2 DeathKnights on a Realm

I first transferred a DK from Aman'thul to Saurfang. Currently Aman'thul is one of the realms where you can get free transfers. Then I created another DK character on Aman'Thul, but the server is usually full. So, twiddling my thumbs i thought... "what would happen if I transferred this character too?"

And the result is above. Both the DKs had the same name, so the move has changed the name into something stupid.

Into Northrend !

Phew ! Finally got the client upgraded to WoTLK ! :D :D :D . Once the download finished in the wee hours of the morning, it again applies the latest patches (3.0.x) .. and off you are. 

The starting points are 2. The Borean Tundras , and the Howling Fjord. Brahmos was impatient to be away, so he took the portal from Shattrath to Stormwind, and Onwards ho! to the newly commissioned Stormwind docks. 

At the Stormwind docks .. waiting with fellow adventurers.

Outside Valliance Keep. Notice the attakers from the sky beyond. 

Attackers in the Mist. One of the many environmental effects added with WoTLK

A huge Mamoth. The scope of everything is huge - be it the locales ( already 4 fps in BT), or the lifeforms

You get to ride a Mamoth ... 

... a death knight's charger ... 

... dragons ... 

... And help the dragons rescue hostages high above the ground ...

Soon after touching 71, Brahmos wanted to rest, and as they say the empty mind is a devil's workshop ... which gave birth to a lvl 55 Death Knight, under the tutelage of the Lich King. 

The Lich King instructs the new apprentice.

I am still not sure which race would be good for the DK. I am on a PvE server, so I can roll either a horde or an alliance DK.  Here, AtomicKnight is a BE DK.

91% Done

I don't think I will get time tonight to step in WoTLK :(

Installing WOTLK

Yipee ! I got the CD Key for WoTLK. The gaming industry usually neglects Indian market - probably because there is thriving piracy and also most indians do not play a wide variety of games. I know people who have not played anything other than Age of Empires or Quake. Sad.

So, obvoiusly, I did not have much hope for getting the WoTLK expansion until Blizzard allowed digital upgrades. But then I thought about a cousin of mine who plays on Andorhal, and pinged him. He willingly got the CD for me too, and sent across the key. Its great to have elder brothers :)

Added the key and then tried to upgrade the client from http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/lichking/download . This downloads a 1.1MB installer and you can download it from there.

Initial tries last night resulted in errors. Frustrated I gave up. One of the drawbacks about upgrading the key is that you can no longer play WoW in BC until your client has been upgraded. That left me in the lurch.

Error : Failed to read information from the Internet. Please close all applications and try again.

Then today morning I tried again - and viola ! It started to download.

WoTLK Installer. Notice the arrows on the installer. From that you can read the story of the lich king, about how Arathas became the Lich king.

Now, keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for the install to finish...

full queues

The place i live in (Pune) is pathetic when it comes to infrastucture. Currently we have 10 hours powercuts everyday - starting around 9am - to 7pm. So, whatever little time i get, I want to play - but when i log in, i see the above queues !

IF Blizzard is so proud of their technical prowess, why don't they create a universe which has everyone logging onto the same realm? EvE online does it, why can't World of Warcraft ?

Realms Down - 2 days in a row

WoW ! This is getting bad. The servers seem to be continuously down from last evening... 

official reason - perparing for the midnight launch --- but i tell ya -- 2 days of money lost ! 

Where's Your Main On?

Hello Fellow Indians ! 

I am just doing a quick headcount for how many people are there playing World of Warcraft who are in India. The unfortunate thing about the google group (wow-india) we are on is that there are no freakin Polls ! Pshaw ! 

So, I m using this blog to throw across ze question. If you are playing in India, Please take a moment to stop and add to the count. 

Another Poll just below it is about wheter you prefer PvP or PvE ... 

Do leave a comment here if you want to add something particular.