To the point that Tree Hugger Dave is going to write to decursive and ask for some battle rez smarts.

Basically… Check if Gnome is alive… if not, battle rez, if so, lifebloom.

I am going to have to start paying for his reagents soon… I am the only one that uses them…

/sigh

It was just one of those nights…

Back in Kara days, primarily due to the Moroes trash, dying became all too familiar, and normal…

That is the problem.. when it’s all too normal, you don’t take as much care.

@Blake: “Sort-of followup” indeed… a great post and excellent continuation of this line of thought!

@theerivs: 1st up, I just stumbled across your blog (well, one of 3 apparently). I am going to pimp it right here for 2 very simple reasons (apart from the content.. which is another great reason).
1) The name of your blog just instantly struck a cord: High Latency Life
2) The title of one of your posts (Two Trailer Park Girls Go Around the Outside.) had me chuckling away… it would bring a smile to Malcolm McLaren’s face.

OK, so competition is one very good reason for increasing DPS… (or TPS). If you have it, you better beat it!

Dual Spec: I think this will actually start to play a greater role in pure DPS classes lives. Originally we just though of it as a novelty, or a way to have PvE/PvP specs. But it is becoming more apparent every day that it really allows you to have greater flexibility and utility even as a pure DPS class.

No scorch slave?… respec.
Quick (High DPS requirement) Fight?… respec Arcane
Long Fight?… respec FFB
Kiting Fight?… Respec Frost.

Just want to have fun… pick your favorites…

@Karch: You will continue to be mentioned while you maintain one of 2 things… Mage posts, great posts… You do both at the moment, so expect more mentions!

Glad to hear you are a “Spec player”… it points to someone who enjoys playing their class, rather than needing to play their class.

Today’s post is a ripper too!

PS: Don’t tell Larisa, while she’s looking in the Fire utility cupboard… I might, just maybe, be looking in the Arcane cupboard… I can hear her giggle and cackle in glee even though we are basically at different (earth) poles.

I loved frost alot, but now with dual spec, best 1000 gold ever. I’m more valuable to my guild that goes beyond the pure dps.

Need help kiting zombies, and massive AOE for Gluth I’m there with Frost.

Need some DPS I’m there with the Arcane Spec.

As I learn the nuances of the spec, I become better as well, and what each fight needs. I think as mages sometimes we can squeeze more out of what we have, then going running for the flavor of the day.

Your point about being a “spec” player is right on – I am actually an Arcane spec player. I understand that all the high-level theorycrafting points to fire/torment of the weak being the highest DPS spec, but I identify myself as an arcane mage, and as long as it’s viable I’m going to keep playing arcane, darn it!

So my point wasn’t so much that you should always try to squeeze out every drop of dps at the expense of playing the spec you like – it’s that if you’re in a situation where you know your DPS is sub-par and it has a chance to affect your status as a raider for your guild, then maybe consider a temporary switch to arcane; because, unlike fire, arcane allows you to put up numbers that are beyond your gear level (at least on short fights) without a whole lot of luck being involved.

http://blog.wowtid.com/2009/05/concerning-dps.html

Keep up the great work, my fellow gnome mage.