Category Archives: World of Warcraft

Yes, I play WoW. Yes, I theorycraft. Yes, I post about it. Lucky you! :D

A Heartfealt Sense Of Loss

Posted on October 30, 2015 by

We are all complex balls of thoughts and emotions spinning through a void of time and space. Most of our interactions with people are meaningful, but don’t perturb the others’ paths much. Sometimes, another person comes along and they set … Continue reading →

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In Their Words: What A Mythic Disappointment

Posted on February 8, 2015 by

On Thursday night, I wrote a rather emotional post about how Mythic raiding has disappointed me and my guild, made my life measurably worse, and taken away something precious to me. I honestly didn’t expect anyone to take much notice. … Continue reading →

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Squaring a Circle

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

Mythic raiding. Where do I even begin? Back in Mists of Pandaria, I was part of a very tightly knit 10-player raiding guild called Harvest Moon. The guild stood for friendship and fun and raiding in a close atmosphere. The supportive … Continue reading →

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Depth vs. Complexity in Raiding

Posted on January 25, 2015 by

a.k.a “Why 10 Player Formats Are Better” Many pages have been devoted by fans of Warcraft’s raiding scene to whether one raid format is harder than the others. This conversation started way back in the era of Wrath of the Lich … Continue reading →

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Patch Notes, amirite?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

Holy damn it feels good to be back and talking about something again. What shall we discuss? I can think of nothing better to start the year off than ~~DRAMA~~! [1] Well, not really. Mostly, this post is about Healing … Continue reading →

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Trink It

Posted on December 1, 2014 by

I get quite a few requests for different topics of Theorycraft, and sadly I can’t do them all. Work being what it is for me (unforgiving even when I’m not out of the country), I have to prioritize what’s interesting … Continue reading →

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Liability, or REliability?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

Someone graciously linked my Statlords of Shamanor post on Reddit the other day, in this post which discusses stat weights. I was flattered to have the attention of a major part of the community, and even better an interesting question … Continue reading →

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