There are a lot of folks out there that think being in charge, or in a leadership role, of a guild is a big fun thing. You get to set permissions, invite, kick and all that other cool stuff! Truth is, at least for me, it’s another job. Being in charge means that, like at … [Read more of this article]
The Burden of Leadership, Lodur bares his th...
Did Cataclysm fail?
So, you’ve probably seen a number of these posts around lately, and to be honest you shouldn’t be too terribly surprised. We’re at the end of a cycle, with the last raid tier coming out soon and people already looking forward to the next expansion and the promise of bouncing pandas. The topic lately is … [Read more of this article]
MoP Shakes up healing, Lodur’s thought...
Well folks, it’s been a while, since I posted. Life has been quite busy for this little shaman. Things are calming down so you’ll see me posting more often (hopefully!). The past week was BlizzCon 2011, a fine time for everyone who got to go. For those of your readers I got to meet, it … [Read more of this article]
Firelands Nerf, a day later: Lodur’s t...
When we first received news of the incoming nerf, I was already on edge. I hate nerfs. I made it a point to help push my raid teams through boss fights before nerfs. Kael’thas died the night before he was nerfed into the ground. Sadly though, I didn’t get to accomplish this goal with firelands. This isn’t … [Read more of this article]
Circle of Healing: Lodur version 4.2
Matt beat me too it, but I too felt it was about time to do one of these again. A while ago, the circle of healing was started as a way of members of the community to share information about themselves will everyone else in the blog-o-sphere. It has been so long, in fact, that … [Read more of this article]
Battle.net Authenticator Changes, Don’...
So in-case you missed it, there was a recent change to how our accounts are authenticated, here it is again for you again if you didn’t see it. If you use an authenticator – and we hope you do – you may soon notice that an authenticator prompt may not appear with every login. We’ve … [Read more of this article]
Valor cap the new softlock? Lodur’s op...
Yesterday we got news that the valor cap is being lowered from1,250 valor points to 980. This may seem like an insignificant change by itself, but it comes among a series of others as well. The maximum number of Valor Points awarded for completing Rise of the Zandalari dungeons remains at 980. The maximum number … [Read more of this article]
WoW Premium services: Yes/no/murloc?
Over the course of a game’s lifetime, things change. Features are added, pricing models change, content evolves. Blizzard’s fantasy epic World of Warcraft is no different. The game has been around for over six years at this point, and in that time we’ve seen many things change. Remember when the game was first released? There … [Read more of this article]
The Druid
This is a guest post from WoW Comedian Wistoovern, the same mind that brought us the Automated Healing Line and WoW, What If…! So you’ve bested the agents of Deathwing, and you eagerly await your turn to destroy the citadel of fire, but what do you do in the meantime? Well, you write poetry about … [Read more of this article]
Topping Meters vs Assigned Role
Ask the healing community what they think about healing meters and you’ll get a varied response. Some people swear by them and attempt to dominate the healing charts or rank on fights through World of Logs (usually recent converts from DPS roles to healing). Other folks see them as a tool to measure spell usage … [Read more of this article]