tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post5013649747228654961..comments2024-02-27T14:44:07.868+01:00Comments on Greedy goblin: My roomGevlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-221441697401729012009-07-28T17:31:50.321+02:002009-07-28T17:31:50.321+02:00Since, noone seems to be aware of it:
Mammut &...Since, noone seems to be aware of it:<br />Mammut & Bike give you immunity against sap from rouges, most likely more classes are affected but thats the class i play and i don't know about othersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-80299075002942623552009-07-13T13:09:19.078+02:002009-07-13T13:09:19.078+02:00I'd be interested if and how you have found wa...I'd be interested if and how you have found ways to succeed in the real world (milking the morons) as you have ingame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-944209346996682222009-07-11T01:38:05.092+02:002009-07-11T01:38:05.092+02:00@Gevlon
I think a lot of people have a lack what ...@Gevlon<br /><br />I think a lot of people have a lack what you are trying to say and correct me if I am wrong. You play WOW a certain way and your way. If you do not want to waste 5-6 hours for some little vanity thing in a game, that makes sense.<br /><br />I think it is the same arguement against those who complain how WOW is so much easier then before. I am paying real, actual money to a company to get enjoyment out of a game. Same as you. If you enjoy making donzens of characters, making loads of cash, or raiding wee hours of the night...all different ways to enjoy it, and you want to maximize your way of enjoying the game and wasting "hard" work (real time) for a useless item makes perfect sense.<br /><br />I personally love being able to log on and do dungeons at 30-45mins, instead of hours on end like old BRD or Strat and such. I think Strat/Scholo in the day I ran them (10mans) still took an hour and a half roughly.<br /><br />Now not that I want free epics, or everything easy mode. I have no problem with hard content being hard and raiders doing what they do....and after a "year" catching up to them in content. To each his own, I don't find enjoyment in spending hours on end for a dungeon.Kithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616447037203286123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-35803770750203917002009-07-10T08:50:38.030+02:002009-07-10T08:50:38.030+02:00The motorcycle needs something now that you can...The motorcycle needs something now that you can't jump unlimited distances on it. 12.5 k for a passenger? C'mon now Blizzard, Give it a speed booster or something.<br /><br />And the mammoth is ugly unless you're a tauren or orc warrior or shaman. Then you can justify the prehistoric savage look.Thunderhornsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-24293570276156165762009-07-08T20:01:43.993+02:002009-07-08T20:01:43.993+02:00I like my mammoth - on the basis that...I've b...I like my mammoth - on the basis that...I've bought everything else I want...and the time saved in pug raids is a benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-88482066278339006682009-07-08T19:41:14.221+02:002009-07-08T19:41:14.221+02:00I would agree with the comments that the mammoth i...I would agree with the comments that the mammoth is basically a 16k gold trash vendor. I am not certain that it is worth it, but on the other hand, I am almost always short of inventory space whenever I go back to an old world instance. This alone makes me think the mammoth may be worth it. <br /><br />But no, I would probably never purchase it for the looks alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-64037406103126915942009-07-08T17:40:24.303+02:002009-07-08T17:40:24.303+02:00The mammoth is horribly ugly and wobbly. Most peop...The mammoth is horribly ugly and wobbly. Most people buy it for the repair and vendor feature, which I must say has been quite useful on many different raids. On Sarth 3D in particular the mammoth was used quite a bit--it's a convenient raid repair bot that doesn't put one at risk of encountering hostile players. If Ulduar had no ogre (and for the first few weeks he despawned), the mammoth would have a second glory day.<br /><br />Now, if they'd only put a vendor on the motorcycle life would be complete.Syderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678378709885767949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-49862204474037185542009-07-08T17:01:56.721+02:002009-07-08T17:01:56.721+02:00I wouldn't buy the mammoth because I don't...I wouldn't buy the mammoth because I don't happen to like the way it looks. I grinded troll rep on my orc shaman because I wanted to buy the raptor mounts (which have nicer colors than the PvP mount, which I also have).<br /><br />When it comes to games, I prioritize very differently than I do my life outside of the games. After all, the time I spend in the game is, by definition, leisure time. If I spend it on cutting edge content or grinding gold so I can ride an elephant, it's all the same to me.Tonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082528970434639776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-75244573182169064792009-07-08T16:52:13.562+02:002009-07-08T16:52:13.562+02:00So...you have around 50 hours just sitting on your...So...you have around 50 hours just sitting on your character as a row of numbers. How is this a better use of your time than buying items with that money? <br /><br />At least I can ride my 6 hours around and transport a low level character with me. (I have a bike) I have used the bike to help my wife get her low level alt around the world saving her a lot of time and me a lot of headache. Or I could have 12,000 more gold that is just sitting in my bank. <br /><br />I work under a different model. I maintain a balance. I keep at least 10K on my bank at all times. I need this as operating costs and emergency funds. I tend to stay at 16-20K most times.<br /><br />I contend that hoarding all that gold does you no good. All you have is more numbers than I do. We can open a trade window and you can show me a large number. <br /><br />the ultimate question is this - what is the point of having money if you do not spend it? Why are your numbers better than my mammoth? You use your numbers for nothing, the mammoth is out in the world.<br /><br />Hell, even Hank Rearden bought a fancy car.Althalasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-42966200563073959352009-07-08T14:06:05.582+02:002009-07-08T14:06:05.582+02:00So Gevlon, you have huge sums of gold. How useless...So Gevlon, you have huge sums of gold. How useless is that!<br /><br />With the fun activities as you stated (questing, raiding, BG’s, etc) and the occasional herb gathering on my way to those activities I earn enough money for repairs, buff food, enchants, gems and glyphs. Gear upgrades I get from the fun activities.<br /><br />I do not spend hours earning money I have no need for other than to boost about on a blog, nor for the sake of reaching gold cap.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />WokkelWokkelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-31180701911661452682009-07-08T13:25:20.536+02:002009-07-08T13:25:20.536+02:00I like farming the AH. I am nowhere near as effici...I like farming the AH. I am nowhere near as efficient as you though, it results in 1.5k-2k gold an hour usually. <br /><br />I however value these items. For some reason I like repetitive grinds if they are a part of old school content. I just do them, when I am not doing arena. I re-rolled engineering to support this (portable mailbox) I have saved over 6 hours of traveling. This could have resulted in 12k g, while it did cost me 4k gold to level (I most likely just have gotten 6k gold by saved time and another 2k by selling unique items). <br /><br />My Mammoth could be a slightly more debatable purchase. I do think that the opportunity cost would have been quite high if I would not have bought it. You are forgetting one thing. The mammoth is not a vanity item, it is a functional luxury item.<br /><br />I have only gotten 2k by selling BoP greens so far, which would be more throughout the whole expansion. I am expecting the cost to be around 10k (It is not worth time wise to go to the vendor for grays/greens when doing old instances, so i would delete them. Now i can sell them. This does not count for the time lost going to reagent vendors.). <br /><br />What does it provide me? I have less bag space problems when playing. Full 22 slotters just are not enough, even when combining it with a guild bank with 4 slots and 6 craft/bank alts. <br /><br />I can now loot items whenever I feel like it. I never have to worry about buying reagents in advance again. I do not have to buy drinks before doing BG's. This is worth the 10k for me (I have no other function for all the gold lying around).<br /><br />It is not worth it for you, due to spending your time differently in game. You seem to play a lot less than me.<br /><br />Note: I do not use it as a mount, i use my first mount for traveling. It is too big to be functional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-31965400294611184262009-07-08T11:34:06.510+02:002009-07-08T11:34:06.510+02:00I can't remember what kind of engineer you are...I can't remember what kind of engineer you are, Gevlon. But, if you ever studied fluidodynamics, you can easily suspect that a fan pointed towards the open chassis (and, generally speaking, the open chassis) it's one of the most unefficent way to cool your computer.Mitheithelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374047366617038646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-82473714314396223432009-07-08T01:12:53.570+02:002009-07-08T01:12:53.570+02:00You already spend much of your time wasted in a vi...You already spend much of your time wasted in a virtual world, working towards virtual gear, etc and paying REAL money to do it. <br /><br />You're the very definition of hypocrite. <br /><br />You want to know why you're mocked and judged so often? Your harsh judgments of others for doing what they consider fun. <br /><br />My wife and I both play WoW. We play for very different reasons and understand that what makes the game fun for one person may not be the same for others. <br /><br />She likes collecting pets. I like raiding for loot. My best friend likes to level alts. All very valid reasons to enjoy a vast game as large as WoW. <br /><br />Too bad you're so far stuck in your own little world to see it.m0rtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675789936591367588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-67686468823937307592009-07-07T23:59:02.218+02:002009-07-07T23:59:02.218+02:00Gevlin, I too am a minimalist when it comes househ...Gevlin, I too am a minimalist when it comes household furniture and fixtures (having moved a lot in my late teens/early 20s destroyed the horder in me) and do my best to keep clutter out of my life.<br /><br />However, I agree 100% with Russell's comment.<br /><br />A well chosen and cheap picture, bought from any major department stores, can make a huge sub-conscious difference to the feeling of a room.<br /><br />Green especially has been proven to be a calming colour.<br /><br />If you are in a small apartment, all you need are 1 or 2 items to really make a difference, especially if the paint scheme is white/neutral.<br /><br />And are you overclocking or something? Why do youo need such big cooling fans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-62598011483422295812009-07-07T23:38:28.636+02:002009-07-07T23:38:28.636+02:00You never know about the mammoth. My wife put coun...You never know about the mammoth. My wife put countless hours of questing into buying one. Not to show it off or block mailboxes, but because of pure whimsy. She enjoys it, finds it to be fun, pure and simple. She gets a kick out of our being able to ride it together. She likes being able to provide others a repair bot. Mostly, she has an ongoing love for everything related to elephants in the game, that started when she rolled a gnome who was going to ride an elephant. Her many days of grinding reputation to get an elekk at 60? It was fun for her.<br /><br />It wouldn't be fun for me. It wouldn't be fun for you. But who are we to tell others what is fun?<br /><br />Only after the mammoth did she save the money for swift flight.<br /><br />Now that I think of it, while you are right that we have only so many hours before we die, my wife spends a lot less hours on WoW than I do and didn't put in extra hours to get her mammoth. She just prioritized her money, spending it only on essentials and the mammoth, and with her limited time online, she was either raiding or doing quests to get mammoth money. She would not have spent fewer hours if she'd done something else in WoW, she'd just have... done something else. She did what was fun for her, which usually isn't more than a few quests a day.Towneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745404571752231398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-51117463718281655672009-07-07T23:25:45.718+02:002009-07-07T23:25:45.718+02:00I once thought as you do. My freshman year room i...I once thought as you do. My freshman year room in college was bare of all of all frivolous items, just my bike, dresser, my computer on a desk, and my bed. Wires and stuff everywhere--rather similar to what you describe.<br /><br />A friend of mine convinced me to take a test the next year. While I was lying in bed, he took my heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. We then took a Saturday and went shopping for my new room. I picked out a nice-looking tapestry, bought a picture of my <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1110/531235545_ce1d408bb0.jpg?v=0" rel="nofollow">favorite mountain</a>, a painting, and a nice fuzzy armchair.<br /><br />With all these installed, my resting heart rate was 11% lower, my breathing rate was 7% lower, and my blood pressure was 15% lower. More than that, I felt much more comfortable in my room--I had made it my <i>home</i>. Time and money well spent, IMHO.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810858979281766801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-53429579119213431682009-07-07T22:37:56.519+02:002009-07-07T22:37:56.519+02:00I'm sorry but the traveler's tundra mammot...I'm sorry but the traveler's tundra mammoth is nice if you have friends you group with. Its too bad it doesn't haul more. And if only there were a flying version.<br /><br />The non-vehicle mounts that don't take passengers are useless fluff though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-27194401612682019112009-07-07T21:57:28.065+02:002009-07-07T21:57:28.065+02:00Rated purely on a time basis, the Mammoth has more...Rated purely on a time basis, the Mammoth has more than paid for itself by reducing the amount of time my raids waste on running back to town for repairs or resupplies. It's knocked far more non-productive time off of our raids than it ever did cost to buy it.<br /><br />Selling items back to the vendor has paid back a third of it's purchase price, and being able to repair and restock in the field has saved hours which probably paid for the rest (not to mention avoiding all falling damage for a few months).<br /><br />As an investment for farming and raid support, it's been profitable in the long run.Zamboninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-20545173033589670742009-07-07T21:31:47.059+02:002009-07-07T21:31:47.059+02:00Like most other people I don't pay to play in ...Like most other people I don't pay to play in a raiding guild , I applied , got accepted and do a very good job. Therefore I'm saving 5000g / week. Mammoth costs 16,000g and lasts forever , your raiding costs 20k/g a month.<br /><br />All they talk about always bringing consumables to raids is flawed , Blizzard have stated numerous times they designed WotLK to not require everyone to use consumables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-57689052943249999532009-07-07T19:39:34.453+02:002009-07-07T19:39:34.453+02:00Replace those ludicrous fans with decent PC fans. ...Replace those ludicrous fans with decent PC fans. You will save a lot of energy, it will be a lot less noisy and it will look a lot better. All for the cost of maybe 20$ in fans (which should get you 4+ good fans).<br /><br />I can also make a (tiny) point for the mammoth: If ONE person in a guild has it, the whole guild can repair after whipes nearly anywhere, saving time. That would have been an issue with AQ or Naxx(60), but Ulduar has its private repairman, making it superflous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-39551034293348651902009-07-07T19:00:02.938+02:002009-07-07T19:00:02.938+02:00The traveler's tundra mammoth is a gold sink. ...The traveler's tundra mammoth is a gold sink. However, I have used the other mammoth (Grand Ice Mammoth) for fun. It's a very good way to do the fire festival and I took my GF's little toon, and one other guildie, to all the ones in Azeroth. It's also cheaper than either the Traveler's Tundra or the motorbike.<br /><br />And for what it's worth, it's a heck of a lot more fun trying to get a lvl 20 toon to Ungoro without being eaten than it is just doing them solo on your level 80.MyNamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-33783382226218356432009-07-07T18:57:48.710+02:002009-07-07T18:57:48.710+02:00If you're so worried about money there would b...If you're so worried about money there would be the question of why you're playing the game and not, say, working.<br /><br />For example, I love sci-fi, so I love being an engineer and I plan to buy a motorcycle sometime soon just because I enjoy driving around on a motorcycle. It will increase my enjoyment of the game every moment I'm mounted. Sounds like a decent trade off to me.<br /><br />If you really wanted to save money you could stop paying your way into a guild and just wait until everyone is in T10 and hardmode steelbreaker is easy. Sounds like the way to do it based on your philosophies.<br /><br />At some point we have to pay for our enjoyment.<br /><br />Also, sometimes I like doing the dishes. It's relaxing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-34270523657355707862009-07-07T18:38:13.250+02:002009-07-07T18:38:13.250+02:00I have the mammoth for precisely the reason Shy st...I have the mammoth for precisely the reason Shy stated. As I begin to level through the next expansion I will have my portable vendor and repairs from my mammoth along with the Bank Squire from the Tournament reward I will basically only ever have to return to a city for training.<br /><br />I'm not an engineer so I don't have access to the portable mailbox but I figure that while levelling I should come across a mailbox while getting/turning in quests often enough that I can off-load any items I don't want to sell or throw in my bank.Rogoshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-85824036430911271352009-07-07T18:33:03.274+02:002009-07-07T18:33:03.274+02:00Since you res at Naxx in a village and there is a ...Since you res at Naxx in a village and there is a goblin on an ogre in Ulduar, the "Mammoth can repair" is a very bad justification.<br /><br />If someone runs out of reagents during a raid, he needs -DKP, not mammoth.Gevlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1461700565722278823.post-57183408041460450482009-07-07T18:28:26.461+02:002009-07-07T18:28:26.461+02:00while i agree with your opinion, i'd still lik...while i agree with your opinion, i'd still like to add 1 more usability of the mammoth ( if used correctly ).<br /><br />3) it allows for quicker repair with raids, especialy with progress/hard mode raids. ( it's quicker to have 1 person with a mammoth with repair, then to have an entire raidgroup having to go to a repair ). but still it's quite situational and mostly not needed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825153322312642278noreply@blogger.com