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The ToC 10 Gearing Process for a Priest
worldofmatticus.com - 28 hours ago
The ToC 10 Gearing Process for a Priest
— worldofmatticus.com — This is a guest post by Aleph, who chronicled his early end game gearing process. Upon levelling... my priest to level 80 and looking at joining my guild’s raid team as a healer, I found that I hit a barrier where I simply had no means of gaining any new gear that would get me up to Naxx10 level ... (more) The ToC 10 Gearing Process for a Priest

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Bubbles and Crits, part 2: What the Hell Took you so Long?
worldofmatticus.com - 47 hours ago
Bubbles and Crits, part 2: What the Hell Took you so Long?
— worldofmatticus.com — This is a guest post by jeffo, a Paladin blogger from Looking For More . Way back... on September 15 I posted ‘Bubble and Crits: 3.0 to 3.2’ .  In that post, I examined the development of Holy Paladins from the release of Wrath up to the much-feared Great Illumination Nerf of 2009 (i.e. ... (more) Bubbles and Crits, part 2: What the Hell Took you so Long?

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Monday Night Insights
worldofmatticus.com - 2 days ago
Monday Night Insights
— worldofmatticus.com — It’s late where I’m at right now. The clock just turned 10 PM. So what’s been going... on lately? The blog One of the suggestions made in my recent reader survey was to update my blog links on the side as many of them have called it quits or have been (presumably) abandoned. I couldn’t agree ... (more) Monday Night Insights

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A Prescription for Raid Morale
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A Prescription for Raid Morale
— feedproxy.google.com — Raiding can always be stressful. Although the content has been called “too easy”, some of us still... struggle with certain encounters. We’ve cut our teeth on Normal Modes, and make the step up to the Heroic. Haunting are the nights of banging our heads against Icehowl ... (more) A Prescription for Raid Morale

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Warning: Jade Tiger Pet a Scam
worldofmatticus.com - 5 days ago
Warning: Jade Tiger Pet a Scam
— worldofmatticus.com — If you get this in your email, don’t follow through on it. These fakes are getting better... and better. ***SECURITY FOOTER*** :: Thanks for reading a post from World of Matticus ! "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky This post sponsored by Byte Me Gaming ... (more) Warning: Jade Tiger Pet a Scam

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A PUG’s Doom Knell: Link Achiev Or No Inv
worldofmatticus.com - 5 days ago
A PUG’s Doom Knell: Link Achiev Or No Inv
— worldofmatticus.com — This PUG will self destruct in five seconds. The first whiff of a short, lit fuse? A... group leader spamming the beastly phrase “link achiev or no inv”. I believe it’s a doom knell for any PUG. It makes Dalaran and trade chat more dangerous places for a group than a fire breathing ... (more) A PUG’s Doom Knell: Link Achiev Or No Inv

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Help Simone: Heroic Northrend Beasts
worldofmatticus.com - 6 days ago
Help Simone: Heroic Northrend Beasts
— worldofmatticus.com — Meet Simone. She’s the new healing lead and she needs your help. None of the other healers... wanted the job of organizing and assigning healing. The raid leader doesn’t understand enough about healing to confidently handle it himself. Simone has decided to take initiative and do ... (more) Help Simone: Heroic Northrend Beasts

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Reader Survey – How Can we Improve Our Blog?
worldofmatticus.com - 7 days ago
Reader Survey – How Can we Improve Our Blog?
— worldofmatticus.com — Most of the time, when I ask for feedback, I usually have a chat with my fellow... blog contributors on the staff. Occasionally, I’ll get some thoughts and opinions via the contact form. But here’s where I made the fatal mistake. There’s one important person that I failed to consult. You . ... (more) Reader Survey – How Can we Improve Our Blog?

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Leading The Lodur Way
worldofmatticus.com - 8 days ago
Leading The Lodur Way
— worldofmatticus.com — This comes as a request on twitter from @Furiey. They asked me to write a post about... my particular style of leadership and thus today’s post is born! There are many different ways to lead I’ll discuss some of the more common ones and then talk about my own style. The most ... (more) Leading The Lodur Way

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The Case for Limited Attempts
worldofmatticus.com - 9 days ago
The Case for Limited Attempts
— worldofmatticus.com — We’ve seen the mechanic in Trial of the Grand Crusader and it seems like it’s going to... be implemented in Icecrown as well . When I was on the PTR, I saw the countdown at 3000. We were down to 2994 when the raid group was called. Again, this is why I’m in favour of being on the PTR often so I ... (more) The Case for Limited Attempts

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One Year of Conquest
worldofmatticus.com - 10 days ago
One Year of Conquest
— worldofmatticus.com — Conquest celebrated its one year birthday several days ago. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a... year since the guild’s inception.  We’ve had our share of high points and low points. Some days it was difficult to get through a raid. Tempers were flaring, players would be upset. Other ... (more) One Year of Conquest

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Shaman Tier 10 Lodur’s Thoughts
worldofmatticus.com - 12 days ago
Shaman Tier 10 Lodur’s Thoughts
— worldofmatticus.com — So where has Lodur been you might be asking? Well I’ve been a busy Shaman. For those... of you who may not know I am now the co-host of a weekly podcast called For The Lore . We transmit every week live on Monday’s at 6:45pm EST over at our Ustream Channel . We cover all aspects of ... (more) Shaman Tier 10 Lodur’s Thoughts

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Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 2)
worldofmatticus.com - 12 days ago
Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 2)
— worldofmatticus.com — Last week we took a look at the first five of That Which Should Be Lore to... raid leaders from all corners of the World… of Warcraft. Well, all right – it’s only advice from an oversized bird, but here’s to it being helpful or at least entertaining. Here are the other five rules for your ... (more) Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 2)

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Crystal Spire of Karabor 2.0
worldofmatticus.com - 13 days ago
Crystal Spire of Karabor 2.0
— worldofmatticus.com — Have you seen this mace? It’s supposed to drop from Rotface, I believe. Have you looked at... the proc yet? Make sure you read it twice. Each time your spells heal a target you have a chance to cause the target of your heal to heal themselves and friends within 10 yards for 217 each second ... (more) Crystal Spire of Karabor 2.0

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I’m Taking My Guild With Me!
worldofmatticus.com - 14 days ago
I’m Taking My Guild With Me!
— worldofmatticus.com — Scott Johnson and Randy Jordan of The Instance podcast struck some geek gold when they had a... chance to digitally sit down with Tom Chilton of Blizzard Entertainment! You can find the interview in their latest episode, downloadable at their website . Although most of the conversation ... (more) I’m Taking My Guild With Me!

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Oculus Gets a Facelift
worldofmatticus.com - 15 days ago
Oculus Gets a Facelift
— worldofmatticus.com — Image credited to Blizzard Entertainment Since the days of Burning Crusade, we’ve seen the rise of the... Heroic. Five brave heroes banding together to take on our favorite dungeons, but the foes are much more formidable. The badges/emblems, the epic loot, the reputation, the ... (more) Oculus Gets a Facelift

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worldofmatticus.com - 20 days ago
Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 1)
— worldofmatticus.com — So you want to be a raid leader? Well, you gotta ask yourself one question. Do I... feel… Ready? I don’t know everything about raid leading by a long shot but I thought I’d share some of my musings on the hows and whys of this arcane practice. Many players are shouting ... (more) Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules (part 1)

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Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules
worldofmatticus.com - 20 days ago
Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules
— worldofmatticus.com — So you want to be a raid leader? Well, you gotta ask yourself one question. Do I... feel… Ready? I don’t know everything about raid leading by a long shot but I thought I’d share some of my musings on the hows and whys of this arcane practice. Many players are shouting ... (more) Running a Raid: 10 Golden Rules

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Ask Lodur!
worldofmatticus.com - 20 days ago
Ask Lodur!
— worldofmatticus.com — It’s been a while since we’ve had enough questions for me to do this but today happens... to be one of the days I DO have enough! For those of you who don’t know about this I take questions over Twitter you can find me at the LodurZJ user name or you can use the hash tag ... (more) Ask Lodur!

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It’s My Party and I’ll Spec How I Want To!
worldofmatticus.com - 20 days ago
It’s My Party and I’ll Spec How I Want To!
— worldofmatticus.com — You’re the one who sits in front of your computer. You’re the one who has to look... at the back of your toon’s head all night (or day). You’re the one who has to put the gold into gems, enchants, and glyphs. You’re the one doing the necessary rep grinds. Most ... (more) It’s My Party and I’ll Spec How I Want To!

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