Managed to score Heroic Morchok on Tuesday. Ended up using 6 healers. Another classic 22% wipe, then a 16% wipe, then a 13% followed by an 8% then a kill. Actually, the numbers aren’t precise. But that’s what it seemed like anyway. How to Land 3 Healing Spells in Under 2 Seconds It seems impossible, … [Read more of this article]

As Javier said in a previous comment: Please answer me a question that I have been wondering forever. […] Why is it the sole responsibility of the tank to know and lead the group in to every instances? During my adventures through the dungeon finder, I’ve been remarkably fortunate. Little to no wipes. Timely CC’s. … [Read more of this article]

Welcome to part 3! Looks like Shamans are heading into the expansion in the best form since their Ulduar buffs! Let’s take a look at their offerings. Shaman talents Matt’s selections Level 15: Affects movement of enemies. Nothing healing her but would most likely take Earthgrab Totem. Level 30: Stone Bulwark totem seems about right. … [Read more of this article]

Here’s part 2 featuring the favourite class that everyone loves to hate on: Paladins! Paladin talents Matt’s picks Level 15: Speed of Light. 1 minute cooldown but at least as Holy they have a personal defensive ability. Level 30: CC abilities. Repentance, but otherwise there’s nothing that directly affects healing here. Level 45: Appears to … [Read more of this article]

Been meaning to do this for a while. Wanted to analyze all the new proposed talents for the different healing classes to see which ones I would choose if I played that healer. Priest talents Matt’s choices Level 15: Nothing. All various CC effects. May as well go with the bread and butter Psychic Scream. … [Read more of this article]

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]

Do you know what one of the leading causes of tank death are? Healers not being in range. The other cause is not enough healing (ba-dum-tsch). Whenever I jump into pickup raids or heroics as a DPS player, I am stunned at the inability of players to move and heal. This is an absolutely essential … [Read more of this article]

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]

Just in case you missed it, the Matticast crew talked about the imminent patch 4.2 drop. Things like the valor cap, the new Encounter Journal, class changes and the Legendary quest. Healing changes You can find more detailed information in the latest patch notes. But here’s what they are at a glance. All healing critical … [Read more of this article]

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]