Comments on: Sometimes Buffs Don’t Help!

By: modulok

modulok — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:17:40 +0000

You also forgot to mention that Paladins basically have to install a mod (Pallypower) due to the incredibly lame pally buffing system that only gets more confusing the more paladins that you have, not to mention whether or not someone has a better blessing or there are several classes that want different buffs. For instance we have two paladins in our 10 man raid and 4(!) druids. Two ferals (one tank) a boomkin and a resto. Im prot and my friend is holy. The tank feral wants kings and sanctuary. The DPS feral wants Kings and imp Might, the Boomkin & Tree want kings and imp wisdom. You can see where this is going. Prot paladins cant do kings and sanctuary at the same time, and dont usually have imp wisdom or imp might. Some get improved buffs some not, some are getting constantly rebuffed. Its a real pain.

Dear whining Mage…. take your arcane powder and stuff it.

By: Kehly

Kehly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:35:41 +0000

Rofl… I can guess who this mage is!

Hey, it costs us more than that D, there’s the ports to Exodar, Theramore, Darnassus or anywhere else the raid doesn’t want to go ;)

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:16:21 +0000

Hmmph. What about us Priests? Sure, I can buff the raid with Prayer of Fort for 20s, but then I also have to buff 5 groups with Prayer of Shadow Prot: That’s a gold right there!

And that’s before the first wipe. :(

(Yes, I’ve been the only Priest in a 25-man raid. Ouch.)

Seriously (more or less), great, funny article, Siha. :) And in my guild, my priests fight over who gets to buff: It’s not uncommon to see PoF get cast 3 times before everyone is happy.

By: Phyllixia

Phyllixia — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:59:45 +0000

@ Wildence – Don’t forget the extra 16s for the portal to Exodar…
@ Tiggrr/Nefernet – So true. Either the guild bank would be broke from subsidising us hunters, or we’d be guildless! :P

By: Nefernet

Nefernet — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:37:42 +0000

Funny, we had nearly the same discussion about reparations costs for tanks within the guild. Then I began to talk about my blue or even normal ammo, plus pet food… People stoped arguing… :D

First comment for me I think, so I just want to add, I like reading your blog. Keep on !

Nef

By: Tiggrr

Tiggrr — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:32:57 +0000

This post is officially made of WIN!

*mutters something about the cost of arrows per raid*

*hugs unamed mage*

By: Wildence

Wildence — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:13:21 +0000

As an impartial outside observer I thought the mage made a perfectly legitimate argument and should be subsidized for the use of arcane powder. I … I mean he … also forgot to mention the fact that the mage has to open a portal at the end of the raid too! There’s another 16s if you don’t mind. Man raiding is expensive … I’m going to lie down :(

By: Stripes

Stripes — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:00:51 +0000

“Hand over the streudel and no one gets hurt.â€

Heh,I’m totally stealing that line.

I’m the guild pally (small guild), I carry 100 symbols of kings AND 100 arcane powder (and a stack of portal runes). It is just easier then listening to the mage wine. Well that and the mage is my wife.

Anyway, I wanted to say great article and not sound lame, but somehow I can’t avoid the lame today. At least I get to say: great article! Very funny. Good use of color too (ok, I made that last bit up, I’m trying for “not lame”, but even I can see the fail *sigh*)

By: Siha

Siha — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:36:45 +0000

Thankfully, my raiders are pretty smart about that kind of thing. At most, someone might say early in the night ‘hey, is anyone buffing might’, we’d say ‘nah, X overrides it’, and it wouldn’t be a problem. I realise I’m lucky in that regard, though!

By: Cyranor

Cyranor — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:33:16 +0000

Ever notice how much you get yelled at as a pally to give em might when there is a battleshout warrior overriding your buffs? I swear I want to kill them sometimes for their whining, of course as the healer I could always not heal them…..