Shaman healing so far in Cataclysm

I’ve been spending as much time as I can in the Cataclysm beta, and trying to maximize as much of my time as possible healing. I mean, after all that’s what I get paid for right? You may be asking yourself what this song has to do with this post? Honestly a lot of folks …

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Where in the World is Spirit Link?

So, it has certainly been a busy week around the office so to speak. The announcement of the Cataclysm beta has everyone chomping at the bit, eagerly awaiting their invitation to what is sure to be one hell of a party. Since the announcement of the beta there has been a flood of information. Among …

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State of Chain Heal, Lodur’s Thoughts

A couple days ago one of my twitter buddies linked me a forum post that has been going on centered around the state of Chain Heal. Here’s the thread if you want to take a look. I generally make it a rule not to troll the official forums for the sheer amount of flotsam that …

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Revisiting Shaman Tier 8 Gear

I took a look at the bonuses for Restoration Shaman’s tier 8 sets in this post HERE before the patch. Now that Ulduar is out and we’ve begun trudging through, we are beginning to see these items drop and get ready for use. To recap here are the set bonuses Shaman T8 Restoration 2P Bonus …

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Being the Shaman Behind the Meat Shield

Back on the 13th, Mera asked a question that I felt deserved a post to fully answer it. “Can shamans make good MT or OT healers, as in to the same standard of other healing classes?” I provided a short answer of yes on the 13th, but I’m going to try to flesh it out …

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