Breakfast Topic Thoughts: Zookeeping

Last night I managed to complete the World Safari achievement and it happens to be the subject of todays WoW Insider Breakfast Topic - so brilliant timing all round!

Like a lot of pet collectors I've been waiting for the Qiraji Guardling to spawn in order to complete the Kalimdor Safari the last component I need towards World Safari and ultimately the Zookeeper title. Unfortunately for me I had no luck capturing one when they went live (so to speak) on the 21st. Since I have had my mage stationed outside of AQ waiting. I've been logging her reguarly to have a search but was yet to see one spawn - let alone capture it.

Yesterday the spawn rate was hotfixed - brilliant news. I logged in and found one instantly - just there, no-one was even flying towards it. In all honesty I'm delighted that I've now ticked the Guardling off the list of pets. It's been a long time waiting for these guys. Despite this I guess I don't feel like I achieved much as it was so easy to find and capture one (post hotfix). I'm not sure if I'd have preferred things to stay as they were and been frustrated at the Guardling rarity - atleast the capture would have felt like more of an achievement but either aay I have it now!

Later into the evening I decided to battle Grand Master Aki. I was delighted when I opened my Sack of Pet Supplies to see Flawless Elemental Battle-Stone flash up on the screen. However, when I looked in my (now) full bags I couldn't see the stone. Instead there was a Porcupette in my bags. Yayyy! I had been hoping for Pocupette for some time now *big grin*. It seems that I may have lost the battle-stone in the long grass of the Vale but it was worth it for a Porcupette of my own. [Update: upon logging in tonight my battle-stone was in the post].

 

So, to round it all off and answer "whatever your situation: how are your zookeeping adventures going?" - things are going really well! I'm not battling as much as I once was but I still enjoy it and it remains a key part of my in-game time. I hope that more pets and achievements are in the pipe-line and I'm really intending to do more PvP battling in the future.

 

I also managed to get a good deal on Sen'Jin Fetish on the AH.

And I saw Blossom cast a beam of light on himself!