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Karazduar

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Dungeons, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »

It doesn't seem like a week has passed since our first foray into Ulduar, but it very nearly has. So far, I've seen five bosses and beaten four of them. Ignis was the only one that defeated us, though to ...

Timber!

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Dungeons, Healing | 4 Comments »

So, what are my initial thoughts on healing as a resto druid? Having spent some time yesterday, as promised, healing my way through instances rather than facing the quest grind, I specced tree and put on my very best (read: ...

I am not perfect. Nor should you expect me to be.

Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in Bosses, Dungeons | 5 Comments »

I was on the receiving end of a lesson in utmost humility yesterday. At the start or our Naxx run, before anyone was ready, I managed to body pull the first patrol. Ordinarily I'd have suicided, but I was under ...

Unexpected Benefits

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Dungeons, General | 2 Comments »

3.0.8, the patch that was supposed to be the saviour of us all, has arrived. And as many people will tell you, it hasn't lived up to what was promised. The big thing, as far as I was concerned, would be ...

Being the Best Damn Tank you can be

Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Dungeons | 5 Comments »

"I never PUG. Almost every time I have been in a PUG I have regretted it." -Tankette, here A common point of view, and it's one that I myself have espoused in the past, here.  I have, however, come to realise that ...

Strategisin’

Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Posted in Burning Crusade, Dungeons, Wrath of the Lich King | 6 Comments »

I remember my first time tanking a level 70 instance - it was Shadow Labyrinth. This was Shadow Labyrinth pre-nerf, of course. Pulls were very tightly spaced, with a mere split-second between a good and a bad pull, particularly when ...

Puggin’ annoying

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Dungeons, General | 3 Comments »

Ah, yes, that was it. Pugging has a whole set of rules to it that nobody seems to agree on. But when it comes to pugging heroics, it seems to me that there needs to be rather more etiquette on how ...

…Wait a minute, what?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Dungeons, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »

Zombies! Ready the shotgun. I'm curious to find out how this event progresses. It's almost like they've deliberately re-introduced the Corrupted Blood plague. I logged in briefly this morning to see what it was about and witnessed Khadgar consumed by the ...

Patch day blues…

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Dungeons, Wrath of the Lich King | No Comments »

Well, we've got the changes that we've been waiting for. The 3.0.2 talents are nice, and though server stability was a bit hit and miss yesterday, it's better now. Last night's Black Temple raid was called off because lots of people ...

…but Naaru don’t have arms!

Friday, September 26th, 2008 Posted in Burning Crusade, Dungeons | No Comments »

Yesterday I was finally awarded something different. For the past few months, I've been wandering around Outland and Azeroth as Namthe of the More Money Than Sense.   Now, at long last, I'm instead Namthe of the Too Much Time On His Hands. ...