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eatmycrit · 06/17/08, 9:37 PM

Long time reader, first time poster. First off, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread, making it, in my eyes, the "bible" of resto druid PvP. I currently run restokin (me) and rogue in 2v2's, and am struggling to make it well beyond 2k rating. I feel like we have the gear and the skill, individually, but something just doesn't click like it should. I did a fair bit of researching on this combo, but can't really find much information beyond the obvious. Does anyone run this combo and have any relatively advanced tips we should use to help us get beyond the 2000 mark? For instance, I find cycloning a target when they're low on health to stop heals and let my rogue regen energy, then cyclone the healer and burst the dps target down works wonders. We primarily have trouble against Shaman/Warrior, Rogue/Mage and Warlock/Rogue, and have yet to win against a mirror match.

Also, with the addition of patch 2.4, I find my Natur Enemy Castbar mod doesn't work like it used to. I used to be able to track things like enemy's Divine Shield, Ice Block (any hypothermia), sap, etc. Does anyone know of any mods that will currently track these (and simlilar) spells, their durations, cooldowns, diminishing returns, etc.? I've done a fair bit of looking around, and I was told Afflicted2 was what I was looking for, but it just doesn't seem to do it for me.

Lastly, has anyone experimented with using Staff of Natural Fury (Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting by 200) in a macro for every shapeshift you do? For instance:

/equip Staff of Natural Fury
/cast Dire Bear Form (I'm pretty sure this isn't the command, but you catch my drift)
/equip Gladiator's Salvation

If somehow that would work, you could save thousands of mana in a long fight, and it could quite easily make or break some matches.

Any input would be appreciated, thanks =D

My armory link is The World of Warcraft Armory in case you think I should alter my gear choice at all. Currently debating Idol of the Unseen Moon to replace my Idol of the Emerald Queen. A recent poster recommended this, anyone else have a say?

06/17/08, 9:37 PM	#1228 (permalink)
eatmycrit Glass Joe Eatmycrit Tauren Druid <Prophecy> Dark Iron	Staff of Natural Fury Long time reader, first time poster. First off, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread, making it, in my eyes, the "bible" of resto druid PvP. I currently run restokin (me) and rogue in 2v2's, and am struggling to make it well beyond 2k rating. I feel like we have the gear and the skill, individually, but something just doesn't click like it should. I did a fair bit of researching on this combo, but can't really find much information beyond the obvious. Does anyone run this combo and have any relatively advanced tips we should use to help us get beyond the 2000 mark? For instance, I find cycloning a target when they're low on health to stop heals and let my rogue regen energy, then cyclone the healer and burst the dps target down works wonders. We primarily have trouble against Shaman/Warrior, Rogue/Mage and Warlock/Rogue, and have yet to win against a mirror match. Also, with the addition of patch 2.4, I find my Natur Enemy Castbar mod doesn't work like it used to. I used to be able to track things like enemy's Divine Shield, Ice Block (any hypothermia), sap, etc. Does anyone know of any mods that will currently track these (and simlilar) spells, their durations, cooldowns, diminishing returns, etc.? I've done a fair bit of looking around, and I was told Afflicted2 was what I was looking for, but it just doesn't seem to do it for me. Lastly, has anyone experimented with using Staff of Natural Fury (Equip: Reduces the mana cost of shapeshifting by 200) in a macro for every shapeshift you do? For instance: /equip Staff of Natural Fury /cast Dire Bear Form (I'm pretty sure this isn't the command, but you catch my drift) /equip Gladiator's Salvation If somehow that would work, you could save thousands of mana in a long fight, and it could quite easily make or break some matches. Any input would be appreciated, thanks =D My armory link is The World of Warcraft Armory in case you think I should alter my gear choice at all. Currently debating Idol of the Unseen Moon to replace my Idol of the Emerald Queen. A recent poster recommended this, anyone else have a say?