Good news, everyone!

I have officially started playing WoW *bows*

I made a Troll druid because trolls have the niftiest hair styles and I like being able to turn into a cat. According to Iji it gets really complicated later though so I'm super excited for that... As if I wasn't spastic already. I'm gonna have to keep track of so many things D:
Speaking (sort of) of Iji, I'm really awful at being taught something by a family member or loved one. He keeps trying to help me out with a few things and every time he does I get nervous and flustered. It really has nothing to do with him, I just don't like being reminded that I'm not instantly great at everything.

Anyways, thanks to some BoA gear I'm leveling pretty quickly. Do I take credit for it even though it's thanks to my life mate that I own said gear? Yes. Yes I do. Shamelessly. He's encouraged (here meaning almost forced) me to make a hunter and mage as well so those are in the works as I type. My only concern is that WoW is very addictive and we only have one computer to play on. We share like good kids but eventually he wants to start playing pretty frequently and I don't want to get left out. Until we can save up for another PC, I'll just have to play when he's not around. Gamer problems, amirite?

Feel free to leave me tips because I'm frequently sad and confused. You can comment below or tweet me if you'd like. I'm not exactly a big deal but just you wait, internets. You will be mine.
@IxiXD

Love and e-rage,
Ixi

PvP Nao?!

I was going to write a blog post on MoP-lessness. It was going to be about how to make gold even without MoP, but then I got MoP and I've lost the will to finish it. Now I want to PvP!

I really want to finish leveling my Shammy to 90 and make a Monk now. I want to so badly that I haven't even been to the AH since I got MoP. I've just left the stuff that didn't sell sit in the mailbox. On top of that I have to set up all my TSM lists again because I had to wipe my PC and my internet has been less than reliable. Hopefully I can finish leveling over the weekend so I can PvP again. I'll probably try setting up my TSM lists in between BG queues.

Well, we'll see how that goes. My mind has been everywhere lately. Hopefully I can focus on one thing long enough to get something done.

Sweet Tiny Victories

I've done it, everyone. I've entered the nether. I entered the nether and I made it my bitch!
Okay, it wasn't really that exciting or impressive but if you read my previous post about Minecraft, then you know how terrified I was of the nether. Correction: how terrified I AM of the nether. But I decided to put my man pants on and try it out. I like my man pants because they flatter my figure.

The first trip in wasn't eventful at all. My original plan was to get in, build a little cobblestone shield around my nether portal, get a few stacks of netherrack, and get the hell out. With much swiftness. Fortunately, my curiosity got the best of me so I took another dive down the rabbit hole. This venture was much more exciting and only almost made me pee my pants.

I'm digging myself out of this little cave and BAM! Ghast. It clearly didn't like my ethnicity (ghasts are known racists) so it shot it's fiery crap at me. There I am, on fire, wasting water because I totally forgot that it's useless in the nether, making a weird "nehhh" noise that I most definitely have used to scare off the locals. Luckily, it stopped and I didn't die which was like winning the Olympics for me. I washed my man pants and put them back on so I could go kill the ghast and dance around it's corpse. I considered leaving after that but I really wanted some glowstone because it's purdy so I viciously slew a few zombie pig men and got dat stone. Then went "home" and cried.

The moral of the story is that trying new things blows.
But sometimes it doesn't totally blow.

Stay tuned for more... whatever it is that I do!
With mild contempt.

-Ixi and her dry clean only man pants

I'll take "Personal Questions" for $400

I really like getting to know people though I prefer internet friends because I never know what to do with my hands when I talk to people. That said I have a few questions for our lovely readers that I'm not sure even exist yet. Not that they don't exist as people but that they don't read the blog yet. I mean, the blog was a fetus just a few days ago. A figurative fetus. Moving swiftly onward!

Questions!
What was the first game (video game, card game, etc.) that you played seriously?
In game music or personal playlist?
Where are you from? Feel free to be vague. Stalking is more fun when it's a challenge.

I LOVE talking about myself so if you cuties have any questions or just wanna talk about your feelings feel free to ask here or on das Twitter.
Serious gamers and generally normal people might want to ask Iji some questions but I can't promise that I won't answer those too.

With inappropriate affection,
Ixi

Please note that the stalking bit was a joke. And even if it wasn't, I'd be too shy to show up to your house and watch you make sandwiches.

The Newbie Chronicles

This is a gaming blog but I'm not a gamer. Not yet, anyways.
I dabbled in a handful of games when I was small; first person shooters, turn-based, racing, rpg. Turns out I didn't know what I was doing and I certainly didn't know what being a gamer meant. With the help of crazy internet users both foreign and domestic and a guy who sleeps in my room, I'm on my way to gaming competency.

My latest "project" is Minecraft and I must say I made a great choice. Don't misunderstand, I'm awful at it. I'm genuinely terrified of all the monsters and I'm horribly inefficient. Luckily, Iji apparently doesn't mind being my personal encyclopedia so I have made some progress. I have a house, enough diamond that I don't need to hoard it (but choose to anyways), a mostly navigable mine, and I'm preparing to venture into the nether, preparing here meaning ready but avoiding.

Here's my problem with the nether: it's scary. I watched Iji wander around there and it just looked like Hell. Actual Hell. I expected the Robot Devil to pop up and say things that my mother wouldn't like. Regardless, I've made most of my nether preparations and hopefully one of my next blog posts will recount all of the details of me running around and screaming about how awful it is.

I titled this post "The Newbie Chronicles" because that's what I want this to be; a series of accounts of my gaming experiences. Hopefully Iji and I will be able to make some videos as well because our in-game banter is hilarious.

If you're reading this then you're either generous or have great taste and I thank you and love you more than is socially acceptable.

-Ixi

Tweet us naughty things: @IxiXD @IjiXD

More Focused

For as hard as I look I can't find many sites dedicated to PvP. I hate what end game raiding had become in Wrath of the Loot King and now that I don't need to PvE to be able to PvP anymore, I won't be unless the mood truly strikes. Even when it comes to leveling PvP is my main choice of Exp unless I'm trying to power through some levels.

And although there are plenty of sites dedicated to making gold, some things bear repeating.

Addons. I love and hate addons. I'll be reviewing them and giving you my opinions on them.

I intend for this site to become a place for like-minded players and a place to check while the server's are down. For anyone who has ever had someone from the opposite faction make a lvl 1 alt to berate you, to those who have gotten mail for undercutting, I hope this site will serve you well.

Born of Boredom

Boredom has driven me to consider starting a blog. I'm not sure about what exactly but definitely in the realm of gaming. I may focus on WoW and Minecraft with a smattering of other stuff.

My girlfriend, Ixi, said she may do some posts which should be interesting. We're not "pro" gamers by any means but I find us quite entertaining.

I'll probably be tinkering with the layout and stuff for a while, but hopefully I'll be able to blog on a regular basis. My first goal is to get at least one post out a week.

Well, we'll see how this goes!