tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post7850339678128977711..comments2024-03-21T23:18:45.644+00:00Comments on Priest with a Cause - A World of Warcraft (Classic) blog: World of WatercraftShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-17253424322309708052019-10-16T10:44:32.869+01:002019-10-16T10:44:32.869+01:00Yep, Elixir of Waterbreathing can be crafted by al...Yep, Elixir of Waterbreathing can be crafted by alchemists at quite a low level too... I'll have to make sure to have mine send a couple over to my hunter.<br /><br />When I was new I didn't know about any of that stuff though. I just remember being in utter awe of <a href="https://classic.wowhead.com/item=9452/hydrocane" rel="nofollow">this staff from Gnomeregan</a> the first time I saw it.<br /><br />It's basically a challenge of its own to figure out how to get around the restrictions of underwater combat. This was heavily watered down (heh) in Burning Crusade when they made sure to have quest givers give you some sort of free consumable to breathe underwater from the start so that you didn't have to think about it anymore.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-88320858027170636042019-10-16T10:17:47.455+01:002019-10-16T10:17:47.455+01:00I started doing those quests around the underwater...I started doing those quests around the underwater ruins in Stranglethorn on my hunter a couple of weeks ago and they were very hard work for the reasons you suggest, and also because I was under level for them. I dropped them for a while but I was thinking about them and it occured to me that, in every other MMORPG I've played that had both underwater content and drowning there was some device or method provided to let all classes cope, not just the few who got specific spells. <br /><br />So I went to the Auction House and searched through the Elixirs and Potions and guess what? There's a player-made potion called Elixir of Water Breathing that lets you breathe underwater for thirty minutes. And they're dirt cheap! <br /><br />I bought five and it only took one to finish all the underwater Stranglethorn quests. It completely transformed underwater content from a pain to a pleasure. I also had my Tailor craft a belt that adds 15% to swim speed and I have it hot-keyed on my hunter so he can swap to it as soon as he hits water.<br /><br />Looking at Wowhead, there are literally dozens of underwater breathing options although how many are valid in Classic I'm not sure. Probably a lot, judging by the level restrictions and locations they're found. It makes underwater content a lot more appealing.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-69536315501747138772019-10-16T08:08:58.245+01:002019-10-16T08:08:58.245+01:00An MMO needs unexplored parts and unfinished tasks...An MMO needs unexplored parts and unfinished tasks to feel big.<br /><br />When I see water in WoW I think "I could go there but I won't", which makes the world a bit bigger. In these other games I think "hey, look, water that isn't. Must be a game and not a world".Kringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128630042421602039noreply@blogger.com