Since Deathwing emerged from Deepholme, which is in essence the center of the world of Azeroth (a place Jules Verne would be proud of), various elemental changes on the surface of Azeroth have revealed long hidden clues to the ancient history of the world, prompting a new job for various explorers and adventurers alike, though it's boring in comparison to Tomb Raider. I mean, Lara Croft drops down into a temple, fights off hundred of statues that came to life as well as evil folks who are after stuff for money or world domination, and nicks just one artifact and that's all she does.
Now for WoW players, like me, it's an entirely different story. Sure, Lara travels all over the world, but she picks up one or two items and that's it. We get to travel from one place to the other and pick up many various pieces of artifacts each from a different race like the Elves, Trolls, Dwarves, and so on. Not only that but we fly everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE! Meaning you can start here, then go there, head off to that place, go back to there, then here again, back to that place, then next to that place, there, and here, off to the other continent because you're bored with the first one, up, down, back and forth, in and out, left and right, all around, helter skelter, topsey turvey (if in outlands), and just plain going around in circles.
Lara Croft knows of only one destination at a time, "Pack for Venice." We look at our maps carefully and go, "Okay, first the fossil digs in Swamp of Sorrows, then down into Blasted lands for more fossils, and then if Troll dig sites don't turn up in Stranglethorn Vale then I can head north into the badlands and dig up some dwarven fragments. OKAY!" and then halfway through, "Oh crap, more troll stuff in STV... oh wait, there's an Elven site in Duskwood, better grab that!" You go everywhere.
And we go through all that for a bunch of gray items, which is trash that you can just sell to a vendor and be done with it, although some are pretty good! The Elven artifact Silver Scroll Case goes for 100 gold at a vendor, so that's nice. Lara goes out and gets just one item and that is the whole movie, about two hours of adventure to watch. We don't just watch, we experience what it's really like. We go out and travel extensively and dig and dig and dig and dig and dig and dig... We get junk 99% of the time, but occasionally we do come across something special, which is where the plot thickens if it were a movie. Then it's a race to finish the project and see what it can do!
Owlaf has gathered quite a few rares, in fact she found 17 so far (out of 26), and get this, I keep almost all of them on me! Seriously, at odd moments I'll use my Arrival of the Naaru or my Chalice of the Mountain Kings. I'll use my Highborne Soul Mirror or my Wisp Amulet, Bones of Transformation, Arrival of the Naaru, or my Priest and Druid Statue Set. I'll let my fossilized raptor pet come out, or get on my fossil raptor mount and ride it around while in a dungeon. Or get out my Clockwork Gnome and fool people into thinking it's Jeeves. I threw out my Hearthstone and kept my new one, The Inkeepers Daughter, which occasionally has a female dwarf that nobody can click on follow me and giggle, much to my annoyance in which case I bring out the raptor pet again! Pendant of the Scarab Storm is cool, but has a long cooldown so I don't use it as often, and I managed to get an epic ring for myself, which is about the only epic that Ican wear and actually use for the time being (Ring of the Boy Emperor). As for the Queen Azshara's Dressing Gown, the Headdress of the First Shaman, and the Nifflevar Bearded Axe, they're in my bank toon's vault gathering dust. Yesterday I got Blessing of the Old God, which turns me into a giant insect-type creature... I can't wait to sneak up on somebody and use it while I'm near them.
So yeah, most of the items I just named are the rares I have managed to find through the archaeology profession. I must have spent days farming for them, and now I look at Indiana Jones and Lara Croft and think to myself, "Yeah, you guys got it easy! YOU KNOW THAT!!! By the way there's a snake on your shoulder, Indy. :P"
I'm going to keep farming in Outlands or Northrend till I get the Yogg-Saron Puzzle Box and The Last Relic of Argus. Then I might stick to the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor in the hopes of getting an epic staff from either the Dwarves or the Tol'vir. In the meanwhile, if you see me turn into a Wisp, or a Naga, or if you see dwarven swordswomen dancing and clapping, or you hear some windchimes clinking in the breeze, you'll know that I was near... and if it wasn't me, then it was someone else who enjoys going in circles around the world for toys and trinkets.
Meanwhile, I pray every day that they'll come up with larger bags for my inventory, because my bags are full to burst!!!
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