Blessing of Kings

The damage done by a spell or special ability (non-crit) generally takes the form of: TotalDamage = BaseDamage + Coefficient * PowerStat For...

I've upgraded to Blogger's new templates. As part of this upgrade I've decided to drop the pseudonym "GSH" and simply ...

Several people, including Tack , have suggested server mergers as a solution to the problem of consolidating talent. I don't think this ...

I believe that Blizzard spends a disproportionate amount of resources on endgame content. The number of people who will see the Black Temple...

Firelight , from Steamwheedle Cartel, writes in: As a raiding retribution paladin i'm really looking forward to 2.3 and the upgraded DPS...

Looking over the comments on Threat Reduction for Retribution, it seems that people on the outside don't really understand the paladin c...

I'm thinking through an idea for my next post, which which will be relatively complex. But I want to make sure that I am not missing a p...

Blizzard is giving Retribution Paladins threat reduction: After further discussion and testing we’ve decided to add threat reduction deep in...

I've updated my Hit Caps for Bosses post to reflect the Expertise changes in 2.3. Take a look and tell me if you see anything that shou...

The 2.3 Patch Notes are out. Some first impressions follow. Expertise: We have added a new stat and associated rating called expertise and...

In patch 2.3, Blizzard is reducing the amount of experience required to level by 15% (for levels 20-60). Most people are happy about the cha...

With the removal of attunements, there is a point where a T4 raiding guild is faced with multiple possible paths for progression. Many guil...

I don't really understand game companies. They say a lot about copying Blizzard, but then they never do. There has been one constant ab...

I used to believe that Blizzard made a mistake by starting raiding with a 10-man and then forcing guilds to move to a 25-man model. I though...

After some thought, I think I might hate trash respawns because they are disproportionately affecting my guild. My guild raids 3 days a week...

One activity that I find very interesting is the making of gear lists. You see people making lists of their ideal gear, and then running ins...

So far, Blizzard has announced the following changes for the paladin class: Mana cost for Exorcism, Holy Wrath, and Hammer of Wrath lowered ...

A reader writes in: I have heard a lot of outcry for some sort of heal-per-dmg component to the ret paladin, as some people see that all we ...

Ahh, patch day raiding. So much troubles. My raid UI was completely messed up with groups being stuck in the middle of the screen. If you ...

Questionc, in a comment to a previous post, writes: The way you describe the trash spawn, it doesn't really sound any different from res...