Comments on: The Culmination of a Year’s Plodding http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/ Feral Druids in World of Warcraft Fri, 25 May 2012 07:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: scaresome http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26590 scaresome Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:16:03 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26590 GRATS, Grats, grats! I'm between Stinker and the Faun. I was so pleased when I got my Kirin Tor Familiar! Most of the books I found by peeking in when I was doing the cooking dailies. I knew it'd take a long time so I didn't stress over it. I'm geek enough that I use Bartender and have a scaled down bar tucked to the side of my UI just for pets. Right now I have the Enchanted Broom (bought from the AH), the Squire (I have Pony Up), a Worg Pup to run with my Wolf; my hunter pet and the Spirit of Summer (for something low key). I noticed recently that the proto-drake whelp will follow you when you jump off a balcony while most fliers will take the land path down. He'll keep up with you when you fly also. I think the Phoenix Flier (can't remember the name, from H MT) is bugged, he can't keep up when you run and drops out. Good job and happy pet hunting! GRATS, Grats, grats!

I’m between Stinker and the Faun. I was so pleased when I got my Kirin Tor Familiar! Most of the books I found by peeking in when I was doing the cooking dailies. I knew it’d take a long time so I didn’t stress over it.

I’m geek enough that I use Bartender and have a scaled down bar tucked to the side of my UI just for pets. Right now I have the Enchanted Broom (bought from the AH), the Squire (I have Pony Up), a Worg Pup to run with my Wolf; my hunter pet and the Spirit of Summer (for something low key).

I noticed recently that the proto-drake whelp will follow you when you jump off a balcony while most fliers will take the land path down. He’ll keep up with you when you fly also. I think the Phoenix Flier (can’t remember the name, from H MT) is bugged, he can’t keep up when you run and drops out.

Good job and happy pet hunting!

]]> By: Phaedra http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26580 Phaedra Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:07:15 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26580 This achievement was such a total PITA. I lucked out and was able to get 4 books one day, due to server restarts (ahh, patch day!). The last book I needed was the one that spawns in the Portal room of Dal. Like you, BBB, I would log out there and pop in whenever I was back in Dal. Months went by and it was junk book after junk book. One day, I was working from home to get the heater repaired and as the guy left, I thought to myself "I'm going to log in and check real quick". Best decision I ever made - my book was up! Now, whenever I see a book is up, I /trade and /general to let people know. And I am a rabid pet collector (128 and number 1 on my server) and I NEVER got the last Spirit of Competition. I BG'd for days (and I HATE BGing!). My husband, who hates achievements and pets, had to stop deleting the pet, b/c HE kept getting it. This achievement was such a total PITA. I lucked out and was able to get 4 books one day, due to server restarts (ahh, patch day!). The last book I needed was the one that spawns in the Portal room of Dal. Like you, BBB, I would log out there and pop in whenever I was back in Dal. Months went by and it was junk book after junk book. One day, I was working from home to get the heater repaired and as the guy left, I thought to myself “I’m going to log in and check real quick”. Best decision I ever made – my book was up!
Now, whenever I see a book is up, I /trade and /general to let people know.

And I am a rabid pet collector (128 and number 1 on my server) and I NEVER got the last Spirit of Competition. I BG’d for days (and I HATE BGing!). My husband, who hates achievements and pets, had to stop deleting the pet, b/c HE kept getting it.

]]> By: Lytstep http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26517 Lytstep Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:50:27 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26517 Why should it be Oriental-Type Winter Olympics are in Canada. A little hockey player would be cool. Ha ha hockeyplayer cool Why should it be Oriental-Type
Winter Olympics are in Canada.
A little hockey player would be cool.
Ha ha hockeyplayer cool

]]> By: Keristrazja http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26505 Keristrazja Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:04:51 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26505 BBB, don't feel bad about the Spirit of Competition pet, I don't have it either and I'm a rabid pet collector. I just couldn't get the little bugger. I BG'd like mad for the entire time, going as far as ignoring raids and just focusing on BGs, and I never got the stupid thing, I hope they bring it back with the Winter Olympics, it's the only oriental-type dragon us Westerners can get! .-= Keristrazja´s last blog ..<a href="http://randomdungeoncrawler.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-end-of-world-as-we-know-it.html" rel="nofollow">It's The End Of The World As We Know It</a> =-. BBB, don’t feel bad about the Spirit of Competition pet, I don’t have it either and I’m a rabid pet collector.

I just couldn’t get the little bugger. I BG’d like mad for the entire time, going as far as ignoring raids and just focusing on BGs, and I never got the stupid thing,

I hope they bring it back with the Winter Olympics, it’s the only oriental-type dragon us Westerners can get!
.-= Keristrazja´s last blog ..It’s The End Of The World As We Know It =-.

]]> By: Edainne http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26501 Edainne Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:09:53 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26501 Congratulations! I think it took me a good 5-6 months to get that pet. The best part, for me anyways, was that my server had it's own channel dedicated to people following the books. Around a respawn time, we'd all gather up in Dalaran and split up so someone was guarding each spawn point. It definitely lent a feeling of community I don't usually find outside of guild =) Yay for cute friends!! Congratulations! I think it took me a good 5-6 months to get that pet.

The best part, for me anyways, was that my server had it’s own channel dedicated to people following the books. Around a respawn time, we’d all gather up in Dalaran and split up so someone was guarding each spawn point. It definitely lent a feeling of community I don’t usually find outside of guild =)

Yay for cute friends!!

]]> By: Kaethir http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26498 Kaethir Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:49 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26498 gratz BBB! .-= Kaethir´s last blog ..<a href="http://abearinthetrees.blogspot.com/2010/01/on-raids-and-leading-thereof.html" rel="nofollow">On Raids, and the Leading Thereof</a> =-. gratz BBB!
.-= Kaethir´s last blog ..On Raids, and the Leading Thereof =-.

]]> By: Bigguss http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26491 Bigguss Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:15:08 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26491 I just obssesed over this pet until i got it. I was on a weeks sick from work and managed to get it just by being logged in A LOT! .-= Bigguss´s last blog ..<a href="http://twitter.com/Bigguss/statuses/8536061888" rel="nofollow">Bigguss: @DarkBunnyTees Great, i'll keep an eye out for them. Keep up the great work.</a> =-. I just obssesed over this pet until i got it. I was on a weeks sick from work and managed to get it just by being logged in A LOT!
.-= Bigguss´s last blog ..Bigguss: @DarkBunnyTees Great, i’ll keep an eye out for them. Keep up the great work. =-.

]]> By: Csara http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26487 Csara Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:51:11 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26487 Congratulations! I'm now even more attached to the BBB blog now that I know you're a pet obsessive as well :D -Csara of Suramar Congratulations!

I’m now even more attached to the BBB blog now that I know you’re a pet obsessive as well :D

-Csara of Suramar

]]> By: Kaitus http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26479 Kaitus Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:18:35 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26479 I just waited until server restarts; everything spawns then. Rare books, pets, mobs, everything. And it's almost certain that at least 3 of the books that spawn then are higher leaning books. Takes a bit longer, but it works. I just waited until server restarts; everything spawns then. Rare books, pets, mobs, everything. And it’s almost certain that at least 3 of the books that spawn then are higher leaning books. Takes a bit longer, but it works.

]]> By: Kulat http://thebigbearbutt.com/2010/02/01/the-culmination-of-a-years-plodding/comment-page-1/#comment-26478 Kulat Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:20:18 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=2727#comment-26478 Breanni's tips were really helpful for me - I got mine last spring fairly quickly after I decided to really hunt the books. Two things that helped immensely: logging onto the custom chat channel on my server as suggested above - it could be /bookclub on yours, but also look for /dalaranbooks /ktbooks or similar variations; and logging off/on at a spawn point. But the thing that helped the most was logging on _right_ after maintenance ended on Tuesdays. I snagged 5 of the 8 books this way. Not everybody knows this, but right after maintenance, there will be a book up at every spawn point. You can quickly run the route of all the spawn points, and usually are able to open most of them before they despawn; your chances of at least one of them being one of the Magic books is very good. (And if you do find one of them, make sure to announce in general chat, and on the book channel for the other poor sods hunting them.) I even had a day where 2 of them were up right after maintenance. Good luck to any one else in search of the blueberry! Breanni’s tips were really helpful for me – I got mine last spring fairly quickly after I decided to really hunt the books.

Two things that helped immensely: logging onto the custom chat channel on my server as suggested above – it could be /bookclub on yours, but also look for /dalaranbooks /ktbooks or similar variations; and logging off/on at a spawn point.

But the thing that helped the most was logging on _right_ after maintenance ended on Tuesdays. I snagged 5 of the 8 books this way. Not everybody knows this, but right after maintenance, there will be a book up at every spawn point. You can quickly run the route of all the spawn points, and usually are able to open most of them before they despawn; your chances of at least one of them being one of the Magic books is very good. (And if you do find one of them, make sure to announce in general chat, and on the book channel for the other poor sods hunting them.) I even had a day where 2 of them were up right after maintenance.

Good luck to any one else in search of the blueberry!

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