So it's been a while since i updated this blog, yeah i know, i'm a lazy S.OA.B. but i'm happy to say that i'l be posting a lot more from now on. Today's extra post will be about the current raiding endgame gear, and what i'l be working towards as a Combat Mace specc'd rogue. (Crim would be happy!) This will be pretty thorough, and any debates will be most welcome!
Expect the post sometime tonight!
Awryn
Awryn
Showing posts with label Raiding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raiding. Show all posts
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Roguey Macros Courtesy of Gower!
Here are a few macros, courtesy of Gower, that he has very usefully and politely posted up on the guild website. I hope he won't mind me using them here for others to see, and i would like to thank him for them!
Gower:
Just a list of the macros that I use to make my life a little bit easier - there aren't that many and most of then are very situational, but make of them what you will. Most of these can be found on the various macro sites.
Sinister Strike
This has replaced the normal SS button for me, it casts SS if I have the energy, if not it auto attack's anyway, and then Adrenaline Rush every time it's up. You can also list trinkets in here so they trigger every time they're available, they need a 'On Use:' action for this though. This will spam a lot of error messages though, usually saying 'item not ready' when the trinkets/AR are still on cooldown - i use CutUp to hide a lot of this unnecessary rogueish crud
#show Sinister Strike
/startattack
/cast Sinister Strike
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/use 13 - optional - top trinket
/use 14 - optional - bottom trinket
This might get rid of the errors, but it never seems to work for me
#show Sinister Strike
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/startattack
/cast Sinister Strike
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/use 13 - optional
/use 14 - optional
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
Tricks of the Trade
Just sets a Focus [by right clicking when a friendly character is targetted] and then casts TotT on them. Usually, Focus either the tank or 'daisy chain' other rogues for the 15% damage boost
#show Tricks of the Trade
/focus [button:2, help]
/cast [target=focus,help] Tricks of the Trade
Aggro Dump
This I use to drop aggro and then, when I'm at the bottom of the list, go ballistic for a few seconds with no chance of over aggroing again
/cast Vanish
/cast Adrenaline Rush
Poison Application Macros
Just allows me to left click to apply the named poison to the MH and right click to apply it to my OH - swap Deadly for Wound/Instant/Anaesthetic etc and/or have multiple macros, or use modifiers if you like them
/use Deadly Poison IX
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17
Throw
Just casts Deadly Throw if there are CPs up and basic Throw if there aren't
#show Deadly Throw
/cast Deadly Throw
/cast Throw
Fan of Knives AoE Blitz
Massively situational, but you never know... this will need to be pressed multiple times as the Global Cooldown is triggered frequently - mash away! It's going to cast AR, BF then TotT so that you're regenerating energy twice as fast via AR, hitting twice the targets via BF and dumping all the aggro on the tank, who's hopefully your focus - no deliberately focusing ranged or healers now!
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/cast Blade Flurry
/cast [target=focus] Tricks of the Trade
/castsequence Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives
Thank you very much Gower!
Gower:
Just a list of the macros that I use to make my life a little bit easier - there aren't that many and most of then are very situational, but make of them what you will. Most of these can be found on the various macro sites.
Sinister Strike
This has replaced the normal SS button for me, it casts SS if I have the energy, if not it auto attack's anyway, and then Adrenaline Rush every time it's up. You can also list trinkets in here so they trigger every time they're available, they need a 'On Use:' action for this though. This will spam a lot of error messages though, usually saying 'item not ready' when the trinkets/AR are still on cooldown - i use CutUp to hide a lot of this unnecessary rogueish crud
#show Sinister Strike
/startattack
/cast Sinister Strike
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/use 13 - optional - top trinket
/use 14 - optional - bottom trinket
This might get rid of the errors, but it never seems to work for me
#show Sinister Strike
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/startattack
/cast Sinister Strike
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/use 13 - optional
/use 14 - optional
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
Tricks of the Trade
Just sets a Focus [by right clicking when a friendly character is targetted] and then casts TotT on them. Usually, Focus either the tank or 'daisy chain' other rogues for the 15% damage boost
#show Tricks of the Trade
/focus [button:2, help]
/cast [target=focus,help] Tricks of the Trade
Aggro Dump
This I use to drop aggro and then, when I'm at the bottom of the list, go ballistic for a few seconds with no chance of over aggroing again
/cast Vanish
/cast Adrenaline Rush
Poison Application Macros
Just allows me to left click to apply the named poison to the MH and right click to apply it to my OH - swap Deadly for Wound/Instant/Anaesthetic etc and/or have multiple macros, or use modifiers if you like them
/use Deadly Poison IX
/use [button:1] 16; [button:2] 17
Throw
Just casts Deadly Throw if there are CPs up and basic Throw if there aren't
#show Deadly Throw
/cast Deadly Throw
/cast Throw
Fan of Knives AoE Blitz
Massively situational, but you never know... this will need to be pressed multiple times as the Global Cooldown is triggered frequently - mash away! It's going to cast AR, BF then TotT so that you're regenerating energy twice as fast via AR, hitting twice the targets via BF and dumping all the aggro on the tank, who's hopefully your focus - no deliberately focusing ranged or healers now!
/cast Adrenaline Rush
/cast Blade Flurry
/cast [target=focus] Tricks of the Trade
/castsequence Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives, Fan of Knives
Thank you very much Gower!
New Server, New Look, New Guild, I'm Back!
So fellow rogues and WoW players alike! I'm back in the frosty lands of Northrend with a brand new guild called 'Grudge.'
They're a brand new bunch, including my old best friend Shaerix the Hunter, and they've been nice enough to offer me a trial place in their endgame raiding guild.
Unfortunately for me, i've been inactive lately, but spending a day getting back into the swing was all i needed. I came second for the rogue DPS, which was a really nice suprise, and not too far towards the bottom :P
I'll post a screen tommorrow!
I'm a little tired now, so much more to come!
Awryn
They're a brand new bunch, including my old best friend Shaerix the Hunter, and they've been nice enough to offer me a trial place in their endgame raiding guild.
Unfortunately for me, i've been inactive lately, but spending a day getting back into the swing was all i needed. I came second for the rogue DPS, which was a really nice suprise, and not too far towards the bottom :P
I'll post a screen tommorrow!
I'm a little tired now, so much more to come!
Awryn
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
4 Set spells out some great DPS!
Well the nearly impossible happened and i managed to nab my teir 6 helm! Yumm yumm!
I'm eternally grateful to Shaerix, my hunter (irl) girlfriend who let me have her spot, and Draiza who (whether or not she had the dkp for it i don't now, but thanks anyway) allowed me to get it :D
So here it is!
Yeah, major e-peen points for Kalecgos in the background. Got him to 45% the other night (woot)
So anyways, Black Temple started tonight and my dps was considerably better than before, i even topped past Sypher for a good moment. (our usually top dps rogue extremely closely followed by Crimson -may i add)
The helm is an incredible piece, and i had to add a few purple stam and ap gems (which i plan on swapping for stam and agi when i can get round to it) in order to have the +agi and cit damage earthstorm diamond. (the previous abomination attached to my head was the tier 4 helm : / )
My hit went down to about 285 buffed, but my dps overall was much, much better.
However, on a down side, i do have to wear the tier 6 trousers, when (much to my horror) the badge loot ones from Quel'Danas are slightly better! My next mission is to get the chestpiece, and don the badge tousers yet still keep my four set. However i can patiently wait for that!
Oh, and news on the next part of my guide to WotLK rogues will follow sometime soon. I'm a little busy and knackered from this new job to get round to it after raiding and such, sorry!
Off to bed, Awryn out!
I'm eternally grateful to Shaerix, my hunter (irl) girlfriend who let me have her spot, and Draiza who (whether or not she had the dkp for it i don't now, but thanks anyway) allowed me to get it :D
So here it is!
Yeah, major e-peen points for Kalecgos in the background. Got him to 45% the other night (woot)
So anyways, Black Temple started tonight and my dps was considerably better than before, i even topped past Sypher for a good moment. (our usually top dps rogue extremely closely followed by Crimson -may i add)
The helm is an incredible piece, and i had to add a few purple stam and ap gems (which i plan on swapping for stam and agi when i can get round to it) in order to have the +agi and cit damage earthstorm diamond. (the previous abomination attached to my head was the tier 4 helm : / )
My hit went down to about 285 buffed, but my dps overall was much, much better.
However, on a down side, i do have to wear the tier 6 trousers, when (much to my horror) the badge loot ones from Quel'Danas are slightly better! My next mission is to get the chestpiece, and don the badge tousers yet still keep my four set. However i can patiently wait for that!
Oh, and news on the next part of my guide to WotLK rogues will follow sometime soon. I'm a little busy and knackered from this new job to get round to it after raiding and such, sorry!
Off to bed, Awryn out!
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Awryn's personal guide to the Northrend rogue!
Hey there chaps and chapesses! Been a while huh?
Well, over the next few posts (and by few i mean when i can be bothered to discuss and explain the new goodies and baddies us rogues will be handed) i will be chatting aobut the Northrend expansion and it's affect on rogues.
This is , of course, open completely to dicussion, wether agreeing or critisizing, and i would love to hear people's opinions and presonal preferances!
Today comes my talk about combat, and it's roles and changes come WOTLK!
First of all, the (current) new ablities we can learn!
Fan of knives:
Instantly throw both weapons at all targets within 8 yards, causing 100% weapon damage.
(50 Energy, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range, Requires Melee Weapon)
This unfortunately, is the only ability trained for rogues in the combat section of the spellbook. At a first glance, it seems a little, i don't know, semi-pointless? But if you think about instances like Mount Hyjal, this becomes something a little worth while. With both weapon damage at the same time, you should do a nice bit off aoe damage. Overall though, its not really that much of an improvement to our dps, as i'm pretty sure mages would get annoyed with all the sheeps (or penguins!) you'll be breaking :P
Pros: an aoe, so can't be too bad.
Cons: Energy cost and rediculously long cooldown.
Next we will talk about the talent abilities learnt within the combat talent tree!
Throwing Specialization:
Increases the range of Throw and Deadly Throw by 2/4 yards and gives your Deadly Throw a 50/100% chance to interrupt the target for 3 sec.
(2 Ranks)
Requiring 35 points down the combat tree, this actually seems, to me, a bit silly. As far as i can tell, this is mainly a pvp based talent, and won't really help with combat pve very much. In my opinion this would probably be better suited in the subtlety tree, where a majority of pvp based talents are. However i'm sure there isn't much worng with a combat specced pvp rogue :P
Pros: Great for pvp.
Cons: Have yet to determine a proper raiding use for it. (it disrupts, but so does kick.)
Unfair Advantage:
Whenever you dodge and attack you gain an Unfair Advantage, increasing your chance to hit by 2/4% and the chance that attacks will miss you by 2/4% for 8 sec.
(2 Ranks)
This, to me, is a must have for both pve and pvp. The extra hit benefits us raiders greatly, and the pvp'ers are going to love both the hit and the dodge increase. Found in the must spend 40 points section, probably the best rogue combat talent to come out of wotlk.
Pros: Extra hit and extra dodge!
Cons: There aren't any... It's a winner! -Unless of course there's some long invisible cooldown on it, however it's still an excellent talent regardless.
Stay Of Execution:
When you have less than 35% health, all damage taken is reduced by 5/10/15% and you are treated as if you are at full health.
(3 Ranks)
Found directly opposite Unfair Advantage, costing 40 points to get to, is Stay Of Execution. Regarding it's description, i'd say this is another pvp based talent. However, like they say, a dead rogue does zero DPS, so you decide. It's a personal getback at the warrior's execute, and renders it useless against us. How can they execute when our life is technically full? Pvp frustration fun!
Pros: Warriors and raid bosses alike will be screaming 'WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!'
Cons: doesn't 'actively' enhance our dps.
Update: Waylander kindly pointed out this handy piece of advice that never crossed my mind: 'If you see the description of "Stay of Execution", you are treated as if in Full Health.
Imo this goes excellent with "Prey on the Weak" since you'll be always treated as if having full HP, then your crit will go up like crazy. Assuming of course that its based on a % basis.'
This would therefore, make Prey on the Weak, and Stay of Execution, and extremely useful combo to have!
Prey On The Weak:
Your normal melee critical strike damage is increased by 5/10/15/20/25% when the target has less health than you (as a percentage of total health).
(5 Ranks)
This talent, just like Unfair Advantage, is an incredibly useful talent to have. It has it's advantages in pvp and pve alike. Am i right assuming the second a bosses/opponent's health gets to 99%, and yours is 100%, your crit strike damage gets that increase? If so, this talent is priceless!
Pros: Extra crit strike damage within seconds of a boss/pvp encounter.
Cons: Are there any? -If it's percentage health like the discription, no, but if its actual health (eg 1000, 2000) then fighting a bear druid or a boss with millions of hp would render this useless until the very end! Let's hope it's the first one :P
Murder Spree:
Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every .5 secs with both weapons until 5 assaults are made. Can hit the same target multiple times.
(1 Rank, Instant, 2 min Cooldown)
This is the last talent in the combat tree, costing 50 points to reach. At first, i was like 'Oh another pvp talent. Great for 5v5 or crowded rooms in BG's' But upon closer look i realised just how useful this ability could be in pve too! If i'm reading this right, it sounds like an opener, and if, like me, you have a great set of tanks in your guild, you could do this:
First of all, i'd open with garotte. Good old fashioned bleed effects! Then, i'd vanish again, and cast Murder spree. This means that not only have i applied a bleed affect, ive then hit the same target (assuming this is a boss) five times with both my weapons instantly. I can then continure to dps as usual, hoping this wont give off too much initial threat. Now this is assuming that it's a 'from stealth' ability. If it's not, then i'd use it whenever it's cooldown is off, for an extra DPS boost. 'Step through the shadows' on the tooltip would make me presume it's from stealth however.
Pros: Potentually, this could be an excellent addition to the combat raid rotation. However, i have yet to confirm it's energy cost (because surely an ability this good needs one)!
Cons: Possible high energy cost, and the fact that proabaly from stealth means you cannot use it's cooldown of 2mins to it's full potentual.
Well, thats about it folks for the combat tree! To summarise, the talents i strongly suggest you pick for a pve raiding rogue such as myself are:
Well, over the next few posts (and by few i mean when i can be bothered to discuss and explain the new goodies and baddies us rogues will be handed) i will be chatting aobut the Northrend expansion and it's affect on rogues.
This is , of course, open completely to dicussion, wether agreeing or critisizing, and i would love to hear people's opinions and presonal preferances!
Today comes my talk about combat, and it's roles and changes come WOTLK!
First of all, the (current) new ablities we can learn!
Fan of knives:Instantly throw both weapons at all targets within 8 yards, causing 100% weapon damage.
(50 Energy, Instant, 30 sec Cooldown, 5 yd Range, Requires Melee Weapon)
This unfortunately, is the only ability trained for rogues in the combat section of the spellbook. At a first glance, it seems a little, i don't know, semi-pointless? But if you think about instances like Mount Hyjal, this becomes something a little worth while. With both weapon damage at the same time, you should do a nice bit off aoe damage. Overall though, its not really that much of an improvement to our dps, as i'm pretty sure mages would get annoyed with all the sheeps (or penguins!) you'll be breaking :P
Pros: an aoe, so can't be too bad.
Cons: Energy cost and rediculously long cooldown.
Next we will talk about the talent abilities learnt within the combat talent tree!
Throwing Specialization:Increases the range of Throw and Deadly Throw by 2/4 yards and gives your Deadly Throw a 50/100% chance to interrupt the target for 3 sec.
(2 Ranks)
Requiring 35 points down the combat tree, this actually seems, to me, a bit silly. As far as i can tell, this is mainly a pvp based talent, and won't really help with combat pve very much. In my opinion this would probably be better suited in the subtlety tree, where a majority of pvp based talents are. However i'm sure there isn't much worng with a combat specced pvp rogue :P
Pros: Great for pvp.
Cons: Have yet to determine a proper raiding use for it. (it disrupts, but so does kick.)
Unfair Advantage:Whenever you dodge and attack you gain an Unfair Advantage, increasing your chance to hit by 2/4% and the chance that attacks will miss you by 2/4% for 8 sec.
(2 Ranks)
This, to me, is a must have for both pve and pvp. The extra hit benefits us raiders greatly, and the pvp'ers are going to love both the hit and the dodge increase. Found in the must spend 40 points section, probably the best rogue combat talent to come out of wotlk.
Pros: Extra hit and extra dodge!
Cons: There aren't any... It's a winner! -Unless of course there's some long invisible cooldown on it, however it's still an excellent talent regardless.
Stay Of Execution:When you have less than 35% health, all damage taken is reduced by 5/10/15% and you are treated as if you are at full health.
(3 Ranks)
Found directly opposite Unfair Advantage, costing 40 points to get to, is Stay Of Execution. Regarding it's description, i'd say this is another pvp based talent. However, like they say, a dead rogue does zero DPS, so you decide. It's a personal getback at the warrior's execute, and renders it useless against us. How can they execute when our life is technically full? Pvp frustration fun!
Pros: Warriors and raid bosses alike will be screaming 'WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!'
Cons: doesn't 'actively' enhance our dps.
Update: Waylander kindly pointed out this handy piece of advice that never crossed my mind: 'If you see the description of "Stay of Execution", you are treated as if in Full Health.
Imo this goes excellent with "Prey on the Weak" since you'll be always treated as if having full HP, then your crit will go up like crazy. Assuming of course that its based on a % basis.'
This would therefore, make Prey on the Weak, and Stay of Execution, and extremely useful combo to have!
Prey On The Weak:Your normal melee critical strike damage is increased by 5/10/15/20/25% when the target has less health than you (as a percentage of total health).
(5 Ranks)
This talent, just like Unfair Advantage, is an incredibly useful talent to have. It has it's advantages in pvp and pve alike. Am i right assuming the second a bosses/opponent's health gets to 99%, and yours is 100%, your crit strike damage gets that increase? If so, this talent is priceless!
Pros: Extra crit strike damage within seconds of a boss/pvp encounter.
Cons: Are there any? -If it's percentage health like the discription, no, but if its actual health (eg 1000, 2000) then fighting a bear druid or a boss with millions of hp would render this useless until the very end! Let's hope it's the first one :P
Murder Spree:Step through the shadows from enemy to enemy within 10 yards, attacking an enemy every .5 secs with both weapons until 5 assaults are made. Can hit the same target multiple times.
(1 Rank, Instant, 2 min Cooldown)
This is the last talent in the combat tree, costing 50 points to reach. At first, i was like 'Oh another pvp talent. Great for 5v5 or crowded rooms in BG's' But upon closer look i realised just how useful this ability could be in pve too! If i'm reading this right, it sounds like an opener, and if, like me, you have a great set of tanks in your guild, you could do this:
First of all, i'd open with garotte. Good old fashioned bleed effects! Then, i'd vanish again, and cast Murder spree. This means that not only have i applied a bleed affect, ive then hit the same target (assuming this is a boss) five times with both my weapons instantly. I can then continure to dps as usual, hoping this wont give off too much initial threat. Now this is assuming that it's a 'from stealth' ability. If it's not, then i'd use it whenever it's cooldown is off, for an extra DPS boost. 'Step through the shadows' on the tooltip would make me presume it's from stealth however.
Pros: Potentually, this could be an excellent addition to the combat raid rotation. However, i have yet to confirm it's energy cost (because surely an ability this good needs one)!
Cons: Possible high energy cost, and the fact that proabaly from stealth means you cannot use it's cooldown of 2mins to it's full potentual.
Well, thats about it folks for the combat tree! To summarise, the talents i strongly suggest you pick for a pve raiding rogue such as myself are:
- Unfair Advantage
- Prey On The Weak
- Murder Spree
- Stay of Execution (as above)
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Legendary Fun -Spam of the week!
Well, i've just started training for my new job and i'm knackered. So here's something to keep you occupied for a few seconds till im recharged and back to blogging! This is a screenie of me with the legendary sword and dagger from the Kael'thas fight!
Awryn
Monday, 28 July 2008
Making myself useful
This is a bit of an update to my low dps drama -and some thoguhts that occured to me whilst i was in the bath!
As you are all aware, my dps on average can be pretty low when compared to the other rogues of my guild, and while it's easy to label me as a less efficient member of the raid, it's not strictly true. (I would also hasten to say my dps in Zul'Aman wasn't half bad actually)
Survivability is a key factor in a majority of fights (Archimonde especially) and i do try to keep breathing during all the endgame bossfights. -Naturally.
Whereas my dps is -and this is just a majority of the reason- based upon my lack of stats (see Crimson's ingame pic of him with 3000 ap and missing a few buffs -mine's closer to 2600-2800) there's always something you can bring to the table to make you a better raider in general.
Mine happens to be survivability. When you're a dps class it's vital that you hammer out the dps, but when you kick the bucket, your dps is a big, fat, juicy zero. Keep your eyes on the aggro meters, pay attention to your surroundings, make sure you have a high fps, and your spell detail on high so you can move out the way of those damned flames!
So, whilst mine might not be a high flow of dps, it does stay constant.
Awryn
As you are all aware, my dps on average can be pretty low when compared to the other rogues of my guild, and while it's easy to label me as a less efficient member of the raid, it's not strictly true. (I would also hasten to say my dps in Zul'Aman wasn't half bad actually)
Survivability is a key factor in a majority of fights (Archimonde especially) and i do try to keep breathing during all the endgame bossfights. -Naturally.
Whereas my dps is -and this is just a majority of the reason- based upon my lack of stats (see Crimson's ingame pic of him with 3000 ap and missing a few buffs -mine's closer to 2600-2800) there's always something you can bring to the table to make you a better raider in general.
Mine happens to be survivability. When you're a dps class it's vital that you hammer out the dps, but when you kick the bucket, your dps is a big, fat, juicy zero. Keep your eyes on the aggro meters, pay attention to your surroundings, make sure you have a high fps, and your spell detail on high so you can move out the way of those damned flames!
So, whilst mine might not be a high flow of dps, it does stay constant.
Awryn
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Friday, 25 July 2008
ZA rush stands for Zealous Adrenaline!
Tonight i was invited to the timed ZA run to get a chance to roll for the mount.
In all honesty, I'm not too fussed about getting the actual mount -it's only been a short while that i've been in the guild, so i'm quite content to miss out on it for a while.
What i was happy about was being invited to go. Going on a ZA run means complete dedication. No bullshit, 100% dps, and no going afk!
So, my usual, pratting-around self went out the window tonight, i donned (reluctantly) my reading glasses, put the earphones in to block out the missus (should do that more often :P) and cleared the bogeys out my nose. (we all love a good pick mid fight) lol
There we were, slaughtering our way through countless trolls (Blizz, give up with the damned troll instances, theyre driving me nuts -and naga for that matter) and hastily killing off helpless scouts. -Who need to do some training or something, those weeds! We clipped the wings of the eagle boss in great time, and made our way to the bear. Well, he went down too, with BEARly any problems, (get it? lol) apart from a lay on hands, but that wasn't even noticeable afterwards.
Next came the dragonhawk boss. Now there's always something ive noticed about this boss, and it's that people forget that they need to space out incase of the flame-breath it does. Not really much of a problem here, and it was nice to be kept on my toes!
Actually, the gauntlet up to the dragonhawk boss was where i fucked up. The problem is, i didnt prepare my ui properly beforehand. You see, i have a crazy custom ui (il post it sometime) that involves a set amount of buttons near the centre of my screen, and kidney shot (stun) wasn't one of them! This is because i usually don't stun during raids. This is either done by Crimson (because he's a bit more of a BT and MH mob expert than myself, and also because im bloody useless at it lol) or i don't do it at all. Therefore Cloak of Save gets priority there.
Anyway, i digress. I didnt stunlock the fire-blechers at the right time, it volleyed the raid, and killed two unsuspecting gulides. Was only a set-back mind you!
We did this really clever trick tonight that i'd only ever seen performed by this guild. (lets face it... my other guilds could only do bear or eagle on timed and no more) Basically it involves jumping through a couple of windows after taking an invis pot to get to the fourth boss quicker.
Genius!
Halazzi got his ass handed to him... Literally. with mere minutes on the clock, we rushed into him, and creamed the guy in three minutes. We had seconds left, possibly under ten!
So, without a doubt, it was a damned brilliant experience. With the whole raids heart pounding, and the adrenaline rushing through everyone, Arc recieved the bear mount, with a nice roll of 78.
Congratulations Arc, and congratulations to all!
Awryn
In all honesty, I'm not too fussed about getting the actual mount -it's only been a short while that i've been in the guild, so i'm quite content to miss out on it for a while.
What i was happy about was being invited to go. Going on a ZA run means complete dedication. No bullshit, 100% dps, and no going afk!
So, my usual, pratting-around self went out the window tonight, i donned (reluctantly) my reading glasses, put the earphones in to block out the missus (should do that more often :P) and cleared the bogeys out my nose. (we all love a good pick mid fight) lol
There we were, slaughtering our way through countless trolls (Blizz, give up with the damned troll instances, theyre driving me nuts -and naga for that matter) and hastily killing off helpless scouts. -Who need to do some training or something, those weeds! We clipped the wings of the eagle boss in great time, and made our way to the bear. Well, he went down too, with BEARly any problems, (get it? lol) apart from a lay on hands, but that wasn't even noticeable afterwards.
Next came the dragonhawk boss. Now there's always something ive noticed about this boss, and it's that people forget that they need to space out incase of the flame-breath it does. Not really much of a problem here, and it was nice to be kept on my toes!
Actually, the gauntlet up to the dragonhawk boss was where i fucked up. The problem is, i didnt prepare my ui properly beforehand. You see, i have a crazy custom ui (il post it sometime) that involves a set amount of buttons near the centre of my screen, and kidney shot (stun) wasn't one of them! This is because i usually don't stun during raids. This is either done by Crimson (because he's a bit more of a BT and MH mob expert than myself, and also because im bloody useless at it lol) or i don't do it at all. Therefore Cloak of Save gets priority there.
Anyway, i digress. I didnt stunlock the fire-blechers at the right time, it volleyed the raid, and killed two unsuspecting gulides. Was only a set-back mind you!
We did this really clever trick tonight that i'd only ever seen performed by this guild. (lets face it... my other guilds could only do bear or eagle on timed and no more) Basically it involves jumping through a couple of windows after taking an invis pot to get to the fourth boss quicker.
Genius!
Halazzi got his ass handed to him... Literally. with mere minutes on the clock, we rushed into him, and creamed the guy in three minutes. We had seconds left, possibly under ten!
So, without a doubt, it was a damned brilliant experience. With the whole raids heart pounding, and the adrenaline rushing through everyone, Arc recieved the bear mount, with a nice roll of 78.
Congratulations Arc, and congratulations to all!
Awryn
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Making Sacrifices Pay Off..
Tonight, I vailiantly gave up my place for the sake of the raid to a Warlock, as phase 4 of the Illidan fight renders me practically useless.
The result? The raid had a useful dps'er, and an extra healthstone for everyone.
AND ILLIDAN DOWN!
Thats right folks, Illidan went down a lot easier than any of our other encounters, (heck even one of our prized healers had dc'd for most-practically all the fight), and i was so happy to see him finally hit the dust.
It turns out, that whilst my action of suggesting to swap was a small one, and probably not groundbreaking, i'm glad i did so for the sake of the guild.
If everyone in WoW would be caring more for the good of the raid, than their own gear, im sure that WoW, and indeed Instances, would be better places. This isn't ever an issue for any of the members i know in my guild, and i think this is what helps us to reach our goals!
Awryn
The result? The raid had a useful dps'er, and an extra healthstone for everyone.
AND ILLIDAN DOWN!
Thats right folks, Illidan went down a lot easier than any of our other encounters, (heck even one of our prized healers had dc'd for most-practically all the fight), and i was so happy to see him finally hit the dust.
It turns out, that whilst my action of suggesting to swap was a small one, and probably not groundbreaking, i'm glad i did so for the sake of the guild.
If everyone in WoW would be caring more for the good of the raid, than their own gear, im sure that WoW, and indeed Instances, would be better places. This isn't ever an issue for any of the members i know in my guild, and i think this is what helps us to reach our goals!
Awryn
Friday, 18 July 2008
The Problem With Raiding...
After acumulating some pretty decent gear (im sure you can see it on the Armory if you can be arsed) i'm coming to a point in the game where i ask myself: am i using it to its full potentual?
....Nope, i dont mean am i using it in raids, and aslo using it as a tent, or embroidering it with flowers or the such... I mean, am i kicking out enough dps?
The answer? No.... No i am not...
Why?
Well, although i follow the rules and advice i have been given by my guildmates and researched myself, i find myself a hell of a lot lower than the other two rogues (Crimson and Sypher) on the dps list... heck, i find myself almost bottom!
So where am I going wrong?
I do find myself loosing concentration sometimes. You know... we're on trash, so it gives me time to get a drink, or pick my nose, or generally lack attention. Seems like i should pick up the pace a bit in that department!
My rotation on bosses. Now, as far as i know, this is perfectly fine... (any advice on this would be very appretiated) but i'm always open to try a new one!
Group Setup. Unfortunately for me, as i'm a bit of a spare part at the mo when it comes to raid setup, i usually miss out on the lovely windfury buff the other two rogues get. It doesn't bother me too much, but it is about 8% more damage if i were to have it. Luckily i do get a druid's +crit buff, so it isn't all bad!
Gear. As far as i can tell, my stats and gear (apart from a few pieces) aren't that far behind the other two rogues, so i'm not sure if this is too much of a factor. Possibly.
Well, more news when i find out why i'm so retarded on the dps... It's not a good thing when youre in a competitive raiding guild trying to down Illidan!
....Nope, i dont mean am i using it in raids, and aslo using it as a tent, or embroidering it with flowers or the such... I mean, am i kicking out enough dps?
The answer? No.... No i am not...
Why?
Well, although i follow the rules and advice i have been given by my guildmates and researched myself, i find myself a hell of a lot lower than the other two rogues (Crimson and Sypher) on the dps list... heck, i find myself almost bottom!
So where am I going wrong?
I do find myself loosing concentration sometimes. You know... we're on trash, so it gives me time to get a drink, or pick my nose, or generally lack attention. Seems like i should pick up the pace a bit in that department!
My rotation on bosses. Now, as far as i know, this is perfectly fine... (any advice on this would be very appretiated) but i'm always open to try a new one!
Group Setup. Unfortunately for me, as i'm a bit of a spare part at the mo when it comes to raid setup, i usually miss out on the lovely windfury buff the other two rogues get. It doesn't bother me too much, but it is about 8% more damage if i were to have it. Luckily i do get a druid's +crit buff, so it isn't all bad!
Gear. As far as i can tell, my stats and gear (apart from a few pieces) aren't that far behind the other two rogues, so i'm not sure if this is too much of a factor. Possibly.
Well, more news when i find out why i'm so retarded on the dps... It's not a good thing when youre in a competitive raiding guild trying to down Illidan!
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