meet the new guy (again)

no, not that new guy; this new guy. yes, we're back. many thanks to all the folks we spoke with both here and online for helping us think things through. we decided to go back to DI rather than roll on a new server; the chance to play with Bell again was just too irresistible for us!

so, meet Daelan.



Daelan is the latest addition to our ever-expanding stable of characters (#25, we think) and is our current "main". we thought we'd try out a warrior since we've never taken one past the low 20s. it also gives us a chance to try out a prof we've never leveled before; Blacksmithing. the list of firsts continues as D is also our first character (since we knew what we were doing, anyway) to not have at least one gathering profession. between Engineering, Blacksmithing and all the general care and feeding that goes into a warrior (staying on top of the gear curve, repair bills, band-aids, etc.) we probably should have named him Moneypit... it'd be a bit closer to the truth.

D's got some choices to make. originally, we were thinking we'd go prot once we hit outlands because we were enjoying our (limited) tanking experiences on Varynth. however, we keep having this beautiful mental image of roaming the virtual countryside handing out beat-downs with something like the [Lionheart Executioner] that just makes us all warm and fuzzy inside. so, we'll have to see about that.

secondary to that decision, we also have to figure out which way to specialize in blacksmithing. this one we need to research a bit as we haven't looked at what sorts of end-game recipes are available for each specialty and how they compare with available rep gear and such. we're guessing our talent spec will heavily influence this choice, though.

for now, though, we're just having fun leveling up a new character. we've decided not to follow our usual power-leveling race to 70, but rather to just take our time getting there, work on our crafting profs along the way and take the liberty of skipping over some of the crappier questing zones (*cough* blasted lands *cough*) that we'd normally suffer through. you know, stop and smell the roses and all that.

it's good to be back.