Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 371 - Should Aprillian Come Out of the Gaming Closet?


Aprillian, Leeta, Rogueslayer and Tedrah discuss another week of playing World of Warcraft, Blizzard's great MMORPG. With segments by Grand Nagus and Donnie of Clan of Darkness. Contest Ongoing send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play WoW, either as an altaholic or dealing with it in your family life to being placed in a drawing for a WoW Pet or an Authenticator.


Juuno and Pixie Girl!


Hiya Aprillian, Leeta, Rogueslayer, Tedra & all our awesome wow family!
Hope everyone is having an amazing week in and out of game :)
Hi!!! Yeah I'm excited right now, here it's almost 1am and I'm just now getting around to writing this! Why do you ask am I up so late? Well I had the most awesome time tonight with guildies, Rokwyn, Wingy, Rain then Mata joined us in mumble :) Got too say I love mumble thank you Juuno best present she could have given. Wingy always makes me laugh, which we all need to do, no matter if he is singing or rapping it's all good! And I'm happy that Mata is back of course he is on holiday and in a wonderful mood. So watch out we all know who will be in first place for the next couple of weeks, yep give it up done of us has a chance. Mata is leveling again and yes we all know what that means lol Those I kept expecting Big G to join us and he didn't, so what are you up too Big G? Oh and Coggie came on the game just as I was getting ready to log out, that ended a prefect night!
We did the Friday night run and it was a blast, in a way I hate to see it come to an end. Cause now I know that our guildies are on their final challenge. Wish I could be a fly on the wall so I could watch them and I'm sure I'm not the only one with that wish. There are a few of us that have invested time into this adventure and hoping them all the best. Kick butt guys we know you can do it! And if any of you need to run a few more dungeons or raid this week just let us know Rokwyn and I are in running you through any thing you need :) If you don't catch us on the game then send us a message on our facebook guild page.
Okay enough of that I sound like a mother I know,sorry for that. I did send pets in the week so Rogueslayer will hand those out. Mata took first place in the second guild so he'll get something a pet most likely :) Anyway love all of you!

Love & hugs
Pixie & Juuno
PS Juuno sends her love and no she has forgotten about anyone only real life is here, so she is busy doing real life things.
PSS Welcome to all of our new guildies glad to have you with us, and if you need anything please let us know :)


What We've Been Doing:

Aprillian

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On a budget so I’m farming mats with Epril and Tiiaa
Astara making progress
Some Hearthstone, won a game
Had the same problem as Leeta

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Leeta

1/ Leeta
I did not spend all my time hunting rares on Timeless Isle (ok maybe only 98% of the time I was) however we did do a few mount runs  and I am keen to say that my luck from Timeless Isle has carried over lol
Zul Grub, Tempest Keep, Malygos, Stonecore, Onyxia - no mounts!!
We also had a little fun taking on the Warbringers - no mounts but we did get some cool Bind on Account rep bonuses!
2/ Server Restart Wednesday night!
I log into the game to...
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And to make matters worse!!
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I nearly fell off my chair!!  So I ended up logging early as the game was unplayable and hoped that all would be fixed for the next night!
And it was!!! \o/
The next night I even managed to get the Gulp Froglet pet! And tonight Skunky Alemental dropped!
And yes I have been round and round the Timeless Isle to no avail for anything else to drop so far!
3/ Ulduar - Herald of the Titans Gear Run
Big thanks to Wingy, Ashayo, Pixiegirl, Mel, Lokwyn, Duvessae, Preck, Willowpelt and Grand Nagus.
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I call this picture “4 Warlocks and a Pally strut into Vaults”
We managed to get a few achievements however when we did Disarmed the achievement did not come up so I put in a ticket.

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Before the GM chat!
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After the GM chat :)
Big thank you to GM Srimeyyllaa for fixing the issue!

Rogueslayer


Voltandra
  • After last week’s show, was hanging in TB with 4 others, actually inspected 2, then Alliance attacked. One Grievious, one 550 plus
  • Trapped in Tol Barad, back later just in time
  • Grevious Gladiator’s Scaled set set bonus!
  • Pets - Elder Python (Thunder Isle)
  • Made for War - urgh… (Arcane Destroyer), yay after more gear
  • Warsong Perfection with Ravn!  And I killed people myself, and defended the fc and attacked the efc, and only died once in each of two battles!!!
  • Crazy WG - Not In My House (kill 2 efc before leave room), The Grim Reaper (30 hk one battle), 100 HK, Know Thy Enemy (all races)
  • Timeless Isle - 50Epoch stones, 5 Elite Rares, multiple daily of 20 Elites - working on Emperor Shaoho rep now
  • Grizzly Hills PVP quests
  • Temple of Kotmogu Victory, I’ve Got the Power (win with all 4), 1000 Conquest Points
  • Wednesday NPC Roanoke (thunderstorm, too) - couldn’t hearth or exit game either:All Alone.jpeg
Not alone on Sunsong Ranch:
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  • Blackout - kill 100 carriers of Orbs of Power
  • Finally replaced my last low-ish item (429 Ban’s Bag of Bombs) -> iLevel 515 - Quintuple achievements!
  • [lost screenshot]
  • Also have my first “Prideful Gladiator piece - 550 wrists.
  • Chart topper twice! Powerball achieve, All-Star
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  • Four Square (all 4 one battle), Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (100 while carrying)
  • Captured Flamering Moth on pedestal after carry bird
  • Friday - equipped all slots except weapon with 522, plus 550 wrists. Then saved 3500 for axe. Battle Standard of Coordination
  • Now working on Conquest Points (motes w/honor)
  • Strands of the Ancients - Storm the Beach!  Strands of the Ancients Victory (much better than last time), Ancient Protector (kill 10 in courtyard), Not Even a Scratch (no lost siege veh)
  • BF - Sho, Haohan Mudclaw, Jogu the Drunk, Chee-Chee
  • Hellscream’s Reach
  • Sho is ever vigilant:
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Drake of the West Wind:
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  • DBaD
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Emails



It's Saturday afternoon and I've really not done anything to speak of this week, WoW or otherwise.  Just decided I didn't want to go two weeks without saying something.  I feel really bad that I backed out on the raid on Friday night, but as any of you who are friends with me on fb know I've not been feeling particularly shiny lately.  I do believe "Don't pet the angry weasel" is more like it.  I've spent most of my laughably small amount of free time either sleeping or watching old tv shows on netflix while managing to say mean and nasty things to people who don't deserve it.  (Hence the email instead of audio.  I can re-read and edit myself.)  I'm going to spend the day today catching up on the housework that piles up over the two weeks I have work and kiddo things doing, and if I get done I am going to treat myself to a matinee of the X-Men tomorrow.  (And if I get done SUPAA early, I may log into WoW for a few minutes tonight.  Dunno yet.  We'll see.)  But in case I do - this is a blanket apology for anything I say that may come off as brusque - I don't really mean it.  <3

Love to my CAW and CoD family - you help even if you don't think you are.

For the....bah.  Maybe next week.

-Rain


Guild request
Hi, I'm emily, known as Foxenfire. My friend Cobblesmythe informed me you're the Best Guild Ever with an awesome podcast and said I should suck up to see if you'd let me in so I can play with the cool kids. It would TOTALLY help make up for all the time I spent at the nerd table in high school, roughly four billion years ago.

Off to get completely obsessed with your podcast now. If you hear a noise at the window tonight, it's just me, scratching for acceptance.

Scratch, scratch,
Emily


Real Life Pet Battle
I did very little this week but here is what lil audio I could scrap together
Big G









Addon Spotlight:

with Grand Nagus

Broker-Everything (Volume)

Curse download page: http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/broker-everything

Clan of Darkness Guild Updates


Shooting Fish in a Barrel (any pool) - 48,807 / 50,000
Better Living through Chemistry (Cata flasks) - 2567 / 3000

5/18 - 5/24

10
Cy
60
Maryskellie
20
Cy
70
Geks
Dreeshna
Vreeshna
Breeshna
Mataroski
30
Grandnagus
Gildastabner
80

40
Grumarik
Sorki
Gypsybunny
Grandnagus
85

50
Sorki
90
Valkwyn

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:
  • Mataroski
  • Geks
  • Grumarik
  • Sorki

Top 10
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In game mail:



  • Gifts: pets from Pixie, Bruus and Leeta!
    • Stegatamad - tiny snowman
    • Mataroski - Pandaren Earth Spirit
    • Valkwyn - Snowy Panda
  • From last week:
    • Stegatamad - Potion of luck (from Pixie) - sent
    • Sosur - Master healing potion - sent
    • Rogueslayer - pass


Shout Outs & Thank You


Thanks Vrishna for the donation and emotional support

Clan of Darkness

Hello Ctrlaltwow Crew
It has never happened that I write to you 2 weeks in a row but I come bearing a gift.
I won the top 25 in Guild activity competition we had last week in the game. I won an Armored Bloodwing and I thank Donnie for the gift. I already have this mount so I thought I would give it to you Ladies to give away.
You might be able to have a competition of your own and get somebody to make you a new Email bumper.
Anyway I love the new line up. You Ladies are awesome. Have a great week.
Sincerely Matahorn
Ps I must thank Donnie for letting me give away my prize.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 370 - Honor Points - WTF?


Aprillian, Leeta, Rogueslayer and Tedrah discuss another week of playing World of Warcraft, Blizzard's great MMORPG. With segments by Grand Nagus and Donnie of Clan of Darkness. Contest Ongoing send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play WoW, either as an altaholic or dealing with it in your family life to being placed in a drawing for a WoW Pet or an Authenticator.


Juuno and Pixie Girl!


Hiya Aprillian, Leeta, Rogueslayer, Tedra & all our awesome wow family!
Hope everyone is having an amazing week in and out of game :)
I have nothing to report, got bored this week so decided to work on the green fire quest again. And well yeah got my butt kicked by the last boss, not giving up those, I will get him might take me five years, but I will get him!
Oh and I have a complaint, Phasing, never really even think about it until someone needs help, and what happens can't see the quest they need help with. Okay I think I understand why they did this, but really it hurts those your trying to help and that's just not right! As in last night I went too help Mstake with a boss he needed, and nope couldn't see him or the guy he needed to kill. I took five of my girls over and not one of them could help him, all I could do is watch him get killed! I think as Gypsy said if you are grouped with that person then you should be able to help them. Any thought on how you can get around this?
But on a good note I did remember that two of my girls hadn't done that quest line, so today I managed to get one of them where Mstake is now :) So tonight will finish up his quest and who knows maybe I'll just stay catch up with him so I can help when he needs it.  

And that's been my week.
Love & Kisses
Pixie & Juuno
PS. Aprillian I'm sending you lots of hugs & love, I'm so sorry wish I could give you a big hug in person.


What We've Been Doing:

Aprillian

aTol Borad for the fox
Astara got another Best Friend. She has only 4 people left to suck up to

Lots of maintenance, Aprillian created Imperial silk 28 slots bags for everyone and then flying back to the bank to check old bags. Couldn’t delete a mooncloth bag


Leeta

1/ Ulduar - Herald of the Titans gearing up! Druid
Big thanks to Lokwyn, Pixiegirl, Wingy, Ashayo, Tiber, Duvessae, Sideburnz, Big G and Rain for coming on the raid.
2/ ICC - Big G Style
Went to help Big G with a quest he is doing for the Legendary quest chain in ICC
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Chilling with Lichie!
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Lokwyn is still Alive!!!
2/ Finished reading War Crimes by Christie Golden and Oh Em Gee!! Loved loved loved it!!
3/ Leeta - Going to Need a Bigger Bag Achievement!
Round and round the Timeless Isle
Like an Undead Warlock
1 Rare dead 2 Rare dead
No drops to add to achievement!
I use an addon called Mob Info2 which helps me keep a track of data regarding mob kills and loot etc.
Random Leeta Timeless Isle Mob Kill Info!
Huolon - 46 kills. No mount, Burden of Eternity - 2 Quivering Firestorm Egg 10
Cinderfall - 10 kills
Spirit of Jadefire - 11 kills. Glowing Green Ash - 1
Emerald Gander - 47 kills. Meaty Crane Leg - 30 Burden of Eternity - 3
Death Adder - 509 kills. Partially-Digested Meal - 4
Brilliant Windfeather - 877 kills. Wildfowl Breast - 426 Windfeather Plume - 59
Gulp Frog - 286 kills. Glyph of Rain of Frogs - 3
Burning Berserker - 692 kills. Big Bag of Herbs - 2 Burden of Eternity - 2 Windwool Cloth - 195
Great Turtles - 403 kills. Raw Turtle Meat - 71
Ordon Candlekeeper - 4597 kills. Warped Warning Sign - 17 Skewered Peanut Chicken - 148
Karkanos - 15 kills. Giant Purse of Timeless Coins - 4

Rogueslayer

Rogueslayer (CoD)
  • TB comm: 100 - 202, paid 165 for Reins of the Spectral Wolf. Spectral Steed automatically applies to Alliance side (1 purchase, 2 versions).  Next: Reins of the Drake of the West Wind (200)
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  • Decided against porting tabard - 40 comm
  • Just Another Day in Tol Barad (complete list of dailies), Hellscream’s Reach (Exalted)
  • Heavy Savage Leather - where did that come from? (TB and/or DMF fishing)
  • The Anglers!
  • 500 Daily Quests
  • Monday couldn’t get in to two TB battles (full), then Tuesday was only person in two!
  • Domination Point
  • Got My Mind on Money (loot 1000g), The Bread Winner (10k in quest rewards)
  • Mantid/Mogu slaying for the Black Prince
  • Capped at 4000 honor points - best thing to do with them? Went to Lok’nor Bloodfist - OMG!!!!! (I literally said “Oh. My. God.” out loud)
    • Grevious Gladiator’s Felweave Raiment (robe) and Amice (shoulders) = 4000 hp then handguards
  • Grouped w/Ravn on WG - cluster party. She had to leave, very next one was “Warsong Perfection,” and I ran with all three flag caps!
  • That Takes Class (hk on each class)
  • Thunder Isle achieve, captured Swamp Croaker, Thunderfall Flapper

Thursayre (Draenai)
  • 86-87
  • Baradin’s Wardens (Exalted)

Nelkal
  • Extended defense, three spires down = 15 more minutes, Araook again!l But won
  • 4000 hp, Grevious Gladiator’s legs and shoulders -> Mystically Superior!

Voltandra
  • TB and Halfhill dailies, Tiller suckage
  • 3 v 1 standoff. Alliance guy even brought a siege engine to ICG
  • BF Tina - furniture!  BF Fish - pigs!
  • Isle of Thunder - trying to finish two dailies I’ve had for months (year?), and Black Prince rep
  • Isle of Thunder achieve (6 listed scenarios)
  • Captured Electrified Razortooth
  • Surprise achieve - This Isn’t Even My Final Form (have effects of Zandalari Potion and the Mighty Loa buff together)
  • Call to Arms - WG - Damage Control (300,000 damage), later WG Victory!
  • 1750 hp bought Grevious Gladiator’s Scaled Shoulders
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Everrose
  • TB, Halfhill, Anglers’
  • Herb 109-143
  • An Honorable Kill

Narendra
  • TB Victory, Halfhill
  • Got My Mind on Money (loot 1000)

Voltandra & Rockrgrl
  • TB - no victory (overwhelming Alliance takeover)
  • Anglers’ (lol), Halfhill
  • Herb/Mine (boost new, no prof’s)
  • /played
  • “Big bad asparagus weeds” in Weed War II

Emails



Homeless Alts
Greetings to you all @ Control Alt Wow,

I have been listening to your podcast for some time now, and I have become very fond of you all, those on the podcast, and also the guildies that send in emails/voicemails every week.

I have several alts, most of whom are in the biggest guild in the world (can you guess?). Hubby and I are also Frogpants fans and belong to the Tadpool, as I know some of your friends do.

I love that guild, but it is hard to find a niche where him and I can call our virtual home, being as it is so large. We spend a lot of time in Azeroth together and would like to share these hours with other people of like mind.

We both feel like we would make some great memories with you and your family in COD, and he promises to write you officially as well to request joining.

I hope you will consider accepting me into your wonderful family.

Hugs to you all,

Danine (aka Moonie)

p.s. Shout out to my fellow New Englanders, Aprillian and Rougeslayer <3


Really busy week
My god the amount of stuff I did this week it will blow your mind how much I did in and out of game you will be truly shocked at the things I archived this week
From Big G



Update for ep370
Hello Ctrl Alt WoW. This is Sosur again giving you guys an update on what I have been doing. Lets start with Sosur. Since I have hit 90 I have just been working on the rest of the zones in Pandaland, working towards Loremaster of Pandaria. I did some timeless isle to boost my iLvl first though.  I didn't do much else with him this week, oh well. Oh look! New shiny warlock, Ignam.  I got him up to level 23 before I sent this email. I am loving the warlock class, it is so fun. I can see why a certain someone, *cough*Leeta*cough* , likes them so much. Attached are some screenshots of my characters. Although I think Ignam believes he can fly. That's all for now. For the Horde! For the Alliance! And Ctrl Alt WoW.

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Membership request
Greeting fellow New Englanders,  Leeta and Tedrah. My name is Dave, I am also know as Winslow around Azeroth . I have been a long time listener and have many alts! I have been playing wow since my girlfriend, now wife got me addicted to it around the start of Cata. We are members of AIE and we decided we would love to be a part of CAW if you would have us. My awesome wife Danine aka Moonie has already sent you an email with a request for membership. To make it official here is mine :)

Winslow


Wild Star anyone?
Hey CAW Crew ! Hope you are good?

We haven't played much WoW this week unfortunately as normal life always gets in the way! Grrrr!

We are glad you liked our audio submission, that was just a snippet in to the randomness of our conversations whilst playing! Hopefully we will send you another one next week.

Have any of you guys been playing Wild Star online? Its in open beta and we are thinking of checking it. Anyway just a short one from us this week, hope you enjoy your week.

Saulius and Alice.

Our thoughts have been with you Aprillian!



Hello Ladies,

just made a little something for you to play, enjoy.

Grand Nagus.




Addon Spotlight:

with Grand Nagus

Clan of Darkness Guild Updates


Shooting Fish in a Barrel (any pool) - 48,005 / 50,000
Better Living through Chemistry (Cata flasks) -2561  / 3000

5/10-5/17

10
Quinnz
Ignam
60
Geks
Makaria
20
Gypsybunny
Msmurder
Ravngard
Sorki
Ignam
70
Makaria
Fikar
30
Gypsybunny
Sorki
80
Aggamul
Makaria
40
Tiegrax
Bypolarbear
Fulgens
85
Voltz
Makaria
50

90
Makaria

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:
  • Valkwyn
  • Tigerlilly


Top 10

In game mail:
  • Grand Nagus / Trelane (stack of master healing) - “Thank you very much”

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  • Gifts:


Shout Outs & Thank You



Clan of Darkness

Hello Ctrlaltwow Crew
It has never happened that I write to you 2 weeks in a row but I come bearing a gift.
I won the top 25 in Guild activity competition we had last week in the game. I won an Armored Bloodwing and I thank Donnie for the gift. I already have this mount so I thought I would give it to you Ladies to give away.
You might be able to have a competition of your own and get somebody to make you a new Email bumper.
Anyway I love the new line up. You Ladies are awesome. Have a great week.
Sincerely Matahorn
Ps I must thank Donnie for letting me give away my prize.