The last night on a server before maintenance shutdown can be very strange. I had never stayed logged on long enough to experience one myself. But tonight was different. Tomorrow, as you all know, 5.4 will be released. It isn't my first major content patch, but definitely one that had changed the game world around me so radically, I don't know what to think. I started playing not long before patch 4.1 dropped, and I think this is the one content patch I'm most excited for.
I was never a big Garrosh fan. My first meeting with the man consisted of him telling me he'd personally kill my Druid if I didn't kill the Warlock who used demon magic in Ashenvale. Not exactly the greatest of first impressions there. So I never really liked the guy, despite how awesome Vid and Rades make him in their comic. So finally being able to kill Garrosh Hellscream after scaring my poor newbie self so long ago will be gratifying. Plus after all those failed For the Alliance raids, I deserve the kill, even if it is done on my hordies.
Also, I am absolutely dreading the destruction of the Vale. I have several toons camped at our faction Shrine: one because I was snagging the last few screenshots I could of the Vale, the other left there for rp reasons. I did a roleplay walk with the girlfriend on two of our Pandaren toons (my resto shammy and her mistweaver monk) to talk about the coming storm. Since my big plot point for my shaman is that he draws his healing powers from the waters of the Vale, this will affect him greatly. I obviously won't be keeping that character trait in the game all the time, but anything outside of instances will be a no-heal situation for him. My priestess has taken to hiding in the Temple of the Jade Serpent. As cliche, all too common, and poorly done as it is on rp realms, she is pregnant (I'm hoping mine isn't so horrible because she and her husband have been together for years before they decided to have cubs over the oopsie surprise pregnancy and "OMG it's so wonderful" most players go with). She needed to get out of Orgrimmar before the war, where she can be safe.
The screenshots (which are forthcoming as this is another phone post) were almost too perfect. It was a misty, gloomy night in the Vale with just the barest annoying touch of lag from everyone flying around for screenshots. My Druid, who is a different Druid from the one Garrosh yelled at, was my screenshot whore the entire time. I even joined in for a group shot over at the entry to Mogu-Shan Palace, near the Golden Lotus quartermaster. Good times, and thanks to everyone from Wyrmrest Accord who were there!
As for my goals before 5.4 launched, I made most of them. I wasn't going to try for Ahead of the Curve: Lei Shen, so that was one I didn't care about. What I did manage, however, makes me happy. I managed to get the Barrens stuff done on my two mains and I got Eternally in the Vale before the questline disappears forever. All in all, I'm pretty happy with that. I even helped the Girlfriend get her Hordebreaker title on her Alliance main tonight. So many raids on the commanders. So many people flagged for pvp. Thankfully, I know when to Feign Death. Anyway, screenshots are coming and I'll see you all on the other side when we finally stick it to Garrosh.
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