Elkagorasa the Casual

Playing a tank, gives one a different feels for raiding. As DPS, I could simply jump into the raid with little research and do fairly good. Sure I might die due to a stupid mechanic, but seldom would I die twice. As a tank, I feel I have the responsibility of knowing the fight a little better than simply responding to DBM's alerts. So I feel I need to do some research. I've finally gotten a moment to pull together a few resources and feel almost ready.. Here's what I've been reviewing:  Update: FatBoss+WoWhead - Raid Role Responsibilities: If you just need a quick refresher before jumping into a fight, these quick role breakdowns are great. Garothi Worldbreaker Felhounds  of Sargeras Antoran High Command Portal Keeper Hasabel Essence of Eonar Imonar the Soulhunter Kin'garoth Varimathras Coven of Shivarra Aggramar Argus the Unmaker HazelnuttyGames  has put together a collection of videos that cover each of the bosses. Her videos are roughly 5 m...

I am really not excited about Allied Races . Think about it. Most players play WoW in third person. From this angle, I can see the top of my character's head, their back (or cape), pants and maybe shoes. Why would I care about their face, eyes, or really what color their skin is? The view from the armory is the only time I really see the frontal view of my character. Typical view of character When looking at my character, it's about the animations; the movement fluidity, the run gate, how cool the jump is, and fighting animations. If you can't deal with looking at the backside of your character, there's no point. I guess, ElPlato could have yellow contacts?  So, when I look at the planned allied races, I am not excited. Here we have (yet another) cosmetic model of 6 different in-game classes. Quick skim of the models, and I see mostly eye colors and skin color differences for existing models. Something I see zero of when in my armor set and actually playin...

El Plato  ElPlato@Kul Tiras-US Alliance Kul Tiras-US Protection Paladin  Artifact weapon level 71 (atm, and still improving).  Ashbringer is in 60's.   ~933 average iLevel, with AskMrRobot approved gear set. Will have at least 1 legendary item upgraded by end of week. #19 Protection Paladin on Kul Tiras-US, per WowProgress Currently running Mythic+8/9 with 2 guild members. We think we could push 12-15 if we had last 2 dps slots filled.  Objective:  Complete Antorus raid on normal or better with dedicated group of players. Looking for a team who raid between 10PM and midnight PST . Positive Traits: Good humored, easy going player. Often the quiet on vent because youngest is sleeping immediately upstairs from me.  Will learn fights, picks up quickly and won't stand in fire, unless it's part of mechanic (KJ). Blogger, so I am constantly researching tactics for boss fights.  Not afraid of addons, including a  Patreo...

It's that time of year again...  PS EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE! No!.. It's that time of year again for ...  Mall Christmas Decorations? No!!!, leveling alts..  With Hallow's Eve, I went back to my level 101 Discipline priest and started playing her again. In #Warcraft , playing my disc priest through the discipline artifact weapon quest.Thought this was festive. pic.twitter.com/LRLKUlUpph — Elkagorasa@Home (@elkagorasa) October 20, 2017 It was a bit selfish, but I saw that lower level toons could also participate in the Headless Horseman fights. I figured why not enjoy the instant queue of healing along with potential drop of the horseman's mount. (still no luck). At 105, I stopped leveling her to 110, and spun up a new character. First try: Super Dude Epedemi - Male HUMAN Priest. I have only played 2 male (max level) characters (warlock and hunter), and thought it would be fun to play a male draneii. Brother to ElPlato? He got to level 9 a...

A concept idea for blog post. Trying to translate the WoW game into RL. Taking into account that all magic and current character abilities are given *("Magical healing is impossible", prot pally shield is not a boomerang).  To Much Information about Raiding. What a 20 man raid may be like in RL. Instead of just the twenty heroes, each would have an apprentice or squire carrying that extra gear, food and tools for repair gear. After some fights, you will need repairs, not just after a certain resilience level. Plate armor doesn't magically unbend. You could have a crushed chest plate. Not to mention your sword broke? Burnt cloth armor holes? Bathroom breaks. Eat drink urinate. Fighting would be exhausting. Not just when YOU need to go to bed, but you'd need to sleep after a certain number of fights. the more you play the more you'd build up more stamina and could fight longer. Clipping. Arms reach between heroes please.  No bumping into each other dur...

See what's coming in World of Warcraft: #BattleForAzeroth ! 🔎 https://t.co/IgQtLuPZ6p pic.twitter.com/bqdJAHXMMw — World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) November 3, 2017 Clothies unite, soon we'll be able to xmog into plate gear! (Alex called it a battle mage) Here are you new races!!! 😱 #BlizzCon #BattleForAzeroth pic.twitter.com/XkWYzc3tfD — Lex @ #BlizzCon (@Lex_Lopez) November 3, 2017 Check out blizzard store for more options soon.. Playable Naga 8.1 I swear...I'm sorry but I can't unsee this. Ever. pic.twitter.com/742ZWcpkLK — Khayllys (@Khayllys) November 3, 2017 Horde always knew that Jaina is the a frost mage? THEY JUST ANNOUNCED CLASSIC VANILLA SERVERS FOR WORLD OF WARCRAFT. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/t6ol5jiJn1 — Chance Morris (@Sodapoppintv) November 3, 2017 Warlock soulstone bags and riding crops soon make a come back in the market . Today was wonderful for a whole bunch of reasons, but this was the ...

Good Witch Eride Headless Hunt Goblin Erknea Last week, I restarted playing my discipline priest . She had made it through the class hall quest and was simply sitting there at 101 with the shadow weapon. With the Hallow's End activities, I decided to dust off the cobwebs and play her through the Headless Horseman event. (YES after 10 years of continuous game play I still don't have the horseman's mount!!). This year the horseman is open to all players level 15(?) and above. I even had my horde hunter (27-> 28) run through it once. s boss instead of the head. I believe this is due to the /focus setting. I wanted this to set a focus so I could come back quicker after the head returned, but it's backfiring on this fight). After the dungeon, I decided to level her to 102, so that I could pickup the discipline artifact weapon. It was interesting in that it included heavy use of the levitate spell (to avoid fire on ground). As with Erlenmyer, I decide...