I have been wanting this mount for sometime but this being my first true camp in a long time I need help. I know some of you have done camps that are 5+ hours long and I find it awesome you all can do that. I can't. I tried once to camp Aeonaxx for more than 3 hours and paid for it with a headache that knocked me off my feet for the entire day after my attempt.
Thus far, I've had the toon I wish to have this mount sitting at middle level right outside Stonecore and doing what some have done 15 minute intervals of flight around the temple for the last 3 days. The highest I can attempt at sitting in front of my computer is 4 hours. Anyone have any idea of when he might spawn? I've been logging on around 8pm PST (9pm CDT) and staying on Plua till 12 am (1am CDT). I would love some help and advice from fellow campers who have gotten this gorgeous mount!
I've been camping Aeonaxx for more than two months now.
I started off hardcore camping and only made myself ill. Now I have abide by my own rules. Sleep > Game. Husband > Game.
So I generally only camp during the daytime and hope he spawns just for me. While I'm camping I usually wander off around the house with the speakers blasted incase he spawns. This method has saved me a ton of stress and headaches.
Good luck in your quest to best this mount <3
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Yeah what ever you do DON'T just stare at your computer for hours, you'll drive yourself nuts..read a book, watch TV or movie,..do other stuff on your computer make sure WOW is in windowed mode tho with sound in the background checked..you don't want to miss anything
And remember to sleep, eat and socialize.. the camp will be long and as you can probably read on the forums very very frustrating at times, but take breaks if you have to. And one sweet day you will end up with a shiny very pretty mount.
Nili wrote:While I'm camping I usually wander off around the house with the speakers blasted incase he spawns. This method has saved me a ton of stress and headaches.
^ This. It's the most pain free way to camp anything that has a specific but limited set of spawn points. Last night I was doing laundry, watching tv, making dinner, etc. all with the speakers turned up. The bat showed up while I was playing with the dog.
Please don't camp this thing for hours.. I understand that you all want this and I would like to have it too, but in the end, they are just pixels... perhaps Sleep, Husband, Work, Husband, (wow, a bit) back to Sleep, Husband, Work - the important things in life don't come in pixels and every five hours that you spend tethered to the computer are five hours of your life you will never get back.. I know, I play wow also, but I have long accepted that if something is going to take that kind of time, it isn't worth the loss of time to get it... it's not a real accomplishment in life, it won't be there for me when I'm alone or want to talk to someone, it's data on a computer.
I understand that I may be excoriated for this, but again, it's meant with respect and I do play wow - I just play it cautiously. I don't want to look back in some years time and say "I spent 100 hours doing this... and I'd give anything for those hours to have been spent with a loved one, or studying or advancing or with family, children, friends, traveling.. anything at all worth doing."
It's a cautionary note, there are thousands (tens of thousands) of cautionary tales from wow players who have lost so must as a result of the game. I might be giving a warning where absolutely none is necessary, but where I see 63 days spent on something, over 2 months.. that's a big chunk of life to devote to pixels.
Again, I apologize in advance for inadvertently offending, but if this post does make you (the general you, not to anyone specific) that itself is an indication that a nerve has been struck and the course of wisdom might be to look at it unflinchingly (harder to do than it sounds, when I feel myself reacting strongly to something I try very hard and only sometimes succeed in looking to see what the reason for the reaction is - what is it in me that is causing it, do I feel threatened, is it something that hits too close to home, or is it just a fair reaction).
Wow is an anodyne, an anesthetic... for many. If it's an escape and manageable, great. If it takes the place of other things... (63 days, 87 days, etc) maybe not so great?
Good luck to all on getting aeonaxx or whatever/whomever it is you're camping - or looking for :)
Sorry WyldChyld I respectively disagree, my life is balanced and fine,But when I get obsessed about getting something I'm bound and determined to get it..pixels or not,yes I know it's only pixels, yes I know it seems ridiculous to spend 63 days looking for pixels, but I didn't just spend that time looking aimlessly at a computer screen.
I did do other things, spent time with my bf, family, got a kitten, went to work, as far as I know nothing suffered no one complained..and if anyone had I would have taken a step back and stopped...I camped when I could, for however long I could, thus why it took 2 months..
I know it doesn't mean much to anyone else,I know when I die I won't be remembered for getting a Time Lost, but for me it's a small accomplishment and I'm kinda proud that I got it..when other people around me told me" I would never"..and "it's impossible".
I know it's a game and I'll probably never put in that kind of time looking for a rare again, but what's done is done.
Yeah I'm sorry you think you know me and my life, Wyldchyld. You don't know me, you don't know my life. I don't have to explain how wonderful my life is, even when I've been camping Aeonaxx for three months now...I'm side-eying you really hard right now..¬.¬
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When ppl start questioning whether my time on WoW is too great or even *sigh* I'm addicted, I look at it like this.
I have a job (which I'm advancing in)
I have done 12 GCSE + 6 A Levels to grades A*-A whilst playing WoW (soon to be my 6th year on the game)
I've almost completed my 1st class degree.
AT LEAST I ain't like the other real LOOSERS that I went to school and college with who:-
Don't have a job (because they didnt take education seriously as they were having fun doing other activities more life wasting and dangerous than a video game)
Don't have any qualifications (see above point)
Couldn't get into Uni (see above point)
And there addictions are drugs and alcohol (clearly more life endangering than WoW - not just directly, but is a catalyst for future health/social problems)
Just because ppl spend 1,2 or 21 hours on WoW doesn't mean they are wasting their life. In fact, it's enriched mine, as I have more REAL friends online than actual local non WoW real-life friends and I'm not afraid to admit this. The only reason I have no local RL friends is because I don't do drugs or wake up in the gutter at 4am or was pregenant by the time I was 15. Which is more a waste of life?
Why do ppl think its necessary and ok to waste life getting totally stoned (and thats so cool! look at the celebs the world drools over) but when some ppl find less dangerous recreational activities theres uproar about what harm it is doing?
Keep ur chin up Nili and Solarii! , obviously some moral numpty wanting to vent because there's no trees to hug
Zhuge wrote:Clearly a do-gooder on a high horse -__-
When ppl start questioning whether my time on WoW is too great or even *sigh* I'm addicted, I look at it like this.
I have a job (which I'm advancing in)
I have done 12 GCSE + 6 A Levels to grades A*-A whilst playing WoW (soon to be my 6th year on the game)
I've almost completed my 1st class degree.
AT LEAST I ain't like the other real LOOSERS that I went to school and college with who:-
Don't have a job (because they didnt take education seriously as they were having fun doing other activities more life wasting and dangerous than a video game)
Don't have any qualifications (see above point)
Couldn't get into Uni (see above point)
And there addictions are drugs and alcohol (clearly more life endangering than WoW - not just directly, but is a catalyst for future health/social problems)
Just because ppl spend 1,2 or 21 hours on WoW doesn't mean they are wasting their life. In fact, it's enriched mine, as I have more REAL friends online than actual local non WoW real-life friends and I'm not afraid to admit this. The only reason I have no local RL friends is because I don't do drugs or wake up in the gutter at 4am or was pregenant by the time I was 15. Which is more a waste of life?
Why do ppl think its necessary and ok to waste life getting totally stoned (and thats so cool! look at the celebs the world drools over) but when some ppl find less dangerous recreational activities theres uproar about what harm it is doing?
Keep ur chin up Nili and Solarii! , obviously some moral numpty wanting to vent because there's no trees to hug
In defense of WyldChyld her point is a good one, perhaps it got lost in translation though. It's good to find a healthy balance if at all possible. Real Life > WoW, so it is good to camp the way many of us have come to perfect - being logged in waiting on our character while we get things done around the house, listening attentively for NPCscan to go off, or like me, writing in another window while I wait for npcscan to go off. Our character in-game is on pause so to speak, waiting for the rare, while our own lives continue. The OP made it very difficult for themselves by what it sounds like, with just sitting there literally in game staring at the wall, waiting; that's no way to camp, that will drive you insane pretty quickly. There is a lot that I've missed out on, because of playing WoW too much; when dealing with various things I wound up using it as a crutch that took me away from many things that I regret not getting to do, like spend more time with my mother who is now gone. So I think the point is a valid one; to always be careful of that fine line of where you're sacrificing too much of your "RL" for WoW time.
Thank you everyone. I am taking everyone's advice and not constantly camping Aeonaxx. I go off and on to Deepholme to see if he's up and if he isn't I'm not upset. Thank you, Zhuge. I agree with you and your post. I have alot more friends online then real life ones as the area I'm in is not very good and the ones I make at work are younger than me by at least 9 years. I love playing Wow and love the people I meet, for example: The people on Petopia forums, you all have been so nice, supportive (through my tough time earlier this year and your support I'm grateful for. *hugs everyone*) You've helped me with pets and have helped with some mount camps I'm intrested in.
I know my work schedule is hectic at the moment but I try to find a little time to pop on to wow and talk with the guilds or with the people online or to RP with friends. (*makes note to do that more often*) I will keep everyone in the loop of what's going on Aeonaxx wise. If anyone wants to add me as real ID to their friends list by all means ask! I would love to chat more with everyone in game. I also play on Wyrmrest if anyone wants to come hang out.
I am also working to save up to get back into school as my downfall for my GPA was more of the matter of the heart than gaming, which neither will affect my education again. I love you all and constantly pray for all of you!
I've been camping aeonaxx really hardcore for the past few days I must've only gotten 5 hours of sleep within the last week I only seen Aeonaxx once and no blood seekers.. Why isnt he spawning!!!
U cant stare at the computer.. When i do it to take wow in screen mode and Watch series.! Me who dont have series on Dvd or anything watch them online! ^^ So GL!!
I tried once to camp Aeonaxx for more than 3 hours and paid for it with a headache that knocked me off my feet for the entire day after my attempt. 
