Today is the day. The pre expansion event ends; A new expansion gets to be released.
It crept up fast. I could've done with a few more days or a week of the event. That said I've gotten the bulk of characters I wanted leveled and geared up(previous posts here and here). In order of my preference(class and spec):
Warlock(destro), Hunter(BM), Druid(Balance), Shaman(Ele), Paladin(Prot), Evoker(Dev), Mage(Ice), Priest(shadow) and Warrior(Arms)....
The Warrior was the last to be done yesterday. An enjoyable surprise for me given my melee misgivings. I'd thought to leave him as he was but in doing the event with my wife I needed a character to both help and take advantage of the XP. The class and arms spec grew on me.
The event is horrendous for unavoidable aoe damage. Getting bounced from one damage area to the next to another, flung back in the air to die and watch as my characters body death throes in a heap.... Oh look it's the millionth time it happened and there's another 2 minutes wait to res. It's nasty if your unlucky. Getting the Warrior done was circumstantial 'lucky' not so lucky(for the most part) with the aoe.
That said the Balance druid was a retro blast form the past. A surprise as well, and a welcome one. Reminding me of when I first started playing the game. Really enjoyed it as a class so no wonder it's moved up the list. Boomkin ftw!
I also made a journey to the dark side to kill the missing Elemental needed for both the achievement and obtaining the heirloom trinket. I've only seen a few Alliance boss take-downs in the event but Horde, even as an Pug mob are much more organised than Alliance. For the Horde!!!!
Of the characters and classes that remain, The Demon Hunter, Death Knight and Rogue are now on the long-finger. The event does not allow for a fair evaluation. That aoe damage etc. All three seem to be 'good' but leveling them in the event is a painful experience and not that quick. So leaving them for another time is 'fair'. All are level 41 and the thought of trying to brute force level in the time remaining is off-putting.
The end of the event is still a pressure point. A few more hours of playable time today.... 'Free' XP is still XP... The Monk remains.
Unlike the DH, DK and Rog, Melee with a Monk rubs me the wrong way. Just a class and a spec I can't get used to. I'm no tank at the best of times but then I've never really tried that spec with a monk. Yet the remaining hours of the event will see me as a monk as she is the next highest level wise(mid40's). Mistweaver seems to suit me and it's not just as a 'caster'. Mass healing as I spin kick all the things(tagging) is actually enjoyable. Survivable and useful to me as well as other players... Healer it is.
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