mcahogarth

Another chameleon for Day 14's ink: a blue-toned purple with pink shimmer. This one is reaaaally liquid/gloppy. But beautifully shaded!

I head back to Kul Tiras with Jaina to open up the Battle for Azeroth expansion, which I haven't done. I want to see the raids! In fact, I bumble into one briefly, before dying ridiculously (as usual). Too fun! Originally streamed live at https://www.twitch.tv/mcahogarth

In this case, doing an old Cataclysm questline bit for a Legendary weapon, a staff awarded by the blue dragons! This section involves running the Nexus with Tarecgosa, who is impressed with merely mortal me.

In which I continue to remember random bits of trivia about the vanilla WoW experience that I had long since forgotten... but I do make it to level 7! And I'm not dead yet!

...and admire its color scheme and cool trains and conveyer belts! This is the last of the Draenor raids on my list, Blackrock Foundry, and it was cool! Next up, the rest of the Legion raids I've left unrun!

Doing old raids again, this time Warlords of Draenor's Highmaul. A very relaxing stroll through a wartorn village full of ogres and zombies! Join me! (What do you like more, the old content, or the hardcore content? I can't decide what's more interesting. I guess it's all sort of old content...)

Which is exactly the cost of a mining pick. It was that pick or a spell. No, seriously, do you know how poor my character is in hardcore wow?? But at least I've made it to level 5! Let's see if I survive the Fargodeep Mine!

Will I die playing WoW Hardcore? Let's find out, in Elwynn Forest! My number one observation so far: it is awful, being poor in the World of Warcraft...! Lol!

...this Cataclysm raid is like a fancier version of Molten Core. But at least we can ride through it! Take a tour with me through the Firelands while I wonder what the artists were thinking when someone said "yes, we're doing yet another fire-themed raid, whatcha got for us?"

And check out some of the drachthyr starting content. As usual, I get distracted by rubbish in the rooms. I had no idea dragons like quilted mattresses!

I seriously begin this one with a digression about the physical mechanics of WoW weapons, and also the backpack situation, before going to kill Kael'Thas... again. I got a cool trinket that my character finds interesting, so we talk about that too!

Eternal tourist, that would be me...! I finally unlocked flying and go collect a few glyphs while explaining the flight system in the expansion, and what struck me as cool about it. Plus we look at gorgeous scenery. As usual. Did you know you can see individual flowers in the groundcover? Let me show you!

I've never done any of the Pandaria raids, so I picked the apparently hardest one and died several times getting through it! Also, too many daggers have eyes on them. Ugh! But still, a fantastic stroll!

Why won't this family stay dead? I check out Blackwing Descent, which is a beautifully designed raid with some great visual details. Top marks for the art team!

Because who doesn't love nether rays? A short video where I finish up the Sha'tari rep and buy all the things, then take a tour of a mountain lake community of bird muppets. Nice real estate!

Sounds like a great band, honestly. Kael'thas and the Muppets. Anyway, I do a little Sha'tari rep while wondering when and how Blizzard would end the World of Warcraft franchise, and then make a quick stop at Netherstorm to listen to Kael'Thas's monologue. This one's got a lot of musing about game design and story planning! Originally streamed at twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mcahogarth

Decided to run Icecrown Citadel which was as epic as I thought it would be, with lots of interesting scripted battles (which I enjoy while wondering what the architectural needs are of a fortress built for undead). That ending, though. _shakes head_

For once the Alliance has control of Wintergrasp Keep, which means I get to look into the Vault of the Archavon! It's... not much of a raid. But I got to see it! Did anyone ever play Wintergrasp? Fond memories, or no memories at all?

My first peek into the Antorus raid... I'm impressed by the scripting they did for this one! It's immersive without forcing you to wait through long periods of dialogue. So far, anyway...

...looking for Valdrakken. On foot. I don't find it, but the scenery's gorgeous!

So many dragons. This short encounter was my first visit to the Eye of Eternity, and having discharged my errand, I guess... my last? No wait, Malygos drops a mount. Guess I'll be back, lol XD

While looking for the Icecrown Citadel raid I stumble onto the three dungeons lower down and decide to jog through them. To my delight, they tell a specific story about Jaina and the raid on the facility! So we talk our way through that, along with different ways of engaging with enormously complex canons with no clear entry points.

Where would you live if you lived in the world of Azeroth? I overfly the city of Stormwind and talk about how a magical society might handle waste, firefighting, and ghoul attacks! And pick out a location for my priest's apartment and her chapterhouse. Let me know in the comments where you would settle down if you lived on this terrifying, wartorn planet where literally no place appears to be safe for habitation!

Okay, and I also rescue the Shal'dorei by following the final steps of the Suramar questline into the Nighthold and watching Gul'dan die (again? How many times has this guy died already??). This was an epic questline, one of the most satisfying I've done in WoW! This is a long one, though, because in typical storygaming mom fashion, I tumbled into a raid and even though I was tired I was determined to get to the end to see What Happened Next...

Despite it (and my character) being around since Classic, I have never raised my reputation with the furbolg of Timbermaw Hold. I investigate the questline which... apparently doesn't have a satisfactory ending, while wondering about bear murder, my character's motivations in riding a nightmare, and how you pronounce dwarven names.