Archive for January, 2008

Downing Tough Compositions: Part I

« 23 January 2008 | 15:57 | 2v2, 3v3, 5v5, Theorycraft, WoW PvP | 5 Comments »

The “Hard Counter”
You’ve probably heard the term thrown around before: the Hard Counter (HC). The concept brings fear and pain to most teams. It is the team setup that has a strong advantage in several aspects against your team: mobility, healing strength, CCs, and DPS.
Hard Counters are somewhat debatable. What one team [...]



Your Style, Their Style, and the Team Style

« 20 January 2008 | 23:25 | Theorycraft | 28 Comments »

“I Spec the Way I Want” - Your Style
On the surface, it seems to simple to just get into Arena and grind out a few matches to gain points. One of the major pitfalls most players in Arena is finding the “Ultimate Spec.” It’s that one talent setup that covers all situations, every ability, every [...]



The Theory of Tiers

« 17 January 2008 | 22:54 | Theorycraft, WoW PvP | 9 Comments »

What Are you Babbling About?
This isn’t some sort of scientific article. This is a little concept that I’ve always had in the back of my mind as I PvP’d. Most people believe in theories much like this, but is usually expressed in “nerf this” and “nerf that.” The Theory of Tiers is [...]



High Rerollers and the Second String

« 14 January 2008 | 23:18 | PvP Week-In-Review, WoW PvP | 6 Comments »

That’s not Shinsoku
I’m well aware of that.  It’s a discipline priest.  A troll discipline priest (Athene would stone me if he saw it - Weakness of the HEX).  This last week was an exercise is trying “someone else’s shoes on” to see what it would be like to be in the hot seat of a [...]



First Time in Arena and Preparation

« 12 January 2008 | 2:35 | Theorycraft, WoW PvP | 9 Comments »

Don’t Just Dive Right In
Most people attempt Arena as soon as they can just to get “points.” This most often applies to alts of people who just want to get geared up.  While it’s nice to get 200 arena points with a rating of 1350, the player won’t get a good experience from doing [...]