This gear list is basically for my benefit, and I’ve ignored paths which I will not be utilizing for gear progression. I have also by and large ignored items which have Defense on them, even if Rawr says they are good for DPS. Those are tanking items. don’t fight the tanks for gear. Tanks are our friends. I will not list PVP gear. I will not list 10-man gear. I will not list any gear which cannot be gotten from Heroics, Badges, the AH, or crafters. That said, The first post was Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist and Hands. This list will cover the Waist, Legs, Feet, Back, and Neck. Part three will cover Rings, Librams, Trinkets, and Two-handed weapons.

As always, if you see something missing from my list, let me know what it is and where it comes from, and if it fits in with my progression, I’ll add it in.

So, without further ado, The gear list!

Waist:
Malevolent Girdle:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Belt of the Titans:  Belt of the Titans:  Blacksmithing
Belt of the Singing Blade:  Emblem of Conquest, 28
Bent Gold Belt:  Ick:  Pit of Saron, Normal
Flame-Bathed Steel Girdle:  Keristrasza:  The Nexus, Heroic
Verdungo’s Barbarian Cord:  Emblem of Heroism, 40
Girdle of Arrogant Downfall:  The Black Knight: Trial of the Champion, Normal
The General’s Steel Girdle:  General Bjarngrim: Halls of Lightning, Herois
Strategist’s Belt:  Prince Keleseth:  Utgarde Keep, Heroic
Girdle of Valorous Defeat:  Champion’s Seal, 10
Clinch of Savage Fury: Champion’s Seal, 10

Legs:
Legplates of Painful Death:  Legplates of Painful Death:  Blacksmithing
Lightsworn Legplates:  Emblem of Frost, 95
Turalyon’s Legplates of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph, 50
Legplates of the Violet Champion:  Emblem of Conquest, 39
Legplates of Relentless Onslaught:  Confessor’s Cache/Eadric’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Minister’s Number One Legplates:  Bronjahm:  The Forge of Souls, Normal
Staggering Legplates:  Ingvar the Plunderer:  Utgarde Keep, Heroic
Legplates of Steel Implants:  Meathook:  The Culling of Stratholme, Heroic
Legplates of the Oculus Guardian: Varos Cloudstrider:  The Oculus, Heroic

Feet:
Hellfrozen Bonegrinders:  Hellfrozen Bonegrinders:  Blacksmithing
Battlelord’s Plate Boots:  Battlelord’s Plate Boots:  Blacksmithing
Grinning Skull Boots:  The Captain’s Chest:  Halls of Reflection, Heroic
Bladed Steelboots:  Emblem of Valor, 40
Plated Greaves of Providence:  Confessor’s Cache: Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Death-Inured Sabatons:  Knights of the Ebon Blade: Exalted
Spiked Titansteel Treads:  Spiked Titansteel Treads:  Blacksmithing
Rift Striders:  Anomalus:  The Nexus, Heroic
Iron-Spring Jumpers(BOE): Naxxramas Zone Drop (Find on AH)
Echoing Stompers:  Svala Sorrowgrave:  Utgarde Pinnacle, Heroic
Berserker’s Sabatons:  Utgarde Pinnacle, Zone Drop, Normal/Heroic

Back:
Recovered Scarlet Onslaught Cape:  Emblem of Frost, 50
Might of the Ocean Serpent:  Emblem of Frost, 50
Hammerhead Sharkskin Cloak:  Emblem of Valor, 25
Drape of the Undefeated:  The Black Knight:  Trial of the Champion, Normal
Cloak of Bloodied Waters:  Gundrak, Zone Drop
Accursed Crawling Cape:  Devourer of Souls:  The Forge of Souls, Normal
Ice Striker’s Cloak:  Ice Striker’s Cloak:  Leatherworking

Neck:
Barbed Ymirheim Choker:  Forgemaster Garfrost:  Pit of Saron, Heroic
Spiked Battleguard Choker:  Emblem of Conquest, 19
Painfully Sharp Choker:  Scourgelord Tyrannus:  Pit of Saron, Normal
Ancient Pendant of Arathor:  Confessor’s Cache/Eadric’s Cache: Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Broach of the Wailing Night:  Emblem of Conquest, 19
Pendant of the Outcast Hero:  Emblem of Heroism, 25
Necklace of Arcane Spheres:  Xevozz: The Violet Hold, Heroic
Gold Amulet of Kings:  King Ymiron:  Utgarde Pinnacle, Heroic

Popularity: 63% [?]

Some of you may know that along with having two level 80 Restoration Druids, I also have a freshly minted level 80 Retribution Paladin. I’ve been playing Fohrbin quite a bit recently and having a grand old time with him. The only issue I have with him, of course, is his gear. it’s horrible! Just plain horrible. So, How do I fix that? I look for gear lists.

Look. Brajana over at Mend Pet made a couple. but they haven’t been updated for 3.3, so… I make my own from sratch, not wanting to steal someone else’s work. These are going to work just like my Resto Druid lists, so here’s a reminder.
With the advent of patch 3.3 there are a whole crapload of new items and new ways to gear up your character. Being in a guild which mainly runs Heroic 5-mans, I figured the best path for me to get items is doing heroic random dailies to get A) Drops, B) Emblem drops, and C) Emblems of Frost from completing the Daily Random Heroic.

This gear list is basically for my benefit, and I’ve ignored paths which I will not be utilizing for gear progression. I have also by and large ignored items which have Defense on them, even if Rawr says they are good for DPS. Those are tanking items. don’t fight the tanks for gear. Tanks are our friends. I will not list PVP gear. I will not list 10-man gear. I will not list any gear which cannot be gotten from Heroics, Badges, the AH, or crafters. That said, This first post will be for Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist and Hands. Tomorrow’s list will cover the Waist, Legs, Feet, Back, and Neck. Wednesday will cover Rings, Librams, Trinkets, and Two-handed weapons.

As always, if you see something missing from my list, let me know what it is and where it comes from, and if it fits in with my progression, I’ll add it in.

Edit March 4 2010: This is now my most viewed Blog Post ever! Thanks for stopping by. I am Glad I could be of some assistance to all of the Ret Paladins out there.

So, without further ado, The gear list!

Head:
Lightsworn Helmet: Emblem of Frost, 95
Helm of Thunderous Rampage:  Emblem of Triumph, 75
Turalyon’s Helm of Conquest: Emblem of Triumph, 50
Skeleton Lord’s Cranium: Scourgelord Tyrannus, Pit of Saron, Normal
Spiked Titansteel Helm: Spiked Titansteel Helm:  Blacksmithing
Helm of the Violent Fray: The Black Knight:  Trial of the Champion, Normal
Chitin Shell Greathelm: Anub’arak:  Azjol-Nerub, Heroic

Chest:
Lightsworn Battleplate:  Emblem of Frost, 95
Castle Breaker’s Battleplate:  Emblem of Frost, 95
Titanium Razorplate:  Titanium Razorplate:  Blacksmithing
Frost Wyrm Ribcage:  Scourgelord Tyrannus:  Pit of Saron, Heroic
Turalyon’s Battleplate of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph, 50
Lost Reliquary Chestguard:  Devourer of Souls:  The Forge of Souls, Normal
Heroes’ Redemption Chestpiece:  Emblem of Heroism, 80
Breastplate of Undeath:  Novos the Summoner:  Drak’Tharon Keep, Heroic
Bonegrinder Breastplate:   Prince Taldaram:  Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom, Heroic
Breastplate of the Imperial Joust:  Eadric’s Cache / Confessor’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Normal
Engraved Chestplate of Eck:  Eck the Ferocious:  Gundrak, Heroic

Shoulder:
Lightsworn Shoulderplates:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Pauldrons of Trembling Rage:  Emblem of Triumph, 45
Turalyon’s Shoulderplates of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph, 30
Pauldrons of the Devourer:  Devourer of Souls:  The Forge of Souls, Heroic
Majestic Silversmith Shoulderplates:  Eadric’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Valorous Redemption Shoulderplates:  Emblem of Valor, 60
Spaulders of the Giant Lords:  The Sons of Hodir, Revered
Snake Den Spaulders:  Slad’ran:  Gun’Drak, Heroic
Pauldrons of the Colossus:  Ionar:  Halls of Lightning, Normal
Gold Star Spaulders:  The Oracles, Revered

Wrist:
Titanium Spikeguards:  Titanium Spikeguards:  Blacksmithing
Malykriss Vambraces:  Forgemaster Garfrost:  Pit of Saron, Heroic
Wristbands of the Sentinel Huntress:  Emblem of Valor, 60
Vambraces of Unholy Command:  The Black Knight:  Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Bands of the Stoneforge:  Sjonnir The Ironshaper:  Halls of Stone, Heroic
Cast Iron Shackles:  Zone Drop, Violet Hold, Heroic
Golden Limb Bands:  Krik’thir the Gatewatcher:  Azjol-Nerub, Heroic
Vengeance Bindings:  Vengeance Bindings:  Blacksmithing
Savage Saronite Bracers:  Savage Saronite Bracers:  Blacksmithing

Hands:
Gatecrasher’s Gauntlets:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Lightsworn Gauntlets:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Turalyon’s Gauntlets of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph, 30
Weeping Gauntlets:  Bronjahm:  The Forge of Souls, Heroic
Plated Grips of Korth’azz:  Zone Drop: Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron, Halls of Reflection, Normal/Heroic
Bladebreaker Gauntlets:  Emblem of Conquest, 28
Gauntlets of the Stouthearted Crusader:  Eadric’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Normal
Zeliek’s Gauntlets(BOE): Possibly found on the AH
Gauntlets of Dragon Wrath:  Cache of Eregos:  The Oculus, Heroic
Gauntlets of Capture:  Cyanigosa:  The Violet Hold, Heroic

Popularity: 100% [?]

The other day Pike posted this harrowing tale of Tree tanking on her 61 Resto Druid, and I thought it was quite interesting. So interesting that I had to join in the fun!

Here’s the setup: I queued for Normal Nexus to get my Winter hat, and the group got off to a pretty slow start. e, healing at level 80 with a Druid tank at 77 and dps ranging from 69-73. We made it through two pulls before the Druid tank had to AFK for dinner, while in the path of a patrol… Then the Rogue decided to scout ahead and got killed almost instantly by the patrol. Mage and DK ran away as fast as possible.

Meanwhile the Tank is still sitting in the path of the Patrol and starts taking hits. Knowing that I’m next in line when he dies, I tell the Mage and DK to come fight as I heal the bear.

That’s when it happens. Tree Tank! Healing Agro is strong in this one. I kept all three mobs on me, the Mage and DK killed the caster then the two hounds. I Resurrected the Rogue and we go back to waiting for the tank to get back online. It’s then that I look at the Damage Taken meter, you know, just for kicks.

Click the image for a full screenshot.

Proof that Tree is for TANK! /wave! Hai Guize!

Popularity: 3% [?]

I’ve been sitting on this post for a couple of days, not for any kind of respect for Bear or anything, but just for the fact that I am a bad Blogger.

I found proof that bacon is most likely the reason for the Big Bear Butt’s butt being so big. Straight from his wife…

Granted, this may not be full proof, but there’s a chance that I’m at least partially correct on this one.

I am now bracing for retaliation…

Popularity: 3% [?]

With the advent of patch 3.3 there are a whole crapload of new items and new ways to gear up your character. Being in a guild which mainly runs Heroic 5-mans, I figured the best path for me to get items is doing heroic random dailies to get A) Drops, B) Emblem drops, and C) Emblems of Frost from completing the Daily Random Heroic.

This gear list is basically for my benefit, and I’ve ignored paths which I will not be utilizing for gear progression. I will not list PVP gear. I will not list 10-man gear. I will not list any gear which cannot be gotten from Heroics, Badges, or crafters.

Tuesday, I posted part one with the Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist and Hands. Yesterday, I posted part two with the Waist, Legs, Feet, Neck and Back. Today is the final volume with the Rings, Idols, Trinkets, Main-hands, Off-hands, and Two-handed weapons.

As always, if you see something missing from my list, let me know what it is and where it comes from, and if it fits in with my progression, I’ll add it in.

Rings:
Band of the Invoker:  Emblem of Triumph, 35
Heartmender Circle:  Emblem of Triumph, 35
Oath of Empress Zoe: The Captain’s Chest:  Halls of Reflection, Normal and Heroic
Renewal of Life:  Emblem of Valor, 25
Band of Channeled Magic: Emblem of Valor, 25
Signet of Purity: Eadric’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Normal
Sinner’s Confession: Confessor’s Cache: Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Titanium Spellshock Ring:  Titanium Spellshock Ring:  Jewelcrafting
Signet of Hopeful Light:  The Argent Crusade, Exalted

Idols:
Idol of the Black Willow:  Emblem of Frost, 30
Idol of Flaring Growth:  Emblem of Triumph, 25
Idol of Awakening:  Emblem of Valor, 25
Idol of the Flourishing Life:  Emblem of Conquest, 19
Idol of Lush Moss:  Emblem of Heroism, 15

Trinkets:
Purified Lunar Dust:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Talisman of Resurgence: Emblem of Triumph, 50
Darkmoon Card: Greatness:  Nobles Deck: Darkmoon Faire
Darkmoon Card: Illusion: Darkmoon Prisms Deck: Darkmoon Faire
Tears of the Vanquished: The Black Knight, Trial of the Champion, Normal
The Egg of Mortal Essence: Emblem of Heroism, 40
Soul Preserver: Dark Runed Chest:  The Culling of Stratholme, Normal
Winged Talisman: Ionar, Halls of Lightning, Heroic
Forge Ember: Sjonnir The Ironshaper, Halls of Stone, Heroic
Talisman of Troll Divinity: The Prophet Tharon’ja, Drak’Tharon Keep, Heroic
Spark of Life: Sjonnir The Ironshaper, Halls of Stone, Heroic

Main-Hand:
Surgeon’s Needle:  Forgemaster Garfrost, Pit of Saron, Heroic
Mariel’s Sorrow:  Eadric’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Bone Golem Scapula:  The Captain’s Chest:  Halls of Reflection, Normal, Heroic
Spectral Kris:  The Black Knight, Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Chilled Heart of the Glacier:  The Captain’s Chest:  Halls of Reflection, Normal, Heroic
War Mace of Unrequited Love:  Keristrasza, The Nexus, Heroic
Dagger of Lunar Purity:  Champion’s Seal, 25
Titansteel Guardian:  Titansteel Guardian: Blacksmithing

Off-Hand:
Handbook of Obscure Remedies:  Emblem of Heroism, 25
Shriveled Heart: The Captain’s Chest:  Halls of Reflection, Normal, Heroic
Faces of Doom: Faces of Doom:  Inscription
Temple Crystal Fragment:  Novos the Summoner, Drak’Tharon Keep, Heroic
Iron-bound Tome: Iron-bound Tome:  Inscription

Two-Hand:
Staff of Draconic Combat:  Cache of Eregos:  Oculus, Heroic
Staff of Wayward Principles:  Skadi The Ruthless, Utgarde Pinnacle, Heroic
Staff of Sinister Claws:  Herald Volazj, Ahn’kahet, Heroic

Thus Concludes the Non-Raider,Non-PvPer attainable loot for Restoration Druids. My list may differ from yours, I skipped much of the cloth, only adding it in where it filled in for a lack of available Leather items. As I’ve said before, If you notice something I missed, let me know and I’ll try to add it in.

Popularity: 11% [?]

With the advent of patch 3.3 there are a whole crapload of new items and new ways to gear up your character. Being in a guild which mainly runs Heroic 5-mans, I figured the best path for me to get items is doing heroic random dailies to get A) Drops, B) Emblem drops, and C) Emblems of Frost from completing the Daily Random Heroic.

This gear list is basically for my benefit, and I’ve ignored paths which I will not be utilizing for gear progression. I will not list PVP gear. I will not list 10-man gear. I will not list any gear which cannot be gotten from Heroics, Badges, or crafters.

Yesterday, I posted part one with the Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist and Hands. Today, Obviously it’s part two with the Waist, Legs, Feet, Neck and Back. Tomorrow will be the final volume with the Rings, Idols, Trinkets, Main-hands, Off-hands, and Two-handed weapons.

As always, if you see something missing from my list, let me know what it is and where it comes from, and if it fits in with my progression, I’ll add it in.

Waist:
Belt of Petrified Ivy:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Belt of Arctic Life: Belt of Arctic Life:  Leatherworking
Binding of the Tranquil Glade:  Champion’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Normal
Vine Belt of the Woodland Dryad:  Heroism, 40
Belt of Vivacity:  Volkhan, Halls of Lightning, Heroic Mode
Ghostflicker Waistband:  Kirin Tor, Exalted

Legs:
Legwraps of Unleashed Nature:  Legwraps of Unleashed Nature:  Leatherworking
Lasherweave Legplates: Emblem of Frost, 95
Malfurion’s Leggings of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph, 50
Valorous Dreamwalker Leggings:  Emblem of Valor, 75
Leggings of the Snowy Bramble:  Champion’s Cache:  Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Earthgiving Legguards:  Earthgiving Legguards:  Leatherworking
Kilt of the Forgotten One:  Herald Volazj, Old Kingdom, Heroic

Feet:
Blessed Cenarion Boots:  Blessed Cenarion Boots:  Leatherworking
Boots of Wintry Endurance:  Boots of Wintry Endurance:  Leatherworking
Rainey’s Chewed Boots:  Emblem of Valor, 40
Earthgiving Boots:  Earthgiving Boots:  Leathewrworking
Boots of Transformation:  Gal’darah, Gundrak, Heroic

Neck:
Symbol of Redemption:  The Black Knight:  Trial of the Champion, Heroic
Evoker’s Charm:  Emblem of Conquest, 19
Frozen Tear of Elune:  Emblem of Conquest, 19
Arcane Loops of Anger:  Devourer of Souls, Forge of Souls, Heroic
Encircling Burnished Gold Chains:  Emblem of Heroism, 25
Necromancer’s Amulet:  Salramm the Fleshcrafter, Culling of Stratholme, Heroic
Lattice Choker of Light:  Emblem of Heroism, 25
Dragon Prow Amulet:  Zone Drop, Utgarde Keep, Heroic
Titanium Spellshock Necklace:  Titanium Spellshock Necklace:  Jewelcrafting
Brilliant Hailstone Amulet: The Black Knight, Trial of the Champion, Normal

Back:
Volde’s Cloak of the Night Sky: Emblem of Frost, 50
Drape of the Violet Tower: Emblem of Frost, 50
Cloak of the Fallen Cardinal:  Scourgelord Tyrannus, Pit of Saron, Normal
Cloak of Kea Feathers: Emblem of Valor, 25
Disguise of the Kumiho: Emblem of Valor, 25
Wispcloak: Wispcloak: Tailoring
Reanimator’s Cloak:  Zone Drop, Drak’Tharon Keep, Heroic
Shroud of Moorabi:  Moorabi, Gundrak, Heroic
Subterranean Waterfall Shroud:  Jedoga Shadowseeker, Old Kingdom, Heroic

Popularity: 14% [?]

With the advent of patch 3.3 there are a whole crapload of new items and new ways to gear up your character. Being in a guild which mainly runs Heroic 5-mans, I figured the best path for me to get items is doing heroic random dailies to get A) Drops, B) Emblem drops, and C) Emblems of Frost from completing the Daily Random Heroic.

This gear list is basically for my benefit, and I’ve ignored paths which I will not be utilizing for gear progression. I will not list PVP gear. I will not list 10-man gear. I will not list any gear which cannot be gotten from Heroics, Badges, or crafters.

That said, This first post will be for Head, Chest, Shoulder, Wrist and Hands. Tomorrow’s list will cover the Waist, Legs, Feet, Back, and Neck. Thursday will cover Rings, Idols, Trinkets, Main-hands, Off-hands, and Two-handed weapons.

As always, if you see something missing from my list, let me know what it is and where it comes from, and if it fits in with my progression, I’ll add it in.

So, without further ado, The gear list!

Head:
Lasherweave Helmet:  Emblem of Frost, 95
Helm of Abundant Growth: Emblem of Triumph: 75
Helm of Clouded Sight: Emblem of Triumph: 75
Malfurion’s Headpiece of Conquest: Emblem of Triumph: 50
Tattered Glacial-Woven Hood:  The Captain’s Chest: Halls of Reflection, Normal Mode
Gaze of the Somber Keeper: Confessor’s Cache:   Trial of the Champion, Normal Mode
Helm of Anomalus: Anomalous: The Nexus, Heroic Mode
Battlemap Hide Helm: Prince Kaleseth:  Utgarde Keep, Heroic Mode

Chest:
Vestments of Spruce and Fir: Emblem of Frost, 95
Ermine Coronation Robes: Emblem of Frost, 95
Lasherweave Robes: Emblem of Frost, 95
Royal Moonshroud Robe: Royal Moonshroud Robe: Leatherworking
Lunar Eclipse Robes: Lunar Eclipse Robes:  Leatherworking
Malfurion’s Robe of Conquest: Emblem of Triumph: 50
Chestguard of Broken Branches: The Captain’s Chest: Halls of Reflection, Heroic Mode

Shoulder:
Lasherweave Pauldrons: Emblem of Frost, 60
Shoulders of the Fateful Accord: Emblem of Triumph: 45
Malfurion’s Spaulders of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph: 30
Grim Lasher Shoulderguards: The Captain’s Chest: Halls of Reflection, Normal Mode
Silent Spectator Shoulderpads: Svala Sorrowgrave: Utgarde Pinnacle, Heroic Mode

Wrist:
Moonshadow Armguards:  Moonshadow Armguards:  Leatherworking
Royal Moonshroud Bracers:  Royal Moonshroud Bracers: Tailoring
Bejeweled Wizard’s Bracers:  Bejeweled Wizard’s Bracers:  Tailoring
Ghostly Wristwraps:  Trash Drop, Forge of Souls/Pit of Saron/Halls of Reflection, Heroic
Cuffs of Winged Levitation:  Cache of Eregos:  The Oculus, Heroic Mode
Plague-Infected Bracers: Dark Runed Chest:  Culling of Stratholme, Heroic Mode
Handler’s Arm Strap: :  King Dred: Drak’Tharon Keep, Heroic Mode
Wound-Binder’s Wristguards:  Knights of the Ebon Blade: Revered

Hands:
Lasherweave Gauntlets:  Emblem of Frost, 60
Gloves of the Great Horned Owl:  Emblem of Frost: 60
Malfurion’s Handguards of Conquest:  Emblem of Triumph: 30
Essence of Desire:  Devourer of Souls:  Forge of Souls, Heroic
Grips of the Secret Grove: Emblem of Conquest: 28
Grotto Mist Gloves: Hadronox: Azjol-Nerub, Heroic Mode
Gloves of Dismal Fortune: Confessor’s Cache Eadric’s Cache: Trial of the Champion, Heroic Mode

Popularity: 14% [?]

Last night I offered up my services in a Normal run of Forge of Souls and also the Pit of Saron as dun dun dunnnnnn…. deeps.

A few Guild members were running through and were looking in-guild before hitting the Pug button. As I had just finished(mostly) tweaking my UI, I decided to toss my cap in as either a healer or DPS, and BoomkekOwlbearLaserchicken it was.

I had previously gone through in Heroic mode on the PTR on one of the nights when you could pug with the blues, and once again friday evening as a healer so, I pretty much knew the place. I knew what not to do on the Bosses(thanks DBM) I knew the layout, and what the trash pulls looked like, so it was odd to me that after the third pull Bear offered me some advice.

I am paraphrasing, as I don’t recall what he said specifically, but he basically told me to “attack the skull you dummy.” In my defense, I was using my Focus frame to target Bear and the Focus Target to tell me what to kill before the skull appeared, but I was quite slow pulling off ad onto the skull when it popped up.

So, I am a nub, for not following one of the easiest concepts in the game. Follow the skull. I should get the “follow the skull” macro that my friend Drew had when he was raid leader for RD. It would put the skull on his target so the rest of the dps knew which target to focus fire on. Maybe I can give that to Bear.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Last night I hopped on Fohrbin again and popped into the random dungeon finder. after about 15 minutes, I got a group and ported into Oculus. Almost instantly the Tank and healer dropped group, so our DPS warrior switched himself to Tank and we rejoined the queue. Moments later a Shaman healer and a mage showed up and off we went.

For my first time in the instance, ever, it went pretty well. We had a death here or there, and onMage-Lort Urom we full wiped because it was 3 of our first time ever in the place and didn’t know about the teleport or the frost on the ground. Our overgeared Shaman healer told us to remember Sethekk Halls, and get behind a pillar when he ports. We pwned him.

We then got to the last boss. One Red drake. One green drake. Three amber drakes. Shaman of Pwn told us all what to do. and how to time it. OK. Sure. Got it.

77 Tank died with about 20% health left. I went next since my amber drake was kicking it’s ass. the other two amber drakes were next and then the healer, who almost beat the Dragon on his own from about 11%.  Next try we put the overgeared Shaman on the tanking drake and the 77 warrior stuck with his red drake as well. I continued to DPS and I guess it must have been my experience with EOE, because I found it all very easy and simple. We kicked that Dragon’s ass, and I finally got the Achievement for the Oculus. I even got a nice siny new DPS mace, which is pretty fail for Ret Pallies, but it’s more DPS than my old one, so I took it.

All in all, I’m not entirely sure WHY people didn’t like the place. Perhaps it is the fact that it got nerfed in 3.3, but I found that if you know the concepts, it is very very simple. I liked it and hope it comes up again in my randoms.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Tonight when I was finally able to log in I grabbed Fohrbin and signed up for Random Lich King Dungeons. Not Heroics, I still need work on my deeps before I go to heroics, so I chose random regulars.

The first one popped up about 4 seconds after I clicked OK, and off to Gun’Drak I was. I’ve been to a couple dungeons with the guild, who all knew how much I have NEVER played a DPS character before, ever, except for a BoomkekTurkeyOwlBearLaserchicken a few times. So I was pretty nervous getting in a PUG. I stopped being nervous because we all sucked. I think I pulled Aggro off the tank and died 4 times. I got 2 battle Rezes. It wound up being okay. nobody minded we roflstomped the place, and at the end four of us got the achievement for the place, myself included.

What did I learn? The random dungeon finder tool is cool.
I need to read up on bosses now to see what they do. Melee DPS needs to know when to run out.
I need to set up omen to warn me when I am about to pull aggro.
Ummmm. I still have no idea what I am doing as DPS.

Popularity: 1% [?]