Thingies.

Posted this on my site and then remembered I should have posted it here. So here you go:

Poxic Bank tab is purchased but Wulfa reports that there are some authority issues and not everyone is able to access the tab. Not even to deposit. I plan to log on tonight and fix this as soon as possible.

/flex

Did you ladies get your tickets to the gun show?

(And by ladies, I am in no way excluding the men. Just calling them also ladies.)

Southsea Pirates - 3 stars

The Southsea Pirates

62,40 - along the coast south of Ratchett
The Barrens, Kalmidor, Azeroth

Ambiance: If you like brown, you will love the Barrens. The Southsea priates have chosen a more decorous location than say, some of the raptors or other indigenous livestock, having a nicie view of the ocean.

The decor is open, very spacious, and includes scenes involving pirate ships, pirate treasure chests, and some rather kitsch pup tents. I enjoyed the "scattered" look of the place very much, and I felt that the style really set off the area's cuisine. The Southsea area emphasis a wide variety of races, and if you don't want to be tied down to ONLY human or orcs, for example, you will find they have everything up to and including gnolls (a rare treat in Kalimdor)! The pirates wear fairly loose fitting clothing, so you don't have to deal with any extra utensils or tools for 'shelling' your meal.

The pirates themselves are nicely grouped, and do not require a lot of seeking on the diner's part. However, this reviewer did find himself having to chase down and de-leg several of the appetizers, as they do panic and run.

I recommend the following: Southsea Cutthroat and Brigand as starters - lightly crisped with an Immolation and possibly with a side of marinated Polly (cracker optional). For a main course, the Baron Longshore soaked in Corruption is a hearty meal and you may find yourself asking for a doggy bag toward the end of the repast. The Refreshing Spring Water goes well with the Baron, but I chose the Milk and was not disappointed in how it complimented the dish. If you can manage it, and it is in season, I highly recommend saving room for desert, and having Tazan with cheese.

Happy Hour Daily: 3pm-6pm and 9pm-close


Overall I would recommend the area for your dining pleasure, but recommend you bring the appropriate crew for slaying runners unless you are in the mood to chase.

Overall...7
Cleanliness...6
Friendliness...8
Price...7
Quality...8

Ding!

Well, I'd been purposefully hovering around two bars till ten for the past week, as I ran around Eversong Woods looking for copper to level up mining and Jewelcrafting, and make lots of stuff for my Poxic guildies. Today, though, Wulfa recommended selling those Small Eggs on the AH (since I am MAJORLY poor!), so I killed a bunch of Dragonhawks and finally dinged 10.

I'm kind of worried now about getting accidental XP while doing other things. I was avoiding fights while mining before, but if I had to kill something it wasn't a huge deal. Now, especially with rested bonus, even one kill feels like too much. Harisan is currently sitting OUTSIDE Orgrimmar, to avoid getting any more rested bonus in case I get too far ahead by accident.

Next thing on the agenda is doing all the grey-level quests in Durotar so I can get my rep up and not have to pay full price in this part of the world. Stupid Horde... why can't you all get along like the Alliance? They start out Friendly with everyone.

(Sits and anticipates the /gkick coming for blasphemizing against the Horde...)

Abuto The Sneaky

...and apparently also The Slow, since I was the last Green Poxer to show up last night, being on the Left Coast and whatnot. Most everyone had scattered from Orgrimmar by the time I arrived.

I got a guild invitation almost instantaneously! (So good to feel wanted!) Then I needed a tabard! Fortunately, some of my auction items sold well so I scooted right over to buy one. (Okay, so I didn't exactly "scoot." I had to follow Elips and Fuller to find the shop.) Ooooo... the tabard is bee-yoo-tee-ful! It definitely accentuates my Trolly curves. Oompa! Here you can see for yourself.

You can thank Photoshop for the keen "stealth" picture on the right. Heh.

Laying Waste

Oh what can I say! We were killing machines all over Durotar and The Barrens. Mobs I wouldn't have considered trying for another 5 levels went down with ease in the wake of our massive output. We seemed to have no fear! It was so fun; I felt almost invincible. Again, I must give kudos to the two priests who had my back. I'm so used to being the healer and worrying about everyone else that it was refreshing to go commando and have confidence that my buddies would keep me alive.

I loved the Green group dynamics. It seems like Dammy's a natural leader. He was already using raid markers like skulls and diamonds! Raamah is my Tauren crush -- the strong, silent tank. (I'm a sucker for Tauren males, go figure.) Elips cracks me up and his minions make for a very nice additional tank or DPS party member. Wulfa is my fellow chica in a group of Horde studliness. First, I gotta say, Dax, you've definitely got competition in the HAWT department with Wulfa's BE. Whoo boy! And what she does with a smite will bring all the boys to the yard, as the Belfs like to say.

Anyway, the point is that so far, I love my teammates and my guildies! I hope they're patient as I learn this new melee, stealthy role.

Caster vs. Melee

I must say that all my other alts are casters of some sort, so it's taking me a while to realize that my job as a rogue is to just run the heck in there and start with the "stabby stabby," as Dax puts it. My brain keeps thinking of how to "pull" the bad-guys, and then while I'm watching our tank, Raamah, rush in and whack things, I realize, "GOSH! I'd better get in there and start slicing!"

It's taking some getting used to, also, to running around the back of the tank's target to get some nice juicy Backstabs in. Heh. I guess just like the Blood Elf is getting to Dax, and the Warlock is affecting Elips, my little roguish evilness is also starting to shine through.

I think I'm going to spec Subtlety since we are always going to function as a group. If I were leveling alone, I think I'd go for Combat, but the Subtlety tree looks like a LOT of fun and it will definitely make for a unique addition to the team.

Winding Up The Evening

The little orclette (is she an Elflette on Anvilmar?) aggro'd late in the night, poor doodle. I loved when Dammy said that Wulfa had to "tank" the orclette. Too cute. We all took this as a sign from Elune that we should call it a night. Way fun!!!

Crafting Reminder

Fellow guildies, please remember I'm a blacksmith. I know most of you cannot wear mail, but I also make daggers, maces, axes, and things to sharpen pointy weapons or ensmacken blunt weapons. Please feel free to hit me up for something -- don't even have to need, just want!

Orange Raptor

Fuller and I were yakking away at each other last night and talking about the different mounts we would like to have. Personally, I have no love for the turkeys of the Belfs. They just don't toss out INTIMIDATION, instead it looks like they should be pitied.



To this end, heh, I'm going back to level 1! Well, not really. Just the low level Orc/Troll areas to try and grind some rep, a little gold and some fun without having to level...heh.



I was wondering if the Poxers thought it would be cool to all try and get the same type of mount (Varied colors) or just stick to what each individual likes. Still, can you imagine a group of twenty Poxers of varied races sitting atop the same type of mount? Overlooking the battleground of WSG? LOL What a hoot!



I'll have some thing more intelligent to add at some other time, I swear! For now, bask in the silliness!

A couple of thoughts. Rambly but trying to make a point.

First let me say that last night was awesome. I had tons of fun and will be posting a complete post on it tomorrow I think.

I wanted to clarify something I had noticed some confusion on. Several* people have wanted to join and then expressed confusion/worry about the availability they see on the spreadsheet. The prevaling** concern seems to be that they are not able to play at the same time the rest of us poxers are able to play.

This is a missconception. Each group is its own entity to a large extent. We created the guild so that our little groups could pool resources and share a communal chat channel. But the toons will really only party with the toons in their group(unless we schedule a guild raid or something of the sort). So if you can get four other people who like our expiriment and who play at the same time as you.... yer in. We'll name you a color and a pox and drape you in our colors and yer off to the races.

Or... if you can't commit to partying but you want to come play? We can set you up as a visiting pox and you can chat with us(just please try to stay roughly the same level as the other groups or below their level ... no level 70 visitors)***

So for example... yellow group(pike/trollin/TJ) are still needing two other like minded individuals to play with them. If they get three then someone will drop into uhm... charteuse group and will be looking for four others and yellow will be full. Yellow will play together at whatever time yellow wants to.

Also, if your schedule does change... or someone realizes that a different group has a playtime that fits them better...well we can swap the groups around a bit if we need to.

Hopefully this is helpful.****

Dammerung

*Several could mean just one. My memory as always is crappy.
**Prevaling means what several means.
***At the time of this writing I believe the group concensous(spelling?) is that we don't accept outside gold and no level 70 running us through instances.
****Everything above is suggestions and interpretations based on what I've read in our google group. If the majority objects things will change.