Evil's Gear Upgrade

I should have blogged about this ages ago, but I forgot.

I had a serious splurge of Justice Points (or whatever their precursor was) and finally upgraded a shed load of EvilBastard's gear.

Rod of Fallen Monarch(i200) > Brimstone Lighter(i245)
Annhylde's Ring(i200) > Band of the Invoker(i245)
Forge Ember(i200 blue) > Talisman of Resurgence(i245)
Ancient Polar Bear Hide(i232) > Meteor Chaser's Rainment(i264)
Cloak of Crimson Snow(i200 blue) > Volde's Cloak of the Night Sky(i264)
Azure Cloth Bindings(i200) > Royal Moonshroud Bracers(i245 tailoring) - I don't remember making these :P
Skirt of the Old Kingdom > Kel'Thuzad's Leggings of Conquest

I also upgraded the gloves to Kel'Thuzad's Gloves of Triumph but I don't know what I had before and I also managed to upgrade Manual of the Tides(i138 green) to Accursed Spine(i213) as well as nabbing myself a Mithril Pocketwatch.

Lil' Game Hunter Achievement (and Shop Smart, Shop Pet...)

So you want to have a massive collection of pointless warcraft vanity pets? Well, look no further.

You can buy a lot of pets for normal gold, a few you need holiday event currency for and some you need to do quests for, lets start off with a round the world tour to get what you can but. (Bear in mind the prices are for me being exalted with all home factions)

Dun Morogh	Yarlyn Amberstill	Snowshoe Rabbit	63,50	15 silver	Little fuck runs around a lot.	Y
Stormwind	Lil Timmy	White Kitten	Around SW	?	Limited Qty.	Y
Elwynn Forest	Anthania	Bombay	44.2,53.4	32s		Y
Elwynn Forest	Anthania	Cornish Rex	44.2,53.4	32s		Y
Elwynn Forest	Anthania	Orange Tabby	44.2,53.4	32s		Y
Elwynn Forest	Anthania	Silver Tabby	44.2,53.4	32s	Get Mounts in EF	Y
Westfall	Quest	Westfall Chicken	Saldean Farm	32s		Y
STV	Narkk	Cockatiel	28.2,74.4	36s		Y
STV	Narkk	Senegal	28.2,74.4	36s		Y
Shimmering Flats	Magus Tirth	Ancona Chicken	78.3,75.7	1g		Y
Teldrasil	Shylenai	Hawk Owl	69.7,45.8	40s		Y
Teldrasil	Shylenai	Great Horned Owl	69.7,45.8	40s		Y
Exodar	Sixx	Blue Moth	30.0,33.5	40s		Y
Exodar	Sixx	Yellow Moth	30.0,33.5	40s		Y
Exodar	Sixx	White Moth	30.0,33.5	40s		Y
Sporeggar	Mycah	Tiny Sporebat	17.9,51.2	30 Glowcap	Sporeggar Exalted	Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Parrot Cage (Senegal)	43.6,35.3	32 Silver		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Cat Carrier (Siamese)	43.6,35.3	48 Silver		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Cockroach	43.6,35.3	40 Silver		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Crimson Snake	43.6,35.3	40 Silver		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Brown Rabbit Crate	43.6,35.3	8 gold		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Red Moth Egg	43.6,35.3	8 Gold		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Blue Dragonhawk Hatchling	43.6,35.3	8 Gold		Y
Stormspire	Dealer Rashaad	Mana Wyrmling	43.6,35.3	32 Gold		Y

I never did finsh this post, but I'm publishing it anyway, so there!

Can't Trade Down Ink of the Sea

OMFG. I've been too busy to check out the Glyph market lately. When the prices went down to about 20g each I decided to stop trading and start again when Clitacasm came out. Herbs were still way to expensive and the profit was therefore minimal.

I have been grabbing the odd bargain and building up my stocks with the aim of 40 of each glyph ready for when cata hit.

I was fully aware that the ink trade was going to change to blackfallow ink so before the expansion hit I was going to trade down a load of ink of the sea in preparation.

Well 4.0.3a hit and not only have a) Glyphs shot back up to 50-150g each but b) the ink exchange has already changed from Ink of the Sea to Blackfallow Ink (Which I hasten to add - YOU CAN'T FUCKING GET YET!!!)

Thanks a fuck Blizztards.

Tabards

Update: Complete.


My next task will be the 25 tabards achievement. Here is a list of all the ones I can find. Those with a * next to them I have not got yet.

The Argent dawn one I am sure I had,I have petitioned Blizztards to have it returned.

Wrath Rep
Knights of the Ebon Blade
Kirin'tor
Wyrmest Accord

Argent Tournament
Argent Crusaders
*Darnassus Tabard (Argent Tournament)
* Exodar Tabard (Argent Tournament)
* Gnomeregan Tabard (Argent Tournament)
* Ironforge Tabard (Argent Tournament)
Stormwind Tabard (Argent Tournament)
* Silver Covenant/Sunreaver's (Argent Tournament)

TBC Rep
Sporeggar
Kurenai
Consortium
Cenarion Expedition
*Ogri'la
Sha'tari Skyguard
Sha'tar
*Keepers of Time
Lower City
Aldor/Scryer
*Shattered Sun
*Honor Hold/Thrallmar

Vanilla Rep
none?

PvP
Stormpike/Frostwolf (honor. Buy, equip, sell back)
Silverwing (honor. Buy, equip, sell back)
Arathor/Defilers
Privates/Scout's
*Knights/Stone Guard Herald

World Events
Competitor's (Olympic Games)
Summer Skies (Midsummer)
*Argent Dawn (only available during the Scourge invasion event)
of the Protector (Dark Portal)

Achievements
*Tabard of Brute Force (Brutally Dedicated ach. required)
Explorer
Loremasters Colours
of the Achiever (Twenty-Five Tabards)

Race Specific
*Tabard of the Hand (Draenei only quest)
*Blood Knight (Blood Elf Paladin's Mount quest)

Misc
Purple/Green Trophy Tabard of the Illidari(Battle of The Crimson Watch)
*Scarlet Crusade (drops in Scarlet Monastery Armory)
*Contest Winners (don't even bother trying for it. Only 1 per server)
Guild Tabard

Spending Spree - Weeeee!

What's the point of hitting gold cap(old 214K version) if you just sit on it? Spend Spen Spend is what I say, and sorry Gevlon, vanity items were at the top of my list!

This Caught Me By Surprise

Last night, while making sure I had bought all my faction mounts/pets etc, I stumbled upon this in Stormspire...


I'm currently in the process of writing a guide on how to do this easily :P

Exalted Reputation #37 - Sporeggar

Once you have Timbermaw and Kurenai reps at exalted what comes next? Sporeggar of course.

So I bought up 130 Sanguine from the Auction House and did 1 circuit of repeatable quests before deciding to grind Hibiscus in the underbog. 65 plants and a hand in of the Stalker Quest later ...


Trouble is now the next 2 viable reps are Honour Hold and Keepers of Time and they have only just hit revered :(

Exalted Reputation #36 - Kurenai

Which led to this...


and this


Off to grind Sanguine Hibiscus now :P

Exalted Reputation #35 - The Consortium.

I have been working at Kurenai and Consortium Rep simultaneously on and off for some time.

What I have been doing is grinding the ogres in Nagrand. They give Kurnai rep and drop Obsidian Warbeads. You can hand in the warbeads for consortium or Kurenai rep. I am getting them for consortium rep.

Currently both reps are around 17K into exalted. I am now going to finish off the last strands of Consortium quests, maybe grab a mana tombs heroic, and then hand in a few warbeads.

And, here we go...

Ouch!

1600 gold for an achievement - that's up there with Gigantique Bags!!!