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Edited by Jahjin on 23/01/12 13:46 (GMT)
Following this with great interest on the US forums - a fun read. Have a suggstion to anyone thinking of givng it a go. Throw dice to decide your Race/Class choice and randomise for looks. Then keep us updated as to progress :)
"Some people complain WoW is too easy. Well, for people who want a challenge, take part in the Iron Man Challenge! I came across a thread from someone named Sandinhiseye about this, and it was fairly old. So, rather than necro it, I'm making a new thread. Taken from his thread, here are the rules:" 1) No items equipped other than White or Gray items. 2) No heirlooms 3) No talent points - no specialization - you may train class abilities 4) No professions, primary or secondary, other than First Aid. 5) No food or water above vendor-quality white items. 6) No groups- no BG's, no instances, no raids, no quest groups. No guilds. 7) No enchants, scrolls, potions/elixirs, or glyphs. 8) No outside financial or equipment assistance (no gold or bags from other toons) 9) THE BIG ONE - if you die, ever, you delete that toon and start over at lvl 1 Any takers? If you're doing it, post on that character and we will track your progress. Good luck! Frequently Asked Questions: Are mounts usable? Yes, they have to be because they are required to access certain areas. What bags can I use: Only the vendor/drop white ones. 12 slot ones are available. Can I use the Auction House: Yes. you can use the auction house to sell drops. Yes, you can buy white items from vendors. Self-buffs are trainable class skills, therefore these are allowed. Rogue poisons are an integral and essential part of the rogue class and are allowed as are all class self-buffs. Also to add most people are using 'iron' in the character name, this is certainly not a requirement of course, just for fun. So Ironpally, Trolliron, Ironfool, Darkiron, etc. About randomising use dice/coin-flip to select race and class, i.e. Alliance/Horde (toss a coin), Race (use 2 dice and assign each race to a possible number), Gender (Coin-flip), etc. The rule is no guild for the reason that it gives perks etc. There is a work-around which is if you want to be on the same server and chat about progress etc. Set up a channel for chat, i.e. 'Ironman'. Many are now rolling on the Earthen Ring Server and there is a chat channel: Hordeside: The channel is 5. Ironcurtain, password is iron Alliance: the channel is 6. Darkiron Death is death - even by ganking. A pve server is recommended but the choice is yours. I think it's clear that Deathknights are excluded because of the 'perks' in place at start-up, level, bags, blue items - including weapon, and extra money. About somehow 'proving whether or not someone's cheated' we can't, nor should we try as this is outside of the 'spirit' in which the challenge was conceived. Of course it would be possible to 'cheat', but then if you were going to do that why do the challenge in the first place :) With a big thanks to Treeroy The Ironman Challenge now has its own forum, please visit: www.ironmanwow.freeforums.org Don't forget to post your progress and have fun :) |
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Edited by Harmaa on 19/02/12 20:32 (GMT)
I'm already a bit ahead of you by doing half of this.
Let see: Leveled in only grays, and only from drops. No talents, no spec. No guild, no groups. No dungeons, except for a Ragefire Chasm run (No idea even what that 2nd one is). No outside assistance. No glyphs and enchants. |
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I might have to try this...
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Explain 3) in greater detail and I reroll today =) I suggest rolling on Earther Ring. The place is dead, for added difficulty.
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I would consider doing this except for number 9, I'm not that hardcore :P
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Edited by Harmaa on 19/01/12 13:53 (GMT)
You asked for an explanation of point 3, what does my professions have to do with that ? I also said previously that I'm doing the major part, not ALL. Edit: You can train your normal class abilities, is what it means. |
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The Fargodeep mine quest ... I'm sure I will die there :S
Wonder how to track the deaths & reroll ... you come and fess it up where/what each time? |
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Edited by Bear on 19/01/12 13:54 (GMT)
Would be pretty easy as mage or even a hunter, infact most classes thesedays
you'd start hitting problems at 80 maybe, with the massive jump in mob difficulty and health edit: oh, i didnt see the 1 death thing, i still stand by my mage and hunter theory though |
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The Fargodeep mine quest ... I'm sure I will die there :S Your amount of deaths is in your stats. |
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I want to do the full list, but I'm not sure what is meant with being allowed class-ability. For the warrior, charge is a class-ability. If I'm reading the rules right, I may train that by dumping talentpoints into it, no?
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Great to see some interest and people understanding the spirit of the challenge!
Hakima for 3) No talent points - no specialization - you may train class abilities You can learn your new abilities as you level from your trainer but you can't specialise, i.e. pick a talent tree or assign points etc. A couple of additional things talked about on the US forums: Are mounts usable - Yes! They have to be because they are required to access certain areas. Bags: only the vendor/drop white ones You can use the auction house to sell drops |
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this is awesome. I think I'd be praying for a paladin...WoG is imba. Druid could be nice. Hmm or warrior actually...Victory Rush rules.
What would be the WORST class to get for this? |
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Also if anyone is interested in watching, I might live stream me doing this in a little while. Anyone know how to get the Youtube live streaming working, otherwise I will just use crappy X Fire.
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Would be pretty easy as mage or even a hunter, infact most classes thesedays I think I started in WOTLK and leveled to 20, 21..maybe 22, I didn't play much Cata on this char yet. |
No. You train charge, nothing more...no talentpoint dumping. |
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this is awesome. I think I'd be praying for a paladin...WoG is imba. Druid could be nice. Hmm or warrior actually...Victory Rush rules. Priest, without a doubt. |
