EPIC Maelstrom

This is pretty funny. I must say that is one reason I've played Wow for so long. The developers really have a good sense of humor.

The Maelstrom is probably epic enough for you now

Around Azeroth: The unfrozen tundra

Around Azeroth: The unfrozen tundra:"

Nephrolepis of <Strife> on Cenarius (US-H) sent in this picture from Amber Ledge in Borean Tundra, along with a note. "If you stand near the edge of the great cliffs, you can see the sweeping auroras ease themselves across the sky, along with the occasional dragon, of course," she writes. "Standing there amongst the flowers and greenery, it is easy to forget that you are in the snowy north. The wind gently bends the grasses, the distant calls of mammoths and woolly rhinos echo over the plains, and your pet pink plainstrider named Floyd relieves itself in the bushes nearby. Ah, such is the life of the mighty hunter."

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Raid Rx: Is addon-less healing possible?

It's not impossible, just harder. And why make things harder just to prove you can? I use Clique to make it easier and avoid huge cumbersome macros. Does that make me less of a healer or just lazy? I use Grid because it's just easier to set up compared to the default raid frames.

I don't think it changes your knowledge or performance. It's just a matter taking shortcuts or a different route to get to the same place.

Raid Rx: Is addon-less healing possible?:

Every week, Raid Rx will help you quarterback your healers to victory! Your host is Matt Low, the grand pooh-bah of World of Matticus and a founder of No Stock UI, a WoW blog for all things UI-, macro- and addon-related.

I see a fair number of emails and messages about this topic. Is it possible to heal without using any addons of any sort? Naturally, the default user interface (or UI) includes a limited number of features where this is possible. Is it recommended in dungeons or raid instances? No, not quite. I've seen opinions from some players where they practically insist that healing without addons should be the way to go. Anyone who does use addons is relying on a crutch. I don't think that's quite fair to say. It's not like these addons are scripts or anything that can 'think' and heal for you.

Custom Blogger CSS

Well, I upgraded to a new Blogger template. I had to add some custom CSS to get the background (header coming soon).

Rocket Fire!

Okay, I gave it to Wilgron even though he doesn't have epic flying. He needed a good mount. And I felt this was more a Warlock mount than anyone else.