Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category

Coming home to Caldari

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Having quit my corporation in EVE Online I leave myself in Minmatar space with several PvP-fitted ships, a mission-running Drake battlecruiser and a salvaging Cormorant, and plenty of recovered modules. My next step is uncertain, so I ponder my options. I have thought about broadening my skills, teaching myself more ...

Gnomesblight's unholy presence

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

It's not just a neat skeletal flying mount that I get at 70th level but also the unholy presence, completing the triumvirate of presences available to the death knight. With blood presence offering greater damage and a small amount of healing, frost presence increasing armour and threat generation for ...

Jewelcrafting makes for disappointing adventures

Monday, December 29th, 2008

I know that Gnomesblight, my death knight, is ready for Northrend, having got her mining and blacksmithing both above 350 and trained to grand master level. Sapphire, my protection warrior, should also be ready for Northrend, having been 70th level for longer than 'Blighty and already been in to ...

Flying for easier mining

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Gnomesblight, my death knight, hit 70th level and bought a flying mount. It is a little ostentatious to buy a flying mount immediately at 70th level when it cannot be used in Northrend until cold weather flying can be learnt at additional cost, particularly when I am questing exclusively ...

Leaving the corporation

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

The corporation I joined in EVE Online has moved to null-sec space, after being accepted in to a suitable alliance. This presents me with logistical as well as technical challenges. Despite having joined several operations in to low-sec space with the corporation, and gaining a fair amount of experience in ...

Melted video card

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

If only a melted video card were an EVE Online salvaged component, I would be happy to find one and sell it on the market for half-a-million ISK. Sadly, the melted video card is sitting in my computer. I experienced a game freeze in World of Warcraft when running Gnomesblight ...

Gnomesblight, master swordsmith Death Knight

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Having reached a mining skill of 400 with Gnomesblight, my Death Knight, my stock of fel iron ore seems sufficient to get back to an anvil to craft some armour to hone my blacksmithing skills. Carefully selecting the more complicated patterns I have been taught I find that my ...

More efficient Death Knight mining

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Despite being sick of mining with my Death Knight I still had ore to gather if I wanted to increase my blacksmithing skill so that I could craft my Stoneforged Claymore. I still take time out to enjoy the Death Knight class by questing, but I have a target ...

Gnomesblight the grand master miner, crappy blacksmith Death Knight

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

My Death Knight has been mining, mining, mining. I finally kicked the mithril habit, after making many laps around Tanaris collecting ore and crafting a couple of dozen mithril coifs. Finally able to use thorium I withdraw the one hundred and sixty four thorium bars from the bank ...

Gnomesblight visits Underbog

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Whilst flying to Ashenvale after failing to find a campfire in Felwood on which to cook my bear flanks I am offered a spot in a group that is looking to conquer Underbog, part of Coilfang Reservoir in Zangarmarsh. Despite normally being shy with new people, as well as ...