Monday, May 26, 2008

Level 66 & Jeamyr gets another Spec!

Jeamyr turned level 66 over the weekend & I switched his spec yet again....lol. I'm finally going to try 3 boxing my paladin, mage & Jeamyr. As a result, I changed Jeamyr to a restoration spec so he can be the healer of the group. I'm going to test out the combination by doing all the Nagrand group quests. I think the combo of Paladin, Mage & Shaman should do really well. With it, you have a tank, dps & healing. I just hope I control 3 characters at once...lol.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

My First ZA Run!!!

My guild attempted its first run of Zul Aman last night & I was lucky enough to be able to tag along! I have to say, it seemed like the difficulty level of ZA is amped up compared to Karazhan. We only attempted the first two bosses: Bear & Eagle. We were able to down Bear on the first try & he dropped the Pauldrons of Primal Fury for me!!! However, Eagle was just too tough. I think we may have to bring 3 healers for our next attempt. Eagle just does too much damage to the whole raid & the healing becomes too intensive for 2 people. I can't wait until we give it a try again!!!

As far as Jeamyr's progress to level 70, not much has happened in the past week. He has been stuck in Nagrand at level 65. However, I have off tomorrow & plan to work on him! Hopefully, I can get him to level 66 and into Blade's Edge Mountains.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Devarien gets a Sunfury Bow!!!

It was an amazing night in Kara! I still can't believe that the Sunfury Bow of the Phoenix dropped for me last night!!! I'm so happy =) I really want to thank my guild for letting me come with them on their Kara runs. I'm having such a great time & really enjoy grouping with them =) Thanks again!

On a different note, Jeamyr reached level 65 over the weekend! Half way through his 60's & almost ready to start Nagrand! At the rate he is leveling now, he might reach level 67 by the time he is finished with Nagrand. This is a little ahead of the pace from my last couple of leveling runs. I think it has to do with the fact that I am soloing him most of the time, instead of two boxing him with another character. Anyway, I'm not complaining =) With all the fun I've been having with Devarien & my guild, the whole leveling alts thing is getting kinda old. I'll be happy when Jeamyr reaches 70 and my leveling project is finally over.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Jeamyr switches back to Enhancement

I decided to change Jeamyr's talent spec back to enhancement. I just needed to do something to revitalize my interest in the Shaman class. Let me tell you, it worked! I forgot how much I enjoyed dual wielding & the Stormstrike ability. In addition, I love the great burst damage of an enhancement spec. Leveling with an ehancment spec is soooo much better than elemental....at least for me =) I think I got bored of just spamming lightning bolt all the time with elemental. Luckily, I was able to fully gear Jeamyr from some quest gear I saved up & was able to purchase some more from the auction house. The only problem is that I don't have any trinkets for an enhancement spec =( Hopefully, there will be some quest rewards on the horizon. Jeamyr is just about to start all the quests in the Bone Wastes & then it is off to Nagrand!!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Jeamyr hits Level 64!!!

The progress has still been slow, but Jeamyr has gained another level & is working in Terokkar Forest. The main reason for the slow-down in leveling is that I am having so much fun playing Devarien & grouping with my guild =) However, another reason is that I'm just not that into Shaman. I have to say that I think Shaman is my least favorite WoW character class.

As a hybrid class, I think the Shaman suffers to a certain extent from the Jack of All Trades, Master of None mentality. A Shaman can do many things: melee dps, spell dps, healing & support. However, in my opinion, the shaman does not excel or beat other classes in any particular role. For melee dps, I'd rather play a rogue or fury warrior; for spell dps, I'd rather play a mage; for healing, I'd rather play a Druid or Priest. For me, Totems are a mixed bag. On the one hand, I can really see their utility in a group or raid setting. For soloing, I'm not so sure. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I don't find myself using totems that often....maybe on hard fights. All in all, I'm not really digging shaman right now, but I am determined to stick with it & get Jeamyr to 70 =)