So I did it anyway....

I purchased the Wrath of the Lich King Collector Edition. I got the frosty pet. He is adorable. I was planning on waiting until our triple xp is up in December to get the expansion but that didn't happen. I purchased it anyway, took Cabby up to Northrend to look around and went right back to playing on our baby alts for the extra leveling. So basically I have no opinion of the new world yet. I really only took a peek at the first place I went to which was some little town actually. I am not even sure of the name of it Valience or some such. I do want to go to Dalaran though.

I did make a Death Knight so did my daughter. We leveled them to level 58 in the starting area and didn't get to half of the quests there. We put them on hold as well until we can level them without the triple xp. I have to say I like them pretty much.

We made a couple of horde characters and have leveled those up to level 40. We will continue leveling these alts until we have to choose which we want to work solely on after the December 13 when our triple xp bonus runs out. It will be a tough decision.

I am thinking since Cabby is level 70 she will be brought up to level 80 first. I have all the outlands quests to do since as soon as she stopped getting xp at 70, I stopped doing quests. My daughter will benefit from this when she can go to outlands at 60. We will quest together and then be able to go to Northrend. As for our alts, I guess we will level those when we need a break from the higher level characters.

On a side note, the grandbaby is doing great. He is growing like a weed and eats more than any baby I have ever seen. He is a very good baby, he never cries much and is a total joy to be around. He keeps me company and keeps my mind off my real life problems. I have not talked to my exhubby any more, I figure he is happy with his decision and I am still trying to move on from that. It is slow going for me but it will happen eventually. I am just taking one day at the time.

Happy Anniversary

So yesterday was my anniversary. Since my hubby and I are no longer together it was not celebrated. He has moved on. He is interested in meeting someone new or has met someone new and I will abide by his wishes that we not try to work out our troubles. All in all, yesterday really sucked.

In Wow, my pally is now level 57 and is on hold for now. I am leveling a rogue. She dinged 31 last night. I really enjoy playing the rogue class. We can't level past level 58 because if my daughter hits level 60 the triple xp stops. I do not plan to get the Wrath of the Lich King as soon as it comes out. We have until December 12 on our triple xp and I see no sense in getting the expansion until after that time runs out. If I get it, I will want to play it and I need to use the triple xp to the fullest.

Real Life Issues

So real life issues have been hitting me hard. My husband and I have not been getting along and I found another place to go. My daughter and I are doing great and life is moving on smoothly. He is of the opinion he doesn't want to work things out.

No further details will be offered. I will not put my private issues up here for the world to comment on. Some things are just meant to stay private.

Oddly enough my WoW time has decreased dramatically. I am hardly ever able to play anymore. I spend alot of time with my new grandbaby and I am loving every minute of it. I used to play while my husband watched tv but now I find the new grandbaby just way more fun! Plus, he will grow up and I will find my way back to playing.

I did manage to get my baby girl to play and with the refer a friend bonus we have managed to get two characters to level 46. She made a hunter and I am leveling my pally. There are drawbacks to the refer a friend...

1. You get triple xp for kills and quests. That is great. Makes leveling way faster but...you fly through the levels and outgrow zones really fast. We find we have to leave the zones without finishing all the quests because they turn grey to us.

2. Leaving the zones early you don't get to level your professions as you go. You leave too soon and your profession level is still in it's infancy.

3. My daughter is new to world of warcraft and with the triple xp and faster leveling it is kind of hard for her to learn all she needs to be the best player she can be. She is doing really good though.

4. For every two levels she gains, she can grant one of my lower level characters one level. I so far have been splitting the levels between my lower alts. So I will have the same disadvantage that she does. My lower level alts will level but I will be at a loss as to how to play them well.

5. Triple Xp Rocks though. You really have to love it, if you like racing through the levels. You have three months to level and as long as my daughter doesn't hit level 60 we can level alts until the three months are up. The triple xp stops at three months or when she hits level 60.

So we will be leveling alts and having a blast and trying to learn all we can during this faster process. Wish us luck!