New URL In about a month, this site will revert to the non-paying Wordpress address at: omgpriest.wordpress.com As of the last post, it is up to date. Bookmark it. Subscribe to the feed. I hope...
Adios, Amigos! Dear Readers, It is with regret- and with a little bit of glee- that I announce that Exanna will be retiring. My real life has sort of taken up a lot of time, and I have been cool with that. I've...
Soo.. I put out an APB Only to find out the game does not thrill me like WoW. Go figure. Sigh. Maybe my schedule will get back to normal soon. I have a six-day work week this week. Soooo- no raiding for me.. unless...
All Points Bulletin So.. I just opened my gmail and found this. [caption id="attachment_947" align="aligncenter" width="565" caption="My Key to the City"][/caption] I totally forgot that I had applied for a key to the...
How are you doing? I hope all is well with all of you, and I hope this post finds all of you kicking whatever is left of ICC in the arse. For many it will be the last few bosses of ICC that will get the best of them, but...
Easily Defiled but Not Broken I haven't posted much of anything lately, but I had a quick break and figured I would share what helped me make it through the Lich King and all his Defiles. And for those who haven't killed him yet,...
Kingslayer, Baby! Finally! [caption id="attachment_921" align="aligncenter" width="623" caption="Lich King Ain't Got Nuthin' On Me!"][/caption]
Anyone there? I am guessing "no" as I pretty much abandoned this blog, cut back on my playing time, sort of started working out, and got back to doing other things I really enjoy. Like reading! Let me see... The...
Double Solace 'Tis a state I never thought I'd reach. Heroic Jaraxxus proved to be a nightmare for my guild on Antonidas, and once ICC came out, no one ventured back to the Tournament Grounds to keep trying. So...
Crikey! We went in to see the Lich King for the second time last night, and this fight is a learning process and a work in progress. That's the simplest way to put it. One spell- and one spell alone- can...
Cataclysm Priest Preview The Discipline Priest continues to have all the fun... Gosh. I am going to have to master it, huh? I mean- I wanted a mass bubble!!!!However, I wonder if the Power Word: Barrier will be high up...
LK to 61% Not too bad for our first night of wipes, right? Some say it will take us four weeks. I am hoping for three at this point. Dealing with LK's defile is proving to be a stumbling block; however, I...
Noble is the new Sexxy [caption id="attachment_886" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Gotcha "sprung" off my Spring Robes."][/caption] Yeah, it's bangin'. I know. LOL. Only two more titles to go before...
Ghost Posts... pure cowardice. [caption id="attachment_880" align="alignright" width="262" caption="Have you seen this man?"][/caption] It is weird how trolls stop by and leave rude comments. I discovered one today (my first!),...
Update So... I been out of pocket... absent.. hiding... working.. chilling.. relaxing... whatever you want to call it.. I have been "away." And I have enjoyed it. Last time I wrote anything, I was the GM...
OMG.. Patch? Did I miss something? I mean.. I've been really busy working on my resume tape, so the patch came and went without much fanfare for me. Which is odd in itself.. But wasn't there supposed to be...
Pug-Nasty Pug-Foolery I didn't think I could do it, but I got 24 people- with decent gear and decent skills- to go into ICC. I got the loot rules out of the way quickly. One need roll for main spec for the raid. If no...
My Three Set and Healing Sideways I had the four-set of T-1o: three badge pieces and one token piece, but I really like the haste on my Sanguine Silk Robes. So, I put the T-10 version down for now. My haste sits at a healthy 598 with the...
... where Pug-Foolery lives. Soooooo... I started my own guild. That's right- a guild of one.. with the help of Hubby, some nice strangers and some former guildies- all of which either quit or got kicked by me after I turned my...
I like this better From Blizz: Priest Tier-10 4-Piece Healing Set Bonus: Redesigned. This bonus now increases the effectiveness of the caster's Power Word: Shield by 5% and Circle of Healing by 10%. It's not the bonus...
Exxy.. Casually Her name is Exanna. I call her Exxy for short. We've seen good times and bad times together. Friends and enemies. Victory and defeat. Good guilds and bad guilds. And through it all, Exxy...
I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul,... Blizz is giving us a Mastery System Preview in the form of lovely blue posts. The posts are as follows with examples for Holy and Discipline Priests included. As with a lot things new to the game,...
Burning A Hole In My Bag So, my basic holy T-10 four-set is done, and now I have like close to 120Emblems of Frost burning a hole in my backpack. I will open my bag and just stare at them, wondering, contemplating wtf to do...
DanityKane: Working It Out So yesterday I told you how Exanna and DanityKane were missing each other. Instead of being sad and waiting for $25 to fall from the sky, Danity got off her butt and got EXALTED WITH SONS OF HODIR today. ...
TGIF + Other Stuff Yep, it's Friday, and as I sit here taking a break at work, I can't help but wonder when will Exxy and DanityKane be reunited again? Sad, right? Yep. They really miss each other. Danity is getting...
Nice Work [caption id="attachment_813" align="alignright" width="636" caption="Plagueworks 10... down!"][/caption] The guild has a new strat that was employed this week in 25-man. We got him down to about 9%...
Everybody's Talkin'... ..about our T-10 changes. I will just pick out my fave parts from other bloggers. Miss Medicina shares my sentiments: "For Holy priests, I think it’s utter crap" Zusterke- who seems to be everywhere...
I'm startin' with the Man in the Middle... oh yeah... Michael Jackson was talking about the "Man in the Mirror" in that song, but today, I am talking about the trojan horse that finally found its way into stealing WoW accounts by way of the Blizzard Authenticator. ...
Cataclysm Stat Changes Check out this page for a full read on what's coming up when the World technically ends... should be fun! Happy Raiding! Exxy
Pug-Foolery: Disco Ain't Dead... but my party is [caption id="attachment_783" align="alignright" width="80" caption="Welcome to the party!"][/caption] Yep. My first real foray into an instance as a Discipline Priest was so bad.. How bad...
That VuhDo That You Do So, my Healbot broke three weeks ago. It was there one minute in a raid and then gone the next. I tried to get rid of it and re-download it, but I just couldn't get it to work on my PC. Unfortunately,...
ExxyTalk After Dark: The Disco Edition Here's my interview with Miss Medicina. She gives a very detailed lesson about discipline priest healing. If you feel like a "disco" dummy, then check it out. She talks about healing, gemming,...
Woot! Last night, I recorded my podcast with priest extraordinaire, Miss Medicina. Look for our convo to pop up soon on this blog pretty soon. She gave me a very thorough lesson on discipline priests healing. ...
Life On the Other Side Stepping away from raiding has been a reality check for me, and I have to say I am quite pleased with the break thus far. I don't have to rush home from work, feed the dog, feed hubby and then raid. I...
Exxy... OUT! Well, it's a daybreak here, and I have finally made the decision. In a few minutes, I will /gquit. Any of you who read this blog know how extremely proud I am of my guild. I love it when the guild...
Flash Heal! Flash Heal! That's the name of proc/buff for the Tier 10 four-set bonus. I added the buff to my Powa Auras and have been pleasantly surprised by how often it procs. Check out this World of Logs for...
Saturday's Shared Topic: What Kind of Boss Would You... [caption id="attachment_718" align="alignright" width="300" caption="It's like getting trampled on Black Friday by a bunch of crazed women!"][/caption] From Blog Azeroth's Shared Topic: I was lying...
Love and Valithria Exanna The Love Fool I am a Love Fool now! Congrats to me! IRL, I found roses, chocolates, a bear, a beautiful card and the MJ This Is It! Collector's DVD on my desk at work today. I love you, Hubby,...
Who's Got Next? After spending so much time on The Blood Princes (11 attempts in one night!), it is time to pick a new boss to pick on- or shall I say- pick a new boss to pick on us. I think it could be Professor Putricide,...
Princes Down! Ahh, success is so sweet after so much bitter failure. We got the Blood Prince Council down tonight! Thank you, Doug, for your advice. We still used the pally tank on the orbs, but we had the hunter...
ExxyTalk After Dark: Calling All Disc Priests Hey, if you want to join me for a chat on vent, drop me a line. I plan on having a convo that will eventually be a podcast. I have yet to come up with topics, but I am thinking right now that I would...
The Learning Curve The learning curve is great here. If I had to draw a graph, it wouldn't make much sense. My guild is failing on the blood Prince Council. We know the fight but cannot execute. We are having problems getting...
Shared Topic: A Convo With Exxy From Blog Azeroth's Shared Topic: If you gave your character a voice, how would a conversation between you and them go? How would you interact with them? Would you play god? How would your character...
A Busy Little E I have been so busy lately that I haven't really had time to blog. Working late, raiding late, sleeping late.. the cycle is pretty much out of hand at this point. I figured I would give you an update...
The Blood Prince Council 1% /sigh Channeling Foghorn Leghorn: "I say- I say- I say 1%" /boo Again, I tell you. 1% That's how far down we got The Blood Prince Council. It looked like a kill. It felt like a...
The Professors Farnsworth and Putricide My husband wondered out loud last week if Blizz patterned Prof. Putricide after the Professor on Futurama who always says, "Good news, everyone" or "Great news!" With his look and voice, I think the...
WKN vs. Festergut: The Video Check us out in action. If you are looking for Exxy, I am just beyond the Warlock thingy on the right side of your screen! :) This video is from our resident Boomkin's POV. He is aptly named Boomsin. ...
Do these sunglasses make me look phat? Double take... wha? Papa.. paparazzi! I have to admit my Ruby Shades made me the center of attention for the five minutes Exanna had them on. I remember HarisPilton selling them for some insane...
Judged By The Content Of My Character Discrimination in real life is nothing to laugh at. I know from my own experience that it can be painful. Ever had to squeeze out a back bedroom window and run home as a child because your best friend's...
Hehateme Mana Issues [caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Don't be a heifer!"][/caption] Picture this. The Pit of Saron tunnel scene. The task looks daunting as heavy ice crashes hard from the...
LFM Late Night Raiders If you know someone who knows someone who needs a guild, please consider this. WKN, my guild, is recruiting. We're not like some hardcore guild but we ain't all that casual. We like to get things...
Unstuck.. for now. We finally got Rotface down again last night, and I enjoyed reading X and Doug's comments on yesterday's "We Stuck" post. Love it! It would be nice though if you could use an in-game unstuck button...
OMG.. we stuck! In the words of.. um.. Sheneneh Jenkins on Martin: "Oh my guuuuudness." We are stuck on Rotface. I think we got him to 3% when all the ooze got loose and.. and.. well.. it was just bad. Green slime...
I Want To HEAR From You... no seriously, I do I put a couple of podcasts together, but I didn't like them. Back to square one I guess. Figuring out what to talk about has been difficult as I have been brooding the past week about in-game issues. ...
Human Nature It's just a game. Right? Yeah, but it's something I really, really, really like to do- so much so- I have a blog, but at some point, you have to learn to separate the game from RL. About a week ago...
We made an angry poo poo Yes, tonight we finally killed Rotface. Seemed like an easy boss after we got used to the fight, but it is like fighting Grobby on crack or something. We wiped quite a bit just learning the fight,...
Pug-foolery: Run Back! This morning, I queue up for the heroic daily only to find out I have been dumped into an already failed HoR- wave 6. No sooner than I hit auto run down the long hall so I can type, "Which side are we...
Meh That's what I think of my two-set bonus. I am quite underwhelmed at this point. What I need is a log. I do recall looking over the stats for one quick wipe. Out of 29 flash heals, the Blessed...
Healing Festergut 25 Wow, getting Festergut down felt so good. He is one HELL of a boss. On 25, main tank healing requires coordination much like the 10-man. We had two MT healers on the 2 tanks. Both were paladins. ...
Festergut is DEAD! Finally. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="717" caption=""Daddy, I did it!""][/caption]
Uncle Fester 25 Lives He won't die. I am so frustrated I don't know what to do. Of course, we were missing some key players last night on the healing side- some due to obligations, others due to something else, even more...
Wish List Oh, to have a genie in a bottle. A little genie with an endless amount of wishes both selfish and selfless. [caption id="attachment_610" align="alignright" width="106" caption="I want it now!"][/caption] I...
10-friggin-k That's how CLOSE we got to killing Festergut last night. 1ok! /sigh It was crazy because at around 500k the pallies all popped their bubbles because Uncle Fester was about to hit his point of berserker...
Miscellaneous New Guide Coming Soon I will start working on a Priest Healing Guide for Icecrown very soon. I just need to get comfortable enough with what I am doing on the various bosses before I pass anything along. ...
Festergut 10 Healing So we downed Festergut on 10 last night. I even took a picture. Look! [caption id="attachment_566" align="aligncenter" width="717" caption="Daddy.. I did it!"][/caption] Healing on this...
Get An Authenticator Already.. and some other stuff I have an authenticator. Yeah, it's an extra step to logging on, and it can be a pain digging it out of my bottomless-pit of a purse; however, I would rather have my account secure than have it hacked...
:( Tonight, I feel sad. Tonight, I feel sick. I am stuck at work while the guildies push through new content. I was looking forward to getting in there and owning Festergut, Rotface, and even Prof....
Back at it Thursday! Our first night inside of the new ICC wing did not go as we had wished. If you haven't seen it yet just know that the trash is truly epic. LOL We did get to Festergut, and we had a few wipes. I...
Oh.My.Gosh. Frozen Bonespike OMG... It dropped!So it dropped tonight... the Frozen Bonespike! I have been "secretly" drooling over this thing. Supposedly BiS for holy priests. I don't have much to say about it right now.. we...
LOL @ Blizz. That is NOT enough Despite this (from Blizz by way of MMO Champion)... To encourage players not to shy away from the many invigorating adventures to be had in The Oculus, we have applied a change to enhance the rewards...
OMG.. New Bosses! It's good enought for you! It's good enough for me!When I look at Rotface and Festergut, all I really see is Sloth from the Goonies. I absolutely love that movie and had a fit when I found it on DVD! ...
NOT ONE MARK on Saurfang! EDITED: The disc bubble no longer works as described in this post. Thanks a lot, Blizz. Wow, I am convinced the discipline priest bubble is the shiz. Remember I told you that I would run Deathbringer...
Exalted! [caption id="attachment_528" align="alignleft" width="594" caption="Finally got the Ashen Band of Endless Wisdom!"]Finally!"][/caption]
FGQ: Frequently Googled Question #2 Which piece of T-10 should my holy priest get first? I am going to answer this by saying it's a matter of what you need and want. For me personally, I went with the shoulders first and will purchase...
FGQ: Frequently Googled Question #1 I am adding a new page to answer some of the questions people "ask" the search engines that lead them to this blog. If I know an answer or if I can find it readily, I will answer it on the Frequently...
Happy New Year! [caption id="attachment_473" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Happy New Year from OMG.. Priest!"][/caption] Welcome to 2010! May the new year bring you much love, happiness, peace and joy IRL...
OMG-Podcast: Healing The Pally Tank Today, we talk to Faelong, a ret pally on the Antonidas server who doubles as a guild (and hubby) tank when needed. He will tell us about the right way to heal the Pally Tank. Just in case you didn't...
Going Discipline... So, the guild hit a road block on Deathbringer Saurfang last night. Maybe we have too many ranged (18!), not enough melee. Maybe it's the fact that with so many ranged, it's hard to keep the recommended-...
OMG.. Earthquake! Wait... earthquake? I thought my computer was acting up, but maybe not. According to WoW.com, there have been small earthquakes going on in-game. The writers over there believe it is related to Cataclysm. I absolutely...
BiS Boots? Well, I did it. I pulled the trigger on the Sandals of Consecration. You may recall that pre-Patch 3.3 I was trying to make as much gold as possible so I could purchase Primordial Saronite as needed. ...
OMG.. Priest! The Podcast Powered by Podbean.com [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="109" caption="Listen to me!"][/caption] Hello, everyone. I am hoping to do a podcast once a week on...
More Pug-Foolery So by the luck of the LFG draw, I got this tank for Old Kingdom. OK is... "ok".. okay? It's not that difficult of an instance- IF you've run it time and time again before. But the first thing...
Kicking Pugs and Taking Names Did you know you have to wait 15 minutes to kick a bad puggle out of the group? Sometimes, 15 minutes is just too long to wait! Case in point... Hubby was in a random heroic daily with a mage who put...
My First T-10 Piece Our main pally tank and the Loot Council were nice enough to gift me with the guild's first T-10 token Monday evening. First I had to buy Crimson Acolyte Shoulderpads and then use that plus the token...
Primordial Saronite + 2 Hilts My alt, DanityKane the Death Knight, is serving her life purpose well. Today, she bought Exanna's first piece of Primordial Saronite. Exanna in turn used it to purchase Pattern: Sandals of Consecration from...
How we killed Saurfang the Saur-puss *****UPDATE: Discipline Priest Bubble Works Wonders!***** We were finally able to down Saurfang Deathbringer. You may recall a few days ago I told you about all the "shenanigans" we pulled in previous...
Proc-alicious: The Video This is video of what I wrote about in the previous post, "Proc-alicious!" I use the Power Auras add-on to tell me when certain things proc. Here's a list of what I have programmed: Serendipity:...
Proc-alicious! Let me just say that Ashen Band of Unmatched Wisdom + Talisman of Resurgence=WIN. I finally grinded my Ashen Verdict rep up to "Revered," and the new ring comes with a sweet arse proc! It's well worth...
Merrymaker! [caption id="attachment_380" align="alignright" width="267" caption="Merrymaker Exanna"][/caption] Just an update post about my title chase. I am Merrymaker Exanna now! Ho, Ho. Ho! Also, please...
Healing Deathbringer Saurfang.. Literally *****UPDATE: Discipline Priest Bubble Works Wonders!***** No kill to report.. YET.. but I thought I would take the time to open up a dialogue with you about it. Help Me! The strats for this fight...
Elitist LFG & Merrymaker! I was both disheartened and pleased to see that my DK was not allowed into one of the new ICC 5-mans due to the fact that she is under-geared. It hurt my feelings for my alt, but for my main, I think...
Ashen Verdict, Battered Hilt, & Lady Deathwhisper Well, it looks like Ashen Verdict rep remains the same in 25-man ICC, and that's good news. There were rumors/talk Blizz could nerf it since people continued to farm trash over and over for rep. We...
Gearing My DK Alt To Help Out Taking a cue from theWorld of Matticus article about Primordial Saronite, I have decided it's time for my Death Knight, DanityKane, to bring more to the table. Sure she herbs, makes flasks and transmutes...
Ashen Verdict nerf? What is this I am hearing? I think I may cry. At least I got my honored ring: Ashen Band of Greater Wisdom If it is nerfed, it will be a long way to exalted.. as if it weren't long enough already. ...
Great First Week In 3.3! So far, so good for Exanna in Patch 3.3. In less than a week, she's been able to secure three super nice items. Hammer of Purified Flame Stiffened Corpse Shoulderpads Ashen Band of Wisdom Ashen...
Quel'delar belongs to me... It took between three to four hours to complete the quest line, but finally, the mace- Hammer of Purified Flame- is mine. I hope it was well worth it! Here are some pics from my journey with a little...
Quel'delar... Incoming! Thanks to a very nice and selfless guildie, I finally have The Battered Hilt! (Shout out to Kenickie!) It happened in the Halls of Reflection. I "Need" rolled a 3. Two other guildies passed. ...
Priest Busy Work--> Ashen Verdict Rep On Farm My Ashen Verdict rep is ever so slowly ticking upwards, and it seems I don't have the time to really make it go any faster. Exanna has been very busy with all of the new features in Patch 3.3. The...
Quel'delar Quest Chain I mentioned earlier how there's a nice mace for you in this line of quests. It's called the Hammer of Purified Flame. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? It's not an easy "get", but I don't think...
I have a new address! You can still find Exanna at omgpriest.wordpress.com, but I have my own domain now: omgpriest.com. If you are a subscriber please re-subscribe to the feed on the new site. Just click the orange...
Venturing Into Icecrown Tonight was pretty awesome. The guild went in and killed Lord Marrowgar. It took a few attempts, but we got him. We kind of used the TankSpot strategy for this fight, with ranged spreading around...
Anub Still Lives, But On The Upside... ...I got a new laptop, and I have never ever ever ever had such a smooth raid. Low latency. No lag. Smooth moves. It was awesome not to lock up, ya know? As I said, I did not buy a gaming pc. ...
Woot! 3.3 Incoming.... From Blizz by way of MMO Champion's Blue Tracker: Greetings! We are performing our weekly scheduled maintenance this morning, beginning at 1:00 AM PST on 12/08/2009. No realms will be available for play...
Holy Nova, Batman! The bug is gonna blow! Remember when we talked about committing Priesticide on Heroic Anub'arak 10? Well, I never really got to try it tonight; however, I will say, with the Glyph of Spirit of Redemption, my ghost stays up...
Primordial Saronite, Emblems of Frost, and Best In... I mentioned Primordial Saronite before in a few posts back in November. The saronite is a key ingredient not only in Shadowmourne but also in all crafted patterns. I figure I will need 15 total just...
Rudimentary Healing I guess you could call it "Old School Healing." "Healing Without A Crutch".. sans Healbot and Grid. The thought of it freaks me out, and I am actually embarrassed to admit it. But I have been faced...
Healing In Cataclysm MMO-Champion highlighted a Blizz Blue Post about healing in Catalcysm today, and I found it interesting- and maybe a little confusing even. The word "efficiency" keeps getting thrown around here. ...
Priest-icide... FTW! So, I was looking at Doug's suggestion the other day about healing Phase 3 of Anub'arak in Spirit of Redemption form. Doug wrote: A Holy “trick” you can pull is to intentionally let yourself...
A Few Things (including this blog being temporarily... OMG.. Patch! I love patches! I kept hearing 12-08-09 would be the day, and now it's looking like that may be the day the patch goes live. Last night, the first meaningful convo I had with hubby after...
Priest Healing Trial of the Crusader Part Four Anub'arak Ahh, Anub'arak. I really don't know where to start- mainly because we are STILL trying to down the bloody bugger in the heroic 10 version. 10 and 25 regular? Not a problem at all. But...
Shout Out------> Miss Medicina Just wanted to post a shout out to Miss Medicina who gave me a shout out today! <3 Her blog is very informative and has a lot of good links. Check her out! Anub'arak healing "guide" will be up...
Priest Healing Trial of the Crusader Part Three We are now on the Twin Val'kyr. You can find the Northrend Beasts here and Lord Jaraxxus here. Twin Val'kyr This fight confuses me most of the time, but I usually start off with the Dark Essence. Of...
Priest Healing Trial of the Crusader Part Two This is Part Two of Priest Healing Trial of the Crusader. You can find Part One here. Jaraxxus "Trifling gnome.. You face Jaraxxus!" The raid leader usually spreads us out in groups of two around the...
Priest Healing Trial of the Crusader Part One I've been seeing a lot of searches for the title of this post. While I do not claim to be an expert, I've been healing the 10 and 25-regular of this for months and months. I have done 10 and 25 heroic...
Turn the lights on! I am pretty certain I am one of the few people who has never seen Windle Sparkshine, but my husband discovered him last night. According to the comments on wowhead, he walks around turning the lights...
Giving Thanks For Warcraft So, it's the day after Thanksgiving.. Black Friday, if you will.. and I am at work doing a live shot about how much fun all the regular people get to have on their OFF DAY shopping at the mall. I'm actually...
OMG... Invincible! Now, I'm not all that crazy about mounts, but this one rocks! I mean I was all excited and stuff when I got Attumen's Horse in Kara (I looked super cool on it in shadowform at the time), but this is a...
Exanna The Pilgrim Originally uploaded by Exanna1 Well, the server finally came back up last night, bt I had to wait until this morning to get the final pieces to my Pilgrim's Bounty puzzle. Hubby made a gnome rogue while...
I got "manabonked!" manabonk Originally uploaded by Exanna1 Or at least that's the mail I got from the NPC Minigob Manabonk . I was tabbed out- AT WORK- when it happened, so I totally missed the being sheeped part. I...
Come on, Blizz? What gives? My server just crashed... AGAIN. Seriously, Blizz? LYLAS-and-all, but really? Here I was all camped out ready for another ToGC 25 night, and bam... my game just froze. I don't get it. I am kind of sad....
Sorry, Pilgrim! My server is down. :( Apparently, it's a battlegroup problem. Explained very well with updates here: wow.com
Turkinator! The Turkinator If I can get The Turkinator, anyone can. You have to kill 40 turkeys with no more than 30 seconds between each kill. Just eat some Tracker Snacks, and you'll be fine.
The Patch Fund, the Distribution of Primordial Saronite,... Running around with 81 Flasks of Frost Wyrm in my bags (you know, just in case I run out), I decided I would sell a few to go towards my "Patch Fund." They seem to be selling well. It was hard to part...
Update: We are getting close After several more wipes in ToGC 25, my ToGC 10 group worked on Anub'arak. Got him down to 27%. We actually saw the Leeching Swarm this time! That's progress. Yay! G'night!
Wipe Your Nose.. Wipe Your Butt.. But NOT The Raid! Who does a priest go to when they need to confess? Mine might go like this... Blizz High Priest: Tell me, child, why have you come tonight? Me: Forgive me Blizz for I have sinned. It's been 10 raids...
OMG... T-10! MMO-Champion released numbers on the stats on the first two tiers of T-10 for priests! Bonuses (2) Set: Your Flash Heal has a 33% chance to cause the target to heal for 33% of the healed amount over 9...
Scarabs Suck I feel the need to mention how much I hate Anub'arak on Trial of the Grand Crusader 10. In our ToGC 25, we got our first kill on the Beasts just last week. So we won't be seeing...
"Progressive Progession" To The Lich King So, Blizz plans on releasing new bosses and wings in Icecrown like a HOT- or if you are addicted to WoW, maybe a DOT is a better way to describe it. We won't get to fight the Lich King right away! /cry When...
A survey for healers I saw this on Bob Turkey's blog and tracked it back to Miss Medicina. All the other healers who have done it made for interesting reading. So here are my answers to the questions. Her instructions...
But.. what about our raid schedule? I read a little about the new Dungeon System in 3.3. No more Daily Heroics... just Daily Dungeons. If we do these dailies as a guild, looks like we will be raiding seven days/week! It's like "Woot"...
"Domo Arigato, Mr. Healbot-O" As you may know, I love Healbot. Getting started with the mod can seem like a daunting task for a priest. We have a lot of spells to program, but once you get it done, healing is cake. There is a pally in...
Gotta Get Me A Mohawk! From Blizz by way of MMO-Champion: "You gotta choice, Jack. You can watch Mr. T's new TV commercial???or you can HURT." Mr. T, outraged that any fools would doubt his hacking skills, has returned to World...
Heroic Northrend Beasts DOWN! I had lots of lag tonight.. but I am happy I was here for the guild's FIRST kill in Trial of the Grand Crusader 25! Way to go, WKN! The entire fight was quite nerve wracking. Between being snobolled,...
Make Haste! I was just over at PlusHeal.com responding to a post, and decided.. why not put my response here? The question posed was, "Does Haste Make a Difference?" I decided to take part in the discussion as I...
Getting ready for Icecrown! "Why does everyone automatically assume I know tailoring and cooking?" I am that priest. In addition to tailoring and cooking, I also know fishing and enchanting. (I can also whip up a very strong Heavy...
My Healing Style As stated earlier, the Triumph four-set has forced me to use Renew that much more. Since I am a holy priest, my strong point is raid heals; however, I am able to tank heal. My current off-spec is discipline;...
Five Healing ToGC and Priestly 4-sets So, last night we were stuck on Northrend Beasts... again! But we almost killed Icehowl with just five healers... FIVE HEALERS! Some of the officers didn't think it would be possible to five heal it,...
Greetings! This blog is intended to be a record of my adventures- and misadventures- in The World of Warcraft. I am a level 80 Holy Priest, residing on the Antonidas server. My guild is one of the top tanked on...
In about a month, this site will revert to the non-paying WordPress address at:
omgpriest.wordpress.com
As of the last post, it is up to date.
Bookmark it. Subscribe to the feed. I hope to be back with the xpac. And you never know when I might have something to say in the meantime about dumb stuff.. like Blizz publishing real names. What is that about?
It’s been fun you guys! Hope to see you in Cataclysm!
Happy Raiding!
Exxy
Dear Readers,
It is with regret- and with a little bit of glee- that I announce that Exanna will be retiring. My real life has sort of taken up a lot of time, and I have been cool with that. I’ve been working hard trying to get a promotion at work, and we bought a new house that requires decoration! Home ownership was a big step for us, and I have to say Hubby and I are enjoying it. Before the move, we lived literally less than three-minutes from work. Our commute is now up to 20-minutes which means rushing home after working late to raid has not been feasible.
Add to that that I am retiring on a very high note. I finally finished one expansion pack boss, the Lich King, before the next xpac is released! Mind you, I have not killed LK on heroic, but just the 25-man regular kill was enough.
In all the guilds I have been in before, we were NEVER able to finish the old content before the new content came out. And I have been in some good guilds.
And a huge thank you to the readers and friends who stopped by, gave me advice, and read all the happenings of Exanna’s adventures. We’ve talked about healing, raiding, crafting, guild relations, patches, and I have enjoyed every second of it. I love to write, and I love WoW. Putting the two together seemed ideal. Thank you for reading my stuff.
It has been a long journey. I think Hubby and I started playing in 2007. I have not decided what to do with my account just yet. I know I will be keeping it long enough to get the “What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been” achievement. Midsummer is my last event for this. I thought about playing my DK, but I can’t remember the last time I ran DanityKane through anything! And who knows… maybe time will permit me to play Exxy again one day. I doubt it, though. For now, I will be keeping an eye to see when the cataclysmic events start to take place. That will be fun to watch!
I am content.
The Lich King is dead, and the friends that I did make in-game are still my friends out of the game. I like that. I played a lot, met a lot of different people, heard a lot of stories, ran at least two interventions on vent, made a lot of gold, cussed out a lot of folks, kicked a lot of ass, pissed a lot of people off, and LOL’d a lot while doing it all.
So, goodbye, friends. I will be figuring out how to move these articles to a non-paying version of the site so that people who still need strategies can find them. I will be retaining the domain name, however, for infinity. I love the name. OMG.. Priest! It’s awesome.
And so are we. We are the largest gaming community in the world, playing the most awesome game in the universe. Enjoy it, peeps. Keep healing and saving toons from their masters’ stupidity! And for one last time…
Happy Raiding!
Exxy
Only to find out the game does not thrill me like WoW. Go figure. Sigh. Maybe my schedule will get back to normal soon. I have a six-day work week this week. Soooo- no raiding for me.. unless I can figure something out. Ohh, Exanna, I am going to make you live again.
Hope everyone out there in feeds-ville is doing alright! Smooches!
Happy Raiding!
Exxy
So.. I just opened my gmail and found this.
My Key to the City
I totally forgot that I had applied for a key to the APB game. Soooo… I guess I will be trying this out in my spare time. I have not been able to log on to raid on WoW for a few weeks now, and due to my work schedule, I have no idea when I will be on. So organized raiding is sort of iffy right now. This will be a nice distraction as I mourn the comatose state of Exanna right now.
Hope all is well with you and your toons!
Exxy
I hope all is well with all of you, and I hope this post finds all of you kicking whatever is left of ICC in the arse. For many it will be the last few bosses of ICC that will get the best of them, but don’t give up, the finish line is closer than you might think. I find that we are all in the lag period before the expansion pack. For me, I have also been distracted. We’re moving to a new house, and I really haven’t time to think about raids between that and work. Buying a house is a stressful process! It was worse than any defile LK ever put on my toon.. seriously. 
I just wanted to see how everyone is doing out there in the blogosphere. What are your thoughts on Cataclysm? Will you be a Worgen? How are your raids? Heroic ICC kicking your butt? Any fab loot to speak of? Any new healing techniques I should know about? Anything.. at all? Anyone wanna write something and post it here? LOL
Hope to hear from you soon!
Smooches and Happy Raiding!
Exxy
I haven’t posted much of anything lately, but I had a quick break and figured I would share what helped me make it through the Lich King and all his Defiles. And for those who haven’t killed him yet, I hope my tips will help you and your guild make it through. I think I got like three of those Defile things last night- and I didn’t wipe the raid! It’s a miracle! LOL
I remember writing more than a month ago that this fight and the Defiles was all about pre-moving. I still believe this is true, but let me take you step by step of how I deal with this phase of the fight. TankSpot is spot on when the guide says, “Phase 2 is all about handling defiles and proper slows.” To avoid wiping the raid (fingers crossed everytime) and possibly being docked DKP, I did the following: Read the rest of this entry »
Finally!
Lich King Ain't Got Nuthin' On Me!
I am guessing “no” as I pretty much abandoned this blog, cut back on my playing time, sort of started working out, and got back to doing other things I really enjoy. Like reading! Let me see… The Kiterunner, The Immortal Life of Hattie Lacks, and a bit of Tom Sawyer. I also watched The Kiterunner movie.. it made me cry. My husband likes to make me play the new Resident Evil game- which gives me nightmares. I hate zombies. I’ve also become quite a fan of HGTV lately. So outside of WoW, I’ve been halfway living life as I did pre-WoW. I have to say.. it’s been nice. I lost weight and everything! LOL
My poor DK still transmutes, but she does little else. Although, today she did get a new weapon and a new rep ring from AV. All I did was log her on to transmute, and an old friend immediately sent her an invite to ICC. I was like, “o…k….” I almost forgot how to play her, but I quickly got into the groove of things. It was fun.
On my main, Exanna, I only raid three days a week now- which has been a nice break! And in pretty much prick-less guild- so that helps, too! We got LK to 30-something-percent last week, so I am guessing that effer will die soon. OMG! I can only hope. Defile has proven to be a real bitch- but we are getting the hang of it. It’s nice to Body-and-Soul out of stupidity!
In other news- my healing is now very renew, CoH, and PoH heavy. However, again it always depends on the fight, and it also depends on knowing exactly when damage will spike. Changing servers has really challenged me to be a better healer. I feel like I need more crit though. So we will see.
That’s it for now. Hope all is well out there!
Happy Raiding!
Exxy
‘Tis a state I never thought I’d reach. Heroic Jaraxxus proved to be a nightmare for my guild on Antonidas, and once ICC came out, no one ventured back to the Tournament Grounds to keep trying. So I figured I would never see Double Solace, but I am now the proud owner of Solace of the Defeated and Solace of the Defeated-Heroic. I spent almost all of my DKP to get the heroic version!
It may sound crazy to spend it all, but the two trinks together are still considered by many to be the BiS combination for Priest trinkets. Together they offer not only a spellpower boost but amazing mana regen. I have found myself going /oom in the LK fight, and this may help.
I look forward to using these trinkets as a new raid week begins. I also look forward to analyzing the double stacks of mana regen. OMG… Procs! So stay tuned for that!
Happy Raiding!
Exxy
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