Does the Alliance suck at PvP?
It was a tough weekend for battlegrounds. I spent a significant portion of my game time trying to grind out honor for the Medallion of the Alliance on my Rogue. The random battleground finder was not my friend. Over the weekend I was thrown in to a total of 11 Eye of the Storm matches, [...]
Hitting the caps
If you believe that your damage per second (DPS) isn't quite where it should be, and that you should be pulling higher numbers than you are, then one of the first things to look at is whether or not you are at, or above, the various stat caps. One of the keys to maximising your DPS is to make sure that you are hitting the enemy as often as possible. Read more...
Demystifying armor penetration
One of the most common questions that you'll hear asked by Marksmanship (MM) Hunters - as well as Warriors, Rogues and Kitty Druids - is "when should I start to gem for armor penetration?" The simple answer is, as soon as you can reach the hard or soft cap through gems, enchants and food. The problem is the simple answer is not always the best solution. Read more...
VoA LFM roll or role?
On the odd occasion that the Alliance actually wins Wintergrasp on my server it's not unusual to see a flood of LFG or LFM VoA spam. The one thing I noticed on the weekend is that there are a lot of people out there that don't know, or realise, that the words 'Roll' and 'Role' mean two very different things. Read more...
Introduction to soloing old school heroic instances
With the Wrath of the Lich King nearing the end of its life cycle I'm finding myself increasingly bored with running the same heroic dungeons for emblems on my main and alts. I've reached the point where my main just doesn't 'need' the frost emblems to the extent he did four or five months ago, so I've stopped running the random daily. So, when I'm not taking my main into Icecrown Citadel how do I pass the time? Gathering achievements and trying to solo Burning Crusade heroic dungeons. Read more...
Into the Ruby Sanctum to chase the Sharpened Twilight Scale
Looking up some of the loot for Ruby Sanctum, which has now popped up on wowhead, the hunter in me is a little sad. Due to the size of my guild I'm probably only going to get into the 10 man version of the raid, unless I'm brave enough to PUG the 25 man version. This is a shame, because the 10 man version of the Ruby Sanctum is very thin on for the hunter loot. Read more...
Midsummer fire festival not for me, but Lord Ahune drops nice cloaks
I have to admit, I skipped the Midsummer Fire Festival last year because... well... I was lazy. I couldn't be bothered with all the riding around that would be involved to visit all the fires. In 12 months, I'm not sure that my attitude has changed. I don't think all the riding around is really for me. Read more...
A simple guide to winning Eye of the Storm
When it comes to PvP, Arathi Basin aside, some of my biggest frustrations have been felt in the Eye of the Storm battleground. A large part of the frustration stems from the apparent confusion from team mates over what it takes to win the battleground. Read more...
ICC raid buff reaches 20 per cent
For those people that were on the borderline of being ready to enter the Ice Crown Citadel raid, Blizzard have just done you a big favor by increasing the + damage, health and healing buff by another 5 per cent. Read more...
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