Make yourself one of these =)

What is all this scribble-scrabble? Well... it is my upgrade list. What is that Fellesa; how do I make one? /durr

Okay. This is the best way for me to look at upgrades and gems/enchants. I look at geared druids, the druid dps calculator and druid blogs to figure out the best way to gear up my kitty.
There are a few basic rules when making your list:

• Watch that you stay hit capped. Some poeple say forget the hit cap for druids. Tell that to the WWS
  
• Check for socketing. Make sure that with sockets you can achieve better stats.
• Look for upgrades that can fuel an even larger upgrade. For instance, look at perhaps a small downgrade that may get you hit capped. In return, you can get a nice big upgrade.
  
• Weigh all slots evenly. Any upgrade is an upgrade.
  
• Aim for the middle ground upgrades. Don't always strive to get the best upgrade if that means sacrificing on other upgrades.
• Keep your 2p Malorne set bonus if you can. It's nice!
• Lastly, make sure the gear looks super amazingly cool. Alwas take a cool looking green over some poopy ugly purple! =P
  

Healing as a feral

This is a parse from a recent trip to BT. We were on Naj'entus for the first time. We carried 10 great healers. I placed number 5. How did I do this?

Here are some fantastic tips for healing as a feral (in your healing set):

• Don't be afraid of potting: For the love of Pete... pot and pot often. Raiding costs gold. Get used to it.
• Develop a good rotation. I usually have a stack of LB on the tank as well as a rejuv. During the timers, I usually throw a few LBs/rejuvs on the raid.
  
• Be focused. Get to the heals first.
  
• Work on your healing gear. Realize that you can be a valuable healer.
• Read up on your class. Understand the mechanics
  
• PVP! It helps develop quick reaction times.
• Spec resto. Understand the mechanics of the spec. It will give you lots of insight to healing.
• Lastly, don't be afraid to ask tips from the other healers. Take it with a grain of salt and apply it to the situation
• Don't forget to have fun!
  

Healing the priest tank for FLK?

So, ever been short that resto shammy? Are you expected to fill that healing spot? Let me share the secrets of healing the priest tank:

Healing the priest tank and surrounding members can be pretty tricky. Even though the tank does not take huge damage, everyone that surrounds the priest (including yourself) takes damage.

The single most effective way to heal the tank and the surrounding members is to pull those 4 people (again including yourself) out onto your screen. Lifebloom is your main source of heals. Keep a 3 stack and a rejuv on the tank, and heal those surrounding you with a lifebloom. Be prepared to spend lots of mana at times, and pot frequently. I also suggest mana oil to help that MP5. Do this, and you should last at least until we move on the priest. Once on the priest, be prepared for lots of hotting for the tank, and surrounding melee. It is a huge help if ferals/ prot pallies throw out a couple of heals at this time. Also an innervate on your friendly tree druid is much appreciated.

This is a post I made a few months ago on the druid forums for my guild. It takes some good concentration, but we can heal almost as well as that shammy... too bad we don't have spell interrupt though.. /sad durid

Best Cat DPS site EVAR!

This may look intimidating at first, but let me explain. This is know as Toskk's Druid DPS calculator. This is your friend. It will help you top those charts!
You can go to the site by clicking: HERE

Okay, so basically you can see the area that you can input your stats. Get in your kitty gear and in kitty form and write those in. After that be sure you include the set pieces you have and the buffs you will have. Next, you can chose to ignore hit rating cap and see the best upgrades OR you can select the Socket method( I choose this). You can select matching or all agi gems. After you select this, you select a slot for gear from the drop down menu. Chose the piece you want to see upgrades for. It will put them in descending order of course with the best at the top.

How do I interpret this?

Well, it is simple. You look at the upgrades. You will notice it tells the drop locations and such. Just look at the instances you do and apply it to that. If you are just gearing up you can look at Kara gear and possibly badge gear. If you are all decked out, you may see a few pieces from Sunwell. Just apply it to your raiding situation. Someone in Kara should not be looking at Sunwell gear. Notice even the small upgrades you can make. It makes a big difference.

Hope you find this useful!

What spec are you?

I finally thought it would be a great time to make a post about druid specs. I will discuss a few Feral and resto builds and what I like about them. Lets start off with Fellesa's resto build. This is the build I use for PVE as well as some light PVP. It incorporates what I believe to be the best resto talents and balance talents.

Fellesa's resto build: 8/0/53

So why do I like this spec?
I love this spec because I am a pure hotter. This is not for the Healing Touch spammer. It focuses purely on helping your hots. You notice I put 2 points in Empowered Touch. This is just for that extra boost in your Natures Swiftness>> Healing touch combo. Also note that this build is built specifically just for healing. You get no nifty points in Balance that increases your DPS. The points spent there is for PVP survivability.

Soraxen's Resto Build: 12/0/49

Notes about Soraxen's build: This is completely PVE. There is absolutely no PVP viability in this spec (imo). Unlike my build, Soraxen has some more points in the balance tree to help with DPS as well as healing touch based spells in the resto tree.

~Note that these are two completely different specs. Mine is for pure HOTs and some survivability. Soraxen's is focused more for some minor soloing and for both Hots and Healing Touch. What one is better? You decide.

OKAY NOW ON TO THE GOODIES!!

Feral Spec: Feral spec brings true druid-like talent to the table. Feral druids are effective tanks, dps, and even healers with the goods. We are truly the most versatile spec in the game. I am going to show you what I think are the top two versatile specs.

Fellesa's Feral Spec: 0/47/14


Why do I like my spec? One word, Functionality. Aside from PVP, this is in my opinion one of the best druid specs. I get most of the goodies in Feral tree with even a few in the resto tree to boot. There is however one feral talent I want to get once I see a few T5 pieces. The next spec covers that.

Acroyear's Spec: 0/47/14 (Sounds the same, eh?)


Note about Acro's spec: This spec is even a bit more versatile than my own. With the ability to swap out a weapon with tons of agi and blast a few heals on the raid, you have definitely proved your worth. You can see that Acro chose to improve his bash. You could also put a point in the nifty roots talent.

~ Which spec is for you? Well if you play a cat most of the time, Acro's spec is the way to go. He has all the goodies that will make you pwn with the addition of some healing. My spec on the other hand is more for bears. If you tank a bit, dps a bit, heal a bit, either will work. You just have to apply the spec to the dungeons you are in and your primary role.



Leave some comments, suggest some specs. I'm always excited to try something new. More posts soon! <3

Kitty damage rotation.

Okay, so most of my blogs have really been about bear tanking. I decided finally I will accept the fact that I am a hybrid, and not just a teddy tank. Most of the work I do in a 25 man setting is actually DPS work. I thought I'd bring to attention what damage rotation I think works best, and what I prefer. If you would like to see FELLESA spec, you can click my name back there. Seriously! So slap on that cat gear, and lets get to shredding!

Keep these things in mind and you will be biting and clawing to the top of the meters:

• Mangle is only used to keep up a debuff (unless soloing)
• Shred is the primary button you should mash
• Once you get to 4 combo points, hit rip. I know it is not 5 points, but if you crit on that last shred, you risk losing an extra combo point.
• You can start off with a pounce, but I prefer not to waste the energy and start with a mangle.
• If you have a few combo points at the last few percent of trash, hit ferocious bite
  
• Socket for agility (Post about that soon)
• Utilize power shifting (Post soon!)

Now that you have the basics, the rotation is really easy. I use:

Standard Rotation
Mangle>>Shred>>Shred>>Shred>>Rip>>Shred>>Mangle
*Now my crit is pretty high, so most times 3 shreds will give me between 4-5 points. If you crit is not as high, it may take another shred.

Rotation if the boss is at 5% or if the Trash is at 35%

Mangle>>Shred>>Shred>>Shred>>Ferocious Bite
* I am getting dirty looks from some of you , I know! Anyways, there are actually two ways you can do this. You can go ahead with the ferocious bite and hope for a nice fat crit OR you can continue to shred. I prefer FB, but that is just me. Also, you have to adjust for mobs with more HP. This is just a guide and no means standardizes at what percent you should use this rotation.

Work on this and you should see a nice increase in DPS. Now that most bosses are bleedable, you should see a nice spot on the damage meter.

More to come soon!

Back in Action!

I'm back. Expect some new posts soon!

They include:
How to DPS as a feral druid
How to heal as a feral
How to heal as a resto
More tanking in BC
More LEET Grafics!!
Expertise and you
Getting hit capped on your feral
New gear and how to gem it
Building different feral sets (Max stam, Max mitigation, Max AC)
Useful addons
...and many, many more.

I'm happy to be back, and hope I see more people reading. Please feel free to drop me a line and suggest other topics.