Say hello. Allow all party members a moment for preparation. Wait for the tank to pull each group of enemies. Ensure the healer has enough mana for each pull. Stay out of the “fire.” Monitor your threat. Be patient. Stay until the end if you start the instance. Be courteous to the other party members. [...]

Ah, so my lovely RL avatar gave me some homework to do.  She babbled something about how I’d be able to answer this questionnaire better than her.  I figure I might as well oblige.  I mean, it’s not like I’m squeamish or modest when it comes to talking about my magical prowress or slaining foes.  [...]

My that is a gorgeous weapon… and the polearm isn’t bad either! Section One: Gear Choices for an OT/DPS Feral Druid Unfortunately when one is looking at filling both an off-tanking and a damage dealing role in many of the same pieces of gear, there are going to be some trade-offs that have to be [...]

My Affair with Feral Combat, a Poem: Through many a fight I’ve stood in the back, Furiously fighting to keep tanks alive. Shedding my bark for the warmth of thick fur, My time has come to stare at a bear hide. For all my grumbling and interface tweaking, Not seeing the fight for monitoring health, [...]

The question comes up more often than one may think: “what is harder, tanking or healing or dps’ing?” Over the course of dabbling with many different classes and builds some things consistently show up in conversations, regardless of class, build, or role. Lack of appreciation for the “other” roles. Lack of understanding what the “other” [...]

Last week the opportunity arose for me to give feral combat another shot (I tried it briefly… pre-BC). It is, by far, much more fun to play than it was back then. Probably the most difficult adjustment I had was simply deciding how to keep track of the timers for Rake and Rip where I [...]