This is a guest post by Lodur Hello everybody! Lodur, resto shaman from Zul’jin here again. I was running heroic Violet Hold last night when a hiccup with a player and Zuramat the Obliterator almost caused the group to wipe (lag + lots of little adds = low health for everyone). We were able to … [Read more of this article]
5 Archetypes of the Healer
Saving a Blown Pull With Clutch Heals
It’s just like any other raid night in Naxx. Your group is relaxed amidst some light bantering after a large pull. The healers have about 50% mana left in the tank and can go a few extra pulls before having to sit down and drink again. Acknowledging the green light, your tank whips out his … [Read more of this article]
Single Target Healing in a Multi Target Worl...
This is a guest post by Holy Paladin and Disc Priest blogger Ambrosyne of For the Bubbles By the time I dinged 80 with my paladin, I was about ready to throw in my hat. "This is insane!" I huffed. "I feel as if Blizzard hates holy paladins." This is likely an exaggeration, but I’m … [Read more of this article]
Don’t Rely on Addons to Heal
A few nights ago, I decided to participate in a Heroic Naxx pug (and you know my thoughts on the subject). But I always go back to it since I like to use my Shaman to decompress. Like most pugs, we stood around for 30 minutes (literally) for the lead to dish out instructions. The … [Read more of this article]
Evaluating Healer Performance
This is a guest post from Derevka who has been actively blogging on his blog Tales of a Priest. This post is in reply to Healing Meters Suck and tries to tie in some qualitative and quantitative healing performance analysis. Healing Meters suck? I tend to disagree. Healing meters and WWS Reports provide an insane … [Read more of this article]
Alts and the Raider: An Officer’s Pers...
Who are all these unsavory characters, you might ask? Well, all WoW players–particularly raiders–have a closet full of skeletons, or, to be more specific, absolutely terrible alts. These just happen to be mine, and not a one of them is as good as my main. There are the few exceptional players who play their holy … [Read more of this article]
5 Tips for Transferring Servers
This is a guest post from @katagirl, Matt’s fellow guildie and a WoW Twitterati I’ve been playing World of Warcraft for over two and a half years. In this time, I’ve transferred to different servers twice. Choosing to transfer to a different server is a big decision, because unlike a haircut or a mini-pet – … [Read more of this article]
10 v. 25-Person Content Revisited
Well, darn. I figured out something last night that should have me eating my hat, or humble pie, or maybe a boiled crow, or else four-and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. One of my biggest predictions about Wrath of the Lich King turns out to have been dead wrong. When I first heard about … [Read more of this article]
A Quick Note About New Dispel Mechanics
Here’s an example: Silent Resolve now reduces the chance your helpful spells and damage over time effects will be dispelled by 10/20/30%. (Old – Affected all spells) Great. What’s that mean? Your Renew and your Shadow Word: Pain will have a chance of getting a resist when an enemy tries to get rid of it. … [Read more of this article]
Poll: How do you Keep in Touch?
I asked this question Twitter a few days ago. I’m including a section in my E-Book about how guild members interact with each other out of the game (if they do). So I’m looking to gather some data and some stories. Here’s the question: How else do you communicate with your Guild members (outside of … [Read more of this article]