Yet Another Warlock Nerf

PvE is hard, sometimes there's a fire. Move out of the fire.

Maximizing Warlock DPS Part 2: Not just face rolling

As many of you know, there is often the misconception that a warlock will sit down, bind all his keys to one particular spell, and then proceed to face roll the entire rest of the night. We've been accused of being an overpowered easy mode class that requires absolutely no skill to play. However, nothing can be further from the truth - have you actually TRIED face rolling? It hurts.

Maximizing Warlock DPS - not just a numbers game

If you were to stop by most of the warlock communities, you'd be sure to find a variety of discussions on how to maximize your dps while raiding. There would be the usual suspects: What spec should I be, what rotation should I be using, and what gear should I be shooting for. These topics are all essential to consider however most of the time it's done in a vacuum. What happens when you're in a less than ideal situation?

Gearing Based on Talent Specialization

With 3.1 en route, raiders everywhere are looking to maximize their dps and get geared for the arduous challenge Ulduar is going to present. For a lot of warlocks, that may mean running Naxx, Eye of Eternity, and Obsidian Sanctum, and checking Altas Loot (in the days between save resets) for the sweetest looking gear. [...]

Guest Post: Raiding Warlocks Are Unwanted

This is a guest post submitted by Mekagojira, a fellow warlock who is looking for reasons why guilds like mages so much! If you want your thoughts published, you’re welcome to submit your own post! And be sure to post a comment below. Using Wowjutsu.com, a guild progression ranking site, I have looked at [...]

Soul Shards: Issues and Possible Fixes

Read this post first for a better overview of the issues with the Soul Shards, then come back here. According to Ghostcrawler Blizzard is actually working on several solutions related to Soul Shard mechanic, so it’s not (just) a whine post but rather a few suggestions I found and came up with. There’s actually a few [...]

Choosing Professions in Wrath

Which profession to choose in Wrath of the Lich King: an overview of new recipes for all professions and how will they benefit your raid or arena.

Are Moonkins the New Mages?

Having decent moonkin gear myself (half restoration though, but still decent; if you really must know, 1050ish spell damage), I know we can pump out serious damage (6k+ Starfire crits in Karazhan is serious business). High threat is also an issue now, but Nature’s Reach will also reduce threat caused by balance spells by 30%. [...]

S4 Rating Requirements - Casual Killer

##NOLIGHTBOX## The new Season 4 items will have the below personal and team arena rating requirements: Shoulders: 2200 Weapon: 2050 Head: 1700 Chest: 1600 Legs: 1550 Gloves: none Off-hand: none In addition, some of the Season 4 quality items that will be purchasable with honor will also carry a personal and team arena rating requirement: Boots: 1700 Ring: 1650 Bracers: 1575 Belt: none Necklace: none Trinket: none No more 10 games [...]

Addons: Reslack

##NOLIGHTBOX##I thought we might take a break from all the useful and serious addons, so this time I’ll show you something new. You know all those confirmation boxes for summons, ready checks and resurrects? Sooner or later it becomes annoying, and here’s a way to bypass it. Reslack will automatically accept those summons and resurrects so you [...]

Sorry Mate, You Have to PvE

##NOLIGHTBOX##First, they added PvP cloaks which you can buy for 60 Badges of Justice (BoJ). Then there’s items like Hex Shrunken Head, Warglaives of Azzinoth, Berserkers Call and many more which are far better for PvP then some Shankers or Slicers. Tidewalker in SSC drops this ring which is pretty good actually; here’s one from [...]