tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post7245630359245159943..comments2023-08-12T17:27:01.102+02:00Comments on The Pink Pigtail Inn: Feats of Strength – the real versionLarísahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-6705937150493188322010-11-22T20:21:52.131+01:002010-11-22T20:21:52.131+01:00Keep posting stuff like this i really like itKeep posting stuff like this i really like itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-53121580105672667502010-11-22T17:46:52.793+01:002010-11-22T17:46:52.793+01:00"Obtaining one emblem of any kind, really? I&..."Obtaining one emblem of any kind, really? I'd rather consider it a Feat of Strenth to manage to avoid them altogether."<br /><br />I chocked on my Diet Coke. Thank you.Brontehttp://arewenewatthis.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-34371175822684018912010-11-22T11:07:08.162+01:002010-11-22T11:07:08.162+01:00I think feats are there to remind us of past glory...I think feats are there to remind us of past glory moments. <br /><br />You got yourself the collector's edition? Remember the very first moment you logged in to play Wrath? The exciting tinge in the stomach? I still have Frosty out with pride, not because it was so difficult to get a collector's edition (though in my case it has a special story which I might share one day) but because it reminds me of the feeling I had with the start of Wrath. <br /><br />A racer with christmas 2008. This christmas 2 years ago already..man time flies. It no longer exists btw and given more time you'll see less and less players who were there with christmas 2008 and still there today. Eventually you can count yourself as one of the few survivers from that year.<br /><br />Obtaining an emblem of any kind? Funny enough I already know players who never achieved this. A colleague of mine just never even runs dungeons. He's the levelling type of person. I did run those dungeons when they had emblems, and I have the feat to prove that I was there. <br /><br />Difficult and painstalking to get? Maybe not, but definitely some fond memories of things that once were and will not come back.Sweetcherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03904742253394231819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-58238720821617523522010-11-21T14:55:29.040+01:002010-11-21T14:55:29.040+01:00@Klepsacovic: That's definitely a worthy Feat ...@Klepsacovic: That's definitely a worthy Feat of Strength.<br /><br />@Korenwolf: Hehe, yeah there is a comic aspect to it.<br /><br />@Oestrus: I think guilds are faced with this kind of issues all the time. What is better, to farm known content for more epics to everyone or to bang your head against a progression boss, prolonging the reset to next week to get more time for learning? I suppose all guilds will have to try to find a middle ground - or at least be clear in their policy so that people who wants/don't want achievements can move on to another guild which is more online with their views.<br /><br />@Ratshag: The orc has indeed shown his strength in many ways. /bow<br /><br />@Nikodhemus: That was a fun story! Indeed, it's those kinds of happenings that are memorable. It's those moments that stick in your mind - not the epics that come and go<br /><br />@Nellisynthia: that was another piece of beautiful writing, thank you! And how wonderful to get the perspective of someone who designs buildings. Good Feats of Strengths and also something you're reminded of as you see them. It must be a fantastic feeling.<br /><br />@Syl: thank you! I'm glad if it could help you to remind you about it. I know for sure you have feats of strength under your chest and many more waiting for you.<br /><br />@Anonymous: Yeah. The name is leading us wrong in the thought. That's why it's so easy to mock it a bit like I do.<br /><br />@Gevlon: Yep. What would the blogosphere be without the Greedy Goblin? I've never ever regretted supporting you in the start, regardless of what other people say and think. It's something I'm proud of.<br /><br />@Dyre42: Oh, I love storytelling! What a story! What I can't quite understand is why you took the sword and jumped into the parking lot? Would that help the girl in her emergency? There's something I'm missing here. Anyway I'm glad you managed to get away with it.<br /><br />@Nils: Well, they're thinking about making them accountwide, which I'm not a fan of to be honest. This post was more like hypothetical rambling. I'm not seriously suggesting they'd put my personal feats of strenght into the game. I think.<br /><br />@Shintar: I agree with your analysis. They don't seem to know exactly what they want with those. What makes them seem so silly is the name of it "Feat of strength", which sounds like something HUGE and the fact that some of them really takes a TON of effort while others are completely trivial. There isn't any clear line in it.<br /> <br />@Anonymous: Yeah maybe that's the simple answer. "the name "Feats of strength" is badly chosen. However such a short statement would make a very tiny blogpost. ;)<br /><br />@Rapidfirewow: That's cool! I don't play Starcraft so I had no idea. I wouldn't find it too unlikely that they bring it to WoW. They're streamlining the battle-net-websites, so why not this feature?<br /><br />@Wishart: Hi there, good to see you! It was indeed long time ago, in another world... or well at least another realm. I'll never forget how we met at that quest with the annoying drop rate by Searing Gorge.Larísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-14208365013743098272010-11-21T03:10:48.697+01:002010-11-21T03:10:48.697+01:00Wow, excellent post. You've given me a lot to ...Wow, excellent post. You've given me a lot to think about here.Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-23209492831071816312010-11-20T23:07:33.045+01:002010-11-20T23:07:33.045+01:00Its good to see you still posting, I remember when...Its good to see you still posting, I remember when you first talked of starting it up.<br /><br />;)Wisharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111427172342010618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-8404593506093549632010-11-20T16:51:59.189+01:002010-11-20T16:51:59.189+01:00The individualization feature you mention does act...The individualization feature you mention does actually exist in another Blizzard game: Starcraft 2.<br /><br />Everyone has their own achievement tab which is reachable by everyone on your friends list or in your party. On the tab your latest achievement are shown, your total points and your personal "achievement showcase" which you selected yourself.<br /><br />Here's my own profile if you wanna see an example:<br />http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/590765/1/Krofinzki/achievements/<br /><br />Since Blizzard this for another game, I think they might decide to do it again for WoW... because it is a really awesome feature!<br /><br />Interesting read btw. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />GavAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-31797932192912548002010-11-20T10:04:14.643+01:002010-11-20T10:04:14.643+01:00I'm realizing using the phrase 'current pl...I'm realizing using the phrase 'current player' in my last post was wrong. It should have been 'future player'. Obviously, if you got it you were currently play. I'm dumb lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-7719314360304777722010-11-20T10:01:16.515+01:002010-11-20T10:01:16.515+01:00They said when they first added it that Feats of S...They said when they first added it that Feats of Strength were just things that are really hard for a current player to get and/or impossible for a current player to get.<br /><br />Noone from this point forward can get Emblematic. It's a FoS for that reason. It says I raided when the Emblem system existed. Which is why I like them so much. There cool little reminders of specific moments my character or myself were a part of.<br /><br />They just picked a bad name for these types of achievements, but everyone one of your examples fits there original reason for the FoS tab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-1851125061483452382010-11-20T01:39:43.895+01:002010-11-20T01:39:43.895+01:00I agree that Feats of Strength have become a bit s...I agree that Feats of Strength have become a bit silly. Originally they were just supposed to be "retired achievements" that aren't available anymore and don't give achievement points, which is a questionable concept to begin with in my opinion, because what's so terrible about someone's arbitrary number being a few points higher due to them having a couple more achievements for having been around longer? <br /><br />But anyway, I didn't mind that concept so much and accordingly I like those FoS most that were actual achievements at some point and have since been retired, like Onyxia's Lair (Level 60) or Proof of Demise.<br /><br />Nowadays Blizzard seems to make a lot of FoS however that are intended to be feats from the beginning, for one of two reasons:<br /><br />1) Something is happening that won't happen again, so it must have a feat, like WoW's 4th/5th/6th anniversary. This can lead down a slippery slope however as every day in WoW is unique when you get down to it, so you can make up FoS for absolutely everything.<br /><br />2) Something is rare or takes some time to get. This one still confuses me to be honest. Why was my Venomhide Ravasaur a Feat of Strength for example; it's just the result of a normal quest line that is still around? It seems to me that this is Blizzard's way of avoiding the whining from achievement completionists that something is too hard or time-intensive to get - just make it a feat instead of an achievement, so it won't show up on their list of incomplete achievements and they won't have to complain about potentially missing out on points. At least I can see no other reason why these things couldn't be normal achievements.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-12705326142450389302010-11-19T22:57:56.620+01:002010-11-19T22:57:56.620+01:00My conclusion - what I’m really trying to say with...<i>My conclusion - what I’m really trying to say with this post - is that I think we give ourselves too little credit for what we achieve in life.</i><br /><br />I sometimes think I give myself too much credit. But then I also consider myself a bit arrogant, so perhaps it's just that ;)<br /><br />About those feats.. I think they are specific to your character, not to you. How could Blizzard even try to judge <b>you</b> ?Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-64234271911281210432010-11-19T21:21:30.810+01:002010-11-19T21:21:30.810+01:00Feats of Strength?
Becoming GM of a guild that co...Feats of Strength?<br /><br />Becoming GM of a guild that couldn't beat reg ToC5 and taking those same people into ICC10 with success.<br /><br />Tanking the last 5% of Lady DW on my hunter my first time into ICC10 (5% buff). (I will not get rid of the bow I got from her that trip.)<br /><br />Real Life Feats of Strength? <br /><br />Becoming a parent.<br /><br />and I probably should get one called "Heroism Denied" for the number times I tried to behave in a heroic fashion but got poor results.<br /><br />Example:<br /><br />One night many moons ago I was reading quietly in my apartment when suddenly I hear this terrible loud sound like someone laughing and crying at the same time just outside my door. So I open my door and see my drunken neighbor sitting on top of his GF beating the crap out of her. So without hesitation I grab thye sword by the door (my friend had left it there the night before)and jump off the balcony into the parking lot. <br /><br />And right as my feet hit the ground two police cars pull into the parking lot. And that's when I realized that there is no worse time to be brandishing a sword in public. Since I was lacking a sheath or trench coat and needed to hide the sword fast I had no choice but to put it down my pants.<br /><br />Now I don't know if you've ever tried to nonchalantly climb a fight of stairs with three and a half feet of steel in your pants. But I can assure you that its not exactly easy. But I apparently succeeded as I made my way back to my apartment and was not visited by the police that night.<br /><br />Then I went to a bar and drank heavily. The end.Dyre42noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-52731458549740476212010-11-19T20:58:56.650+01:002010-11-19T20:58:56.650+01:00Another feat of strength: you encouraged other blo...Another feat of strength: you encouraged other bloggers to start up.Gevlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-65218540346668289012010-11-19T20:02:29.680+01:002010-11-19T20:02:29.680+01:00I think the term "Feat of Strength" is a...I think the term "Feat of Strength" is a bit inappropriate. I don't think of my feats as accomplishments, I think of them as Landmarks. Blizzard seems to think of them this well as well, despite the name. <br /><br />"I was playing at [X] anniversary", "Ah, that's the time I got my first emblem", "Oh I remember tripping those rifts, that was fun", etc. Just little reminders of where you've been. I don't think they all necessarily have to be earned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-26781621348401100372010-11-19T19:01:06.268+01:002010-11-19T19:01:06.268+01:00I don't even know what to say, this was such a...I don't even know what to say, this was such a beautiful read Larísa and perfect timing for me today. so often in life we are our own worst judge, aren't we.<br /><br /><br />"My conclusion - what I’m really trying to say with this post - is that I think we give ourselves too little credit for what we achieve in life."<br /><br />So much that, a hundred times. <br />thanks for reminding me of it.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473554645340972749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-41770473456757911432010-11-19T19:00:37.213+01:002010-11-19T19:00:37.213+01:00"Do you remember Mezzy?
"How could we f..."Do you remember Mezzy?<br /><br />"How could we forget, the first time we saw one. Upon the Hills of Thelsamaar, upon a quiet summer's afternoon. There had been a battle; the Horde was much more restless then as it is now. And as we dusted ourselves off, our victory dearly bought, for the first time I heard that thunderous call, felt the heat of brimstone and the heard the stomp of fiery hooves.<br /><br />"There, so tall, so proud, so strong and deadly stood one of the first fel destriers ever stolen from the stables of Xoroth."<br /><br />The quiet warlock hugged herself, eyes closing as she remembered. She stood at the Voidwalker's side, a small shadow beneath a much larger one.<br /><br />"Do you remember, Mezzy?<br /><br />"Do you remember the hunting of dragons? Discovering the cave with the ghost mushrooms for the needed elixers? Counting our last coin for a bag of stardust, and then the trip down into Banehollow, all alone?<br /><br />"And Miss Sayori ... oh Mezzy, not only had she seen the fire in our eyes that day in Loch Modan, looking down from her proud Dreadsteed ... it was her who taught us the tricks of Dire Maul, who stood buy us as we caught and tamed one of our own."<br /><br />She let out a soft breath.<br /><br />"How could I forget. She was the reason I still keep the Bell, Wheel and Candle.<br /><br />"The reason we have never turned down a request to help another warlock steal their own Dreadsteed from the Burning Legion.<br /><br />"She asked for nothing in return ...<br /><br />"... and in kind, to remember her, never have we."<br /><br />***************************<br /><br />One of the best fights in the game. And I am no officer, not one of great importance in our guild and have no voice in decisions made, but for curiosity's sake I always check, <br />when a new warlock asks to join the Guild if they have the "Dreadsteed of Xoroth" Feat of Strength.<br /><br />As for myself, nothing quite so grand.<br /><br />Watching students walk through a school I have designed, knowing that the operating room where lives are being saved came from my desk, the kindergarten with the radiant floor - so its warm when the kids sit on the carpet as their teacher reads to them - the shock and surprise when they asked *me* to write my Father's eulogy ...<br /><br />Simple things.Nellisynthiahttp://nellisynthia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-21075936246373264482010-11-19T18:18:07.695+01:002010-11-19T18:18:07.695+01:002 of the things I would like notated as Feats of S...2 of the things I would like notated as Feats of Strength would be that I completed the Nessingwary Quest line and got that achievement (woopie! Hey, as a hunter, that was pretty darn cool! And, collecting all those idiot pages ain't exactly a gimme.), and saving the day in my very first Heroic dungeon, Utgarde Pinnacle.<br /><br />The guildmaster and her husband escorted me, both well over 5k GS, and I was FINALLY able to game with these guys... and we get stuck with a sub-par tank. Everything went ok, as my guild made up the DPS, and my two mates were devestating... until the tank went down against Skadi the Ruthless. Then the healer, then the Ret Pally, which left 2 hunters. We kited him as best we could just for fun, without really thinking we could do anything, but he was down below 20%. My guildmaster finally went down, I jumped up from Feign Death and Phoenixed my Devilsaur and went back at him. Devilsaur died and he came stomping towards me, right when Kill Shot came back up... and BAM, he went down. Talk about exhilarating! My guildies just kind of laughed, they had been doing Heroics for a year or so and had done this one probably 80 times, but none of that mattered to me. That was one of the best times ever playing the game for me, and I saved us from a wipe. <br /><br />Ok, so I couldn't res anyone and they still had to walk back, but so what? We didn't have to fight Skadi again!<br /><br />I think there should be a bit less achievements like Emblematic, and a bit more achievements like the Nessingwary ones, like being Exhalted with the Tuskarr for instance... I've been stealing puppies for MONTHS, that should be worth something!Nikodhemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165891420642892313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-17439275524206945972010-11-19T18:16:34.602+01:002010-11-19T18:16:34.602+01:00"Hero of Shattrath" - that one were all ..."Hero of Shattrath" - that one were all pain. Well, pain and abouts three bajillion spiders.<br /><br />"Knuckle Sandwich" - not hard, but kinda fun ta get.<br /><br />Is glad ya decided fer ta blog in English. 'Cause, lordy, do me Swedish fuhggin' suck. Is what happens when ya learn a language by watching the Muppet Show.<br /><br />True Feats of Strength? Hrmmm..... I'd has ta say weren't any one single step, but rather the process of converting me blogging connections inta in-game relations. Rolling up an alt on another server and whispering Hydra or BRK or the Egolicious Priest and saying "hey, don't know if you know me but I left some comments on your blog" seems like such a little thing now, but where a big deal all them years ago. And is what transitioned me from Ratshag the simple orc doing solo rep grinds in Nagrand ta Team Ratshag, respectable raiders and all that came with that.<br /><br />No bluggernubbin' clue how ya'd boil that down ta a catchy phrase, though.Ratshaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111084510465688124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-33703482944878026182010-11-19T17:22:58.656+01:002010-11-19T17:22:58.656+01:00It's funny that you mention the kerfuffle abou...It's funny that you mention the kerfuffle about FoS - because right around that time is when a subject I didn't give much thought to became something I couldn't avoid.<br /><br />I do agree with you that it's becoming a bit unfortunate that people are refusing to do things unless there's an achievement or an FoS for them. I also feel it can get complicated when you're in a raiding guild and the core wants to try for an achievement that you don't wish to take part in. <br /><br />I remember when Naxx was all the rage and people were trying for the Thaddius achievements or trying for the Malygos ones and it felt like such a waste - to purposely wipe on something repeatedly because you're trying to get that achievement spam to pop up on your screen. <br /><br />I understand the desire to attempt the achievement, the desire to have it. But if you're not pressing forward with it, I don't feel it makes sense to drag 24 other people thru that with you. I really resented my guild at the time making me do those things when I really didn't want to and I certainly wasn't alone.Oestrushttp://divineaegis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-8893952677842953342010-11-19T17:22:29.337+01:002010-11-19T17:22:29.337+01:00You're missing the potential for giggles seein...You're missing the potential for giggles seeing "Emblematic" pop up in guild during a raid on a Marrowgar kill :)<br /><br />[Yes, ok we were carrying a couple of very freshly dinged 80's to the weekly raid boss]Korenwolfhttp://vomsters.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-22780596675518983892010-11-19T17:17:58.450+01:002010-11-19T17:17:58.450+01:00Feat of Strength unlocked: Create a guild with fri...Feat of Strength unlocked: Create a guild with friends and play with them for years.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.com