tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post1433627905626244683..comments2023-08-12T17:27:01.102+02:00Comments on The Pink Pigtail Inn: The reward of raiding achievementsLarísahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-87358200271480069042009-04-07T20:22:00.000+02:002009-04-07T20:22:00.000+02:00310/270 = 1.148 is ~15% faster mount.310/270 = 1.148 is ~15% faster mount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-58713386556868289902009-03-25T13:56:00.000+01:002009-03-25T13:56:00.000+01:00Larísa, I'm the epitome of noob and definitely not...Larísa, I'm the epitome of noob and definitely not overskilled or bored with the game yet in any way :-)<BR/><BR/>I just see most of these achievements as some kind of strained artificial flavouring that don't add anything to my gaming experience at all.<BR/><BR/>It's like if I worked out hard and trained for a marathon and when I eventually managed to stumble across the finishing line someone said right, lets do this with your legs tied together next time.<BR/><BR/>Sure, after a lot of training jumping forward with my legs tied together and having developed explosive thigh muscles I guess I could get through another marathon with this self-inflicted constraint but it would not add anything to my joy and satisfaction of getting through it - my real goal would have been achieved in that first marathon.<BR/><BR/>An achievement for me in this situation could have been to choose the next marathon to go through much rougher terrain, with steep hills up and long winding paths down.<BR/><BR/>To me, there is a huge difference between these two situations.<BR/><BR/>But to each their own, if people want to try for achievements I usually tag along without too many protests :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-61397856853586064062009-03-25T08:35:00.000+01:002009-03-25T08:35:00.000+01:00@Tessy: "brute force" still can mean that you real...@Tessy: "brute force" still can mean that you really need to stay alive and handle aggro and cooldowns properly (Patchwerk in 3 min for instance). I still think that dungeon and raid achievements are great fun. But then I'm a pretty noobish player I guess, not overskilled and bored with the game.<BR/><BR/>@Kromus: oh, yes the undying... the pressure. You certainly don't want to be the one who died on KT in a void zone... I've been thinking about it - am I prepared to go for undying? Since I've managed the Heigan dance a number of times now I don't think I'm the one that guaranteed will break it. But the mental thing - yeah. It takes a hard skin and a cool mind to get through with it. (Not to talk about a stable internet connection)<BR/><BR/>@HP: thank you so much! I feel so honoured by this nomination!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-18008454475955286172009-03-25T00:42:00.000+01:002009-03-25T00:42:00.000+01:00I would like to have the heroic raiding achievemen...I would like to have the heroic raiding achievements but you need 25 people on the same page and I guess this is when guild solidarity comes into play but the fact of the matter is, at the end of the day, people play WoW for themselves.<BR/><BR/>I love your blog, I nominated you!<BR/>http://iamapaladin.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-award.htmlHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762532904788031568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-72193617216431325682009-03-24T23:35:00.000+01:002009-03-24T23:35:00.000+01:00An excellent point as always-very intresting.Somed...An excellent point as always-<BR/>very intresting.<BR/><BR/>Somedays i chase acheivements sometimes i dont, but when i dont and others do, i understand.<BR/><BR/>Can you imagine the TENSE SITUATION of the Undying achievement, my god- how exciting!<BR/><BR/>I think people should understand that different views; different perspectives can make something better or worse- such as modes, acheievements..Kromushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067130906727081580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-64524114867001284192009-03-24T18:00:00.000+01:002009-03-24T18:00:00.000+01:00I think most raid and dungeon achievements are pre...I think most raid and dungeon achievements are pretty boring and just a matter of brute-forcing down the boss, of simply being too op'd for the instance.<BR/><BR/>Some are just a matter of luck, like not being snake-wrapped.<BR/><BR/>A rare few are achievements that actually feels like achievements, like managing to get the whole raid through the Heigan Safety Dance (although luck and a good connection sure plays a role in this one too :-)<BR/><BR/>I just wish there were more achievements that felt worth doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-64755071795588810862009-03-24T14:32:00.000+01:002009-03-24T14:32:00.000+01:00@Pockie: I definitely don't chase achievement poin...@Pockie: I definitely don't chase achievement points. But I think it helps for motiviation that there is an offically defined achievment, an offical goal to aim for. it's hard to train high jumping with an invicible bar.<BR/><BR/>@Amarillon: it sounds like fun!<BR/><BR/>@Xabbott: I seriously doubt that people want it for the speed of it. I think it's a status thing. It's only that it's wasted on me since I can't tell one dragon from another. But I guess the majority can. I'm somwehat absent minded when it comes to those things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-6086433396063734502009-03-24T13:32:00.000+01:002009-03-24T13:32:00.000+01:00I would argue that 10% speed over your standard ep...I would argue that 10% speed over your standard epic flyer is pretty much a cosmetic vanity item.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906328697184992134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-12892137684928745072009-03-24T10:12:00.000+01:002009-03-24T10:12:00.000+01:00The thing about the mount is...it's not just a van...The thing about the mount is...it's not just a vanity item. It's 310% speed mount. There are only a few ways to get those.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508933138611735027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-81950327900471369112009-03-24T10:04:00.000+01:002009-03-24T10:04:00.000+01:00If I had exhausted all other achievements then the...If I had exhausted all other achievements then the frogger game with patchwerk sounds fun :o)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634443689405067835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-54017138349457436562009-03-24T07:55:00.000+01:002009-03-24T07:55:00.000+01:00Patchwerk, dragging him across frogger, with every...Patchwerk, dragging him across frogger, with every shaman in the guild having dropped their totems in front of each line of slimes. Makes it so easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-43065984665945909662009-03-24T02:26:00.000+01:002009-03-24T02:26:00.000+01:00I have a question for you:Would you do Patchwerk.....I have a question for you:<BR/><BR/>Would you do Patchwerk... with the whole raid standing in the slime? Or Patchwerk while dragging him back and forth across the frogger slimes 10 times?<BR/><BR/>Is that a challenge worth pursuing, or does the fact that there are no achievement points devalue it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com