<back while I was originally writing this post>
Actually, I don’t have a picture of “this man”, but I do have a picture of the turtle.
It must be a hangover from my huntering days, but I like pets. I have a couple of non-combat pets that appear when I mount. However they are the pets that excite me.
I like farm animals!
No! Not in that way… take your mind out of the gutter!
I like my short lived, 50 second, I am going to turn that BIG (They are all big to a Gnome) nasty monster into a farm animal type of pet.
Currently I have sheep…
…and pigs…
… at my disposal, and random mobs, critters (I like my pets, and they need some body to polymorph from) and of course the ever loved Horde can often be by my side looking ready for the cooking pot.
I have recently come to the conclusion that I want a 3rd pet – a turtle. it has come to my attention that Tome of Polymorph: Turtle is BoE – yes Bind of Pickup! Which means there are 2 avenues for collecting this pet.
- Grind ZG – apparently you can get away with 2 players – a tank and a healer.
- Grind the AH – yep, these suckers are available for sale on the AH.
How much you ask?…. 4,000 gold.
OK, dragging my jaw off the desk… 4,000 is a little too much for me. Yes I know WoW has more money in circulation that Zimbabwe right now, but 4,000 gold?
<flash forward to present time>
So I had a good WoW weekend, especially considering I wasn’t going to play at all.
- Completed the fishing quest, so I am now at 226 fishing skill… now just have to find a reason to continue.
- My bank all did a bit of fishing on the AH too… and for the 1st time I had 10,000 gold on hand (I tend to spend it as fast as I get it) after pulling in over 2,500 gold.
Mmmm what to do with the 2,500 gold…
Write a quick ingame mail to those people selling turtles on the AH… explain how everyone wants 4,000 for their turtles, and have done for a week now, so the 1st person to send me the tome COD at 2,500 gets the cash in return mail.
So I would like to introduce you to my new pet…
Grats! 😀
Dunno ’bout you, but I’m looking forward to the Wrath of the Penguins.
I am looking forward to the day I get Tome of Polymorph: Tauren, or Tome of Polymorph: Murloc (although that could be a little confusing).
Actually I am looking forward to the day that “special event items” whether trading card or physical Blizzard Event items can be gained through other methods.
I wont be attending any Blizzard events in Oz (do they even have them) and I am definitely not blowing cash on cards etc… so why don’t they have a WoW lottery in game… 100g for a lottery ticket – see what you win.
But yeah meanwhile I will settle for Penguins, kangaroos, Wombats.. anything has got to be more interesting that a lamb roast!
A Kangaroo poly would be awesome.. imagine how the target would feel mindlessly hopping around untill it run out.. Much fun in Bgs to be had..
grats gnomey. i’m saving up for an epic mount, so i don’t think turtles would be too high on my list, lol. at least i try to pug zulgurub whenever i can. in 4 tries so far, the damn thing never drops for me.
yeah.. I left the epic mount for a long time… when i got the cash I bought it.
For me it is easier to spend 3-45 min doing a AH grind, than a few hours doing a pointless Raid grind… so cash went.
Though it is all bought and paid for now 😉 Love the AH
GRATZ!! That has always been fav polymorph!
You do know that there is a new one coming with WoLK … that will let you do a penguin right?
Grats gnome, there’s a lot of jealous mages out there now!
Very nice. Now how would one love a turtle like they love a farm animal? =)
oh, i didn’t catch the farm animals bit in this post…i was perhaps caught in my own aura of envy for your turtle. i guess i didn’t need to read that far into the archives, but i shall do so anyways because i’ve ran out of new things to read, and there’s still plenty of time before i get off of work.
So THAT’s how you get them. You raid AH, not ZG…
Anyway, I AM envious. Happy now?
But I still can’t stop hoping they’ll give us another polymorph version to hope for in the expansion. I’ve suggested a polymorph flower, just like in Botanica. Let’s make a joined application to Blizzard about that. If we’re enough many mages that ask for it, perhaps they’ll listen?
Or if you should keep it strict to animals, what about polymorf guinea pig? That would be cute? Or maybe a rat?
lol I don’t want anyone to be envious… though I would be happy if I can raise the Mage would up on the capitalist Turtle Tome sellers…. 😉
err Flowers are for girls…. though that would be interesting…
Might have to see if I can work out how to add in a poll…
Anyway, gotta run and kill things… that’s what I am for… burn the forest, not grow it…
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