Patch Triple 3 (3.3.3), while not a sweeping content release, ushered in with it a number of changes, most notably to PVP and to class auras and effects. And because of the subsequent release of Blizzard’s character previews, players have been more focused on the horizon and talking of things to come. But sliding subtly into play with this most recent patch was a fix to a relatively minor but long outstanding Resto Shaman issue—Glyph of Earthliving Weapon (GoELW). Like…

Ever since they were released as Season 5’s Gladiator award, I have slathered over the Frost Wyrm mount model. I’m no mount collector, nor someone who is hugely motivated by nerd points, but when I read that I could obtain my very own winged flying skeleton by completing Glory of the Icecrown Raider (10 and 25), I knew that they were two sets of achievements that would not fall by the wayside. As of this coming reset, it will be…

In my travels in WoW and my quest for interweb answers, I’ve collected a number of resources and a good deal of information about Resto Shaman. Previously, all this information was relegated to a Bookmarks folder and a disorganized Word doc. But no more! Behold, the Raider’s Answer Bag—a collection of answers obtained through my own experiences, efforts, and theorycrafting to some of the most regular questions asked by new and experienced resto shaman alike. Where applicable, I’ve added links…

A month or so ago, I had one of most all-around discomforting experiences of my raiding career. I had a moment, not dissimilar from showing up to class stark naked and lacking your homework, where I was simply stunned into immobility, slackjawed. Of course it was a moment prefaced by a memory error message and complete WoW shutdown (with some added /facepalm action as well). And when I recovered from it all, there I was, smack dab in the middle…

So by now, you’ve become acquainted with World of Logs, played around with its tools, and maybe uploaded a log or two to your guild’s site. You have a basic faculty with the interface and feel comfortable navigating through the various layers of information. But, if tasked to provide feedback on a new healer in the guild, or critique your own performance, do you know where to look? Given that I’ve been spending the whole of my raiding time in…

I have something to confess: I haven’t changed my resto spec since I originally dinged 80. Okay, that isn’t precisely true—I have respecced a couple of times to try out various minor tweaks, but, when all is said and done, it almost pains me to admit that I’ve stuck with a standard 0/16/55 spec for over a year. Through a variety of bosses and challenges it has served me well, and been the all-around solution to my healing needs. But,…

World of Logs is the latest and greatest in a string of independent online combat log parsers, borne into the WoW community in early 2009, about the time that Ulduar was released. As stated on the website, the goal of WoL is “to create an online platform, where WoW gamers can analyze, share, and compare their raiding experiences quickly, reliably, and easily.” And, while it follows in the footsteps of two very successful parsers—WoW Meter Online and the grand-daddy of…

When I lived back in LA, I used to spend some weekends working at the Lowrider Car Show. It was an amazing experience, if for nothing else than sheer morbid curiosity about what someone armed with yards of purple felt, rolls of yellow piping and a deep, abiding appreciation for the Lakers can do to a ‘87 Caddy. Sometimes when I’m looking through the UI forum threads on various sites, I get that same feeling I did standing in front…