Weekly Talking Fun! - Bandito

Patch 4.1.0

New vloggy woggy!

Just Can't Win Enough

Patch 4.1.0

Collab'd with H.O.Y.T. (HordeOnYourTube) fiiiinaaalllyyy. ^_^ I only say "finally" because we've known each other for a while and have talked about collaborating and it's just taken us this long to get together... Which is funny because he contacted me about it and I recorded my part for him that very day and it was all done and posted by the end of the day! XD Anyway... For your listening pleasure... "Just Can't Win Enough"!

Weekly Talking Fun!

Patch 4.1.0

I'm so bad at this online-presence-management game! I forgot to post my new vlog here on my blog YESTERDAY. I'll get better at this I swear! XD YouTube makes it so easy (lazy) with automatic Tweets when I upload a video, and Twitter makes it easy (lazy) with automatic posts to Facebook. XD

I gotta find a way to make Blogger auto post my uploads.... Oooor maybe not because I like having y'all know that I'm an actual person here instead of a dumb posting-bot. So ya, nevermind. I just gotta remind myself to post HERE the same day that I upload new videos! XD I get so excited about posting the video on YouTube that I completely forget to embed it anywhere else! Hehe.. Now I'm just rambling and you'd probably rather WATCH me ramble than read it, so here ya go!

To Friendship

Patch 4.1.0 OMG I forgot to change this on the last few posts DX

This is why it pays to be best friends with a machinimator... O_O JUST KIDDING, RAVEN! I love you-- Please don't hurt me. XD <3 Thank you for the dedication, my friend. I'm getting this creeping feeling that I owe you now though with how much awesome stuff you've created for and/or having anything to do with me! XD

F*CK IT! We'll do it live!!!

Patch 4.0.6

The flood gates have been opened.. I think I may becoming addicted to all the incredible viewer feedback I've been getting on my vlog. So, I've decided to combine what my subscribers love the most (my singing) with an actual vlog.... SO, I DID AN ATTENTIONWHORE KARAOKE! WOO!

Non-Scripted Viewer Interaction: Yay or Nay?

Patch 4.0.6

Can you believe I actually posted a legit video log/update on my main YouTube channel for once?! And I've decided to make this a regular thing since there really is no valid reason for me to have more than one channel. I plan to bring you update vlogs every Wednesday in between the once-in-a-blue-moon-music and other random crap I throw up on http://youtube.com/emberisolte.

And I know it's FRIDAY atm that I'm posting this video here on Blogger, but you'll have to forgive me for forgetting to embed the video here on this first one! I have to admit I was still iffy on the whole idea all together, but I can honestly say by now I've been thoroughly convinced that this regular vlog-update business is a must-do!

So, if you're subscribed to my other "vlog channel" http://youtube.com/emberirl, expect to see a huge drop in activity over there. XD Anyway, thanks again to all of you, my friends and fans for coming along with me on this experimental YouTube ride. Your love/awesomeness/encouragement/curiosity is what makes this all worth it! I love you all!

Guess What!

Patch 4.1.0

I'm goin' to BlizzCon 2011!

Got my ticket yesterday! I was 1070 in the queue. =3 WOOO! I'm so excited! This will be my first BlizzCon so I have no idea what to expect! I've been to sci-fi and furry conventions, so I have a small idea of what the geeky con-goers may be like. But I'm so anxious to see the EPICNESS of the convention space. Most of the cons I've been to are all hosted in hotels and the ones at the convention centers I've been to I imagine can't even compare to BlizzCon.. sooo *squee* I'm excited!

Since I live in Northern California, I'm planning to just drive down to Anaheim, but we'll see. I've got months to plan and things may change. But one thing I'm sure of is that I'm SO gonna be there!!! \o/ I can't wait to meet some of the incredible people I've gotten to know, adore, and love in the WoW Community: Rawrbug, Asiko, Summergale, Crykoda, just to name off a few people that I know are planning to be there! Woo!!

I just wanted to update my blog here in case you haven't heard from my Twitter and Facebook. By the way, if you aren't following me on Twitter and you have a Twitter account, please follow me! http://twitter.com/EmberIsolte! I use Twitter the most out of all the "social networks" I frequent and I have my Facebook set to update my status with my Tweets! XD Sooo, if you want to be the first to hear news and updates from me, FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER! And if you hate Twitter, well, that's your thing. And if you follow me on Twitter AND Facebook.. well.. Sorry for the double posts! Lol.

I LOVE YOU ALL, FRIENDS AND FANS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU AT BLIZZCON THIS YEAR!!! xoxo

Troll Month Coming To an End

Patch 4.0.6

Before the month is officially over, I got "called out" by my friend KeroZero on the "Troll Month Cypher" that Turelium started. So, I gave it a go ^_^. I met Kero and Turel in the FireMageRadio.com chat a few months ago and maann, if you haven't heard about FMR, I highly suggest you go check it out. It is the only internet radio station I know of that plays WoW parody music along with mainstream licensed music and other general gaming and geek parody music. AND you can potentially chat with some of your favorite WoW parodists! XD *whispers* That and I'm allowed back there after having a falling out with the radio manager. Bygones = bygones. =]

http://FireMageRadio.com
AND you can find a link to FMR on the "Community" page on my blog http://isolte.blogspot.com!

So anyway.... Here's my Cypher! And btw, this is my first time RAPPING in public EVAR, so feel free to laugh. XD

Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow!

Patch 4.0.6

Are you ready for a collaboration of cute, cuddly, kitty proportions?! Actually, I don't know how "cute" it is, but this super fun collab has been just sitting in my To Do list for a few months now and I finally got my ass in gear and recorded my part for it. I even wrote it myself and it still took me forever to just sit my ass down and record... It didn't help that I had not one but TWO colds recently. Ugh. Let's hope whatever was going around stays away from me for good this year! XD

Anyway, I really hope you like this parody even if you don't play a Feral druid... or any druid for that matter. I am a huge fan of Crykoda's, so I'm SOOOO happy I finally have an official collabo with him! XD Enjoy!



One last thing! Please don't be offended by the lyrics if you're a furry! I consider myself a furry too, so I was only poking fun at people who play druids and insist that they aren't furry since they think we're oh-so-bad. Also, I'm not saying that all ppl who play druids are furry either!! XD

Get Down! (ゲッダン)

Patch 4.0.6

Just wanted to post this video on my blog before it gets too much older than it already is! The meme is already old enough! XD

Ringing in Troll Month with a Machinima by ME!

Patch 4.0.6

April is Troll Month!

Patch 4.0.6
Hey guys, heads up! In just a few days it's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, maybe not for everyone, but for the Trolls of Azeroth, and troll-lovers and friends everywhere April is Troll month! Brought to you by PvPGurl Gigi, Silver Letomi, and Tyranno the First.

To kick off this event in true troll style, tune in to http://youtube.com/trollmonth on April 1st to hear and watch the premier of Silver Letomi and Gigi's newest song about trolls-- "Jujufied" with machinima music video produced by Tyranno! But wait, there's more! Not only is the Troll Month YouTube channel featuring this one new song, but in an ongoing celebration of the trolls of Azeroth you can expect to see new videos, music, and lore vlogs about your favorite troll empires!

Head over to Troll Month now and subscribe! I'm creating a surprise video just for Troll Month, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

/cheer

No, I'm not a minor. I'm a miner.

Patch 4.0.6

I found a pleasant surprise in my inventory when Cata hit. This particular item has been in my bags since forever ago... probably when Isolte was around level 15 or so from Deadmines (and you might just think this is really stupid) but I'm really happy about this so I decided to express my little sliver of happiness with you. ^_^

Ok, so.. Just for fun, I've always wanted that rare quality mining pick, the [Digmaster 5000] (a rare drop in Uldaman,) just for the simple fact that it was the only blue mining pick in the game that "Also serves as a mining pick." To my surprise, my [Miner's Revenge] has been upgraded from a green to a blue having been changed to "No longer available" as a drop in the game.

Apparently, the [Cold Iron Pick] was also upgraded from green to blue and it drops from Hogger in the new Stockades now. ^_^ So, there are now 3 rare mining picks, only 2 of which still drop in-game..

Is it dumb that I feel special-er for having this pick instead of the one I've checked the AH for and farmed for years?!?! I think not. ^_^ *giggles* Yes, it's the little things in life... *smiles contently*

Respect Your Elders

Patch 4.0.6

I know I'm way behind the times on this achievement, but I just finished up Glory of the Hero tonight. The reason why this is even blog-worthy is because of how tickled I am by the way Nuku and I got the achievement. XD

So, Respect Your Elders was the last meta-achievement I needed before getting my hands on the Reins of the Red Proto Drake and Nuku and I gave it a go... two-man stylez. With Nuku as a bear and me as enhance, this was actually really difficult since we figured going in that I'd need to off tank the Guardian(s)... Well, we died 3 times since I couldn't stay alive with all the extra adds on me, and for some reason, the guardians would NOT stick to me. For some reason, Nuku and I have a sneaking suspicion that Blizzard changed something in the way that they aggro a tank, cuz the boss and the guardian would just automatically run to Nuku even without him taunting... So we came up with a stupid plan...

I pull the boss into the room just before his room (to get away from the eggs that the adds spawn from) while Nuku hides in the corner and tries not to aggro ANYTHING 'til the guardian comes out. And we hoped that I could just stay on the boss while the adds attack Nuku...

What happened: I pulled the boss to the other room, Nuku accidentally taunted the boss when the add spawned. He even yelled to me IRL,
"Awe damnit, Crystal I taunted the boss!! I'm sorry!!"
I said, "Whatever just keep the adds off me!"
And the adds were on me anyway... I died! BUT Nuku shadowmelded and the guardians and adds despawned WHILE THE BOSS STAYED AGGRO'D ON NUKU!!
So, I excitedly yelled,
"I CAN SELF REZ!!"
"DO IT!!! I DUNNO WHAT THE F*CK JUST HAPPENED! BUT DO IT!"

So, I rez, we kill the boss, BAM achievement achieved. We lol'd hardcore.

Small Quick Update

Patch 4.0.6

I finally hit 85 last night in Twilight Highlands. I skipped Uldum completely, going from Vashj'ir to Deepholm to Hyjal (yeah weird order) to Twilight Highlands. The main reason why I skipped over Uldum is because I have a personal love for all things Egyptian and I wanted to savor the zone instead of grind through it just to level, if that makes any sense. I'm actually gonna finish off Twilight Highlands before hitting up Uldum too just because I like to quest and know about the lore of the zone.. even the filler quests.

Speaking of filler quests, there is one in Twilight Highlands that merits a longer, more in depth post from me, so expect that within the week or so. Anyway.. Feels good to be out of Tier 10 and in some random shit. I haven't stepped foot in a regular dungeon on the way from 80-85, but that can wait cuz I likey to questy. ^_^

Potential WoW Parody Collaboration ^_^

Patch 4.0.6

I decided to submit an entry for Zharkan16's song contest! His initial contest video can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_pO3FBfZYw. And if you haven't subscribed to Zharkan on YouTube yet, please don't forget to do that now because he's an amazing WoW Machinimator and the talented rapper/lyricist who pulled me in for "Pugs All Night"!

And now, without further ado, here's my entry for "I Will Catch You" by Zharkan16, a WoW parody of "Tonight I'm Lovin' You" by Enrique Iglesias!



A funny little sidenote: this is the first "song contest" I've ever entered on YouTube, but even if I don't win, I'm beyond happy with this song because it was a freakin' blast recording and producing this track since I've always wanted to do a "Tonight I'm Lovin' You" parody/cover. =3

Rift

I know this isn't exactly WoW related, but after seeing those ads on Wowhead for Rift that say, "You aren't in Azeroth anymore..." and knowing a good lot of my friends are checking it out, I decided to see what Rift was like firsthand.

My immediate thoughts on Rift after only playing for a few hours:
- The built-in UI customization is very liberating!
- Gameplay, keybinding, controls, targeting are all EXACTLY like WoW XD (not sure if that's a good thing or not.. Good if they're lookin to steal players from WoW's playerbase. Bad for WoWers who might be lookin for something "new".)
- Graphics are really pretty to say the least!
- The actual Rifts in-game are an insanely cool concept that makes the world feel epic at any level and the open option to join a "public raid" when someone "opens a Rift" tickled my fancy ^_^.
- Talent.. I mean "Soul Trees" are WAY, way, way customizable but I fear that come end-game there WILL be specific builds that are "the best" since end-game will never be as dynamic as any review makes Rift sound like it will be. Lol.

So, I got to lvl 9 and got bored. XD But I want a pony tho so I'll keep playin til this beta period is up. If anything new comes to mind, I'll be sure to share. <3

Fistful of Love

Patch 4.0.6

Huge thanks to Ssob of Korgath for hooking me up with some alliance noobs for the achievement, [Fistful of Love]. What a nice guy. He pretty much spent a whole hour with me just creating new toons for me to get this achievement. And no, I didn't convince him to help me by saying I'm a girl or anything! lol. He just saw me in Horde Trade looking for a Troll Rogue and said that he'd help me out with Alliance too! Then he offered to friend me on RealID. Oh ya, he didn't make a new DK though, he just grabbed a guildmate. ^_^

But anyway, I wish I could repay him somehow cuz it was just so nice! I'll be sure to pass on the niceness where I can, because that's the least I can do. <3 *Feels the love*

For the Horde?

Patch 4.0.6

Hello Everyone! It's been far too long since my last update and I apologize for that since this one may end up being a lot longer than I thought it'd be! XD Don't worry, you non-reader types, there's a TL;DR at the end. Hahah! So, there hasn't really been much going on for Isolte, my main. Leveled her to 81 about a month after Cataclysm hit due to a huge lack of free time over the holidays and well into January and I haven't touched her since. =/ I'll get to leveling her eventually since she is my main. ^_^

And... BAM! Run Deathwing Run!



In between my last post and now has been the "official" release of the music video for Run Deathwing Run, an awe-inspiring, all-girls parody collaboration of epic proportions including vocals from me, Letomi, Sharm, PvPSiennah, Gigi, Rawrbug, Lihoification, and WoWAriel, beautifully machinimated by the talented RavenSylphe. The song alone officially made it's debut on FireMageRadio.com just a few weeks before the video was released and from what I've heard (from a few radio DJs on FMR), Run Deathwing Run, a.k.a. RDR has been a huge hit, being one of the most requested songs to be played! So, if you haven't heard the song or seen the video, I urge you to stop reading and click play on the video above right now!!

On to other "news"... I recently received some fanmail that really, really made me *squee* with joy. ^_^ I won't post the whole letter, but Beruthiel of Scarlet Crusade (US) had this about li'l ol' me:

"You made the Forsaken sound and look as cool as they (we) really are. I am grateful more than I can say. If only the rest of the Alliance were as big-hearted as you. Maybe you can teach them?"

*Giggles* Reading something like that from someone who had just explained what a die-hard horde character they are was very gratifying. The author continued to enlist me as an honorary member of their guild, "if ever you visit, however unlikely..." so I decided to take up the invitation! I leveled a troll shaman, luckily named Isolte, to level 10 on Scarlet Crusade and have been checking back often to grab a guild invite. ^_^

Speaking of horde and leveling... I decided to level yet another shaman. This one, however, is not like all the other level 10's I've randomly made. This one here is a keeper and I plan to level her all the way to 85 so that I have 2 max level shaman at my disposal (as soon as I level the Alliance Isolte anyway). Plus, I couldn't bring myself to faction change and server transfer my main because Antonidas has just become her new home and RavenSylphe is there! XD But my new horde shaman's name is Isolte too and I got her from 26 to 40 yesterday! ^_^ *feels so lucky that Isolte isn't a very common name*

And.. that's about all I can think of at the moment as far as an update goes. Thanks for reading! See you all next time!

TL;DR

1. Isolte's still lvl 81
2. Watch Run Deathwing Run if you haven't seen it already!
3. I LOVE MY FANS!
4. OMG, I rolled a horde shaman (currently lvl 40) because I couldn't bring myself to faction change Isolte. XD

Lament of the Highborne Translation MACHINIMA

Patch 4.0.3

With great pleasure, I bring you the machinimated version of "Lament of the Highborne Translation". :)