Huato

OMG Where do you find this stuff?! lol

Zuato wuld like ta help if needed...He be much older, but not so old as ta totally ruin da experience.

Yes I am. I really like my Druid...he's fun to play and I can solo alot of stuff that I couldn't solo with Huato. If I manage an encounter properly I can handle elites 1 or 2 levels higher than me with no problems at all by myself (been having to solo a lot lately again). Feral spec is a lot of fun - I can tank well at 40, do very good dps in cat form, I have my travel form to get around quickly, I can heal, and I can nuke.

The Druid forms dance from 1.10: http://media.putfile.com/Druid-Dance-Reel

Sorry I had to leave early last night, but rl takes precedence. Anyhow, last night ran very well for a first time out, and I can't wait to see how we do in the future!

Not only does it make people take turns, but with the need to fill the spots with a lot of outside members this makes the most sense from a fairness perspective. I'm all for the take care of your own too, but we also need to make sure that those that come along feel that they have a fair chance and that there is no appearances of favoritism amonst out guild. As for me...I have everything I can get up to Gehennas (He drops my gloves), Garr (drops my helm), Baron Geddon (Shoulders), and Golemag (chest). I won't be rolling for any of the Shaman set pieces or spending points for them because I do already have them until we are going after Gehennas and the rest - then I will spend points for that gear, but that will be a few weeks out I suspect. That will help the other Shaman that come along get geared up.

Bah! I just want to get through MC and into BWL!

Huato has the key, and I'd be glad to drag him along to help you with the quest.

Agreed Maube, and I don't think it impossible to get to at least Luci if we have enough people show. At worst, we can kill off a bunch of trash mobs and hopefully get enough cores and maybe even some of the BoE set pieces for people. I agree with you Wal, playing a spec you don't like sucks. I tried the resto tree Shaman for one week and hated it. I do like the Elemental tree a lot though, but I miss the two-hand spec from enhancement. I do survive a lot longer this way though, so it works out.

The clomping of Huato?! If I go down, most likely the rest of the group goes down too. lol I usually do pretty good about staying up in there until the bosses.

I feel your plight Wal...Huato is Elemental/resto because that's what Blizzard forces Shaman into end game unless all I want to do is PVP. I refuse to go down to mana tide because I've been down that road one time and it wasn't really worth it, plus it gimped me everywhere else. In Molten Core I use ranged spells and switch to healing a lot on boss fights when required. Our Baron Geddon strat right now requires me to heal and nothing else at the moment. That leads me to the other thing that sometimes irritates me with both Druid and Shaman players, and that is they refuse to heal because they have no points in Resto (Shaman are MUCH worse). In my opinion, those players are really not exploring the full potential of the hybrid classes by not healing, or saying they can't heal. I know I am not on the same healing level as a priest, or to a lesser extent a Druid, but as a Shaman I can heal quite well, and have been put on healing duties in some raids. Some bosses in ZG require me to be a primary healer for an off tank, and I don't mind that. It helps that I have some points in resto, but I could do the same job with no points in resto just the same. I wish people would get out of the mindset of certain classes (hybrids mainly) having to be in certain roles because that's what has worked so far. I can see a Moonkin being very beneficial in a caster group for the crit on spells (this stacks with priests healing too, doesn't it?). The more dps the better as long as you are not pulling aggro from the main tank. I've researched a little on Druid builds and there are guilds that do a lot of MC and BWL bosses with Moonkins. There are some bosses in BWL that you don't dare do this though because a good crit will pull aggro from the MT and wipe the raid, but it's still a viable build. I can also see a Feral druid being a benefit to a group of melee dps too for the increased chance to crit there too. As far as tanking though, I'm on the fence. Druids obviously have the ability to tank and pull aggro, but I don't think they are a true replacement for a Warrior doing tanking duties. I think they can make excellent off tanks, but not real sure about main tanks on a boss encounter in MC or BWL, or even some bosses in ZG and AQ (20 and 40). I think in any of the 5 to 15 man instances they can probably main tank very well, but for a boss encounter in the end game instances I'm not sure yet (if they can, prove me wrong. I can admit when I am wrong ). I love the versatility of the Druid no matter what the spec though. It's nice that I can go out and solo or join a party and do multiple roles throughout the entire instance. With Shaman...it's a lot different...we can't off tank worth a crap at 60. We can't out DPS a Rogue or Mage in the end game, we can't outheal priests or druids end game (although we can do rather well). The saving grace for the Shaman is reincarnation and totems, but they are losing their vaibility now with some of the new boss encounters that make people move constantly and out of range of the totems.

Woogah! Me gits ta put me Hammersmithin' skillz ta werk again! Just look me up once you have the materials and I'd be more than happy to craft that for you.

Thanks for the input. As far as kids go, that's to be expected on a MMO that has no fee. parents are less likely to buy a game for their kids if they also have to pay a monthly fee, so the maturity level tends to be higher on fee based games. If I could get a free trial period on it I'd give it a go. I'm going to check out their site and see what's there regarding the game.

Thanks for the info Kaer. I may move Zuato to a Moonkin with the remainder in resto when he gets to 60. I do have a goal of getting the entire Wildheart set for him for the bonuses too...and with 1.10 on the horizon the pieces may end up being more valuable. The other reason for moving that way is that Hoofie is Feral, and it would serve the group/guild better if I took Zuato in a different direction. I may still spec him down to Innervate though once he hits 60 for the MC runs. Will have to wait and see when I get there, but the Moonkin is sounding better for the extra armor and the extra 3% spell crit for the casters in the group.

Now that would most likely work out for me! So Benim, Baracko, Huato, and? Need a tank for sure.

Combat rez is very useful for boss encounters in both 20 man and 40 man raids. The cooldown is long yes, but keeping that main tank up or a priest up can mean the difference in taking the boss down or wiping and having to start over from scratch. It is a gamble either way though.

If we wipe on the 5 man versions, this will come in handy That's all I'm saying.

Awesome Wal, and thank you. Once I get to 50 I'll be hitting you up for those for sure...I'm still trying to scrape together money on both Huato and Zuato to get Zuato a mount at 40. lol

If any of you happen to run into a Warden Staff ( http://www.thottbot.com/?i=12314 ), please let me know...I'm willing to buy it off of you...It's a great staff for feral Druids (which Zuato is).

With most of the instances we've been 10 manning going to 5 man, this actually makes sense now.

Interesting. How would you compare it to World of Warcraft? With level 20 being the cap, how long does it take to get to 20?

Wow, awesome add ons. I will have to donwload them tonight. Thanks Kat!

Aye, and the OOC rezing is a thing of the past...they removed it from boss fights in MC as of 1.9. Once a fight is initiated with a boss everyone in the instance goes into battle...even if they are at the entrance. There is no way to stay out of combat. This is where Soul stones and Druid's battle res come in handy.

lol I don't play any games like that at work. Wish I could though

Whoa! Get with it man!