Archive for January, 2010

Are you a mercenary for hire?

Awhile ago I made a post to help explain how our characters might fit into the lore of Azeroth.  I mentioned in that post that one possibility to explain our own character’s actions is that our characters don’t actually exist in the lore of Azeroth.  Instead, our characters’ actions represent the actions of a multitude of [...]

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Professor Putricide 10-man Healing Strategy Guide

Professor Putricide is the last boss of the Plagueworks wing of Icecrown Citadel.  Phases 1 and 2 require a lot of coordination while Phase 3 is a big gear check.  With a limited number of attempts to down him, you’ll need to make sure to bring your best game to every attempt.
Gear Requirement
Professor Putricide requires high [...]

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Holy Paladin DPS While Healing

I’ve been running a lot of heroics lately, at least one per day to get my Frost emblems.  What I’ve noticed is that there are very few times during each heroic where a lot of healing is required.  In fact, there’s plenty of time to throw in some dps during the majority of most heroics.  I’ve [...]

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Rotface 10-man Healing Strategy Guide

Rotface is the 2nd boss of the newly opened Plagueworks wing of Icecrown Citadel.  Some people claim he’s easier than Festergut, and in some ways he is.  Rotface requires much more coordination than Festergut, which is more of a gear check, so either fight can be more difficult depending on your group.  Rotface does require a great [...]

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Festergut 10-man Healing Strategy Guide

Festergut is probably the easiest of the three bosses in the newly opened Plagueworks of Icecrown Citadel.  He is a creation of Professor Putricide along with his twin, Rotface.    This encounter is a pretty big jump in difficulty compared to the first four bosses in the Lower Spire, however, unlike his twin which requires a lot more movement [...]

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