Derick

Maybe it was easier to implement the smaller change with this patch and they're still working on the other? You're assuming a lot.

Who couldn't do with some more neon lights in their house? I'd rather have this than a christmas tree.

There was also a bit about tanks not biting off more than they can chew.

But yes, DPS needs to understand how threat works, how the mechanics of tanking work with their abilities, and how the mob's damage gets delivered.

When I'm healing instances on the way to 85 (resto druid levl 71 now and coming from a rogue main) I'm always having to "advise" the melee classes who want to stand next to their tank and fight the good fright from the front. I have to explain how parry works and that most melee mobs are also able to cleave. Then I have to explain that because of all of this he's compounding damage on himself and on the tank which burns through my mana.

Most of this conversation happens during the silence of the wipe that I couldn't heal through and after I'm accused of being a shitty healer. If I stick around after the wipe I either see them take my advice and learn why rogues do it from behind OR we rinse, repeat, and wipe again and I do a /rude, apologize to the rest and drop group.

(Of course, after cataclysm nobody is playing their early 70s so my queue times aren't insta-cast anymore and I sometimes just vote to kick.)

@Breadroll

Me too! It was fun and pretty and hilarious. I remember trying to get roms of it a few years ago but they all seemed to run at triple speed for some reason.

Awesome art, terrible website design. I hate how often I run into such a blast from the past webpage.

@Courtney

Yes. It's also just a certain shape of architecture like a skyscraper or a stadium. Spire just really refers to its shape and probably has some relation to the word spear.

I always really enjoyed Arathi Basin and I wish that the Arathi Highlands had been changed somewhat to elaborate on what was going on there. The highlands should be the climax to the Tirisfall->silverpine->Hillsbrad/Alterac story but it was just glazed over.

Joker, Worgen are awesome in their own right. They look cool and are vicious.

They just now came out from behind their wall. Of course they are going to be less integrated in the world versus the race that has been there from the beginning. That doesn't detract from their status as badass.

The Alliance does seem to get the lore-shallow races. Maybe it's because the Horde is more diverse and integrates new culture more easily. The Alliance is somewhat more close-minded culturally; more based on their original races' traditions than the Horde is.

Very Cool Prize!

At least your post comments on the state of the playerbase.

I actually chuckled a little.