How Did You Prepare / What's On Your List?

**Mekkah** · 08-30-2009, 09:41 PM

With the impending launch, I am sure that this weekend was a very productive one for us all. In addition to all the new content and such, there are also lots of changes, both big and small.

I saw tons of different LFM's up over the weekend, lots of which were obvious "preparation" runs for the new mod - "SubT slayers", "Rune hunting", "Favor grinding", etc...

For me, I've been running pretty hard since Friday but mostly working on GS items & weapons. Elite Hound & VOD runs were part of my accomplishments also (good job, Gax...). Didn't get in as much as I wanted to, but alas, time is of the essence.

I'm curious to hear how a lot of you "prepared" over the weekend. Re-spec feats & enhancements due to Minos Helm change? Tweak armor since there are changes coming to it? Get that barbarian up there for Crit Rage II?

Also, interested in finding out what some of you have lined up when the servers come back online. Immediately flag and beat new raid? Level toons for capstones / prestige enhancements? Roll a Favored Soul? Check out the brand new server and roll a lowbie purely from scratch?

7AM will be here before we know it and I think we all know we're looking at 24-48 hours of downtime. I (unfortunately) have business travel Tuesday & Wednesday, so Thursday is the earliest I can get back in game.

So, with that said, let's see what everyone's got in mind.

Cheers

Mek

**Vivanto** · 08-30-2009, 09:56 PM

I've got myself a rack of ice-cold beer ready in the fridge. Normally I just get a 6-pack, but had to prepare for the big day.

**dranreb** · 08-30-2009, 10:46 PM

Yeah...beer's not gonna cut it for this downtime.

Gonna hit the hard stuff and hold out for Tuesday. Almost sure it'll be up before I'm home from work Tuesday.

/twitches
// i suck

**Murgatroyd** · 08-31-2009, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by Mekkah

So, with that said, let's see what everyone's got in mind.

The same thing we do every night Mekkah, try to take over the world!

**JayDubya** · 08-31-2009, 08:19 AM

I got my main cleric within spitting distance of 2500 favor (2440 to be exact). I am hopeful that between
a) the new high-level quests
b) the lowbie quests
c) the DQ "last-ever flagging run" pre-raid and raid

I'll get there without much drama. But if not, I still have to run Sorjek on him, and any random Titan Elite run

XP wise, I didn't prep at all. The journey is the whole point for me, and it's too easy to forget and accidentally kill one too many mobs in the encounter areas.

On the other hand, I have to work late on Tuesday and Wednesday, and I'm going kayaking with my GF on thursday. Thank goodness for the long weekend coming up

**Aranticus** · 08-31-2009, 08:26 AM

**Thrudh** · 08-31-2009, 08:32 AM

I swapped out a couple of feats...

I got my second cleric to 1750 favor for a +2 INT tome (4 extra skill points, meh, but better than nothing)...

I stopped running the Hound and VoD on a couple of characters last week, because I noticed they were very close to 1500 and 3000 slayers respectively.. I didn't really plan it that way, but I noticed it...

**Thrudh** · 08-31-2009, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Aranticus

Noob...

The trick is to get one of those little rockers that sit on the floor... Battery powered is good, or one that you can swing with your feet....

Up until they crawl, easy to play with a baby around....

**Mekkah** · 08-31-2009, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Aranticus

Haha! Priceless!

**Mekkah** · 08-31-2009, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Thrudh

I swapped out a couple of feats...

I got my second cleric to 1750 favor for a +2 INT tome (4 extra skill points, meh, but better than nothing)...

I stopped running the Hound and VoD on a couple of characters last week, because I noticed they were very close to 1500 and 3000 slayers respectively.. I didn't really plan it that way, but I noticed it...

Yeah, I hit 1500 on my caster and experienced that wave of "ohhhhhh....****" that has washed over a few of this the past few days.

When I noticed how close I was to 3000 on one of my toons, I said...."ehhh....let me switch"

**gamblerjoe** · 08-31-2009, 08:40 AM

i rolled a crit rage II barb, which im told is not even going to stack up after the mod

iv been getting as much out of the way as possible on my cleric, so i can focus on the new content.

i rolled a spellsinger but dont ever play it, looking forward to the capstone though if i ever do.

none of my new toons wear a minos helm. my AC tank gets his fort from a minII helm, my barb wears a +6 wis helm (and is WF so only requires mod fort.) my cleric wears a concentration helm and gets fort from minII goggles.

i organized my gimp toons to make them better mules. i no longer feel the need to keep running them through shroud to farm scales.

i never bothered with the soveirgn rune 'tactic' (call me old fassioned,) so nothing there, though i have been hammering on refuge stuff for my lorriks.

i repeatedly say "i cant wait to cast energy drain."

i keep mulling over rogue builds, which ill be able to make once i buy more character slots.

i thank my lucky stars that favored soul isnt that good, and that clerc is still the way to go for offensive divine spellcasting.

i mentally prepare myself for the first week of the new mod to be a complete mess. i dont think there is any way to cope if every one of my toons lose all of their inherent ability score bonuses though.

**Aranticus** · 08-31-2009, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Thrudh

Noob...

The trick is to get one of those little rockers that sit on the floor... Battery powered is good, or one that you can swing with your feet....

Up until they crawl, easy to play with a baby around....

i have 1 of those but the problem is she loves to look at the screen. if i start training her now at 2mth old, she might be ready in time for mod 13

**Thrudh** · 08-31-2009, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Aranticus

i have 1 of those but the problem is she loves to look at the screen. if i start training her now at 2mth old, she might be ready in time for mod 13

Heh, good for you... my son just turned 7... I got him an account when he was 5... He loves warforged (of course), and has probably leveled 20 characters to 3rd level (where he then gets bored, and rerolls...)

Don't worry, he only solos or plays with me... I don't let him group with anyone...

**loml1217** · 08-31-2009, 08:58 AM

I capped my cleric, swapped some feats out on my ranger and my bard, did some sub-t slayers, got all 4 of my characters timered out on reaver, shroud, VoD and hound, and then went running around in the desert looking for bloodstones =)

**Aranticus** · 08-31-2009, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by Thrudh

Heh, good for you... my son just turned 7... I got him an account when he was 5... He loves warforged (of course), and has probably leveled 20 characters to 3rd level (where he then gets bored, and rerolls...)

Don't worry, he only solos or plays with me... I don't let him group with anyone...

yeah my guildie is doing the same with his son too. so much so that sometimes when i log in and ask, raids anyone?, he declines

**Glorious** · 08-31-2009, 09:01 AM

Cleared out inventory and the mailboxes last night mostly. Got everything ready so that whatever drops etc. in the new quests on Tuesday I have space for it.

That's about it......hmmm now I am feeling like I didn't do enough....

**cappuccino** · 08-31-2009, 09:49 AM

swapped the main 2 "pemps" around (moved the pure to assassin, the mutt to theif acro), retuned my bard enhancements & feats, Changed Melyanna to AA instead of deepwood.

Then cleaned out all mailboxes, inventory sent to hagglebot to sell, hagglebot sold off all.

Ran out of time (wakefull that is) to restock all with supplies, but that will be quick upon server being live

**Mekkah** · 08-31-2009, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by cappuccino

swapped the main 2 "pemps" around (moved the pure to assassin, the mutt to theif acro), retuned my bard enhancements & feats, Changed Melyanna to AA instead of deepwood.

Then cleaned out all mailboxes, inventory sent to hagglebot to sell, hagglebot sold off all.

Ran out of time (wakefull that is) to restock all with supplies, but that will be quick upon server being live

I did some MASSIVE inventory re-org across all toons. Looked for +8 weapons to use for charging up high energy cells (stockpiled about 20) and sent tons of stuff to my Bard. Was a nice chunk once all was said and done.

Can't wait to get the bard capstone. Aiming for I think a possible 42-44 max CHA. Wonder how high we'll see the haggle skills go!

**Thrudh** · 08-31-2009, 10:13 AM

Ah, mailbox clean-out... Yeah I did that too... Plus I made sure not to have any outstanding items on the AH, or even bids on items on the AH...

But then I'm in charge of DR at my company, so I always prepare for the worst...

**eclipsechild** · 08-31-2009, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Aranticus

So you are training your baby. Nice!

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