WoW'ers stand up and be counted!!!

[Danu 19]

So, I have been lvl 85 on my Resto druid for about 4 days or so, was having issues healing as well but now I have a wonderful new spec and understanding of my class from MMO champ. It was basically a game of pull, kill, drink repeatedly on normals and heroics were insane, I couldn't heal the last couple bosses. I havent tried the heroics today, but we did all of Tol'Avir without me having to drink even once. I am SOOOOOOOO happy! Up to 86k mana when buffed now too. Very glad I did a reread on my spec and such.

Warlord, I completely understand how you feel. Thankfully my guild is a casual raiding guild so we are letting people gear up and level at their own pace before we start pushing the instances. We had one guy I was friends with (was) but he already starting bitching 3 days ago about people having no drive to get geared and start raiding blah blah blah. I was like dude? We do, we're working on it, but its also A WEEK AFTER THE RELEASE. Yeesh. Let people enjoy leveling and seeing the content instead of just being all OMG WE HAVE TO KILL IT ALL NAO!!!! So irritating. We kicked him out though. I'd rather have to find someone new who understands the way we work. We knuckle down, bring our A game and kill bosses, but we also have fun doing it and don't see the points of making everyone hate the game.

[The_Dude 1,142]

So, I have been lvl 85 on my Resto druid for about 4 days or so, was having issues healing as well but now I have a wonderful new spec and understanding of my class from MMO champ. It was basically a game of pull, kill, drink repeatedly on normals and heroics were insane, I couldn't heal the last couple bosses. I havent tried the heroics today, but we did all of Tol'Avir without me having to drink even once. I am SOOOOOOOO happy! Up to 86k mana when buffed now too. Very glad I did a reread on my spec and such.

Warlord, I completely understand how you feel. Thankfully my guild is a casual raiding guild so we are letting people gear up and level at their own pace before we start pushing the instances. We had one guy I was friends with (was) but he already starting bitching 3 days ago about people having no drive to get geared and start raiding blah blah blah. I was like dude? We do, we're working on it, but its also A WEEK AFTER THE RELEASE. Yeesh. Let people enjoy leveling and seeing the content instead of just being all OMG WE HAVE TO KILL IT ALL NAO!!!! So irritating. We kicked him out though. I'd rather have to find someone new who understands the way we work. We knuckle down, bring our A game and kill bosses, but we also have fun doing it and don't see the points of making everyone hate the game.

People actually enjoy lvling?

Most of my guild is geared up to start raiding (10 man runs at least). I have so much rep to farm, and so little time. I can't even get my head or shoulder chants yet. I've been working on professions and farming instances. I haven't tried healing since I hit 85, it was just too annoying doing the regular instances. Disc priest just runs out of MP so fast, hence why I am considering holy as my off spec.

[warlord 73]

So, I have been lvl 85 on my Resto druid for about 4 days or so, was having issues healing as well but now I have a wonderful new spec and understanding of my class from MMO champ. It was basically a game of pull, kill, drink repeatedly on normals and heroics were insane, I couldn't heal the last couple bosses. I havent tried the heroics today, but we did all of Tol'Avir without me having to drink even once. I am SOOOOOOOO happy! Up to 86k mana when buffed now too. Very glad I did a reread on my spec and such.

Warlord, I completely understand how you feel. Thankfully my guild is a casual raiding guild so we are letting people gear up and level at their own pace before we start pushing the instances. We had one guy I was friends with (was) but he already starting bitching 3 days ago about people having no drive to get geared and start raiding blah blah blah. I was like dude? We do, we're working on it, but its also A WEEK AFTER THE RELEASE. Yeesh. Let people enjoy leveling and seeing the content instead of just being all OMG WE HAVE TO KILL IT ALL NAO!!!! So irritating. We kicked him out though. I'd rather have to find someone new who understands the way we work. We knuckle down, bring our A game and kill bosses, but we also have fun doing it and don't see the points of making everyone hate the game.

I know that's how the mentality is for a few people that just have one toon to play. They spend all their time on just the one. Sorry I want my alts professions maxed out and the cheapest way is to get the mats from leveling my alts rather then spending horrible gold in the AH. Anyways told the sort of GM about it yesterday and he said I wasn't the only one burned out by the raiding all the time and that many others are wanting to do just the same thing as I. He just said whenever you are wanting to get in to a raid down the road, I'm in and I can use whatever toon I want (I told him I was sick of my lock).

And well it's not that I enjoy leveling at all, I enjoy getting all my guys to 80 so I can find cool new things like my camel mount...

[Danu 19]

I did, it didnt take too long and the new zones were awesome. For me the reps arent too bad, have one exalted, another on the way to it. I guess the difference is I don't mind grinding out all the stuff I'm doing because my guild has my sister, dad and husband in it as well as people I have been raiding with for 3 years+ so its more like a group of friends who pwns bosses. Lvling my LW was a pain in the butt, as is getting the last 700 leather for the recipes off the vendor (down from 2200 though! yay!) but I know that the people I'm doing it for are doing similar back for me, and when I fixed my healing yesterday there was general enthusiasm for me getting better in the "woot now you rock again" way instead of the "finally we dont have a ####### healer" way.

I've heard a LOT of complaints about priests and according to a blue post yesterday they know they are broken and are trying to fix them....soon lol. Would have been nice if they listened to the ppl on beta who were saying that months ago. Very glad holy palies got nerfed, their healing was way too OP.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I really don't understand how blizzard manages to screw up continually as they have been wont to do for 6 years. I played beta, and I continually submitted reports, about everything and anything. I have a friend who was sending them simcraft data of how out of whack the DPS was for certain class'. They don't fix things til you get a big enough lynch mob. Last night, I actually counted 13 people I know who quit healing and went DPS or prot. It wouldn't be such a problem if heals didn't cost so much MP, or mana pools were so small. I have only seen a handful of people with a 100K+ mana pool. I have 74K as shadow, and 88K as disc, and it's never enough. But at least as shadow, I have a several ways of replenishing my mp. I guess I'll have to take arch angel talent for disc, seems like such a waste tho.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I was disc up until yesterday when I finally gave up and decided to try holy. It's better, seems more mana efficient. I'm still learning though, and have only healed through guild runs. I don't pug at all unless I feel like waiting in a huge queue and go as dps. I hate what Blizz has done. Tanks and DPS have it easy, their strategy hasn't changed much other than no more facerolling. They have to pay attention to what they're doing and that's pretty much it. Healers, however, have the stressful part. I don't play the game to get stressed, get yelled at because someone dies, etc. I hope they fix it, because I love my priest.

[warlord 73]

Yep I can't seem to not run out of mana now on my shadow priest. Something I never had an issue with at all before, so now I'm totally screwed in regular dungeons let alone heroics. I hope they change that soon. Dammage wise, I'm doing great, mana wise is horrible though. I think it's now on par with what my mage used to be like. On the other hand, my lock seems to have great mana now...

[The_Dude 1,142]

I was doing a heroic stonecore last night and it suddenly dawned on me that our healer had the same name as a user on these forums, someone who has posted in the WoW thread, so I started thinking maybe it was this person. So I guess i'll have to ask, Missa, did you heal a heroic stonecore last night (Monday December 20) in which the incredibly talented shadow priest was sidetracked and got crushed by a boulder on the last boss?

[Peachey 10]

Last time I talked with Missa she said she quit WoW. I guess she could have come back for the xpac tho!

[The_Dude 1,142]

God I hope it wasn't her as my performance in that heroic was quite pathetic on that last boss.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Samsung has come out with a new keyboard just for mages. It is supposed to help them cope with their tunnel vision.

[Tick Tock 3]

I read something interesting and sad today. Perhaps some folks here are familiar with The Cynical Brit (Aka TotalBiscuit) - WoW and gaming shout/podcast and audio blogging. Youtube videos and whatnot. I found this post of his, linked from MMO-Champion.com and originally posted on Team Liquid:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=183443&currentpage=12#225

Turns out this awesomely amusing Brit is going through rough times with USCIS. He's had troubles with AOS, something I totally sympathize with. I left a comment through his website to mention visajourney.com in the hopes that he'll find some info/support here. God knows what a nightmare this process can be, and if you read the link I provided a few lines up, you'll read what he's been through.

I'm not an avid listener of his stuff (though I certainly do enjoy!) but I thought this worth mentioning here as it's immigration AND WoW-related.

/salute The Cynical Brit.

Here's hoping he can get his AOS taken care of soon so that he can be with his family.

[Welshcookie 17]

I read something interesting and sad today. Perhaps some folks here are familiar with The Cynical Brit (Aka TotalBiscuit) - WoW and gaming shout/podcast and audio blogging. Youtube videos and whatnot. I found this post of his, linked from MMO-Champion.com and originally posted on Team Liquid:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=183443&currentpage=12#225

Turns out this awesomely amusing Brit is going through rough times with USCIS. He's had troubles with AOS, something I totally sympathize with. I left a comment through his website to mention visajourney.com in the hopes that he'll find some info/support here. God knows what a nightmare this process can be, and if you read the link I provided a few lines up, you'll read what he's been through.

I'm not an avid listener of his stuff (though I certainly do enjoy!) but I thought this worth mentioning here as it's immigration AND WoW-related.

/salute The Cynical Brit.

Here's hoping he can get his AOS taken care of soon so that he can be with his family.

Oh wow.....I loved watching his beta cata videos.

[Kimbear 53]

wow..that is just retarded...well i can definitely say he may find some comfort knowledge and advice on these boards if he cares to visit them..

[Justdazed 1]

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