Subscribe to the BlogYou might be a failure at your class if...
... you're a Warrior and you don't:
Carry a shield on you at all times Equip said shield and a one-hander and switch to defensive stance while tanking Know how to tank Accept that you will be primarily expected to tank in parties Know how to manage your threat when DPS'ing
... you're a Rogue and you don't:
Sap humanoid mobs not immune to it Know how to manage your threat Keep your Lock Picking leveled Keep poisons on your weapons Know which poisons work best in certain situations and select accordingly
... you're a Hunter and you don't:
Control your pet Turn Growl off in parties unless you are expected to off-tank with your pet Have enough ammo before you enter an instance Shoot Have enough food for your pet before you enter an instance Know how to manage your threat Know how to CC with traps if needed Know when and when not to AoE (including Multi-Shot)
... you're a Paladin and you don't:
Use a one-handed weapon, shield, Righteous Fury, and Seal of if Prot and/or tanking Turn Righteous Fury off if you're not tanking Know how to manage your threat Bless every party member including pets for the full duration of the instance Know which Blessings are best for every class/spec Judge Seal of Justice to prevent runners if applicable and no one else will/can Keep a spare set of gear on you for healing regardless of spec Keep Symbols of Divinity on you and know how to use Divine Intervention Cleanse as needed regardless of spec/role
... you're a Shaman and you don't:
Buff your party with totems for the full duration of the instance Know how to manage your threat Keep a spare set of gear on you for healing regardless of spec Keep Ankhs on you for Reincarnation
... you're a Druid and you don't:
Keep seeds on you for Rebirth Keep a spare set of gear on you for healing regardless of spec Know how to tank if Feral Accept that you will be primarily expected to tank in parties if Feral Know how to manage your threat Keep your entire party including pets buffed with Mark of the Wild/Gift of the Wild for the full duration of the instance Keep the tank buffed with Thorns for the full duration of the instance
... you're a Priest and you don't:
Accept that you will primarily be expected to heal for parties even if you're Shadow Know how to manage your threat Keep a set of gear on you dedicated to healing Buff your entire party including pets for the full duration of the instance Avoid DPS'ing when it is your job to heal
... you're a Mage and you don't:
Know how to manage your threat Know when and how to CC with Polymorph on any non-immune mob Know when and when not to AoE Keep every caster in your party including pets buffed with Arcane Intellect for the full duration of the instance Offer water/food to your party
... you're a Warlock and you don't:
Know how to manage your threat Keep your Imp out in parties unless you are expected to use a different pet for some other specific purpose Keep someone who can rez Soulstoned for the full duration of the instance unless use and cooldown prevents you from doing so Know when and when not to AoE
Edited, Aug 17th 2007 1:31:51pm by a wide variety of evidential source datasets, both statistical and anecdotal, and taking into account a multitude of weighting and scaling factors (vis. 'Universal Suckage' (Usuc), 'Individual Suckage' (Isuc) and 'Winning Even With Suckage' (WEsuc)), apropos to entity 'Shaman', it can be posited that as Enhance talents (Tenh) approaches 61, probability of breaching 2k Arena bracket (P2k) tends towards zero, parabolically in standard Euclidian phase geometry."