Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Dounonurnese: Dude, where's my sword?


Don't get me wrong. I'm proud to be a Knight of the Ebon Blade. I am forever indebted to the Argent Dawn and the Light it serves for breaking the shackles of my servitude. I have no reason at all to complain about my treatment after Light's Hope Chapel and the Reclaiming of the Archerus. However, if I could have one oversight corrected . . . the only weapons made available to outfit ourselves were two handers.

Probably just the system, you know. Continuing the Lich King's own poor policy out of habit. I mean, we're all trained to dual wield. Those of us trained as Frost Knights can even choose early in our training to specialize in the style. Yet the only weapons provided under the Lich King were also two handers.

Really, it wouldn't bother me except that aren't many opportunities to obtain a good set of weapons. At Honor Hold I was rewarded for my first real task with a decent sword. But that's only one. I'd like a second before I head off to the battlegrounds. You know, just so I'm at my peak, right? The best option for that seems to be hanging out at the auction hall, hoping to find something affordable.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Avenyx: Professions


I've got some practice tanking in Northrend now. I've been to Utgarde Keep, Nexus, Azjol Nerub and the Old Kingdom. That gear I picked up in Outland just isn't quite as good as I'd like anymore. I've replaced most of it. Spent a lot of time smithing to learn to make a few of the replacement pieces myself. Best of all, I've learned to fashion sockets on my bracers and gloves and also how to cut some nice tanking gems to put in them.

My trinkets are getting pretty old, though. I'm working on jewelcrafting next to make a nice replacement for one.