WoW Abilities I Wish I Had... To Be Helpful

So in the last post, I talked about abilities that would help prolong life, now I'm about to talk about the whole reason this started. I am lazy. Not super lazy, but I'm not as rambunctious as some people. This whole thing started with the fact that I wanted to get coffee on my way to work, but wasn't sure how busy Starbucks was at 8am. I could just get up earlier and leave the house earlier. Or I could have something like, I dunno Eagle Eye or Far Sight that would allow me to see the drive-thru line on top of the hill where the coffee shop is perched.

Only 2 cars, but are they getting coffee for the whole office?

These abilities are relatively useless in the game, I used them at times pre-Cataclysm to see places that were previously inaccessible out of curiosity, but they can't be used indoors, which also applies to dungeons. This would be so helpful if you could cast it to see around a corner (like Mind Vision without the utilization of a person).

Or I suppose I could get up earlier if I really want coffee...

 Money Making Buffs!

Ah, Detect Invisibility! It is no longer in the game and frankly I can't think of anywhere it was useful except the houses by Raven Hill Cemetary in Duskwood (and by useful, I mean usable, there was no need to see those ghosts...).

But when applied to REALITY. Now, if you don't believe in ghosts this is still useless in reality (also you need to talk to me about the apartment I lived in cause that place is freaking haunted). Imagine how much money someone who can cast this spell could make on a ghost tour! Sure you are limited to live tours as I am sure it doesn't work on cameras, but you would make a fortune (so long as the ghosts didn't kill your participants).

Water Breathing:  Want to teach swimming lessons without getting kicked in the face by a panicked child? This might help. Also you could be a mermaid!

  Get What You Want, Instantly

Instant gratification is a something many struggle with, especially when it is more likely not-so-instant, probably when I'm older, or one day when I'm dying gratification. Mind Control can be a very versatile tool to get what you want from others. When you can't get others to do your bidding, Presence of Mind could instantly finish your dinner or speed up assignments at work/school. Simply cast POM then cast, Shakespeare paper. It may not be an awesome paper though (but please, it's about Shakespeare...).

For the more adorably petite individuals, something like Levitate would be helpful to get things down from the top shelf at the grocery store. That way your husband doesn't stand there and stare while you strain to get a can of soup only to ask if you need help once you have wiggled it to the floor.

The Other Stuff

This is a no-brainer, I should have mentioned this in the last post; Conjure Refreshment. I mean, come on! Magically make food! No cooking! And what makes it better, almost all of them are pastries. I can have cake whenever I want? Yes, please!

Side Effects may include requiring your friends and family to roll you from place to place.

Lastly, this can presumable useful in a number of ways. It can also be incredibly dangerous for everyone involved.

Leap of Faith is something I never get to use because I never play my priest but I see people use if for useful situations. I could save people from burning buildings or yank back suicide jumpers...

But seriously, how safe is it to yank a human being toward your face at high speeds? Ever mess around on one of those inflatable things with the bungees that get strapped to you and you see how far you can make it before it jerks you back like you suffered a Force push? No? Oh, you should cause it is quite exhilirating.

Till you think about that happening with a person being thrown at you.

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WoW Abilities I Wish I had... To Stay Alive

I spent two days at work writing ideas down for a multi-post blog topic of things I learned at my first job. I will probably post that eventually, but this morning I had an epiphany over the desire to have a cup of coffee. I will talk about this in a part two of this topic.

Abilities in World of Warcraft I wish I Had. People ask what super powers you would like to have and I can't really thing of any that I would like, so here is my answer. I want all of these.

The Obvious Choices

 

 There are some abilities found in World of Warcraft that are just obvious choices. Teleport, Portals, Hearthstones, various buffs like Arcane Brilliance... oh, and turning into a freaking BEAR!

 This includes healing and resurrection spells as well, because hey, just because important key figures die all the time in the game, our characters never do because people just rez them. (I guess nobody wants to rez all those random NPCs lying around...)


So these are no brainers and I'm not going to go into them. But there are many other ways to save your life, like...

 

Running Away & Hiding

There is nothing wrong with running away when you have bit off more than you can chew, or someone took that bite for you. I would love to have Invisibility, Vanish, Stealth, Camouflage, or even Shadowmeld.

I have found over the course of 7 years playing this game and 8 level 85 toons, that I have an uncanny ability to get the heck out of Dodge. I may not always be top DPS, but my survivability is fantastic.

After playing a hunter to level 71, I decided I didn't like it. Then I made one out of boredom (on a separate server without heirlooms-ugh!) She is now 85 and my current favorite class. One of my favorite abilities? 

Oh Feign Death, you let me live so that I can mass rez the morons that pulled the second (and third) group.

 

Staying Alive Through Prevention

 In Molten Core there is a boss that constantly throws up curses. Back in Vanilla this was a big deal and we mages were assigned to remove curses from everyone. That was my job my first time there. Just remove curses, no fighting (this was back before decursive kids). Debuffs were a big deal. They have grown gradually less important as time goes by. They still are a pain, but none are as devastating as they used to be.

Wouldn't the world be a better place if doctors could just spec Holy and cast cleanse? Sure, lots of people would be out of jobs, but no more syringes!  I went for blood work the other day and when she casually whipped out that sword with a tube for a hilt ready to steal my life fluids I immediately felt the urge to hiss and scratch her eyes out. I'm not a fan.

Imagine this: you and your friends go camping and it's fun (except for the whole sunlight and wilderness going on around you), when suddenly, a grizzly bear bounds into the clearing and decides you look like the sexiest piece of meat around. He's running at you, who chose not to get feign death, but ho! What is this?! He stops and looks longingly at your friend and switches directions. What happened? Is Danny more delicious? No, Danny has just turned that ravenous beast into his new pet, Cinnamon.

Tame Beast: Allows you to save friends and name wild creatures obscure names.

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