The Light and How to Swing It: Our time to shine

The Light and How to Swing It: Our time to shine   In about a week, Patch 3.0.2 will drop on our collective heads and it will be a glorious time for Paladins. Barring any unexpected nerfs from the current build, the new patch should see a new era for the class where our brethren from other trees stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone else. Massive changes to the class will mean that Retribution Paladins will not only find a spot in groups, they’ll actually be sought after. Protection Paladins will not just continue to excel in AoE grinding and tanking, they’ll be the Energizer bunnies of AoE, turning it into an artform. And Holy… well, Holy still has a few kinks that need to be worked out, but Paladins are still phenomenal healers with more flexibility than ever. It is our time to shine. Each and every Paladin of every build will be viable, wanted in groups, and formidable to face in a PvP setting. Core changes to the class will make it less of a chore to micromanage and more fun and strategic to play. For many of us, Patch 3.0.2 will be sweet redemption for all those times of

New details on upcoming 3.x patches

 New details on upcoming 3.x patches Curse is running an excellent story about their time spent last evening with Blizzard developers Jeff Kaplan and Tom Chilton. There’s a few things we didn’t know before that are in the article. The major ones are: ·         Patch 3.1 is already done (says Kaplan). Will release Ulduar 10-man and 25-man raids. ·         Patch 3.2 will contain a yet to be announced raid instance. Hopefully more on this over the next two day. Release date / timeframe is unknown. ·         Patch 3.3 will continue the Ashbringer storyline. Release date / timeframe is unknown. ·         Dance studio to be released after WotLK. ·         Guild ratings, where guilds get a rating based on PvE/PvP achievements. The idea is being “tossed around.” The other interesting note is that the development team is three patch cycles ahead of the live game. That’s amazing, in my opinion. And beyond that, they’re also working on the next expansion. Doesn’t that raise your eyebrow just a bit? Perhaps we’ll