This video is about how to handle getting a job on a role playing server in WoW. There are many jobs like profession jobs (tailoring, jewelcrafting, etc.) but also more fictional jobs like being an innkeeper or a chef. RP servers are popular and the one featured in this video is Moonguard (or is it Moon Guard?!)…
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World of Warcraft - Getting a Job on a Roleplaying Server
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World of Warcraft: An Introduction to Roleplaying (RP) Servers
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This video is a brief introduction to roleplaying in World of Warcraft. This is one video in a series of videos around RP servers and focuses on Moon Guard.
Please post your questions as comments as your questions will determine the future of upcoming videos!
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Headless Horseman - WoW Achievement!
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Guess who's a Loremaster?
Erin G-Homes
Finally got it! See me get my Loremaster title, tell you what’s next for Princess Rayanna of Doomhammer (heehee – I added princess) and also thank some people that I couldn’t have done this without. xoxo
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Trial of the Champions - First Boss Fight - World of Warcraft
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First boss fight in the new 3.2 patch 5-man instance Trial of the Champions. Pretty easy fight done with jousting as your battle type. This instance is located in the Argent Tournament Grounds.
This fight is done with 5 level 80s on Normal Difficulty. I’ve also done it on Heroic – no difference in the fighting at all on this fight.
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World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 is LIVE!!
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The new World of Warcraft patch is liiiiive! Find out what’s new in WoW by watching this video!
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Tanking Basics & You
Erin G-Homes
Tanking Basics and You. – How to become a better tank
As this is my first article I’d like to take sometime to introduce myself before we get into the swing of things. My name is Bob I’m 24 years young from the great state of New Jersey. Ive been a gamer all my life. From my early years running on the NES power pad and shooting ducks all the way to my years playing halo and spending countless nights raiding. The last few years I have mainly been playing World of Warcraft. I still play the console games and some other computer gamse but WoW is on top of the list. I’ve played every class type ( dps melee, dps caster, healer, and tank ) and my main is currently a tank. I’m here to share my love of games with you guys and offer any tips and tricks. Hope you enjoy.
Now to get to the topic at hand- Tanking in World of Warcraft. There are a some basics that I’ve put into 3 categories that will help you become/continue to be a good tank in raids.
- Communication
- Raid Presence of Mind
- Yourself
Communication
Communication is a key aspect in raids. You’re not out there by yourself there’s 24 other people out there all trying to accomplish the same goal and if you can’t communicate with them you’re in trouble.There are 2 people ( usually) that you should always be chatting with in a raid. That’s the other 2 tanks. You can get a lot of valuable info from talking with them, whether it be there experience in a certain encounter or there spec/gear make up. Don’t be afraid to throw out some tips to you’re fellow tanks. You may know something they don’t.
Another group of people that you should keep some contact with during raids are the healers. You may be the back bone of the group but they are the glue that holds it together. Certain fights need a lot of movement and some healers may not know the path you will be using. By talking to them they can get into a better position so you don’t spike or eventually go down. Most raid leaders call out who’s healing who , so while he is explaining the rest of the fight send a quick tell to your healer and give him the skinny especially if he is a new healer to the guild or encounter.
The Raid
To be a good and valuable tank you need to be a smart player. Knowledge of all aspects of each encounter can take you along way. The first role you should know is of course your own. Make sure you are aware of every last detail that involves your job in that encounter. Along with that you should know the other tanks roles in case there is a switch in assignments or the next raid week you are in that role. The more you know and the more versatile you are makes you that much more valuable to your guild.Along with knowing the roles of the raid remembers is positioning. If you know everyone’s roles you should know where they are in the raid setting. So when you’re kiting that dragon boss and he breathes fire nobody should be getting hit besides you. As an off tank there are a lot of fights where your assignment is to just hold a group of adds away from the group. If you have good positioning technique the adds wont be pulled through or on top of the raid dps and to far away from your healers. When holding these adds its key to pay attention to the other aspects of the fight. If there is an unexpected change and the main tank goes down you should be in good enough position to quickly taunt the boss to prevent a wipe.
Pull management is another solid attribute for a tank. Aoe groups can be treaky if you are new to tanking. They key is getting max threat on the main target of the aoe pack as fast as possible. While thats going on you also need to be working on your aoe ablities. In raids its not usually to bad due to the fact that you have two other tanks helping you and spliting up the aoe pack. With some bosses the pull can be the roughest part of the fight. To become a better puller you just need to keep doing dungeons and raids. The more experience you have the better and eaiser things will become.
Yourself
Alot about tanking is your actual character, ie your gear, spec, rotations… etc.When it comes to gear the first thing you are looking to do is getting defesnse cap’d. With out being cap’d you are useless. After that you can work on gaing more stam and/or avoidance. I myself have two sets of gear. One that is stam based and another that is more avoidance based. These sets go along with my specs. With duel specs I’ve chosen to go with 2 tank specs. Gearing yourself for your spec is key. For example as a dk if you are unholy and using bone shield you want to have more avoidance then a blood tank, so you gear yourself accordingly. The best way to find out what gear is best for you is to head over to http://www.wowhead.com and do some reserach.
Knowing your class and the way it tanks is very important. All four tank classes have differnt ways of doing things. You need to be smart with your classes cooldowns. Poping thing for no good reason could hurt you a minute later when its truly needed. Each class has its “sheild wall” type ablity and should only be used when absolutly needed. Managing your cooldowns will ultimatly help your surviablity and your healers.
Threat is somehting every tank needs to focus on. If you can’t handle your groups dps you may have an improper rotation or the way you are pulling could be flawed. When pulling you shoudl be using the biggest threat producing ablities on your action bars. Maintaing threat is just as important. Letting mobs go is a quick way to get booted from a group/raid. For example one thing I like to do when holding 2 mobs is start by using a high threat producing ablity on the target that will be dps’d first. I then move into a single target attack then into a few aoe ablities. Your few aoe ablities shoudl be enough to keep the non dps’d target on you as noboyd shoudl be hitting it, so you can focus your attacks ont the main target. At about 25% I like to switch my focus to the second target to start building a threat lead, so that when dps switchs theres no chance somebody will pull.
As a tank you should be fully enchanted with the proper tank enchants. You should also be carrying consumables and flasks with you for each raid. Dont rely on other people to drop feasts or give you flasks. Depending on your spec and gear you might need certain flasks and food.
You should have a clear interface. Nothing should block your view from whats going on in the raid. Omen threat meter is a good add-on to have to monitor your threat. Some sort of bar mod is also nice so you can move your bars to quick positions and your cooldowns will be easily viewable. Pulling out raid tabs or having an add-on like grid is a good idea aswell. The ablity to target your group memebers to either intervine, give them a buff, or help pull something off them will be handy in any raid setting.
Overall alot of becoming a good tank is trail and error. With proper research and experience you can help your guild down any boss Blizzard throws at us.
Thanks for reading
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Abstinence Programs...
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Blood Elf & Human Hairstyles on World of Warcraft
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My sister and I did a video to showcase the many hairstyles on World of Warcraft. The main thing that ensued was a whole lot of debauchery and laughter. Check out the outtakes from our video here and then click the video to Subscribe!
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Frontline WoW Movie Preview - EPIC!
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