Weekly Digest: Kael Dead, Progression Methods, 2 G

matticus — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:50:18 GMT

1 What's Happening in WoW
2 What's Happening with the Blog
3 Latest Blog Posts
4 20 Questions by Matticus
5 Past Hits
6 Trends in the WoW Blogosphere
7 Blog Spotlight

What's Happening in WoW

We killed Kael on Sunday, yay! After the reset, we were able to kill him again which proves that we are now able to put Kael down on farm. After that, the special forces of Carnage decided to run into Mount Hyjal and help out Jaina. One wipe at around wave 7 before laying the smackdown on Rage Winterchill. Our healers had a tough time healing frostbolts and we're currently working on methods to counteract it.

For those that might be perplexed, Winterchill fires a frostbolt at a random player during the raid which impacts them ~4500+ damage and freezes them in place. Following that, there is a DoT applied to that player for 2500 per second.

Current solutions

Requirement of all players to obtain a PvP trinket by Tuesday

Here's some advice for players who employ DKP bidding in their loot distribution.

Bid high if you really want it
Do not bid in increments of 5

I found this lesson out the hard way the other night. I had the option to bid on a Verdant Sphere which gives you the option of picking an epic neckpiece of your choice. During round 1, I placed a bid for 35. It was revealed the highest was 45. During round 2, I placed a bid for 55 thinking that no one would go for it that high. Unfortunately, I lost the item to a Warlock who placed a bid for 56. I guess I'll need to do some more research and find me a neckpiece other then Lord Sanguinaar's Claim.

On the PvP front, my Shaman has acquired the Vengeful Gladiator's Mail Armor! That now brings me up to 2/5 S2 Resto and 3/5 Elemental. My goal is to become an Elemental Shaman in PvP. That seems to be what people want most these days. I've been thinking about what to socket them with. I'll most likely lean towards the Honor gems.

What's Happening with the Blog

I've decided to participate with a service called EntreCard. If you notice on the right side above my poll, there is a rectangular image. This service allows WoW bloggers to drop their business cards on to other blogs thereby getting traffic and raising awareness. As mentioned by TJ in her excellent summarization, the system is dominated by blogs that make money by telling other people how to make money blogging, there is no reason that it cannot be leveraged by the WoW blogging community. Why? Because you are able to approve or deny rights to blogs that wish to publicize on your blog. As such, I'm limiting blogs that show up under EntreCard to other WoW bloggers or gaming related blogs that have decided to use this service.

Latest Blog Posts

Here are the posts from this week:

A Guest post from Trackhoof helped kick off the week. In it, he discusses the synergies between a Priest and a Hunter.
Masato, a friend, helped create a Feral Druid gear guide for beginning bears that have just turned 70.
For those interested in Blogging about WoW, I started off with a few posts on things to do to get started and things to know before you devote yourself to it.
Are you having progression problems in your Guild? If you want a solution, take a look at my 3 Approaches to Guild Progression.
Masturbate much? Here's 6 telltale signs that you're playing too much World of Warcraft.

20 Questions by Matticus

This week I had a chance to sit down with Kestrel of Kestrel's Aerie.

Past Hits

Past columns I have written that still hold true to this day.

Trends in the WoW Blogosphere

Patch Notes have been strategically leaked by various Blizzard reps. Here's a few community takes and responses to them.

Blog Spotlight

Banana Shoulders - Siha is a Guild Leader and a Holy Paladin. We've had a lot of conversations on the AIM Blogazeroth chatroom. She's also a mac enthusiast!

Matt likes: The Jewelcrafting Quick Reference Sheet. I even printed out a copy. Unfortunately, since I use a laser printer it's in black and white.

The Daily Quest : bid