So to give a quick update since the launch of Mists of Pandaria, let me give you a breakdown of the evening. With snacks in tow, Red Bulls awaiting their duty, and a full blown nap prior to 3:00am EST I was supremely ready to jump right into live once MoP became available. With the Mister giving me the rundown of what was needed for me to begin the power grind to 90 on my hunter, I think it's safe to say that nothing prepared me for the unexpected turn of events that went down those first few hours on live.
Truly as a team, me and the Mister are great. Couple that with THOUSANDS of people rushing to get into Pandaria and that left me with a lot of frustration on myself and no view to take down a Horde ship for a quest. I have to give credit where credit is due though; the beginning of the level grind from 85-86 with Logan was amazing as he has the patience of a saint. He kept behind with me to make sure I got the materials needed for quests, was my knight in shining armor when ganking became a heavy handed issue (oh PvP realms how I both love and loathe you) and was excellent at keeping me motivated to keep going. It just wasn't meant to be though. Countless ganks and tagging competitively to get the credit for the quests took its toll on me, and the white flag came up after about 4 hours. I wanted to enjoy the new expansion, but power grinding levels just wasn't in my heart. Plus when your boyfriend is the raid leader of the guild? Well you don't want to hold him back. He's got to get to 90 and then jump into heroics so he can gear up in time for raid in the coming days. So we made a quick change of plans; I told him to keep going because I knew he had it in him to run 24 hours sans sleep to get what he needs accomplished (and sure enough he leveled to 90 in 26 hours I believe. That's my baby <3). In the meantime I was going to fold for a few hours, nap, and then get right back into the game from another angle.
Fast forward to 6 hours later. I was well rested, and wanted to head right back into the game. I figured maybe I'd use this time to try out the new Monk class and get a closer look at the Pandaren. What I expected and what I realized wound up being two completely different things. Diving head first into Pandaria was very simple from the get go as the sleep gave me a few hours to log into a clear area. Then the scenery? The quests? The storyline? Holy shit did it blow me away. Getting into the lore of the zone and the race really gave me a sincere appreciation for the class and in no way was it cheesed. The breadcrumb quests that dig further into the race's lore was very well executed, and I even had moments where it tugged at my heartstrings and made me misty eyed (Shu.... Shu I LOVE YOU. Playing water games with you stands as my favorite quest in this entire game). Then to be given the opportunity to choose MY destiny as Alliance or Horde? I was skeptical about the concept at first, but in the end? I loved it. It really helped me find my allegiance in this game and where I feel "at home". PLUS I GOT TO KICK VARIAN WRYNN'S ASS. I DID. AND IT FELT SO GOOD.
Now to switch into the class of Monks itself? Holy motherfuck. LOVE IT. It's a struggle in the beginning to grasp the concept behind the class, but once you do? They become supernatural in a sense. Now realistically I've died a few times on my Monk, but overall the mechanics of the class were so well thought out, that I fell in love. When it came time to have to hanker down a spec I did something that was both out of character for me, and turned a few heads.... I'm a healing monk.
Here... let me give you a few seconds to process that.
.... Good? Ok.
No really. When it came time to making my selection I looked closely into each talent spec, it's spells and passives, then settled on my conclusion. Once I dinged 15 I got ballsy and decided to queue into a dungeon. First off let me say that as having played melee / ranged throughout my entire career in the game, I thought I broke the game when I saw my queue pop after a minute. Healers.... Y U NO TELL ME U QUEUE SO FAST?! Then it arrived--- Deadmines. In an all Pandaren PUG (figures) we plowed through the dungeon with the greatest of ease and despite my previous reservations about wanting to keep people alive in a dungeon? I liked it. I liked it a lot. I liked it so much I queued for another one, and then another one. Plus with two heirloom items equipped PLUS the Enlightenment buff Monks receive every ten levels? I'm leveling thrice as fast as expected.
For all that I'm enjoying thus far for the new expansion my uncertainty about the direction I'm going to go in leaves me a little anxious. Prior to launch I had a clear cut plan which I'm still gunning for, but it doesn't excite me as much as playing my Monk does now. It's still very early to tell, but I still intend to max skinning for the guild to have their mats regardless. Dinging 90 on my hunter though just doesn't matter as much to me as I thought. Hmm... we shall see. Until next time though!
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