I see gnomes everywhere!

Gn++, to use the new Geeky Code System, created by Typhoon Andrew.

Yes, I love gnomes, which the regular readers of The Pink Pigtail in should know by now.
And the more of them, the merrier!

I don’t know what it is that makes them so lovable. Probably it’s got something to do with the size. It’s so unlikely that such a small little creature can do so much damage. And still they do, like a David facing a Goliat.

Gnome warriors aren’t that popular for some reason, but have you ever seen one in action you won’t forget it. You can’t say anything but that they look brave when they charge in, attacking a dragon, who’s got claws that are bigger than the gnome himself.

I’ve always wanted to see a gnomes-only dungeon party. I guess it should be doable at some low level instance, but at the right level it seems sort of futile even to try it. How far can you come on pots (one per fight nowadays), bandages and jumper cables? Not that far, I’m afraid.

However, even if we have yet to see a healing gnome class, the expansion has given me some other cookies to enjoy. I’ve never seen as many pink pigtailed gnomes as I do these days, thanks to the new lovely mirror spell they’ve blessed the mages with.

Maybe it’s just the pleasure of getting a new spell, a feeling that will wear of eventually, but right now I enjoy immensely to see three copies of myself engaging into the fight for a little while, until they succumb making a sad little noise. I must admit that they don’t always attack the targets I would recommend in the first place – they behave rather randomly and disoriented, to be honest. But still you can’t but love them.

To make it even better I tried combining them with my trinket gnomes and suddenly there were no less then seven gnomes in one spot, attacking the same target. Larísa was turned into the commander of a gnomish army! It’s a bit chaotic I must admit – since I haven’t got any pet par, they seem to attack stuff a bit randomly. But still. It’s an army! I only wish they could upgrade the trinket so it was worth carrying for real, not just for screenshots.

And as if this wasn’t enough, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to see more copies of Larísa in the game, without using the mirror. Sometimes I’ve fought her, killing my inner demons or whatever, in instances and quests. At other points we’ve been friends, when I helped my future “me”, fighting side by side. I like it either way – as long as I get to see more pink pigtailed gnomes I’m fine. It’s gnome therapy: help the good sides of yourself and kill the bad sides, while enjoying our cute appearances.

There are gnomes everywhere. I’ve got the feeling that the gnomish power in Azeroth is about to be restored in a near future. We’re certainly living in the best of times!