Wednesday 23 July 2014

Will Hunters Rule Draenor?

There are a massive number of changes coming to classes in Warlords of Draenor but one that strikes fear into the heart of this Elemental Shaman is the removal of Unleashed Lightning.


Background
Early in Cataclysm ele shaman had an horrendous time maintaining dps if the fight involved any movement at all.  A combination of long cast times and very few instant cast abilities meant massive loss of dps during movement, with the only exception being 15seconds every 2 minutes when Spiritwalker's Grace was available.

This may be applied to all casters but they have other abilities that give them a huge advantage... 

Monday 21 July 2014

When it all falls apart...

I've reached a crossroads in my WoW play and now have a decision to make...

My raid team has fallen apart due to a split in the officer ranks.  There was fault on both sides, as there always is, and half of the raid team has split off to form their own guild.
I didn't go with them as I didn't agree with their decision to split. I think it was the easy way out and they could have worked through their issues keeping the guild whole.  That was their decision though, they chose to do what they thought was best for themselves.

The split was disappointing to say the least.  We had just seemed to overcome a lull in sign-ups to reach Garrosh again on our 25man team.  Some raiders had been using an extra night to finish off the raid in 10man but that would no longer be needed.  Confidence was high that Garrosh would go down very soon, a lot of the new recruits were finally caught up in gear, and we were ready to push forwards as a team.

Then the split came.

Those that left were generally the better players, with the exception of a few stalwarts of the guild who had been together for a long time, and immediately began progressing in 10man heroic.  Those that remained were left to regroup and rebuild again, not having the quality available in all of the roles to push on.

The dilemma... What do I do next?

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Mists of Pandaria Raiding - Part 1 - Mogu'shan Vaults

With Mists of Pandaria drawing to a close (hopefully) quite soon I thought I would take a look back at the raids in this expansion and give my thoughts. First up was...

Mogu'shan Vaults

The architecture for this raid was magnificent.  It was beautifully created and atmospheric, with Cho's commentary adding to the experience.  A fantastic setting for our first raiding adventures in Pandaria...

Thursday 3 July 2014