you work so hard and quest to get that experience and die from some random mobs that are aggressive even your yards away and when you want to recover from the durability loss too you need to pay "zeny" for it, and if your gears are totally 80% damage you can't use any weapon to damage any mob. yea but don't give me wrong, I still played it for 2yrs and made 10 characters with that game. 

I guess different MMO has different death system after all. In WoW, I think there is no improvements need to be made. And besides We have been playing this game for quiet sometime now, Developers of the game should have done something different from the beginning if the Death system in game is unsatisfactory for players around the World.

And I agree with Aliera over at Violet Scribe as pretty much her thoughts is similar to mine. And I think that what makes the game interesting too, death or alive as long as your character is fine we can move on, explore the content, level another character etc. I was actually content that the Death system in WoW in PvE category don't lose you level experience because if it does that would really sucks and I think I would quit the game and won't last playing it for 4yrs+ now. So, Overall the cost of the death system, the durability status in WoW. Am I satisfied? Of course. 

In PvP category, All I know is that death from player will not cost you anything. But I guess that all changes now I think and it also differs if its by Arena or Battlegrounds, honestly I don't know much about the death system in PvP so I can't really say anything about it. But I will read some topics to get you a solid response and thoughts about the PvP death system. For now, that is all I can say. Thanks for reading guys and Have a good one!

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Day 6: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, Another day for Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge by Saz at World of Saz Blog. Today, it's something about A Favorite Line of Poetry/Lyric that inspires me. I apologized in advance I really don't have any favorites as sometimes I don't understand poetry. But I'll try my best to share this one for you, I hope it's not too bright and make you blind! =)

The Sixth Challenge: Favorite Line of Poetry/Lyric

Most of us have a favorite poet or song. Give us an image that you think represents your favorite line, or what line inspires you most. You should probably include said line and *maybe* give some explanation/reasoning behind it, unless you're feeling overly ambiguous. - Saz

The sun,
the sun,
it shines and gleams,
there it shines and redeems young minds,
don't dare to stare as it blinds your eyes,
it lifts our soul and makes us smile,
it gift us with its beautiful rays!
- Vinitha Bitnarajah

Just thought to share the Sun while I was flying to get to Ironforge and pass by Burning Steep. The Sun was so bright and though I will take a screenshot of it. It is not only the brightest star but without it we would never able to see how wonderful the World is. I am inspired by this poetry by Vin it just explains how beautiful the Sun is and it is something We always see during the day it's like your looking forward for another day and wake up the next day either you go to work, play games, or do anything. Either Sun Rise or Sun set, The Sun is just simply wonderful.

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Day 5: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, Another day for Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge by Saz of World of Saz blog. Today, it's about My title of choice. I never get a chance to actually grind a lot of reputations and do all the quests to get many titles, and I never PvP either. But I have only have these titles that I am proud to have Assistant Professor, Champion of the Frozen Wastes, Flame Warden, Jenkins, Starcaller, Twilight Vanquisher, The Explorer, The Kingslayer, The Patient, The Seeker, Shattered Sun, Argent Champion. and the most accomplished one that I always wear is the Ambassador.

The Fifth Challenge: Title of Choice

The most proud title I had since Burning Crusade and Wrath of Lich King. I grind my ass to collect all cloths so I can turn in to get exalted in all faction in Azeroth. After getting the title it shows my determination and motivation to keep moving on and play World of Warcraft, that is why I chose this Title and it never gets old.

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Shared Topic: What Keeps Me coming back to play WoW?

Hi guys, Thought I share my point of views on Why I keep coming back to play WoW? This is a Shared Topic idea by Ringo Flinthammer over at Blog Azeroth. I hope I will just catch up on time for this week. Ringo asks: "Despite a well-publicized dip in subscriber numbers, most WoW players have stuck around. But those folks didn't leave for no reason, so what keeps you coming back and still playing? Is it the friends? The new content? Old content still to explore? Alts? PvP? Roleplaying?"

After 4yrs+ of playing World of Warcraft, I honestly don't know Why? Maybe because a lot of things happened this past few years from raiding, questing and leveling all my characters and gained friends? Or maybe because I also blog about it? I honestly keep telling myself I will finally quit, but like a year ago when AION was released. I thought for sure this will be a change of pace, but then again I was missing something, probably because I was so used of playing WoW like my hot keys, macros and rotation. When I play a different game it was really not the same, that's when I realized I had more friends in WoW, I like twinking my interface, my macros, rotation, my characters and that's probably why I keep coming back to play World of Warcraft? But is that really all the reason to it? 

I honestly have this weird feeling that WoW is like planting something in our brain that you can play 24hrs just to level 1 character, and that is crazy! Don't get me wrong, I still love the game. But Many WoW players now a days felt like they have given up. They realized that playing World of Warcraft is a bit too much and taking a lot of time playing vs spending more time in real life. And I think I am one of those players out there who realized that. Especially after Cataclysm has released for me it was too fast that I wasn't able to enjoy Wrath of Lich King much to move on and kill another boss and internet dragon in the new expansion. 

Sure, I was excited when the expansion released but I wasn't excited enough. You can really tell, my previous guild we lost many players before I left, my new guild is not doing very well either, even in blogosphere community, twitter. and just recently reported that World of Warcraft lost freaking millions subscribers and I bet they are having fun playing RIFT now.  But as much as I sound like I am discouraging you not to play WoW now because of what is happening. There are still things you can't give up. Like this warcraft wisdom that Tokaa shared last 3 weeks ago, it also explains What is Warcraft for us?

But despite all the things that is currently happening or just about to happen. The question will still be open to answer. I know the community is tired, but let's say Just take it easy? Enjoy while your subscription is still up. Raid while you can, Chat and get involved in the community. I myself did told you that I missed some things I wasn't able to do then maybe I need to do something about it, to explore more, to quest more, to do all the achievements available. So Yes, and that's what keeps me coming back to play WoW? because I have so much unfinished things to do, I am not giving up WoW just yet. I am not saying I have to play 24hrs to do all these things but I just need to know my limitation and time management will do the wonders.

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Day 4: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, Another day of Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge by Saz at World of Saz blog. Today it's all about my greatest accomplishment in game. Saz asks "Proud of a boss kill? Excited about taming that rare? Over the moon about getting a title? Show us your greatest in game accomplishment!" I have a lot of great accomplishments in game that includes being able to raid with first server guilds, completing the exploration achievement, the first prize guild fishing derby when I won 10,000gold, destroyer pet and 3 blue gems. Killing ICC boss including Lich King and of course having to raid or play with great friends and my boyfriend in game. But the most memorable accomplishment in game that I gotta say we did a very good "Team Work" was...

The Fourth Challenge: Greatest Accomplishment

Yes, The Whale Shark Achievement. We killed him on December 15, 2010. It was really fun, great team work from my previous guild Vanquish, I remember when our tank was having trouble staying alive even though we healed him with everything we could and it was so hard to kite the whale shark but we managed and conquered it, the feeling of that moment after we killed it, even though we know we don't get any loot from it but just to be able to enjoy, have fun and kill the Shark was really good.

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Day 3: Saz's Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots Challenge

Hi guys, another day of Through Your Interface - 15 days of Screen Shots challenge by Saz at World of Saz. Today is something that will represent me, who I am either in Outlands/Azeroth or Real life. This will definitely relate me as being a Health care provider. As I was a former member of Vanquish guild, I cherish all the memories with them because of all the guild I've been with, It is the only guild that I felt comfortable with that I can call it home for the past year of playing World of Warcraft. 

The Third Challenge - Representing You

This Spirit "Angel" Healer represent me because I am a health care provider in real life, In a sense that I also help other people to cure them, or assist them. This is what I also do in game. "The Spirit Healer is an angelic being that helps resurrect fallen individuals. Priests can become an angelic being known as a Spirit of Redemption upon death." - Wowwiki and When I was in Vanquish guild, I was a Primary Holy spec and I think this Angel Form overall just represents that, Death or Alive.

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