Signs of WOW withdraw

Ok so I've been away from WOW for about 2months now give or take a few days and slowly but surely I'm noticing some tell tell signs that I'm having withdraw:

Sign #1: I keep looking for the wow shortcut on my computer even though I know its no longer there

Sign #2: Some days I feel like I have a big hunter's mark over my head...hehe

Sign #3: I have totally forgotten all the situations in which it is ok to bubble

Sign #4: Shystechris looks like a tauren now instead of a blood elf...hehe..that makes me giggle =)

Sign #5: The other day it took me like two minutes to remember what my toons names were, even funnier firesong was the one I got hung up on.....sooooooo sad

etc etc etc....needless to say I miss wow, but only 2 more months and Amorgan and I will be back. Shitty gear and all lol. I hope that everyone in Sated is doing well. Take care all, now If you will excuse me I need to go play Yoville on Facebook....I know its pitiful but its all I got lol. Peace out Everyone.

Fingers Crossed

Ok guys fingers crossed, if the next three days go really, really good, amorgan and I will both have awesome new jobs and could possibly be back to playing WOW sooner then we had planned. So if anyone wants to send some good juju our way that would be fantastic. Hope all is well, miss you all. /cry =)

Arrived Safe and Sound

Just wanted to drop a line to let everyone know that Amorgan, myself and our daughter arrived safe and sound in Missouri on Saturday evening. Hoping that all is well in the World of WOW. Now begins the long count down till we can start playing again....I can already tell you that slow internet sucks. Later All

Firesong Has Left the Building

Well the time has come to say my goodbyes. You don't always get to say everything you want in the game so I am going to do it here. The last 8 months have been awesome, despite all the spats and misunderstandings I have enjoyed playing the game of WoW. I have been fortunate enough to meet a lot of wonderful people that I consider to be friends and I will miss all of them during my time away from WoW. So for the time being this blog will take on a different purpose, it will become a way for me to keep in touch with those that I have become close to and hopefully others that drop in every now and then to just say sup! I wish you all the best of luck in the months to come.

*Special Goodbye* goes out to Hazl, who if I remember correctly wasn't on when I logged, I look forward to learning the Holy ropes from you when I start to play again oh great one =). Oh and since I never got around to it, you should so make that King me baby Macro, cause it was a rocking idea.

There is a tradition in my family, that when it comes to saying goodbye we also share an Irish blessing, whether it be family or friends, it is one that I take very seriously so here it goes, most of you will probably know this blessing,

"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand."

Peace out everyone

Firesong

Considering the Holier Side

Here lately I have been considering the idea of dropping my ret spec, and going holy again. It has not been easy deciding what to do, I've been ret from day one, and it was only when I hit 80 that I started to dapple in Prot and Holy. In the end I chose to duel spec as Prot, it just came easier to me, to be hitting a enemy, then healing a fellow hordie. Even though being honest I never really gave holy the shot it deserved. Amorgan in some ways has kinda edged me towards holy as well, he's reasoning, dps is a dime a dozen, its always heals, or tanks that everyone is looking for. Which he is right, but ret to me is like my security blanket, I'm comfortable with it, and its the one thing that I know in and out. But I'm also the type of person that likes to try new things, I like challenges, and going holy would be both. Right now I'm just sorta torn, so I'm putting this out there for others to comment on and give me there YAY or NAH. Should I decided to go holy, I will still keep my ret gear, just in case I find that holy really isn't me, or I just plain suck at it.

In the end the path I choose will be totally of my choice, but having the input of people I consider to be friends is also nice to. (Note any change that I make will more then likely happen after amorgan and I come back from our forced break from WOW. lol)

I call BULLSHIT

I'm getting really tired of people in the game of WoW....I mean seriously its a F*in game and people want to take things personal or start shit and its just really, really sad. Tonight we raided with Impact Players....well I wouldn't really call it raiding, we did Constructer and that was pretty much it because they started Flame before amorgan and I were there. Being honest, I am not a big fan of raiding with Impact, because the last time I did, I was less then enthused about the loot distribution rules. The way they were explained and the way I understood it to be was this, Guild gets first on loot, if no one needs it within the guild then it goes to others who have raided with them before, if no one needs it either then it will go to the *newbies*. Now don't get me wrong guild's are entitled to there way of looting, but seriously do they expect people to be happy with those rules. I mean come on, you want some one to give 110% on dps, healing, or tanking but you only want to give them a slight chance to get some gear.

So after Constructer amorgan and I opted to leave the group, I left because I had kid aggro and amorgan left because to him there wasn't a point to stay, he knew it would be a slim chance to get gear so he was honest when he left, he told him that he wasn't staying because to him he didn't stand a chance to get gear in their group. Which spark some hostility and he was whispered to by one of the players in Impact Players wanting to know what he meant. So he explained, that with their loot rules it was slim to none that he would be able to get anything and to him there was other things he could be doing. To which the other player replied, that thats not how it is and he must of misunderstood their way of looting, and blah blah blah, that he basically disrespected them. And all I have to say to that is BULLSHIT. I was on vent when loot came up and before things were rolled on the loot master pretty well named everyone who was getting what....and even held on to loot for someone who wasn't in the raid. But yet thats not how there loot system is...please tell it to someone who might believe you. I'm almost to the point where I am about to uninstall this damn game.

Saying Goodbye to WoW...For a Short Time

For those who don't already know, Sept 25th will probably be the last time that amorgan and I will be able to play wow for awhile. Amorgan, who has proudly served his country for the past 3 years is getting out of the military so that we can move back to Missouri and be closer to our families, this is the best decision for our family at this time, due to everything that has happened in the last couple of months. Unfortunately the part of Missouri that we are going to be living in at first while we get back on our feet and stuff all sorted out is not really Internet friendly and won't support wow so we are being forced into an uncertain time away from WoW. We are only hoping to be gone for no longer then 6 months but only time will tell. However there might be a few times when we are able to get back on for short periods of time, but can't say it for sure. I am not really to fond of this because of the friendships I have formed while playing but I have to do what I have to do for my family. I will miss everyone while I am AFK =), but it will only be for awhile. We shall return I promise. But intill the 25th I plan on getting better equipment for fire, lvling my other alts and just plain rocking it out, in till I have to make my exit. When that day comes, this blog will turn into a place more or less to stay in touch with my wow buddies, so make sure you all drop a line every now and then. LOL

Things You Might of Missed

In my last blog I detailed my reasons for leaving Honor and Glory...yes I know I have neglected my little blog and for that I am sorry. In the time since I last wrote a lot of stuff has changed. The major one being that Amorgan and I are no longer apart of Deathgrip. Hard feelings arose between amorgan and another player and he opted to leave, I followed shortly after due to the main fact, that to me this is a game. It is something I do to have fun, so I have a huge problem when a person who will remain nameless takes things to a personal lvl and begins not only insulting the player's toon but the real life person who they know nothing about. For the first time in my WoW playing history, I wanted to reach through the computer and literally choke the crap out of someone. My anger that night reached an all time high and I unleashed a tongue lashing that I nor that person will soon forget. I want it to be known that I am severly protective of those that I love and to hear someone bad mouthing my husband who has served his country and put his life on the line to protect our freedom just sent me over the edge. Now that being said, while I have cut ties with certain memebers of deathgrip there are still others who I remain in touch with and will still continue to help out whenever I can.

After being guildless for a few days, Amorgan and I decided to form our own guild, which is simply titled . We are both very proud of this guild and look forward to helping other players get there toons to 80 and then helping them get gear.

Also I have been hard at work lvling my other toons, I now have a lvl 64 DK, a lvl 34 Mage, and a lvl 20 Warlock. I have been busting my butt trying to get them all lvled as soon as possible. My theory, quest with one intill they go in the purple on exp gain, then switch to another and repeat. It works wonderfully for me I can usually get 2-3 lvls on a toon before I have to rest them and switch.

And speaking of questing, there has been a handful of people who have joined and then left because they were not being constantly ran through instances. So I am going to share my opinion on this. Running instances are great for getting equipment upgrades and for some exp. But if you want to lvl your toon questing is and always will be the fastest way to do it. Having an 80 run a lower lvl through an instance a few times is just insane, for one your not going to get the same exp as you would if you just went with a group of people the same lvl, and yes you might lvl but its not going to be as fast as you would think, you want fast lvling go to a place pick up all the quest and go do them all, then come back and turn them in and you would be suprised at just how fast you shoot through a lvl. This is just my opinion though, and there are those who would disagree and thats cool, opinions are like assholes everyones got one.

Leaving Honor and Glory

Tonight I made the decision to leave Honor and Glory, it wasn't the easiest decision due to the fact that I wouldn't have most of the gear I have if it wasn't for them plus I made a lot of friends in that guild. My main reason for going was Amorgan. As stated in older post we have been partners in crime since lvl one and even though I'm loyal to any guild I am in, my main loyalty is to him not only because he is my husband but because he is my wow partner, if not for him I would of never started playing wow. Amorgan had his own reason's for leaving none of which I'm going to get in to because that is his business.

Both Amorgan and I decided to join the guild Deathgrip, they are like a second family to us and we get along really good with most of their players so it was a no brainer that, that is where we would go. Unfortunately our joining them brought about a lot of anger from the guild master of Honor and Glory and lines where drawn and eventually crossed. Which is not at all what amorgan or I wanted. I thought I had left H&G under good terms, so I was surprised when retaliation followed. All I can say is even after all that I harbor no hard feelings towards anyone. WoW is and always will be just a game for me, I started playing to have fun and that is all and I can tell I will have loads of laughs in Deathgrip which in the end I value more then t8 gear.

So here is to Deathgrip and the good times to follow.

The WOMAN behind Firesong!!

When I first started playing WoW I just assumed that all female toons were played by actual females but I have found that this is not always the case. But there has been some funny speculation going on in the Honor and Glory vent that they need confirmation of my gender, and since my mic doesn't work at the moment I decided to give a little info on the real life woman that plays firesong.

My real name is Jill, I'm 5 foot 4 (just barely) inches with black/brown curly hair and green eyes and I live in Tennesse, my husband is in the army and I am the proud parent of a 3 year old girl who is the light of my life. I'm 26 but according to most people who know me I don't look it and I don't sound like it. I am really easy going and can usually get along with anyone. Love to laugh and make jokes...some of which can be a little dirty but that's just my sense of humor. Lets see what else to say, my favorite color is red, I dislike spiders and snakes with a passion, and my favorite food is chinese. Well that's just a little info on me if you want to know anything else just let me know. LOL

Flashback: Partners in crime from level 1

One of the things I have enjoyed the most about playing WoW is being able to lvl along side my partner in crime and husband Amorgan. If it wasn't for him I probably would of never started playing or made it to 80 for that matter. I am a firm believer in a lvling partner. If you can find someone that you get along with and that is motivated the same way you are then getting to 80 is a breeze. Having someone to quest with is just awesome it makes it go so much faster and it can be funny as hell. I am happy with my 80 paladin but I do miss the days of lvling. I know what your thinking, "Fire you are CRAZY" and you'd be right lol, although I prefer the term, quirky!!! On another note, I so totally rocked that murloc suit better then amorgan Bwahahahaha.

Sitting on the bench

For anyone who doesn't already know, on thursday morning I was rushed to the hospital with very severe medical issues and ended up having to have emergancy surgery to correct the issue. It was touch and go and I lost a lot of blood but I made it through surgery and am now on the long road of recovery. Because of this, I will have to scale way back on my raiding and WoW time in general, I feel really bad having to do this but I know that its something that has to be done to ensure a fast and healthy recovery for me. So I just want to say good luck to all those who will be raiding as usually and I hope that you all get some excellent drops. I will hopefully be able to starting raiding full time again in mid august but intill then I will be cheerleading from the side lines. GO HONOR & GLORY!!!!!!!

Buffing 101

I don't know how many times I've heard this, "Theres so many pally's and I only have one buff blah, blah, blah."

Yes I understand that buffing is an important part of every raid, heroic, what not. Thats why I make it a point to say in every group I'm in where there is more then one pally that I give Blessing of Might. It is the one buff that I use at all times so I naturally am usually the one giving it out to others. What annoys me more then anything though, is when I'm in a group with more then four pallys and not everyone is getting all the buffs. Granted I usually only give might to melee cause I have yet to come across a caster who screams out for might, if they ever did I surely would give it to them after I got over the shock. But for people to not be handing out Blessings of Kings is just crazy. That is one buff that anyone can benefit from, and yet it is the one that seems to be missing on at least a handful of people. Also I have a HUGE issue with players that whisper to me with an attitude demanding that I give them a certain buff, and implying that I'm not doing my job as a pally. Either one of two things will happen if you do this, one you'll get the buff and a crude warning to curb your attitude or two you won't get crap from me but a /rude gesture. Now however if you were to whisper me, like a fellow guildie did tonight and explain nicely that you benefit from kings more then might, then I will be more then happy to comply with your request with a new buff and a =).

That is why I like when I raid with my guild because we all pretty well know who is giving what buff and it makes things so much easier and stress free. So my advice for any 10 or 25 man raid would be this, in addition to healing assignments and tank duties and what not please make sure it is known who is giving what buff because it makes things go so much faster and smoother because there is nothing more annoying then to be running in to fight and hearing someone over vent still complaining about not getting a certain buff, it makes me want to do a situation # 10 which is bubble, hearth and leave party.

Its common courtesy, if we can have it in real life we can have it in WOW to.

ZOMG...Firesong the Tank

When I first got duel specialization, I spec'ed into healing but after a few heroic's I realized that healing just wasn't my thing so I shelled out some gold unlearned my holy talents and went tank. Slowly but surely with the help of fellow guild members I was able to build my tank gear up and finally get defense capped. The first heroic I ever tanked was mind blowing, I'm not usually a nervous person but I was for that, luckily I ran with fellow guild members so it was an awesome experience and having darth along to help was quite a learning experience. Then about a week ago Honor and Glory made a Naxx 10 run and I was asked to OT. Oh my goodness I was a nervous wreck, half way in I had pretty well gnawed my fingernails down to the quick ( which is rahful cause I'm not a nail bitter lol) but as time went on I became more comfortable and thus more confident and when we ended the raid, I was told by fellow guildies that I had done a decent job for my first attempt as an OT in Naxx.

I've been Ret from lvl 1, its what I know and am comfortable with, so getting use to tanking is going to take a little bit but eventually it will become like second nature. I have nothing but respect for tanks and healers cause I've done both, and I know from heroics that I've done as dps it is usually either the tanks are the healers that get blamed for a wipe, which isn't always the case and people need to stop the finger pointing when it comes to wiping. I know as I get more confident in my tanking and start doing more heroics at sometime I'm going to be blamed for a wipe, whether it be because I didn't maintain aggro, or I didn't get aggro fast enough...blah...blah...blah, lucky for me I don't take things personally and I'm pretty laid back so negativity really doesn't effect me.

My personal opinion is this, being a dps is easy that's why there are some many dps in the game. Every raid or instance I've ever ran dps was easy to find, it was only tanks and healers that were hard to come by. As a tank you have to constantly make sure all the aggro is on you, because if you lose it for even a split second it could mean a dps or a healer going down. You have to know the ends and out of a fight, how to position a boss just right or where to kite when need be for lack of a better word you have to be the leader. And to all the people who say holding aggro should be easy believe me its not and people who have never been a tank shouldn't make assumptions on things they don't know. Then you have healers, who in my opinion have the hardest job in the group. They have to keep the tanks up, and also make sure that the dps are getting healed as well. I don't know how many times I've heard, "I died because the healer sucked," or "How hard is it to get a heal off." First off its not as easy as you think, in worse case senerios if a tank and a dps are getting ready to die, 10 times out of 10 the healer is going to keep the tank up, dps needs to understand this. Also there is Line of Sight, when I would heal I would get so frustrated when a heal wouldn't go off because the target was out of line of sight and no matter how often I would try to explain this to people in my group they just won't listen, so most of the time they got a free trip to the grave yard. Healing can be stopped through stuns, silence, and interrupts and even the most epic healer is not going to be able t save everyone.

I can honestly say in all the time I've been playing I have never once blamed a wipe on healers, tanks, or dps. The way I look at a wipe is this, shit happens you get up you dust yourself off and you get back in there. Wipes are learning experiences and if you don't like them then you shouldn't be playing this game. First and fore most this is just a game for me, I don't get mad about wipes, or if I don't have the winning roll on a piece of gear (hello I rocked pvp shoulders forever and never once did I get mad about the shoulders I didn't get) and I don't get pissy if I'm not picked for a raid. I'm here to have fun and make people laugh. Thats just me.

Introductions Please....LOL

Welcome to the world of firesong. A ret pally who likes to cut up and have fun. I've been playing WOW for almost six months and have become addicted...well not so addicted that I'd have to join a twelve step program, but close. Being truthful when I first started playing I rolled Alliance, that was intill a friend of mine informed me that Horde was the only way to go. So I deleted my character, switched over to the horde and never looked back, and in Feburary of 2009 Firesong, the Blood Elf Paladin was created.
A lot of people like to say that leveling sucks, but I had an awesome time leveling due to the fact that I leveled with my husbands character Amorgan. If there is one bit of wisdom that I can pass on it would to be to have a leveling partner, it makes things go by so much faster and also to get into a good leveling guild. I was lucky to get into a great guild that helped me and my husband level. Id Sap That was a great guild with awesome people in it they helped make the long track to 80 go by quickly. Unfortunately upon reaching 80 I realized I needed to find a guild that did more raiding and heroics so myself and my husband joined the guild Honor and Glory. I have nothing but great things to say about this guild and the people in it.
My first time in a heroic was comical, to say the least..lol I admit to being a total noob, but after awhile I started getting familiar with them and was able to slowly but surely pick up better gear....although I rocked the pvp shoulders up intill a couple of weeks ago. So that's where I am now, constantly trying to better my gear, and raise my dps up. Also I am building my tank set for my offspec (tried healing for a short time and realized it wasn't for me...but I have a greater respect for healers now because of it). I also have a greater respect for tanks now that I have tanked my first heroic. I am happy to report that a couple of days ago I was able to tank Heroic Nexus with only one wipe, and it was my fault because I didn't position the last boss correctly...opps my bad, but I'm still learning and I know I will get better at it. So thats pretty much me in a nut shell.
Rereading this I realized I used the words awesome, and great alot...I apologize for that, Its habit....lol. Peace out everybody!