Comments on: Sometimes a hunter's gotta fly alone

By: Atthebar and Samhain

Atthebar and Samhain — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:10:11 +0000

I’m going through the same thing. It’s been really nice with no raid expectations.

By: MikeB

MikeB — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:40:29 +0000

Funnily enough I’ve also left my guild recently. Not however for the same understandable reasons that you quote. I recently started playing WoW again with a new account after a fairly long absence. As I level up my characters I assumed that, as has happened before, I would join a guild and exchange assistance with others. You know, borrow some Shadow Oil so I can level up my leatherworking or whatever. Find a rogue who will open a lockbox for me. Maybe even get a hand to go through an instance that maybe I am a little low to do but could really, really use the blues and am more then willing to share the drops.

Well, it seems that sort of guild is in short supply these days. The attitude these days seems to be *call us when you get to 80 and maybe we can do raids and epics together*

I mean how much effort does it take to help…

So I am still *looking for a guild* that welcomes low levels and means it…

By: Maebius

Maebius — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:19:30 +0000

Pike, no!
Don’t soar like a leaf on the wind. As said before, that quote ends… badly.
Still, my hunter’s been guildless for a while and only recentoly re-joined one jsut to chatter with the one my main’s in. As a hunter, you are never alone, and your friend is only a whistle away. No tabard, or lack therof, will ever change that.

By: Tora

Tora — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:31:55 +0000

Heh, that’s fair enough. Server news which has reached my ear apparently tells me that two top guilds on my server have disbanded, so idk.

By: Drole

Drole — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:54:03 +0000

Give me a ring if you ever show up on the Argent Dawn server! I love my guild for our balance of raiding, casual RPing and the occasional naked tree jumping from Darnassus. But mostly I love them for the people. Here’s hoping you find a home.

By: Zhire

Zhire — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:43:27 +0000

Pike, you Rock. Yes, with a capital “R”.

I’d say to find something to go after and have fun with it, because if you can’t have fun playing this game, then whats the point?

Happy Hunting!

By: Rilgon Arcsinh

Rilgon Arcsinh — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:36:24 +0000

It’s kind of like visiting Universial Studios and realizing that everything you see on TV/Movies is just a set – behind it are the support beams, wires and mechanisms that make everything come together.

Everything is like this. Most readers of SES would boggle at the concept of me giggling like a schoolgirl over getting the offhand from Nightbane in Karazhan because it spits fire, or literally squeeing because after 4 years of playing, I finally saw Headmaster’s Charge from Gandling, and it was all mine.

Same too is Pike. The things I mentioned about me, which most people would never attribute to me, seem to be common conceptions about Pike. And they’re not wrong. But Pike is a multi-faceted individual too – maybe she dreams of posting jaw-dropping numbers in an Ulduar raid, bringing pride and credit to her beloved spec. Maybe she dreams of being considered a forefront in blogging about her spec (though to many, she already is). Does this invalidate the fun, fanciful Pike? Hardly. Her bubbly enthusiasm bleeds through in everything she does, creates, and writes. It’s that passion and enthusiasm that checks my tongue every time I form a quill of distaste for BM on its tip.

TL, DR: There is no “old Pike” to want back, because the one we have is the one we’ve always had, and I’d rather have her no other way.

By: Pike

Pike — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:23:29 +0000

@ Jinza -

If you could, please explain what you see as “the old Pike” and how that is different from the new. As far as I’m aware, I haven’t changed; I’m not really trying to make a conscious effort to be the “new BRK” and I’m just doing what I’ve always done really. But if you feel I have jumped the shark or something, I would really appreciate some more information on that. Just out of pure curiosity more than anything. =P

By: Jinza

Jinza — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:20 +0000

Pike,

Perhaps it also doesn’t help that you might be worn out from an overload of WoW material. The way I see it is that you’ve invested so much of yourself into the game and related items. I’m also noticing that you’re filling some of that void that BRK left during his departure by providing info you didn’t before. I’m sure that takes up more time than you had spent before.

Perhaps, viewing the game at an angle that BRK did adds another diemension to the way you play or care about your characters.

When I first visited your blog, I got the sense that you were a happy-go-lucky hunter that cared more about fun things to do. You really emersed yourself in the lore. At least that’s the impression I got. Now, that’s a little more transparent. It’s kind of like visiting Universial Studios and realizing that everything you see on TV/Movies is just a set – behind it are the support beams, wires and mechanisms that make everything come together.

I’d like to see the old Pike back.

By: Pike

Pike — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:26:33 +0000

@ Tora & Trinia – well, to be fair, the majority of the people in my guild did not leave the game, rather they are joining new guilds.

@ Wobin – I skewed the quote a little >.> let’s hope it prevents bad things from happening?