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It Came From The P.U.G.!:Voted Off The Island It Came From The P.U.G.!:Voted Off The Island

For those who might not know yet, my gluttony for abuse knows no bounds. As a result I find myself in a rather large number of P.U.G. groups. At the end of the day I bring you, my readers, the stories of my travels in the random grouping of Azerothian adventure! This week I bring you a story of a monumental event. Something so earth shattering that... [Read more of this article]

Are Easier Heroics Better in the Long Run? Are Easier Heroics Better in the Long Run?

Image Courtesy of Geico Insurance The patch 3.3.2 includes a few amendments to Heroic Dungeons and how they’re played.  Entire packs of mobs are being deleted.  Bosses abilities are being shortened or being made less frequent.  Fight mechanics are being made easier.  In essence, Blizzard is giving us more opportunities to blow through these... [Read more of this article]

Why Slacking Helps You Raid Why Slacking Helps You Raid

I confess. My raiders and I have been bashing our heads against a brick wall for a couple of weeks. Our heads have been filled by the red mist ‘o wrath. We’d got the first wing of Icecrown Citadel on farm but our next focus, Rotface, ‘brokseded’ us time and again. The brick wall suddenly came down on Sunday night. We had an experimental snipe... [Read more of this article]

Auction House Functionality on the Armory? Yes Please! Auction House Functionality on the Armory? Yes Please!

Have you guys seen this yet? Bornakk just gave an update on Auction House integration with the Armory website. Today, we wanted to give you a heads-up about a new service now in development that will let players access the Auction House directly through the Armory website or Armory App for iPhone or iPod touch. Now if I’m reading that right, it... [Read more of this article]

Zath is Holding Another Contest Zath is Holding Another Contest

Zath, a blog for hi-tech gadgets is holding another WoW competition and he’s giving away some good stuff. Its really easy to enter. All you have to do is follow the guy on twitter, be a fan of him on facebook, leave a comment on his competition blog post, or simply do what I did and just blog about it. Anyway, here’s what he’s offering up for... [Read more of this article]

Why Did You Choose Your Healing Class? Why Did You Choose Your Healing Class?

This is a guest post by Professor Beej. I figure that it’s safe to assume that most of you reading this are healers. What I figure is not safe to assume, however, is exactly what kind of healer you are. Even though Matticus has a plethora of healy Priest goodness here, every other contributor brings something from another healing class. There’s... [Read more of this article]

Friends and Raiders: My Healing Team Friends and Raiders: My Healing Team

As a healing lead, it’s my job to keep my healers informed and assigned to positions where they will have maximum effect. I organize, strategize and when necessary discipline the healers. Sounds like all work and no play right? Well the truth of the matter is these people are some of the best friends that I’ve ever made in and out of the... [Read more of this article]

ICC Plagueworks: How Not To Die A Poisonous Death ICC Plagueworks: How Not To Die A Poisonous Death

So you’re standing in the heart of the citadel. You’ve just walked through fire to get here – quite literally. Before that you ran the gauntlet of the lower spire and left the Lich King’s doormen smattered over the walls. That place feels like home to you now. But now you’re on the upper levels you’re choking on the Citadel’s hostility,... [Read more of this article]

Healer 101: How To Storm Citadels More Smoothly Healer 101: How To Storm Citadels More Smoothly

Say you’re storming the Citadel on a fairly regular basis, massacring the Lich King’s advance nasties from Lord Marrowgar right up – literally – to Deathbringer Saurfang. You might be progressing through it at your own pace, or you might have it on farm and are running through weekly as a warm-up to pick up gear. Well, either way. Here are... [Read more of this article]

The Flash of Light Spec The Flash of Light Spec

This is a guest post by @Dtotheug What spec and glyphs should I should I use as a Holy Paladin for raiding? That is a good question and really depends on how you want to play and what your role is in the raid. Currently there are two prevailing specs and each have their plus and minuses. The first spec is the Flash of Light spec (51/5/15) which focuses... [Read more of this article]

It Came From The P.U.G.: GearScore Edition. It Came From The P.U.G.: GearScore Edition.

For those who might not know yet, my gluttony for abuse knows no bounds. As a result I find myself in a rather large number of P.U.G. groups. At the end of the day I bring you, my readers, the stories of my travels in the random grouping of Azerothian adventure! This week I’m going to focus on a mod that’s been getting a lot of attention... [Read more of this article]

Guerrilla Raiding: How To Scale Up to 25 Mans Guerrilla Raiding: How To Scale Up to 25 Mans

My guild is special. No, really. We’re like a guerrilla force descending from our airborne stronghold to plunge deep behind enemy lines in a surprise raid. This is, you see, an affectionate way of describing my guild’s raids. We are a small, ten-strong band of fighters not all wearing the same colours because our roots are in a small core relying... [Read more of this article]

Rot-Face the Music, People! Rot-Face the Music, People!

The second wing of Icecrown Citadel has been open for just two lockout periods.  There have been the outcries from all sides: “It’s too soon!” “Thank God, it’s finally here!” “Why can’t we just fight Arthas already?” But my new personal favorite, has GOT to be: “Rotface is too hard!” First,... [Read more of this article]

Ranking Players with Elitist Group Ranking Players with Elitist Group

I hesitated a bit when writing this post largely because I know how the community feels when it comes to “scoring” players. No one wants to be condensed to just a number or a value. At the same time, the idea of a player’s gearscore has evolved to into another concept where a players capability and potential can be scored. Why rate players... [Read more of this article]

Yes, I Wrote for the WoW Magazine – Check out my Articles Yes, I Wrote for the WoW Magazine – Check out my Articles

You might remember that several months ago, I sent out a plea for help and volunteers. I was working on a secret project but I couldn’t really disclose what it was. Some of you guys guessed that I was working on a raid UI or healing addon. Sorry to burst your bubble. I’m not that good with coding. But I do love writing. During the week of BlizzCon... [Read more of this article]

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