Memories

Whilst I am anticipating my WoLK come back I have had a good chance to remember the funniest/favorite moments I have been apart of. I thought I would fill in some time by recounting some of those adventures. Some of these my be repeats to readers but I am sure you will get a laugh out of them.

1. Dismounting on a Flying Mount.

Back in the day, I scammed two players when they first hit 70 and purchased their flying mounts. I simply asked them in Guild Chat if they had tried remounting before they hit the ground...

2. /Follow.

This one gets me every time. While questing with Beld, I was on my Pally and we were in HFP. I had my Resto Druid on follow in Flight form. I was still rather enamored about my Bubble and used to jump of all sorts of places just because I could. Well I proceeded to jump of that cliff near the Temple of Thalamat(I bet I spelt that wrong). Thankfully, and without my knowledge, Beld had me on follow. His corpse landed behind me a few seconds later, coinciding with his girlish scream on TS.

3. Baron Geddon.

Yep, good old molten core. This is actually a two parter. The first incident occurred when I was healing Zej as he tanked Geddon. Zej went down and I immediately Rezzed Him. Unfortunately I didn’t notice I had the Bomb Debuff. He appeared at my feet just as I exploded. Double Repairs FTW!
The next time we had Rumples, our Drunken Mage. His first time in MC was when we had it on Farm. He didn’t know about the Bomb. When he received 3 or 4 whispers saying "Rumplfs, you are the Bomb!" he thought it was a complement and proceeded to Gloat on TS. "Oh Yeah, I am da Bomb!" before exploding and wiping half the raid.

4. Ony!

As a Pre 1.8 Druid, I dreamed of tanking Ony for such a long time. Our guild used to help another guild raid MC and Ony and one day we were short a main tank. I piped up and said "Hey Guys, I would love to give it a go". They were only too happy to comply. Even with some Tard MS Warrior thinking he would be better, and trying to out tank me, we were successful and I not only held agro but we downed Ony. Not many people noticed that I accidentally dropped to caster for about 10 seconds and Wrath Spammed her before I noticed and quickly hit bear again.....

5. BWL...

Pre BC, as a guild, we were halfway through BWL. When we had Pre T5 content on Farm we decided to have some fun in BWL. We had around 20 level 70's with a few mid 60's. I had the chance to Tri-box my Mage/Shammies. It was my first and only raid with them and I had a Blast. After that I also did a few ZG runs for Mounts and the Polymorph Drop.

6. Summoning....

A good friend Zonn had taken the week off for Family, and we decided to give him a little present. I logged on to his 61 Rogue and had a few friends summon him to one of Nagrands floating Islands. Of course I remembered to remove his Hearth Stone and I left him naked with all his gear in the bank. This is when we got Creative. The Lock wondered if we could summon a person into mid air and we proceeded to find a spot where we could do exactly that. I was the Guinea Pig, since I could fly and we found the sweet spot, right above a horde camp. I recon we summoned half the guild. Even the Pally Bubble and Mage Slow Fall only prolonged the deaths.

That’s all I can think of at the moment, I would be happy to hear your exploits as well.

Razorbax

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Poor Beld

I had a great idea for a post over the weekend, but thanks to Beld, that will have to wait now. I am not saying that's a bad thing. In this case it isn't. You see, Beld had a little.... Accident. I just have to share it with everyone.

Background.

Out R.A.F. characters are now level 61. We no longer get any bonus' for working together, but it's still fun. One of the advantages of Multi-Boxing is you always have a spare character available to help. With this in mind, I set up my Resto Druid, Razorbax, to follow my Pally around out of the party. I just had a couple of heal macro's set up and all was good.

Setting.

After questing in Hellfire for around an hour on Saturday Morning, Belf finally decided to log on to his Druid. He was a little in-front of me Quest-Wise, since I spent time doing the Mount Quest. Now that we are soloing a lot, Beld has specced Feral. Anyway, back to the setting. We had just finished one of the quests where you kill all the Orc's to collect the beads. This one was in the mountains just behind the temple. We had just been rounding up as many as we could. I would tank everything and Beld would just Focus Fire each one down. It is amazing how easy it is to tank when you have a 70 healer following you about:).

I Laughed for 20 Minutes!

I didn't plan this. It wasn't a prank, though I really wish I could take credit. We mounted up and started back towards the Temple to hand in our quests. I had my Druid on follow in Swift Flight Form. Now being new to the Pally, I love the bubble jump. Can you guess what happens here? I run towards the cliff and leap into the air. I land safely bubbled in the middle of a group of vultures, my Druid sweeps in with out a hitch. Then I see a flying Cat. Cats can Fly? Apparently not.

Splat.

Beld was paying a bit too much attention to his TV and was only vaguely following me. I swear I could not stop laughing for a good 15 to 20 minutes. Now you would think that one little mistake would be enough for the day, but apparently it really wasn't his day.

There's More!

So we go to hand in the Quest and pick a reward. We are chatting away in Vent when Beld curses. "I didn't pick that!". Hmmm. I did. He duplicated my quest item choice. This is odd. I assumed he mush have a Boxing Addon installed. There are a couple that automate the hand-in process by copying the Party Leaders item picks. He assures me there is nothing there. Poor Beld decides he had better wait until I hand in before he does. The only problem here is it does not seem to be Quest Specific. Within half an hour, he is handing a different quest to me and Boom! He picks the wrong item automatically.

Poor Beld, but thanks for entertaining me;)

Razorbax

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WTF?

I had to share this. There is just no explaining it. So here it is. I was just flying out of IF on my Mage, she dinged 70 btw, when I recieved a party invite. No Prompting, no reasoning, just an invite. So here it is in all its glory.

How does one explain this?
Razorbax
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WOW in RL and other updates.

 

I have mentioned before how I first met some friends from Warcraft at the Dropbears BBQ. Well that was not the first time I met a person I know in WOW in RL.

Beld!

Yep that's right. This is going back quite a few years now but I still ROFL when I think about it. For the purpose of this story I will stick with WOW Names, but assume I am actually saying the persons name and not the Characters.

The Jokes on You!

One night after work, I decided to go and visit Beld in person. I knew he was working late, so I figured this was a great opportunity. It was close to 2 hours away so I had plenty of time to plan my entrance. You see, neither one of us knew what each other looked like, but I had the advantage, since I knew he was the boss. I planned and discarded several possibilities. I could pretend to be an irate customer and tell him off. I could play the "Angry Husband" and accuse him of sleeping with my wife. The thoughts just kept on coming and I have to admit I amused myself to no end during that drive. In the end I settled for the simple approach, mainly because I didn't think I could keep a straight face.

Is Beld In?

I arrived at his store and walked in. There was a sales person standing at the counter so I approached him and asked to see Beld. This was my first problem to get around. You see Beld was known to his employee's as a stern but fair boss, but he really didn't like to be disturbed unless it was required. So this sales person replied, "What is your name and I will see if he can see you?". Now this would ruin the surprise, and we can't have that can we. "Beld is a friend of mine and I would like to surprise him". This nearly broke me. The look on this kids face when he said, "Are you sure this will be OK?". I think he saw his brief career coming to an end.

The Gag!

I walk into Beld's office. There he is sitting behind his desk. I walk up to his desk, lean over it slightly and say, "Hello Beld", obviously using his real name here. There was about five seconds of silence. I could almost see his mind ticking over before he responded. "Who the @#$% are you!". I think I made one smart arse comment and he guessed straight away.

The Gag, Part Two.

Now Beld is never happy being to only one to be the brunt of a joke. Luckily for him, he actually had a fellow Guildy working for him. So Beld calls out to Tir. Beld looks furious. Tir walks in meekly. "Tir, you have three guesses who this is or you are Fired!" I swear he actually went pale for a second before he realised it was a joke.

Well that's my tale for the day. I hope you enjoyed it and would love to hear your own experiences. To those poor souls that have to work with Beld, /wave!

The Shammies!

I will be transferring my Shammies over tonight and hopefully getting them to 70 before the end of the weekend. I really do enjoy playing them more than the mage. Currently they are both Elemental but I will collect gear for them to change spec's. Razorslax will have Enhancement gear and Razorshocks will have Resto Gear.

The Pally.

Yep, that's right, as Beld said I have rolled a Pally to level up with his Druid. They are sitting on level 15 at the moment but that should change quickly. I will be using my Mage to Boost them and with the triple XP, they will be mid 40's in not time at all. I am guessing that it will take 2 to 3 runs through Stockades from them to hit 20 and then it's of to SM. This should be a ripper. I have a feeling we will be getting one to two levels per run. My Mage isn't very well geared so there will be no "Three Pull Clears" but it will still be fast.

That's all for now. Have a great weekend!

Razorbax

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BATTLE OF THE NOOBS!

That's Right! You heard it here first. The legendary Beldanna (AKA Beld) and Steelyeye face of in the Ultimate Extravaganza where there are no survivors. Who will claim the Ultimate Clayre Moment?

How did it start?

During our first run to Karazhan, we cleared our way to the Maiden, skipping the two Guards on the Left. After defeating Maiden with consummate ease, we headed back out the corridor, only to have Steelyeye run straight down the middle and kill off half the raid.

Beld's Turn?

Heading up to the Opera Event, we had pulled a couple of groups of stage hands, leaving two Stage hands outside the room and one that paths in. After pulling the pair all the way back, out of range of the pather, the pather slowly strolls in our direction. Then I see Beld move so his back is to the pather and back up a couple of steps. Luckily for him, our poor healer chose the precise moment to finish a heal spell. <SPLAT>.

Steely's Turn!

Day 2 of Karazhan, Aran and Illhoof are down from the last run so we zone into the Library and head towards Chess. I hit Cat form and stealth my way to the corner to see the pack of 4 ghosts, when Steelyeye Casually walks around the corner for a look-see. <WIPE>

And Beld... Again!

Heading back to Netherspite after downing the Prince, Beld forgot one of those Ethereal guys we didn't pull and walked right into him. With a high pitched Squeal he finally cast Ice-Block at the appropriate moment. Luckily it was Steely right behind him to take the death. As I ran into save the raid (/flex), I was just slow enough for the Ice Block to fade and Beld to die.

2 All? A Tie?

I am fairly sure Steely managed a 3rd Clayre Moment in there somewhere but I just can't remember for the life of me what it was. Maybe if Beld want's to save a little self-respect he will remember;)

I will of course keep you up to date with all the latest developments in this story.

Razorbax.

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Practical Jokes

Andrew left a comment on one of Beld's recent posts about how much he loved the Onyxia Quest-line which bought back some fond memories. I would consider them a part of my Top 10 WOW Jokes. After thinking about a few pranks I have played in the past, I thought I would share. I am not sure if I can manage ten, but lets see how we go.
Pranks?
Yeah, I am a real practical joker. I love playing jokes on my friends and even get a kick out of being the target. It also looks like someone beat me to the punch on this one;).

Onyxia Chain.

I am sure most people have tried to coax the Noobs in /1 to go to the king when you hand in the quest. I did something similar with a guildy. I asked a gullible Tank to come and help me when I hand in the quest. I asked him to Tank a few Dragons when they Spawn.....

Nagrand Summons.

One day a few of us were bored so we decided to look for an Island in Nagrand that we could summon people to. We finally found one above a Horde base where we could stand on a root and summon them into mid air. We start telling Guildies that there is a great event going on and if anyone wants a summon. It was even funnier when we got a Mage or Pally and they reacted fast enough not to die from the fall, since they would land in the middle of the base and get slaughtered.

Isolation.

Ever had a friends account details and decided to play a trick? I have dones this twice. The irst time was with a friends Mage. I dumped his Reagents, Mounts, Hearth Stone and gear in his bank and got him summoned to the Scourge area in Blades Edge Mountains. He ended up dyeing a few times before he could get back to the bank. The second time was with a freinds Rogue. He was in his mid 60's and we summoned him onto an Island in Nagrand. We also put him in a Red Dress. He had no idea what to do...

/Gquit

Most people have heard about the Gquit Joke. You ask everyone if they have seen the confirmation text that comes with /gquit. Most people just replied with ROFL, but one played along and said, "Yeah, its really well done". Then my Mage friend quits the guild. I actually got this Idea from Beld, who mentioned it when waiting for his Raiding Guild to get started. Apparently half his raid /gquit.

Re-Mounting.

I tricked two fresh 70's with this one. When they Dinged 70 and got thier mount, I told them Re-mounting was great fun. I was asked what I meant? I told them both to fly up as high as they could and dismount, then remount again. I love it when it rains Guildies....

Warriors need more Int.

I played a trick on a Warrior Friend of mine when he first entered Outlands. He had never used a summoning stone, so I get him to summon me at the stone near Ramparts and then jumped off the cliff. Since he did not know we just summoned me, he jumped off after me and died. I repeated the same trick 2 or 3 times before he understood what I was doing.

 

Well that's all I can think of at the moment. I would love to hear your Pranks as well.

 

Razorbax

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I Heard it in BA Chat

Quote of the Week. Can you guess from who?

Why is everyone scared of the fuzzy cute Asian guy?

I'm like a Furby with chopsticks.

Razorbax.

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Arbor Day

Being from Australia I have no idea of what Arbor Day is, but that will not stop me from rising to the Challenge set by Phae.

Three Two Druid Noob is happy to present.....

Other News!

Yes, in other news, the time has come to retire the 3rd Druid, which was one of my four accounts. But do not fear, I am sure she will find a nice home. For those that have yet to work it out, the change in the Website was the Avatar of Razorbark.

Subtle?

Razor: Hey Beld, like the latest post?

Beld: Yeah, but where's Waldo? What is the change?

Razor: Guess?

Beld: You added the counter?

Razor: No... Thats been there for months....

Razor: It just doesn't Add Up does it?

Beld: I have no idea!

Razor: I just gave you a hint! It does not add up!

Beld: Nope, Still nothing.

Razor: /Sigh

Later that Day.

Zej: Where's Waldo Huh?

Razor: Yep! Any guesses?

Zej: U lost a Druid.

Razor: Lol, I had to give Beld hints and he still didn’t get it.....

 

:)

Razorbax

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BOOM!

First off I have some great news. Our friendly neighbourhood Boomkin is back. Check him out over at Laser Chicken. He even found himself a little wow girl to play with;).

BOOM! Mk 2.

Last night I completed the Team Migration to Trinity and re-speced them. I have to say, WOW. My burst damage now is just insane. Already I feel like my Lightning Bolts are doing more than my Boomkins Wraths @ 70. When I actually get to 70 and have the full tree to play with it's going to be a blast.

To Do!

I still haven't fixed up my Totems Yet. I know I have too and will defiantly do it, but when you have the choice between writing Macro's or playing.... well you see my dilemma.

Karma?

I was in Hellfire last night and headed over to do that summoning quest where you get a Huge Colossus. I cleared my path over to the quest area and a few hordies arrived their first. Two were even flagged PVP. I think there were three of them there but at least 2 of them were 70's. So they start the event, being the nice guy that I am I help burn down the Colossus. As soon as it dies, two of them ride of, no emote, no nothing. The 3rd one hangs about and I think he may have helped a little. I ended up dieing on all 3 toons but did get the quest compete. So I Ahnk'ed up and was on my way.

Cross Faction.

I have nothing against most Horde players. I frequently help out anyone I see in need. Most Hordies I run into are just like the rest of us. Playing wow for some fun. Some are just Arsehats. Now these hordies I just mentioned aren't Arsehats. They were just doing their own thing. Arsehats are like the Horde Druid I ran into a while back doing the Skettis Escort.

Revenge.

So I am flying around and I find the escort guy. There is no one around, so I take the quest. A Horde Druid flys past and lands down the bottom of the ramp. He starts pulling lots of mobs to himself. The escort guy, of course..., runs over to help and starts pulling agro. Thats right, this Druid is tring to Grief me. I notice he has alot of mana, so he is either resto or balance. He is getting hit by mobs still but he can heal through it. All he is achieving is slowing me down and a posibility of my escort guy dieing. Fine, I can sort him out. I drop to kitty and sprint around the area, dragging about twenty mobs back with me. Im in my Tank gear so I can take a bit of a hit. Funny thing about healing yourself though, it causes THREAT. Suddenly this griefer has twenty-five plus mobs beating on him. He quickly goes down and I finish them off. Quest Complete. /Dance on his corpse.

Razorbax

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Practical Jokes

A funny thing happened in Guild Chat last night. I was plugging away with my Team in Hellfire when a Guildy played the /camp trick. Most people knew it was a trick and no one actually fell for it, until I raised the Stakes.....
NB: Read the right chat first.

Team.

My Team are flying along. They are building their gear up nicely and are basically kicking arse. I have finished all the quests except for the Cenarian ones in Hellfire now. Oh and Ding 61/61/61. Is it silly that I am keyed for HH Heroics...
Razorbax

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Whack-O-Bear

So I was chatting with Menohack in the boxing IRC Channel. We were discussing 5v5 Boxing with 5 Resto Druids. See if you can imagine this the way I did.....

Five Druids line up in caster form. Which ever druids gets attacked, drops to Bear Form, while the other 4 heal him. Target changes, different druid drops to bear form. Two get attacked, then you have 2 bears and 3 casters healing them. Now picture that over a period of time and you have....

Whack-O-Bear.

Seriously, how cool would that be on youtube..... I have to say though, just thinking of the macro's required for that are giving me a headache;)
Razorbax

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My Clayre Moment

I think every guild has a player like our Clayre. She is loved by all but one too many times she does something silly or funny and becomes immortalised with-in the guild. For the Red Dragons, that is Clayre.

So What Did I Do?

I mentioned previously that I was going to run a Name Change on Razory. So I finally bit the bullet and did it on Saturday. My first choice was Razorhax. I get a message saying this name is taken. Now I have a vague memory of setting a place holder. But I can't remember which account its on. So Log off from each account to check. Can't see it anywhere. Oh well. Ill go with Razorshocks instead.

Where is the Clayre Moment?

Last night I log onto my Resto Druid, which is on my 4th account.... There is a level 1 Warrior, Razorhax.

/FACEPALM

The Team?

I had a good weekend with the Team. Razorslax is now 53. Razorblinx and Razorshocks are both 50. Not to get those ST Class quests done.

Boxing Medivh!

Starting to see more Boxers on Medivh now. There is Zach with his 3 Shammies, the Xevs with his 5 Shadow Priests and at least 3 Dual Boxers so far. Well Xev and myself decided to start our own little comunity on Medivh. Feel free to /join Mulitbox.

Razorbax

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