Right, now I’ve caught your attention with a yummy title, it is time, dear readers, for me to do something I’ve always tried to avoid doing as a blogger. Yes, I am going to apologise for not having posted anything in such a long time. It’s such a cliche and such a lazy way to jump back into blogging after having taken a break, but this time I really felt it needed saying. I suck, I have neglected this blog, neglected my love for writing crap about wow and neglected you, who much to my surprise seem to enjoy reading it.
So what have I been up to lately? Well, learning to tank. Properly. I hope.
See, my guild over here on the horde side seems to be populated exclusively with exceptional players. This wouldn’t be a problem if I myself were on their same level, but alas, comparatively I am a bumbling noob. I really think that as a tank, your fuck-ups are the most obviously apparent. The boss is obviously the focus of the majority of the raid, and you are his focus. You move him/her, you position him/her and if he/she loses interest in you, deciding to go nom the face of the nearest warlock instead, it’s painfully, instantly apparent. (Yes, Raelophos, that would be you! You wonderful aggro monkey, you!)
So, I’ve learnt:
How to pull properly, how not to pull, where to stand, where not to stand, what mobs do what, who to interrupt, when to pop cooldowns, how to stay alive……. etc.
I also learnt how to fly.
Seems if you tab target during a phase transition on the Lich King fight and don’t watch what you actually tab targetted to, you can sometimes find that instead of a Vile Spirit, you just charged into a Frozen Orb, and well and truly earned your wings. Oh yes, how everyone laughed at that one, and I earned myself a new guild note: “The Awesome Flying Bear”!
Oh and I learnt how to girly scream when the initial pull on BPC heroic went a bit squiffy. On the plus side, the panic in my voice seemed so hilarious to my guildies that they completely forgot about the fuckup and instead rolled about laughing. Woo!
So what’s next?
Well, I’ve been reading about Cataclysm tanking changes and I’m intrigued. Seems stacking EHP is going out, and stacking avoidance is coming back in. I would go into more detail but there’s a hundred million people out there who will do it far more eloquently than I.
But back in the here and now, we’re only two bosses and a small handful of achievements away from our ICC drakes! I’m massively excited, it’ll be my first ever 310% mount!
So until next time, have fun, stay safe, and…. sorry about being so quiet for so long.
