JohnnyRook is retiring

JohnnyRook · September 18, 2007, 07:02 PM

Well, all good things come to an end. And as such I have finally given up on WoW and am trying to recover my social life

Just wanted to put a huge thanks to Akasha and all the contributers to this site Especially Crypt. I have been reading this site since I first started using Crypts guides to level up ... a LONG time ago. And I have been faithfull to my one and only character JohnnyRook .. mostly because he is the coolest class in the game

I have found this site to be one of the most enjoyable and informative Warlock sites around. And I cant thank Akasha enough for all the work she put into this site over the years. Without the info I gathered from this warlock community I would never be topping damage meters lol.

As for me .. .gonna take some time off gaming until Tabula Rasa comes out. Then I will probably muck around with that for a while. But trying to avoid the situation where it becomes a 2nd job :( Or I might see you in Warhammer .. you never know

Love you all, and be good to your momma!
JohnnyRook

mrturkey · September 18, 2007, 07:57 PM

Best of luck in your retirement.

What is becoming of your toon, you have some really nice gear there?

JohnnyRook · September 18, 2007, 08:17 PM

not sure yet what I am gonna do with him yet

Figure I have two options

1) Keep jR for Wrath of the Litch King
2) Given that selling your account is against the Terms of Service. I might be able to give him to a friend

See what happens I suppose. It would definately hard for me to part with johnny

jR

JohnnyRook · September 18, 2007, 08:47 PM

Here is my last raid WWS page

http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=j2j4otnu1pife

Magtheridon: 1029 DPS
Hydross: 1132 DPS
Lurker: 800 DPS

Enjoy. As you can expect some fights it really shines, other fights other specs shine. Overall I think its a very very solid raiding build for the level of gear I have

jR

Swoop · September 18, 2007, 08:53 PM

Best of luck in pursuing your social life!

Since you seem to be leaving WoW on good terms, here's my 2c. As far as your character goes, Blizz have stated that they keep characters "forever" (or words to that effect) so my voice of experience is simply cancel your account and leave him as-is. Don't delete him, don't vendor all his gear or give away all your gold. (or keep some, anyway) You never know when your social life might be a bit slow, or you're taking a break, or you've heard a bunch of cool things about the new expansion that you want to check out.

In other games, I made the mistake of deleting characters when I "quit", only to come back and really regret it. Having to completely re-level is a pain, and can take away from any potential enjoyment from re-visiting WoW. A lot of people I've read have cracked it with a game and deleted their character or given them away, only to regret it a year later when they come back to play again. Even if you only come back to experience a new expansion for a few months, having a character ready to go straight away makes it possible to jump straight into it.

And if you never come back, so what? JohnnyRook is simply in retirement somewhere, that's all.

*Akasha* · September 18, 2007, 11:46 PM

Good luck with what ever you decide to do with your time. WoW, like a lost of games can take a huge chunk of your life/time without really paying much attention to it - for me it was EQ. As mentioned, just leave JohnnyRook somewhere, as is, just in case. You never know when you might want to jump back on later down the track and be able to do something other than take out level 1 critters.

I'm so happy to hear you gained enjoyment and information/assistance from here, please feel free to still make use of the site, even if just to chat to people and keep in the loop. A friend of mine has been raving on about Tabula Rasa, so you never know, we might be able to chat about that!

JohnnyRook · September 18, 2007, 11:55 PM

Yeah. I think it would be a shame to get rid of Johnny. As you are saying you just never know. The next expansion may just be "OMG I have to play that"

I will no doubt be hanging around trolling a bit. Gotta do something at lunch times ... I suppose I could always actually do some work

Oh .. and best of luck with the new family member Akasha

Maybe with all my newly found free time I could get "busy" and start pumping out the kids ... lol

Re tabula rasa, I played the Beta last week. Very nice IMO especially since its still beta. Definately shaping up to be a very fun game. And I get the impression it will be a lot less demanding on your time. less waiting for the ideal class composition to be online to raid and the hoping you get invited ... and more shooting stuff. Definately worth having a look when it comes out Oct 19 if you are looking for a change

jR

September 18, 2007, 07:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnnyRook Member Character Info JohnnyRook 70 Undead Warlock Dath'Remar Oceania PvE Guild: RUIN Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	JohnnyRook is retiring Well, all good things come to an end. And as such I have finally given up on WoW and am trying to recover my social life Just wanted to put a huge thanks to Akasha and all the contributers to this site Especially Crypt. I have been reading this site since I first started using Crypts guides to level up ... a LONG time ago. And I have been faithfull to my one and only character JohnnyRook .. mostly because he is the coolest class in the game I have found this site to be one of the most enjoyable and informative Warlock sites around. And I cant thank Akasha enough for all the work she put into this site over the years. Without the info I gathered from this warlock community I would never be topping damage meters lol. As for me .. .gonna take some time off gaming until Tabula Rasa comes out. Then I will probably muck around with that for a while. But trying to avoid the situation where it becomes a 2nd job :( Or I might see you in Warhammer .. you never know Love you all, and be good to your momma! JohnnyRook

September 18, 2007, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrturkey Lurker Character Info Fuzzbot 70 Gnome Warlock Dath'Remar Oceania PvE Guild: Fey Mecurial Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: JohnnyRook is retiring Best of luck in your retirement. What is becoming of your toon, you have some really nice gear there?

September 18, 2007, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnnyRook Member Character Info JohnnyRook 70 Undead Warlock Dath'Remar Oceania PvE Guild: RUIN Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: JohnnyRook is retiring not sure yet what I am gonna do with him yet Figure I have two options 1) Keep jR for Wrath of the Litch King 2) Given that selling your account is against the Terms of Service. I might be able to give him to a friend See what happens I suppose. It would definately hard for me to part with johnny jR Last edited by JohnnyRook; September 18, 2007 at 08:20 PM.

September 18, 2007, 08:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
JohnnyRook Member Character Info JohnnyRook 70 Undead Warlock Dath'Remar Oceania PvE Guild: RUIN Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: JohnnyRook is retiring Here is my last raid WWS page http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=j2j4otnu1pife Magtheridon: 1029 DPS Hydross: 1132 DPS Lurker: 800 DPS Enjoy. As you can expect some fights it really shines, other fights other specs shine. Overall I think its a very very solid raiding build for the level of gear I have jR

September 18, 2007, 08:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Swoop Member Character Info Crest 70 Undead Warlock Aman'thul Oceania PvE Profile: Blizzard Armory	Re: JohnnyRook is retiring Best of luck in pursuing your social life! Since you seem to be leaving WoW on good terms, here's my 2c. As far as your character goes, Blizz have stated that they keep characters "forever" (or words to that effect) so my voice of experience is simply cancel your account and leave him as-is. Don't delete him, don't vendor all his gear or give away all your gold. (or keep some, anyway) You never know when your social life might be a bit slow, or you're taking a break, or you've heard a bunch of cool things about the new expansion that you want to check out. In other games, I made the mistake of deleting characters when I "quit", only to come back and really regret it. Having to completely re-level is a pain, and can take away from any potential enjoyment from re-visiting WoW. A lot of people I've read have cracked it with a game and deleted their character or given them away, only to regret it a year later when they come back to play again. Even if you only come back to experience a new expansion for a few months, having a character ready to go straight away makes it possible to jump straight into it. And if you never come back, so what? JohnnyRook is simply in retirement somewhere, that's all.

September 18, 2007, 11:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Akasha	Re: JohnnyRook is retiring Good luck with what ever you decide to do with your time. WoW, like a lost of games can take a huge chunk of your life/time without really paying much attention to it - for me it was EQ. As mentioned, just leave JohnnyRook somewhere, as is, just in case. You never know when you might want to jump back on later down the track and be able to do something other than take out level 1 critters. I'm so happy to hear you gained enjoyment and information/assistance from here, please feel free to still make use of the site, even if just to chat to people and keep in the loop. A friend of mine has been raving on about Tabula Rasa, so you never know, we might be able to chat about that!

September 18, 2007, 11:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
JohnnyRook Member Character Info JohnnyRook 70 Undead Warlock Dath'Remar Oceania PvE Guild: RUIN Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: JohnnyRook is retiring Yeah. I think it would be a shame to get rid of Johnny. As you are saying you just never know. The next expansion may just be "OMG I have to play that" I will no doubt be hanging around trolling a bit. Gotta do something at lunch times ... I suppose I could always actually do some work Oh .. and best of luck with the new family member Akasha Maybe with all my newly found free time I could get "busy" and start pumping out the kids ... lol Re tabula rasa, I played the Beta last week. Very nice IMO especially since its still beta. Definately shaping up to be a very fun game. And I get the impression it will be a lot less demanding on your time. less waiting for the ideal class composition to be online to raid and the hoping you get invited ... and more shooting stuff. Definately worth having a look when it comes out Oct 19 if you are looking for a change jR