Well I learnt something new about my Kirn Tor Familiar. He does a cool arcane blast, His animation is he holds out one arm ( like to cast a spell) and happly blasts away a few arcane bursts. 

However he does have to stand in a spot  for some time and this seems to be his way of saying, ha buddy I been standing here for ages I built up to much power and not gotton rid of it with a few arcane blast's, instead of how I normally do by  chasing you over hill and dale and through every street and lane in the city's you visit.

I discovered his trick as I was working on  the coins of Dalaran achievement, As yes he had to stand in a spot for quite some time as I fished up the coins required.

Side note here. fo rthose wondering how hard it is and how long it will take

I did find on each occasion, as I started to fish at the fountain that one seems to have to fish up gold fish and asorted junk for a bit before catching a coin, then once you got one they seem to flow.

I had completed the whole achivment in about 48 hours, and this was taking a break going off questing working on other game projects etc.

this is also saying some thing about me, as I was never really bothered with fishing, and only lvled very recently. In Part to hope to catch a rat ( for those that read my blog you know I a nutter for Champaign pets) 

and found it rather fun also did it to lvl up my cooking skills so I can do the daily and make the very cool buff food ( way better than B.C buff food) The critter food recipe one of my fav's nothing like having a number of critters become your minions for a period of time so Blizzard has made fishing and cooking far more desirable skills to learn and skill up. Added to that the achievements and rewards you can get, its now actually a lot more fun and rewarding than ever. Also baby spice is always good for a laugh

IF you are wanting to lvl your fishing and cooking then I highly recommend 

El's Extreme Anglin' fishing guide. A Guide to fishing in the World of Warcraft.

by following it I was able to skill up in 24 hours, with the new patch some exciting changes to fishing skill rewards and achievements will be coming. even if you are not lvl 80 and wish to know hwo best to skill as you level, follow this guide.

So yes I got my  Titanium Seal of Dalaran

by completing  Titanium Seal of Dalaran which is made up of hte following three sub achivments

A Penny For Your Thoughts

Silver in the City

There's Gold In That There Fountain

Some of the things written and wishs made with the coins are rather funny

So a very breif blog this week.

I would also like to thank those that gave my last blog entire a five star rating you really made my week so Cheers

I thought I would take some time and write a blog to answer the qestions I get asked most about my Mekgineer's Chopper.

Being a Hip Gnome Engeriner I had to of corse, make a Mekgineer's Chopper. Apart from the number of requests I get asking to ride shot gun. I also have recived a number of questions regrading these wonderful mounts the 

Mekgineer's Chopper ( Alliance) 

Mechano-hog           ( Horde )

What's the difference between the Mekgineer's Chopper and the Mechano-hog ?

Not alot both use the same model. However that said both use their own mount icon ( a different key)  and both have their own textures and colors

The Mechano-hog  for the Horde is panted Red and brown with the Horde Insigna on the front of the bike

The Alliance has the Alliance Insignia on the front and is painted Gold and Blue 

What is the Level limit requirement to ride one, IS this another Profession only mount ?

To own and ride you must be lvl 80, and no you do not have to be an engineer

To ride shot gun in the side car I know of no level Limit  and have had lvl 20's riding shot gun 

Is the Side car a separate option does it cost extra to get ?

No the side car is part of the bike  and when not in use folds up 

It sits on the right hand side and looks as though it is a spare tier with a bag just below it.

Blizzard model designers  put a lot of neat detail into the bike model

including the license plate on the back, ( just released never seen a horde bike close enough to see if it is the same license plate 

 As you can see the License Plate reads PWN. This is also a shot of the "interface" of the bike and the way Blizzard along with PVE planes and tanks has the same sort of controll to dismount.

At the time of writing this the Bike has  its own health bar and if you look on your mini map you will see a "Party" icon dot for your bike right under your own icon of yourself

You can ride off almost anything and not die. ( apparently that is about to change will write here if it does)

If you find clicking the "pet" icon for yourt bike a bit of a pain simply right click the "buff" icon and you will dismount

You can not cast spells etc while in the bike however you can interact with PVE Characters for quest etc.

This is simply a look at the left hand side the Bike Foot  will come down when you are stopped will lift when riding and if you "jump" pushes down lifting you up on an angled jump into the air 

Doe's it matter if I specialize in Goblin or Gnome engineering ?

No it doesn't matter. As the two bikes are faction based, not profession specialization based.

I've seen these on the AH why do they cost so much ?

It is just the expense of the Parts, and the time required to get the other matt's

How much do the parts cost ?

I have split the parts into two groups. Those you can farm and those you have to buy from K3.

12 Titansteel Bar ( if you can mine the Titanium and smelt it this is the cheaper option                               do not worry about the cool down as you will need to make gold to                               buy the K3 parts )

If you are buying the Titansteel Bar you are looking at lowest base line cost of 99 to 105 gold per bar.

 40 Handful of Cobalt Bolts   ( mine Cobalt ore and smelt yourself)  

If you are buying the bolts  price's range in price depending on sale and demand

2x Arctic Fur  If you do not have a skinner or can get from a friend you can buy these on                      AH from 30 to 50 gold per fur

The K3 Parts 

The total cost of the K3 parts is 12500 gold 

and is made up as follows

 x 8 at 1000 gold each = 8000 gold

  x 1 only 

x 1 only ( once brought the icon disappers wil come back on your                  next visit)

Where can I get the Schematic ?

You can get the Schematic from two of your Factions vendors

                              For the Alliance you can buy it from 

                              Logistics Officer Brighton Alliance Vanguard Quartermaster in the                                   Howling Fjord

                              Logistics Officer Silverstone Alliance Vanguard Quartermaster in the

                              Borean Tundra

You must have an exalted reputation with the Alliance Vanguard, do not confuse  this with the Alliance Expedition. At lvl 80 if you run lvl 80 instances or heroics. Wear NO FACTION Tabard as Alliance Vanguard is the default faction for rep points.

                             For the Horde you can buy it from 

                             Gara Skullcrush Horde Expedition Quartermaster in the

                              Borean Tundra

                             Sebastian Crane Horde Expedition Quartermaster in the                                              Howling Fjord

As I have no high lvl Horde I can only asume that the same Tabard Rep lore's apply as it does with the Alliance

                              I hope this has been some help to both engineers and                                                                      non engineers alike

I got Stinker the skunk  before WOLK was released. 

  Most pets you click and they make a sound but stinky, was as quite as the grave, ( the graves that don't have undead rising from them)

I did think it would be cool if you clicked him he would let a stink bomb out.

Stinker though cute didn't seem to do anything, that is untill I found out the other day by chance that if a player has out a Bombay cat, or the black tabby cat. Stinky will have a heart apper over his head and chase the cat all over.

Fot those old enough to re call, this "trick" of Stinker's is in fact a tribute to Pepe' Le Pew

 a cartoon chracter  from the Warner Brothers Loon Toons

Most oft a  female black cat would often one way or another get a white stripe of paint down  its back, seeing Pepe'  and knowing he was a skunk would naturally run a mile. Pepe'  of corse being the romantic French Skunk would pursue said Cat. hence World of Warcraft has Stinker chasing a black cat's. Any other color / type of cat and Stinker will just well stand there.

very funny to watch.

For those that wish to add something a little different to their pet experience I made this macro up. Using the Happy pet snacks you can buy from Dalaran.

/emote gives His  %T a Snack,and a pat and then whispers to the %T,  "Your the best pet ever"

/use Happy Pet Snack

/hug

I am now a "Real Mage"  having studied the books of Arcane. One does have to be patient, and there is no "short cut to accomplishing this achievement.

The first Four Books I was lucky to get in 24 hours, two of hte last four I got very shortly after the last two. these took abit longer to get, and the final one, by chance I was up late. So at 2 am my time =The 12 p.m v.r.t spawn time I thought o what the hell and there it was finally. 

You are mailed a book that will teleport you to  the highest Spire in the city 

I  recived my very own Kirn Tor Familiar. when I talked to the Mage there.

For all who read my post entitled 

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS Read this before you order from a secondary party of Official Blizzard product.

I am pleased to let you know that last eve, my calendars arrived. Thier post date was for earlyer this month so one of two things  may have happend the orginal order was for whatever reason returned to sender whoi then made sure I recived it as planned. Or the charity had recived 2 calendars ( possibly cancled orders  /shrug) 

I do still stand by my original post in that if you live out side the states  check a couple of things at time of ordering. ( see orginal post) 

Also I stand by the fact  though I was disappointed my order had not arrived. The fact  the money I paid, went to young people who are in more need of help, than I am in need of the  calender, and though am happy I got the art work. Which was the reason I placed an order in the first place. At end of the day it wasn't the be all and end all. Knowing that money went to help young people with cancer, was the better end of the deal. 

Well at long last I finally got to make my chopper bike.

  OK so yes there should be an achivement just for getting the schematic ( seeme dto take for ever to get exalted.

Then thres the Bike making itself.

I go the matts together ( those you do no thave to buy from k3) pretty quick all things considered

Yes the Matts from K3,they are the kicker and thats the part that hurts the gold purse 12500 K gold

Piston 1000 gold each x 8

Salvaged Iron Golem Parts 3000 gold x1

Elementium-plated Exhaust 1500 gold Pipe x1

Yet now having made and ridden my Chopper bike. Totaly well worth it

What other mount can you drop vertically out of the Dalaran sewer pipe and not find yourself on impact, having a tea break with the spirit healer ?

Yup I tested this out and have done a number of vertical drops and not died 

Its a guaranteed  way to make your friends lose ten pounds ( from all the pooing in their pants) and make thier hair go white with fright.

The best thing is getting your mate riding sot gun in the side car and riding stright over a very high cliff

( hope this isn't something Blizz wil fix if they find out you can do this ) 

The best thing is getting your mate riding shot gun in the side car and riding stright over a very high cliff 

( the over hang balconey at Ulder very good ride off point)

You can hear them scream  and poo as they wonder what the hell you playing at getting them killed until you land and the cheer of "do it again", echos out and amazement of not finding they are dead.

Its just a supa fun and cool ride. Those in the side car get a very cool trip. As one of my friends put it, "this is so cool, its like going on a road trip"

though it beside the point they do not have to do anything but sit and watch the screany pass by, get up go afk and come back and find them self in another zone. Though one friend did say she couldn't take eyes off the monitor  and said " This is the best fun I have had while doing nothing"

So all you engingers out there that have said blow that what a rip off. IT is well worth  the time and effort.

I hope to edit this particular post and  add a screen shot from the drivers point of view, much easier than trying to explain the "set up" of this particular mount.