World of Matticus blog posts

Poor Ji Firepaw

I’m aware of the controversy surrounding the guy. I don’t actually know if they made any additional changes to the dialog or anything, but this quest dialog cracked me up when I ran the 1-10 Panda area again for the second time. He’s

Priest talent: Mindbender

Really quick, my earlier post about Atonement is no longer accurate. Atonement is now a baseline, Discipline ability. It’s no longer a glyph and Holy has no access to it anymore. Edit: Discipline has access to Atonement at level 60. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIwp5sElqS4

Atonement Priests in Mists

Edit: As of build 15640, Atonement is no longer a glyph or a talent. It appears to be a baseline ability built into Discipline and will not be accessible to Holy. Plan on going Atonement? The process has changed. For starters, Atonement isn’t something

More Like This: Vodka vs Method Speedrun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_488Ir0itpU Forget arenas. Forget rated BGs. Give me competitive PvE raiding! Vodka and Method, 2 of the world’s best guilds, going heads up in the Dragon Soul challenge hosted by Athene for charity. Last time we

Priest 87 Ability: Spectral Guise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQFbhyAcQHw Spectral Guise is the current spell all Priests gain at level 87. Spectral Guise 30 sec cooldown Your shadow blurs into the darkness, leaving your true form behind. As a shadow you are invisible, but remain

Answering 8 Questions of a Guild Acquisition

Like many of our fellow 25 man raiding guild friends, we experienced our share of recruiting problems. Players had been losing interest in Warcraft. Every raid night was a dice-roll to see which line ups could be fielded. Some days we were able to raid

The Substitute Raid Leader

Remember the days in school where your favourite teacher was away? Maybe she was sick or needed a personal day. Then the sub would roll in with a giant, CRT television that was Velcro strapped to a cart and you thought to yourself, “YES! It’s

Origins

I’m going to tell you a little story today. It won’t take up that much of your time, but it’s not WoW related. I get often get asked this question from real life friends and contacts in game. “Matt, how did you get your job and

The Return of the World Boss

Reason #78 why Mists of Pandaria is going to be awesome? World bosses. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. He’s got some massive cannons on his back. His actual name is Galleon but I prefer to think of him as Blastoise. And no, he doesn’t

Symbiosis and Monks

I’m so flippin’ mad. Times like this I wish I was a fan of golf instead. But enough about that. Let’s get on to the highlights for this week. The beta cap in Mists has been raised. The big spotlight’s on Druids since they get Symbiosis

How Complex Should Healing Be?

In my weekly Raid Rx column on WoW Insider, I published a post with an introductory look at the Mistweaver Monk. While Monks are still in the stages of construction, there’s enough of a foundation in the beta right now that players can mess around

New Priest Talent: Feathers from Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGj14si3RQ Feathers from Heaven replaces the previous Levitate talent that we had at level 30. Feathers From Heaven 40 yd range Place Heavenly Feathers at the target location. Each Heavenly Feather causes a single nearby

How Spirit Shell Works

During dungeons when Spirit Shell is fully absorbed, it is only healing for 1. Do you know if this is a bug or if they intend it to not heal the target when fully absorbed? - Rave31211 Received a few comments and questions from people wondering about

Running Out of Mana? Here’s One Reason

My Google reader is set to examine various search terms allowing me to keep a pulse on what’s going out there with Priests. One search result that popped up on my reader involved a holy priest. Their problem was that they kept running out of mana.

HST takes a hit

So, if you’ve looked at the Mists of Pandaria talent calculator anytime recently, you may have noticed that restoration shaman finally got an update. While I definitely like most of the changes, there’s a big change looming that I’m

Mists: Spirit Shell, Chakra, and Party Healing

Blizzard issued another 100,000 invites today and I was lucky enough to get in. Derevka from Tales of the Priest also has the Mists beta enabled. I’m sure between the two of us we can help answer any Priest questions you might have (Save all the

Book Review: The Guild Leader’s Companion

(Lost my initial post to a crash. Ctrl + S all the things ) In ten words or less: Solid pickup for new players wanting to start a guild I’d definitely recommend this for players looking to start their own guilds. Not only does it have an excellent

Nifty Topics to Increase Forum Use

Don’t tell anyone this, but I’m actually in multiple guilds. I’m not cheating on my guild per se. But these guilds are involved with different games that aren’t a main focus. Unsurprisingly, can you guess the most popular page

Two Different Experiences, One Guild

Today I’m going to paint for you two pictures of different individuals. Both of them are in the same guild. Both are on the same raid team and are of the same member rank. Their raiding performances are comparable to one another. Player A: Soshal

The Burden of Leadership, Lodur bares his thoughts

There are a lot of folks out there that think being in charge, or in a leadership role, of a guild is a big fun thing. You get to set permissions, invite, kick and all that other cool stuff! Truth is, at least for me, it’s another job. Being in

Envisioning Your Guild House

Let’s assume for a moment Blizzard reversed their policy on guild housing. Guilds would have a place of their own to call home. Could be anywhere in Kalimdor or Eastern Kingdoms only. It could be in any zone you want, and the design is entirely

Transitioning to 25 Man: Your Tips?

Nikalia on Plus Heal posted a question: Do any of you have any tips/hints/tricks/advice on some things one might expect when transitioning into 25 man hard mode healing after being used to 10 man for so long? As I’ve primarily been a 25

Handling Raiding Couples

Couples that raid together in the same guild can be a nightmare to deal with. I’m glad to say I’ve only ever had to deal with a small handful of them. There were some great husband/wife combinations and some not-so-stellar ones. Interacting

Poll: Guild Site Hosting

Hey team, can you do me a favor? I want to conduct a poll about your guild website. I’m curious about what your guild is using and why. My interest is both personal and professional (Disclaimer: I’m with Enjin). Note: There is a poll embedded

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