Azeroth Passing Me By

Wow a month away can change a lot. Well, that’s not completely accurate. I only took a three week break (to play Fallout 3 mostly, and the abominable Tomb Raider Underworld), but my sabbatical from the blog was a bit longer.

So, what has changed since the last time I posted here?

Well, for one, my poor pally heart was cleft in twain when Titanguard was removed from 3.0.8. I feel like the Ancient Mariner, doomed to wander the world forever with Potency hanging around my neck.

On a more personal level, the guild I’m in has changed rapidly in the last month. We picked up about two more tanks and a Paladin healer decided to respec to tank as well. This means that, despite my primary rival being gone, I have a lot more competition for tanking spots now.

Normally this wouldn’t be so bad but it gets immeasurably frustrating when attempting to tank a mob and having to play taunt tennis with some mouth-breather who has a bigger ego than aggro-generation capabilities.

And considering the other tankadin apparently has absolutely no idea what he’s doing–he didn’t pick up Touched by the Light, for example–holding onto one mob is quickly becoming an exercise in futility. Here’s a hint for you buddy: tanking consists of more than taunts and white damage.

Ugh, but I digress. How about some good things?

I picked up some great iLevel 213 gear, like my shiny Valorous Redemption Breastplate (how I loves it), Heritage, or the Bindings of the Hapless Prey. And I’ve currently got my heart set of the Val T7 shoulders (be it by loot or emblems) and Hero’s Surrender. Both are easily accessible at the guild’s stage of progression.

Guild looks like we’ll have Naxx25 cleared this week for the first time, or if not then next week. Everyone’s making great progress.