I didn't get to play a great deal in the last few days, problems with broadband which I will blog about once they are resolved (long story, much moaning).
Mayzyn
Mayzyn's mining was lagging behind her level so I sent her on a couple of ore farming trips to get her to at least level 65 where she could mine tin. She did all this solo, there was no need to drag the priest around. She could kill equal level mobs but they can leave a big hole in her health: she really needs to learn bandaging and her dps could do with a fix.
To this end I decided to have Pookypoo run her through deadmines. This went nicely, Mayzyn lagged behind pook and let him do all the work but scooped up all the greens and blues. She now has a nice blue two-hander. Mayzyn died once, pookypoo's vengence had procced and he was off on a single-shotting rampage and left her behind where a patrol found her. No probs, pook just ressed her.
I had assumed that Mayzyn would get very little experience from being run through deadmines by a 65 but in fact, probably due to the 'refer-a-friend' bonus, she ended the run just shy of level 19, she made about half a level. I didn't even take time to pick up any deadmines quests before I went in.
I've made Mayzyn a miner/engineer. The engineering is just for a bit of fun, poultryisers and all that, although it does mean she could make Mayxyn some goggles, clothy headware being a bit scanty below level 30.
Gnomes in Space
The most blindingly obvious use for the 'Summon a Friend' ability of blizzards new referral thing finally hit me.
Gnomes in Space
Maevyn grouped with Mayzyn and summoned her to Shattrath. An hour later, Mayzyn grouped with Maexyn and summoned her to Shattrath. Next for the trip is Maesyn.
The group leader does the summoning and it doesn't matter what their relative levels are or which is the 'friend'.
Now Maexyn is in Outlands she can work on >lvl 300 alchemy with the aim of getting her transmuting and paying her way.
Although her gear is all greens I think she looks kinda cool for a 54. The totally aesthetic weapon enchant was worth the hassle!
I'm starting to find gnomes cute. Until you pair them up with tall strapping dwarves you don't appreciate them. With her little shield on her back Mayzyn looks like a beetle scurrying along.
I've tried the warrior charge-from-critter-to-critter thing and the charge cooldown gets in the way. Charge-hamstring-run is good but not as good as blink.
Peter's Moblog
Getting to Shattrath is fun with lower level chars, my hunter made it to 375 alchemy and made several discoveries already and she's only level 60. Luckily my mage is a herber and has an epic flying mount, so she can go get all the ingredients like Netherbloom and Dreaming Glory, places where my hunter can't go, and then mail them to my hunter so she can make pots from them. It's also really nice to not have to rely on the guild bank anymore for health/mana pots.