It took about two years. It’s nice to be acknowledged finally though. I don’t hold any ill feelings towards the WoW Magazine or Blizzard. Picture this. You’ve retired from raiding. You have a nice, quiet home in the interior. Maybe there’s a river or a stream nearby. Everyday, you sit back on your Pyrium reinforced … [Read more of this article]
How to Come out of Raiding Retirement
I Almost Forgot
My blog is 4 years old today! Thanks to all of you turkeys, clowns, gnomes and gators that have subscribed and put up with my insanity. Work must be that boring, eh? Hat tip to all the guest posters, the team and the supporters that have continued to give me the fortitude to continue writing. … [Read more of this article]
Upcoming Patch 4.3 Glimpses
Hot out of Gamescom is the announcement of things we’ll see in patch 4.3 Deathwing’s raid and a set of 5-man dungeons Transmogrification: Ability to customize look of armor Armor closet Raid finder Sources: Kotaku, WoW Insider, Battle.Net This means the thrilling conclusion to Cataclysm is approaching. What an incredibly short expansion cycle. I’m quite … [Read more of this article]
Where is the Matticast?
Just a quick update on the podcast. Originally, we were planning a two week hiatus because of summer and all the different events that we individually had to deal with and such. But then an update was released which affected some of the behind the scenes technological wizardry we had going on. As such, we’re … [Read more of this article]
Common Recruiting Terms
Hey everyone! The other day, I gave you a quick method on narrowing down the collossal amount of search results you’d get from recruiting and compiling a neat, orderly list to work with. Today we’re going to hit up the actual recruiting forums and pick out some common jargon for new recruiters who are confused … [Read more of this article]
Maximizing your Recruiting Time
Managed to take down Shannox, Beth’tilac, Lord Rhyolith and Baleroc in one night. The kills are a little rough around the edges at times, but every week shows a marked improvement. Learning Alysrazor once was a pain. Relearning it again is a trial by fire to be sure! Also for all you budding young hunters … [Read more of this article]
Are You Ready to Heal Tier 12 Raids?
There was a great post last month on Plus Heal wondering what the minimum requirements for getting into tier 12 are. That’s not an easy question to answer because you can’t pin a magic number. I entered tier 12 with many heroic item pieces from tier 11 with an average item level of around 370. … [Read more of this article]
Playing Atonement and the All-Purpose healer
Looking for more reading material? I’ve been covering for Dawn (WoW Insider’s resident Priest columnist) and you can read up more on playing Discipline as Atonement in Firelands. Playing a discipline priest is all the rage these days, it seems, especially now that many raiders are busy messing around in Firelands. There is a small … [Read more of this article]
Guild Rebuilding 101
Thanks to everyone for their kind words and support. The past week has been extremely hectic and straining as recruiting efforts kicked into over drive. I am pleased to announce that Conquest is on the way to finalizing a roster going into Firelands. We actually went back in last Tuesday. All in all, I think … [Read more of this article]