Last week I was a Commander for the Alliance in World of Warcraft and this week I am not. If I had known they were changing the mount system, I would have obsessively PVP’d to maintain my Commander ranking so I could buy the ultra-cool black tiger and the mega-fruity black ram because one thing I discovered about the Commander rank, people really like when I sit on my black horse in Alterac Valley’s Frostwolf Keep and bark out orders like “PULL THE WARMASTER!” and “EVERYONE INSIDE FOR DREK!!”
Not really. Mostly they’d say “wtf” and “goddamit, DPS this!” but to hell with them — this is all about style.
So I fucked that up and it’s back to obsessive PVP to ding back into Commander to buy the ultra-cool black tiger and the mega-fruity black ram.
Let’s say you’re thinking of becoming equally obsessed with PVP to buy the complete set of black Commander mounts. I have some advice for you: Don’t PVP in the early morning unless you really like A. spending time with schoolkids before they have to race out the door for the bus and B. The Arguing Battlegrounds. These are the battlegrounds where there’s two or three guys who don’t do much of anything except argue. Most of the times, it’s amusing, but there are times …
Example. Warsong Gulch, one morning before work (for me, before school for the arguing dudes — trust me on this kids, it’s obvious to the rest of us that you’re a youngster. Young, dumb and full of … well, y’know.) So the one dude has the horde flag back in our base and it’s our job to get back the Alliance flag, a job for which a rogue is ideally suited I will add.
The Horde flagrunner is with six of his buddies running along the west wall and there’s two of us rogues using our entire bag of tricks to slow him down and knock the flag out of his bear claws. (That’s an important point for you druid PVP noobs. You see rogue, you pop bear form. Do not argue with me — seeing a druid in cat form is almost as exciting as killing warlock pets.) Anyways, we rogues die horrible deaths thanks to 78,000 dots stacked on us and this jackhole on our team starts bitching how we let the horde march our flag down the middle of the field untouched.
Whatever. We rezzed, we rode down to horde base, dismounted, stealthed, and started to sneak our way to the Horde flagrunner. Then the jackhole complains that we’re camping honor kills in the middle and he knows that because he can see us on his map.
Ok, now it’s on.
I’m inside their fucking base and if he had paid attention in his Social Studies class, he would know how to read a map. So I told him, “L2ReadAMap”. I didn’t have time to add that part about his Social Studies class, I was busy with a priest.
Does he shut up and wait patiently for us to choke the flag out of the Horde bear? No, he does not. He continued: I can see you in midfield *FotonRogue* camping HKs. This was me: Dude, I am on their (vanish) 2nd floor (cheap shot, backstab, backstab), dealing with a priest (kidney shot, backstab) guarding (backstab, eviscerate — buh bye now) the flag carrier.
Again, he won’t shut up and tells me to go back to AV (Alterac Valley) to farm HKs, noob. (Oh, it was ON.)
Because he’s so busy bitching about my play and what I’m up to down in Horde base, he didn’t notice the six Horde that came flooding into our base. I wasn’t aware of that part either because now I was dealing with a bear who had dropped down to the flag room after he noticed his priest buddy was dead.
Some extra backstabs for the bear form … boom, dead bear … ka-ching, flag return … and motherfuuuu, the Horde got their flag back too. (It wasn’t that simple, the bear ran and put up a struggle, but I’m summarizing.)
After the crack about going back to AV, Commander noob that I am (was), and the Horde wrestling the flag out of his hands because he wouldn’t shut up, I saw red.
Now that really hurts my feelings.
Today’s PVP Lessons:
1. Don’t PVP in the morning hours before work.
2. You see rogue, you go bear.
3. Pay attention in Social Studies class when the teacher goes over how to read a map.
4. Typing long paragraphs in /bg while you’re carrying the flag can be dangerous.
5. I continue to be the worst rogue ever. Also, I’m fat. And a chick.
6. The next time I’m in a battleground with Blood**** — and have no doubt, I will meet up with you again, my friend — it’s ON. Screenshots will be provided.
Definitely go bear, but you left out quickly casting rejuv on myself oh and entangle too…oh crap..i’m indoors on these nicely cobbled floors…damn druid roots.
IIRC, rank rewards are always available to you.
So go buy that mount. you should be just fine.
Negative, Roger. Tried yesterday, something like “You are not the proper rank to purchase that item.”
I’m 90 percent into Lieutenant Commander, so the re-grind could be worse. A lot worse.
You can always use the item after getting the rank, but you have to buy it while still at the high rank. It’s a pain.
I hope you’re exalted with Ironforge, otherwise no battle ram for you.
I was just wondering, if you have a premade team going…do you use the Pug Farming trick?
Basically, you have your leader que you into WSG but not enter with the rest of you team when the message comes up. The team checks to see if the entire other team is from one server(aka. a premade doomsquad). If so, the leader que’s the team for AB and you scoot out when it pops 30-45 seconds later. Rinse and repeat until you find an appropriate PuG to squash. Usually takes 5 minutes at the most, which is far preferable than a 30 minutes AB or an hour long WSG turtlefest against another premade.
Now, before anyone flames, let me say one thing. This is strictly for those grinding out honor on a limited timetable. Those wanting just a good game of WSG with some guildies obviously shouldn’t do this and I don’t do this all of the time. But alot of us have limited time in between RL and raid schedules and you have to max your honor as best you can.
Anyways, for all those in Battlegroup 1, look out for my pvp alt mage!
Pvp mounts don’t require exalted faction.
Next time someone beats him in PvP, whisper “Btw, I’m a fat chick irl”
I think a couple times of getting pwned by fat chicks, his e-peen might shrink to the point where he stops shooting off his mouth.
Riiiiight, cause being a fat chick would SO impact your play-style. *grin*
Hysterical post as always…
PvP? Is that the thing with crappy rep rewards and it takes not having a life to actually get any useful gear out of? 😛
Dreaming, to be fair, you won’t ever get any USEFUL gear out of it. There’s those spiffy mounts however. Which are a different color. But that isn’t useful either, to be honest.
And look everybody, Raster came out from backstage to remind me again that he has the full complement of PVP mounts and I do not. Thanks Raster! Appreciate it, douchebag.
@Puhase, we don’t send in a scout to ck out the WSGs or the ABs, but I have seen Horde teams do that. There’s one Horde guy for the first few moments of the game, then he leaves and a fresh PUG or premade team pops in. If we pull a premade WSG or AB, we just fight it out. Not fast and furious honor that way, but usually a really good match.
weird, when did I get that little tiny piece of the Djörk tag next to my name. Anywho, you’re probably right about not being able to get useful gear out of it, but I do look forward to the arenas in the xpac
I wish the FFA arenas had rezbots on the sidelines. Would be a fun way to blow through a half hour.