World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 7 | Page 68

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68 // World of Warcraft Community Magazine

GOING FROM GOOD TO GREAT
Becoming More Raid Viable

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By Andrew Spalding

ast month I wrote about

as long as that damage is still

you better. It helps A LOT, but it

my first experience with

good enough that I don’t feel like a

isn’t perfect. I have been using

guild progression raiding. Since

waste of a spot in the group. Here

Icy Veins for a while, and well it

then I have been struggling

I am going to detail a few ways

helped a lot in the beginning, it

with becoming a true asset to

that I have found that have helped

started to become stale as it all

my guild and being more than

me in becoming a better player, in

became obvious after a while.

just a Summoning Portal and

hopes that it can help you as well.
Along the same line, check

a Soulwell. All of us have been
getting better gear; and while

First thing’s first, go to the Icy

the many different WoW

everyone’s DPS is getting better

Veins website and look at your

forums. There is bound to be

and better, and everyone has been

spec’s ability priorities. Their

a huge amount of forum posts

simply playing better and better,

rotation guides are excellent

asking exactly what you are

I have been relatively stagnant. I

at explaining what abilities you

questioning. If you aren’t sure

finally got tired of this, and over

should use at what times and

about something, go check it out

the past couple weeks I have been

why. They detail everything about

because I can guarantee that

trying to become a better player

the abilities and cooldowns so

someone else has run into the

so that I can really feel useful to

that you can truly understand the

same problem at some point.

my guild. I don’t need to be top

class. At the same time though,

Even if you think you know what to

DPS; hell, I could even be bottom,

this is not a perfect thing to make

do at any situation, check anyway.

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