Finally got my lovely shaman to level 60, so I've reached the Outlands part of the game. Got myself Dual-Specialisations, so now I've got the enhancement and restoration trees covered. I do have 1 problem though...
I am not confident in my healing ability!
So I need your help. Know any good blogs about shaman healing, or just a few pointers of your own?? Please, please, please, please, please (I'm not begging, honest!) help me out. There are so many dungeons and good healers are a rarity. Bad healers, on the other hand, are a dime a dozen. Don't want to be one of those bad healers, oh no!
So Hellfire Ramparts and beyond await my healing expertise. Where do you suggest I get the advice I need??
Showing posts with label World of Warcraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World of Warcraft. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Miserly Horseman
The 2 week holiday of All Hallows Eve in WoW has ended and the Horseman is well and truly dead... till next year anyway. My problem with the Horseman stems from the fact that I had a plan in mind and he didn't stick to it.
I had a solid group of guildies with me for the duration of the holiday, so every night we went into the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard and summoned the delirious Horseman time and time again. With at least 7 lvl 80's to call on, we figured we had a good chance at getting the Horseman's Mount. Well, we didn't. We didn't have any chances at all, because it just wouldn't drop! The different rings the Horseman holds dropped plenty of times. The Helm dropped a few times (although it didn't drop for one of the guilds up and coming alts. Next year Barbarian, next year.) and I got it on 2 different toons, but I was really after that mount. Looks like I need 3 more still for the 50 mounts achievement. Back to the Champions Seal Grind!
I had a solid group of guildies with me for the duration of the holiday, so every night we went into the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard and summoned the delirious Horseman time and time again. With at least 7 lvl 80's to call on, we figured we had a good chance at getting the Horseman's Mount. Well, we didn't. We didn't have any chances at all, because it just wouldn't drop! The different rings the Horseman holds dropped plenty of times. The Helm dropped a few times (although it didn't drop for one of the guilds up and coming alts. Next year Barbarian, next year.) and I got it on 2 different toons, but I was really after that mount. Looks like I need 3 more still for the 50 mounts achievement. Back to the Champions Seal Grind!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Let that inner shaman shine!
Been playing lots of Warcraft lately. Started a new project in game - leveling a shaman. New guild, new people to talk with, new class to learn.
So now I've got Faeyer, a level 40 tauren shaman. It's been so much fun I've practically stopped playing my other toons, only bringing them out of storage when I've needed to do something specific (like Brewfest) or when I've wanted an escape from leveling. I will admit though, the escapes haven't lasted long. "1 more level. 1 more quest. That's all I need for now."
One thing i love about the shaman class is the flexibility. Cast spells, melee attacks, healing... the whole gamut of actions are available whenever you want. I've gone down the enhancement tree, giving me great melee capabilities, though I will eventually get dual specialization so I can take healing as well.
Speaking of healing, I've never played a healer before, always sticking with a class that I wasn't heavily relied upon. Sure, my paladin is Protection spec, so I am considered a "tank", but whenever I took the lead in a dungeon I made sure I had a great healer backing me up so there were never too many issues. But as a healer people are relying on me to keep them alive - scary in my opinion.
Now I do know it's a game, that if anyone dies it isn't the end of the world, but if I didn't try my hardest to stick to my role within the group why would I bother playing? Why play Need For Speed if you weren't there to win? Why play Call of Duty if you didn't want to shoot at people?? World of Warcraft has been slammed by many people, for whatever reason, but they all fail to realise that we play the game for a purpose. For some it is an escape from reality. Others like the sense of accomplishment that comes with end-game raiding or PvP. I personally like belonging to a group, helping other people in that group achieve their goals while achieving my own. I think that's why I am loving the shaman - or as I said in the title - letting my inner shaman shine. The shaman is mostly self-sufficient in a solo capacity. They can fill a number of roles within a group (even multiple roles within that same group). Their healing prowess puts them on the same level as a priest or a paladin in that respect, even better in some cases, but healing shamans seem to be a rarity in the current game.
That's where I want to be eventually, healing through Naxx, the Argent Tournament, perhaps even Icecrown Citadel in the future. Who knows?
So now I've got Faeyer, a level 40 tauren shaman. It's been so much fun I've practically stopped playing my other toons, only bringing them out of storage when I've needed to do something specific (like Brewfest) or when I've wanted an escape from leveling. I will admit though, the escapes haven't lasted long. "1 more level. 1 more quest. That's all I need for now."
One thing i love about the shaman class is the flexibility. Cast spells, melee attacks, healing... the whole gamut of actions are available whenever you want. I've gone down the enhancement tree, giving me great melee capabilities, though I will eventually get dual specialization so I can take healing as well.
Speaking of healing, I've never played a healer before, always sticking with a class that I wasn't heavily relied upon. Sure, my paladin is Protection spec, so I am considered a "tank", but whenever I took the lead in a dungeon I made sure I had a great healer backing me up so there were never too many issues. But as a healer people are relying on me to keep them alive - scary in my opinion.
Now I do know it's a game, that if anyone dies it isn't the end of the world, but if I didn't try my hardest to stick to my role within the group why would I bother playing? Why play Need For Speed if you weren't there to win? Why play Call of Duty if you didn't want to shoot at people?? World of Warcraft has been slammed by many people, for whatever reason, but they all fail to realise that we play the game for a purpose. For some it is an escape from reality. Others like the sense of accomplishment that comes with end-game raiding or PvP. I personally like belonging to a group, helping other people in that group achieve their goals while achieving my own. I think that's why I am loving the shaman - or as I said in the title - letting my inner shaman shine. The shaman is mostly self-sufficient in a solo capacity. They can fill a number of roles within a group (even multiple roles within that same group). Their healing prowess puts them on the same level as a priest or a paladin in that respect, even better in some cases, but healing shamans seem to be a rarity in the current game.
That's where I want to be eventually, healing through Naxx, the Argent Tournament, perhaps even Icecrown Citadel in the future. Who knows?
Monday, May 25, 2009
Leveling
Leveled my Hunter to 60 today. It's been a long time coming but I couldn't get the energy to get him over the 50 mark and just keep going. Well now I have and once again running through Outlands.
It's a bit different this time though. Each time so far I've been a part of a group for many of the quests, but now with Northrend well and truly settled, there aren't very many of us left to battle the Fel Orcs, Naga or Kael's Blood Elves. So I have to skip the dungoens and just stick to questing as fast as possible through so I can get to the North, to where the action is.
It is sad though. At this rate I'll never get my hunter into Kara or face off against the High King and his cronies. Yeah, I might get the chance to see the Sunwell if someone in the guild decides to organise a run, but that will be at 80 and very different to doing it at the original level with the original gear.
I wonder if Blizzard will keep the idea they started when they re-zoned Naxx and made it an 80 raid. I hope they do. I would love to see Molten Core as a level 80 raid, even if only 25 man instead of 40. Another one I would like to see redone is Zul'Gurub. Let the trolls there be conquered by Arthas and proclaim the beginning of the conquest of Stormwind from STV, much like the Horde who start from there and run up through Duskwood and across the river into Goldshire to harass lowbies and generally cause mischief. Sounds like a plan, doesn't it?? See you in Goldshire!!!
It's a bit different this time though. Each time so far I've been a part of a group for many of the quests, but now with Northrend well and truly settled, there aren't very many of us left to battle the Fel Orcs, Naga or Kael's Blood Elves. So I have to skip the dungoens and just stick to questing as fast as possible through so I can get to the North, to where the action is.
It is sad though. At this rate I'll never get my hunter into Kara or face off against the High King and his cronies. Yeah, I might get the chance to see the Sunwell if someone in the guild decides to organise a run, but that will be at 80 and very different to doing it at the original level with the original gear.
I wonder if Blizzard will keep the idea they started when they re-zoned Naxx and made it an 80 raid. I hope they do. I would love to see Molten Core as a level 80 raid, even if only 25 man instead of 40. Another one I would like to see redone is Zul'Gurub. Let the trolls there be conquered by Arthas and proclaim the beginning of the conquest of Stormwind from STV, much like the Horde who start from there and run up through Duskwood and across the river into Goldshire to harass lowbies and generally cause mischief. Sounds like a plan, doesn't it?? See you in Goldshire!!!
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