In Defense of the New Tree of Life

When Blizzard first announced the changes they were making to Tree of Life in the upcoming expansion, the Druid community experienced its own mini-Cataclysm. The main gripe seems to be more about the loss of another “true” Druid form, than it is about the mechanics of the talent. The reasoning behind the Dev’s decision  is …

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Second Verse, Different than the First

**Image is text from one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. In the week since the infamous post, I’ve been able to see the wide spectrum of responses and views on the topic. I’ve been condemned and praised for it. The praise came mostly because of points made in the post; the condemnation …

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Leap into PvP the Correct Way

In perusing WoW.com on my normal Monday morning shift, I tend to always follow Spiritual Guidance, usually when it’s headed up by Dawn Moore. Although I tend to go back and forth on my agreement with her, I’ve noticed that she’s taken an approach to encouraging people to participate more in PvP.  YES!  With the …

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Hope for the PvP Healer

If you’re like me (and frankly, you might not be, but I hope you’ll keep reading), you enjoy a good amount of some world PvP.  Beyond Wintergrasp and the Storm Peaks dailies phase, I’m talking about moments like these: “Oh sh**! STUPID [insert class]” “What happened? You get ganked?” “Yeah, I’m just farmin’ [insert mat]…” …

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How to Earn Those Seemingly Impossible Alterac Valley Achievements

Before attempting to shoot for several of these achievements, it is strongly advised that you have the following: AV Preform Enabler installed and ready to go A group of 10-15 friends Several hours to kill I won’t go into much detail about the AV Enabler. Veteran BG players understand why it’s useful and nearly a …

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