- Age & Location: 21, Alabama
- Usual Play Times (Server Time): Any time after 5:30 PM M-F, any time on weekends.
- Number of Testicles: 2
- Can you attend raids on these days:
-- Monday: Yes
-- Tuesday: Yes
-- Wednesday: Yes
-- Thursday: Yes
-- Friday (optional): Not unless I know ahead of time that I'll need to be on
-- Saturday (optional): Yes
-- Sunday: Yes
- Do any others have access to your account? Only me
- Do you use a blizzard authenticator? If no, why? I do
- How long have you played WoW: Started playing in June '05, but didn't start seriously playing until mid-way through TBC
- Endgame experience (What bosses have you killed):
Alone in the Darkness 25 + Algalon 25
5/5 ToGC 25, 5/5 ToGC 10 w/49 attempt Mad Skill
11/12 Heroic ICC 25, Bane of the Fallen King (on my Holy Paladin, Lykathea)
Halion 25 normal, Halion 10 heroic
Character Information:
- Name, & Class: Nachthymnen, Druid
- Race & why did you choose it: Tauren, only race available for Horde Druids
- Link to Armory: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee ... achthymnen
- Can you describe the ruckus? I have a low tolerance to dehydration.
- Professions and why did you choose them: Jewelcrafting and Inscription. I chose both specifically for their raiding benefits, but JC over the rest for its gold making potential
- Spec, Dual spec. How often do you play other specs? Main: Restoration, Off: Feral DPS. I rarely play anything but Resto in a 25 man raid setting.
- Explain your choice of gear for main & offspecs:
Restoration: All gear I'm interested will naturally have Stamina, Intellect, and Spell Power, so those are a given. The remaining healing stats are crit, MP5, Spirit, and haste. Of these, I favor haste over all else. It provides roughly equivalent raw throughput as spellpower but also has the benefit of not directly contributing to overhealing and increasing the precision of any reactive heals. I still keep in mind the limit on haste; raid buffed, after 856 rating, it devalues considerably because the global cooldown is as short as it gets (1 second). After haste I look for Spirit. Mana is almost never an issue, so something that provides a marginal amount of throughput (Spirit) is preferable to something that doesn't (MP5). Crit is at the bottom of the list as very little of what I do can actually crit, and crits are very unreliable.
Feral: I hate to admit it, but my Feral gear is pretty much "Whatever I could get". I haven't spent too much time gearing it up as I rarely play the spec. This can change on a moment's notice, however.
- What Glyphs do you use for each spec and why:
Restoration: My "standard" setup is Rejuvenation, Wild Growth, and Swiftmend. I do switch up from fight to fight, so I make sure to have all relevant glyphs on me at all times. These three work very well for aura fights when not coordinating Rapid Rejuvenation with a second tree (which we don't do in my current guild).
Kitty: Savage Roar, Shred, Rip. They model the highest DPS (I use Rawr to checK), and it is generally accepted that these are the best.
- If you are applying as a healer, what spells do you use & when/why?
Rejuvenation: Our bread and butter spell. If I have nothing else to do, I'll almost always be filling global cooldowns with Rejuv on people I predict will need it the most. On aura fights, this uses >80% of my global cooldowns.
Wild Growth: A high mana, huge AoE returns spell. I use this on cooldown on aura fights and when a cluster of people need healing. Works well in situations like just as the green ooze reaches their target on Putricide and when people decide to eat ghosts on Lady Deathwhisper.
Regrowth: Useful when a HoT other than Rejuvenation is preferred on a target (tank(s), marks on Saurfang, Valithria). I also use it as a spot heal when the target can wait ~1.35 seconds to get a heal AND doesn't have one of my HoTs on them.
Nourish: A much quicker and more efficient spot heal than Regrowth if the target has a HoT. Used when the target either needs immediate healing (and I can't Swiftmend or NS+HT them at the moment) or has a HoT on them already.
Swiftmend: I use this on people that are particularly low on HP or need immediate heals. I tend to not bother saving its cooldown for emergencies as it is both very short and I have NS+HT as a fallback.
Healing Touch: Only used alongside Nature's Swiftness. Provides the most powerful burst of healing in the Resto Druid's arsenal. I save this for emergency situations. A notable exception is on Anub'Arak. Glyphed, Healing Touch provides a very quick but light heal, ideal for healing Penetrating Cold in Phase 3.
Lifebloom: Very situational. I use it only when healing tanks, Valithria Dreamwalker, and certain situations where a target needs steady heals immediately and a burst heal shortly. Two examples off the top of my head are people who get the Soul Consumption/Fiery Combustion on Halion heroic and people with Unchained Magic on Sindragosa.
- Highest PvP Rank on this character (vanilla & arena titles): I have never seriously PvPed
- Prior guild(s) & your reasons for leaving:
I'll start with the most recent
Warpath: My first step into higher end progression. Although I have really enjoyed my time in the guild, things simply aren't moving in the direction I'd like. Mediocre players are being invited and promoted to Member status left and right and there is a lack of progress-minded attitudes. Many members don't bother to min/max in the slightest. Recently, several key players and good friends in the guild have left and I've decided it is time for me to move on myself.
Ardent Abhorrence/Relapse: My first level cap guild. I was an officer from the earliest days of the guild to its death. We had to struggle with being behind two high end guilds on a very low population server and could rarely fill a competent 25 man raid. We did maintain a high rank on the server (just behind the two top guilds) in 10 man content. After several months of leadership turmoil, we decided it was time to part ways and disbanded the guild.
Other Information:
- A Screenshot of your character's UI:
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... 1284495023
- WWS/Wowmeter/Worldoflogs reports:
http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/2sgdk4vz2871b0qj/
http://www.worldoflogs.com/guilds/1852/
- Alts & their name/level: Lykathea - Holy Paladin, 80
- Out of game contact information (AIM/MSN/etc): [email protected] I check this email multiple times a day.
- How did you find us? Is there anyone you know in Simple Math?:
I searched WoWprogress for guilds that suited me and stumbled across Simple Math. I don't know anyone in guild.
- Why Simple Math? Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?
After researching the guild a bit, it seems as though there isn't a better fit for me. A solid crew of laid back raiders that know when to be serious. Raid times are perfect for me, and I think I'd fit in well.
- What kind of computer do you use? CPU/Memory/Video Card? Typical FPS during a 25-man raid?
I'm definitely not the most knowledgable of people on computer hardware, so please let me know if you need more:
Intel Core i7 CPU/6134MB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250. Depending on the encounter, I'll run between 20 and 60 max settings fps in a 25 man raid.
- What kind of internet connection do you have? Run an internet speed test against Boston at speedtest.net Link the results below.
I'm using complementary cable internet provided by my apartment complex, so I'm not certain what the specs are. I have had no lag or disconnect issues.
- Finally, we ask that you draw us a picture using MS Paint. This is not optional.
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... 1284496088
What an adorable bunny eating delicious nachos, m i rite?!?!
