WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com WoW Insider http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com prods@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Producers) (Weblogs, Inc. Web Support) en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. View our terms of service here: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration and the Throne of Thunder, Part 3]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-3-tues/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-3-tues/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-3-tues/#comments Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

With the Zandalari on the run, you've now moved on to trying to break into the inner reaches of the Thunder King himself. Well, rather, you would if he didn't blow up the bridge you were on and all of your flying mounts happened to go mysteriously missing. Instead, you get to play the part of Jack Burton while you crawl your way through the forgotten depths of the island to face your very own David Lo Pan.

Seriously though, the next leg of the journey through Throne of Thunder will have you playing adventurer under ground facing many of the things that go bump in the night. This is where all the failed experiments and the creatures long forgotten have taken up residence over the many years since their master and creator first ruled the land.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmagaerarestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsthrone-of-thundertortoswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto shaman wish list]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/totem-talk-resto-shaman-wish-list/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/totem-talk-resto-shaman-wish-list/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/23/totem-talk-resto-shaman-wish-list/#comments Totem Talk Resto shaman wish list tuesday Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Last time we spoke about the recent changes to shaman healing. We received a nice little buff in a hot patch to our Healing Rain, Chain Heal and Earthliving. The 20% increase was a quality of life improvement that did actually go a decent ways towards improving our overall healing. While I enjoy pretty much any buff we get, I still can't help but sometimes just sit down and take a look at where we are in regards to other healers.

Basically, I like to sit down and pose the question to other restoration shaman and myself. What is the one thing that you would like to see shaman healers get? What is it that you wish you could do as a shaman healer that you can't currently do? It's a great exercise in creative thinking, or even just taking a look at your own class, and can lead to some very interesting conversations and ideas when shared with other healers like I enjoy on Twitter.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshamanshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswish listwishlistwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration life post healing buff]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/10/totem-talk-restoration-life-post-healing-buff/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/10/totem-talk-restoration-life-post-healing-buff/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/10/totem-talk-restoration-life-post-healing-buff/#comments Image
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Shaman healing always seems tenuous whenever the second tier of raiding hits in an expansion. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we suck by any stretch of the imagination, but any tier that has a lot of movement mechanics and a lot less stationary heals we generally have to work that much harder. Now, things have definitely gotten easier over the years for us, but they could always get better right?

So that was when Greg Street, otherwise known as your friendly neighborhood Ghostcrawler and lead systems designer for Blizzard Entertainment, made a tweet that had restoration shaman around the globe cheering, despite them being perhaps a bit confused as to where this came from. So what lead up to this buff? What impact has it had on our healing in the Throne of Thunder? Has it improved our quality of healing life since the hot fix went live?

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]]> featuredGhostcrawlerguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsthrone of thunderThroneOfThunderwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Throne of Thunder easter egg]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/03/throne-of-thunder-easter-egg/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/03/throne-of-thunder-easter-egg/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/04/03/throne-of-thunder-easter-egg/#comments Throne of Thunder Easter Egg
Finding easter eggs in video games is always fun, and Blizzard Entertainment has always had some very good ones. This year it would seem though they took the Noble Garden Festival to quite the literal extreme. If you find yourself in the Throne of Thunder, specifically in the lair of Ji-Kun, you will find that all of the eggs surrounding the hatching eggs have been replaced with Noble Garden counterparts in all their bright and vibrant colors. I personally never pegged the Mogu as ones to celebrate the holiday, but maybe, just maybe we've misjudged them a little bit.

Little things like this that are always fun to find, and it's amusing how many little details can sneak their way in to what some folks consider the normal routine of their daily wow life. Whether it is noble garden eggs in a raid zone, or Winter Veil Lights in dungeons, little touches like this are welcome surprises. Makes me wonder if anything else has been altered, even slightly, in Pandaria for our Noble Garden festivities. Are there other little changes like this for this year?

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]]> easter eggsEasterEggsji-kunnoble gardenNobleGardenthrone of thunderThroneOfThunder (Joe Perez) Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration and the Throne of Thunder, Part 2]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/03/27/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-2/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/03/27/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-2/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/03/27/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-2/#comments
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

The first foray into the Throne of Thunder being over, it's time to dive deeper into the realm of the resurrected Mogu emperor. There is, however, a few more obstacles that lay before us as we take out the last of the Zandalari standing in our way. Once those pesky Zandalari are gone we can go further. The problem is those pesky trolls never stay gone for good or for long, but we can at least give them a few punches, kicks and some lightning to the face to remind them of their past follies.

This will not be a comprehensive boss guide, instead this will be a quick run down on things that you, as a resto shaman, should be aware of or tips to help make your healing of the encounter easier.

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]]> council of eldersCouncilOfEldersfeaturedFrost King MalakkFrostKingMalakkguide-to-shamansHigh Priestess MarliHighPriestessMarliKazrajinrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsSul the SandcrawlerSulTheSandcrawlerthrone of thunderThroneOfThundertotwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration and the Throne of Thunder, Part 1]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/03/12/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-1/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/03/12/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-1/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/03/12/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-1/#comments Totem Talk Restoration and the Throne of Thunder Part 1 Tuesday Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

By now I'm sure you're already knee deep into the patch, working through new and exciting dailies, taking on Dinomancers hunting down itty-bitty Toenibblers and Footslashers. There's also this whole new raid thing that people are talking about, the Throne of Thunder, that you may or may not have stepped foot in yet. By the time you're reading this, the Looking For Raid version of Throne of Thunder will just become available, and will grant you access to the first three bosses of the zone. If you haven't been able to get in a normal raid, I would highly recommend queuing up and giving it a shot.

Whether you are already a seasoned vet heading back into ToT, or just queuing for the LFR for the first time, I can tell you that for me, this raid zone is amazing fun. It combines some of my favorite aspects of raids like Ulduar and Karazhan, with modern raid building ideas. The story is awesome if you're into that type of thing, and the bosses are more about the mechanics than anything else. That said, resto shaman do have a few things we can do to help make these bosses go down that much quicker and easier for our raid group.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsthrone-of-thunderwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto Gear in Throne of Thunder]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/26/totem-talk-resto-gear-in-throne-of-thunder/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/26/totem-talk-resto-gear-in-throne-of-thunder/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/26/totem-talk-resto-gear-in-throne-of-thunder/#comments Totem Talk Resto loot in 52 Tuesday
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Today, we are one step closer to the release of new content in patch 5.2 and a brand new tier of content to entertain ourselves with. We'll have everything from a loot grabbing scenario, new profession crafted gear, and a new raid to play with complete with new bosses and loot rewards. I mean, we play the game to have fun, sure, but part of that fun is definitely the rewards we obtain.

The period of time when a new tier is in testing on the PTR, it can sometimes be a bit of a tease since early items tend to be based off of data mined items. Add to that the fact that since it's a PTR, things can change. I think though, that we're close enough to a release that we can safely start taking a bit of a look at the gear that you can expect to see in the next tier. This is not a best in slot list, nor a gearing guide for 5.2, this is simply a list of what will be available to us when the patch goes live. Also bear in mind that even though we are close to release on the patch, stats, drop locations and other variables may change between now and then.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanspatch 5.2Patch5.2restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[My first week as Horde]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/my-first-week-as-horde/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/my-first-week-as-horde/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/14/my-first-week-as-horde/#comments My first week as Horde I've been playing World of Warcraft for a very long time. Since it was closed beta, in fact. Back when the game was still brand new, I mean right when the servers first opened up, I played for team red. I was a Horde shaman, and proud to be so. My first shaman was not named Lodur, in fact it was what I thought at the time was the ever clever name of Rum. I played with one of my buddies who named his warrior Coke. We played with a bunch of coworkers and friends from college until partway through Classic WoW when they either got promoted at work, graduated or stopped playing. Some of our group though decided to move to another server and see how things were going on the Alliance side of things.

Off to Zul'jin we went, and with moving servers and factions in a time before server transfers or faction swaps were around, came a new toon. Abigail, the night elf hunter was born. She's traveled servers, and been race changed multiple times since she was born. I finished Classic WoW on her raiding with friends all the way through the original Naxxramas. I still gave a lot of love to Rum though, and even found time to run him through Ahn'Qiraj 40. When Burning Crusade released, though, Rum fell to the wayside as Lodur was born over with my Alliance family. I hadn't returned to horde except for a brief tour with the Choose My Adventure here on the site, that was until this past week when I server and faction changed my long time hunter over to play Horde side again with friends.

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]]> Entertainmentfaction changefaction swapFactionChangeFactionSwaphordeorgrimmarSci/Techsilvermoon citySilvermoonCityStormWindthunder bluffThunderBluffundercityWorld of Warcraft (Joe Perez) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Finishing out tier 14 on your resto shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/12/totem-talk-finishing-out-tier-14-on-your-resto-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/12/totem-talk-finishing-out-tier-14-on-your-resto-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/02/12/totem-talk-finishing-out-tier-14-on-your-resto-shaman/#comments Totem Talk Finishing out tier 14 on your resto shaman Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

I've been getting a lot of email, and pings on twitter, about finishing out tier 14 raiding. While patch 5.2 is coming and the new tier with it, a lot of folks are still working on finishing out tier 14, be it normal or heroic. It's a fair point, the patch is still at least a few weeks away, so focus on the current one while it is still relevant. That doesn't mean though that you can't prepare a little bit for the future while handling the here and now.

Getting through the content that is current will net you decent gear and experience that will be valuable going into the next tier of content, especially if you are getting some time in on heroic bosses of tier 14.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-restoration-totem-talkshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration tier 15 set bonus update on the Patch 5.2 PTR]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/totem-talk-restoration-tier-15-set-bonus-update-on-ptr/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/totem-talk-restoration-tier-15-set-bonus-update-on-ptr/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/totem-talk-restoration-tier-15-set-bonus-update-on-ptr/#comments Totem Talk Restoration tier 15 set bonus update on PTR Tuesday
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Patch 5.2 is still a very hot topic right now, and with very good reason. The content that we're gearing up to enjoy is quite extensive. Whether you love dailies and are looking forward to expanding your catalog of places to grind, new pets to tame on your hunter, battle pets that are coming soon or the epic raiding with fights like Lei Shen. Reputation changes and new legendary meta gems are also on the list of changes that are incoming.

It is a big patch, for sure, and with all that new content comes near constant testing and tweaking of all the features to make sure they work as intended; and with that testing, changes are made and classes undergo changes whether to their gear or their abilities during this time.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanspatch 5.2patch-5.2patch-5.2-ptrpatch-5.2-ptr-changesPatch5.2restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration tier 15 set bonuses and patch 5.2]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/totem-talk-restoration-tier-15-set-bonuses-and-patch-5-2/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/totem-talk-restoration-tier-15-set-bonuses-and-patch-5-2/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/totem-talk-restoration-tier-15-set-bonuses-and-patch-5-2/#comments Island in the mists Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Last time, we looked to the past twelve months, and the journey we took over the last year. As exciting as the past can be, and no matter what we can learn from it, the future is always so much more exciting. That's not to say that Mists of Pandaria hasn't been exciting so far, but content patch 5.2 is shaping up to be very interesting.

With the upcoming patch, one of the things that's been talked about is the new tier 15 set bonuses. Compared to the tier 14 set bonuses for most classes, what we've been seeing so far have been far and away better by leaps and bounds. Rather, that seems to be the general consensus around the internet at least. All of the information is based on what has been revealed on the latest PTR build, and is subject to potential changes before making it to live server.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanspatch 5.2patch-5.2-ptrpatch-5.2-shaman-changespatch-5.2ptrPatch5.2restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-infoshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: 2012 for restoration shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/01/totem-talk-2012-for-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/01/totem-talk-2012-for-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/01/01/totem-talk-2012-for-restoration-shaman/#comments Totem Talk 2012 for restoration shaman tuesday
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

I like to do these at the end or beginning of every year. I always find it interesting to take a step back and look at how the events of the year unfolded. Every year is exciting, there is always announcements, class changes and new things to learn. It seems like it was no time before that we were talking about all the exciting changes that were ahead for us in then upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion.

All the anticipation leading up the release of MoP and everything that has change and adjusted in the months following the release have been equally exciting. As the expansion rolls on we continue to speculate to what the future may hold.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnshamanshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto fun in the Terrace of Endless Spring]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/totem-talk-resto-fun-in-the-terrace-of-endless-spring/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/totem-talk-resto-fun-in-the-terrace-of-endless-spring/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/totem-talk-resto-fun-in-the-terrace-of-endless-spring/#comments Totem Talk Tsulong is resto's best boss encounter to date
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The raid structure for the current tier has proven to be quite interesting. It is very reminiscent of tier 11 raids. I have gone on record many times saying how much I loved that setup, having multiple zones to go to which added variety and decreased my burnout by quite a bit. Tier 14 mimics that setup in, what is my opinion, the best ways. It offers not only a variety of locations but also a variety of mechanics to test any raid.

Terrace of Endless Spring, the last of this tier's set of raids, is one of my favorites in a long time. I love the look of the zone, the lore of the zone and most of all I love healing the zone. Why do I like it so much? It has, in what is my opinion, some of the most shaman healer friendly fights we've had in a while. This is not a healing guide for ToES, that will come later, but rather just my impressions on the zone as a whole through the eyes of a restoration shaman.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanslei shiLeiShiprotectors of the endlessProtectorsOfTheEndlessrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talksha of fearshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsShaOfFearterrace-of-endless-springtsulongwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Healing Gara'jal and Spirit Kings]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/04/totem-talk-healing-garajal-and-spirit-kings/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/04/totem-talk-healing-garajal-and-spirit-kings/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/04/totem-talk-healing-garajal-and-spirit-kings/#comments Totem Talk Healing Gara'jal and Spirit Kings Tues
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Mogu'shan Vaults starts out with a bang. By bang, however, I mean that the first two fights are all about execution to get past then successfully. Your raid group will have to work in concert in order to make it to the next set of bosses. The third and fourth boss of Vaults doesn't shy away from the execution standpoint, and it is safe to say that while there are certainly some DPS and healing thresholds you need to meet, that the entire zone really is about execution.

Gara'jal the Spirit Binder and The Spirit Kings are fun fights, that have a lot going on in them. Whether it is multiple planes of existence or multiple long dead kings, you can be sure that there is enough going on to keep you on your toes and keep you busy.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmogu-shan-vaultsmogushan vaultsMogushan-VaultsMogushanVaultsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshamanshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Desperately seeking Mr. Bigglesworth]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/29/desperately-seeking-mr-bigglesworth/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/29/desperately-seeking-mr-bigglesworth/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/29/desperately-seeking-mr-bigglesworth/#comments Desperately Seeking Mr Bigglesworth
Patch 5.1 is an exciting time, whether you're continuing on your questing for Wrathion in search of a legendary or you're just really jazzed about having more dailies to do. It also introduced the ability to go into old raid instances without actually having to be in a raid, making them much more accessible for solo players. For some of us though, it is an opportunity to continue on with a never ending hunt. The hunt for rare and special battle pets!

Laugh if you will, but patch 5.1 introduces 12 new rare pets that are spread throughout classic raids from the yester-years of World of Warcraft. It gives players incentive to revisit those raid instances, and rewards them with some pretty cool looking pets. It also rewards those with the motivation to farm the content with the achievement Raiding With Leashes. If the achievement wasn't enough, as an added bonus for collecting all 12 new rare pets, you get the pet Mr. Bigglesworth, who may in fact be the most sought after mini pet since he was introduced as the trusted companion of Kel'Thuzad back when Naxxramas made it's first appearance. So, with 12 new rare pet drops from 12 classic raid bosses, how hard can obtaining these magnificent prizes solo be?

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]]> anusisath idolAnusisathIdolashtone coreAshtoneCoreblackwing bannerBlackwingBannerblazing runeBlazingRuneblighted sporeBlightedSporebroodlord lashlayerBroodlordLashlayerchromagguschrominiuscore of hardened ashcorefire impCorefireImpCoreOfHardenedAshdeath talon whelpguardDeathTalonWhelpguarddusty clucth of eggsDustyClucthOfEggsemporer VekloreEmporerVeklorefungal abominationFungalAbominationgiant bone spiderGiantBoneSpidergluthgluths boneGluthsBonegolemagg the incineratorGolemaggTheIncineratorharbinger of flameHarbingerOfFlamejewel of the maddening whispersJewelOfTheMaddeningWhispersloathebmaexxnamagmadarmark of flameMarkOfFlamemini mindslayerMiniMindslayermr. bigglesworthMr.Bigglesworthpatch 5.1Patch5.1raiding with leashesRaidingWithLeashesrazorgorerazorgore-the-untamedstitched pupStitchedPupsulfuron harbingerSulfuronHarbingerthe prophet skeramTheProphetSkeramunscathed eggUnscathedEgguntamed hatchlingUntamedHatchlingviscidusviscidus globuleViscidusGlobulewhistle of chromatic boneWhistleOfChromaticBone (Joe Perez) Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[QueueSpy, an addon to solve those LFR queue pop blues]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/28/queuespy-an-addon-to-solve-those-lfr-queue-pop-blues/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/28/queuespy-an-addon-to-solve-those-lfr-queue-pop-blues/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/28/queuespy-an-addon-to-solve-those-lfr-queue-pop-blues/#comments QueueSpy, an addon to solve those LFR queue pop blues
UPDATE: Bashiok has clarified to us that this addon was running off of inaccurate information and did not work properly. More importanly, the popup's lack of progress information was intentional. More info here.

We've been getting reports that some people are not able to see how many bosses have been cleared when their Looking For Raid queue finally pops. There have been some posts popping up on the official forums, but there has not been an official blue post yet as to whether this is indeed a bug, or an intended change with the recent 5.1 patch. At this time, we believe that it is a bug as we've also been receiving reports that some players are able to see how many bosses are already killed on their queue pops.

With that in mind, some players have put their noses to the grindstone and written an addon to help you find out how many of those bosses are defeated if you find yourself with the queue pop bug. It's a quick fix, and it works quite well as a solution to a potentially annoying bug.

The addon outputs the boss total to your chat window instead of putting it back into your queue screen, which is actually a really nice work around. The addon is lightweight, and until we hear official word whether or not this is a bug or a feature, this seems to be the way to go. If you find yourself in burning need to know exactly how many bosses are waiting for you in your LFR queue, then you can download this addon over at Curse or WoWInterface. It's quick and easy to install, and requires zero configuration.

A special thanks to Stoppableforce for whipping up this addon quickly for everyone to use.
Mists of Pandaria is here! The level cap has been raised to 90, many players have returned to Azeroth, and pet battles are taking the world by storm. Keep an eye out for all of the latest news, and check out our comprehensive guide to Mists of Pandaria for everything you'll ever need to know.

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]]> lfrlfr-toollooking for raidLookingForRaidraid finderRaidFinder (Joe Perez) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration support totems and haste for restoration]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/totem-talk-restoration-support-totems-and-haste-for-restoration/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/totem-talk-restoration-support-totems-and-haste-for-restoration/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/totem-talk-restoration-support-totems-and-haste-for-restoration/#comments Totem Talk Restoration support totems, haste, and racial bonuses Tuesday
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Another exciting week has come and gone, with a new set of raid instances, new looking for raid and the promise of even more content to come. I don't know about you, but it feels like I barely have enough time to look at it all, let alone do it all!

There has been a lot of focus lately on our healing tool-kits, individual spell usage and our stats. We're definitely not without our problems, but instead of focusing on all the bad, I figured it would be good to focus on some of the diversity that we can bring to groups. Even though I'm disappointed about our totems becoming more like cooldowns and less like constant companions, I can still appreciate the new totems that have been added to our repertoire. Even though we're healers, it doesn't mean we can't have some extra utility, and that's always been a key feature of our class.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshastehate ratingHateRatinghealing tide totemHealingTideTotemhealth care reformHealthCareReformrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsstormlash totemStormlashTotemtalentstotemic projectionTotemicProjectionwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The problem with restoration shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/totem-talk-the-problem-with-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/totem-talk-the-problem-with-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/totem-talk-the-problem-with-restoration-shaman/#comments A Grummle thing happened on the way to the forums.
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Don't get me wrong, I love shaman healing. I've loved it for as long as shaman have existed in this game. I enjoy the hell out of healing bosses in raids, dungeons, strangers in spontaneous world PvP. Basically, if I can heal it on the shaman I've loved it. That's not to say that there haven't been any problems over the years with shaman healing, in fact there have been many.

Mists of Pandaria is no exception to this. I mean we still kick all kinds of tail, but we just have some things that feel off. There are things that are just, well, I just look at them and I see potential issues. Problems that will come up later, even some that are coming up right now. It's far from a perfect world for us right now.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestorationrestoration shaman healingrestoration shaman in mists of pandariarestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkRestorationShamanHealingRestorationShamanInMistsOfPandariashaman mists of pandariashaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsShamanMistsOfPandariawow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Healing Stone Guard and Feng the Accursed]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/23/totem-talk-healing-stone-guard-and-feng-the-accursed/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/23/totem-talk-healing-stone-guard-and-feng-the-accursed/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/23/totem-talk-healing-stone-guard-and-feng-the-accursed/#comments Totem Talk
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Anyone who has followed me on Twitter or happened to look at my streams will have likely read some choice words flow from my finger tips based on the first two fights in the current tier of raiding. It's not that they are particularly hard fights, but they are a test of your coordination as a group. There are a ton of elements to the fights, multiple sources of damage at any given point of time, and of course some pretty high damage spikes built in because we just love those.

The good news is that these first two fights in the Mogu'shan Vaults are in reality quite shaman healer friendly. Despite the damage, and the multiple mechanics, our toolkit makes us go-to healers on these first two fights. There are some tricks and helpful hints I can offer you to help squeeze all the healing juice you can in the fight.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestorestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration shaman two weeks into Mists]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/09/totem-talk-mists-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/09/totem-talk-mists-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/09/totem-talk-mists-restoration-shaman/#comments Totem Talk Mists, restoration two weeks later Tuesday
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and content creation at InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Can you believe it's been a whole two weeks since Mists of Pandaria launched? The time just seemed to fly right by. I don't know about you, but I've been incredibly busy between leveling to 90, exploring the gorgeous new zones, pounding out my daily quests and getting ready to raid. It's been a learning experience in some regards, and I'm happy to finally be getting to test out some of the theories and ideas I've been kicking around in beta in an actual live environment.

A lot can happen in two weeks time, and I thought it would be good to give you a run down on some of the findings I've had using our toolkit in heroics and raids, and some tips and tricks that I've learned along the way.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshealing-shamanmists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-talentsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Mists reputation rewards for restoration shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/26/totem-talk-mists-reputation-rewards-for-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/26/totem-talk-mists-reputation-rewards-for-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/26/totem-talk-mists-reputation-rewards-for-restoration-shaman/#comments Totem Talk Mists reputation rewards for restoration shaman tuesday Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

As you're leveling up, there is going to be plenty to explore and plenty to do. One of the things you're going to notice sooner or later is that there are a bunch of new factions to earn reputation points with. This expansion does two things really when when it comes to reps. First is that reputation isn't quite as hard or tedious as it has been in previous expansions, which is most welcome. Second is that the rewards that each faction has to offer you can be quite awesome for your chosen Warcraft profession.

Shado-Pan clan

The Shado-Pan clan are a very interesting faction as far as the pandaren are concerned. They are much more dark and sinister when compared to the other factions. They resemble more of closely to the ninjas of the old stories than the kung-fu masters. They are considered the most elite warriors of the pandaren dedicated to fighting against the Sha. Players will first encounter them in full at the Shado-pan Monastery, one of the new 5-man dungeons in Mists. Leveling your rep with them nets you some very nice rewards that you can buy with Justice Points and Valor Points.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmists-of-pandariareputationreputation-gearreputation-grindreputation-rewardsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Dungeon gear for restoration in Mists]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/totem-talk-dungeon-gear-for-restoration-in-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/totem-talk-dungeon-gear-for-restoration-in-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/totem-talk-dungeon-gear-for-restoration-in-mists/#comments Totem Talk Preraid gearing for resto in Mists tuesday Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

Every time a new expansion comes around, we get to look forward to the ever-evolving sense of fashion that Azeroth has in store for us. Whether it's the skull motifs of Northrend, of the fire touched gear from the Firelands, it's always filled with various looks ranging from good to just down right terrible.

The problem has always been hit or miss when gearing up a beginning restoration shaman, that initial tier for every expansion just sits a little bit weird for us. Sometimes it's due to new itemization, or new talents. Sometimes it's just because you can't cram everything in those early dungeons and reputation gear. Mists, though, is fairly surprising in how well you can gear yourself out without actually ever stepping foot into a raid.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestorestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Surviving patch 5.0.4 as a restoration shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/28/totem-talk-surviving-patch-5-0-4-as-a-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/28/totem-talk-surviving-patch-5-0-4-as-a-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/28/totem-talk-surviving-patch-5-0-4-as-a-restoration-shaman/#comments Totem Talk Suriving Patch 504 as a restoration shaman
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

It's the day of the great patchification! I have no clue if that's actually a word, but we're going to pretend it is. Patch 5.0.4 is the pre-Mists patch containing all of the major system changes well in advance of the expansion pack's release. It is both scary and exciting with the number of changes that are coming, and you can take some time today to prepare yourself for what is about to come.

Today, we're going to recap the upcoming changes for restoration shaman and make sure you have the tools to handle this massive upheaval. So grab your towel, don't panic, and let's make sure you aren't a sad panda when you log into game today!

I'd also like to take a brief moment and thank all the theorycrafters for all the hard work they've been doing finalizing, verifying and extracting all the numbers. Special thanks to Binkensein, Keldion, Hamlet, Derevka and Therya.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanspatch 5.0.4Patch5.0.4restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Healers need something like the raid dummies]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/21/healers-need-something-like-the-raid-dummies/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/21/healers-need-something-like-the-raid-dummies/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/21/healers-need-something-like-the-raid-dummies/#comments Healers need something like the raid dummies
If you didn't know by now, there will be a new raid dummy setup in Mists of Pandaria's latest beta build. They will be located in Shattrath and are designed to mimic a raid boss. They will have 50 million health, can be killed, respawn quickly and are set up in such a way that they won't interfere with other people's tests. They will not turn to face you, so you can practice DPSing from behind, and will give a full suite of raid buffs for the duration of your combat with the dummy.

The idea behind this new marvelous tool is to make it so players can get a better idea of their actual numbers in terms of damage output under the optimal conditions. It's a way to really bring simcrafting back into the game instead of solely through a spread sheet, adding a layer of practical application.

It's a fantastic idea, something that I think should have been around for a long while. While I agree something like this is fantastic for DPSers, lets not leave out the other player types as well. Something like this could be absolutely amazing for healers, something that I know would be most welcome.

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]]> dpsdpsinghealer performanceHealerPerformancehealinghealing logsHealingLogsraid-healingraidsscenarioscenariossingle player scenariosSinglePlayerScenariostanktankingtanks (Joe Perez) Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: Have you ever named a pet after a WoW NPC?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/breakfast-topic-have-you-ever-named-a-pet-after-a-wow-npc/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/breakfast-topic-have-you-ever-named-a-pet-after-a-wow-npc/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/breakfast-topic-have-you-ever-named-a-pet-after-a-wow-npc/#comments Breakfast Topic Have you ever named your pet after a WoW NPC Sometimes you come across a character in a game, be it an NPC or another player character, that you just absolutely love. You identify with the character in such a way that they become a sort of ideal for you of some type or another. Every now and then, you try to incorporate that character into your real life in some manner or another.

For us, it took the form of naming our puppy after a great and terrible NPC, Lady Sylvanas Windrunner. When we first got our dog, she was born on Halloween and since she was a beagle, she liked to howl, so we figured that naming her after the Banshee Queen was a suitable name. Unlike the leader of the undead, though, she's a small furnace and wails surprisingly little, but we love her just the same. She's also become my World of Warcraft buddy and will whine at the screen if she sees me getting particularly frustrated with a boss fight until the boss is killed. She also has this super-awesome little dance she does whenever I cheer or get really excited.

So how about you? Have you ever named a pet after a World of Warcraft NPC that you particularly loved? What type of pet is it, and what type of adventures have you had?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionpetssylvanasworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Joe Perez) Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Calm before the storm for resto shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/totem-talk-calm-before-the-storm-for-resto-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/totem-talk-calm-before-the-storm-for-resto-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/totem-talk-calm-before-the-storm-for-resto-shaman/#comments Totem Talk Calm Before the storm for resto shaman Tuesdays
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

Last time we met, I had quite a bit to say about tier 3 shaman talents in regards to restoration shaman, and I promise that today I won't spend too much time harping on it, since I've already committed a couple of thousand words to the topic. Since that time, there have been quite a number of changes. There's been a new beta build release with all manner of updates, which is probably the most important one.

There's also been a ton of information flowing from the official forums, especially when it comes to terms of such things as class balance, healer throughput and talents. Also during this time, there has been a massive amount of raid testing for both normal and heroic modes. Truth be told, there's a ton of information to absorb this week -- not least of all that fezzes are in fact cool.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmistsmists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-betamists-of-pandaria-speculationmists-of-pandaria-talentsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Breakfast Topic: How excited for pet battles are you?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/breakfast-topic-how-excited-for-pet-battles-are-you/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/breakfast-topic-how-excited-for-pet-battles-are-you/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/14/breakfast-topic-how-excited-for-pet-battles-are-you/#comments I don't know about you guys, but I find myself getting maybe a little too excited for pet battles. First of all I'm a huge collector of all items like pets and mounts, and I just have to catch them all. The pet battles themselves are incredibly fun, and even with the seemingly obvious comparison to a certain other pocket pet fighting game, it is being implemented pretty well.

It also helps that pet battles justifies my years of obsessively obtaining every single pet I could find across multiple continents and worlds. Not only is it giving me all the justification I could ever want for grabbing these pets, but it also adds considerable elements to the user interface. The new pet journal looks absolutely amazing. It is clearly organized with all the information you could possibly want on your pets, and the team UI is something I wish a few other games would have had when dealing with miniature pet fighters.

With the number of obtainable pets that you can find, battle and tame, I find myself sometimes just sitting around rubbing my hands together and cackling like an evil genius. That's perfectly normal, right?

Besides, now is the time where I get to exact my revenge! They laughed at me when I farmed for hours on end to get a Disgusting Oozeling, but I will have the last laugh when it melts their faces! Feel my wrath, fruit vendor, it is time for war! Oh ... well ... I'll just be over here making more videos until it goes live.

So how about you? Do you find yourself getting super-excited about the incoming pet battles?

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]]> featuredgame-discussiongamer-discussionpet battlesPetBattlesworld-of-warcraft-discussionworld-of-warcraft-topicswow-discussionwow-hot-topicswow-issueswow-topics (Joe Perez) Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The problem with tier 3 talents for Mists resto shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/totem-talk-the-problem-with-tier-3-talents-for-mists-resto-sham/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/totem-talk-the-problem-with-tier-3-talents-for-mists-resto-sham/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/31/totem-talk-the-problem-with-tier-3-talents-for-mists-resto-sham/#comments Totem Talk The problem with Tier 3 Talents in Mists for Resto shaman Tuesday Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

I'm sure that you've been busy preparing for Mists of Pandaria, logging into the beta and testing things out for yourself. Maybe you haven't gotten into the beta yet but have been testing things out on the PTR. Either way, with the announcement of the release date for Mists, things have been kicking into high gear. More beta invites are going out, and now more than ever, player feedback is incredibly important.

Over the last two weeks, I've been thinking about a recent change restoration shaman have had to their level 45, or tier 3, talents. I've had a few discussions about it on Twitter with fellow shaman in the community, and after much deliberation, I've decided that it would in fact be the major topic for this week's article.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshealingmists of pandaria betamists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-talent-changesmists-of-pandaria-talentsMistsOfPandariaBetarestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration update and preparing for Mists]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/totem-talk-restoration-update-and-preparing-for-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/totem-talk-restoration-update-and-preparing-for-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/17/totem-talk-restoration-update-and-preparing-for-mists/#comments Totem Talk Restoration update, and preparing for Mists Tuesday
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

Did you miss me? I know I missed you! I know you were all super excited about the update to restoration shaman on the beta a couple of weeks ago. I was. We got some good information to mull over. Clarification on one of our new talents along with some numbers for estimated proc rate was a good starting point, and we even got our first glimpse of the tier 14 raid set bonuses. I still believe that the four-piece bonus needs to be revisited, because I think that it will wind up wasted on us for the most part. I'm holding out hope that we'll get an update sometime soonish.

That said, we haven't had a whole lot in the way of updates the last few weeks for restoration shaman. Things are starting to slow down, at least for right now. I'm guessing that will change as soon as more raid data gets parsed and verified. We'll see some tweaks, whether it's to spell coefficients or mana regeneration. While it's been slow, there has been at least some news and some blue responses to the current restoration position.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmistsmists-betamists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-betarestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Mists beta updates for restoration shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/totem-talk-mists-beta-updates-for-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/totem-talk-mists-beta-updates-for-restoration-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/totem-talk-mists-beta-updates-for-restoration-shaman/#comments Rocket Shaman Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and co-host of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

Two weeks ago, I was gushing about how much fun I was having in Mists. I still am having a blast, and I truly enjoy healing through the new dungeons. I haven't had a chance to test out shaman healing in one of the new raid encounters yet due to the times they've been scheduled, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a time that lines up with my being home so I can bust in some raid skulls.

Over the course of the last two weeks, however, there have been a number of updates to the beta client, as well as statements and replies from the developers at Blizzard Entertainment in regards specifically to a shaman talent in the expansion. One of the updates also contains the first glimpse of our tier 14 bonuses for both two-piece and four-piece sets.

Keep in mind that all of this information is based on the latest Mists of Pandaria beta build and is subject to change at any time.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshealingrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: What resto shaman will miss in Mists]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/19/totem-talk-what-resto-shaman-will-miss-in-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/19/totem-talk-what-resto-shaman-will-miss-in-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/19/totem-talk-what-resto-shaman-will-miss-in-mists/#comments Totem Talk
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and co-host of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

Mists of Pandaria is proving to be fairly cool so far for many reasons. I've been absolutely enamored with the visuals of the new expansion. The lush zones even at this stage of the beta are absolutely wonderful, and for some reason, I just really feel at home in the setting. The new talents are interesting and involve some strategy when picking depending on what you're doing, and the new spell effects are pretty neat as well.

For all of the good that's coming, though, there are still some things that I am going to miss about being a restoration shaman when moving from Cataclysm into the brave new world. It's the classic inevitability -- in order to gain something new and move into the direction of progress, something must be sacrificed in exchange.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto shaman looking good at level 90]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/totem-talk-resto-shaman-looking-good-at-level-90/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/totem-talk-resto-shaman-looking-good-at-level-90/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/totem-talk-resto-shaman-looking-good-at-level-90/#comments Totem Talk Welcome to 90, resto shaman TUES Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore podcast), shows you how.

The big news this week is that the level cap on the Mists of Pandaria beta has been raised to 90. You can go and explore Dread Wastes and Vale of Eternal Blossoms, but there isn't any raid content or Pet Battles, and some of the scenarios and Battlegrounds are not yet available. At the time of writing this, the premade template characters were not available yet for level 90, so you'll have to climb the level ladders the old-fashioned way right now.

I'm sure you're thinking that it took long enough, but to be honest, this is a bit sooner than I anticipated. While we've seen the talents, we haven't have the chance to work with them quite yet. Now, we finally get to dive in and play with them, experimenting for what will be our best choices in any given situation. It's like unwrapping a brand new toy for the first time, and I'm pretty excited.

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]]> elemental blastElementalBlastfeaturedguide-to-shamanslevel 90Level90primal elementalistPrimalElementalistrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-talentstier-14unleashed furyUnleashedFurywow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:30:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: New look for Chain Heal, new features for resto shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/totem-talk-new-look-for-chain-heal-new-features-for-resto-sham/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/totem-talk-new-look-for-chain-heal-new-features-for-resto-sham/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/totem-talk-new-look-for-chain-heal-new-features-for-resto-sham/#comments Shaman flies a kite Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore and Raid Warning podcasts), shows you how

So with all the excitement over the release of Diablo III, Mists hasn't been one to sit idly by and just be completely quiet. There have been a number of changes to shaman in general over the last few builds. I figured if you could tear yourself away from the eternal struggle of the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, then we could take a look at some of those changes.

One of the most underrated aspects of the new expansion, in my opinion, is the glyphs themselves. There's a lot to be said about the importance of the glyphs in the new expansion. I personally feel that they will become much more useful as tools to help define our healing kits for the fights, much more so than talents currently do.

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]]> Chain HealChainHealfeaturedguide-to-shamansmists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-betarestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 22 May 2012 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: A restoration shaman hands-on with Ascendance]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/08/totem-talk-a-restoration-shaman-hands-on-with-ascendance/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/08/totem-talk-a-restoration-shaman-hands-on-with-ascendance/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/08/totem-talk-a-restoration-shaman-hands-on-with-ascendance/#comments Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore and Raid Warning podcasts), shows you how

This week, we're going to talk about our level 87 ability, Ascendance. That video above is not mine, but it is pretty darn cool, so I figured I would link brandonk99ing's video here since it did such a nice job. It shows our brand new ability for Mists, which we get to play with at level 87. Each flavor of shaman gets a different version of the ability. Elemental and enchancement get some nice damage increases, while resto gets to walk around like a giant water elemental, throwing out crazy healing numbers.

Basically, while in the Water Ascendant form, all of our healing done is duplicated and distributed evenly among nearby allies. I've commented that it looks just like the ability Essence of Dreams from the Ultraxion encounter -- and to be honest, that's exactly how it feels. I figured I would share with you my impressions of the ability, now that I've gotten my hands on it.

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]]> ascendancefeaturedguide-to-shamansmistsmists of pandariamists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-betaMistsOfPandariarestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshamanshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Mists talents for restoration shaman, tier by tier]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/totem-talk-mists-talents-for-restoration-shaman-tier-by-tier/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/totem-talk-mists-talents-for-restoration-shaman-tier-by-tier/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/04/24/totem-talk-mists-talents-for-restoration-shaman-tier-by-tier/#comments Shaman talents
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The talent systems for Mists of Pandaria is one that's received quite a bit of attention since it was first announced, and with good reason. It's a complete revamp of the current system, a reduction of the total number of talents by a considerable amount and an attempt to make the talents something more fun and less mandatory.

We've talked about them since they were announced at BlizzCon 2011, but talking and speculating about them is much different than actually sitting down and getting to test them out for yourself. Today, I'm going to talk about my own personal experience with these talents, and I'm going to offer up my own opinions, just like the last article. The talent system now doles out talents every 15 levels, presenting a clear tier structure to anyone looking at them, and that's exactly how we'll tackle them.

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Well, I finally got my hands on some beta access for Mists of Pandaria, and the first thing I did was make sure good old Lodur got copied over for some healing experimentation. I mean, after all, that's what I live for. Before doing any healing, though, it was time to poke around and see how things have changed.

And boy, have they! Even though I expected it, it was quite jarring to log in to Mists and see that Lodur had a measly 100,000 mana to work with. Any of you out there would probably notice that this is almost half of what we're sporting on our final run-through of Dragon Soul. While it is daunting, it's something that we have to keep in mind will be compensated with mana regen and increasing the mana pool as we level up to 90.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmistsMists-of-Pandaira-Talent-Calculatormists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-betamists-of-pandaria-talent-changesmists-of-pandaria-talentsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The state of Telluric Currents and speculating for Mists]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/totem-talk-the-state-of-telluric-currents-and-speculating-for-m/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/totem-talk-the-state-of-telluric-currents-and-speculating-for-m/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/27/totem-talk-the-state-of-telluric-currents-and-speculating-for-m/#comments Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore and Raid Warning podcasts), shows you how

Time to revisit this topic again. You're probably asking yourself why we're talking about this again. Well, to be honest, it's because it's the end of an expansion cycle. While we're prepping for the next expansion that will shake up mechanics and stats, we find ourselves at a point of speculation -- and therefore, things like Telluric Currents find themselves back in the crosshairs, so to speak.

The talent itself is something you use, or you don't use. There are some hard facts about the talent. You do not need to stack hit to make it useful, only to make sure every bolt hits. It is not mana neutral, using the talent and casting Lightning Bolt will indeed fill up your mana bar. It can be used to supplement low spirit totals for beginning healers, and can be used in certain phases on raid bosses to maintain healing mana totals. Whether it is optional or mandatory depends on a lot of factors up to and including the team you're healing with and the content you're healing through.

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The Scroll of Resurrection revamp has been a topic of hot debate recently. Whether you love it or hate it, the feature's still an opportunity for our healing brethren to come back after a long break. To be honest, one of my friends has done just that.

But being away from the game for any period of time, whether it is an entire expansion or just a content patch, can be jarring. So when my friend reactivated, I asked him what his most pressing concerns were coming back to Cataclysm. What did he want to know the most to get back up to speed? I thought that were probably quite a few number of folks coming back to the game who might have the same questions, so I figured now would be the perfect time to talk about that, as well as some news regarding the new level 90 talents that we just received.

Oh, and the video has nothing to do with today's post ... I just had that song stuck in my head.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmistsmists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-talent-changesmists-of-pandaria-talentsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkscroll-of-resurrectionshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration shaman buffs and debuffs in Mists of Pandaria]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/totem-talk-restoration-shaman-buffs-and-debuffs-in-mists-of-pan/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/totem-talk-restoration-shaman-buffs-and-debuffs-in-mists-of-pan/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/totem-talk-restoration-shaman-buffs-and-debuffs-in-mists-of-pan/#comments Totem Love Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem Talk for elemental, enhancement and restoration shaman. Want to be a sultan of swing healing? A champion of Chain Heal? Totem Talk: Restoration, brought to you by Joe Perez (otherwise known as Lodur from World of Matticus and cohost of the For the Lore and Raid Warning podcasts), shows you how

Every time there is a new update whenever we're waiting for an expansion, it's super hard not to be excited. We'll be getting a flood of information about the expansion soon -- I can feel that in my bones -- but in the meantime, we have had a steady trickle of information, ranging from the talent calculator updates to the recently discovered and discussed list of buffs and debuffs in Mists.

Thursday, though, Lead Systems Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street made a blog post about consolidating buffs and debuffs in Mists of Pandaria. The first thing any shaman will notice is that buff totems have gone the way of Sentry Totem. This shouldn't be that surprising, really, since at BlizzCon 2011, Blizzard stated that this was going to happen. However, it means that raid buffs will be mobile and travel with you at all times -- a great thing for PvP and for PvE utility, but a bad thing for anyone who cares about the flavor of totems.

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It's been a number of weeks since the Mists of Pandaria talent calculator was updated. It was pretty exciting, with everything that got shifted around. I mean, our level 90 talents basically got shifted around to a lower level, leaving a bit of a gaping hole with the ever classic "coming soon" from Blizzard.

I don't know about you, but since then I've been wondering what could possibly be good enough to be our level 90 talents but not be so good that there was no way to have us be balanced. I posed the question at the end of next week, inviting you to speculate with me as to what our level 90 talents could be, what we would like to see if it were up to us to pick our level 90 talents.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansmists-of-pandariamists-of-pandaria-speculationmists-of-pandaria-talentsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider