Four years later, I have two level 80 Priests (Undead and a Blood Elf, I re-rolled to a BE because I wanted a prettier toon and race change wasn’t available yet, hehe), a level 80 Blood Elf Paladin, a level 80 Tauren Druid, and a Blood Elf Hunter that is stuck at level 77 plainly because I’m too sick and tired to level her up.

Suffice to say, with those many Horde alts, I pretty much have all the Horde quests memorized to a ‘T’, and I will probably jump of a cliff if I have to go thru the Wrath of the Lich King quest for the Horde side AGAIN for the nth time.

However, since things are becoming slightly boring and routinary in WoW, with people just waiting for the Cataclysm Expansion, the only thing to spice up your WoW life is to level another alt. But since the thought of leveling another horde makes me want to puke, I had this great idea of leveling up an Alliance toon!

Hence the birth of Zeexie, my pretty Draenei Shaman! I’ll eventually transfer her to Horde when I reach level 80, though. But for now, I’m appreciating the Alliance scenery and slowly enjoying leveling her to 80.

Some thoughts about playing for the Alliance side:

1. Alliance player aren’t all the bad. I had this misconception that Alliance had more annoying players since there was this misnomer that more kids play Alliance. I’ve beginning to think that’s not entirely true ever since Horde got the Blood Elf race and all the kids transferred to Horde side. So far, the Alliance Trade Chat has been quite friendly and actually made more sense than Horde Trade Chat.

2. Blizzard definitely spent more time on designing major Alliance towns. I don’t know if its the novelty of a new experience, but I personally think that Alliance towns are waaaaay prettier than Horde towns. Definitely way bigger, too. And I don’t know about you, but the mere fact that Alliance has the Tram trumps any mode of Horde transportation! I’m so envious! Horde zeppelins are cool, but I prefer the pretty Alliance boats.

3. Gnome and Dwarf Tanks are annoying. They’re just so tiny!

4. The prices for items in Alliance Auction House seem to be cheaper. Probably because there are more Alliance players? More supply, so cheaper prices?

So far, that’s my life as an Alliance player! I still yet have to fully experience being an Alliance, like in PVP and in raiding so I can’t really say I’m an expert on Alliance life yet. But so far, I’m having a great time.

How about you? Have you ever switched from Horde to Alliance, or vice versa? Which “community” did you like more?

[ Repost from Forever Geek ]

Admit it, like most people, you probably drop from your daily dungeon group when you see the Oculus loading screen come up after you get teleported to a dungeon via the new LFG system. And this will result in the annoying 15 minute dungeon cooldown, preventing you from queuing for the next 15 minutes.

I’m occasionally guilty of this, especially when I’m in a hurry and I just want to do the random daily dungeon for the Emblem of Frost quickly. I do the Random Heroic Dungeon on three toons everyday so sometimes I just want to get it done and over so I can do other things.

You know, when you really think about it, Heroic Oculus isn’t exactly that hard anymore, unlike before. It’s been extremely nerfed and it’s actually really quite easy if everyone knows what to do. But the idea of summoning and dismissing your drake to get around a dungeon gives you this really uncomfortable feeling that just makes you want to avoid the dungeon altogether, hehe!

As for me, the first time we did Heroic Oculus during its earlier months, we spent a total of 3 hours inside the dungeon and spent hundreds of gold for repair bills. That pretty much left a bad taste in our mouth, and every time we see or hear Oculus, we kind of remember how it was.

But anyway, Blizzard has decided to give a little incentive to people who decide to brave Heroic Oculus when they get it from a random heroic dungeon queue. After you’ve killed Ley Guardian Eregos, each player will get a loot bag as a special reward. The loot bag will contain the following: Emblems of Triumph x 2, rare gems and a chance to get the Reins of the Azure Drake. (You can also get the Reins of the Azure Drake from Malygos in the Eye of Eternity as well, for both 10 and 25 mans)

So how’s that for a bribe? Is it enough to make you go in and raid Heroic Oculus? Maybe, maybe not!

Official Blizzard News: Oculus Loot Improvements

[ Image courtesy of WoW Head / Re-post from Forever Geek ]

I was able to watch the movie Avatar around 2 weeks ago when it was fresh from the movie oven and I have to say, it’s probably one of the best movies I’ve watched so far. Admit it, I bet you either said, “I want to be a Na’vi!” out aloud, or thought of it secretly if you’re still hiding your geekiness, hehe.

And since I play World of Warcraft, there were just so many things from the movie that could be related to the game! From the land mounts to the flying mounts, and some of the places like the floating mountain (Hello, Nagrand!). The movie was definitely an eye-candy and a enjoyable experience for me.

But for some people, they’ve taken up their interest in the movie to whole new level!

Take this website for example, “Learn Na’vi”. Like omg, you can actually learn the Na’vi language!

Na’vi is a a constructed language spoken by the fictional indigenous race (the Na’vi) on Pandora in James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar. The language was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at USC with a doctorate in linguistics. This website exists to share this beautiful language with all who want to learn.

I’ve downloaded the Na’vi Pocket Guide and it’s fascinating to see that the Na’vi language actually has some grammatical form and structure! Best to see if for yourself, haha! My eyes almost popped out of my socket as I tried to pronounce some of the words, like, “fngap” which apparently means “metal” or “tskxe” which means “rock”. Seriously, my tongue is doing a lot of acrobatics just trying to pronounce those words, hehe.

Now when you’ve mastered the Na’vi language, the next step ofcourse is to look like one. Here’s a really funny make-up tutorial video on how to like a Na’vi.

Funny!

Links: Learn Navi
Download: Na’vi Pocket Guide

[ Re-post from ForeverGeek ]

Whew, been a bit busy lately since it’ll be my last day at work tomorrow, yahoo! Taking care of turn-overs and stuff. Plus the internet in the office has been really crappy since Sunday so I couldn’t sneak in a few posts in the middle of the day. Had to ask the PLDT techs to come over. Thankfully, the services was speedy and they replaced our dinosaur of a modem.

Hopefully next week I’ll be a bit more active in posting since I’ll have a lot of time in my hands, haha!

Anyway, just a little link loving of some posts I made last week!

Gadgenista:

• MacCase Leather Laptop Bag Is Gorgeous!
• Chocolate Flip Phones From NTT Docomo!
• Jolly Rancher Earbuds: Good Enough To Eat!
• EarMuff Headphones: Love It or Leave It?
• Paul Smith Limited Edition Headphones!
• Flip MinoHD Will Get Built-In WiFi Soon!
• Controller Ornaments For A Geek Christmas!

Apple Gazette:

• ‘Significant’ Apple Stores Soon To Open All Over The World
• What If Apple Lost Against Psystar?

Forever Geek:

• WoWeekly: 10 Tips For Leveling An Alt Fast!

Blog posts I wrote last week! Enjoy!

Gadgenista:

• Gadgenista Likes: RaggedEdge Laptop Sleeves
• Geek Tip: Turn A Dance Pad Into A Purse!
• Cute Inspiron Zino HD Now Available in UK!
• Turn Your DSi Into a mini DLSR!
• Win A 13″ MacBook Or A $1000 Scholarship!
• 5 Affordable Phones From Nokia!
• Geek Gift Idea: Add Me Shirt!
  

Apple Gazette:

• iPhone Worm Targets Jailbroken iPhones
  
• 6 Top Mac Apps For FREE From MacHeist
  
• Troll Touch Brings Touch Screen To iMacs and MacBooks
  
• 10 Things To Do After You’ve Made the Switch From PC to Apple
  

Forever Geek:

• WoWeekly: What’s Your Biggest Noob Mistake In WoW?
  

I was sooo busy during the weekend so I wasn’t able to update GeekGirlManila. You know, levelling my paladin in WoW while watching my downloaded series. Such an exhausting weekend really. Haha!

Anyway, just sharing some posts I’ve written last week!

Gadgenista:

• Cute Mini-Speakers For iPod and Cellphones!
• Cute Suede Laptop Tote Bag!
• Byrd & Belle iPhone Case is Awesome!
• iSkin solo FX Goes Matte With SE!
• Brinell Purestorage Drives Are Chic!
• Beamer: iPhone Case With Built-In Light!
• How To: 10 Minute Sewable iPod Remote!
• DIY GelaSkins Mobile Art!
  

Apple Gazette:

• Lose/Lose Mac Game Deletes Files From Your Mac
  

ForeverGeek:

• WoWeekly: New In-Game Pets Available At The Blizzard Store!
  

Here’s a couple of geeky posts I’ve written for the week! Enjoy!

• It’s Great Mac App Bundle Sale Again!
• Can Copyright Infringement Cases Actually Kill Apple?
• Apple Says ‘No More New Products Until Next Year!’
• WoWeekly: 5 Features To Look Forward To In Patch 3.3!