User:Tihikea

Introduction

Hello, all!

I'm a sporadic contributor since October 2007. I don't normally have running projects, but just add things if I am looking for but can't find them, or see something else that I think I can improve (and am not feeling lazy at the moment).

I currently have no project, as usual.

WoW/MMO History

I started playing World of Warcraft back in July 2006 and am still playing my first character as my main. At that time, my character was a Tauren warrior named Ishotala on the Rexxar server.

At level 8, I joined a guild with my coworkers named Morbid Fury. We MFers were just starting to raid, but still PUGing to fill out 20-mans. I was told by a friend and more experienced player at lv 12 that the purpose of a warrior was not to do damage, and have been a tank since then, levelling Protection. While now I know more and realize that may have been erroneous (and certainly has changed since) I still haven't ever changed my primary and preferred role of tank. By level ~50, MF had merged with Solace and I raided ZG, AQ20, Onyxia, and MC pre-BC. I was attuned for BWL but we never quite got there (or Naxx or AQ40) as a guild, and I was something like the 7th tank anyway so when the leadership filled with PUGs I was never included.

After BC, the guild masters adopted some policies without informing the membership, and since I disagreed with both the policies and the behind-the-back behavior, I voiced my observations on the forums and left. Within a month of my post, the guild had stopped raiding and most of its membership had gone. I therefore claim credit for the destruction of Solace. The old GM transferred servers but kept the guild name locked with an alt toon until the end of BC. (The Solace guild currently on Rexxar is unrelated.) Most of the former MFers transferred to an Oceanic server, though some reverted to MF. I made my own guild to use as a bank and PUGed thing, but mostly played on first Firetree and then Smolderthorn. I was levelling toon to play with my brother (a draenei warrior on Firetree, and a tauren druid on Smolderthorn), but RL interfered on both his part and mine, and I eventually moved back to Rexxar.

Back on Rexxar, I joined the guild Ultimate Ownage via an online friend with whom I had levelled one of my alts. Ultimate Ownage either was already or soon went into a state of disarray when the guild founder gave up guild leadership and transferred with no warning, and after much deliberation a group of us split off to form Hand of Thrall, which would focuse on PvE raiding, leaving Ultimate Ownage to be our sister PvP guild. I ended up bringing my druid from Smolderthorn to heal when we had enough other tanks, but never enjoyed healing as much as tanking. There was unfortunately a lot of baggage and a lot of drama, and because of high player turnover we never really got past Kara, though for a few months we were regularly doing Gruul and Mags as a co-op with another guild before reverting to Kara when the partner guild fell apart. After much drama and rebuilding from scratch several times, both in BC and WotLK, my husband and I gave up on Hand of Thrall, doled out the bank to the members in guild at the time (at least those who bothered to log in and say what they wanted out of the vault), and left Rexxar.

During the fall of Hand of Thrall, in addition to checking out and applying to other guilds both on and off Rexxar, we also checked out other games, notably Warhammer Online and City of Heroes. Though Warhammer Online supported PvE raiding, the player base was largely uninterested and we were unable to find groups for the most part. City of Heroes had problems with instances being excessively broken - in the pieces sense, not the unfunctional sense (one had a loading screen between every room) - and, though interesting, ultimately unwieldy. Also, CoH had stated an intention to create PvE raids but had not yet implemented anything beyond 5-man instances. Since both my husband and I primarily wanted to play online games for PvE raid-level content, we came back to WoW. Beyond this brief foray, I have not played any other graphic-based MMORPGs (and very few text-based ones when I was in high school) and do not consider myself an experienced MMORPGer.

Upon our return to WoW, we transferred to Muradin, where an IRL friend and coworker of mine was playing, and we faction-changed and joined the guild he was in, Noble Blade. (We made low-level alts and spent a couple weeks in the guild to check it out beforehand, and were pleased with the attitude and activity of its members.) Since the faction change, my character has been named Tihikea, which is Taurahe for "traitor" in the in-game translator.

Character List

Muradin

• Tihikea lv 85 human warrior tank ( dps offspec)
  • Miner / Blacksmith
  • formerly Ishotala on Rexxar

• Thornapple lv 84 gnome warlock
  • Tailor / Jewelcrafter
  • formerly Pushdugg on Rexxar

• Kalaiza lv 84 draenei shaman dps
  • Enchanter / Scribe

• Sioji lv 83 rogue dps - Alchemist (elixir) / Engineer (goblin)
  • formerly Sioji on Rexxar

• Eismyre lv 70+ dwarf paladin healer ( tank offspec)
  • Blacksmith / Jewelcrafter

• Zinfalori lv 40+ hunter
  • Skinner / / Engineer (gnomish)
  • Brazen - red lynx pet
  • Softshelled - blue crab pet

• Boomsicle lv 30+ human mage dps
  • Enchanter / Scribe

• Werechicken lv 20+ worgen druid dps/tank (will be boomkin after lv 30)
  • Leatherworker / Skinner

Other Servers

Rexxar:

• Nemori lv 80 druid tank ( healer offspec)
  • Enchanter / Leatherworker

Terenas:

• Drasid Ansyn lv 7 paladin (no spec yet)
  • Skinner / Enchanter

Winterhoof

• Gremalkin lv 10 arcane mage
  • Skinner / Tailor

Sandbox

Page to build: Buff and Debuff Redundancies:

Personal Buffs and Debuffs are not included. If it lets YOU ignore armor, or if it increases YOUR damage, but not everyone else's, it will not be in this table.

Buffs

• • = looking for in-game confirmation

Primary Attributes

+5% to Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intellect

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Mark of the Wild	Druid	all	see also Resistances
Blessing of Kings	Paladin	all	see also Resistances
** [Embrace of the Shale Spider]	Hunter	Beast Mastery	Shale Spider pet

Strength and Agility

549 to Strength and Agility (at 85)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Horn of Winter	Death Knight	all
Battle Shout	Warrior	all
** Strength of Earth Totem	Shaman	all	Earth Totem
** [Roar of Courage]	Hunter	all	Cat or Spirit beast pet

Stamina

585 to Stamina (at 85)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Power Word: Fortitude	Priest	all
Commanding Shout	Warrior	all
[Blood Pact]	Warlock	all	Imp pet (usually Destruction spec)

Mana Regeneration

326 mana per 5 seconds

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Blessing of Might	Paladin	all	see also Attack Power

Attack Power

10% attack power

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Blessing of Might	Paladin	all	see also Mana Regeneration

Pushback Reduction

35% less casting or channeling time lost

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Concentration Aura	Paladin	all	Holy talent also grants immunity to silence and interrupt effects

Critical Strike Chance

5% increased critical chance

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
[Rampage]	Warrior	Fury

Resistances

97 to all resistances (at 85)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Mark of the Wild	Druid	all	see also Primary Attributes
Blessing of Kings	Paladin	all	see also Primary Attributes

195 frost, fire, and shadow resistance (at 85)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Resistance Aura	Paladin	all

Armor

2038 armor (lv 85)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Devotion Aura	Paladin	all	Holy talent raises to 4076 armor

Damage to Attackers

**129 Holy damage to attackers (lv 85)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Retribution Aura	Paladin	all	Holy talent raises to 258 Holy damage Retribution talent also grants +3% damage done

Movement Speed

20% mounted speed

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Crusader Aura	Paladin	all

Debuffs

Prevent Action

These debuffs prevent most or all actions. Many of them are commonly used for crowd control, and most will be broken with damage. Stuns, however, do not break from damage but generally too short in duration to be effective crowd control for targets that will be killed later; instead they are generally used to keep a target from acting while it is killed.

Incapacitates

Incapacitate effects are broken by any damage.

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Repentance	1 min	Paladin	all

Fears

He who uses Fear as a crowd control technique in PvE should be wary, as running mobs may run into friends who will join the fight. However, some fears hold a target in place instead of sending them running. Fears can be broken by damage but can take some damage before breaking.

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Intimidating Shout	8 sec	Warrior	all	multitarget, one stays in place while others run
Turn Evil	20 sec	Paladin	all

Horrors

Horror effects are outwardly similar to fear effects, though they are generally shorter. Perhaps more importantly, Horror effects cannot be prevented by [Fear Ward] or removed by [Tremor Totem] or similar effects and cannot be broken by damage.

Stuns

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Hammer of Justice	6 sec	Paladin	all	see also Interrupts
Concussion Blow	5 sec	Warrior	Protection
Throwdown	5 sec	Warrior	Arms	Battle Stance only
Shockwave	4 sec	Warrior	Protection	multitarget (cone)
Holy Wrath	3 sec	Paladin	all	multitarget, affects Demons and Undead can be glyphed to also affect Dragonkin and Elementals
[Intercept]	3 sec	Warrior	all	Berserker Stance (usually Fury spec) Protection warriors can use in any stance

Limit Movement

These debuffs slow or immobilize their targets. Some apparently redundant status markings affect subsequent abilities differently. For example, (mage spell vs Frozen vs merely Immobilized)

Reduce Movement

The "Daze" effect also reduces movement speed by 50%, but some abilities may have additional effects on Dazed targets.

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Hamstring	15 sec	Warrior	all	Battle or Berserker Stance only (usually Arms or Fury spec)

Daze

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Shield Bash	6 sec	Warrior	all	Battle or Defensive Stance only (usually Arms or Protection spec)
Piercing Howl	6 sec	Warrior	all	Fury talent tree, but reachable by other specs

Limit Run Speed

These effects do not actually slow a target, but rather make it so the target cannot benefit from movement increasing effects, such as [Sprint] and any mount.

limit maximum run speed for 5 sec

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Seal of Justice	5 sec	Paladin	all	reapplied by melee attacks

Damage Reduction

These debuffs are aimed at reducing the damage dealt by their targets.

Physical Damage

reduces physical damage done by 10%

Debuff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Demoralizing Shout	Warrior	all
Vindication	Paladin	Protection	applied by [Crusader Strike] and [Hammer of the Righteous]

Attack Speed

increases time between attacks by 20%

Debuff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Thunder Clap	Warrior	all	Battle or Defensive Stance only (usually Arms or Protection spec)
Judgements of the Just	Paladin	all	2-pt Protection talent but reachable by other specs

Disarm

In addition to causing the target to attack using unarmed damage instead of weapon damage (generally far less), disarming will also prevent the use of abilities that require a weapon. Most disarm affects only remove the main hand weapon.

disarms the target

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Disarm	10 sec	! Warrior	all	Defensive Stance only (usually Protection spec)

Interrupt

Interrupts stop spell casting and prevent any spell in the same school from being cast for a short duration. However, spells from other schools may still be cast during this time.

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Shield Bash	6 sec	Warrior	all	requires shield, Battle or Defensive Stance only usually Protection spec) see also Daze, Silence
Rebuke	4 sec	Paladin	Retribution
Pummel	4 sec	Warrior	all	Battle or Berserker Stance only usually Arms or Fury spec)
Hammer of Justice	3 sec	Paladin	Protection	will interrupt creatures immune to stun with talent see also Stun

Silence

Silence effects prevent all spellcasting. Most Silence effects will still interrupt targets that are immune to Silence.

reduces movement speed by 50%

Ability Name	Duration	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Shield Bash	3 sec	Warrior	Protection	Battle or Defensive Stance only see also Interrupt (Silence effect from talent)
Heroic Throw	3 sec	Warrior	Protection	Silence effect from talent

Damage Increase

These debuffs make the target take more damage in some way.

Armor

reduces armor by 4% per stack (up to 12%)

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Shattering Throw	Warrior	all	20%, does not stack (has cooldown) Battle or Defensive Stance only (usually Arms or Protection spec)
Sunder Armor	Warrior	all

Healing Reduction

These debuffs reduce the healing received by the target.

reduced by 10%

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Mortal Strike	Warrior	Arms
Furious Attacks	Warrior	Fury	passive proc

Taunt

Note that some taunt effects do not actually raise threat level - when it expires, the mob(s) will return to their highest aggro target. If an ability is marked "sets threat" then the ability will also put the caster's threat level equal to the current highest threat level, so in lieu of any other aggro source the mob(s) will stay on the taunting character.

forces target to attack you

Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Taunt	Warrior	Protection	sets threat Defensive Stance only (usually Protection spec)
Challenging Shout	Warrior	all	6 sec, multitarget

Buff and Debuff Removal

reduces movement speed by 50%

Removes	Buff Name	Source Class	Source Spec	Notes
Invulnerabilities	Shattering Throw	Warrior	all	Battle Stance only (usually Arms spec)
Magic	Shield Slam	Warrior	Protection

Combos

5-man (all buffs/debuffs)

5-man (all but one buff/debuff)

10-man (all buffs/debuffs)