World of Warcraft: Born of Poseys

IGN PC continues their set of articles that explore the four Horde races in World of Warcraft, with the third installment detailing the Troll. It’s called “Born of Poseys”, with a snippet to follow:

And in addition to enjoying the geological variety among these various areas, I’m also interested in the local flora. “What’s that?” you say. “A troll picking flowers?” You bet your ass.

Anyone who’s played with me knows about my penchant for stopping right in the middle of a quest to go gather some kind of root or blossom. The herbalism skill, in addition to letting you harvest the various blooms and leaves in the game, also comes with a handy seek function that indicates the position of harvestable plants. These show up as little yellow dots on your mini-map and you can just leave the juice running on this skill as you make your way through the world. Sure, it times out eventually, but even in the middle of a fight with a vicious Lightning Hide, I can still smell a Peacebloom not too far off. And once smelt, it’s likely to be picked — once the Lightning Hide is properly disposed of, of course.