Please forgive me for squealing like a little girl, but…. I HAZ CRYSTAL SPIRE!!! 4 months of Illidan kills, and it finally drops. The sweetest part? Every healer in the raid whispered me Grats, before it was loot counciled out. They’d gotten together… and decided to pass it unanimously to me. No lie. I … [Read more of this article]
O-M-G!!
16 Suggested (and Unlikely) Priest Glyphs
Image courtesy of Lucretious We’ve seen evidence of what a few of the new Glyphs look like (lucky Druids). But what exactly would Priest glyphs be? Join me today as I use a combination of mad 8 ball skills, crystal balls, and fuzzy dice to predict what our class Glyphs could look like. Glyph of Strengthened … [Read more of this article]
Myth: It Doesn’t Matter As Long as the...
It’s time for a good, old fashioned rant. “It doesn’t matter, as long as the boss dies.” Oh, but it does matter. It matters a lot. It matters if you AFK trash. It matters if you wipe on a farm-content boss. It matters if people die unnecessarily. It matters if the fight drags on for … [Read more of this article]
Google Really is Awesome
Right, back to writing my term paper which is due in 12 hours and not randomly procrastinating.
Confessions of a Raid Healer
Image courtesy of bluegum. Most bloggers and writers, when they have their ideas, write their posts first before adding a title. I’m a wee bit different. I come up with the title first before the post. My reasoning has always been that it’s the post title that draws initial interest to the post. This one … [Read more of this article]
WoW Insider Post Up and WTB Resto Druid
Finished my WI piece for the week! I have this unfortunate habit of writing late. I take a lot more care and time writing for WoW Insider then I do for my own blog! It takes me around 6 hours to pump out one of these posts. I wonder if my other WI colleagues have … [Read more of this article]
Assigning Healing Strategy – Part 1: R...
Image courtesy of woodsy. Welcome to the first in a 5 part series here on World of Matticus. For the next several weeks, I’ll be covering the rare topic of assigning raid heals. No one really wants to do it but it’s the most important job in the raid and I’ll provide a basic overview … [Read more of this article]
If You Missed Last Weeks Round Table Discuss...
It’s here in all of its glory! It’s been up on the Twisted Nether blog for a while, but alas, I’ve been rather slow on the uptake. Participants copied straight from the original post: Kestrel from Kestrel Aeire’s Phae from Resto4Life Matticus from World of Matticus Auzara from Chick GM Anna from Too Many Annas. … [Read more of this article]
Mopping the Floor With Your Healers on the M...
Image courtesy of buzzybee Although Wyn and I have debated on the usefulness (or uselessness) of meters before in the past, we both agree that it does have some use if used properly. Today’s post isn’t another followup discussion of that. I think we’ve exhausted it to death. Today, I’m here to tell you how … [Read more of this article]
Murphy’s 13 Laws of Raiding
Who exactly is Murphy and what are his laws? Regardless, I came up with this briefly last night before going to bed and I’m sure several of you can relate to it. Curse you, Murphy! 1: That heal that you casted on the tank at the last possible second will land but they will always … [Read more of this article]