Shifting Perspectives: Dealing with Crushing Blows

Shifting Perspectives: Dealing with Crushing Blows
Every Tuesday, Shifting Perspectives is supposed to explore issues affecting druids and those who group with them. This week John Patricelli, the Big Bear Butt Blogger, does what no one seems to want, and discusses playing a druid in the game as it is still known, rather than the expansion [...]

Insider Trader: Armorsmiths vs. weaponsmiths

Insider Trader: Armorsmiths vs. weaponsmiths
I received a question over the tip line from an armorsmith this morning who is considering switching to weaponsmith because he is dissatisfied with his profession.
Player regrets surrounding a chosen specialization, or even profession, are common and happen to almost everyone at one time or another.
JDT writes that he is “extremely [...]

Balance buffed, Resto nerfed in 8962 I

Balance buffed, Resto nerfed in 8962 I
Druids still continue to evolve fairly rapidly. It makes sense that they would be undergoing a lot of change, because more than most other classes, Druids are almost like three classes in one (three and a half, when you consider how strongly they’ve been trying to differentiate bear ferals [...]