Yeah, L4L, I've been there, done that, too!
I have 3 dolls on Draka. Lalais, an Elf Hunter lvl 32, Bronoreen, the Dwarf Rogue lvl 11, and Ardyth, an Elf Mage lvl 17. I've been busy.

Andrea

Hey ya L4L I will for sure add you to my friends when I get their!
that would be so much fun being able to play with you guys!

Andera what are your names?



Doc

Doc, see my post right above your last one.

Andrea

Hi fellow Wowers'

Did ya'll know that there are 2, yes count them 2, pets you can get from the Brewfest? The wolferthingyabob is very easy and quick to get. The pink elek is very cute and you will have to do some dailies to get it but not too many. Soot and I thnk we should get that one tonight.

Soot and I have done most of the Brewfest quests that we can do at our level. We are still looking for something that is at least 65 yards tall to jump off of. Son said he did it in Thunderbluff, which will be great for my Hordies, but not helpful at all to my Allies.

Okay, I am now curious...what is WoW? I have been meaning to ask you, Karen and after reading this thread my curiosity is thoroughly piqued.

Lotus, WoW is World of Warcraft which is an MMORPG, which means Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.

I never wanted to play an MMORPG cos I didn't like the idea of having to play with strangers, but hubby and I have discovered that while there are jerks out there (like anywhere), most of the folks are nice, and that you don't really have to play with other folks if you don't want to.

Come join us

I have felt the same way as to online playing. I don't think my server is reliable enough to get the speed I may need. It is verrrry s-l-o-w during the daylight and early evening hours and only gets more speed after ten PM and that is close to my bedtime, boohoo. Still, I might give it a try...??? It really does sound interesting. Would I just Google WoW to find the site?

Lotus, are you on dialup?

No, LFL, I have Hughes Satellite which is not nearly as good as they claim. I think they have added many, many people and not upgraded their system or something. Soo, sometimes I really do have fast downloads and other times it is much slower than dialup and all this for $75 a month. I have been looking and looking for a better setup but I am rural and several miles outside of the local loop for DSL, boohoo.

Ahhhh,yes, I can imagine. My DSL is pretty slow and I keep threatening to change to cable but just haven't gotten irritated enough to do it.

Ok, so if you want to check it out, you can go Here and follow the instructions for a 10 day trial.

But since all playing is done online, do you have unlimited access?

You could also google World of Warcraft and you'll find tons and tons of info on it.

You can also see videos at U-Tube but keep in mind that mostly what people post are the raids etc and you may not ever do that. I haven't.

I'm not sure about the unlimited access. We are limited to how much we can download in a 24 hour period...does that count? I will check it out and see if it even works for me. Looks like I have some company so have to go for now. I will let you know if I can get it to work at all. Thanks for all the info,

Yes, that is what I am worried about with satellite. We need some techie folks--I have no idea how much uploading and downloading I do when I'm playing WoW, but I would think it's a lot.

Maybe someone with more upload/download knowledge than I have will be able to answer that question for you.

Enjoy your company.

I don't know much about how your internet connection works, as I myself am on High-Speed Cable, but what I do know, I'll try to share.

World of Warcraft (and pretty much all other MMORPGs) use a system of "packets." This system is similar to mailing a package full of contents back and forth between two people. The WoW program you run on your computer is called the Client. Basically, it is your key to playing the game, since your computer would most likely crash if it held everything a WoW server did (think every item in the game, every enemy in the game, and every quest in the game).

To circumvent this problem, your client only holds about 10% of the information required to play the game. The other 90% is held on the server. Let's say for instance you're going to fight a wolf. You start the fight with Charge. Your client has just sent about 20 packets to the server, with which it responds with how much damage your character does, and how the wolf responds to your attack (this is the reason that when you lag, the damage you hit for does not show up immediately, because your computer has to get that information from Blizzard's server).

Obviously, the problem with a slow internet connection is the fact that the packets (incoming and outgoing) will travel substantially slower than they would on a high-speed connection. This basically means that after you click a spell, it could take up to 20 seconds for it to activate and trigger, versus a fraction of a second on a high-speed internet connection.

The first thing I would recommend is downloading the trial. If the game is lagging awfully (you'll know it when you see it), I would suggest going with a more widely known IP, such as Comcast or Charter, that are very good for things like this. I'm in West Texas, and use a semi-local service, so I don't think it would help you much.


To answer your question about the download limitations, I don't know if sending packets and receiving packets counts toward your download limit, but I'll bet on the safe side and say it does. In this case, you'll want to probably go with something that doesn't limit downloads. But again, try and download the trial before making any big decisions. It's always a good idea to try before you buy.


Hope this helped a little.

Ok, Brewfest has a few more days to go. If you don't know already, and you like pets (I do obviously), there are 2 pets that you can get at Brewfest this year and only at Brewfest. So don't delay. Go get that Pink Elek and Wolperthingy

Hi L4L Thanks for answering Lotus's questions, I was a
little slow in seeing her post. My brewfest quests don't work right now, the server is fixing them. what is your highest level guy??
I'm only at 30 Blood elf-Hunter named Brin* I also have a Night elf Hunter named Kreey, lvl 25, a Human warlock lvl15 named Kardom, and I just made a Dwarf warrior lvl 12 named trixi,
I love the Nightelf the Best! I love the land! oh yeah, I have a Night eld Paladin lvl 17, named Kara. mine are all females, so I'm gonna make a male next time How many do you have??
I have tons of time to play, more so right now cause of my leg.
So I'm trying to get leveled up higher on my Blood elf & Night elf. .
How's the 4 S's doing? give them all big hugs for me

Sorry Lotus~ That would be so much fun if you could
play WoW too!! I bet you'd really like it! you would get a big kick out of the Imp! I'll tell ya more about it in an email K


Doc