Weekly Digest: Gorefiend in the Crosshairs, WPDesigner, and Criticism
March 9, 2008 by Matticus
Filed under All Stories
What’s Happening in WoW
Not much in the way of progression so far. Our Tuesday involved getting down 4/5 Hyjal and on Thursday we cleaned up Shade of Akama in under 3 hours. This means Sunday will be a real progression night and a test to see if we have that guy in the raid or not. I sincerely hope not. But I will have the cameras running for the Carnage highlight reel.
And shout outs to that Warlock who messaged me the other day to pick off a White Remedy Cape (I think) off of me as well as to the Druid who I partied with in doing Heroic Slave Pens. I forgot your guys’ names but thanks for reading. You’re like the only two players I know of on Ner’Zuhl who read my blog. Other then my Guildies of course. I’ve somehow attracted the attention of Blori, the worst warrior on the server. I’ll have to watch what I write more carefully.
What’s Happening with the Blog
Interested in getting some new themes for your WordPress blog? I’m running a give away courtesy of WPDesigner. Check out this post for more details and bring your RP skills.
Latest Blog Posts
- Last Sunday, I tried something new and liveblogged my SSC/TK raid
- Is raiding truly hardcore? I tried to answer that question myself
- 20 Characteristics of a Mature Guild Member
- I’m restructuring my user interface for WoW
5 Barriers of a Raid Healer
My 5 part series for this month looks at the problems that new raid healers may come across.
20 Questions by Matticus
I couldn’t find any victims last week. But this week, I found one! Nightravyn, one of the lurkers on the BA chatroom, sat on the hot seat.
Past Hits
Past columns I have written that still hold true to this day.
Blog Spotlight
Too Many Annas – Most of this blogger’s characters start with An. I haven’t come across many blogging Shamans yet. There are some notable ones out there, of course. But a Resto one is rare. Then again, maybe I’m not searching hard enough.
Matt likes: Raiding and the Resto Shaman. What? You mean there’s more to healing as a Resto Shaman then spamming brain heal?
I'm Matticus and I play a Dwarf Priest. My home is in Conquest, a raiding Guild that I have founded. Every week, I log 12 hours raiding on Ner'Zhul.
Wynthea is the Troll Priest with the best Mohawk on Firetree. Currently, I raid 4 nights a week in a hardcore guild. I started playing WoW in May 2005, and raiding end-game in May 2007. My guild is currently working through 25-man WotLK content. I've tried playing other classes, but Priests are my passion. I am extremely fond of Dwarves.... especially with Ketchup. 
My name is Sydera and I like to heal things--think Florence Nightingale with foliage. I play a night elf druid on Ner'Zhul, and I raid 12 hours a week. As a guild officer for Conquest, I coordinate healing and recruit new raiders. I started playing WoW in Fall 2005, and it was love at first click. Before I discovered the joys of Broccoli-stalk healing, I raided as a holy paladin, and I now have alts in all healing classes. I have to say, though, bark beats poofy dresses and heavy plate in my book.
Brain heal is just the staple spell. There is also helping out with shocks, keeping healing way up, organizing your totems properly and using them at the right time. Etc.
Like every class, it has its stereotypes and it’s true purpose. After all, I don’t just stand there and spam FoL, no sirrreeeee… Oh, wait.
I do NOT read your blog!!
Another Ner’Zhul Player here Matt.
Definately enjoy reading your blog, it’s a good start to the morning at work.
Although being in Australia means i most likely won’t see you in-game, every now and again i spot someone from carnage.
Keep up the good work.