WoW is kinda fun when everything goes smoothly but my favourite moments in the game are when something goes wrong and you have to get creative. Druids excel at being creative: we can tank, melee DPS, ranged DPS, or heal. I love it when I'm called upon to heal or tank unexpectedly and save a fight.
Like tonight in Hyjal, on Azgalor. Warrior main tank, my fellow druid Karthis and a prot pally Doomguard tanking. Me, uncharacteristally, DPSing in full cat gear. And just at the start of our pull our main tank died; bad luck.
I was already feeling cranky from wiping once before on Azgalor. No way I was gonna clear that trash a third time. So I shifted to bear in my cat gear, smacked Azgalor a couple of times and called out on Vent "Karthis, come pick this up." I couldn't tank Azgalor in my cat gear but I managed to dodge enough attacks to live for a bit. And Karthis was right there taking over for me, picked it up when I died. Raid saved!
The best thing was another druid was able to battle rez me so I could go back in the fight and help pick up Doomguards. Again, not in tank gear, but I was able to help pick them up when they spawned until our properly geared prot pally could taunt them off me. Then switch to healing or DPS on the adds as needed, rez the dead. About the only thing I didn't do that boss fight was Moonfire spam.
Rawr!
That was definitely fun =) Could have goen much worse had I not been in the vicinity.... but like I said, I just have to dps Algazor a tiny bit (goooo Moonfire!) before snoozing through the doomguards.
Algazor himself is a breeze to tank - I never dropped below 50% health (yay healers). I think that saving my trinkets for silences helped that out, mind you.
Posted by: Karthis | 2008.10.02 at 07:16
Yet one more reason to say:
"Man, I love being a druid"
Posted by: Tydo | 2008.10.02 at 11:14
I wish I'd known Azgalor hit so hard. I had to do the same tank-in-kitty-gear thing the other night. 6.6k, 7.1k, 8.8k = dead kitty in bear form.
It is the best thing about the druid class. I just hope in WotLK I can be uber dps and still do something in the OH-SNAP situations like I do now.
Posted by: Faerun | 2008.10.02 at 12:27
Flyv, you and Karthis rocked!!!!! I, too, did not want to face that trash again, even though, we are becoming quite good at it through practice. lol
When you picked him up and handed over the threat to Karthis, I was so amazed with you both and your teamwork. I was so impressed with the healers and how they adjusted. And DPS...we played smart. We actually held off and waited for you two to complete the "pick-up and transfer".
I love when people have to apply their knowledge and experience.
Posted by: Cassytha | 2008.10.03 at 07:04
I think that is exactly why I love being an OT with my bear.
As things stand now and how I understand it, we so won't be able to do that in Wrath. :( sad bear
Posted by: Lheaf | 2008.10.10 at 09:27