I Ate the Worm & All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

I did a quest today that was probably one of my least favorite so far. I had to kill those underground worms that pop out in Hellfire Peninsula. West of Honor Hold, near where you get the quest, is a fairly good spot to find these, and this is here our story begins.

To slay 15 of these beasts is the quest I am charged with, and I make haste to do so. I am not feeling well so my daughter is at my sister-in-law's house. My time to sit and play today is short and this quest is but one of many I intend on doing. I tell myself that I will be level 60 before it is time for me to log out, and I have brought all necessary materials to my side to ensure an uninterrupted session.

Bottle of Lemon-Lime Gatorade, lemon Ricola "throat" drops, box of tissues, Chloraseptic spray. All set, let's rock.

I like being able to control what is going on in the game. I delve into this quest completely unaware that all sense of control is about to fade. I see some stones flying up from the ground and run to it, making sure not to aggro the roaming Demons. Here we go, Firecracker is engaged and the mob is dropping health nicely. Suddenly I see more ground being disturbed near the scene of the fight, but that's no problem. I call my pet back, out of range of the approaching worm. Hmmm, why isn't the mob following my pet? For the love of God, he's standing there casting on my pet.

I Hate Casters!

I hated trying to position caster mobs in EQ1 and guess what, I hate trying to do it in WoW. Especially in the wide open where there's nothing to break line of sight rules. OK, Send Firecracker back in, burn this mob down since now we have an add. Bah, how did that Demon roam into aggro range? Where did that 3rd worm come from?!

A short while later as I sit eating and drinking to replenish my health and mana, I am proud of myself. I controled an uncontrollable situation pretty damn well if I do say so myself. As I sat reflecting on my job well done, a Fel Reaver came and killed me.

One day I am going to be stronger than they are, and payback will be sweet.