The Negotiator

So remember that post I made a while back that got tons of publicity where I said I wanted a Violet Eye title?

Well I’ve been thinking I need to clarify something, namely, my wanting of that title is purely from a Pike perspective. Tawyn, the character, from a roleplaying standpoint– is titleless. Partially because I haven’t seen any titles in the game that fit her, and partially because I don’t think she’d want a title or feel very comfortable with one. Oh sure, I’ve got Jenkins (like everyone else), and I’m gonna wind up with Champion of the Frozen Wastes sooner or later (Oculus and Malygos left… my money is on getting Malygos first… that is how much I stink at Oculus =P), and I might wear that one for a bit later down the road when not everyone is using it, but… that one doesn’t fit Tawyn either. Tawyn is Tawyn. Period.

Lunapike, on the other hand, is a different story. I view her as being not only very intelligent but also good at understanding people, particularly “fringe” groups that she can connect with on some sort of deep level as she, too, is a bit of an outcast. This is in contrast to the more acerbic Tawyn who is sort of a misanthrope to people until they earn her trust. Anyways, this was largely why Lunapike wound up exalted with the Mag’har before achievements even existed– reputation is one of my favorite forms of “passive roleplaying” (mounts and tabards, by extension, are another favorite).

So then came Achievements and with it the Diplomat title and I knew immediately that it was Lunapike’s title. Since I already had the Mag’har finished I was 1/3, and I knew from experience with Tawyn that getting Sporeggar up there isn’t that hard. So I opted to work on it after Tawyn hit 80 and the resulting initial WotLK hype died down.

I really wanted to get a level on Lunapike first before I started, so I did that, and then for the past several weeks she hasn’t set foot in Northrend. Instead, I slowly worked on getting rep with the Timbermaw and Sporeggar between doing things on my other characters. The Timbermaw one was the most tedious especially at Revered when you stop getting rep-per-kill (except for named mobs) and have to go through turn-ins, but lemme tell ya, having House on in the background while you do it makes it go a lot quicker. >.>

Sporeggar was done mostly through solo’ing the first 25% or so of Underbog over and over and farming Sanguine Hibiscus (Hibiscusus? Hibiscusaii? Haibisukasu?). The mobs in there were all still green to me as a level 71, so not only did I get some experience for my pets but I also got experience for myself– 35% of a level entirely from Underbog. Not too shabby.

My hard work culminated in this today:

wow_lunapikethediplomat

It looks good, and fits her character. Passive roleplaying for the win. *nods*

Oh, one last thing (off-topic!)… if you are actually at my “physical” site, you will notice that the Sitemeter button on the right hand side of the page is hanging rather precariously close to 200,000 hits. I would like to officially extend the offer I made at 100,000 to this one, too: e-mail me a screenshot of the 200,000 ding and get a free “WarCute avatar”. Oh, and if I already owe you one (I know I’ve offered out “freebies” before on my LiveJournal), I apologize and I’ll try to get right on it >.> And my apologies for forgetting to announce the “contest” until relatively late in the game. /phail

12 thoughts on “The Negotiator”

  1. That CuteAvatar will be MINE! hahahaha!

    As far as the Firefly goes… AWESOME name. /thumbsup

    Still need to watch all the DvD’s though…

  2. Yeah, after seeing Kree’s suggestion to farm Hibiscuses today, I figured what the hell. I sort of like the Sporeggar anyway as being one of the few factions in outland I actually sort of understood the lore and stories for. I’m only something like 5 or 6 runs away from exalted, then I begin the timbermaw grind. eep

  3. Lol, I have The Diplomat on my hunter too 🙂 Only title that I thought would go well.

  4. Love the wasp and the name. I actually named my Ghost Saber Serenity as well. And I was going to tame that exact wasp as my 5th pet but… *gasp*… I went with a sporebat instead! I don’t know… I think it’s because it’s a cunning pet and I’ve never had a cunning pet so I wanted to try one out. Anyway, the sporebat is 80 now, and after trial runs in raids with the guild it is doing fantastic. So it’s a keeper. Still not named though. And now with the whole BRK thing, I’m thinking of naming it something in honor of the li’l dwarf. I’m sure he’d appreciate that! 😉

    BTW, Tauren hunters ftw!

  5. I have been sitting one oculus run away from champion of the frozen wastes since my guild finished all content. I think I’ll stay that way. Unless they make some way to spend achievement points 🙂

  6. The Diplomat is a great title – I’d love to get it as well but the thought of being back in Fel-wood and Zangamarsh is…painful….

  7. While I don’t Arpee, I can understand the appeal of an uncommon title, especially one that seems to fit the character. I’d like to pursue “Guardian of Cenarius,” myself, but “Argent Champion” will do for now.

  8. My wasp could beat your wasp up. And the prospect at potentially getting one of those avatars myself intrigues me. Must maintain CONSTANT VIGILANCE!

    Despite being on a PvE server myself, I do incorporate some elements in roleplaying into what I use in terms of hunter pets, titles, mounts, etc.

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