Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Moonkin PvP fix: Typhoon & survivability talent needed

Cross-posting on the Damage Dealing forums and here: With the moonkin PvP community really falling to pieces over the lack of information and changes, here are some simple band-aid fixes that would make moonkin PvP okay in the short-term, to buy time for long-term fixes later down the line: 1) The fix for Typhoon: The [...]

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Where did druid PvP survivability go?

When I was a young druid, our goal was to simply outlast our opponents, and hope that eventually they either surrendered, or we’d eventually realize we were no match for their power and we would use our escape abilities to flee from the scene. Even Flintlocke’s comic perfectly captured what it felt like to PvP [...]

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Where are the new druid form graphics?

In Beta for Wrath of the Litch King, there were glyphs introduced that were supposed to give bear and cat form new graphics. The developers decided against those glyphs, in favor of making new graphics that they would reveal to us when they were ready. They talked some about it at Blizzcon, when the druid [...]

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Do I make you feel thorny? (thorns & PvP)

There is a post on the damage dealing forum whining about the damage done by the Thorns buff that druids have. Apparently, they’re afraid that restoration druids will live long enough in PvP that melee can suicide by thorns. Come on, Seriously? Right now, burst damage is a bigger problem than death by slow suicide. [...]

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Nourish spam is FUNdamental

I spent some time testing out Nourish on the PTR. I have slightly out-dated gear on this copy, so I’m having to use all 10-man set pieces to get the 4-piece T7 bonus. That in mind, even with only 1845 + healing, nourish is starting to look pretty good with the right supportive HOTs. Basically, [...]

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Swipe: I can hit you with mah tail!

It looks like they took out the positional requirement of swipe for bears, so you will be able to hit things behind you or to the sides. I also tested this on a testing dummy in ironforge, and I can swipe the target with my tail touching it, so yes, I can swipe you with [...]

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