Cat A Clizzim? And goblinz...

[Arthoul]

So with INFINITE things to talk about with the upcoming expansion, I have my alt-whoring question which is:

While having 10 chars on AD (which I'm trying to max each one), which one do I make a goblin, if any, when the x-pack comes out?

Here's the rundown of what I gots: 1 of each class, so that's easy. 3 tauren, 3 orcs, 2 blood elves, 1 troll, 1 undead.

For the purposes of being a math-nerd, I like to keep evensies, which is why I don't want to change my undead or troll to goblin. It really looks like the optimal mathematical option is to change 1 tauren and/or 1 orc to goblin.

Those six options are: Shaman, Warrior, Druid, Death Knight, Warlock or Hunter. Druid is out, but the others are. Shaman and Warrior are my two OLDEST (had the longest) characters, but I'm also partial to my orc hunter's 'feel'.

This is a combination of mathematical evensies, curiosity at new content, and illogical 'feelings' towards current characters.

For a third (and possibly winning) argument, I think certain combos for goblins would be funny. :) Therefore, it looks like the Orc warlock and the Tauren warrior will become goblins.

Who else plans to wrestle with these feelings for the next 6 months?


~art

[Hortencia]

Aw heck, I just went ahead and deleted a bank alt when I found out I wanted a goblin, which wasn't until the last few weeks.

I know. I know. Denial. I should have accepted immediately upon hearing they'd be available... But such is life.

Anyway, with an open character slot the situation is resolved.

Unless I want a worgen.

But that's why blizz built other servers. >.<

[Arthoul]

I shall do with Worgen what I did with Draenei. Play one to level 15, then when some quest giver says "Now go to Redridge Moun-" I reply "eff that... DELETED". Check out the new stuff, and begone, alliance pig-dog. Useless faction with their 'well-organized cities' PAH.

I don't get why deleting a bank alt is a bad plan, Horti. I used to have bank alts. Then I suddenly said "I've never played a priest before". My original bank alt now dinged 50 today. I'm such an addict.

[Hortencia]

It only mattered in terms of redistributing the crap she had and reassigning the guild she controlled. And me being a cheapskate didn't help either, she had all frostweave bags in all her vault and bag slots.

Heh, my highest level alt after the 80's is my 31 rogue, I hate leveling. I don't even know why, it's not difficult. I guess I feel like there's so much I still want to do on the "useful" toons. =P

[Arthoul]

Well, my reasoning for levelling the alts is one of either guaranteed addiction or bad planning: I have one alt for each crafting profession. Which makes room for 3 alts to be gatherers for the others, keeping levelling the professions as quickly as I can level the alts.

In a perfect world I'd just say 'no'. :)

[Hortencia]

I went through a phase where I thought I would try that. Eventually I came to realise I would never level all of my toon to where their professions would be noteable. I had the mage as a chanter/tailor when I rolled her, abandoned enchanting at level 20-ish and took mining. Skilled that and tailoring to 375 and then decided to abandon mining and take enchanting again... now shes settled at 450 chant/tailor. The dk had mining/herbalism. Maxed both to 450, abandoned the herbalism for engineering, maxed that and havent looked back.

Now the project is the baby rogue. She will be my herbalist/jewelcrafter. Mostly because I miss frost lotus... and I also need someone who can blow up northrend ores. I have an alchemist I might level someday, long and long from now. But it's another damn mage! >.<

[Arthoul]

This is all a glorious jaunt into everyone's alting preferences, but I still can't decide what to do about my toons. :(

I'm quite certain, QUITE certain that I want to make my level 50 orc warlock a goblin, because that's just one character I can't get into. Problem there, is locks get free land mounts, and the goblin race mount is just so god damn AWESOME it feels like a waste. My only felsteed becomes also my only beepbeep gokart? Poo bums.

So I've been now toying with maybe more race changes. Making a blood elf a troll so then I can swap the other troll for a goblin. ARGH.

Based on the goblin racials, does anyone have a recommend or a 'for sure' class for a goblin?

[Dare]

I would like to see all bank alts changed into goblins and made members of a guild called "Gringotts" :)

[Arthoul]

So from Horti I got "yay alts!", and from Dare I got "goblinz are liek Harry Potter!"

Sometimes I wish I were a huge planet-sized near-deity. Then I could hang out with Unicron and shoot some more impressive shit. :P

[Hortencia]

Gee, Art. I didn't realise you really needed someone to tell you who to delete. I thought it was more of a "what are other peoples thoughts and opinions on alts and cataclysm" kind of thing.

What you should do is pick the lowest level character you have _that shares a class available to goblins_ and delete that one. Then you get your goblin and you still get to play whatever class it was that you deleted.

Sorry about the confusion. I'll read more carefully in the future and be sure to respond only if I have something productive and helpful to say.