A meeping druid (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} meeperie) wrote,@ 2009-09-14 14:21:00 |
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The Nearly Naked Nelf Experiment
So apparently, you can level a hunter naked. I heard a while back about a guy who leveled his hunter to 60 while naked, so the last time the servers were down, I decided to take an alt on a friend's server and see how far I could go. Because the alt in question is a nelf female, I decided to just keep the level 1 gear rather than running around in my undies. The original naked hunter was a pre-BC troll, and a LOT has changed since then. Mounts at 20, for one, and just about everything about pets has changed as well. So it should be interesting comparing the NNN experience to the Naked Troll blog. Sadly, it looks like the Taked Troll never got past level 61.
http://ntproject.blogspot.com
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee
The alliance-side server on Ysera, by the way, is BRUTAL. It was cheaper for me to buy bags from the vendor than from the AH, and the gear prices made me glad I was going nearly naked. I chose skinning and herbalism for my professions just to make money....and boy, did I make money. The NNN now has full netherweave bags, the best weapons she can equip, and her level 20 mount. Seeing that I had 70 gold left over after that, I decided to spring for the 30g Red Winter Clothes and 25g Winter Boots. Nothing really says 'nearly naked' like winter clothes on a chick, and they go nicely with her light-blue skin tone and medium-green hair.
The ultimate fashion accessory for a hunter, however, is the pet. I didn't want just any old spider or cat. Two boats, a tram, a reverse deathrun and another boat later, the NNN rezzed at the graveyard outside of Utguard Keep and tamed a handy Daggercap Hawk that was perched conveniently close by. His name is Sarok, and he is an absolute BEAST. More HP than his master, holds agro like a champ, and dishes out plenty of pain. The best part, though, was the level 32 hunter who paid me 10g to escort her to where she could get a hawk of her own. What part of 'take the boat from Menethil to Howling Fjord, jump out as it passes UK, rez at the GY and there'll be one right behind you' is so hard to grasp? Ah well, easy 10g for me.
The NNN is currently level 24, and just like the Naked Troll, I'm not seeing much of a difference from wearing armor. I do eat stat food more often, and I drink like a fish because I'm constantly OOM, but I can also tear through orange quests and crowds of level 27s without Sarok going below half health. I'm not upgrading from the Santa Slut outfit. Ever. Jury's still out on if I'll use rings and necks...but I'll definately use glyphs. The Naked Troll apparently decided at higher levels that it was too easy with gloves, boots, and jewelry, so he took them off and just kept trinkets with no stats. I'll probably do that.
So apparently, you can level a hunter naked. I heard a while back about a guy who leveled his hunter to 60 while naked, so the last time the servers were down, I decided to take an alt on a friend's server and see how far I could go. Because the alt in question is a nelf female, I decided to just keep the level 1 gear rather than running around in my undies. The original naked hunter was a pre-BC troll, and a LOT has changed since then. Mounts at 20, for one, and just about everything about pets has changed as well. So it should be interesting comparing the NNN experience to the Naked Troll blog. Sadly, it looks like the Taked Troll never got past level 61.
http://ntproject.blogspot.com
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee
The alliance-side server on Ysera, by the way, is BRUTAL. It was cheaper for me to buy bags from the vendor than from the AH, and the gear prices made me glad I was going nearly naked. I chose skinning and herbalism for my professions just to make money....and boy, did I make money. The NNN now has full netherweave bags, the best weapons she can equip, and her level 20 mount. Seeing that I had 70 gold left over after that, I decided to spring for the 30g Red Winter Clothes and 25g Winter Boots. Nothing really says 'nearly naked' like winter clothes on a chick, and they go nicely with her light-blue skin tone and medium-green hair.
The ultimate fashion accessory for a hunter, however, is the pet. I didn't want just any old spider or cat. Two boats, a tram, a reverse deathrun and another boat later, the NNN rezzed at the graveyard outside of Utguard Keep and tamed a handy Daggercap Hawk that was perched conveniently close by. His name is Sarok, and he is an absolute BEAST. More HP than his master, holds agro like a champ, and dishes out plenty of pain. The best part, though, was the level 32 hunter who paid me 10g to escort her to where she could get a hawk of her own. What part of 'take the boat from Menethil to Howling Fjord, jump out as it passes UK, rez at the GY and there'll be one right behind you' is so hard to grasp? Ah well, easy 10g for me.
The NNN is currently level 24, and just like the Naked Troll, I'm not seeing much of a difference from wearing armor. I do eat stat food more often, and I drink like a fish because I'm constantly OOM, but I can also tear through orange quests and crowds of level 27s without Sarok going below half health. I'm not upgrading from the Santa Slut outfit. Ever. Jury's still out on if I'll use rings and necks...but I'll definately use glyphs. The Naked Troll apparently decided at higher levels that it was too easy with gloves, boots, and jewelry, so he took them off and just kept trinkets with no stats. I'll probably do that.
