User:Ithilian Shadowsong/Esmarel

Bloodsail Buccaneers
Early december 2007 I started killing Blackwater Deckhand's for Bloodsail Buccaneers reputation. My aim is to get revered with the Bloodsail Buccaneers and exalted with the Steamwheedle Cartel.

Notable Moments in History
02-12-2007 11:28:57 with the Bloodsail Buccaneers. 02-12-2007 21:35:22 with Booty Bay. 03-12-2007 20:48:45 with the Steamwheedle Cartel. 07-12-2007 22:19:13 with the Steamwheedle Cartel. 08-12-2007 17:07:42 with the Bloodsail Buccaneers. 10-12-2007 18:13:48 with the Bloodsail Buccaneers. 17-12-2007 14:58:46 with the Bloodsail Buccaneers. 06-01-2008 20:14:53 with the Bloodsail Buccaneers.

The Plan

 * Level up to 36 avoiding any quests affecting Steamwheedle Cartel or Bloodsail Buccaneers reputation.
 * Kill Blackwater Deckhands in Faldir's Cove until 11999/12000 honored, then kill Jazzrik to get revered.
 * Go to Tanaris, kill Wastewander Bandits for and reputation with Gadgetzan until neutral with Gadgetzan. This should get me halfway hated with the other Steamwheedle Cartel factions (including Booty Bay) due to spillover.
 * Level up, again avoiding any quests affecting Steamwheedle Cartel or Bloodsail Buccaneers reputation.
 * Do the quests to get the Bloodsail Admiral's Hat once leveled high enough.
 * Turn in all of the wastewander water pouches collected earlier.
 * Do all the Steamwheedle Cartel quests that do not affect Bloodsail Buccaneers reputation, starting with the ones in Gadgetzan.
 * Do repeateble quests in Feralas ( and ) and/or Dire Maul until exalted with the Steamwheedle Cartel.

Unfortunately
Due to changes in 2.3 I leveled up to fast. At level 46 Deckhand Moishe (level 37) became grey and thus gave only one reputation per kill instead of the usual 5. All the other deckhands are level 38 and 39 and I would outlevel them well before reaching 11999/12000 honored. I don't want this to happen so now I am killing Captain Steelgut and First Mate Nilzlix over and over again for 5 reputation each. They don't give any experience, so I won't level up.

Careful planning shattered
When I made the above plan reputation would deprecate i.e grey mobs would only give 1/5th reputation. This changed in patch 3.08; "''Reputation rewarded for killing mobs will no longer automatically deprecate. This means trivial mobs will continue to give out their full amounts of reputation on kill for the majority of cases in the game (level 70 creatures in Stratholme, for example, will continue to award the full amount of rep to level 80 players seeking to boost their Argent Dawn faction)."

This means it no longer matters what level I am when killing Blackwater Deckhands or Wastewander Bandits, I will always get full reputation. 