As promised, I'm posting a screenshot of my UI, with a listing of the mods I use and why I use them. I will admit that this is a continual work in progress, as I continue to find out about new addons and tinker with existing ones. All mods I use are from either Curse or WoW Interface, but I will not be putting together mod packs or copies of my settings. One other thing to note before getting into the UI stuff, I'm reproducing the Elemental TTT entry over at my Blogspot blog, mostly so I can break...

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Many of you will know this term: Best in Slot (or BiS for short). It's the ultimate list of items that everyone wants to get, for which there are no better items (lesser substitutes are oft frowned upon). What does this term really mean, and is it that important?

Most times, Best in Slot lists are created as some hypothetical listing of items, ignoring progression, availability, and armour slots. There will be much argument as to what exact combination should be on this ultimate listing,...

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Most people join these things we call "Guilds" to do this pass-time called "Raiding". People will often discuss the technical aspects of raiding, how to improve, manage people, what classes to bring, etc etc etc, but no body pays much attention to who you're raiding with, or why you're raiding with them.

I recently left one guild, Deus ex Crux on Dragonblight, to join another, Fade on Jubei'Thos. I decided to change guilds because I was getting irritated at the lack of progression...

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Last week I asked a question in the Benefactor's Bar to see if anyone had done any math/testing of the common assumption that Bloodlust/Heroism should be used at 35%, or about 55 seconds before the fight ends. Not surprisingly, a few people said I was silly for asking such a question, as obviously stacking the extra 12% damage on Fire/FFB Mages & Affliction Locks with bloodlust was superior than not doing so.

However, two mathematically inclined individuals took up the challenge,...

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The long overdue Part 3 of the T6 raiding review for elemental shaman.

• Reliquary of Souls
  This is an un-usual fight, due to the auras for each essence (or phase).
  • Phase 1 - Essence of Suffering
    Straight forward DPS phase, no healing requirements at all
  • Phase 2 - Essence of Desire
    DPS again, but with a twist. You take 50% of the damage you deal, which means that you will get a fair amount of pushback on this phase. However, this is a good thing as it reduces the

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