Amen to your comments, Hedon :) I too got quickly bored with my Undead Warrior shortly after level 60 was reached. Instances (Strat, Scholo, BRS, MC, Onyxia) and PvP (which I don't like and which I find rather pointless with its imbalances in WoW) are all what was left. Like you, I bought and play WoW for the nice, detailed designs and atmosphere (if you have access to it, check out the 1-hour "Making Of" DVD of the WoW CE to see how much love and passion the developers have put into this world). Consequently, I have started 4 additional characters when my Undead Warrior has reached level 60 (see my profile info under the forum icon to the left). These new characters brought the fun back for me, without having exceptionally powerful (purple) items or "turbo speed" elite mounts. There are so much new things and variations to discover in the game, you just have to leave the endless mainstream of getting more and more and more power and items.
PS: My level 60 Undead Warrior (Mining 300/Armorsmith 300) is now a Thorium and Arcane Crystal farmer and the backbone of my "wealth" in WoW. I've now dumped the idea of making the three "Enchanted Thorium Platemail" armor pieces for him after discovering that it would take an immense amount of time to get the essences, dusts and gems (in addition to the 26 Arcane Crystals/Bars), and that the materials alone would easily sell for 900-1000 gold in the auction house. That's the gold sum for one elite mount, which isn't affected by inflation at all. Add to that the fact that in patch 1.7 the Defense skill bonuses - the prominent stat on these three items - will be nerfed by 33%, and you know that you throw your time and gold right out of the window ;)
PS: My level 60 Undead Warrior (Mining 300/Armorsmith 300) is now a Thorium and Arcane Crystal farmer and the backbone of my "wealth" in WoW. I've now dumped the idea of making the three "Enchanted Thorium Platemail" armor pieces for him after discovering that it would take an immense amount of time to get the essences, dusts and gems (in addition to the 26 Arcane Crystals/Bars), and that the materials alone would easily sell for 900-1000 gold in the auction house. That's the gold sum for one elite mount, which isn't affected by inflation at all. Add to that the fact that in patch 1.7 the Defense skill bonuses - the prominent stat on these three items - will be nerfed by 33%, and you know that you throw your time and gold right out of the window ;)
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