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From Siha of Banana Shoulders (LOL) comes the first weekly blog challenge from Blog Azeroth:
What do you enjoy about the class you play the most?
The Druid is great at a number of things. In many cases, a complete role change is but a 50 gold expense away (not that I would know; my role changes are limited to PvE -> PvP or PvE HoTs -> PvE direct). But the thing I enjoy most about the Druid is not only the healing role, but the style of healing that we call our own, that of stackable, insta-cast heals over time that can be maintained on multiple tanks and provide a great buffer against spike damage.
A couple of years ago, Mr. Phae convinced me to switch factions from Alliance to Horde because of battleground queues. Since it was the only way to keep him playing at the time, I agreed. Addicted to healing, I rolled an Undead Priest named Nariel and levelled her up Holy. There were a whole host of reasons I didn’t enjoy that character (greasy hair, having the same face as everyone else, lack of elbows), but I also found that the style of healing that Priests had didn’t suit me as well as that of Druids. I missed my Rejuvenation and my Swiftmend tremendously (Power Word: Shield was pretty delicious, though). I eventually stopped playing altogether, so unhappy was I. Six months later after an extended break from the game, Mr. Phae sleepily stumbled out of our bedroom to find me playing Phaelia again, happily HoTting everyone I could find.
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I love our healing style as well. I’m convinced that I’ll never be able to seriously play any class that can’t heal to some degree, but I don’t think I could ever commit myself to healing full-time with anything but a druid.
“There were a whole host of reasons I didn’t enjoy that character (greasy hair, having the same face as everyone else, lack of elbows), but I also found that the style of healing that Priests had didn’t suit me as well as that of Druids.”
Oh, I know that feeling! There’s something very enjoyable and different about healing as a druid. I did almost the opposite thing you did: started out as a horde priest, rolled an alliance druid and then eventually, started a new horde priest (with elbows!) after TBC came out. Shooting off lifeblooms left and right as you bounce around as a tree is so much fun. I love healing as a priest, but I sure miss doing that sometimes.
#1 I can’t believe I am reading this site and #2 Don’t diss the priest. She definitely did have a unique face and currently is in the best shape of her WoW life!
-HJ
Hey! Dead chicks have elbows… *giggles* it’s the flesh that’s missing – so you can admire that bone structure up close and personal like.
I have a pally and a priest still stuck in the 20s. >.> and a shammy under 10 (on her third re-roll and STILL under 10)
@Nasirah: Exactly. I’m actually levelling a new Priest (a Draenei) up right now, but she’ll probably end up Disc of Shadow-specced. I jokingly refer to her as my “heal bot” in my guild notes.
@Tabithy: Hey, I love your site. It’s one of the few WoW-based LiveJournal blogs I’ve seen, and I can’t believe I didn’t spot it before now. I’ll blogroll you soon!
@HJ: Shush you. And I think she’s probably still anorexic looking, regardless of her phat Arenas gear!
@Addie: You make an excellent point – I never thought of it like that! One thing I never understood was why undead insisted on cutting the elbows out of their robes. It wouldn’t have been so bad if my robes had covered my “open” elbows and my spinal cord. /shudder
Amen, Sister! I fought going ToL until I was level 68 and was all into downcasting HT (I was young and stupid.)Once I finally did get ToL, it was like playing a different character, which I have, of course, fallen in love with. In fact my love of HoT healing has lead to a serious lack of alts! I have never once felt that keeping multiple stacks of lifebloom up is mind numbing. Despite addons, I still count my cast rotation in my head and find it a bizarre type of meditation.
I dont think i could give up my tree jumping ways. It was actually funny when i respeced feral for a heroic bot not too long ago and while i was tanking one of the first comments over vent was “And you still jump constantly!”. What can i say? I learned to love the space bar when i used to play my old rogue.
One of these days i want to get my priest or pally alts up to max level and try out a new style of healing just for the experience, but i dont think i could ever stay away from my druid for very long.
The reason why Blizzard cut out the elbows/knees in armor and show the spine is to keep that rotting feeling a part of the charecters. I could live without the whole spine sticking out since it dosent even make sense. As for in game, i think cutting the elbows out of the robes is just a fashion statement. I cant think of why an undead warrior do the same thing… I just chuck it up to the crazy horde (im biased glory to the allience!). =P
The way to have an undead toon that has an original look is to o take the one that has his jaw ripped off and his tongue hanging out on his juggular. For some reason ppl dont like that one. : )
@Scarpia: I think Galertruby said it best when he said, “Aghlahhl glarrh ghalrlhh alhhrga: gallhr glah garrahhalglar; agrhh glagglha gha ghrallhalha aglh; aglha gallh gahll gahrrallah agglh ahghlagl. Agh grrhal gallha gra gahhllha gallraghl ahl galagh, gahhll garhh ahhghr glahh gallagh.”
Credits to Need More Rage for the dialogue snippet.