This post is intended for post 4.0.6 and is meant as a bunch of guidelines to help keep players alive as discipline. Several notable changes are arriving with the patch which will slightly alter the play of Discipline Priests. The two biggest changes revolve around the boost to the strength of Power Word: Shield and … [Read more of this article]
How to Discipline Heal
Tough Call: Turning Down Epics
On this week’s issue of Tough Call, we’re going to discuss an idea that may seem counter-intuitive to some readers, especially at this point in the expansion; Not taking epics! Crazy, I know, but hear me out. To be clear, I don’t mean that you should refuse to take epics, or that your gear doesn’t … [Read more of this article]
Creative Recruiting
Conquest’s 25 man raid team made some major strides today on Cho’gall. Back to back wipes at 4% and 5%. We spent a good 90 minutes after the raid just really analyzing all the little things that we were doing right and doing wrong. I’m extremely confident that we’ll get him down on Monday. That … [Read more of this article]
Lodur’s Response to the “Paragon...
Following the recent world first heroic Sinestra kill by Paragon, players have been pouring over their logs determining their raid composition and the numbers necessary to succeed in such an encounter. One thing of note is that the raid Paragon took was assembled without any shaman of any spec or flavor. This has caused a … [Read more of this article]
Podcast Topic: The Paragon Effect
Each week on Matticast we will be featuring a topic driven by our audience. You can submit your comments on this post, or e-mail us with your thoughts. You can even send us an audio clip (mp3 format please). This is your chance to have your say on what we discuss on World of Matticus. Also don’t … [Read more of this article]
Matticast Episode 5
This week on episode 5 of The Matticast, Lodur joins the crew as we sit down to discuss random encounter mechanics such as the drakes on Halfus, healers getting the blame, more Paragon Druid/Shaman drama, and the challenging life of a raider. [Read more of this article]
Healing Chimaeron
Feel free to scroll down and watch Conquest’s kill video as well as read the comments I had on my own performance. As Priests, we have it easy. There are so many simple tools we can use to heal this unique encounter. I’m going to break this post down by spells and healing techniques. Best … [Read more of this article]
How to be a Purple Kodo
Making the decision to become a blogger about your favorite game can be a daunting task. There are a lot of things to consider before jumping into the project. Even then when you enter into the race, it can sometimes be hard to stand apart from the pack. Matt and Joe will teach you how … [Read more of this article]
Tough Call: Is Preparation Enough?
Welcome to Tough Call with me, Viktory. This column aims to answer some questions and start even more discussions about one of the trickier aspects of raiding, raid leadership. Sometimes “raid leadership” will mean strictly talking about class composition, role management, benching policies and loot, and inevitably sometimes it will bleed over into overall guild … [Read more of this article]
Raid Leading 101: 3 Important Communication ...
Last week, we covered some of the basic pro’s and con’s to both 10- and 25-man raid styles. Thanks everyone to their input and comments. I’ll be updating the post soon to get those new items in there! This week, we cover the art of communication. Now that you’ve donned the crown of Raid Leader, … [Read more of this article]
