The Daily Rant - War Games and Arenas oh my.

Ihasfury watching his friends play Arenas and War Games.

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. Today I am going to ramble and give everyone a warrior's take on the whole Arenas and War Games as a f2p warrior. Now; in all honesty you are pretty much S.O Fucking L if you aren't paired up with a healer. You as a warrior can put out so much more damage than any class (except hunters). To say I don't find war-games fun is a lie, I do enjoy playing them, but playing them religiously is something I just can't do as a warrior. I would find Arenas and War-Games funner if I was possibly a healer or a different damage dealing class that isn't Over Played... Perhaps I'll take a look at mage and see what I can do with them. I don't know at the moment lol.

A Day in the Life of Me.

Just getting a early start on some /dancing for an AB win.

Hello and welcome back to my blog. I've been been getting a lot of views on my blog and I thank you for that. I'll try to keep this as on topic as possible. My blog posts at the moment are kinda scarce until Monday or Tuesday, I have a lot of stuff going on irl, plus my p2p account just gave up on time so my GF is now playing my f2p account. On a more on topic note; I'm currently grinding my way to my first BoA via Call To Arms; sadly its going to take like 4000 - 5000 honor to get the one piece I want. Best in slot is best in slot, no? :) I recently discovered something today from a level 20 twink huntard who was pushing 2,000 hp. I took a quick glance at my chat log and saw he was drunk off of Whiskey! So; I guess the f2p community does have their own version of Rumsey Rum after all, even though this costs a lot more and you can only have 3 at a time but still, 200 health points is worth the money imo. Keep in mind however; your faction needs to keep a hold of the town that sells it, otherwise you'll get butt-fucked by the guards.

Lets see what else do I have to talk about... Back on the whole 2 handed and dual wield bit. I am starting to think that dual-wield is better than 2 handed for a consistent stream of damage whilst 2 handed is made for roflburst and rending. To each their own though I suppose; I personally suggest any warriors run around with both sets of weapons, as no one weapon is BiS for every single situation. I've been asked by a few people if I'm getting two AGMs or one and the answer to that is one. I don't like gimping myself of a potential lifesaver. I usually say stay with consistency however; I highly advise any warrior to also run with an Insignia of your Faction so you can have a bit more assistance "surviving".

Some people have also been bothering me about how the video is going. I never said it was going to be done over night. Good things take a while. This video is one of the biggest projects I have ever done with Warcraft (well that and this blog... moving on) and I want to put some good time and effort into said project before I release it to the general public. I'll probably release some small videos soon about me dueling people but that maybe it... Not really; entirely sure....

Thats pretty much all I have for this post of this stature. I'll post more like this when I can't find anything to blog about.

Its here! Its here! ITS FINALLY HERE

Greetings and salutations! Today we take a look at the biggest event that is going on within the next 2 - 3 days. AB Weekend! Win or Lose, you should be queing this rather than WSG. You gain so much more honor than you would with farming the graveyard like some alliance and horde members for the honor and lulz factor. At any rate, if you win one of these you get 90 extra honor the first time, and an additional 45 honor for every win after that, if you lose, you always get a bonus of 15. I see no reason why 20s and 24s shouldn't be queing for AB. In short, want your BoAs faster? I did about 3 matches of AB and I hit 1000 honor easily. I am one step closer to those damned BoAs I want. The matches I have been in have been fairly balanced too, not a whole lot of huntards or 24s. Its weird seeing a lack of both of those... /shrug

The Isle of Quel'Failas

Today we take a moment to look at the three from Quel'Thalas.

While I normally don't do blogs like this. Today we take a look at the absolute worst players in the F2P bracket. We shall first pick apart Crixtor from Quel'Thalas, as well as his/her fail of a player friend Aserrod and finally, the hurpdurp priest they were crutching on to do damage Ophelya. Without their precious healer, they are pretty much as dumb as a bag of rocks. They are the definition of the stereotypical S keying hunter. If they did not have their healer, they would of been at the bottom of the damage done, and we probably would of won the match. How do I know this person wasn't multiboxing? The characters were always located across the midfield, none really close to each other until the Alliance flag was picked up. This brings me to my closing statement for this blog post. Always, target the healers first. If you take out their main source of survivability then they will drop like flies. Organization in battlegrounds such as WSG and AB can also make or break a match as well. Try to lead your team into Victory rather than Defeat.

Lights, Camera, PvP Action?

Sort of an Advertisement for my PvP Video I'm going to release.

Hello! As you can read here, I have an interest in making a PvP Video. I also wanted to get some duels in as well from the warrior PoV. I am looking for pretty much every class (I'd prefer little to no hunters; because they are OP n such). However; I am not going to shun you away from this. I planned on recording this in WSG, AB  and even Duels everywhere in Azeroth. If your interested in being in this PvP Video, feel free to send me a message at TwinkInfo, send a message to the user CIHC. This video will be using music that I like, if you have a music suggestion I am more than willing to take it. I am also looking for ideas for the title name.

The Great Debate - 2 Handed, or Dual Wield?

Ihasfury /rawring and making dual-wield look sexier than it really is.

Greetings and salutations everyone who views my blog. I apologize for not making a blog yesterday, I was extremely busy and I hope the three blogs on the 4th were good enough until I released this new one.

As many warriors and viewers of my blog have been wondering; which one is truly best for a fury warrior? I have been asked this and told by many people that dual-wield is better than 2 handed for the extra rage generation. Furthermore; you gain extra stats from your OH weapon and also, some have said that the abilities do not scale with the type of weapon you use. Meaning; you will always do x amount of damage regardless of what weapon you have. I find this to be false and I also find 2 handed to be best in slot when running around in PuGs and Dueling.

I have ran around with both for about 500 honorable kills (which is about 10 wsgs and abs, mostly wsg) and in my experience with both, regardless of winning or losing. I've always killed more people, I've always done more damage and I always feel more useful running around with a 2 handed weapon. Just yesterday, I did 2 ABs back to back, the teams were mostly balanced and I decided to run around with dual-wield during the first one, and 2 handed during the second one. I found that I actually did roughly 3,000 more damage than I had with a dual-wielding weapons. Now, I will not just say 2 handed is BiS for every sort of situation, this is just untrue and extremely unrealistic, there are going to be times where rage is always needed and dual-wield does provide a bit more of a rage generation than 2 handed does. Rage is your primary resource to pump out damage, which is why some warriors prefer to run around dual-wielding.

Now, below this text I shall be listing what I believe are BiS weapons for both 2 handed and dual-wielding (links are there, scroll over item names).

2 Handed - Reef Axe / Cold Iron Pick, Riot Stick (A)
Dual - PvP Vendor Swords, Warrior Quest Axe, Other Good Weapons to Consider

Originally Posted by Nonsense of TwinkInfo

overall 1h stats:
~35% melee
~35% bloodthirst
~10% rend

rest of % is just split amongst other abilties, depending on situation etc

overall 2h stats:
~35% melee
~35% bloodthirst
~15% rend

rest of % is just split amongst other abilties, depending on situation etc

So it's obvious it does have an impact on Rend.


Now for actual numbers:

Highest Bloodthirst crits are, with both setups, between 450 and 500. Normal hits are ~200. No noticable difference between both setups. Highest melee crits with 2hander are around 400, highest crits with 1handers are around 240 (main hand ofcourse). 

Note - With the whole "chance to hit" weapons, I tend not to use those because of the generally low chance rate for said ability to proc. Regardless, I am not telling you how to play your character and if you feel that a weapon that procs is better than another, that is your opinion. Stick to what you like and I'll stick to what I like. I am also here to provide information and how to better your experience when playing the warrior class.

Hope for WSG?

This is what has happened, after I entered an all 20 WSG :O

I randomly joined WSG at about 2 am and I came across an all 20, F2P warsong. I couldn't believe at the coordination both factions had. Unfortunately; the alliance capped last and it went down to the last seconds. I am quite surprised that I pulled 30k damage done that game. No GY Farming was done within this warsong. I only wish we could of kept this going until we could of capped... Would of been interesting... I can honestly say that, even with the horrible hunters, I enjoyed digging my mining pick  into Freenin's skull.

The Best in Slot Report!

Alright ladies and gentlemen, people have been bugging me about what is exactly the best in slot gear for a fury warrior. Now; this is based off of my personal experiences and testing. However; I will still acknowledge the different gear that could be best in slot. Here is a list from head to toe, of possible good horde (and alliance >.>) gear for warriors of both factions to wear.

Note - This is before BoAs.

Color Code - Blue is Alliance, Red is Horde and Green is Both.

Helm - Eye Patch - A, Lucky Fishing Hat, Flying Tiger Goggles, Weather Beaten Fishing Hat
Neck - PvP Neck, enough said.
Shoulders - Deathstalker Pauldrons - H / Packleader's Pauldrons - A
Cape - Satchel, Of the Bandit / Of the Soldier
Chest - Phantom Armor
Bracers - Sparkmetal Bracers - A / Bracers of the Most Trusted - H
2 Handed - Reef Axe
Dual Wield -  Broadaxe of the Horde + PvP Sword (H) --- PvP Sword + Broadsword of the Crown (A)
Ranged - Bow of Ire - H, Eventide Bow - A
Trinkets - AGM, Insignia, The 3HP5 Trinket
Rings - Band of Argas and Silverlaine's Family Seal
Boots - Boots of the Hero - H, Savage Trodders
Pants - Aluyn's Legguards - A, Smelting Pants, Kalecogs' Gift - H
Belt - Satchel, Of the Soldier
Gloves - Algae Fists

HealBots, Warrior Tips and Macros!

Apparently, I am going to be running around with two priests healing me.

You read this caption correctly. I apparently have "inspired" two people to basically run around behind / near me and heal me while I charge into battle and rape face. I'm not really sure how well this is going to work out, I'm sure one of them (possibly both) will be holy and maybe another will be disc. Maybe one will play offensively while throwing the occasional heal while another heals both of us? I don't know, we will have to figure this out. I will be providing additional information on this, for anyone who is interested in knowing how well this is going to work out for the (apparently) three of us.

I have three macros for the warriors who want some good tips on macros. :)

Burst Macro

 /showtooltip Bloodthirst
/castsequence
/cast Bloodthirst
/cast Heroic Strike

GrimStomp's PWN Macro

/showtooltip Charge
/startattack
/cast Charge
/cast Bloodthirst
/cast Heroic Strike

"Finish Him" Macro

/showtooltip Execute
/castsequence
/cast Execute
/cast Heroic Throw

These are just a few of the macros I (and other warriors like Grimstomp) use when I duel, PvP and all that jazz. I felt like sharing them with the people who browse this blog. The first macro is pretty self explanatory, it should (if you have enough rage) use Bloodthirst and then Heroic Strike one right after another instantly (or near instant). The final macro is really self explanatory as well, when your target is wounded and you don't want to risk him living, simply press this button and if your within melee range, you use Execute and Heroic Throw at the same time. This should kill them, if not, they will be begging for mercy and wishing they had a pocket healer. Here is a simple bandage macro for the silly.

            Retard's Simple Bandage.

/stopattack 
/use [target=player] (insert name of bandage)

That is all I have for this blog, I will be providing you will with updates and more tips and tricks to playing the f2p warrior class. For The Horde! :)

Hunters and Spiders and Paladins OH MY.

Ihasfury cowering in fear of how OP Hunters are <3

Well, in dueling people like hunters, you really, REALLY want hamstring or something. I can officially say warriors have the shortest end of the stick when it comes to crowd control and keeping your enemies close to you. If you do plan on fighting a hunter, you want to charge at him. Once he stuns you with either scatter or his pet's stun or snare. Instantly pop your insignia, you should still be within 10 yards of your target(s). Once that happens, use your Piercing Howl ability to slow him down as much as you can. If he uses Stun Shot, your slowed too. You can use Heroic Throw to do some damage. However; all you can do is sit there and try to land attacks. You need to be in their face to do some damage in order to take these mofos down. In my experience, you want to use your two handed weapon rather than your dual wield. You need to pump out as much damage as you can before you get killed.

In short; your screwed no matter how you look at it. Just try to get as close as you can, use your CDs to your advantage, however use Heroic Throw sparingly, it resets your white attacks.

Ihasfury completely failing at being /rude to this Holy Paladin.

Next, we take a look at holy paladins. Now, like last time, 1 second before the duel starts, use your shout that instantly gives you 20 rage. Once you do that, the duel should start and then you open with charge and Bloodthirst. From there, I used Piercing Howl to keep him close the first time while I slammed my mining pick into his sides. The thing that will really kill you when fighting paladins are their near insta-heals and the random 5 second stun. When you see them start to hit Exorcism, it is game over unless you can get behind them to give them the LoS error. If you are not within melee range when the paladin is below 150~ hp, and you see or think he is about to cast a heal use Heroic Throw and try to kill him. If you want to try to get into melee range to try to slap him across the face with your 2 handed weapon then by all means. In my experience when dealing with classes that heal, you want to push as much damage out as possible.

In short; deal out as much damage as possible, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

Blogs, Blogs Everywhere!

A series of spinoff blogs by various users were created. My blog was sort of meant to be a "hub" for Free 2 Play twink twinks, and apparently it was seen as hunter oriented and strayed when people saw it as just a hunter blog. While I don't have a problem with this, I dislike having a small community split up into smaller various mini-blogs, so I'd rather be one less bothersome page visit. Either way I feel the blog no longer has much purpose because it was not meant to simply be a hunter blog. If I decide it's worth it to continue I'll reinstate the blog. But for now, it's staying down until I find a purpose for it once again.

tl;dr too many blogs, mine lost it's purpose 

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Yup, you read this correctly. The infamous F2P Blog made by Thirk, aka iaccidentallytwink from twinkinfo has deleted his hunter and all around f2p information blog due to a bunch of mini-blogs like mine. I do and understand where he is coming from with this post. The community for Free To Play Twinkers is quite small. While some think these blogs will "split up" the community, others like myself believe that if there are is one blog for each class that covers the basics and mainstream parts of said class (mine was made for this). It just depends on how you look at it.

Q: Do you think these blogs will split up the community of F2P Twinks?

A: I do not think this; as long as we keep the blogs down to one per class like we have been or one per topic. Then the community will have only have to visit a one or two blogs for information for their class and for information about professions, gearing and what not. Then the community wouldn't be so split up. Alternatively; everyone who does need information could always post their questions, comments and concerns on Twinkinfo and get answers there.

Q: Do you think Thirk deleting his blog will have an impact on the community?

A: Yes, his blog was the first blog made for this kind of reason behind it. He also had some pretty valuable information up there that will either get re-posted by someone (maybe by me, I don't know), or someone will then make a new hunter blog and mimic what he did with his blog. I hope that he does change his mind about closing his blog and re-opens it.

Q: How do you feel knowing you jumped on the band-wagon (of sorts) for this whole blogging bit?

A: I feel bad for being (possibly) one of the reasons that Thirk closed his blog for the time being. However; he did talk to me before this happened about merging the blogs together so people would have a "one stop shop" type of blog. I never really told him yes or no, I did want to solo project this blog for a bit to see how it went and how far it would go... Alternatively, we could merge blogs so its not as difficult to find information.

Best of luck with your choices Thirk, hope to see you in BG :3

24's, Hunters, Graveyard Farming and more!

Hunters and Graveyard Farming Confirmed!

Yup, as you can clearly see here the rumors of there being a billion huntards is true. Most of which are horrible at this because; 1v1 I could kill just about all of them. Aladine from Moon Guard isn't any special either, she handicaps off of being level 24. I almost killed her solo until she decided to hug her friends. If you want to play within this bracket, please do not roll an alliance or a horde hunter or rogue. It completely ruins the fun and bracket for everyone. Those random 24 scrubs and n00bs don't help either. All of the alliance within this screenshot were at the bottom of the GY, shooting up at the horde. In all honesty, this bracket needs some major improvement and kind of reminds me of what the 10-19 bracket use to be like before Salhtz and Behsten were put into this game.

In short; this bracket needs help. We need different classes other than Hunter, Paladin and Rogue as the flavor of the month class. The 24's need to man up and either level out or step up and join our level. If they want to get face-rolled by level 20 F2P twinks and claim they are good, let them. I'll be on the side lines Cannibalizing their corpse while /spitting and /cackling at them the whole way.

Stay strong, they aren't as tough or as good as they make themselves out to be.

Protip, Charge Does Damage!

No, this isn't a glitch, however I'm sure this is working as intended. Basically I stumbled upon this interesting trick while making my way to Elwynn Forest to start farming Light Leather to get those new armor kits I need oh so much /eyeroll. At any rate, basically you can charge at your target and use Heroic Throw at the exact same time. This is an extremely nice way to open a duel or a PvP moment.

Hey, want to know the best part of this? Heroic throw costs absolutely 0 Rage! This means, every minute after your CD is done, you can inflect damage onto your target while your charging at them, while they are running away from you, while they are trying to ditch you and go into stealth. If your Charge + Heroic Throw is going to kill the target it should be fine, but remember that Heroic Throw WILL reset your autoattack, which will leave you without that first boost of rage, and depending on what's going on, that rage might be important. (information given to me by Thirk :3).

For the curious, here is a macro.

/showtooltip Charge
/cast Charge
/cast Heroic Throw

Let the Bloodletting begin!

A (Not So) Lucky Fishing Hat!

For those of you who don't know me and the whole STV Fishing Contest. I've been going two, almost three years now, without seeing that elusive Keefer's Fish, which gives twinks the Lucky Fishing Hat. However; today at about 4 am this morning while during the Orgrimmar Fishing Daily. I obtained the Weather Beaten Fishing Hat! This makes my morning, and means I won't have to pick up Engineering for those nerdy looking glasses. On the plus side, I gain 3 stamina and spirit, and after I do some serious Light Leather farming I'll have +16 armor on my shoes, pants and gloves. After that, the sky is the limit...

Good luck to everyone when Sunday comes around!

Greetings and Salutations everyone. My name is Ihasfury; and I shall be giving you an in-dept look at the world of Free 2 Playing Twinking, from the warrior point of view. If you do not know anything about the whole Free 2 Play bit, you basically stop leveling at 20, your gold cap is 10, you cannot go past 100 in professions and you can no use the mailbox OR trade with anyone. This makes twinking at this level very, very interesting (even with the influx of level 24 twinks and the mass of 20 huntards). However; I'm not here to point fingers or bash people out of anger, however I will post my feelings about other classes after I duel them, do bgs and so on and so fourth.

This first post is just to break the ice, hope you stick around for more! :3