Posted On Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 By Jay
As many of you know, season 4 ends on October 14th. In addition that is the release date for patch 3.02. This is significant because that is when Discipline priests will start to own the arena and general pvp again.
One of the many issues affecting discipline in both casual and and high end pvp play is mana efficiency. DPs are very effective at mana burn, heals, dispels for about 3 minutes. Chain healing isn’t our foretay.
What 3.02 brings to the table is mana return. Not mana regen, but mana return. Percentages of mana that are returned on damage absorbed from PW:S and healing spells casts. I hope you’re as excited as I am about the coming changes. More thorough reports will follow after the patch and into the expansion.
What do you think of the proposed changes?
Posted On Friday, September 12th, 2008 By Jay
Shared Topic: Casuals, Players and Raiders.
The recent shared topic on Blog Azeroth, Casuals, Players and Raiders, challenges those in the WoW Blogosphere to discuss the difference between casual and hardcore players. The common argument is that the difference between casuals and hardcore is either: time spent or skill level.
I propose that time spent is not correct. I also propose that skill level is partially accurate. I propose that the answer lies not in actual skill of the person, but it the application of a learned skill and the ability to relearn after new experiences. That was a mouthful, so let me diseminate the concept.
What is play?
What is play is a discussion for other sites. Many people have written numerous books and paper on what “play” actually is. There is an alternate question that we’re addressing: How does your brain play?
Play, for your brain, is endlessly repeating a task to perfection. Its why many a “casual golfer” enjoys the driving range more than the actual sport. Perfection each detail of their golf swing, one… swing at a time. This is also the reason why Michael Jordan would shoot 1000ish free throws a day. The brain LOVES to perfect. This is described Continue Reading
Posted On Thursday, September 11th, 2008 By Jay
Blizzard has release that this glorious day in September, PVE characters are able to transfer to PVP servers! This… Is… Amazing!
Having begun my career on numerous PVE servers, I am EXTREMELY excited by the ability to resurrect my former character to my new homes! YAY!
Posted On Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 By Jay
Short survival post. Mages aren’t the biggest challenge if you are consistent. Surviving against a mage is dependent on your ability to survive through their burst. Having renew and shield up as often as possible is your saving grace. As always, against a caster, you will win by casting mana burn. Here are the main points to beating a mage.
Everything on a mage can be dispelled
Icy Veins, PoM, Combustion all come to mind as buffs I’ve dispelled in the past. Does the mage go all lightning? Dispel. Does the mage Ice Block? Mass Dispel. Does the mage have a buff other than an armor buff? Dispel.
Mages have trouble regaining mana
Mages have two sources of mana: Evocation and Mana Gems. Once their out, you can wand away.
Mana burn like your life depended on it
Do it!
Summary List
Dispel everything
Keep shield and renew casted at all times
Mana burn
Fear the elemental if you can
Dispel fire and ice debuffs on yourself
A final note on mages. ! on 1, as discipline you will live. I’ve lived through PoM Pyros, ice elementals, counterspells, you name it! Where mages gain their strength is as a line backer offensive caster. In a group situation, if you leave the mage alone, Continue Reading
Posted On Monday, September 8th, 2008 By Jay
Ahh! Wrath of the Lich King. There’s so much to accomplish! Blog Azeroth started a shared topic: What will you be doing when the expansion hits? I will be doing the following:
Busting Rerollmuch to 80
I have plenty of alts that can do the quest lines at a later date. I would like to clarify that i LOVE the Scarlet Crusade story line. I played through WC3 and WC3: Frozen Throne. I am very familiar with Warcraft Lore, knowing that the next point makes more sense.
Gearing for the Raid game
That’s right folks! I am SUPER excited to be able to down Arthas! I can say without a doubt that due to my choices in guild recruitment (I prefer playing with my RL friends) tier 6 of BC was locked out to me. I have no one to blame except for myself. In Wrath, I will be an avid, exceptional and excited 10 man raider! I can’t wait to glib that jerk face Arthas!
Enjoying leveling enchanting to 450 on Rerollmuch
That’s self explanatory. I’m still up in arms about the inscriptions. I imagine I will eventually level inscription to 450. I foresee that inscription + enchanting will be the required Continue Reading
