Randominity

I played a lot of WoW last night. "A lot." Again, not all one character or class, but since I decided on a server I had to go RE-create all my characters there and start levelling them up. Sigh. I decided on a couple of other things, namely that right now I don't want to play a Gnome or a Dwarf, because the thought of spending another 11 levels in their winter wonderland makes me want to scream.

I also decided to give the Horde a try. The last time I tried WoW I was strictly an "Alliance good, Horde evil" kind of person, but I've been reading a lot of lore and I think the Tauren are the most "good" and pure class in the game. Also, I have a lot of respect for the Orcs, who are struggling for redemption despite the hate and revulsion of so many. It just sucks that they're SO UGLY >.>. At any rate, I tried playing an Orc Hunter for a few levels and... uh... well, I don't HATE them or anything, but I'm not feeling terribly inspired by either the Hunter class or the Orc homeland. I know, you can't tell what you're dealing with on only 9 levels, but I'm not terribly compelled to spend much more time on it either. We'll see.

I spent most of my time playing my Draenei instead (they have Russian accents! In Soviet Russia, Draenei play YOU!). I got her up to level 14, but I am not in love with this race either, mostly because I HATE THEIR HOMEWORLD OMG. This touches on one of my huge problems with WoW, which is that I can never find anything and I am always getting lost. All the quests give vague-ass directions like "head southwest and cross the river" and I'm like, how far? How south? How west? and I end up discovering some other random township overrun with mobs that I then kill, and get a bunch MORE quests out of storyline sequence, and I still haven't found the *@&#$ berry or whatever I was supposed to get in the first place! Are quest markers so damned offensive, people? I really miss the pulsing green star of Guild Wars fame.

So anyway, 14 levels later and I have a ton of unfinished quests for my Draenei because I couldn't find what I needed and instead wound up in some other god-forsaken country. Or something. I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. Finally, after getting lost for the billionth time, I staggered back to a town I COULD find and logged out. I may never play her again -_-;;. Also, I'm not feelin' the Shaman class. I think I'm too dim-witted to understand the totem stuff. Sigh.

Finally, I went back to my Blood Elf. I object to them morally, but I re-rolled a Priest this time (I've heard they're good to play?? What do I know?) and am now level 9. I am enjoying this much more at the moment... things are easier to find, there are actual ROADS, and unlike the Draenei homeworld, this place is brightly lit so I don't feel like I'm stumbling around in the dead of night. (see also: Night Elves and why I won't play one)

My Tauren druid is also still on the agenda....

In computer news, I got an e-mail from Apple this morning saying that my repair was complete (! really?) and it's actually arrived at my apartment already. I haven't opened it yet to see what they've done. I'm skeptical, to be honest. They didn't say what they repaired, what they determined was wrong, or whether they replaced it, or what. Hmmmm.