Build Your Own Guild Part 7: Day-to-Day Management

For the sake of argument, let’s assume that you’re a new GM, and your guild is finally up and running. You have enough members to start scheduling events, and you’re running at least some raids every week. It might be logical to think that your task as GM is done–if you’ve put in good policies, …

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Post Your Haircuts!

Old Matticus on the left, new (old-er) Matticus on the right! I can easily explain the hair and color change. The buzzcut is a result of dodging Fireballs and various Shadowbolts. The color is from the age and stress that comes from the weary campaigns against Kael, Vashj, and Illidan’s forces. Mallet is older. Much …

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Guides to 3.0.2

Too Many Annas Best of 3.0 and Wrath Information WoW Insider’s Patch 3.0.2 Roundup Didn’t feel the need to do one of my own. Already technically contributed to the Priest column (and really inaccurately at that). Happy patch day! Most likely not going to update a whole lot of addons. Not sure how much more …

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Order of Operations: Surge of Light, Clearcasting, Improved Holy Concentration

A question was posed this morning on the two articles I wrote on Spiritual Guidance this morning. A number of talents have been modified for Priests in the Holy tree. If Surge of Light, Clearcasting, and Improved Holy Concentration proc, will Flash Heal eat all 3? (Not the exact question, but the exact question was …

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Normally, I Don’t do Loot Posts but I’ll Make an Exception

The Staff is being placed back on the rack in favor of a mace. I now officially have the best possible gear I can get from Black Temple and there’s no real reason for me to go back there. With the expansion so close, I’m tempted to just shut down for a while and conserve …

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