LoDBlog

It’s been quite a while since my last Drunken Retnoob blog post.  To get back into the swing of things, I think I’ll copy the format of my previous Captain Heroic’s Guide to Gearing Up a Ret Paladin, and update it for a Cataclysm version.  At this point, we’re all Captain Heroics, relying on 5 [...]

Following Meafor’s lead, I have also decided to help out my fellow Moonkins by doing a little research in pre-raiding gear for Cataclysm. I’ve listed several options for most gear slots so one can have the flexibility to play around with different stats (i.e. whether your hit capped or not) and whether you have the [...]

For about two years, we played under a very different raiding model. Healing was instant. People took damage? People were being topped off instantly. The fights were also more simple… then again it is only natural to expect fights to evolve over the course of the years. And for the most part, the initial raids [...]

It all began on December 3. I was incredibly bored waiting for Cataclysm, and my real life friends dragged me to a LAN party that somehow extended up until monday. I spent all the weekend playing awesome games such as Age of Empires 2, Call of Duty MW2, League of Legends for hours non stop! [...]

This list has been updated for patch 4.0.6! The first thing you need to consider when making gear choices is your own professions. Are you an engineer? a leatherworker? a blacksmith? a jewelcrafter? Can you afford to buy the materials to get the crafted gear? The second thing is to prioritize reputation gains. Several factions [...]