Monthly Archives: June 2012

Mana Regen in Mists of Pandaria – Part 2

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

This post was originally going to be awesome, but then reality hit home and I found a factor of five error in my calculations – that ended up proving that Spirit isn’t worth stacking as a throughput stat. In retrospect, … Continue reading →

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Mana Scaling in Mists of Pandaria – Part 1

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

I recently read an excellent post by @Derevka on the scaling of mana regen in Mists of Pandaria for Priests, and I wanted to comment on it and see how we can extend this to Shaman mechanics. Firstly, a little … Continue reading →

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Restoration Shaman Power Auras

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Preface I’ve been contributing a lot recently to a site called Icy Veins – a place where you can find WoW guides for pretty much anything Cataclysm PvE related! You can find the most up-to-date version of the guide here. … Continue reading →

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Science’s Real Face, or “Uh-oh, it shouldn’t do that!”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

I’ve mentioned this before; most people think that Science is all about finding the right answers and shouting loudly about how right you are. Most people are completely, horribly wrong. You see, Science is an interesting beast. The public thinks … Continue reading →

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Two-Healing Spine of Deathwing (10man Normal)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Today I’m following on from my previous posts on healing Zon’ozz and Ultraxion 10-Normal with two healers to talk about Spine of Deathwing, the next fight in Dragon Soul which is a real challenge for healers. One of the important … Continue reading →

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The Physicist and the Poet

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

I mentioned in one of my posts about Richard Feynman and how it would take a whole series of posts to do the man any justice as a scientist, as a man or as a teacher. So maybe I should … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

I’ve enjoyed my time here immensely, but after a long and hard think, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to move on from <Harvest Moon> for new pastures. Some people will be wondering why; others will be wondering why … Continue reading →

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