Cataclysm for the Shaman

It has been 2 weeks since Cataclysm came out. I hit 85 on the Wednesday after launch. Got up at 3, played until work, got home at 3:30, played for 12 hours, did the same thing until 11:54 on Wednesday night when I hit 85 and then logged off for bed. Not really worth it. The rest of the guild is just now hitting 85, so now we can start doing normal/heroic farming to one day raid again. But, enough about me. Let’s talk about the state of Resto Shamans right now.

Resto Shaman, circa 4.0.1

We’re about a week or so into this new patch and the dust is starting to settle. Bugs are being hammered out for other classes, but I guess Shamans are in a decent place. So, let’s begin. Well, there really is nothing new… actually, meet me after the break.

A Whole New Ballgame (Restoration Shamans in Cataclysm)

The PTR just came up recently with 4.0.0.1, which will be the pre-Cataclysm patch to lay some initial groundwork. Contained within is class changes, talent tree changes, and glyph changes. Nothing really else of note. The night it was announced, I was able to get my Shaman over before it became a 3 day way, so I decided to take it for a spin earlier today and here are some of things I’ve seen.

Old Buddies, you and I (Restoration Guide 3.3.5, addendum)

Let me tell you a story… (and talk about how to use those spells in your book to heal people)…

I had to do this…

Now this is a story all about how

My account got dropped, turned off my sub

And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there

I’ll tell you how I became the prince of the PrivacyFear.

In west Internetsland, born and raised

On the forums is where I spent most of my days.

Heckling noobs, flaming, man I am so cool

And all shooting down every Patch Note with “QQ”

When a couple of suits, they were up to no good

Started making trouble on the forum boards

I got wind of RealID and my realLIFE got scared

I said, “I’m cancelling my subscription without a single care.”

I whistled for the bandwagon and when it came near

License plate said “RAGE” and had a lolcat in the mirror

If anything I could say that these blogposts were rare

But I thought nah, forget it, let’s rile the PrivacyFear.

I posted up on my blog about seven or eight

And I yelled to the world, “Yo, my thoughts are unique!”

Looked at my fandom I was finally there

To feast on QQ of the PrivacyFear.

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Yes, I know this isn’t that funny. It doesn’t stick to the scheme. But I had to get it out of my head.

Also, I didn’t quit WoW. I don’t post on the forums. This change doesn’t bother me at all. Then again, my ethical code has always been questionable at best.