Monday November 15, 2021
“If you have to use mechanics, you’re not DPSing enough” – a guildie
Ever since they announced TBC Classic was coming down the pipe, my memories of the difficulty and teamwork required to get through Heroics was right at the forefront of both my memories and anticipation.
This was the return to the WoW that I’d hoped for. Vanilla was decent enough, but quickly became the aoe fest that retail has been for many years. The occasional sheep or shackle, sure, but nothing like it used to be. You can’t go back…I thought.
But reading and hearing of early heroics in TBC Classic pretty much everything I remember about BC Heroics… damn straight baby. Dare I hope that dps returns to being more than numbers on the damage meters, that people finally understand that it’s not always a race, but a requirement of doing your job, using your abilities, let alone your brainpower, to get through.
Tanks for the Memories
I was chatting with some guildmates just the other night about tanks, and one of my guildies was complaining about bear tanks not being able to hold threat, and he won’t even pug if it’s a bear. Everyone chimed in that it was the same experience for me. I asked said guildy if he does pretty much what I watched him do in the few 5 mans I’ve been in on with him, i.e. stomping on aoe very quickly on the pull. ‘Well, paladins and good warrior tanks can handle that speed” was the reply. He knew, as others in discord did, that their whining was bullshit. They’re the cause, not the bear tank. Let him get in the mangle or maul, a swipe, and perhaps another mangle/maul, and he’s got them locked up. Nope, not their problem, as dps, it’s the tank’s fault. Idiocy that has been in retail for ages. I just laughed and said ‘Good luck in Heroics, when the mobs who hit dps do it with extreme prejudice”.
At the moment, I’ve got 5 level 70 toons, as usual it’s the Hunter and Warlock (the 2 best soloists) leading the way. The other 4 are mid to low 60’s, but chomping at the bit for attention. Most of my 70s have at least a couple Heroic keys, but I’m in no rush. Meta be damned.
I do have a bit of concern regarding missing the boat, but as every expansion has taught me, even if I’m not on the leading edge with regards to raiding, I still enjoy the hell out of the game as a soloist, picking up 5 man runs on the fly and enjoying them as I always have. It really helps to have almost zero interest in the great hamster wheel of gear progression. If I can kill it, and I live to go on to kill something else without stopping to eat or drink, that’s good enough. Anything beyond that out in the world is just pure ego.
Wylset