Raiding with Multiple Discipline Priests

In every twenty-five-man raid, you’ll have more than one member of a class along for the ride; there are only ten classes after all.  In most raids, you’ll also find multiple members of the same talent tree:  three arcane mages, two affliction warlocks, and a partridge in a pear tree. The plus-side of having two [...]

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For What It’s Worth, Pt 2

When I asked, “Is it worth it?” this morning, I had no idea that across the continent, one of my very favorite WoW-bloggers was composing his farewell post, answering that question with a “No.”
I’ve never played a hunter beyond level 10, just long enough to tame some ridiculous pet to embarrass K-.  But I always [...]

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For What It’s Worth

My little brother introduced me to Everquest many years ago, and in turn, I’ve introduced him to WoW.  Using the “Recruit-a-Friend” tool and the many free weeks of gaming that that provides, I’ve managed to lure him back to MMOs.  He doesn’t play that often, what with a hectic work schedule (he’s an ER nurse [...]

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I Might Be Last on the Healing Meters But, Dammit, the Mages Love Me! — or Khaeli’s Guide to Power Infusion

WHAT
Power Infusion
Infuses the target with power, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reducing the mana cost of all spells by 20%.  Lasts 15 seconds.
2 minute cooldown (lowered to 1.6 minute with 2 points in Aspiration)  Does not trigger the GCD.

HOW
I’m a big mouseover macro fan, as clicking on someone to target them, then [...]

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In which our heroine gets sidetracked by the math on the EJ forums and fails to complete her post on Power Infusion

One of the frustrating things about waiting for Patch 3.1 is that I’m uncertain if I should “play around” with some changes to Khaeli now – in terms of gear, talents, gems, glyphs — or if I should hold off for a larger scale re-evaluation once the Patch hits.
Crit vs Haste
Khaeli has 28% crit unbuffed, [...]

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I’d like to thank the Academy…

“Gee, this isn’t like I imagined it would be in the bathtub.” — Dianne Wiest, Best Supporting Actress, Hannah and Her Sisters (1987)
His Holiness, the Dueg, has bestowed a Blog Award upon me.  In lieu of accepting, I was going to send Sacheen Littlefeather to register my objection to such awards when Discipline Priests remain [...]

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All’s Fair in Love and Loot Distribution

“Fair speech may hide a foul heart” — Samwise
When we were looking for a guild, there were a lot of things that made our new one very appealing:  they demanded a high level of dedication, skill, and knowledge and as such, they got shit done.  When signing the “Have you read and do you agree [...]

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This Is Not a PuG Advice Post

The Egotistical Priest and Holy Dueg have written a couple of great posts in the last few days on PuGs — on what to expect and on how to behave.  Ah priests and our keen sense of morality, eh?
Their advice is sage, and I’ll confess (they’re priests after all.  they compel me), Hannelore’s almost made [...]

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The Routine

No matter what “the plan” is for the evening — whether it’s a raid night or not — my routine is similar:

1)  Log into Khiiya
The Death Knight is my scribe.  She’s yet to learn all the glyphs so she does the major and minor inscription research religiously.  She’s also the toon with Auctioneer enabled, so [...]

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Weekend Update: Alts, Achievement Screenshots, & Eighties Pop Culture Mixed Metaphors, with Lyrics by John Cougar Mellencamp

Although Khaeli became Twilight Vanquisher last night, she spent much of the weekend feeling pretty vanquished.

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