You know I really shouldn't be allowed to play on my own. I make the worst decisions when I'm playing alone. Like when I was still a wee little level 20 and I decided to make some quick gold by catching deviate fish in Wailing Caverns without considering how I was going to get past the elite dinosaur thingies. Or the time I thought I'd catch every single one of the coins out of the Dalaran fountain, not realising just how long or how boring it was going to be.
But this time I've really done it.
I was in Booty Bay the other weekend for the fishing competition and I couldn't help but notice how many players were running around killing the NPC. I couldn't work out why, after all Booty Bay isn't exactly a combat zone, but after a bit of a google search I found out. They were trying to get the Bloodsail Admiral Title!
Of course, it was a short jump from that to deciding that, of all the things in the world, there's nothing I want so much as that title! So without even thinking about it, I quickly switched the Booty Bay rep to at war and started slashing my way through the bruisers who wander around in there.
Of course, like all of these little ventures of mine, I hadn't really considered all the consequences. Firstly, it took FOREVER to kill enough of them to become friendly with the Bloodsails! I mean, literally hours of just killing Booty Bay guys! But by the time I realised just how long it was going to take, I was already committed so I ploughed on.
Secondly, once I'd killed enough of them and could get the quest that gave me the title, I realised just what I'd done. I was now hated with Booty Bay, Ratchet, Gadgetstan and Everlook!!!!! And do you know how you have to get your rep back? Killing pirates for anywhere between 2 and 5 rep points each! I did the maths and worked out that to even get back to friendly, I'm going to have to kill approximately 36,000 pirates! Holy crap, what have I done!!!
But on the bright side, I've got the title. I'm now Bloodsail Admiral Tammamou. And I got a swish looking pirate outfit and a hat that procs a parrot. Arg me hearties, hoist the missen mast and swab the decks ye scurvy knaves!
Well I guess I won't be winning the Booty Bay fishing competition any time soon. It's really hard to hand in when the NPC that announces the winner is trying to kill you.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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Given the commitment you've expressed to getting this title, I feel obliged to also let you know that if you head to the coastline of Felwood, where the sloop picks up passengers to Feathermoon Stronghold you will find a goblin on the shore in a shoddy camp.
He'll ask you to do one or two things, which you can do over and over and over for him and you'll get more than 5 rep with the Booty Bay crew for doing these tedious but easy tasks.
I hope you have fun getting your title, I know I'll be going for mine at some stage soon.. :)
Of course, I meant Feralas, not Felwood.
I was considering this, but I think it's far too late in the day to be going Salty. Having already done Loremaster, all the booty/gadget/ever/ratch quests which would have nicely boosted my xp with all 4 factions have already been done.
I'm going for the exalted achievement at some point, and think it would be MUCH harder with 4 extra hated!
@Brackarn - how much XP do they give at lvl80? Thought it was only 30 or so... which is less than killing pirates in the same amount of time.
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