tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35344141697248316242024-03-13T14:27:21.260-07:00Just Bear with itPun definitely intended.Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-43126387606962261182011-07-16T01:55:00.000-07:002011-07-16T01:55:27.697-07:00NEW I'm baaaaackWell obviously if you've been following me on MMO-Champion you know I'm still around and I even got promoted to moderator!<br />
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I've also started working with some friends on another website: <a href="http://www.warcraftprofessional.com/">Warcraft Professional</a><br />
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It'd be awesome if you stopped by and said hi.<br />
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I'm no longer main spec bear, but I still try to give wisdom to whatever I know and I do remember almost everything there is to know about being a bear!<br />
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Thanks,<br />
ClawClawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-81078687390050598282010-11-14T16:19:00.000-08:002010-11-14T16:19:58.940-08:00Sad Faice =(Sadly all good things come to end, even more sadly this didn't even grow into a good thing. I don't really think I'm cut out for the whole blogging thing. I've been reading a lot of other blogs and see how much effort they put into their posts and I think I've only put that much effort into my lists. It's been hard to come up with ideas and topics to talk about, but mainly it's just not that fun. I had originally planned on making this a joint experience with blogging and youtube videos, but I don't think I can do both and I'm much more interested in videos.<br />
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Sorry if I did have any "fans" out there, but I'm not going away for good. I'll be back for Cataclysm making youtube videos of some kind.<br />
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Oh and another reason is because my guild already has one of the best druid tanks I've ever seen. He's what got me interested in tanking in the first place. There is no way I'd be able to raid with them come cataclysm if I'm trying to tank as well. I'll hopefully be able to grab a spot as a healer or DPS and whatever it is I'll be able to talk about it.<br />
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I'm staying on MMO-Champion forums and I'll keep my lists updated there, but this site is going to be a dud after this post. Always remember if times get hard, Just Bear with it!Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-84052081037361908412010-11-11T11:57:00.000-08:002010-11-11T11:57:20.935-08:00Off Spec Schmoff SpecOk, I have had a dilemma with my offspec recently. I've jumped between Cat, moonkin, and tree more times than they have nerfed paladins. I feel like it should be easy to make this decision!<br />
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I should go Cat because the gear is the same!...but the gems are different<br />
I should go Tree because it's fun!...But when will a group not need a tank and need another healer?<br />
I'll go Boomkin and kill everything! But I suck at caster DPS<br />
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So I thought long an hard about it. It took me awhile to get a good grasp on what I was thinking. I eventually came to a conclusion.<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">All of them. </span></b></u><br />
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It decided I would make a set for each spec and play them all. This way I will never get extremely bored of one thing and it keeps more interested in the game. I saw a quote somewhere that I feel every druid should live by.<br />
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"Why am I a druid? So that I can let any person in the raid know that I'm only 5 seconds away from being better at their job than they are"<br />
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Perfection never sounded so cool.Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-47930163468014871282010-11-09T13:16:00.000-08:002010-11-09T17:14:48.633-08:00Apologies!Alright, Since I notice a lot of people are coming to this site now I should probably warn everyone that I am a very bad web designer. I am trying my best to come up with some design scheme that doesn't hurt my eyes, blends fluidly, and looks nice. I still don't think I have come up with a decent design and I'm just wanting to apologize for all the sudden changes. If you have any suggestions let me know!<br />
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I'd also like to know if anyone would interested in a few additions to the site. Just leave a comment on what you'd like to see or not see here.<br />
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Videos?<br />
Forums?<br />
Something else?!<br />
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One last thing, I don't know when this is going to happen, but if I can persuade my friend to help me with this project I may be able to create a website that does something nifty. I can't tell you what it is yet, however I can say it's Wow-related and not druid specific. I do believe it will change the world...of warcraft as we know it. So you'll just have to stick around to see what it is =)<br />
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/update<br />
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EDIT: Just noticed I broke tooltips while I was editting the site, sorry for that too! Fix'tClawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-66405053746490060042010-11-08T07:07:00.001-08:002010-11-09T02:01:33.381-08:00Best in Slot list Bear tanking for Cataclysm This is the Best in slot list for the first tier of raiding in cataclysm. Items are subject to change, but for the most part this is what you'll be wearing.<br />
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HEAD<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65190" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65190/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Stormrider's Headpiece]</span></a><br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/60202" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/60202/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Tsanga's Helm]</span></a><br />
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NECK<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65107" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65107/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Necklace of Strife]</span></a><br />
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SHOULDER<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65193" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65193/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Stormrider's Spaulders]</span></a><br />
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CLOAK<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65035" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65035/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Cloak of Biting Chill]</span></a><br />
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CHEST<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65060" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65060/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Sark of the Unwatched]</span></a><br />
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WRIST<br />
1.<a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65050" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65050/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Parasitic Bands]</span></a><br />
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HANDS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65189" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65189/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Stormrider's Grips]</span></a><br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65073" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65073/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Double Attack Handguards]</span></a><br />
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WAIST<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/60231" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/60231/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Belt of the Fallen Brood]</span></a><br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65371" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65371/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Wind Stalker Belt]</span></a> (Best Random Enhancement would be Crit and Mastery)<br />
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LEGS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65191" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65191/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Stormrider's Legguards]</span></a><br />
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FEET<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65144" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65144/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Storm Rider's Boots]</span></a><br />
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RINGS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/60226" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/60226/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Dargonax's Signet]</span> </a>(Yes it has STR, but it also has Crit/Mastery and the only ring with a socket so far)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65082" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65082/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Lightning Conductor Band]</span></a><br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65367" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65367/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Mistral Circle]</span></a> (There are 5 rings with random enhancements and the one that gives Agil/Stam/Crit/Mast might be better than the Dargonax's Signet)<br />
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TRINKETS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65109" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65109/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Vial of Stolen Memories]</span></a><br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65140" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65140/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Essence of the Cyclone]</span></a> (Threat)<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65048" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65048/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Symbiotic Worm]</span></a> (Survivability)<br />
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WEAPONS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65139" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/65139/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Malevolence]</span></a> (Totally itemized for bear tanking, but of course hunter's will try and take it ala Journey's End)<br />
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RELIC<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/61390" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/61390/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Vicious Gladiator's Relic of Triumph]</span></a>Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-88585866862272310562010-10-28T21:17:00.000-07:002010-11-05T10:44:12.156-07:00The Nerf Stick!<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few recent blue posts:</div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_762176147"><br />
</a></b></div><ul style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><u><b>"Savage Defense is massively overpowered on beta and has been dealt with accordingly. Many of the reports of beta raid bosses two-shotting tanks were because that was how much damage the bosses needed to do in order to challenge Feral tanks. With less damage absorbed, the boss damage can be adjusted downwards. We've reduced the multiplier for attack power on the absorption effect (from 65% to 35%, still modified by mastery) and it no longer procs from periodic critical hits." </b></u></li>
</ul><ul style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><u><b>Survival Instincts -- Damage reduction changed from 60% to 50%. Cooldown reduced from 5 minutes to 2 minutes. Duration still 12 seconds. </b></u></li>
</ul><ul style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><u><b>Bear Form -- Stamina bonus lowered from 20% to 10% and Heart of the Wild health bonus from 10% to 6%. Bear health should be close to plate tank health with this change.</b></u></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does this mean? Probably nothing. I knew tanks would end up a lot more symmetrical before Cataclysm rolled around, but I was going to assume they would buff the other tanks to the level of where druids were. Instead it's the other way around and that just means we actually have a pretty hard job on our hands. I'll list a few ways I hope to be challenged by...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A boss enrages for 15 seconds and casts 3 fireballs that would normally do enough damage to kill us. We have to proc our "survival shield wall" right before the first one finishes casting or else we die and the raid wipes.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some mechanic throws the tank in the air high enough to if he's not an engineer a mage/priest needs to save him with slow fall.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Less taunt back and forth bosses. Unless during the downtime the tank gets to do something interesting such a small gauntlet/debuff cleansing triathlon.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Giant ground stomps that we get to use stampeding roar for! - Literally going to be my favorite ability.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So yeah! I am very excited about cataclysm still and I have no worries about these nerfs and if you are a true druid at heart you'll be honest with yourself and know that we sort of needed it.</div>Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-811034998153083542010-10-27T14:47:00.000-07:002011-07-16T01:56:30.711-07:00Pre-heroic Bear tanking list<b> IMPORTANT: I'm currently an author on<a href="http://www.warcraftprofessional.com/"> www.warcraftprofessional.com</a> if you like my articles come on over for more updated articles and a much better site atmosphere.</b><br />
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Alright bear druids here is a list of bear tanking gear that you should use before tanking heroics. I am not on the beta, but I searched through all the data that the beta has to offer and mainly used Wowhead. <br />
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The numbers correlate with the best. Number 1 is the best item pre-heroics.<br />
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KEY<br />
C = Crafted<br />
Q = Quest<br />
N = Normal Dungeon<br />
R = Reputation<br />
JP = Justice Points<br />
PvP = PvP/Honor/Arena<br />
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HEAD<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58133" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58133/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Mask of Vines]</span></a> (JP)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/66936" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/66936/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Helm of Secret Knowledge]</span></a> (Q)<br />
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NECK<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/52321" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/52321/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Entwined Elementium Choker]</span></a> (C) <br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62378" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62378/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Acorn of the Daughter Tree]</span></a> (R)<br />
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SHOULDER<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58134" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58134/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Embrace of the Night]</span></a>(JP)<br />
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CLOAK<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56548" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56548/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Razor-Edged Cloak]</span></a> (C)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56549" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56549/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Twilight Dragonscale Cloak]</span></a> (C)<br />
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CHEST<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56509" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56509/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Darkbrand Chestguard]</span></a> (C)<br />
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WRIST<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55886" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55886/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Poison Fang Bracers]</span></a> (N)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56522" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56522/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Bloodied Leather Bracers]</span></a> (C)<br />
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HANDS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62417" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62417/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Liar's Handwraps]</span></a> (R)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58138" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58138/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Sticky Fingers]</span></a> (JP)<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/67234" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/67234/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Thartuk's Inimitable Gauntlets]</span></a> (N?)<br />
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WAIST<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/57918" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/57918/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Sash of Musing]</span></a> (JP)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62446" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62446/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Quicksand Belt]</span></a> (R)<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56098" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56098/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Red Beam Cord]</span></a> (N)<br />
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LEGS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62405" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62405/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Leggings of the Impenitent]</span></a>/<a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62425" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62425/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Swiftflight Leggings]</span></a> (R)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/61396" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/61396/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Leggings of Fragmented Hope]</span></a> (Q)<br />
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FEET<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/64703" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/64703/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Boots of Cruelty]</span></a> (PvP)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56530" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56530/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Bloodied Leather Boots]</span></a> (C)<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55871" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55871/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Crafty's Gaiters]</span></a> (N)<br />
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RINGS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/52348" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/52348/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Elementium Destroyer's Ring]</span></a> (C)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62348" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62348/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Terrath's Signet of Balance]</span></a> (R)<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55994" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55994/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Ring of Blinding Stars]</span></a> (N)<br />
4. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56120" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/56120/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Ring of Dun Algaz]</span></a> (N)<br />
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TRINKETS<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58483" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/58483/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Lifebound Alchemist Stone]</span></a> *Alchemists only*<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/52352" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/52352/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Figurine - Earthen Guardian]</span></a> (C) *JC ONLY and currently not unique so stack em*<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62471" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62471/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Mirror of Broken Images]</span></a>/<a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62466" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62466/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkorchid;">[Mirror of Broken Images]</span></a> (R)<br />
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WEAPON<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55066" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/55066/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Elementium Poleaxe]</span></a> (C)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/63808" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/63808/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Staff of Draconic Pacification]</span></a> (Q)<br />
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RELIC<br />
1. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/64822" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/64822/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Bloodthirsty Gladiator's Relic of Triumph]</span></a> (PvP)<br />
2. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62245" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/62245/tooltip/js" target="_blank"><span style="color: royalblue;">[Silver Inlaid Leaf]</span></a> (C) *Inscription only*<br />
3. <a href="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/63776" rel="http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/63776/tooltip/js" style="color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank">[Exhausted Flashgrowth Mote]</a>Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-41271426109070871002010-10-26T02:15:00.000-07:002010-11-05T10:46:21.812-07:00Reforge it like a boss<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A</span>lright I'm still new to this whole blogging thing, but I'm going to go ahead and lay down a quick post on what you should be doing with reforging.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're starting out you probably want to avoid reforging too much too quicky. I'd say for every piece of armor over 200 you should reforge all the haste into mastery. That will get you started. When you get up to the higher gear pieces like at least 4 set T10, then you might as well shift all your crit into mastery as well.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mastery for bear druids is huge. Right now it works as improving Savage defense.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Savage Defense</span></b></span>: Crits have a 50% chance to cause you to gain a bubble-like effect that absorbs damage equal to X% of your attack power. Mastery improves X. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what starts out being 65% of your base attack power can be turned into 100%+.</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Well geez Claw that doesn't seem like it does too much</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AHA! But here's another ability that all tanks got in patch 4.0.1</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Vengeance</span></b></span>: Everytime someone damages you, 5% of the damage will be turned into attack power for you.(Up to 10% of your maximum health pool)</div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Whaaaaaat that's crazy talk!</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Exactly, So let's look at an example in ICC</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have 7k AP in bear form in ICC</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">115% savage defense through mastery</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">85k base health</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">ME</span>(I'm a bear) <span style="color: #cc0000;">Angry mob</span>(He gon kill me)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">ME </span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Angry mob</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">85k health </span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">40k swing</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">45k health </span> --- I just gained 2250 AP and the healers healed me up.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">85k health </span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">40k swing</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">45k health</span> --- I just gained another 2250 AP the healers healed me up and I crit!</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">85k health </span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">40k swing</span> </b></div><div style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>62k health</b><b style="color: #eeeeee;"></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The math behind it was: <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">11500 AP</span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">*</span> 1.15</span> = <span style="color: #3d85c6;">13225 <span style="color: #cccccc;">*</span> 0.30(ICC absorb buff)</span> = <span style="color: #e69138;">17193</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So yes, that's not the highest it will go, but it's average. The max AP I can get is 16500 so if you'd like to do the math yourself just use this formula.</div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">(Your AP + Vengence AP)</span> * <span style="color: #6aa84f;">(Savage Defense in decimal form)</span> = <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Y</span>(savage defense bubble)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
If you're in ICC then: <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Y</span> * <span style="color: #3d85c6;">0.30</span> = <span style="color: #e69138;">Z</span>(New Savage defense bubble)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now the neat thing about this, is that with Frenzied Regeneration you get 30% more health. That means more attack power through vengeance and thus more mitigation. Frenzied regeneration just gives so many different buffs it's crazy. You get 30% more health, more healing done to you, more attack power through vengeance, and more mitigation through Savage defense. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well as I look back on this post I can see that it was not short. I apologize and I'll try to make shorter posts from now on. If anyone has any suggestions for what they'd like me to talk about go ahead and leave a comment. I'll try my best to reply to everyone. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. I'm not using some hidden color key with all the colors, I just don't want the post to look bland and stupid. Although once in awhile I will match colors for certain things like the formula and the color of the health.</div>Clawtrocityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10272746641560878767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534414169724831624.post-71199713120385291662010-10-23T01:19:00.000-07:002010-11-05T10:45:18.152-07:00Getting started!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, you just bought World of Warcraft, leveled a druid, and have chosen the role of defending your allies</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Congratulations! Over the span of many months(Or however long it takes you to read this) I will try to unveil the secrets of the Druid class. I will delve into the many different talents, glyphs, abilities, and even names that you can choose for your Druid.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At this point I am going to assume you are a level 80 Druid, but even if you are an experienced Druid tank, the 4.0.1 patch can be very intimidating to some players.So before we begin let's start off with some benefits to being a Druid tank.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Druid Tanking Benefits:</div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="color: #e06666;">Instance queues are instant</li>
<li style="color: #7f6000;">You provide valuable raid buffs</li>
<li style="color: #6fa8dc;">Leader of the pack(5% Critical strike bonus)</li>
<li style="color: #6aa84f;">Mangle Debuff(30% additional damage done by bleed effects)</li>
<li style="color: #e69138;">Shredded Wounds(20% less attack speed and 50% less movement speed)</li>
<li style="color: #8e7cc3;">Leader of the Pack heals people</li>
<li style="color: #c27ba0;">When you get geared enough you can solo heroic instances</li>
<li style="color: #cc0000;">You are a god damn bear</li>
<li style="color: #274e13;">Everyone loves you</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So you have now chosen the Feral tree.Let's choose a "build" that will allow you to tank effectively in most situations.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>TALENTS</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary level 80 build: (<a href="http://wowtal.com/#k=-wbD1zmx.a6d.druid." style="color: #e69138;">0/33/3</a>)<br />
Level 80 T10 Build: (<a href="http://wowtal.com/#k=-wac05YE.a6d.druid." style="color: #e69138;">0/33/3</a>)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 85 Build: (<a href="http://wowtal.com/#k=-wlEMpV6y.a6d.druid." style="color: #e69138;">0/32/9</a>)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These builds are all very similar, they skip the talents that are only useful for cat form in the feral tree and depending on your gear and level they will vary. The main reason the T10 build picks up both of the enrage talents are because the 4 set T10 bonus allows enrage to no longer reduce your armor by a certain percentage, and on top of that it DECREASES damage taken by 12% which is almost like another barkskin! I'll go more into detail with that, but you'll hardly use enrage during combat unless you have the 4 piece T10 so I suggest sticking with the primary build for now. The level 85 build has more points that allow you to access the second tier of the resto tree for better magical mitigation and threat generation.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>GLYPHS</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Prime glyphs:</b></u> Mangle, Berserk, Lacerate</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Why?</i> </div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li>Mangle is your hardest hitting ability so you should let it hit harder. </li>
<li>Berserk puts your mangle off cooldown so with this glyph you get an extra 5 instant mangles every time you berserk.</li>
<li>Lacerate is your second biggest threat ability and it's really your only other option.</li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u style="color: #38761d;"><b>Major glyphs:</b></u> Maul, Frenzied Regeneration, Your choice!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <i>Why?</i></div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li>Maul allows you to more effectively AoE tank</li>
<li>Frenzied Regeneration turns a nifty effect into one of your most important cooldowns</li>
<li>You can choose whatever you want for your third glyph, but I suggest it be something practical. </li>
</ul><ol style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><ol><li>Faerie Fire allows you to pull the mob from further away</li>
<li>Battle Rez is good if you are an offtank and one of the only druids in the raid</li>
<li>Feral Charge is great for fights with a lot of movement</li>
<li>Thorns is absolutely great for running heroics with trash pulls that are very close to one another.</li>
</ol></ol><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Minor glyphs:</span> </b></u>Challenging roar, Dash, and Unburdened Rebirth</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Why?</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are your minor glyphs they all hold very little merit and it's totally personal preference, but you are reading a blog so I thought I'd tell you my opinion and what my glyphs were.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></u></span></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>ABILITIES</b></u></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: red;">Mangle:</b> You're primary ability. Use it whenever it's off cooldown, when berserk pops, or when you are using the cooldown berserk.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Berserk (Proc):</b> This is a talented ability from the talent "Berserk" It resets the cooldown of mangle and allows you to use it rage free, but is not to be mistaken with Berserk(Cooldown)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: #6fa8dc;">Berserk(Cooldown):</b> This is a talented ability at the end of the feral tree. When you use this cooldown you're priority will be to spam mangle as often as possible. The perfect time to pop this cooldown is when you have the pulverize buff and lacerate is stacked on the boss three times. Sometimes this can be used to start off a boss, but if at all possible try and hold out for the ideal situation.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: #bf9000;">Pulverize(Attack):</b> This is a talented ability that does damage based on how many lacerate stacks are on the boss, It consumes the stacks in the process and gives you a buff that increases your crit by 3% per stack for X amount of time. X being 10 seconds + (how ever many points you have in endless carnage)*4<br />
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<b style="color: #3d85c6;">Maul:</b> This ability is new to many bear tanks. Before patch 4.0.1 bears never even used maul as it's own button, they just macro'd it to every single keybinding and let it do it's thing. In patch 4.0.1 you can still do this, but it now costs 30 rage and if you don't know what you're doing or aren't in the right situation you will be rage starved. It also doesn't do as much damage as mangle. I suggest using this 90% of the time, but make sure you prioritize keeping you're pulverize buff up, mangle off cooldown, and lacerate stacked to three times. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: #b45f06;">Swipe:</b> This ability is your prime AoE ability. If there are more than 3-4 mobs go ahead and spam swipe and maul and when you hit 81 throw thrash in there as well. I don't suggest using this ability on single target, but if you have the extra rage and you can afford it, go ahead and do it.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: #a64d79;">Faerie Fire(Feral):</b> This ability is your ranged pull, sunder armor, 0 rage cost, filler ability that can be useful all the time. Be sure to use this ability if you are out of rage and/or everything else is on cooldown.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>NAMES</b></u></span> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now in order to solidify you're role as a tank you're going to need to choose a name that strikes fear into the heart of your enemies and with the new name changing feature you can easily choose one of these awesome names I have created for you!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">All of these are super original and they should not be taken on any server.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I may or may not be sarcastic. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i style="color: #e69138;"><b>ALL BEARS:</b></i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fluffybear</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mrcuddles</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Imabear</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bearywhite</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Drewbeary</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Growlicious</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clawtrocity</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bearamanjaro</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maulpocalypse</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WillFeral</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pulverizzle</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clawsterfobic<i><b><br />
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</b></i></div><div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>RACE SPECIFIC:</b></i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moo(anything)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elfbearcat</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BobMauly(Troll)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WorgenDruid(I literally could not think of anything) </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alright well that's it for now be sure to stay tuned for plenty of information as well as some videos. I'm looking for all kinds of feedback as long as it's somewhat constructive. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And always remember that if times get hard, just bear with it! SEE YA</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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