The Lich King has fallen
It has taken us probably, what, 2-3 months of hard work, sweat, blood and tears. Mostly tears. And a lot of gold. Also, we spent a lot of hours that we could have used on putting our genetals into other peoples genetals. But it ...
Soloing Molten Core
I went into Molten Core with my usual PvE gear and spec, armed with a bunch of reagents and 4 stacks of water. I figured I would write down a guide for soloing the bosses as moonkin, and maybe we can tweak it a bit.
Graphics galore
Many moons ago, I asked a few people what they thought my site needed in terms of layout. And the most concerning bit of feedback I got was that the site wasn't very moonkin-y. It wasn't really immediately obvious that this was a ...
How to find a guild
Whether you are just starting out at level 80, have been on a break from raiding or simply want to find a new home foryourself, getting yourself into a comfortable place in a PvE guild can be difficult to swing. I've been in a lot of guilds ...
Draw a Druid winner!
The Draw a Druid competition got a good amount of submissions, but now it's time to find a winner. It's nice to see people joining in on the fun, despite lack of skill or time. It wasn't easy to pick a winner, it truly wasn't. And as I
Why bring a mage?
Putting together raid groups can be troublesome. You need to make sure your group gets as many raid buffs as possible, that you have enough healers to keep the raid alive, and that you have enough tanks to fit the encounter ...
PvE professions
Which profession is best? Well, when it comes to professions, there is a short answer, and a long answer. The short answer is, they all are. All of the crafting professions will give you roughly the same bonus, and ...
Draw a Druid competition
To celebrate the blog nearly almost reaching its "10.000 visitors per month" mark, I thought it would be funny to make up a competition. And because I am getting an artist to make over the site with some cool drawings, I thought it ...
Tiny talent trees
The new talent trees are out. Yay. Not much to say about them though, but before I do say anything, there is one single word that I wish to embed in your brain with a ten ton sledgehammer: CHILL!
Talent tree specializations
Blizzard plans to scrap the current talent trees, and trim the new ones down considerably. We will be going from 51 point talent trees, down to 31 point talent trees. I was a bit unsure if I would make a blog post on this now, or wait ...
Real ID or Really Bad ID(ea)?
The other day, Blizzard released a press statement regarding some of their plans for Real ID in the future. If you have been living under a rock, the Real ID is the new system in World of Warcraft and in upcoming game releases, which ...
A raidleader’s guide to moonkins
If you are a raid leader or class leader of a guild, chances are that you have been given this link by someone who thinks you would benefit to get up to speed when it comes to moonkins. Or maybe you are out searcing for info ...
Trinket Talk
Trinkets seems to be a big deal for everyone. Probably because they are so hard to come by. For each tier of raids, there are only a few trinkets to choose from, and there are a lot of people gunning for the upgrade, where as with ...
Ruby Sanctum Best In Slot
Patch 3.5 and The Ruby Sanctum is just about to hit, and it is probably a good time to take a look at te new items coming, and how they fit into our gear. Before we do that, I want to try and make an important point. Best in slot ...
Cataclysm reforging
Come Cataclysm, our gear troubles are finally over. Not only will our caps become higher, we will also not be promted to look for pretty dresses to wear. We no longer have to battle the priests, mages and warlocks for their gear. First ...
Blizzard hates druids!
Forums and blogs have been buzzing with talk for months now, ever since we saw the first alpha leaks, and with the official information released by Blizzard. And there are mixed feelings about all of these changes. Some people ...
Druid talents released
Glee, Blizzard officially announced the druid Cataclysm talents - well, as much of them as they have finished, that is. What we see on the talent trees below is probably still not the finished version - a lot of things can change, the ...
Hard mode is hard
Icecrown Citadel has been very enjoyable thus far, and the fights are varied enough that it can keep me entertained, even back when we did normal. But I must admit, once you start getting comfortable with hard modes, the normal ...
Cataclysm Glyphs
First off, I think its fairly reasonable to think that we wont be rolling with the same glyphs at level 85. Even something as strong as Glyph of Starfall is probably going to be outdated. Anything else would be pretty poor. So far, our ...
Activision’s Greed
The CEO of Activision (Activision is the major shareholder of Blizzard Entertainment) Robert A. Kotick plans to drain gamers from every penny they have, and he doesn't seem to connect with the customers of their product at all ...
Before the end of the world
In Vanilla, I was a priest. In The Burning Crusade, I played a hunter. In Wrath of the Lich King, I've been a druid. If there is any sort of pattern to my choice of playstyle, this pattern dictates that I should find a new class to play ...
Gearscore Grumbles
The Gearscore debate has been going on for a long, long time. It didn't take long after the addon really took hold until there was massive outcrys against it. And yet, with all the hate towards the addon, and all of the negative ...
PUGs from Hell
I love pugging. Or at least, I love the idea of pugging. Especially since the LFG tool was updated (read: Made useful) a few patches ago, I saw the chance for me to really do something that I enjoy so much in this game: Having a quickie.
The Moonkin Guide
It's here. It's finally here! I saw down and wrote until my fingers bled, and the end result is this - The Moonkin Guide!
A peek at Cataclysm talents
There is a lot of stuff out there, ripped from the Cataclysm alpha client. I am not excactly sure how Blizzard feel about people stealing info from the client, but since nobody in the alpha really said anything, I suppose it might be alright.
The Moonkin Manifesto
And what about your, Mr. Warlock? Oh, you can create fire too? Newsflash, mage is already doing it! Oh, you have curses? What are you going to do to me, give me a cold? Don't bother me with your voodoo mumbo jumbo!
On alts and offspecs
I have a bit of a lo.. hate/hate relationship to offspecs and alts. It is not that I don't appreciate the fun that can be had by playing them, but I am already playing what I like to play. If I liked to play something else more, I would play that.
Blizzard concept art
Do you remember that old Starcraft wallpaper? The one with the protoss underwater, grapping his shoulder as his glowing eyes gaze towards the surface? I sure do! It was my desktop wallpaper for a long, long time. It was very ...
Toying with Typhoon
A lot of debates have sprung up recently across druid forums, and I think it would be beneficial to take a look at the spell - there seem to be a lot of people who are unsure of how to best benefit from Typhoon. Previously, this talent ...
Progression, achievements and hard modes
With the completion of Glory of the Icecrown Raider 25, I thought I would make another vlog, talking a bit about my guilds progress in ICC, and the hard modes we have encountered. I hope you will enjoy this little commentary ...
Thoughts on druid changes
It took a good day of waiting since my post yesterday, but the much anticipated druid changes are finally here! But what to make of them? Surely, these seem like rather interesting and creative changes. We can only muse about ...
Cataclysm druid changes
It is the 9th of April, and today Blizzard plans to announce the changes to moonkins in their upcoming expansion. Obviously, we are all very excited about what is going to happen, and obviously, at the time of writing, there is ...
The secrets of DPS
I have been wanting to rub my hind quarters on this subject for quite a while, but at the same time I have been somewhat hesitant about it. It is not because I hold some grand thoughts that I have the holy grail of DPS, or ...
Just another raid night
I've been in a lot of guilds for the past five years, and each of them have been different. The way the guild is managed, the people, the general skill of those you play with, and the social activities outside of raids ...
Goodbye WoW, Hello…
I have been playing World of Warcraft for over five years now. I have seen the game through three major releases, countless of dungeons and raids, and I have traveled across Azeroth more times that I can count. Yes, it ...
Aug 10
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Graphics galore
Many moons ago, I asked a few people what they thought my site needed in terms of layout. And the most concerning bit of feedback I got was that the site wasn’t very moonkin-y. It wasn’t really immediately obvious that this was a moonkin blog, what with the weird name and such. It would only really be people who had been on the blog before and read the posts, who would really know that it was a moonkin blog. New visitors would have to read the content, and by then, you might actually already lose a potential reader.
To begin with, I changed the theme of the blog and added the changing gallery at the top of the front page to let people in on what the site was about. That was all fine and dandy, but it wasn’t enough. I set out to find something bigger…
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Aug 10
11
How to find a guild
Whether you are just starting out at level 80, have been on a break from raiding or simply want to find a new home foryourself, getting yourself into a comfortable place in a PvE guild can be difficult to swing.
I’ve been in a lot of guilds over the years. Some, because I was having a fresh start on a new server and a new character. Others because I needed a change of pace or perhaps a guild with focus other content.
So how do you do it? How do you find that perfect guild?
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Aug 10
8
Draw a Druid winner!
The Draw a Druid competition got a good amount of submissions, but now it’s time to find a winner. It’s nice to see people joining in on the fun, despite lack of skill or time.
It wasn’t easy to pick a winner, it truly wasn’t. And as I already stated back in the original thread, I would pick a winner based on effort, and not skill alone. The winner, however, made a drawing that cracked a smile on my face, about a problem we all face every week, an issue that spurs enormous amounts of jealousy, at least on my part.
The winner is…
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Aug 10
4
Why bring a mage?
Putting together raid groups can be troublesome. You need to make sure your group gets as many raid buffs as possible, that you have enough healers to keep the raid alive, and that you have enough tanks to fit the encounter. And with 10 classes, 30 specs, and a mere 25 raid spots to fill, it’s not always a walk in the park.
The obvious choice, of course, is to bring the classes that can perform well, and at the same time give the group a wide range of buffs. I mean, you wouldn’t want to take a class just for its damage, right? And I’ve begun to wonder, why would anyone really bother to bring a mage? I mean, all they give the group is an intellect buff that we can get from warlocks instead, a crit buff on the target that warlocks can bring, and a personal crit buff that they usually give to each other. I mean, lets be fair, how useful are they?
Obviously, this is gibberish. And yet, I find myself cupping my face from time to time, when I see comments such as “Why bring a moonkin?”.
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Aug 10
2
Loot systems
I’ve certainly been around the block – when it comes to raiding at least. I’ve been in numerous guilds ever since I started raiding back in Vanilla, although admittedly, it wasn’t very serious back then.
None the less, I’ve seen a good representation of guilds and how they handle loot. Some are fair, some are not. Some are simple and work really well, and others are really complicated without achieving anything.
I’d like to go through the most common systems of distributing loot (read: The one’s I’ve dealt with) and how they work. Who knows, maybe one of them will speak to you and your guild.
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