Back from vacation and time to strap into an MMO-- *spins wheel* Warcraft! It started off innocuously enough, as it so frequently does. "I really should finish up that stupid enchanting rod quest." This took a little mob hunting and Yet Another Visit to Waycrest Manor, but I finished it and… it was worth the effort, I think. Disenchanting greens yields 9-10 dust each, and epics give a crystal and a shard. Eventually it will pay for itself. Eventually.
Then I started thinking "Man, I should unlock the rest of the Allied Races-- what do I still need for that?" It turns out, just Exalted rep with the Armies of Light. Where I last left Legion I was on the low end of "Honored" with both of the Argussian factions, the aforementioned Armies of Light and the Argussian Reach. Argussian Reach lets you purchase the Argus flight whistle at Revered and a few mounts at Exalted, but the dailies on Argus seem to be rather arbitrary as to what gives reputation for which. It may be an "AR" daily, but on completion, you get both flavors of rep. So, I cleared all the dailies on Argus…for multiple days. The most obnoxious part was discovering that in order to open up a chunk of dailies on one of the three sub-zones, I had to run a heroic Legion dungeon. On a related note, I discovered that I can solo a heroic Legion dungeon.
I'm still about 10k rep shy of the AoL and I honestly don’t care about AR now that I have the whistle upgrade. I should be able to finish this completely in another 4-5 days or so, then I can work on the questlines for both the Void Elves and the Lightforged Draenei.
Otherwise, I added another level to the Heart of Azeroth necklace (45!), a few more achievements to the total (Island-related, 35 points), and another dozen mounts to the pile. At some point I'm going to have to bite the bullet and properly grind the Argent Crusade, but I figure if I've waited ten years, another five won't kill me.
Two unexpected delights: I stumbled on a quest series that was added in 8.1 that leads into the Crucible of Shadows and explains where that crown/trident/and other thing came from-- you basically power up an evil artifact (the shadow priest dagger from Legion) until it takes a human form, betrays you, and leaves you at the mercy of N'Zoth. Good times! Then there was Chromie!
I'll begin by saying Chromie was Legion content I was 'kinda aware of', but had never checked out since it was all the way in Wyrmrest. I wish I had done it years ago. Your own level and gear doesn't really matter. You are set to level 112 and ilevel 1000 for the duration of the scenario. I've always loved "time loop"-type time travel plots and this one is FUN. "The Many Deaths of Chromie" takes place in the near future-- you and Chromie witness her future-self dying. She knows this isn't supposed to be "her time", so you both travel back in time to prevent it. Problem is, she's only able to give you 15 minutes to stop 8 assassination attempts coming from all around the zone and from different periods in time. It isn't possible at all at first, but the quest is repeatable and you WILL repeat it lots. Each loop lets you earn reputation with Chromie, which eventually unlock more of her talents (like increased speed, more damage). Once you've "solved" one of the first four assassination attempts and exposed the boss, that boss remains exposed in future loops, greatly cutting down the amount of time required to complete. Each boss drops a shard that opens up portals to the other 4 events (like the Siege of Stratholme, the Well of Eternity, etc). I've been able to get four done in a single run, but the four portals are kicking my butt.
All in all, I'm getting ready for the eventual 8.2 release. I'm looking forward to flight, new content, and a great fishing quest that has you hunting down a couple dozen hidden fish that eventually awards the toy: Hyper-compressed ocean. So psyched!
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