You didn’t think I was going to finish out the year without the traditional “Best of 2009” post, did you? Here’s the top posts of 2009 based on your views, comments, and tweets. On healing 5 Archetypes of the Healer – First time guest poster Lodur takes a look at the different healing archetypes and … [Read more of this article]
Highlight Posts of 2009
Healing Icecrown From a Druid’s Perspe...
This is a guest post by Epiphanize, a Resto Druid, and co-host of Raid Warning. So you’ve just shaken the frost off of your branches and are staring down the entrance to Icecrown Citadel, the final raid of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. You and nine of your closest guildies (or 9 … [Read more of this article]
[POLL] Do you Clear Out Heroic Dungeons?
Lately I’ve noticed an increasing trend when it comes to running heroic dungeons. It usually involves dungeons where bosses can be skipped and the group just collectively decides to skip over it or they decide to take it out. The tank is often the one that decides this. I’ve started asking in the beginning of … [Read more of this article]
7 Important Healing Lessons I Learned from 1...
Blizzard quest developers, please read this. I’m writing a request and I don’t know if it’s in your plans for Cataclysm. I want to share with you a story when I started out as a wee, young Priest. After farming for hours on end in Darkwhisper Gorge and taking down Majordomo Executus with my guild … [Read more of this article]
How is Your Guild Handling the Holidays?
2009 has almost come to an end. I’ve observed that a number of guilds have entered a brief hibernation mode and ours is no different. We’ve had to shuffle our roster and raid days around so that they wouldn’t coincide on Christmas Eve or New Years Eve either. High attendance days are usually reserved for … [Read more of this article]
Let’s Get Reacquainted With Healing!
A lot of things have changed since the introduction of Dual-specs. Players, and indeed raids as a whole have become much more versatile. A lot of times guilds are calling on Hybrid classes that have healing capabilities to heal in a pinch, my guild is no exception and all of my healing capable raiders do … [Read more of this article]
Happy Holidays!
From all of us here at World of Matticus, we’d like to wish you a safe and joyous holiday season! I just popped open my gift boxes from Greatfather Winter this morning. Hello Red Rider Air Rifle! Right now I’m in the process of tagging the various Horde faction leaders. Can’t think of a better … [Read more of this article]
Winter Veil Poetry!
Here’s some inspired Poetry for your Winter Veil holiday! Stormwind’s Bells Adapted from Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Winter Veil Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on Azeroth, good-will to all! And thought how, as the day had … [Read more of this article]
Your Wish List vs. The Need Before Greed Sys...
The other week, as a gift to you from us, we each offered to write and discuss a topic of your choice. Here’s what we came up with! What do you want for Winter Veil? You want to wrap your boomkin snugly in an Ancient Polar Bear Hide or keep your holydin’s toes toasty in … [Read more of this article]
I Will Not Carry You
My good buddy Matt just wrote an article likening himself to “Samwise the Brave”. The noble friend, no matter the circumstances, who is willing to swallow his pride to bring up the team. It’s admirable. It’s considerate. It’s exactly what I would do… …for certain people. A friend, alt or no alt, who needs some … [Read more of this article]