The Daily Blues
Each day WoW.com will take you through all the blue posts and other Blizzard news from around the internet. From Ghostcrawler's latest posts to the lowdown on StarCraft II and Diablo III, we'll keep you informed.
Several of you pointed out yesterday that the blue quotes were showing up outside of the normal iPhone / iPod Touch page width. This problem should now be corrected.
Ghostcrawler
Ghostcrawler has been known to say he doesn't like his quotes being taken out of context, but in this case, how could I resist?
Now on to the real stuff...
Here is the best advice I can give someone who feels overwhelmed. Your job isn't to keep everyone at 100%. Your job is to keep anyone from hitting 0%. If someone's hurt, but stable, then they may not need your attention right away. You're the medic, so you need to practice triage. There will be enough breaks to get those folks who aren't at 100% back up there at some point.
This is the part where focusing on unit frames to the exclusion of all else can get you in trouble. As you start to really learn the fights, you tend to get a feeling for when the damage is coming. If the boss is going to do a big AE pulse soon, then try and get everyone up quickly. If the hunter pulled aggro and got hit, but has since feigned, then she's probably okay for a bit.
You now put a 6th point in Improved Icy Talons as well. You have a passive personal 25% haste at all times. When you engage in combat and apply Frost Fever, you now have 45% melee haste. If you have Windfury also, you still only have 45% haste since Windfury and Improved Icy Talons are exclusive.
This is basically a 20% haste buff to any DK who has Icy Talons and Improved Icy Talons.
Now in general I wish there was a little more coordination among healers, but the current damage model we have just doesn't really allow it. I remember when tanking Molten Core, that the priest would say over vent "Big heal coming on the OT!" as he powered up a Greater Heal. You don't have that luxury these days. One of our designers was watching an old Illidan video recently and remarked how everyone was at 50% for so much of the fight. Now days someone is at 100%, will hit 100% in the next couple of GCDs, or will be dead. In that environment, you'd get "Big --" out of your mouth before it would be too late. Players need more health and heals have to be a little more expensive.
Stay tuned to WoW.com for Dawn Moore's extended analysis of the priest and healing discussion Ghostcrawler has been having with the community.
Other
Normal/PvE: Vek'nilash
PvP: Haomarush
Free Character Moves (FCM)
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Please note: FCMs are opened based on realm population tracking and analysis and not by request. If you're looking for a specific Character Move (from realm A to realm B), you are in most cases better off using Paid Character Transfer, or you could end up waiting for a very long time.
PvP Realms
From: Burning Legion, Grim Batol, Kazzak, Outland, Sylvanas, Ragnaros
To: Executus, Genjuros
Alliance only:
From: Frostmane, Neptulon, Ravencrest
To: Boulderfist, Dentarg, Emeriss, Laughing Skull, Spinebreaker
Horde only:
From: Al'Akir, Magtheridon, Stormscale
To: Trollbane
RP Realms
From: Argent Dawn
To: Darkmoon Faire, Earthen Ring, Moonglade, Steamwheedle Cartel, The Sha'tar
PvP to PvE Realm Conversion FCM
The free Character Moves below are available until March 10th:
From: Vek'nilash
To: Haomarush, Trollbane, Zenedar
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http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=12304662580
Paid Character Transfers (PCT)
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