WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com WoW Insider http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/feedlogobig.gif WoW Insider http://wow.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2015 AOL, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. View our terms of service here: http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The best healing advice ever]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/25/totem-talk-the-best-healing-advice-ever/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/25/totem-talk-the-best-healing-advice-ever/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/25/totem-talk-the-best-healing-advice-ever/#comments Old Lodur Every other week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

So, I've been playing this game for a long time. I mean, since before the game actually went to retail. I'm an old man at this point, at least in game terms. I've been around for the good times and the bad times, the highs and the lows and everything in between.

For officially four of those many years, I've been writing here at WoW Insider. A dream job for me for sure, and one I'm very grateful to have landed. Over the course of that time though, both in terms of just game time and of writing blog posts, I've dolled out and received a ton of advice. As always it came with the caveat that your mileage may vary, but I like to think it's been good more often than not over that time. But, in all my years of playing and writing, there has been one bit of advice that I received that has been by far the best advice I've ever received, and the best I can ever give.

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]]> featuredguide to shamanrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-healingshaman-restoration-columnwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Falling in love with PVP Healing]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/11/totem-talk-falling-in-love-with-pvp-healing/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/11/totem-talk-falling-in-love-with-pvp-healing/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/11/totem-talk-falling-in-love-with-pvp-healing/#comments Lodur in AV tunnel Every other week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

With the end of season 14 announced, and the imminent arrival of Patch 5.4.7, I thought I would take some time and get involved in some PVP action. I've always had a fondness for PVP, but raiding always took so much of my time in game, that between out of game things and raiding I just didn't have the time to invest into any amount of PVP. That's changed with a new guild, a new raiding schedule and a new work schedule out of game, so when a friend of mine asked if I wanted to start PVPing again, well I jumped at the chance.

While I'm not nearly as well versed in PVP as my fellow shaman of awesomeness Oliva Grace, I still manage to have a lot of fun in both Arenas and Battle Grounds. That said, I've been away from the PVP scene for a while, not setting foot in an arena since the middle of Cataclysm. I thought I would share my experiences and thoughts from this past week.

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]]> arenabattle groundsfeaturedguide-to-shamanspvprestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto fashion through Mists]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/totem-talk-resto-fashion-through-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/totem-talk-resto-fashion-through-mists/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/totem-talk-resto-fashion-through-mists/#comments Shaman Tier Gear MoP Every other week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Something that I've always loved over the years has been the aesthetic of shaman armor and tier sets. Over the years we've had some really killer tier sets that have showcased our connection to the elements. From the magma, water and planet armor from Burning Crusade, to frozen tusk armor of Wrath of the Lich King. We've had some really killer sets with some really awesome particle effects over the years.

I feel though, that with transmog, we've sort of moved away from looking at our gear sets in favor of using our older sets of gear. With that, I think that this past expansion has produced some of the greatest shaman armor we've had, arguably since the very beginning of the World of Warcraft. I thought it would be nice to take a look at the tier sets from the aesthetic perspective that we've received over the course of the Mists expansion.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsshamanstier gearwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Why do you play a resto shaman?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/13/totem-talk-why-do-you-play-a-resto-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/13/totem-talk-why-do-you-play-a-resto-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/13/totem-talk-why-do-you-play-a-resto-shaman/#comments Shaman in Nagrand
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It was a question asked of me the middle of last week by a friend over drinks. We Have been playing video games together, and in particular World of Warcraft, for close to the full decade of it's existence. He has always been more of the DPS type, and never really took to healing as any class, and since I've always been the healer, he was intrigued by what my answer could possibly be.

It seems like a simple question at first. Why do we play any class at all really? But there are a miriad of factors that can be cited as the reason we do. Lore, aesthetics, mechanics, armor. The list can be quite a long one. I sat back and I thought about exactly why I played a restoration shaman for so long, and thought that I would share.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto Shaman's Year in Review]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/01/totem-talk-resto-shamans-year-in-review/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/01/totem-talk-resto-shamans-year-in-review/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/01/01/totem-talk-resto-shamans-year-in-review/#comments Shamansar Every other week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

I like looking back and seeing how the past year has been for us, the dedicated water healers we are. I don't know about you, but at least for me I enjoy looking back over some of my favorite moments from the year prior.

2013 was certainly a bit of a roller coaster ride for restoration shaman, both in terms of how we performed and dealt with healing in a group and the changes we had to endure between tiers of content. It was filled with many good changes and things that made this a very good year for resto shaman.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: For the Love of Healing set bonuses in Siege of Orgrimmar]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/totem-talk-for-the-love-of-healing-set-bonuses-in-siege-of-orgr/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/totem-talk-for-the-love-of-healing-set-bonuses-in-siege-of-orgr/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/17/totem-talk-for-the-love-of-healing-set-bonuses-in-siege-of-orgr/#comments Mecha Lodur Every other week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

When it was first announced, the tier 16 set bonuses were something that I was initially pretty excited about. Both the tier 16 2-piece and 4-piece bonus seemed to be things that would fit well into our repertoire and gives us a little bit of a boost. Some healers weren't too convinced that these would ultimately be any good for us. It's a debate that happens pretty much every time we get a new tier of content and gear.

So, we've been in Siege of Orgrimmar for a bit now, and a fair number of healing shaman have either obtained their pieces of tier gear from the various raid difficulties, or are starting to now. So then the question of the quantum second is ultimately whether or not they are any good. I figured I would share my own observations on the matter.

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]]> Celestial Harmonyfeaturedguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshamanshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentssiege of orgrimmarwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration between now and Warlords of Draenor]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/03/totem-talk-restoration-between-now-and-warlords-of-draenor/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/03/totem-talk-restoration-between-now-and-warlords-of-draenor/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/12/03/totem-talk-restoration-between-now-and-warlords-of-draenor/#comments Panda in Outland
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

Well, I don't know about you but I'm still very excited about the announcement of Warlords of Draenor. I mean, it was honestly the big news from BlizzCon 2013 and the feeling is still quite electric from almost everyone in regards to it. For some, The Burning Crusade and going to Outlands was one of the greatest things to ever happen in the World of Wacraft. For restoration shaman in particular, BC was that point in time where everything was awesome and shaman were the top of the food chain for healing.

This week though, I'm not here to talk about the glory days of shaman healing. No, that will be an article for another week. This week I wanted to talk about the time between now and the next expansion. It is always a topic to think about what to do in that time where you're waiting for the next expansion to even enter beta phase. The good news is Mists of Pandaria offers so many more options than any other expansion before. I thought I would share how I'm spending my time between now and Warlords of Draenor.

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]]> challenge-modefeaturedflex raidingflexibleguide-to-shamansproving groundsrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: What's Next for Restoration?]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/11/19/totem-talk-whats-next-for-restoration/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/11/19/totem-talk-whats-next-for-restoration/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/11/19/totem-talk-whats-next-for-restoration/#comments Spirit Lodur Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

BlizzCon has come and gone and it has left us, as it usually does, with a very small glimpse of what is yet to come. It seems like every expansion restoraiton gets shifted one direction or another. Whether it is focus on stats or our role in the healing team of a raid. No matter what way you look at it, excitement or fear, change is coming.

While the expansion, Warlords of Draenor, has just been announced and system changes are still being developed but it is never too early to start taking a look into what we can start to expect. Whether it's from gear, to stats, to spells and ability well... I'd rather start taking a gander now and not be blindsided later. That said, right now it's all speculation, since the game isn't even in beta yet.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshealing gearrestorestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswarlords-of-draenorwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Resto Faces Another Sha, and Ganks a Dragon]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/11/05/totem-talk-resto-faces-another-sha-and-ganks-a-dragon/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/11/05/totem-talk-resto-faces-another-sha-and-ganks-a-dragon/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/11/05/totem-talk-resto-faces-another-sha-and-ganks-a-dragon/#comments looking over the vale Every week, WoW Insider brings you Totem talk for the 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 InternetDragons.TV), shows you how.

You've made it this far, and you're almost through the opening act in the Siege of Orgirmmar. You are getting ever so much closer to facing down Garrosh. The next two bosses that stand in your way are both pretty straight forward, but also have the potential to be infinitely annoying.

The good news, at least for Restoration shaman, is that both of these upcoming fights have amazing opportunity to make use all of our group healing spells and abilities. The mechanics aren't too terribly hard, but they are certainly worth going over so you can know what to expect.

This is not a comprehensive boss guide, but is instead tips and tricks I have learned through my own personal experiences.

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]]> featuredgalakrasguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talksha of prideshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsShaOfPridewow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The Curious Case of Chain Heal]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/22/totem-talk-the-curious-case-of-chain-heal/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/22/totem-talk-the-curious-case-of-chain-heal/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/22/totem-talk-the-curious-case-of-chain-heal/#comments Totem Talk The Curious Case of Chain Heal 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.

Back in the glory days of restoration shaman, say around The Burning Crusade, Chain Heal was the best things since Roasted Kodo Meat. It was the premier group heal, it was incredibly efficient in terms of mana cost, and you could heal for the same value as two healers. It was truly the greatest of times for those healing minded of us.

Anyone who has been following me on Twitter has probably noted that over the last few weeks I've had a pretty love hate relationship with CH on various fights in Siege of Orgrimmar. It is a complicated matter, at least through my eyes, for a few reasons.

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]]> chain healChainHealfeaturedguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentssiege of orgrimmarSiegeOfOrgrimmarwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Enter to win Trival Pursuit World of Warcraft Edition]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/15/enter-to-win-trival-pursuit-world-of-warcraft-edition/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/15/enter-to-win-trival-pursuit-world-of-warcraft-edition/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/15/enter-to-win-trival-pursuit-world-of-warcraft-edition/#comments Enter to win Trival Pursuit World of Warcraft Edition
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]]> breakingtrivial-pursuitwow-gameswow-trivial-pursuit (Joe Perez) Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Review of Trivial Pursuit: World of Warcraft Edition]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/13/review-of-trivial-pursuit-world-of-warcraft-edition/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/13/review-of-trivial-pursuit-world-of-warcraft-edition/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/13/review-of-trivial-pursuit-world-of-warcraft-edition/#comments Review of Trivial Pursuit World of Warcraft Edition Trivial Pursuit is a game that I grew up playing with friends and family, so I've always had a fondness for it. It was born in 1979 in the wilds of Canada, and it made its way down to the United States in the early 80's. Over the years there have been a number of question sets and versions of the game. Star Wars, Saturday Night Live, and Lord of the Rings all lay claim to a version of Trivial Pursuit. Personally, I think it's long overdue that we get a World of Warcraft version of the game.

I had the pleasure of going through and playing World of Warcraft Trivial Pursuit this weekend with my regular table top gaming group. We are a group of current and former players that range from everything from hard core raiders to lore addicts. It just seemed like a good idea to get together and put the game through its paces.

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]]> trivial-pursuitworld-of-warcraftworld-of-warcraft-gamesworld-of-warcraft-merchandiseworld-of-warcraft-trivial-pursuitwow-gameswow-merchandisewow-trivial-pursuit (Joe Perez) Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Healing Deeper Under the Veil]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/08/totem-talk-healing-deeper-under-the-veil/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/08/totem-talk-healing-deeper-under-the-veil/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/10/08/totem-talk-healing-deeper-under-the-veil/#comments Totem Talk Healing Deeper Under the Veil 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.

Between taking down bosses and pushing ever further into the Siege of Orgrimmar, I've been taking a tour of all the horde side places that I haven't been too in almost 10 years. This past week I went through and explored Undercity again. Man has that place changed since the first time I set foot there. That said, the familiar halls still feel almost the same, almost like a home coming. I mean, you never forget your first bat ride do you?

That feeling really does translate well in the new raid tier. After all, to me at least, it is all about saving the once and glorious horde. Once you make the puddle clean again, and you're ready to start making your way deeper into the Siege, your next stop is going to see you facing down some old friends. It's an interesting story point, to emerge from the vault beneath the well only to be greeted by what were once among your most valued allies in the war against the Mogu.

This is not a comprehensive boss guide, but is instead tips and tricks I have learned through my own personal experiences.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansNorushenrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshamanshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-talentsshamanssiege-of-orgrimmarSoOThe Fallen ProtectorsTheFallenProtectorswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Immersing yourself into the Siege of Orgrimmar]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/24/totem-talk-immersing-yourself-into-the-siege-of-orgrimmar/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/24/totem-talk-immersing-yourself-into-the-siege-of-orgrimmar/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/24/totem-talk-immersing-yourself-into-the-siege-of-orgrimmar/#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.

I don't know about you, but for the last couple of weeks I've been super excited. I love new content patches, and this one I think is one of my favorites. Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I love lore, and this patch is pretty full or some tantalizing story bits. It's made all the cooler, at least for me now being horde and all, seeing all the nifty tie-ins inside and around Orgrimmar.

To see the awesomeness that is the Siege of Orgrimmar, well, you're actually going to have to get in there at some point. Be it LFR, Flex raiding or normal raiding, there are so many ways for you to get in and experience what I think is one of the best raid zones to date. To do that, you're going to need to get in and get past the first set of challenges that await you.

This is not a full step by step healing guide, instead it is my own observations and the sharing of information that I found useful as a resto shaman in these encounters.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshealingimmerseusrestoResto-Shamanrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentssiege of orgrimmarSiegeOfOrgrimmarwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[From 25 to 10, a Lodur Story]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/20/from-25-to-10-a-lodur-story/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/20/from-25-to-10-a-lodur-story/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/20/from-25-to-10-a-lodur-story/#comments From 25 to 10, a Lodur Story I feel like it's been a pretty big debate since the inception of the concept, whether 25-man or 10-man raiding is the end all be all. Which is "real" raiding? Which is more difficult? Which offers you the most rewards? These questions have almost been a plague on raiding discussion since the option first became available. To be honest, I've never much cared for the debate. I'm the type of person that is a live and let live when it comes to personal preferences in video games.

For me, I've always just been a raider. It has been a huge part of my enjoyment with the game, second only to the story and lore of Warcraft. I've also always been a large group raider from Classic World of Warcraft right up to Mists, but I did always run with a 10-man group right up until the point where 10 and 25 started to share a lockout, just so I could keep raiding and so I knew how to handle both situations. Recently, due to personal scheduling reasons, I've had to make some changes to my World of Warcraft playtime that has resulted in not only me re-joining the Horde, but also having shifted from 25-man raiding to full time 10-man healing on Lodur.

This post is just my opinions and observations based on my own change from 25-man raiding to 10-man raiding. Your mileage may vary.

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]]> 10-man10-man-hard-mode10-man-healing10-man-progression10-man-raid10-man-raid-instance10-man-raiding25-man25-man-heroic25-man-raid25-man-raiding25-man-raidsraidingraiding-as-a-hybridraiding-groupraiding-guilds (Joe Perez) Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The Final Healing Preparation for Patch 5.4]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/11/totem-talk-the-final-healing-preparation-for-patch-5-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/11/totem-talk-the-final-healing-preparation-for-patch-5-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/09/11/totem-talk-the-final-healing-preparation-for-patch-5-4/#comments Totem Talk The Final Healing Preparation for Patch 54 tuesd
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.

Well, friends, if you're reading this then you are likely doing just like me and anxiously waiting for servers to open back up and to begin the Siege of Orgrimmar! I mean, I'm so excited I've gone as far as to faction change and bring Lodur back to his home town roots and have gone back to the Horde! As such I decided to take a quick photo with the soon to be former Warchief, you know, for posterity.

So with the final countdown at hand, it is time to take stock of all the last minute notes and things we should know. How will Healing Rain fare? Any other last minute changes that occurred over the course of the last two weeks? How are those very first fights going to go as we make our way into Orgrimmar?

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Totem Talk: The Final Healing Preparation for Patch 5.4 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Responding to Resto Concerns for Patch 5.4]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/27/totem-talk-responding-to-resto-concerns-for-patch-5-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/27/totem-talk-responding-to-resto-concerns-for-patch-5-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/27/totem-talk-responding-to-resto-concerns-for-patch-5-4/#comments Totem Talk Responding to Resto Concerns for Patch 54 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.

September 10th looms ever closer, and with the Siege of Orgrimmar coming now having a release date, it is officially crunch time for any and all hot fixes and changes. That means we're starting to see some rapid fire changes right at the end, and restoration shaman are not exempt from those last minute modifications.

Interestingly enough, some of the changes we're seeing spawn from the recently discovered lag source that is healing in 25-man raids. The changes that we're seeing are causing quite a little bit of alarm for shaman, and there was an attempt to address it on the forums, at least a little bit.

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]]> Earth Living WeaponEarthLivingWeaponfeaturedguide-to-shamansHealing Balancehealing rainHealingBalanceHealingRainPatch 5.4Patch5.4restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkShaman Balanceshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsShamanBalancewow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: A Healing Rains reduction and Purification update]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/13/totem-talk-a-healing-rains-reduction-and-purification-update/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/13/totem-talk-a-healing-rains-reduction-and-purification-update/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/13/totem-talk-a-healing-rains-reduction-and-purification-update/#comments Totem Talk A Healing Rains reduction and Purification update tuesday
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This week will be another week focused around what is waiting for us in the upcoming content patch of 5.4. We've been focusing on this a lot recently, but it is because seldom do we get such rapid fire change and balance adjustments as when World of Warcraft is in a beta phase for an expansion, or when new content is being tested and adjusted on the PTR.

The past two weeks are no different than the ones before, and we still have changes rolling in. The only thing I can say is that it does appear that they are slowing down a bit, which usually indicates that we're reaching a state of equilibrium in the eyes of the development team. That doesn't mean the changes weren't significant, though.

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Totem Talk: A Healing Rains reduction and Purification update originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanspatch 5.4Patch5.4restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The little things of resto in patch 5.4]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/30/totem-talk-the-little-things-of-resto-in-patch-5-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/30/totem-talk-the-little-things-of-resto-in-patch-5-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/30/totem-talk-the-little-things-of-resto-in-patch-5-4/#comments Totem Talk The little things of Resto in patch 54 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.

The changes on the horizon for patch 5.4 just keep coming and coming. We've talked about some of the big ones, but truth is that generally the little things that change wind up being the most fun. Today, while we're going to discuss two big changes on the horizon, we're going to look at all the little things that are being updated that make it fun and awesome to be a shaman.

Class spells and specializations are always an important thing, but talents and glyphs allow us to customize our characters, or at least that's what they were supposed to do from the very beginning. We're starting to see that now though, especially with glyphs, and it's only getting better in patch 5.4.

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Totem Talk: The little things of resto in patch 5.4 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> featuredglyphsguide-to-shamanspatch 5.4Patch5.4restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman glyphsshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsShamanGlyphswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: More patch 5.4 updates for the healing shaman]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/16/totem-talk-more-patch-5-4-updates-for-the-healing-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/16/totem-talk-more-patch-5-4-updates-for-the-healing-shaman/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/16/totem-talk-more-patch-5-4-updates-for-the-healing-shaman/#comments Totem Talk More patch 54 updates for the healing 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.

Thins are still shifting, as they always do on the lead-up to a major content patch. This time though, it looks like our topic from last time had some good timing. The debate about Healing Tide Totem seems to have been answered by our good friends at Blizzard right before the holiday break occurred. The breaking news was that the totem of healing goodness would no longer be a talent, but rather would be a baseline ability for all shaman.

The news brought up a cry of relief from all shaman, as it meant in the near future they'll just have it to use without having to invest a talent point for it. On top of everything, HTT going baseline means we're going to have to get a new talent to replace it, and anticipation has been pretty high for it.

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Totem Talk: More patch 5.4 updates for the healing shaman originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanshealing tide totemHealingTideTotemrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: All about Healing Tide Totem]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/02/totem-talk-all-about-healing-tide-totem/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/02/totem-talk-all-about-healing-tide-totem/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/02/totem-talk-all-about-healing-tide-totem/#comments Totem Talk All about Healing Tide Totem 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.

This week, we're going to talk a whole lot about Healing Tide Totem. Why are we going to spend that time discussing this resto shaman healing talent? Well, because like with everything else lately, there is a hot debate springing up about it. This has to do, of course, with the upcoming patch 5.4 that is currently being tested on the PTR. Again the information we have on this is subject to change, but we can still talk about it until things go live.

Since the start of the expansion, there has been a love hate relationship with HTT. The debate started day one with if this talent was mandatory for restoration shaman and how much of our healing truly relied on it. After just a little bit into the expansion's first tier of raid content, the debate intensified and has been going on ever since.

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]]> ancestral guidanceAncestralGuidanceconductivityearthliving weaponEarthlivingWeaponfeaturedguide-to-shamanshealing tide totemHealingTideTotempatch 5.4Patch5.4restoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration predictions and set bonuses for tier 16]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/06/18/totem-talk-restoration-predictions-and-set-bonuses-for-tier-16/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/06/18/totem-talk-restoration-predictions-and-set-bonuses-for-tier-16/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/06/18/totem-talk-restoration-predictions-and-set-bonuses-for-tier-16/#comments Totem Talk Restoration predictions and set bonuses for tier 16 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.

Recently we've been focusing a lot on the here and now, which is always good, but this week I thought it would be time to take a look at what's coming up. The PTR is alive with the sounds of music... or at least the thrashing and ravings of the soon to be defeated Garrosh. Patch 5.4 is starting to take shape with a the world receiving more changes for one particular area.

There are some very interesting changes right now for restoration shaman on the PTR, and they lead us to a point of speculation on what the next tier of raiding will bring for us. These are changes to glyphs and new set bonuses for tier 16 gear that may be portents for the future of shaman healing. As always this is information gained from the PTR and is subject to change prior to going live.

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Totem Talk: Restoration predictions and set bonuses for tier 16 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamanspatch-5.4patch-5.4-ptrpatch-5.4-raidrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkShaman Glyphshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsShamanGlyphwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: The Spirit of Restoration]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/06/04/totem-talk-the-spirit-of-restoration/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/06/04/totem-talk-the-spirit-of-restoration/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/06/04/totem-talk-the-spirit-of-restoration/#comments Totem Talk The Spirit of Restoration 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

No matter what expansion, and regardless of the level of content you're doing, one of the things that comes up regularly as a topic of discussion is Spirit. A stat that took over for MP5 as the hot regen item, and rose to even more prominence and popularity among healers with the announcement of fixed mana pools. It is something that has a presence you will always feel and will never be able to escape.

This isn't a bad thing mind you, but it sparks conversations and discussion about how much Spirit you need. What is the right amount? How much is too much? Is there such a thing as too much? Is it worth it at the expense of other stats? I know that many of the fine folks I talk to have had plenty to say on the topic recently, which lead me to today's post.

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Totem Talk: The Spirit of Restoration originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> featuredguide-to-shamansrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsspiritstat balanceStatBalancestatswow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![CDATA[Totem Talk: Restoration and the Throne of Thunder, Part 4]]> http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-4/ http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/totem-talk-restoration-and-the-throne-of-thunder-part-4/#comments
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Turtles and Hyrdas have a special place in the sewers of the Isle of Thunder. Their existence does sort of answer the question about what happens when turtles and snakes find their ways into the refuse of an empire full of magic and chemical experimentation. I mean, I know that was a burning question for me before this raid tier started. But now that you've stomped shells and knocked out a few one eyed monsters tentacle things, I'm sure you think you've done it all. Well, there's more to do still.

As you dive deeper into the sewers looking for a way back into the main castle, there is still a great number of horrors that await you. Well, rather, they're waiting for you so that they can try to eat you whole. The good news at least is that they mark the midpoint on the way to the final encounter with the Thunder King himself.

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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Totem Talk: Restoration and the Throne of Thunder, Part 4 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> durumuDurumu-the-Forgottenfeaturedguide-to-shamansji-kunrestoResto-Shamanrestorationrestoration-shamanrestoration-shaman-columnrestoration-shaman-totem-talkshaman-guideshaman-healingshaman-infoshaman-restoration-columnshaman-talentsthrone of thunderThroneOfThunderwow-shamanwow-shaman-info (Joe Perez) Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 EST WoW Insider <![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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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
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 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.
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