Archive for December, 2007

We Battled into the Night

« 30 December 2007 | 20:32 | WoW PvP | 12 Comments »

It had been difficult pulling our 5v5 team together to get ten matches in. We had been sitting at 1794 (28-9) record. Like many other teams at this point in the season, we had been desiring the golden 1850. The goal eluded us once in the past. We made 1830-something, but [...]



It’s Not Thanksgiving, but…

« 29 December 2007 | 16:18 | WoW | 6 Comments »

I think it wouldn’t hurt to go over what I think Blizzard did right with World of Warcraft (WoW). I’ve been a WoW player for about a year and a half now. I spent something like six months as Alliance on Eredar, and then another year as Horde on Eredar. Here’s to [...]



Pushing the Boundaries and Making Juice Out of Lemons

« 29 December 2007 | 13:22 | WoW PvP | 5 Comments »

Resto. Shaman + SL/SL Warlock (Me) + Marksman Hunter +
Shadowstep Rogue + Frost Mage
8-2 on “opening” night with losses to full gladiator geared teams.
In a land full of 2345 combos (Warrior or Rogue + Ele.Shaman/Holy Paladin/Disc. Priest/Frost Mage), we’re taking a ragtag setup and trying to make it work.
Some might look at the setup [...]



Back from the Brief Break

« 26 December 2007 | 23:12 | Theorycraft, WoW PvP | 6 Comments »

Merry Christmas all, and a Happy New Years, all! Back when I was Alliance, I met a gnome warrior (and guild leader of Resolute) named Amelio. He was never a cocky player, and he was always in it for fun. That said, he always had crazy (… albeit inventive …) ideas of [...]



Endless Rage … or is it Endless Angst?

« 22 December 2007 | 2:21 | Theorycraft, WoW PvP | 7 Comments »

Experimentation is always interesting. The outcome can be enlightening and rewarding. Even if the end result is failure, there’s always a lesson to be learned. Today’s lesson is Endless Rage. This is the wonderful Arms 41 point talent that has seemingly come under the spotlight as of Season 3. [...]