Anyway.. we’ve leveled a bunch of toons, and I find it REALLY hard to level with him. First.. we don’t like to group while leveling. Call us greedy, but I hate sharing quest and mob killing XP.

Also, we like different zones. He’s a dirty stinking tree-hugger, and I want rep boosts and quests I’m familiar with that don’t drag me all over creation.

We both use James’ leveling guides, but he’s more of a stickler and I do sometimes hold onto quests to complete (though not when they are grey).

And he annoys me if he outlevels me. A lot. So basically we don’t level together. If one of us needs a run through something the other will hop on an 80 and help out.

Oh and TJ? You really need to go to Northrend. It’s beautiful, a lot of the quests are FUN, and just think of all the blogging material you’ll get!

Del

Northrend literally takes my breath away every time I bring a new toon through it. It has, imho, some of the best design in the game, and shouldn’t be ignored.

Leveling through the Dragonblight, and seeing the Wrathgate for the first time, I had to hand it to Blizz. I was absolutely ENRAGED with what happened there, and wanted to wage war upon the perpetrators!

TJ, you really need to give NR a chance.

Also, I can’t imagine not researching builds, or not having maxed professions or not having been to Northrend. It is beautiful up there and the storyline is wonderful. TJ you should really play around up there. And there are tons of quests that don’t involve vehicles.

It is a game, and you can play how you want, so maybe how TJ plays isn’t “wrong” it just may not be the most logical.

:D

=)

and, and, and – he’s totally right too. you play WoW wrong.

for the “normal” way to play, you play wrong even for a casual player. because being inefficient on purpose doesn’t make sense. unless of course you understand your way is not proper and you’re simply playing your way now merely to annoy Phil, in which case i don’t have that gene as i am an anal-retentive near OCD enginerd male, but i can’t argue that the satisfaction you get from that purposeful annoyance isn’t worth the “wrong” playstyle.

in an effort simply to get you to throw something edible at him at dinner tonight, i enter this into the conversation: he paid for the two copies of WotLK, who pays for the $15/month on your account? oooof! Phil, however, don’t ever, ever, ever use anything along the lines of “my way or highway”. i have the welts from flying dinner material to know that now. [if TJ pays for the account(s) monthly fees, she plays WoW right]

it is a game, play it your way, but maybe you’ll get something out of the play together, and can find a compromise in the middle of the playstyles?

one note that i can’t get over, even as i jokingly toss barbs that someone plays a game “wrong”……TJ is anal-retentive about following the guide for leveling/quests – playing “right” and “normal” – but not about talent trees and professions? makes no sense she does.

The talent thingy… I often deviate from the cookie cutter specs. I LIKE having an instant Howl, even in my PvE spec, for example. But I almost always have a plan, and I almost always know where my next 10 points are going to go on any given toon I’m leveling.

Also, professions? You’re missing out. I’ve had SO MUCH FUN with tailoring and enchanting and herbalism and alchemy and inscription and jewelcrafting and mining–okay, not mining–and farming the stuff to craft. It’s like a whole other game within the game. I dig it.