Comments on: The Curious Incident of the Penguin in the Blog Post http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html We grok hunters Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:13:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kattrinsaa http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10119 Kattrinsaa Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:14:56 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10119 Another great pike post! I'm about 80% ally, 20% horde.. my 80's are ally. My horde are either tauren or as the bear says "need a sandwich". I tried but couldn't get into the troll/orc/undead racial storylines. (and absolutely hate undercity.) My highwater mark for a hordie is my belf DK at 62.. I just hit a mental wall in hfp.. kept dying from walking into the wrong major city... I do want to get that dk up to dragonblight so i can see the horde side of the wrathgate event. Another great pike post!

I’m about 80% ally, 20% horde.. my 80′s are ally.
My horde are either tauren or as the bear says “need a sandwich”. I tried but couldn’t get into the troll/orc/undead racial storylines. (and absolutely hate undercity.) My highwater mark for a hordie is my belf DK at 62.. I just hit a mental wall in hfp.. kept dying from walking into the wrong major city…

I do want to get that dk up to dragonblight so i can see the horde side of the wrathgate event.

]]> By: KC http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10070 KC Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:45:37 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10070 Yeah, it could very well be a PVP server thing. I feel super-guilty PVPing as Alliance, I can't seem to get as into PVE servers, and even though I have a gnome alt to annoy my VeCo Alliance friends with, I don't even quest on her — I just sit in Trade whenever I log on with her, ranting about Gnomish civil rights and generally being a nuisance. Although I did find a quest in Dun Morogh (I couldn't even remember the name for a second there and almost sent this comment with "Dwarf Mulgore" as a placeholder before it clicked, how sad) that wasn't in Wowhead, which kind of made me all :-O It's not that I don't want to play Alliance. Heck, I'd love it, because most of my real-life friends play for the blue. But I can understand other people's loyalty, and I kind of get people who play both. :-P Yeah, it could very well be a PVP server thing. I feel super-guilty PVPing as Alliance, I can’t seem to get as into PVE servers, and even though I have a gnome alt to annoy my VeCo Alliance friends with, I don’t even quest on her — I just sit in Trade whenever I log on with her, ranting about Gnomish civil rights and generally being a nuisance.

Although I did find a quest in Dun Morogh (I couldn’t even remember the name for a second there and almost sent this comment with “Dwarf Mulgore” as a placeholder before it clicked, how sad) that wasn’t in Wowhead, which kind of made me all :-O

It’s not that I don’t want to play Alliance. Heck, I’d love it, because most of my real-life friends play for the blue. But I can understand other people’s loyalty, and I kind of get people who play both. :-P

]]> By: Syrana http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10052 Syrana Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:18:24 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10052 I'm totally For the Horde, even though I have a couple Alliance characters. I just feel more comfortable amongst the Horde. Your analogy was wonderful though. In MANY areas of life, we often cling closely to things we prefer and have a hard time seeing why others don't see the good of it... we try to share it and take pride in it...and sometimes knock others for liking their whatevers instead. (You see this with music discussions a lot....) Like some others have said, getting too extreme can be bad - again with anything - but the playful banter can be loads of fun! I’m totally For the Horde, even though I have a couple Alliance characters. I just feel more comfortable amongst the Horde.

Your analogy was wonderful though. In MANY areas of life, we often cling closely to things we prefer and have a hard time seeing why others don’t see the good of it… we try to share it and take pride in it…and sometimes knock others for liking their whatevers instead. (You see this with music discussions a lot….)

Like some others have said, getting too extreme can be bad – again with anything – but the playful banter can be loads of fun!

]]> By: Donovitch http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10045 Donovitch Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:58:57 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10045 Well I myself see it in an interesting way: all my friends are ally but I myself LOOOOOOOVE trolls- I would like totally get up and dance for like 20 minutes if I could change my characters factions if my guildies would come with me...... But after doing so with my pally after the black sheep of the guild convinced me to do so I came upon Garrosh and his lackeys who would rather have everyone overcome by the scourge then the Alliance be victorious. This makes me sick. I'm not saying all Horde npcs are scum but there are certain high ranking ones who I would consider to be psychopathic heartless murderers with no redeeming points whatsoever. So yeah I'm an Ally and I cheer for them....I just wish I could be a troll hunter and still be Ally :P Well I myself see it in an interesting way: all my friends are ally but I myself LOOOOOOOVE trolls- I would like totally get up and dance for like 20 minutes if I could change my characters factions if my guildies would come with me…… But after doing so with my pally after the black sheep of the guild convinced me to do so I came upon Garrosh and his lackeys who would rather have everyone overcome by the scourge then the Alliance be victorious. This makes me sick. I’m not saying all Horde npcs are scum but there are certain high ranking ones who I would consider to be psychopathic heartless murderers with no redeeming points whatsoever. So yeah I’m an Ally and I cheer for them….I just wish I could be a troll hunter and still be Ally :P

]]> By: Boozsha http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10041 Boozsha Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:28:32 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10041 I'm torn on the faction thing. Most of my family guild plays horde, but my love is with the shorties. I've always loved the gnome and dwarfs of the games I play. Trolls would be next. As of lately though, I've been playing my gnome DK. I’m torn on the faction thing. Most of my family guild plays horde, but my love is with the shorties. I’ve always loved the gnome and dwarfs of the games I play. Trolls would be next. As of lately though, I’ve been playing my gnome DK.

]]> By: euripedes http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10031 euripedes Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:36:09 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10031 FOR THE HORDE! I always, always get a tingle with that battlecry. It's a similar feeling to when a shaman pops Bloodlust. All I can think is "TIME TO MURDER" and I push my keyboard buttons real extra hard. FOR THE HORDE!

I always, always get a tingle with that battlecry. It’s a similar feeling to when a shaman pops Bloodlust. All I can think is “TIME TO MURDER” and I push my keyboard buttons real extra hard.

]]> By: Pike http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10030 Pike Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:51:45 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10030 @ KC - I think it may be a PvP server thing. I know I tried to make an alliance alt or two on VeCo when they announced the "both factions on a PvP server" change... ugh, I hated it. All I could think as I sat there in Ironforge was "THIS IS WRONG." I am back to a proud 10 hordies on VeCo now... my Allies are all safe and sound on Silver Hand. @ KC – I think it may be a PvP server thing. I know I tried to make an alliance alt or two on VeCo when they announced the “both factions on a PvP server” change… ugh, I hated it. All I could think as I sat there in Ironforge was “THIS IS WRONG.”

I am back to a proud 10 hordies on VeCo now… my Allies are all safe and sound on Silver Hand.

]]> By: KC http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10027 KC Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:07:42 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10027 First, I love this post. As far as faction loyalty, I have tried to play Alliance, I really have. One of my first toons was a human rogue, and I still kind of miss her even though I hate rogues in WoW. And I'm going to admit this for the first time here: I started playing the game AND bought Burning Crusade specifically because I wanted to play a draenei. But for some reason, I just can't seem to play Alliance alts for very long. I had a draenei paladin that made it to 32, and a draenei shaman that got run through instances to 39 or 40 and then abandoned, both long before WotLK. The rest make it to the 20s, if that, before I log on, look through my quests, go "Meh," and return to the Horde. I'm not sure if it's just that I have trouble playing on other servers — I love my server and had filled 8 of my 10 slots with Horde alts before they allowed both factions on PVP servers — or if it's the Alliance in general, but it just isn't as fun for me. I'd love to have a draenei shammy at 80 someday, but I don't know if it will ever happen. And even if it does, I love the Horde and will probably always love the Horde best. I even love Garrosh, though I want to punch him half the time. Plus I bought the T-shirt off J!nx, so I can't back out now. First, I love this post.

As far as faction loyalty, I have tried to play Alliance, I really have. One of my first toons was a human rogue, and I still kind of miss her even though I hate rogues in WoW. And I’m going to admit this for the first time here: I started playing the game AND bought Burning Crusade specifically because I wanted to play a draenei.

But for some reason, I just can’t seem to play Alliance alts for very long. I had a draenei paladin that made it to 32, and a draenei shaman that got run through instances to 39 or 40 and then abandoned, both long before WotLK. The rest make it to the 20s, if that, before I log on, look through my quests, go “Meh,” and return to the Horde.

I’m not sure if it’s just that I have trouble playing on other servers — I love my server and had filled 8 of my 10 slots with Horde alts before they allowed both factions on PVP servers — or if it’s the Alliance in general, but it just isn’t as fun for me. I’d love to have a draenei shammy at 80 someday, but I don’t know if it will ever happen. And even if it does, I love the Horde and will probably always love the Horde best. I even love Garrosh, though I want to punch him half the time.

Plus I bought the T-shirt off J!nx, so I can’t back out now.

]]> By: Erik http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10025 Erik Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:42:44 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10025 It be good post Pike! /cheer :) Myself I started playing Alliance, then rolled a shammie orc both for the class too see "the other side" of the game. Maybe it was different then, or maybe I was different but the horde side just seemed more friendly, more mature too. So the years passed, BC came and went, Wrath turned one and my poor nelf hunter was still sporting the vanilla wow gear. I did move him to Outland, but that's how far I got. Meanwhile my orc hunter was just epic! All my alts were horde characters too! But then one day I got a bit tired of it all.. My epic hunter was spending his time kidnapping pups, and grinding rep for a fishing pole? So I decided to try an alliance dk (my other dk never took off) on a RP realm. Having never played Alliance since vanilla wow it felt almost like a new game. And I had never seen the alliance side of outland or northrend! So in short.. Alliance! Horde! Both! If u stick to ur faction I totally understand, makes the game feel more meaningful. You don't go to a football game and cheer for both teams, or do you? =) But trying out both sides is well worth it if u haven't already! It be good post Pike! /cheer :) Myself I started playing Alliance, then rolled a shammie orc both for the class too see “the other side” of the game. Maybe it was different then, or maybe I was different but the horde side just seemed more friendly, more mature too. So the years passed, BC came and went, Wrath turned one and my poor nelf hunter was still sporting the vanilla wow gear. I did move him to Outland, but that’s how far I got. Meanwhile my orc hunter was just epic! All my alts were horde characters too! But then one day I got a bit tired of it all.. My epic hunter was spending his time kidnapping pups, and grinding rep for a fishing pole?
So I decided to try an alliance dk (my other dk never took off) on a RP realm. Having never played Alliance since vanilla wow it felt almost like a new game. And I had never seen the alliance side of outland or northrend!
So in short.. Alliance! Horde! Both!
If u stick to ur faction I totally understand, makes the game feel more meaningful. You don’t go to a football game and cheer for both teams, or do you? =)
But trying out both sides is well worth it if u haven’t already!

]]> By: jackbrownii http://www.aspectofthehare.net/2009/12/the-curious-incident-of-the-penguin-in-the-blog-post.html/comment-page-1#comment-10023 jackbrownii Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:07:57 +0000 http://www.aspectofthehare.net/?p=3053#comment-10023 If I could somehow move my space hunter to Horde and *keep* her a space goat, I'd be most happy. If I could somehow move my space hunter to Horde and *keep* her a space goat, I’d be most happy.

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