In game holidays and alts

User avatar
Bodhran
Journeyman Hunter
Journeyman Hunter
Posts: 233
Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:14 pm
Realm: Alexstrasza
Location: 801

In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Bodhran »

I was just wondering when in game holidays and world events roll around how many of your toons do you run through the events?

Personally as an alt-iholic I try to run my highest toons through and my favorite lower toons depending on what the rewards are. But this Children's Week ended up wiping me out. Just working on Harbingar, Vargr, Bodhran and Brophy killed me. Spent almost all Saturday doing all three mini pet chains on Vargr and Bodhran and towards the end while confronted with doing the Northrend quest line with Vargr for the 4th time I almost said screw it there is next year. :x But then did it anyway.

So what do you do with your group of toons? Who gets the rewards or chance at them (such as mount/mini pet runs on holiday bosses)?

Anyway was just wondering about this as I slogged through Northrend for the 4th time this last week.

ImageImage
ImageImage

Hunter:
-Hunters now earn Valor Points when they are effectively Vote Kicked from a Dungeon Finder group.
-Ettin’s Grip (new talent) allows the hunter to equip two ranged weapons simultaneously.


Dream skins to tame:
Fandral Staghelm Fire Cat Form. Kor'kron War/Veteran/Warbringer of the Horde PVP wolf mount. Xuen/Litter of Xuen! Legion Wolf Boss.
User avatar
Vephriel
Illustrious Master Hunter
Illustrious Master Hunter
Posts: 16403
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:07 pm
Realm: Wyrmrest Accord US
Gender: Female
Location: Canada

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Vephriel »

Vephriel, my main character, is the only one that I strive to complete achievements on. She's the only character that I have a desire to work for things such as achievements, mounts, minipets, goals...though I enjoy my alts, they are still just alts. I can't imagine bringing myself to want to go through the achievement fuss more than once. I suppose very occasionally if there's something I want that would suit an alt (such as a title or other achievement reward), I may do it. For the most part, though, I keep myself to my main for all such completions. :)
User avatar
GormanGhaste
 Community Resource
 Community Resource
Posts: 6639
Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:00 pm
Realm: Uldaman (and Ravencrest)

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by GormanGhaste »

I did all 3 orphan quest chains on my 3 high level toons, got 2 alts who were in their upper 50s to 60, so they could do outland orphans as well, and I Think I did the azeroth orphan quest chain on all my alts over level 30. I'm glad it's over. :) I guess I feel compelled to concentrate on holiday stuff whenever I can, as it's only available for such a short window of time.
Image
Wigumoto
Apprentice Hunter
Apprentice Hunter
Posts: 62
Joined: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:41 pm
Realm: Stormrage
Gender: manly manington

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Wigumoto »

Val is my main so she gets all the holiday love. I don't really bother with running alts through these things but I do strive to do as much as I can with Valeriya, hence her now being 'the noble' :D But not a matron, 'cos of the children's week BG achievements that I really couldn't be arsed with.
Image
User avatar
peanutbuttercup
Artisan Hunter
Artisan Hunter
Posts: 929
Joined: Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:52 am

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by peanutbuttercup »

My main alts got to do one set of holiday achievements each to get a title to wear around. Otherwise I only do holidays on my main.
User avatar
Xella
Artisan Hunter
Artisan Hunter
Posts: 681
Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:53 pm
Realm: Skywall-US
Gender: Female
Contact:

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Xella »

Two years ago, I set out to complete Long Strange Trip on the alts I considered to be my "primary" alts—that is, the characters that I would play if I had a reason to choose a second main. Unfortunately because my whims flit around so capriciously, I'd start an alt, get several months into it, then hit a PvP achievement and REALLY not want to do it. The worst case is Myself (née Delenda), my rogue, who sat around all last year AND all this year waiting for Children's Week to come around. By the time it did I had absolutely no desire to subject myself to the idiocy that is School of Hard Knocks, so for the second year in a row she'll be one achievement short of her 310% (she doesn't have 280% yet though since she's just my bank alt, so I find it especially difficult to bring myself to bother).

My main's had all the achievements but the multi-year ones (and Mask For All Occasions) since the first time they were available post-3.0, of course.
Current main: Xella-Skywall | Art Stuffs | Brains.
User avatar
Bodhran
Journeyman Hunter
Journeyman Hunter
Posts: 233
Joined: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:14 pm
Realm: Alexstrasza
Location: 801

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Bodhran »

Wigumoto wrote:Val is my main so she gets all the holiday love. I don't really bother with running alts through these things but I do strive to do as much as I can with Valeriya, hence her now being 'the noble' :D But not a matron, 'cos of the children's week BG achievements that I really couldn't be arsed with.

Oh Hell I H-A-T-E School of Hard knocks. My brother helped me get that on Harb last year and that is probably the only reason I have them done.

And with there not being a neutral shared quest hub like Shatt or Dal anymore it just make them so much harder. Things like bunny/turkey/WTF ever another toon of blank faction. Hate those almost as much as School of Hard Knocks. >.>

Harbingar my old main is the only one that has What a long Strange trip and thus 310 flying. Others have a spattering of work on them with Vargr being the other closes to Harb but not anywhere near to being done.

It was so much easier to do holidays when all I had was one lvl capped toon and the others just got pulled out for mini pets lol.

ImageImage
ImageImage

Hunter:
-Hunters now earn Valor Points when they are effectively Vote Kicked from a Dungeon Finder group.
-Ettin’s Grip (new talent) allows the hunter to equip two ranged weapons simultaneously.


Dream skins to tame:
Fandral Staghelm Fire Cat Form. Kor'kron War/Veteran/Warbringer of the Horde PVP wolf mount. Xuen/Litter of Xuen! Legion Wolf Boss.
User avatar
Litlemouse
Master Hunter
Master Hunter
Posts: 1158
Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:59 am
Realm: Vashj, Whisperwind
Gender: No
Location: Not-so-sunny California

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Litlemouse »

Vephriel wrote:Vephriel, my main character, is the only one that I strive to complete achievements on. She's the only character that I have a desire to work for things such as achievements, mounts, minipets, goals...though I enjoy my alts, they are still just alts. I can't imagine bringing myself to want to go through the achievement fuss more than once. I suppose very occasionally if there's something I want that would suit an alt (such as a title or other achievement reward), I may do it. For the most part, though, I keep myself to my main for all such completions. :)
Exactly with Litlemouse. I was going to say something along the lines of that, now I don't need to :P

Image

User avatar
Lisaara
Illustrious Master Hunter
Illustrious Master Hunter
Posts: 17420
Joined: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:11 pm
Realm: Moon Guard
Gender: Genderfluid
Location: US
Contact:

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Lisaara »

Jetfyre got them all first. I'm currently working on them with Jessibelle.

Image
LisaaraPokefarm
Sig Credits: Lisaara, Ashaine

Wigumoto
Apprentice Hunter
Apprentice Hunter
Posts: 62
Joined: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:41 pm
Realm: Stormrage
Gender: manly manington

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Wigumoto »

Things like bunny/turkey/WTF ever another toon of blank faction. Hate those almost as much as School of Hard Knocks. >.>
When I started the bunny one this year I figured finding horde females to plant ears on would be the biggest challenge, until I started looking for a female dwarf. I think me and my friend found the only two on the entire realm.
Image
User avatar
Magli
Expert Hunter
Expert Hunter
Posts: 445
Joined: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:12 am
Realm: Moonrunner
Gender: Male

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Magli »

I have no desire to get Long Strange Trip on any of my characters, thank Elune, so I haven't had to do *all* the achievements. I get to pick and choose depending on whether the holiday makes sense for the alt in question...and how annoying the requirements are.

For example: I did all the Valentine's events on my DK alt, because the idea of having a DK with the 'Love Fool' title amused me. (Plus he's a tank, so I could insta-queue for dungeons until the flowers dropped.) I'll do the Fire Festival events on my ele shaman for the 'Flame Warden' title and because it's fun and good cash. And I haven't done any of the Noblegarden quests--at all--on any of my characters.

Image
Thanks to Kurenio for the signature!

It was believed afterward that the man was a lunatic, because there was no sense in what he said.

User avatar
Raiyen
Expert Hunter
Expert Hunter
Posts: 316
Joined: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:32 am
Gender: Female
Location: MS, USA

Re: In game holidays and alts

Unread post by Raiyen »

Though Kass is technically my main, Rakesha my druid is even with her. But I am only being a cheevo whore on Rakesha so she is eventually going to take "place" as my main toon once I get her better geared. Running some things like the Holidays is a pain....doing it on more than 1 toon, yeah I don't have the patience for it. xD
Post Reply