Recently just got back into raiding

[Warrior]

Oh. I misread this for reading. My hopes soared! and then plunged.

You're looking for reading, but you misread and cannot read it would seem. You should instead look for tutoring.

LOL.

[Sidoh]

That's the irony I was commenting on. :]

[warz]

yeh :p

[Hitmen]

So I was messing around with a premade on the test realm last night, in a raid with like 35 people and we got totally owned by doom lord kazzak. Later I was with a different group and we downed gruul easy. Having the best gear in the game can't even come close to making up for organization and the lack of skill of most people :||

[warz]

Well, when you think of the fact that a tier item gives you what.. like 400 more HP, maybe allows you to do 30 more DPS, or heal for like 100 more HP.. i mean, wtf - at that level better gear doesn't have an insane impact. There is a difference though between generic level 70 gear, from Karazhan, and gear required for Black Temple, though, im sure. But skill of players can make up for lack of gear. I'm horribly geared, but I'm one of the best healers in our guild, and I have played for like 1/4th of the time these dudes have.

[Furious]

So I was messing around with a premade on the test realm last night, in a raid with like 35 people and we got totally owned by doom lord kazzak. Later I was with a different group and we downed gruul easy. Having the best gear in the game can't even come close to making up for organization and the lack of skill of most people :||

I've been playing on the PTRs too.  I rolled a Dranei Shaman ( spec'd elemental ) and I've come to realize that I'm in love.

[Sidoh]

I've been playing on the PTRs too.  I rolled a Dranei Shaman ( spec'd elemental ) and I've come to realize that I'm in love.

You should try Enhancement too.  I owned a 70 Warlock last night who had way better gear than me several times.  Windfury procs for 1200 with a pretty shitty weapon (green 1H mace, 59 dps).

[AntiVirus]

Would I be able to play a private test realm even though my account is "frozen" for regular WoW?  I don't want to buy 2 months until I move back into my dorm since my router at my house doesn't allow me to play.

[Sidoh]

Would I be able to play a private test realm even though my account is "frozen" for regular WoW?  I don't want to buy 2 months until I move back into my dorm since my router at my house doesn't allow me to play.

No, I'm pretty sure you can't.

[Hitmen]

I copied a bunch of premades of characters I want to play. One was a shaman too, since I made one on newby's server a while ago and it's ~30. I went enhancement and it's awesome. I also copied a mage, a warrior, and a priest, but I haven't played any of those as much. I really like the shaman.

Lots of people (usually blizzard suckups on the WoW forum) say you shouldn't use the test realms as a playground.... but the fact that I was having fun with those characters at a high level means their going to keep getting my money, so I doubt they care. Plus, everyone else does

[warz]

do these test servers require you to modify you wow installation a ton? i was reading one that required like two installs of wow, and stuff. id like to run around at a level 70 something, with full tier 6 gear.

[Sidoh]

do these test servers require you to modify you wow installation a ton? i was reading one that required like two installs of wow, and stuff. id like to run around at a level 70 something, with full tier 6 gear.

The last (and only) time I did it, you downloaded an installer which set it up for you.  You launch a different executable located in a subdirectory in the WoW install directory, IIRC.  It's all pretty easy to do and you don't have to change anything once PTRs close.

[Hitmen]

You launch a different executable located in a subdirectory in the WoW install directory, IIRC.

If you use the launcher there is a "public test" button along the buttom you click instead of the big play button. But yeah, it's nice and easy to set up.

[Sidoh]

If you use the launcher there is a "public test" button along the buttom you click instead of the big play button. But yeah, it's nice and easy to set up.

Ah, okay.  That's pretty cool.  I don't think the launcher existed when I was doing it, lol. 

I disabled the thing because it annoyed me... although seeing recent Blizzard news is sometimes cool, as long as it isn't boring crap like the comics.

[Furious]

3k+ chain lightning crits and 2k+ shock crits are nice