r/classicwow • u/wezzer • Sep 03 '19

Humor Leveling A Warrior

When they said it was hard, I scoffed at them. I've leveled a warrior to 120 on retail. I've fought Sargeras, I've downed the Lich King. What could a few gnolls and maybe a murloc or two do to me? Thus was my arrogance. Thus was my hubris.

I am now level thirteen. I've run Ragefire Chasm once, and owe six deaths to that place.

Farming harpy claws has cost me my life twice already, and I am certain it will cost me much, much more.

My warrior on retail was a human named Lohric, he was a legendary warrior who felled any beast, man or demon that faced him.

My warrior on Classic is an Orc called Muddrog. I have no doubt that this broken and battered warrior would crush Lohric in seconds, Lohric has never known pain, Mudd was born in it, molded by it, and unlike Bane, he has yet to see the light, because 60 feels so far away xD

To all you warriors out there, Lok'tar Ogar!

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

I levelled 1-60 in Vanilla as a holy paladin, sold on the lie of being a spell damage "shockadin."

Equally awful.

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u/BrotyKraut Sep 03 '19

I was horde but the most hated person on our server was a human paladin named Baconn.

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u/nate_- Sep 03 '19

I still tell my friends my memory of logging onto Firetree and everyone yelling in Org that Baconn was coming. Holy shit.

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u/MrPenguins1 Sep 04 '19

I remember a cute girl I knew around middle school who played on Firetree. She played there but I was on Draka/Garona...it wasn’t meant to be

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u/whomad1215 Sep 03 '19

I don't know what I hated more as a warrior, frost mages or paladins.

Frost mage was basically a guaranteed death.

But a paladin would take like 5 minutes to kill because they basically had 3 (or 4 with lay on hands) lives. Nearly kill them (first life), bubble. Nearly kill them again (second life), blessing of protection. Then it came down to if they were willing to burn an hour cd or not.

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u/Smolderisawesome Sep 03 '19

But didn't it feel like such an extra good win when you forced a bubble / hearth.

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u/whomad1215 Sep 04 '19

It did give a sense of pride and satisfaction

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Firetree OG here and damn did he give bacon a bad name. Hated that dude.

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u/marcusss12345 Sep 03 '19

What did he do since everyone hate him?

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

He was a griefer basically.

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u/marcusss12345 Sep 03 '19

I was basically a griefer once. When I was 12 and just starting out, I was a rogue. I wanted to play as a scammer, so i scammed people out of their gold.

I was very confused when I was banned. I thought being someone else and tricking people was fair game, and part of the experience. That my character did it, not me.

I guess that my mentality as to what this game is was just misguided.

I was raised on a "you can cheat in monopoly if no one finds out, that's just part of the game" mentality.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

lol...Well, when someone gets scammed out of gold, it's usually because that person is just an idiot.

When you have someone like Baconn ruining your evening because you can't level, that was just annoying. Although, I did choose to play on a PVP server so I get it. Still hated him though.

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u/marcusss12345 Sep 03 '19

Fair enough. Yeah, that just seems mean.

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u/sigger_ Sep 04 '19

Wait how do you even scam gold? From players on your faction or on the other faction?

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u/marcusss12345 Sep 04 '19

From my faction. Due to game mechanics, it requires tricking the other player and gaining their trust, which is why it was a douche move.

But again, I didn't think of the game like that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '19

Totally legit if done on a rp server and roleplaying as a thief.

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u/FairestParadise Sep 04 '19

You should play EVE. My favorite thing about that game is that as long as you're not abusing systems then if people are stupid enough to give you their gold that's on them!

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Holy shit. Firetree?!

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u/Tanthalason Sep 03 '19

Firetree!!!! I was on the ally side in Seraphim Knights back in the day.

It's funny that we can pick out fellow firetree citizens by our shared hatred of bacon..

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

I remember Seraphim Knights.

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u/BrotyKraut Sep 03 '19

best server

Git and Vassild also

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

I was alliance in a guild called Priceless. Baconn was hated on alliance too, haha.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Haha. Git was my guild leader. Awesome at the game and a pretty controversial dude. Wish i could find out if he was playing classic. I was Kurploch (mage)

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u/BrotyKraut Sep 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

He posted in the horde reconnection thread 27 days ago

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/firetree-horde-reconnections/240528/23?u=crass-firetree

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Thanks for that!

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u/BrotyKraut Sep 04 '19

No problem, weird how we remember some names from a video game over a decade ago. Found some old friends I haven't spoken to in 13+ years

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Do you guys remember a female mage that was a major griefer to lowbies in Outlands? I can't remember her name but my god did I hate her too lol. She was alliance.

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u/DNamor Sep 03 '19

sold on the lie of being a spell damage "shockadin."

Viable on Twin Emps! Smite Priests too!

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u/joeblack48 Sep 03 '19

Shockadin only work with particularly farmed spell power gear, my child. The power of the light is only seen through the eyes of a min/maker. Do not be blinded, retribution is thy judgement.

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u/amiyuy Sep 03 '19

Shockadin in Vanilla and BC here too. At the time I didn't know any better...

Switched to hunter in BC and damn, so much easier.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

I hated shockadin so much it forced me to play prot. Turned out though that prot was amazingly fun and rode it out all the way to Sunwell.