Welcome to Episode 3 of The Matticast. This week Matt, Borsk, Kat, and Brian discuss: Problems with the Dungeon Finder Tool What to do with bad puggers We give you tips for handing the challenges you face as a Guild Leader in our reader topic. Don’t forget you can send us your questions or topic, and be … [Read more of this article]

This is a guest post by Vrykerion of Oddcraft This year I participated in the Blog Azeroth Secret Santa blog post exchange. You can view my submission at Jaedia’s Menagerie. ~lodur Salutations and greetings! I am Vrykerion, writing this post as part of ‘Blog Azeroth’s Secret Santa Blog Post Exchange Thing of Happiness’.  If you’ve come here … [Read more of this article]

One of the burdens that comes along with being a healer is the unenviable task of buff management.  Druids have Mark of the Wild and can provide various buffs, depending on the form that they are in.  Paladins spent the last two expansions dealing with the constant bickering about which blessing each person in the … [Read more of this article]

There’s no rush on shooting for raids at the moment. The holidays are over now and I know a number of guilds have scheduled their raids after New Years. While Conquest began informal raiding operations in December, I know that one question I struggled with was trying to decide what raid bosses to go after … [Read more of this article]

Welcome to Raid Leading 101! I’m Thespius, and I’ll be writing weekly about the in’s and out’s of what we see (or what you can expect to see) stepping into this coveted leadership role. I plan on covering a variety of individual topics: Tips, Lessons, Conflict, Loot Systems, Recruitment Systems, Scheduling, Add-ons, and whatever you feel … [Read more of this article]

Heal. Heal normal dungeons. Heal heroic dungeons. Heal players in the world as they’re questing. Heal in battlegrounds. Heal in world PvP. Heal in arenas. Heal raids. Heal until a wipe has been called. Heal on a daily basis. Just keep healing. Griping about how terrible healing is will not make you a better healer. … [Read more of this article]

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]

**Image of RoadRunner and Wile E. Cyote courtesy of Warner Brothers** Interesting topic that has come up over the course of the last few days. In Wrath it was mandatory for every raider I know to have some form of run speed enhancement either in the form of a boot enchant, talent that increased speed, or a … [Read more of this article]

**Image from “Patton” courtesy of 20th Century Fox Films** I have a fault. Well, I have lots, but the one I’m going to talk about is my propensity to be “too nice”. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve hated confrontation. I wanted everyone to be happy. People in Team Sport (my guild) have called … [Read more of this article]

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Matticast. This week Matt, Borsk, Kat, and Brian discuss: How to spend those first Valor Points How to deal with a guildie who is not enjoying their class (or what to do if that guildie is you!) Are Druids and Shaman really not useful in High End Raiding Community … [Read more of this article]