Pitbull

I've started using two really cool new add-ons.

First is Pitbull.

It took me a couple hours to get it set up just how I wanted it, but the beauty of it is the freedom it allows. I've looked at a half dozen screenshots from other players who use pitbull, and every one of them looks different.
Here's a random shot I took last night.

The second is Crit Alert. It plays a sound when you crit. Big deal right? The best part is that I went into the folder and replaced the sound effects. A regular crit now plays the sound you hear when Link uses Light Arrows in Ocarina of Time, and when Aimed Shot crits, you hear the sound found right here.
It is so satisfying.

--edit---
Apparently Crit Alert plays an extra special sound effect if you crit for 666 damage. Freaked the hell out of me last night since my sound effects were off and I had nice relaxing tunes playing. I'm going to get in and tinker with the sounds so it plays something a little less jarring, should it happen again.

The world just got a little less funny

Banners

Not really a big deal, but since we're getting more and more people close to 70, I started to make banners for everyone who has broken the 60 barrier. I keep regular tabs on everything, so when you hit 60, I'll throw a banner up for you. If you want a custom avatar, just send me a screenshot, or look me up in game and I'll take a photo of you. My screenshots are especially sharp.

Oh yeah, I also got the mount I've been seeking since I rolled this character. Check him out:

Kara time

Well, I'm completely geared and ready to go into Karazhan. In fact, a guild ran me through it just so I could learn it this past week. Now I just need to get 9 other guild mates to actually hit 70 and gear them up.

In hindsight, I'm surprised at how easy it actually was to get geared up. I set some goals on what I wanted to get. I used Atlas Loot and a few websites to find out what drops it. Then when I logged in each night, I'd hit the "I" key, and set myself as "Looking for Group" for 3 of the dungeons I needed to run. One night I saw someone looking for an extra DPS for Magtheridon's Lair, which was out of my league, but I volunteered anyway. A few deaths, and an hour later, I had a new Tier 4 chest-piece. Getting the right enchantments and gems that I needed wasn't terribly difficult. I do 6 or 7 daily quests each day (more if I have time) and it keeps a nice influx of money coming.

Anyway, if you need to get gear at level 70, it's pretty easy to do. Just start your night out Looking for a Group for 3 specific instances, and just do your daily quests. At some point, someone will message you or invite you for a dungeon.

Oh and if you group with some good players, don't hesitate to add them to your friends list. You will want a nice big list of people to look at when you're in a group of 4 looking for one more DPS.

P.S. I also found out how to turn up my multi-sampling setting and man did it make WoW look pretty. No jaggies, and somehow, the sun looks awesome.

Woo!

Yeah, that's right. Turbo Charged.

This baby is tweaked out with 8, that's right, Eight Khorium Power cores, strapped on with Felsteel Stabilizers. You know what's inside a single Khorium Power Core? A Primal Fire, harvested from enraged Fire elementals found at the Hand of Gul'dan volcano in the heart of Shadowmoon Valley. Each Primal Fire is encased in a shell forged from 2 bars of Khorium, the hardest, rarest metal in all of Outland.

That's what is under the hood. You will also note, that since upgrading my old Flying Machine, I've given it a wicked paint job (to denote it's wickedness), and stuck a hula girl on the dashboard. It still stalls occasionally, but it rides a little smoother than before.

You're looking at a happy (and a little crazy) Orc.

One down, one to go

I am done with Battlegrounds now. I burned through massive amounts of PVP this past week, and spent nearly 18000 honor on my new belt. The last piece of gear I need is the Sky Hunter Swift Boots, and that means grinding away at the first boss of Sethekk Halls.

I also tamed a Dire Raven, and named him DeepCrow. Seemed appropriate. I'm going to be scrapping all of my pets over the next few weeks and getting an entire new stable. The first to go was Guilt the Ravager. He will be missed. Kind of.

Karazhan

Well, it would seem, according to Be Imba, I've actually got sufficient gear to tackle Kara. So does Johannite. So it's time for us to stop worrying about getting better gear, and start focusing on everyone else.