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The two classes originally listed as “Primary” Healers, we vie for group spots, raid spots, cloth drops, and the Taunt/Growl cooldown of our raid tanks. In all the years of fierce competition between Druids and Priests, however, never has an issue of such weight, such consequence been brought to bear…
Why do Priests choose WordPress but Druids choose Blogger?
(Not so) Mortal Combat!!
Don’t believe me? Check out the holy trinity of Priest blogs: Egotistical Priest, Priestly Endeavors, and Holy Light. All WordPress! Even World of Matticus written by a devotee of both the Priest and the Shaman publishes via WordPress! In direct contrast are the Druid blogs: Balance of Power, Big Bear Butt, Laser Chicken, Nurturing Instinct, Of Teeth and Claws, and Tree of Life, all of which are published via Blogger. Even Megan from Out of Mana, player of several level 70 characters including a Druid but nary a Priest in sight has chosen Blogger! What could possibly be the divisive force driving our two platform selections? I attribute this phenomenon to one or more of the following possibilities:
- WordPress offers many more themes than does Blogger.
Perhaps tired of their constant relegation to only being able to wear cloth armor, Priests crave the diversity offered to them by WordPress’s numerous blog templates. Druids, on the other hand, are constantly forced to select from cat, bear, Moonkin, seal, bird, cheetah, and Tree. After a hard day of Powershifting, it’s nice to only have to consider a handful of options for your blog’s aesthetics. - WordPress themes are typically more elegant and refined while Blogger themes are more universal.
This directly parallels our Tiered Armor Sets. While Priest-specific sets are beautiful and regal, the Druid-specific sets are … brown. And clunky. And while one generally associates robes and long swaths of glistening satin with a Holy Priest or face melter, the Druid sets have to be more universally designed, avoiding looking too much like a restorer’s garb or Tank Girl’s uniform. - New Blog Authors take a page from the book of those who have gone before.
A Druid who regularly reads Big Bear Butt might be more inclined to use Blogger because it is a solution she has seen in practice. Similarly, a Priest who reads one the Priest blogs is probably more likely to choose WordPress, both because it works and in a subconscious effort to be more readily assimilated by her peers.
I’m not recommending one blogging platform over another. Both have their strong points (WordPress is a great deal more flexible, for instance). For me, I chose Blogger because I enjoy working with Google products and because I had used Blogger for a personal blog in the past. And this isn’t to say that there aren’t and will never be exceptions to the rule. But any Druid caught rolling a WordPress blog will be ostracized until they reroll. 
To the other class bloggers out there, what are the reasons you chose the platform you did?
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I am excited that BRK is back, though!
/cry I love you, ty for everything.
My personal/politics blog, when it was active, was a Movable Type blog (with a fully custom template of my own design). When I decided to do some WoW blogging I picked Blogger for the sheer ease of it all. It is dirt simple to set up, and I’d dithered with it in the past to boot.
Okay, this just had me laughing out loud. (Could be that it’s after 4pm and I’m at work, braindead…)
I started on Blogger, but I preferred the greater flexibility of WordPress. And yes…I’m a priest (well, one of me is, and my blog is listed under “Priest Blogs” in a couple blogrolls…
Good, fun stuff, Phaedra!
Yes, I’m braindead: PHAELIA!!!
I’m sorry
I’m bout to blow your thery by launching a druid blog on Typepad…
I use blogger cause I’m not websmrt at all. =( I can barely figure out the basic stuff as it is.
My priest “malt” (main alt) has her own blog on Blogger, and my restro Druid is just about to start her own blog also on Blogger. Hehehe
@Karthis: You promised us a customized template for T&C … I’m very excited to see what you come up with, especially since we’re using a similar base.
@Osprey: No worries about the name. =) I actually had a cleric in EQ named Phaedra … And I subscribe to your blog! It’s a great read.
@Adam: /target Adam
/gasp
(Be sure to share the link when you do!)
@Megan: You do a great job for someone not “websmrt.” =)
@Tabs: WHA–?! A Priest blog on Blogger! What’s the address? I have to see this for myself.
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I started mine on Blogger simply because Big Red Kitty did his that way, and that is the first blog I had been exposed to.
So I saw the layout, and figured I could grasp the concept… depending on the tools available.
Now it’s too late. I’ve been Blogrolled!
I LOL’ed… seriously, every time I come back from an annoying and frustrating meeting, I have to check PHAELIA (I cheated from kestrel), BBB, or Megan’s blogs to takes the edge of my annoyance. THANKS so much you guys, I think I might kill someone if not for these stress release.
Blogger: A service offered by a website.
Wordpress: A downloadable platform that can be expanded or customized on a server of your choice (yours or theirs).
If Blogger was a set of downloadable scripts, I’d use it. But alas, I cannot bear the site of that “Blogger” tag running across the top there.
Just like as a Priest, I have a wide array of tools as my disposal to heal or mitigate damage to a player of my choosing. So too does Wordpress.
I make no promises of timeline. Work’s been busy lately…. I’m surprised I’ve managed to stick to my goal of one post per day so far.
When it slows I’ll probably be able to give Teeth & Claws a much-needed facelift.
Add another druid using Blogger to your list. :p As for my reasons, I have to say I’m influenced by other druids using this service.
Lets not forget Blogger makes it incredibly easy to post too.
Well, this druid has been blogging on Wordpress since May. I had started with Blogger, though, but liked Wordpress’s themes and features better.
*laughs* Oh, how funny!
I actually started on Blogger. I was frustrated at the lack of customization options, but I’m jealous of the verification blogger offers – spammers are NOT fun.
I use wordpress because a wordpress blog was offered to me through my guild. =]
Now, of course, I couldn’t go on without my beloved blog style. I’ve spent too many hours tweaking it.
BTW, Druids > Priests.
ohsnapz, /gauntlet, I said it! @_@
OK, it’s live:
Leafshine: Lust for Flower…
@B3: Interesting that BigRedKitty was the first blog you started reading. I think Amanna’s “Adventures in Azeroth” was mine. I sure hope she comes back soon. I loved her articles.
@Kinzlayer: Glad to be of help! Be sure to let the people you would have otherwise killed know that they have a World of Warcraft blog to thank for their continued ability to breathe.
@Matticus: You know you can remove the Blogger bar from Blogger (and it has supposedly been confirmed that it’s okay to do so). I’ve done it on my blog and would recommend it for any blogs whose color scheme doesn’t necessarily match one of the available navigational bars (in and of itself, I don’t find the bar to be an unattractive addition). To do this, simply add “#navbar-iframe {display:none;}” within a pair of style tags after the opening “body” tag. (Putting it into your css directly doesn’t seem to work.)
@Karthis: I know how you feel. I do a lot of my blogging at work so when my schedule gets full, I end up having to cut back a lot.
@Aftereight: I love your new blog. It’s really great! =)
@Gillir: I sort of wish I’d gone with Wordpress to begin with. But really Blogger is so incredibly easy, especially now that I’m getting used to the language to build the templates.
@Vonya: Have you looked to see if there’s a word verification plugin for WordPress? They seem to have just about everything!
@Megan: Oh, I know you jus’ didn’! Please note that the opinions and statements of Megan do not reflect those of me (well, not that I’d tell you; I played a Priest to 60 and didn’t like it).
@Adam: Wow, that looks really great. I love the name you picked. /bookmark for highlight
Wow… Holy Trinity of Priest Blogs… thanks Phaelia!
I started on Blogger and was, like Ego, disappointed by the lack of customization and the interface was not intuitive enough for me. I only have one beef with wordpress, I’d like to be able to reply to comments from the dashboard. Interesting theory… made me laugh
Late to the party, again. Hope you saved some candy for me. anyway…
I started public blogging on Blogger. There was a period not so long ago when the comments were constantly down, and when I’d finish a post (you know how long mine are) only to see it crash and burn – day after day. Eventually I got frustrated and left.
It’s stabler now. Just… once burned I won’t come back.
Kirk’s last comment here came in the same part of your comments feed with a couple anon troll comments (from another post)–which leads me to observe that WordPress doesn’t suffer trolls. (I think you can do something similar with Blogger, as well, if you’re so inclined.)
(After having managed a huge game-oriented message board for some time, I’ve had my fill of dealing with trolls; anything that helps me avoid them is a Good Thing.)
@Galadria: You’re quite welcome! Keep up the great work on your blog.
@Kirk: /passes the bag of Starburst
I’m so glad they’ve worked out the problems you experienced; I can’t imagine how frustrating that would be… oh wait… I’ve used the official forums, so yes I can! Blogger now periodically automatically saves the content of your post as you work, not unlike GMail. I love that feature!
@Kestrel: Yeah, I think I know the comments you’re talking about. Although it does have word verification to prevent spamming, I would like the ability to ban by IP address (although I’m not sure if I would use it on the person in question; he does have a right to his opinion, even if his opinion is dumb =D).