World of Warcraft

I sailed to Booty Bay (BB) last night and explored the town. BB is a mixed town — Horde and Alliance folks mingling. I went looking for the flight path master and ran into a little trouble.

I found the sign for the flight master, went into the building, up to the flight level, and tried walking through the doors onto the platform. But I couldn’t get through the door. An invisible barrier kept me out. I saw others passing in and out of that doorway, but I couldn’t. I saw the flight master next to the door, and the griffons on the platform.

For the record, this was my first time looking for a flight path in a mixed town. Every other town I had been to with a flight path just had one flight master.

I figured there was some glitch. Oh well, I wondered if I could click and activate the flight master from inside the building (I was very close to him, just he was out and I was in). Putting my mouse over him, I saw his name, his title “Flight Master”, and ?? Level. I clicked on him.

Uh oh. Very bad idea. This spot was the Alliance flight platform/path. Clicking on him constituted an attack. He and two of his griffons jumped on me immediately. I died in about one second, give or take a couple nanoseconds.

And my PvP flag was turned on for that act. I ran my ghost back and resurrected myself. Then I found a little corner to sit down in and recover my health. I was more conscious of the Scout rank on my name now more than ever.

I was afraid my PvP status would bring every PvP Alliance character to attack me, but fortunately no one bothered me. The PvP tag only lasts a few minutes, so soon I was back to normal.

I did eventually find the Horde Flight Master.

I blame all this on my friend, because he suggested I get the flight path in BB, but failed to mention there was two — one being for the enemy Alliance. And then he suggested I hunt in Stranglethorn Vale — level 30-45. I’m only 32 right now. Do you think he’s trying to get my character killed? (Like I can’t manage that result on my own?)

Bullgrit
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