Learn to Raid in Cataclysm in 3 Easy Steps, Part 1

WoW Cataclysm offered veterans a revamp of the game they had fallen in love with years ago, and despite Blizzard’s loss in subscribers, more than a couple of people stuck their heads back in WoW’s door to see what was new. Part of that investigation is invariably going to be checking out the raid environment, and I followed 3 easy steps to get back in raiding shape.

Getting Reacquainted with Raiding

For the first time in a long time, I have both the desire and capacity to raid. My RL friends have set up a relatively successful 10-man guild, so I’ve stepped into my Priest’s mooncloth slippers again. The first run was Bastion of Twilight, and despite the two runs earlier this spring, I generally have no freaking idea what’s going on. I’ve forgotten how to raid.

Long Time, No See

Hi, there, guys.  Remember me?  I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t, to be completely honest.  It’s been quite a while since I’ve done this, you know?  I just looked at the blog’s archives for the past year, and I see that since August I’ve only blogged a dozen times. That’s just unacceptable. I used… Continue reading Long Time, No See

6 Tips for Winning World of Warcraft PvP Battlegrounds as Alliance

Since November 2004, I’ve been Alliance.  What that means in regard to PvP is that I have to be better than 90% of my team if I have any hope of winning.  Because of that, I realized that the following six tips really sum up what makes me better than the rest of my team. … Continue reading 6 Tips for Winning World of Warcraft PvP Battlegrounds as Alliance