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About Matticus

My name’s Matticus and I play a Dwarf Holy Priest. I started playing WoW during the summer of 2005. You can find me on the alliance side on Ner’Zuhl as alliance. In just about every kind of fantasy game I’ve played, the class that I frequently start with is a healer. In Guild Wars, I played a medic. In Team Fortress 2, I’m a medic. I think this stems from a paranoia I have that healing is a “dirty job and someone has to do it”. There’s a lot of bad healers out there and sometimes I have trouble trusting them to properly do what they’re asked. The reason I rolled a Priest (and now a Resto Shaman and Paladin) is so that the friends I play with have a smart and dependable healer watching their backs at all times.

I have held officer and class leader positions within many guilds. I’ve been on both sides of the leadership fence (following and leading) and I’m a unique player in that I’m able to understand the perspectives of both sides. Even though I’ve been in such positions, I have almost never asked for it. I believe responsibility and power are two sides of the same coin.

When I’m not busy playing WoW, I’m typically in class. I’m a 3rd year student in Simon Fraser University in beautiful BC (Canada). My goal is to come out with a Criminology degree and get a position in law enforcement or law in general.

Okay, okay here’s the characters that I have:

About Wynthea

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I rolled my first Priest in the Summer of 2005 on my brother’s account. When I got my first post-college job and moved into my own place, I couldn’t play her anymore, and eventually she disappeared. 18 months later, my apartment had some furniture, and I could afford a computer that would run Burning Crusade. I rolled Renwein in January of 2007 on Darrowmere-US and hit 3/4 TK and 5/6 SSC before the social stresses of an incredibly small-pop server and a GM shipping off to Iraq stopped our attempts at Vashj and Kael. The small server did lend itself well to community, and I was offered a raiding spot in the top Horde guild - provided I could level and gear up for Kael over their Christmas break. Wynthea was born, made a mad-dash for 70, and nabbed one of the first 25 Kael’thas vials on the server.  We cleared Hyjal and made it to BloodBoil before a Series of Unfortunate Events took their toll. Faced with rebuilding less than a month before Sunwell, we called it, and transferred off in packs of 3 or 4.  Wynthea is currently on Nazjatar-US in an Illidan-farm guild working on Kalecgos.

I’ve held various officer, assistant gm, and class-lead positions in nearly every guild I’ve joined. I’ve found that I prefer simply being an active raider and guild contributor, and have turned down formal leadership roles since. My WoW passions are killing new bosses, theorycrafting, and helping new Priests learn how to play at an end-game level.

Having leveled two Priests to cap, I am fiercely class-proud, and truly believe that Priests are, by design, the best and most versatile healers WoW has to offer. That said, I’m constantly impressed and surprised by the amazingly talented players who share my healing roster, none of whom are currently Priests.

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Why I’m Here

Matticus and I met via this very blog, and began collaborating almost immediately. Matt pointed out that with so many ideas and a passion for the class, I may as well have my own blog. I countered that between editing his posts and raiding, I didn’t have time for all the set-up and nurturing a new blog requires. Once he realized that he could trick me into giving him a day off without taking a break from providing content, he invited me to begin my career as Deputy-Matticus.

Editor’s Note: Best hiring move I’ve ever made.

About World of Matticus

I’ve visited many different WoW blogs and some contained information that didn’t satisfy what I was looking for. I wanted to change that. During the summer of 2007, I decided to setup my own blog and detail my own experiences as a Priest, an officer, and as a player.

Here’s just a sampling of the topics you’ll find here:

Matt’s WoW History

Spring 06 (Twisting Nether): Saphfira, 60 Paladin, competed with Team Micro in organized PvP Guild.

Fall 06 (Demon Soul): Mallet, 60 Priest, raided with Illuminati, promoted to Officer & Class Leader. ZG Cleared. MC Cleared, Vaelstrasz Down. AQ 20 Cleared. Illuminati disbands. Leaves for Free Agency.

Fall 07 (Ner’Zuhl): Mallet transfers to Ner’Zhul. Signs with Angelic Advocates to play with RL Friends. BWL Cleared. Promoted to Officer & Class Leader.

Spring 07 (Ner’Zhul): Leaves Angelic Advocates for Free Agency, signs with Aurora. Karazhan cleared, High King Maulgar Down.

Summer 07: Leaves Aurora for Free Agency, signs with Carnage. Gruul’s Lair cleared, Magtheridon Cleared, Voidreaver Down, Hydross/Lurker Down.

Fall 07: Morogrim Tidewalker/Fathomlord Karathress Down.

Winter 07/08: Leotheras the Blind down. Lady Vashj down. Kael’Thas down. Hyjal cleared.

Spring 08: 8/9 Black Temple.