Comments on: A WoW topic near and dear to my heart http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/ Feral Druids in World of Warcraft Wed, 23 May 2012 05:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bremere http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8586 Bremere Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:16:39 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8586 I am slowly working my way to 70, and I know that once I hit it, I will be making many newbish mistakes. But everyone has to make them at some point or another. However I try to read about end-game as much as possible, and even if it only stops me from making one or two mistakes, it was worth it. I am slowly working my way to 70, and I know that once I hit it, I will be making many newbish mistakes. But everyone has to make them at some point or another. However I try to read about end-game as much as possible, and even if it only stops me from making one or two mistakes, it was worth it.

]]> By: Angelyne http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8569 Angelyne Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:40:25 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8569 I too only started playing recently and and have experienced the game exactly as you described. I've also been completed amazed and more than a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of research this game requires in order to meet people's expectation once you reach 70. I never worked this hard in my job nor school (long time ago). I think that I've done WoW 101, and 201 but I'm still not done learning. Sometimes I wonder why exactly I am working this hard and if it makes sense to expend all this energy on a game. I also long for the easy days of leveling where my greatest gear worry was that thing didn't match. WoW is really two (3 if you considering pvp) very different games, and I think that Wow 101 ill prepares you for Wow 102. This was probably unavoidable as designers tweaked the end game for a user base that was getting increasingly better at "winning" their planned encounters I too only started playing recently and and have experienced the game exactly as you described. I’ve also been completed amazed and more than a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of research this game requires in order to meet people’s expectation once you reach 70. I never worked this hard in my job nor school (long time ago). I think that I’ve done WoW 101, and 201 but I’m still not done learning.

Sometimes I wonder why exactly I am working this hard and if it makes sense to expend all this energy on a game. I also long for the easy days of leveling where my greatest gear worry was that thing didn’t match.

WoW is really two (3 if you considering pvp) very different games, and I think that Wow 101 ill prepares you for Wow 102. This was probably unavoidable as designers tweaked the end game for a user base that was getting increasingly better at “winning” their planned encounters

]]> By: Shawn Coons http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8563 Shawn Coons Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:32:57 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8563 Yeah, your Kitty DPS guide has been beneficial as well. Go ahead and give "How I WoW" a listen if you have time. People seem to like it, which still surprises me. :) If we can get the timing figured out Turpster will be our next guest. Yeah, your Kitty DPS guide has been beneficial as well.

Go ahead and give “How I WoW” a listen if you have time. People seem to like it, which still surprises me. :) If we can get the timing figured out Turpster will be our next guest.

]]> By: Soles http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8550 Soles Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:45:15 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8550 My first toon to 70 - a warlock - was leveled largely outside instances. My second toon to 70 was a druid, and I had a completely different mindset - doing research, using BBB's pre-Kara gear list etc - and I've had a lot of fun before burning out on failed heroics attempts (Kara is easy in comparison in my experience). This one I leveled outside of instances too, with the mindset that "it begins at 70". My third toon on its way to 70 is a priest (currently lvl 62), been leveling as holy and more or less constantly in instances (healed everything from RFC to Auchenai Crypts - personal best was healing Slave Pens at 59, ye gods I was sweating bullets...). My theory is that leveling a holy priest this way lets me learn to be a better healer gradually, playing to the strenghts of the class in a piecemeal way and incorporating new skills / spells along the way. This way of leveling also made the whole experience more interesting and easier: constant instance running gives good gear :-) My first toon to 70 – a warlock – was leveled largely outside instances. My second toon to 70 was a druid, and I had a completely different mindset – doing research, using BBB’s pre-Kara gear list etc – and I’ve had a lot of fun before burning out on failed heroics attempts (Kara is easy in comparison in my experience). This one I leveled outside of instances too, with the mindset that “it begins at 70″.

My third toon on its way to 70 is a priest (currently lvl 62), been leveling as holy and more or less constantly in instances (healed everything from RFC to Auchenai Crypts – personal best was healing Slave Pens at 59, ye gods I was sweating bullets…). My theory is that leveling a holy priest this way lets me learn to be a better healer gradually, playing to the strenghts of the class in a piecemeal way and incorporating new skills / spells along the way. This way of leveling also made the whole experience more interesting and easier: constant instance running gives good gear :-)

]]> By: Nighthawque http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8539 Nighthawque Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:07:43 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8539 edit: gnome dudes in steamvault... edit: gnome dudes in steamvault…

]]> By: Tesh http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8538 Tesh Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:44:07 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8538 This is tangential, but when I step back and look at the bigger picture, I am deeply concerned with the "game starts at 70" mindset. It does not bode well for the long-term viability of the game, especially as it relates to this sort of problem. If the game gets ever more noob-unfriendly, and actually changes substantially at the "endgame", it's not going to be something people stick with, or even bother with in the first place. This is tangential, but when I step back and look at the bigger picture, I am deeply concerned with the “game starts at 70″ mindset. It does not bode well for the long-term viability of the game, especially as it relates to this sort of problem. If the game gets ever more noob-unfriendly, and actually changes substantially at the “endgame”, it’s not going to be something people stick with, or even bother with in the first place.

]]> By: Minos http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8535 Minos Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:16:28 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8535 The Barkskin/Hurricane pull is one of the reasons I'm glad I stacked lots of Agi in my tank gear. With so much dodge, in AoE pulls like the skeletons in Shadow Labyrinth or the gnomes in Steamvaults, I can hurricane for as long as the barkskin lasts. I do have to make sure the healer knows what I'm planning, though. Who needs Consecrate when you have Hurricane? The Barkskin/Hurricane pull is one of the reasons I’m glad I stacked lots of Agi in my tank gear. With so much dodge, in AoE pulls like the skeletons in Shadow Labyrinth or the gnomes in Steamvaults, I can hurricane for as long as the barkskin lasts. I do have to make sure the healer knows what I’m planning, though.

Who needs Consecrate when you have Hurricane?

]]> By: Ratshag http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8534 Ratshag Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:58:30 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8534 Is very good that yer writing these articles, I'd say. When I reached 70 on me dwarfish spriest self, I at least knew some of the basics of aggro from previous tanking experience. But I'd been haulling arse to get to 70, and had pretty much skipped the 5-man learning process, and knew little about proper gear or spell rotation or any of that. Yet within 24 hours I were in Kara, and in 3 weeks I was in SSC. I were lucky enough ta have guildies what was patient & helpful & willing to give constructive criticism while I learned me job. But not everybody's gonna be so lucky, so is good to see articles aimed at thems. Keeps it up, BBBBBBB. Is very good that yer writing these articles, I’d say. When I reached 70 on me dwarfish spriest self, I at least knew some of the basics of aggro from previous tanking experience. But I’d been haulling arse to get to 70, and had pretty much skipped the 5-man learning process, and knew little about proper gear or spell rotation or any of that. Yet within 24 hours I were in Kara, and in 3 weeks I was in SSC. I were lucky enough ta have guildies what was patient & helpful & willing to give constructive criticism while I learned me job. But not everybody’s gonna be so lucky, so is good to see articles aimed at thems.

Keeps it up, BBBBBBB.

]]> By: Kal http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8531 Kal Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:51:24 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8531 What really bothers me is that the solo line doesn't teach anything about the two most important aspects of raiding - tanking and healing. While the DPS is very, very different in group than solo chances are you'll be passably familiar with the abilities. But when soloing do you ever learn to taunt? When do you end up healing anyone other than yourself? You have to go do instances, and instances aren't much friendlier. What really bothers me is that the solo line doesn’t teach anything about the two most important aspects of raiding – tanking and healing. While the DPS is very, very different in group than solo chances are you’ll be passably familiar with the abilities. But when soloing do you ever learn to taunt? When do you end up healing anyone other than yourself? You have to go do instances, and instances aren’t much friendlier.

]]> By: Nighthawque http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-8530 Nighthawque Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:35:02 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/2008/07/29/a-wow-topic-near-and-dear-to-my-heart/#comment-8530 Yeah, my first barkskin/hurricane pull was those gnome dudes in Mech... Funny now, not so much at the time. Yeah, my first barkskin/hurricane pull was those gnome dudes in Mech… Funny now, not so much at the time.

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