Happy Holidays

I would like to wish everyone a wonderful happy holidays. I would say Merry Christmas but some may not celebrate it, so happy holidays to the people who don't. Also have a great new years!

Raid Finder

The new 25 man raid finder has been open for a couple weeks now and anyone who is capable of entering the raid will complete it. It is so easy that it would be impossible if a group has trouble with it. The 384 gear is all right for the people who can't get into normal raids but what about the people who have a terrible computer that can't perform as well as they could in 25 man raids and can't do 10 mans on their own server? I myself do 10mans with my guild but my computer is getting old and can't support the 25man raids. I tried it once hoping that it would be ok and I was wrong, framerates were consistently under 10. If blizzard can do 25's, why can't they do 10 man raid finder for us poor people?I only see one solution for myself at the moment for this problem, but I don't think anyone is just going to send me a new computer. To those who share my issue, good luck finding those 10man raids on your own server, just think, it's better gear anyways.

Dragon Soul and New 5mans

This past week was the opening of the end of Deathwing. The 5man dungeons story line lead up to the final raid encounter "Dragon Soul". I am so sad to say that when our 10 man raid group went in, just us, the fights looked easy and we shouldn't have any problems with the fights, but for some reason our group was not on the ball this past week. I am so embarrassed to say how many we got, but i can say we did not clear. I think back after the first day it was released and found so many guild have cleared in only a few hours of release and we could not. On the bright side, the 5man dungeons have surprised me and how most of the pug groups i have been in, have not completely sucked. It has been going fairly well(i have had my bad groups, just saying more good than bad).

4.3 Patch

Today is the release of patch 4.3 and changes have been made to quite a few things. Instead of writing it out, you can watch Tankspots 4.3 survival patch by Lore.

Talent Calculator

On the World of Warcraft site, you can check out the new talent calculator for the up coming expansion. As it says, the talents they have posted may change, so if you have any feedback for them, use the forum. Although you can't see the new class monk's spec yet, you can still play around with the other classes.Talent Calculator

Finally

My hubby's computer finally came a day ago and it has been running non stop. It's nice it came earlier than expected since I was losing my mind not being able to play when I wanted and play when I could. Now that it has come, we can get back to raiding with our true raid leader and get some organization back in the invites and times. Since its here, time to get back to cracking it again.

Is it here yet?

Last week I ordered a new computer for my hubby and it hasn't arrived yet. It originally said it wouldn't be here till Dec 2 but it was shipped a couple days ago so I hoping it comes soon. This past week sharing my computer with my hubby has been a pain. The worst feeling is wanting to play the wow crack but he just won't get off. I'm trying to restrain myself and let him play when he gets home, but I'm losing it. I need my crack! Our guilds main raid team is suffering at the hands of the self appointed team raid member. What use to take us 2hrs to do 6/7 in fl has now taken us give or take 3 hours to complete. Everybody is going down hill and I have my hubby to blame, so please computer show up already.

Chuck Norris

OMG I don't know about other realms, but having a Chuck Norris conversation in trade chat was and is a common thing on mine. In my opinion this isn't as good as "I'm a mage" but comes close. It's hilarious!

So our first raid without our main raid leader went how I expected it would go, our self appointed team member invited more people than necessary and ended up with a bunch of pugs. Instead of getting our regular 6/7 in one night, we got 4/7 and that was just barely. Normally I help and get the group together, but I just had to see what he would come up with. Terrible of me to sit back and watch the horror but he asks for it. He doesn't consider if an invite on calendar is for a 10man raid and you invited 15people, that in the end if all 15 people accept, who would you pick and choose to come? Usually I take our regular 10 players, invite them, if 1 or more haven't accepted by the last day or two before the raid day, then I find replacements. As I said before consistent players are our strongest point for progression. Tonight we go to finish up FL, pray for me.

Down for Good

Yesterday was a very sad day. Our main teams raid leader's(my hubby's) computer has broken down for good. For the next couple weeks we have to push on without him leading us and I am not looking forward to it. Mainly for the reason that one of our raiders talks way too much and therefor he now assumes that he is 100% in control now that leader is gone for a bit instead of being a team effort to continue. You might ask, why can't I just give him mine so he can be there? The answer is no, if mine died, he wouldn't share his....cruel but when games are involved, it's either his or mine.

Ability vs Gear

I was in queue and got into zul grub random. They were on the second boss so I didn't think anything of it at the time, but sometimes its a bad sign. We started the fight and it was going OK but it was going very very very slowly. Rezzing ghosts ran out, people started to die(boss move, not me), and then we wiped. Boss didn't go into enrage phase, well WTF? As I checked the damage done meter, only one player was pulling their weight doing 10k while the three were doing 5k each. No wonder what happen. Just because you are able to queue for these dungeons with a ilvl of 346 doesn't mean you should be doing them. If you have the gear and your dps is low, figure out how to play your character! Even if you don't research it, play with the dummies in the main cities and see how you can raise your dps. It takes the fun out of playing when others expect to be carried by others. The worst thing about my situation was the three that were doing 5k each were from the same guild...

Time

With time changes now here, guilds and consistent raiding guilds have to alter their times to suit most of their players. What happens when it works for most raiders but a few cannot make that change? Do you say tough luck and replace them or fight over a time that could possibly work with all? I think the raid leader should make every effort to make it work with all and at the same time not to get to frustrated with the battle of time. If the leader makes a suggestion about raid time that works for them, then it has to work or there won't be any leader. In our guild, my hubby is guild master and our main raid leader, basically there isn't much issue with whatever he decides, but always have that one player who can't make it. We found that consistent players are our strong point in progression and would hate to lose that over time. Good luck to those who struggle with the change.

Limited Time

I'm not by all means a "hardcore" player, but I do enjoying playing when I can with people who feel same way about the game. My guild does what it can to progress with our limited time together and challenge the more dedicated guilds on our realm. With 4-9hours a week to progress can be difficult but no one complains and it is always fun with them. But when 1-2 can't make it and no guildies to fill the spots, pugging is last resort. Generally on our realm, pugs most likely are inexperienced players who haven't even walked through the doors of any raids. It can be tough to find someone capable of pulling their weight and still be successful. I'm sad that we havent got rag down yet....soon though. Any tip are welcome.

Hallows End

Today is the last day to do Hallows end and get all the tricks and treats that it has to offer. I have to wait another year before I can complete achievements under the Hallow Ends list, but that's ok, I'll be around for another year.

Pandaria

The new expansion to wow, Mists of Pandaria. I'm sure many people will agree that this reminds them of Kung Fu Panda, if not then you need to watch some movies. The new class this expansion brings is "monk". They will be capable of defense, damage and even healing. One thing I am looking forward to is the pet battles. It's Pokemon all over again and yes I was once into everything of Pokemon. Pets will be able to gain experience and level up. Like every good trainer, you'll need to catch them all, even the rare ones.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Bear...

When the game WoW first came into our house, I didn't like it. I only started playing to do something with my hubby since he was already addicted to it. So we did almost everything together in the game. He introduced me to raiding(that was in BC) and I was pretty decent and held my own. Now lately his real job has been tiring and he hasn't been on as much. Without my tank, the game is losing its appeal. Don't get me wrong, good game but just not the same. Last night he was suppose to be our raids leader and main tank, but he fell asleep so I still logged on and got it going. The raid was quiet and barely any one talked....still the show must go on. Tonight we continue on with rag and I hope that he is on, our substitute tank(which is normally dps for us)from last night just won't cut it there. Only reason I continue on without my fuzzy bear tank is the friendly great players the raid is made from.Thanks guys for making the game still fun to play.

Server Restarts

One thing that bothers me about Tuesdays and any others days that blizz decides is server restarts. They give us 15 mins to finish whatever we are doing. I was half way through with a group in a random when the warning came. With only 15 mins to complete it, this group didn't have a chance. Blizz should extend the warning to 30 mins that way people anywhere have enough time to finish what they are doing no matter where they are. Its hard enough to get a group capable of doing the randoms without much issues, please don't mess it up with limited time before poof gone.

Why?

Pvp and pve gear.....which to use in dungeons/raids and battlegrounds? I pray that people know the difference to that question, but I still see players using pvp gear in dungeons. For the players that use pvp gear while not in battlegrounds, here's a tip.....that gear sucks in dungeons!! You could have all 318-346 green/blues and still do twice as much damage than you would in pvp gear. There is only one exception, but I still don't recommend it, it is bear tanks. Bears tend to use agility over any other stat and lucky for them pvp gear has lots. Today I had a dps warrior in group, while the rest were pulling their weight and more, this warrior in pvp gear pulled 4-6k dps average. If he was in actual pve gear he could have double his output but he choose to suck! Same thing goes for healers... resilience is a useless stat in dungeons, get rid of it and watch your numbers climb.

BlizzCon

BlizzCon is here and if you can't make the live event then stream it online. Here's a link to Stream BlizzCon

Just bcuz

I am actually in a decent mood today, so here is a video that always makes me laugh.

To Smack and other guildies

I decided to try a few zan heroics on my priest. Again I was disappointed that other players blame their fails on me. Just because I'm the healer and you die isn't my fault. If you notice your taking damage, look around see if your standing in fire or something else, its not that hard. Hey "Smack" and your guildies need to learn to be more observant and quit blaming others. If it is at all slightly my fault in this case then fine, but the moment you die, maybe ask yourself "what could I have done to make it easier for the rest of the group?" There is always room for improvement, so as lore said before "You suck, get better!" For the moment you get no heals.

Failness

My guild unfortunately didn't get rag down.....best we could do was the last transition before last phase. When we first attempted rag this week, we had our trouble with seed adds and then 1/3rd of floor fire, but we got through that and moved on. As for this coming week, Hallows End is here and candy and some fun dailies. Last few days I have been playing my priest doing some ZA and ZG randoms. I can't seem to get a group that actually knows the fights. When a lightening storm comes, do u stand in the pretty light show or run to the center of the lightening? I would hope you picked the center. When that person dies from the lightening who else do they blame? The healer of course, like WTF! Please people, don't blame others for your failness.

A Good Night

Last night my guild went into FL and did very well for the time we were in there. We went in to do at least 4/7 in 2hrs, but the team powered through 6/7 in that time so everyone was pretty pumped about how smooth it went. Tonight we should get more than enough time to down Rag and have the rest of the week to relax and take time to do other older raids to fill the lockout. He's going down!

Intervention

Most people consider WoW just a game, but what about the people who spend too much time playing? Do they consider in their mind that this is their life or do they know they difference? Even the company has inserted a "Tip" on the loading screen saying "Take everything in moderation even WoW" In my view, it is a game but when there are very few things to occupy free time it's fun to chat and play with people around the world. Some many get carried away even believe that they are the characters they have created.

ROFLMAO

When I started playing WoW every where I went all I would see was players roflmao-ing all over the place. Wondering what was the big deal, I was told to check out the video of it and here it is. As stupid as it is, it was catchy and I couldn't get it out of my head.

Farming

Due to my late night runs, I slept in way past the time I should have woke up at, but the game must go on.

With nothing planned today, it is time to go farm for some mats.

After I got my couple cups of coffee in me it was time to start. First of all, the guild bank is running low on fish for our feasts so fishing I went. The worst fish to get imo has to be the lavascale catfish. Luckily while fishing for that you could possibly catch other useful mats.

Farming for mats is utterly boring. A quick random heroic should perk me back up.

I have to say some players need to be a little more aware of what the hell is going on around them. Is it so hard to click a cauldron and freeze a guy? I guess so when I the healer have to run over and do it for them.

After such a disappointing run, another group was being formed for BH. I haven't done it yet this week so I joined. No loot for me in the end.

Next on the farming agenda was herbs. With only a 20 stack of each flask in the guild bank, I forced myself to continuing farming.

The day isn't over yet so who knows what else will happen....

Day 1

So tonight I found myself logging onto my shammy tonight. Our guild likes to raid and dungeon for the most part. I always seem to placed in this position of making sure raid members stay alive for the entire fight. Yes I'm a healer.

Just like every other night, the raid team gets formed and summoned in. Tonights mission is to down 2 firelands bosses as a guild.

Our first boss is the bird and we have a few new players in to learn the fight. Everything starts off ok until the dreaded tornado phase. My frame rates decrease and everything is slowed. This is the time I panic and run around like a chicken with its head cut off but that doesn't kill me...it kills one of the new healers.

As the fight continues with 2 heals it became aware that it is very much possible to heal it without the 3rd.

Last phase comes and it becomes too much and we wipe.

Run back in, get buffed up and try again. This time the 3rd heals lives past the first tornado but dies to the worms fire breath...../sigh. Still we pushed on.

Last phase comes and success we down him.

A very nice staff falls. We have a priest and druid healer. Both roll for it. As the way it always seems to work is...the 3rd dead heals won the roll. Of course....

Continuing on to the 6th boss the transformer, I started to fear 2 healing the next one.

By my surprise everything goes well, we downed him and called it a night.

Well...most people called it a night. Its the last day of the brewfest and we still need some guild runs in, so why not grab 3 guildies and cap us out.

As for the rest of the night, I can't reveal those details :)