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Post by Azurette on May 29, 2017 19:51:47 GMT -5
Hello Back in WoD I made my first Ironman toon, Ironprincess. She's got her own short-lived thread here and everything. As Legion was approaching I heard mutterings that the Ironman Challenge would be going the way of the dodo, what with mandatory specs, scaling mobs and artifacts, so I pretty much abandoned her and forgot about the whole thing. Fast forward to now, I've a renewed interest in this challenge and is very happy to see that it's still well and alive. So this thread will be for my attempts at reaching 110. I didn't feel like continuing with the ol Ironprincess, so I made a new character, Ironcheeks the Night Elf hunter (yes, going with the easiest class/race, sue me ). She just hit 60, and I'm more than a little nervous to go into Outland, having heard so many bad things about it. I didn't really have any problems leveling 1-60. The diciest it got was when I accidentally pulled 3 orcs in Swamps of Sorrow and got down to a quarter of my hp. Having both shadowmeld and feign death is of course a huge benefit, but it also just feels like things have gotten easier since legion. It also really helped that I chose a rather dead server to play on. This meant that was always plenty of rares and treasure chests for grabs, which helped me stay ahead of the zones I was questing in. Here's a few screenshots I took on the way. I will report once I've made ways into Outland.. though I still have Blasted Lands and Silithus to go through Fingers crossed it will all go well!
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Post by 'Ster on May 29, 2017 20:46:16 GMT -5
Welcome back! Much has changed since your return. Yes, alive and well is the challenge. Join the real-time discussions on Discord discord.gg/0kKHzoSbUBwksotRBack when you left, hunter was the top iron to blast thru the levels, today Pally and Warrior will surprise you too. Some think the Ret Pally is one of the strongest toons today. Outlands is still tedious, and you still need to be careful, but you'll find no need to finish Sillythus and Blasted Lands trying to get to 62 before Outlands. You and Whisper will take out those orcs just fine in Hellfire. Obviously don't turn into Leroy Jenkins, and always have an eye/ear out for Mister Fel Reaver, but otherwise, Outlands is easier. I cleared Outlands in a week on a rogue (outlaw spec). I like doing Zangarmarsh first, at least first half, then back to Hellfire. Before you know it, you'll be catching the boat to Northend. Have fun, keep us up to date on your adventure.
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Post by Azurette on May 30, 2017 13:00:37 GMT -5
Thank you for the advice and the discord link Might have a pop in there hehe. Yes, I definitely got the feel that since Legion, more classes have become Iron-viable. Didn't expect pally to be one of them, though. For now I'm happy with the hunter, since it's the class I'm most familiar with, but I'll definitely branch out into other classes as well. A quick update for Cheeks, went into Outland for a bit. I only wanted to fly around for exploration xp a bit, but came across.. Outland rares are pretty much impossible to find on my main server, so I was pretty excited about it. I am back in Silithus now, even if Outland at 60 is doable now, I'd like to have as much padding as possible, since this is my first time. I also had my first death, on a bloodthirsty toon I made yesterday. I thought I could take on a level 18 rare.. at level 11. I had just gotten 3 pieces of green gear from other rares, and I guess I got overconfident. A very stupid death either way.
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Post by Towny on May 30, 2017 18:14:25 GMT -5
Good luck and stay well clear of horde camps.
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Post by Azurette on Jun 1, 2017 19:05:45 GMT -5
Thank you! Oh trust me, I'm staying not even gonna get near them for the exploration EXP, not with those bat riders flying about. Just a quick update. Finished Blasted Lands and Silithus, the scaling cultists were a bit of a pain, but otherwise it was pretty uneventful. Hellfire Peninsula was... a considerate ramp up in difficulty. Mobs still die fast enough, but they take chunks out of the cat's health, and he's having trouble keeping aggro without misdirect. But overall it's still going well, and Ironcheeks is now level 63, and about 2/3rd through Hellfire. I can't wait to not have to constantly look over my shoulder for the Fel Reaver. Though I'm only using Whisper so far, I tamed a couple other pets for their family skills (and an extra cat, because I like cats). Might come in handy down the road. I also made a new Warmaiden, a Draenei this time, and got her to 20. It was a bit of a grind, and I think I'll be taking it slow with her from now on.
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Post by Azurette on Jun 5, 2017 9:58:23 GMT -5
I made an iron shaman, Irontotem. She's level 22 and just finished Bloodmyst, and I'm a bit unsure on what to do now. I wanted to go Duskwood, but that might be a bad idea considering all that class hall mission nonsense going on there. Ironcheeks is level 65 and partway through Zangarmarsh. Everything's gone smooth so far. I will probably report on her when she's dinged 70.
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Post by Towny on Jun 5, 2017 13:16:38 GMT -5
Try Wetlands at 22 if you need to avoid Duskwood.
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Post by Azurette on Jun 9, 2017 13:32:47 GMT -5
Yes, I'll most likely do Wetlands It seems like the safest 20-25 zone of them all. I haven't been on my shaman since the last post. But my Ironcheeks is.. Party!I still have two and a half zone left of Outland ( + Quel'Danas dailies), so it'll be a while before Northrend, but this is a pretty big milestone for me.
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Post by Xaya on Jun 9, 2017 18:00:13 GMT -5
Good job!!
the remaining of Outland are not really worth it except maybe to get to 71. Quel'Danas is good up to 75-76 (a lot easier at 71)
I suggest going to Borean Tundra or Howling Fjord to get to 71, instead of finishing Outlands
Xayahunter lvl 51 worgen hunter (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayamonk lvl 109 tinman draenai monk Wyrmrest Accord Xayablood lvl 43 bloodthirsty night elf hunter (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayapaci lvl 36 pacifist gnome rogue (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayahorde lvl 15 bloodelf rogue (alive) Wyrmrest Accord
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Post by Towny on Jun 9, 2017 19:00:25 GMT -5
Gz!! Definately wait until 71 before you go to Quel'Danas, but as Xaya says BT or HF is ok to get from 70 to 71.
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Post by Azurette on Jun 10, 2017 10:09:40 GMT -5
Welp. There's not much I can say. Against advice I went to Blade's Edge, which went fine, until... this godforsaken quest popped up. The minute I saw the two elite guards I shoulda just noped out and abandoned it, but "I'm a hunter" I thought, "I can just trap one!" And it was all going well, until the cat broke the trap, I drew aggro due to mend pet and got oneshotted. Needless to say, I'm more than a little salty right now. But there's not much to do other than just move on. Definitely skipping that quest and the whole damn zone on my next toon.
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Post by Xaya on Jun 10, 2017 11:44:50 GMT -5
RIP that quest is tricky, you have to pick up beer from barrels or other ogres and put it on the ground close enough for the wanted mob to approach but far enough so the elites don't aggro. I think the said beer can only come from another ogre camp And hunter is a very good clas to get oveconfident...
Xayahunter lvl 57 worgen hunter (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayamonk lvl 109 tinman draenai monk Wyrmrest Accord Xayablood lvl 43 bloodthirsty night elf hunter (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayapaci lvl 36 pacifist gnome rogue (alive) Wyrmrest Accord Xayahorde lvl 15 bloodelf rogue (alive) Wyrmrest Accord
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Post by Crystalpall on Jun 10, 2017 12:06:51 GMT -5
Dang, hoped for some mini race I can only imagine the feeling of dying at such a level, but I'm sure we'll see you again soon
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Post by Towny on Jun 10, 2017 13:19:12 GMT -5
Fantastic achiev to reach 70! Great to see you in guild and wish you best of luck with your next char
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Post by Azurette on Jun 15, 2017 4:16:34 GMT -5
Hey, thanks for the kind words everyone! I pretty much started a new Iron right away, Astigmatism the Night Elf hunter. I was determined to get back to where Cheeks left off as quick as possible, but unfortunately met an untimely end in the southern Barrens (Bael'Modan. I thought the fires were just cosmetic. They weren't). So yeah I'm kinda getting worse at this. It's not all bad though. Earlier on I had found a pair of Firemane Leggings, and I was very conflicted if I should purposefully red flag her to learn the appearance (all my normal toons are horde, do I wouldn't be able to mail them). Her death solved that issue :') Making another toon now. I'm done making dumb mistakes. Let's do this for real this time.
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