So this post I
promised I would talk about battle pets.
I should start by saying that collecting extras and selling them has
gotten me a nice chunk of gold. I
routinely farm both Kharazhan and Tempest Keep, caging and selling any extra
pets I pick up there. I have also been
farming on the Timeless Isle, and have managed to get two extra azure crane
chicks and an extra ominous flame. All
have sold, and most I only had to list once.
I have also been busy collecting and leveling,
with an eye on the Celestial Tournament.
I came into 5.4 woefully unprepared in the pet department. I think on release day, I might have had 26
max level pets, most of which were pretty lackluster.
In the last few
days I managed to level ten pets, including the Lesser Voidcaller, Ghostly
Skull, Zandalari Kneebiter, and Sunreaver Microsentry. I spent an hour prowling around Mt. Hyjal
before finally finding a rare Nordrasil Wisp.
After acquiring a flawless flying stone, I logged onto a worgen alt and
bought a Gilnean Raven, which I immediately upgraded. At this pace, I am really hoping to be
tournament ready by next week, but we shall see.
The thing is, the
tournament, along with Little Tommy Newcomer, need thought out teams that have
synergy. I knew Little Tommy’s pet was
Lil’ Oondasta, a beast, so I figured since mechanicals are strong all I would
need for the win was a team of three mechanicals. Things are not that simple. Due to RNG I was able to win maybe one in
four fights with him. I then checked the
forums and found out, yes, I was doing it wrong. I read some guides, did some thinking, and
now generally win every battle vs. Little Tommy on the first go. Even some of the older pet battle masters are
like this. The other night I was
fighting the Pandaren Water Spirit’s team.
I opened with a highland turkey, which is not the pet to open with in
this battle. The turkey has a CC, but no
avoidance mechanic, and was destroyed on the third round by the detonation of
both the geyser and whirlpool cast by the fish that the spirit opens the battle
with. After losing, I healed and tried
again, this time opening with a moth and using cocoon strike to avoid the
dangerous geyser/whirlpool combo. So,
even this guy requires a team that has some thought put into it. I have seen many forum posts where people complain
that fights are too hard, or that everything is dependent on RNG. I disagree with these posts. My opinion is the great majority of pet
battles can be easily won by using very specific teams and using pet abilities
in a specific order and way.
I did try the tournament just to see how it
ran and how far I was able to get, fully expecting not to win. My expectations were met. I was pitted against Wrathion, Chem
Stormstout and Taran Zhu. I was able to
down the first two in battles that were fairly close and got torn apart by
Taran Zhu. I am confident that with the
right pets and more forethought before entering again, that the tournament
won’t be as hard to win as people are making it out to be.
The right pet
thing can be difficult. It is a bit of a
grind to level pets, especially if you try to level a whole bunch of them in
one go. I tend to focus on one or two or
day, on days I have to work my day job, and go into all-out grinding on the
days I have all to myself.
The whole pet
thing renewed my interest in the Brawler’s Guild, since reaching rank 4 allows
you to purchase Clock’em, a mechanical pet who could be the Clockwork Gnome’s
twin brother. I stopped doing the
brawler’s thing month ago after reaching rank 3. In two nights, without spending much time, I
was able to get through all the third tier bosses and reach rank 4. Icy Veins has an awesome guide to everything
that has to do with the Brawler’s Guild, it is the only source I use. There is a part of me that wants to call
things good now that I have the pet, but the elitist, completionist part of me
will probably win out, and see me back brawling in an effort to reach rank 9.
Perhaps my next
post will return to a subject involving guilds, then again perhaps not. I haven’t exactly made my mind up. Until then.
Peace.
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