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Tier 15: Reflections on the Journey

It was at 2:30am ET on last Wednesday morning that Tier 15 came to a close for the members of Promethean’s raid team. On the heels of an absolutely heart-wrenching 1% wipe the night before, and after an exhausting 6-hour full HM clear, Ra-Den finally kneeled down in defeat to the glorious sounds of nerd [...]

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How To: Twin Consorts Constellation Running

It all started with a seemingly innocuous whisper one evening … “You know, Method had their Resto Shaman do constellations on Hard Mode Twin Consorts”. At the time I laughed the idea off, thinking it was just the playful banter of a DPS wanting to push a little bit higher on the meters. (Oh those [...]

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Perspective and Optimism in the Face of Class Balance

“Balance”. It’s a word that inspires both optimism and pessimism in a community focused on measuring the contributions of its players. The optimists, through naiveté or iron resolve, look at class balance and see the potential for an even playing field, a world where “bring the player and not the class” is decidedly within reach. But the [...]

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The Patch 5.2 Summary for Resto Shaman

It seems like just yesterday that I was finding my way through Pandaria, leveling up through a world of new zones and getting acclimated with our newest tools. But, here it is on the launch of the second tier of the expansion, and I can hardly believe that it’s been over 5 months since we [...]

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Resto Shaman Tier 15: New Design, Old Problems?

(With only a proposed 3 weeks until patch 5.2 hits and the Throne of the Thunder is unlocked, I’m not sure the topic of this post is going to be entirely relevant but … what the hell, I spent time writing it so I’m just going to get it out there just in case it [...]


 
 

 
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4.3 Quick Tips and Tidbits for Resto Shaman

I went through about 13 or so awkward intros for this post and in the end all I could think to start this off was to say—it’s been one heck of a ride since 4.3 launched. For some, it’s been a trial in patience, as new dun...
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Offtopic of the Year: A Balancing Act

Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work – Chuck Close As I set about getting ready for the last content tier of the Cataclysm expansion, after spending a year being taunted by elusive achievem...
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The 5.0 Shaman Talent Preview

Although it will be at least another six months before we find ourselves knee-deep in Pandas and cross-faction conflict, and toe-to-toe with another set of as-yet unknown antagonists, information about Mists of Pandaria is slow...
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Tier 13 and Resto Shaman: Thoughts on our Final Chance at Parity (Part II)

(This is Part II of a 2-parter on Resto Shaman in the upcoming patch 4.3, which is currently being tested on PTR servers. Part I talked about some of the changes that Restos have waiting for them in the final tier of the expans...
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Tier 13 and Resto Shaman: Our Final Chance at Parity (Part I)

If anyone had any doubt in their mind about Blizzard’s commitment to speeding up patch releases, I think it has been firmly extinguished with the flood of PTR data hitting WoW websites in the last month. In conjunction with t...
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Blizzcon Afterthoughts

This year marked my second visit to Blizzard Entertainment’s hat tip to its fans and community, and as seems to be the case for most attendees, it was an experience not to be forgotten. Unlike last year’s more low-key versi...
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