Friday, January 27, 2012 RSSRSS ICON
World of Matticus

Ghostcrawler Provides Specifics on the 3.1 M...

Phew! Priests and druids can breathe again as, today, Ghostcrawler explained the specific nature of the upcoming revision to out-of-casting mana regeneration. I’ll let the crab’s words speak for themselves, but you can read the whole interesting discussion here. The goal is to have mana last about the same for all healers. We don’t think … [Read more of this article]

Tier 7 Bonuses: A Guide to What’s Hot ...

Updates:: This is another classic example of me not fact checking my stuff. This post sat in my draft queue since early January. Other things came up and I set it aside for the time being. Patches 3.0.8 and 3.0.9 were released and I forgot that some changes were made. Resto Druids 2 piece, Feral … [Read more of this article]

Ulduar Unveiled

Update 1:32 PM “Actually, the effectiveness of the vehicles in the Flame Leviathan fight changes depending on the quality of the gear. So someone in full Naxxramas epics (or Ulduar epics!) will have an easier time than someone in greens. “ Source More information about Ulduar from this blue thread. We know of four additional … [Read more of this article]

Raiding and the Bench

Deciding who raids and who sits out on any given night is the second-most unpleasant task any raid leader or organizer has to face. (The most unpleasant, of course, will always be loot distribution). From a player’s perspective, it really sucks to ride the pine pony when you had been expecting to raid. However, maintaining … [Read more of this article]

Your Guild’s Dual Spec Policy: What Wi...

So what’s the question on everyone’s mind? Will you, as a player, need two sets of specs as enforced by your raid leader? For most players, one spec should suffice. You were brought into your current guild and asked to perform in a role. That has not changed. What has changed is the ease in … [Read more of this article]

Dear Lodur, a Valentine’s Day Post.

Welcome to the first edition of Dear Lodur, a column where people can ask me questions anonymously and get advice.   It seemed fitting that this inaugural post of Dear Lodur is centered around Love is in the Air, the wonderful (or heartbreaking) festival in Azeroth. With so many people swept off their feet of left … [Read more of this article]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

And a hearty happy single’s awareness Valentine’s day to all you wonderful readers out there! Just a quick summary and weekly highlights for the blogosphere for today (and links I liked over the week). Last week I issued the WoW Bloggers Valentine’s day challenge and a number of you answered the bell! Rez the Weak … [Read more of this article]

Say Hello to Lodur

For the past month, I’ve been on the look out for Shaman and Paladin contributors. I’m happy to say that I’ve found a Shaman  I’d like to take this time to introduce Lodur! Lodur is a Restoration Shaman who is currently an officer in the guild Unpossible on Zul’jin as well as their current Healer … [Read more of this article]

4 Points of Crisis Management

“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” Chinese Proverb As individuals, we’re exposed to conflict on a daily level. We get into arguments with loved ones. We curse at the guy who cuts us off on the highway. We become angry because of decisions made … [Read more of this article]

Guest Casting on the Rawrcast

I mentioned Monday that I would be appearing as a guest on the Rawrcast. Stomp asked me to help her out and solicit some questions from the readers here. I believe the topics will be on: Dual specs Mana regen Ulduar Anything else is fair game Go to this post and flood her comments (or … [Read more of this article]