Swipe is OP!

Been looking through my sites recently and realized it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything. I want to do some more WoW posts, but I’ve decided to hold on until Cataclysm goes final, as too many classes, spells, etc… seem to be in flux. For instance my old bear macros post is now outdated. Though truthfully bear tanking hasn’t really changed all that much, even now I basically use 2 buttons for single target tanking, and maybe 3 for AoE pulls (but even that’s iffy given how powerful swipe is currently on live).

I let my time run out recently, aside from the pre-cata events nothing was really that exciting anymore. I do miss playing with guildies and friends, but sometimes you just need a break from the game! Lest you forget it’s just a game, you know?

I’ll be starting work soon on a possible new Blizzard fansite. Still in the planning stages but I’ve got a bunch of ideas. I think Blizzforums deserves one final chance at becoming its own official (or unofficial) Blizzard fansite.

Summer is Hot

I suppose I’ve failed again to post regularly, but I’m so active elsewhere it seems like I blow all my “energy” there and ignore my poor website. Oh well. I did upgrade stuff in the back and I’m looking at some changes, and maybe trying to integrate my activities elsewhere so they show up here so at least people will know I’m actually around if not posting.

I’m becoming bored with WoW… It’s interesting really because this is the first time I’ve raided in all the time I’ve played (off and on over the years) and I’m actually having fun… however it’s becoming more and more annoying. My warlock is coming along in ICC, thanks to some drama the guild has had things sort of split up, but he’s at least almost 11/12 (Sindy is giving us some trouble mostly due to positioning issues and the like). My “main” character, my Druid, however is sitting neglected. I really enjoy tanking as a bear and I want to try to get into ICC more with him, but no one really needs a tank as we have some really good ones already, and most are Paladins — and they’re haxxing ways became obvious the other night when we downed Blood Queen when all but the tanks wiped and they took down the last 120k~ of her HP.

My main also has Loremaster, and he’ll finish up “What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been” come Halloween. Really there’s not much left to do except consolidate, sell off mats, hoard gold, and wait for cataclysm to drop. I’ll probably start running Zul’Gurub again, as it appears they’re removing it as a raid in Cataclysm — gotta get those mounts and turtle tomes!

Well that it for now, I’m off to update the site with a portfolio page, it seems that I forgot to “re-implement” one after I moved the site over to this new design.

Basic Bear Tanking Macros

I was asked about what macros I use as a Bear tank, and if I could share them. If there was one thing I wish Blizzard would add to WoW, is make it easy to share macros with your friends or fellow guild members. However if that was the case, then I wouldn’t get the chance to use my site for something other than a random post every couple of months. In World of Warcraft macros can make the difference between an alright player, and a great player. With this post I’ll walk you through briefly how to make macros (it’s easy!) and what the four basic macros I personally use.

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