Weekend's done, it's back to work. How was everybody's New Year's celebration? I hope everyone's sober and up and running to start your Monday. It's the start of the week, after all, hopefully you're all not still hungover from the very long weekend. Then again, it's not always a bad thing to be a little out of sorts, especially when playing
World of Warcraft. Some of my most memorable raids have actually happened when one or (regrettably) more raid members have been, how do we say, ah,
rambunctious with the help of a little liquid courage. We didn't necessarily have smooth runs, but they sure were a riot, especially over vent.
Did you guys use the long break to play the game? Or did you use it to
actually catch up on real life? If you guys played, did you do it with a little more eggnog than necessary? Or maybe you loaded up on sweets like candy canes and played with a little sugar rush? Did you go through the break wearing real life
Beer Goggles? With the long vacation over and the new year ushering us all back to work, school, or anything that isn't inactivity, let's use this sobering breakfast topic to talk about what we did over the long holidays. Heck, regale us with tales of inebriated raiding or playing. Since I'm something of a teetotaler myself, reading those stories should be a vicarious treat.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Gamer am I Jan 4th 2010 8:03AM
I didn't drink over the vacation (I'm only 19 and I live in the US), which makes it all the more amazing that I started a Priest and actually got him to level 26. Seriously, those first 20 levels were brutal, but something made me stick to it, and the slew of new spells I got at 20 made it all worth it.
Ritchie! Jan 4th 2010 12:00PM
When the hell did chinatown take over WoW.com as well as trade chat?
Zidell Jan 4th 2010 7:38PM
Where did all the doggies and kitty cats go when the gold farmers started to show. Don't wanna know what's in the eggroll.
Blondies Jan 5th 2010 3:19AM
I see you farmin' primals in Shadowmoon Valley. 10 cents an hours good money when you're chinese. I buy your auctions, you sell my gold right back to me. Feels like youre bending me over. You smile and say: Ni Hao!
/dance
Jamie Jan 4th 2010 8:08AM
Oh god I'm back at work again... In WoW news, I got my much desired Dwarf Warrior alt to lvl80 and can't wait to deflate my health to lvls that wouldn't have been possible while my paladin was tanking during 3.0.8.
So happy now I have a Human Paladin & Dwarf Warrior, not really sure I desire for anything more :)
Jamie Jan 4th 2010 8:10AM
...Well maybe a Gnome Priest in Cataclysm, I -don't do- casters very well though.
I'm drunk with excitement as I don't drink.
Firefoenix Jan 4th 2010 8:09AM
This was a while ago when naxx was where all the action was. We had a rogue in vent who was drunk and right before the Heigan fight he told everyone to listen up and farted into his mic.
Ahh good times :)
remy Jan 4th 2010 8:22AM
I only raid with rum at my side. I spent most of this weekend with whiskey at my side. Rum helps me focus on what's going on, especially after a ten hour shift, while whiskey just makes me stupid.
My favorite rum-moment was when my raid leader was was sticking me in the back side of The four horsemen, and i said, "sure, I've never done it in the back."
I still can't live that down.
Myssiing Jan 4th 2010 8:45AM
We went to a RL/WoW friend's for NYE. I'm preggo atm, so I didn't get to actually drink, but my bro and hubby both did. Both of them had re-heated Burger King before drinking, and both were puking in the same bathroom at the same time when the ball dropped, with WoW friends all around to help.
I like to think of it as a "Guild Bathroom Run".
PeeWee Jan 4th 2010 10:26AM
I'm sure they're all proud of this achievement.
Is it that hard to drink properly and never ouking, or getting hangovers?
Common sense isn't.
Swifteye Jan 4th 2010 8:56AM
I didn't get to do anything fun, unfortunately. I work graveyard shift in a nursing home, meaning a) I don't get holidays off, seeing as how it's a 24/7 care facility, and b) I was actually on the job at the stroke of midnight, so I couldn't even work the holiday but still get home and get hammered in time for the ball to drop.
*sigh*
I'm not really a big drinker anyway, though. Can't say I've ever played WoW while drunk... pretty much only get drunk when I wanna do karaoke, so I'm never actually at home while inebriated. And haven't worked up the courage to bring my laptop to the bar, heh.
Definitely have experienced playing on a sugar-high, though; I loves me some candy! *looks guilty*
FifthDream Jan 4th 2010 1:28PM
I reached 80 on the very first character i ever played. (I have a DK at 80, but that kind of doesn't count.) And i helped my wife level a few of her characters. We hadn't played a whole lot together in a while, but since she had some extra days off over the holidays, she had more time to play. It was nice.
Oni Stardust Jan 4th 2010 9:16AM
I decided long ago I was never going to drink, smoke, or do drugs (C.M. Punk calls that being "Straight Edge") but I still found myself somewhat inebriated during my play time this past week by a more natural cause- lack of sleep.
I was staying up way too late trying to push out the last few levels to hit 80 on my main. She finally dinged the night before last at 3AM so last night I finally had the chance to get to bed at a reasonable time again.
Felica Jan 4th 2010 9:34AM
now you'll be staying up late trying to grind out those last few badges for that next upgrade ;)
Aedilhild Jan 4th 2010 10:54AM
As I'm sure you know, Oni, the lifestyle's origin and namesake come from Ian MacKaye's eponymous song from punk band Minor Threat.
In regards to this weekend, I may have lost mental faculties due to my body celebrating two years of not catching a cold by . . . catching a cold.
Oni Stardust Jan 5th 2010 9:46AM
"As I'm sure you know, Oni, the lifestyle's origin and namesake come from Ian MacKaye's eponymous song from punk band Minor Threat."
Actually, no I didn't know that (and I'm not sure why you're assuming I do), but thanks for informing me.
I just thought C.M. Punk had made the name up himself since he's the only person I've ever herd mention it, but I'm not too worried about where the name came from since I made the choice to live that way long before I knew it was some kind of "Lifestyle" with a fancy name.
WoWie Zowie Jan 4th 2010 9:18AM
i got my troll warrior to 77 and over to the tournament grounds, got my paly his T9 healing 4 set. overall a productive extended weekend.
AndraDuck Jan 4th 2010 9:32AM
I honestly haven't even logged in for the last two weeks (but am looking forward to it now!). Spent one week at my parents' to celebrate xmas and another at my boyfriend's (I live in Ireland, he lives in France) to celebrate my birthday and New Year's... I did have my laptop with me but in the end just never got around to sitting down with WoW.
I did do my share of (moderate) drinking over the holidays, mainly on New Year's, but I do also have some fond memories of drinking & gaming. One time in TBC when I was still raiding regularly, I logged on in the morning to raid, only to find my (normally resto druid) character standing in Blackrock Depths and specced Moonkin for no apparent reason. Also, one of the other raiding guilds on my server had apparently banned me from their vent. (As I was able to reconstruct, I hadn't even talked on vent during a Karazhan farming run, much less abused it, but this was their way of punishing me for violating their "PG-13 in raid chat" etiquette).
xSchwarzerWindx Jan 4th 2010 9:39AM
What's this "long break" you speak of? Was work as usual for me, all overnights.
Not everyone who plays WoW has a job that gives them holidays off.
I did get to sign on a little more, due to the wife and kids being out more seeing relatives, etc.
Aceman67 Jan 4th 2010 9:39AM
nope, nose to the grindstone whole christmas and new years vacation. Got my tank gear together doing it and I'm running guildies through chain random heroics. Alls good for me.