(Well, today is WoW's 5th Anniversary. Just thought I'd post something WoW-related.)

So, back towards the end of August, I bought a WoW game card to reactivate my account.

Did it out of pure boredom, really. (And I didn't know that DFO was going to released a few weeks later! D: )

Totally missed out on the 3.2 patch. I updated my add-ons and re-did my UI from scratch. Looks almost the same as last time; though I did lower the unit frames a bit to put the casting bars above them instead of below...

Druid's feral forms got a new look, yay! Didn't like the white lion that much, so I sent Khalil to the barber's for a color change. Kimahri-lion fits him best. :P

Oh! And there's also a new Spirit Beast with the patch! Got Skoll after camping him for about... 3 days. Also got the Time-Lost Proto Drake mount too, haha.

Unfortunately, I didn't take any screenshots of my pets. >_o But I do have all the Spirit Beasts, along with King Krush and a wolf (Really! Check my Armory!). And yes, I'm fully aware that there's another Spirit Beast coming in 3.3. -_-;

So... yeah. Just waiting for Cataclysm now. Maybe.

And now for hunters! I hear a lot of people complain about the lack of bar space, especially for this class, so I tend to stick modifier macros where ever possible (and whenever the abilities "fit" together)!

If you don't know what a modifier macro is, here's a basic one.

#showtooltip
/cast [modifier:alt] Disengage; Wing Clip

This one will cast Wing Clip as its default, but, if I hold Alt, I can then cast Disengage! Neat, huh?

I also use modifier macros (using that exact layout) for Distracting Shot/Kill Shot, Flare/Volley, and Aspect of the Pack/Aspect of the Cheetah. :3 (You can do the same thing with traps, too... But I like seeing all my trap buttons, haha.)

And so, onto other hunter-y macros!

Yeah, I know I don't play WoW anymore, but I figured I should at least post some of the macros I've used for my characters... Starting with my druid!

Spirit Beasts. They're not the best at DPS, and they're so. Damn. Hard. To. Find. Augh! Is it for looks? Is it for the sense of accomplishment? ...Ye-ah, let's go with that.

Ever since my hunter dinged 77 in mid-April, I've been patrolling the edges of Sholazar Basin, hoping to spot Loque'nahak. If I got bored, I'd park my hunter near one of his spawn points (the one west of Skyreach is where I mostly hung out) and do something else.

Well, countless hours have gone by and I still haven't seen a trace of him, not even a corpse. But! I'd still fly around the Basin and park near Skyreach, ever remaining hopeful.

Patch 3.1 comes. Still haven't seen him yet, fff... Oh, wait! Gondria's introduced in this patch!

*flies to Zul'Drak*

*does homework and checks Gondria's spawn points*

*more hours go by without ever seeing a Spirit Beast in the wild... EVAR*

. . .

Disappointed, I ask the flight master to take me back to Sholazar. I had recently installed NPCScan so I don't have to fly around and press a macro at the same time. I thought that the add-on didn't work as first, but when I was about to land in River's Heart...

*screen blares and chat reads "_NPCScan: Found 'Loque'nahak'!"*

Gah! Hurry up, land already! Now, where did this pop up? ...In the southern spawn points?! *mounts up, and flies to check the two gorilla spots and Skyreach...*

He's... not here! Where could he be?! (In a sense of panic, stupidity, and OCD, I fly though those same spawn points AGAIN.)

Someone says in General, "loque'nahak." Feeling desperate, I immediately reply, "Where?!"

A rogue invites me to a group. He's at the spot north of Shango, and NPCScan proc'd when I was at River's Heart... Wait, wut?

I start to fly towards his location. "My add-on triggered... Didn't know where exactly, haha," I type. Why didn't I take more notice as to why he lost 5k health and is typing "haha"?

I was greeted by the Spirit Beast's corpse on April 28th at 11:32 PM. Yay, I've been searching for about two weeks and finally see him... dead! </sarsacm>

(Yes, I like to type with neat grammar in an MMO. Sue me. :P) I skinned him and received his pelt "of the Marksman". At least I know NPCScan works. And... I also have an idea as to when he might spawn again. My sanity is saved!

*fast-forward to four days later* Dang it! Haven't found him ever since! Screw it, I'ma look for Gondria. (Loque may have a beautiful color scheme, but his anatomy looks wonky to me. I tend to like Gondria's spectral theme overall...)

May 3rd, 5:10 PM. South of the Altar of Quetz'lun.

"_NPCScan: Found 'Terror Spinner'!"

The spider dies, and my hunter gets the Northern Exposure achievement. Will Gondria spawn around 5:30? 6:00? With new found determination, I circle Gondria's spawn points for the next hour and a half.

6:46 PM. I'm heading towards the area west of Mam'toth's Crater. And guess who's waiting for me?

I'm lovin' his spectral appearance, the ghostly aura and footprints, the sound of his roar... And, most of all, the Moonfire-like Spirit Strike ability which I rarely get to see/use because my druid is Feral spec'd. XD

...Yeah, yeah, I know he does sub-par DPS! But he's awesome and was definitely worth the camp. Don't give up, fellow BM Hunters!

So, the Noblegarden event started yesterday.

I'm not much of an achievement seeker, but the ones for this event are amusing. Most notably "Shake Your Bunny-Maker." Apparently, our server lacks female dwarves (Which server doesn't?!), trolls, and orcs.

. . .

OH HAY WAIT. I HAV A FEM ORC LOLOL.

And so, being the nice person that I am, I logged on to my hunter and parked myself near the Horde-side bank, by the well. I was almost immediately swarmed (kinda?) by Alliance.

(Please ignore my bars. I forgot to remove the hotkey and macro text, eh-heh. Also, I got a wide-screen a few days ago! There's so much space now... <3)

I stood there for a few minutes, getting bunny-ear'd and doing /clap to people who finally got their achievement. One guy also tipped me for helping everyone out. ^ ^

...I'm still a bit creeped out from all the emotes I received. And all the males wearing pink dresses. Carrying pastel-colored bouquets. And Easter baskets. /shudder

Let's see, I've filled talent points for my druid, hunter, and death knight. Also bought dual-spec for my shaman too, eh-heh. (I... like their healing style. :O)

Then I did a few WSG matches with my brother (his main's a 'lock) and decided to call it a day. :P

Need to update all of my add-ons, arrgh.

...I'll introduce my characters in another post. Someday.

Delete blog on main website. Make a "main" blog on LiveJournal and join WordPress to make a World of Warcraft blog.

...It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Not to delve any deeper, but I'll leave the WoW blogging to the other (and better) writers out there. XD

. . .

Well, this was going to be the header of my WoW blog... First lineart I've completed for the year, so might as well color it. : /

Ugh, those horns were hard to do. (And I'm getting lazy at drawing hair, too...) D: