http://rolling-horde.net Re-Rolling, Two Years Too Late Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:37:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The WotLK Beta Patches Notes are out, and I'm sure you've heard plenty about them. Although there are certainly changes and tweaks to be made before WotLK is released, one thing seems clear: the Paladin class is getting revamped. One of the major changes involves Blessings - and the fact ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/no-more-salvation-what-to-do/ The WotLK Beta Patch notes are out - along with some talent calculators for Hunters and Paladins. Among the patch notes are a lot of changes where the costs of spells are being shifted from static values to percentage of "base mana." This isn't a new mechanic. Many spells ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/what-is-base-mana/ Last week, our raid leadership had a discussion about progression. I basically posed the question: Where are we going, and when? At the time, we were 4/6 in SSC, and 2/4 in TK. We hoped to get Leo and A'lar down soon, and the leader of the SSC/TK raids ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/climbing-mountains-progress-in-ssc-and-hyjal/ With my Rogue, I've been doing something very much unlike myself - leveling slowly. A friend of mine has a Rogue that same level, so I've made a point of only questing and such when he's around. This means only questing 1-2 days per week. However, with my impatience ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/honor-hold-pvp-rewards-for-a-rogue/ In talking to other Rogues - accomplished, level 70 Rogues - one fact always seems to surface. Your main hand weapon (i.e. sword) should be slow. Why? The slower the weapon, the higher it's top-end damage. This is used for calculating the damage of abilities such as Sinister ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/rogue-main-hand-weapon-slow-speed-good/ One of the less enjoyable parts of leveling a Rogue is leveling your lockpicking skill. There's something very broken about this. The junkboxes that you collect off mobs have skill levels that are far too wide, so you'll find yourself needing to grind your lockpicking skill at one point or ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/leveling-lockpicking-175-250/ When I leveled my Horde Hunter, I chose to go the Fishing and Cooking route. I think every character should be able to cook, and I wanted to have a Fisherman on the Horde side. In doing this, there is a pretty simple set of cooking recipes that ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/leveling-cooking-using-meat/ If you played World of Warcraft pre-BC, you may be familiar with the Donation of Runecloth quest. It was a great way to grind rep with Alliance/Horde factions so that you could get a different race's mount. Have you ever thought of donating cloth to the local quartermaster while leveling ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/leveling-tip-be-generous-with-your-cloth/ My Mage, Walkere, has been on the backburner for the most part. He comes off the bench for some Heroic Magisters runs, but otherwise he fulfills a utility role. Sometimes, I need him to farm herbs. As a Frost Mage, I've got it easy farming Talonsworn Forest Ragers. ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/top-two-uses-for-your-mage-free-food-and-free-ports/ Lately, I've been spending more time on my Mage. This is usually for one reason - to help other members of the guild run Heroic Magister's Terrace to pick up the trinkets and/or JC recipes that they need. I came to a sudden realization tonight - Magister's Terrace is probably ... http://rolling-horde.net/2008/07/spell-stealing-and-you-a-guide-to-magisters-terrace/