Cataclysm Catharsis - Off Topic

I know it’s been awhile. Not that I have that many readers, but to those that do, I’m sorry I haven’t as much as dropped a line to say I wouldn’t be dropping a line for a while. And for my guild mates, to explain my erratic “weirdness”. You guys are fantastic and I haven’t wanted to inflict real life drama in any of our gaming, even though I know you’d be there in a heartbeat. You’re the best!

Fact of the matter is, the timing of the Cataclysm release was quite extraordinary, if not backwards. I’ll explain.

In WoW there was “The Shattering” which was then followed by the “Cataclysm”. Well, in real life it doesn’t always work that way. IRL, there was a Cataclysm which is followed by a Shattering.

Btw, if you were looking for World of Warcraft exploits and opinions, you can skip this post. This is simply an explanation of why I have been absent, as well as a selfish therapy of sorts. My blog, my therapy, so /raspberry.


Crises happen. Some are natural events like a blizzard, some are caused by people. Either way, people get hurt and need help. Usually, when the crises is a natural event, they get hurt physically. If the crisis is caused by people, then people get emotionally hurt. Lately, there have been a whole lot of both. Affecting the home, work, church, family, friends, relatives, co-workers. Yeah.

There’s usually one or two people who realize that no one else is capable of “holding things together”, so they take on that responsibility. Be the strong one, be there for everyone else, even if they are hurt, as well. Real life tanking. Be forgiving, keep the meals made, be supportive with everyone else’s healing, maintain the income, ignore your own wounds, make the necessary calls, make sure the paperwork is done, be the one to handle incoming confrontations, keep the dogs fed, etc. May as well throw a blizzard into the mix, too. Yep, death in the family. Wouldn't be complete without a death in the family. Mitigate the damage, survive. Mitigate the damage, survive. Like I said, real life tanking. And don’t forget the third aspect of tanking: threat generation. It’s hard to be the group’s tank AND healer without throwing out some dps of your own. So ... yeah.

Priorities change during times like these. Hence no posts.

So WoW had a new expansion released, requiring more experience, everyone’s gear became “non-epic”, new frontiers to explore. Instances are back to “wipe, wipe, wipe … upgrade … wipe, wipe, wipe”.

My life just had an expansion released. It involves patching after the release. The emotional gear I was wearing was not as formidable as it was prior.

“Experience is what you get right after you really need it”.

I am gaining experience. So as I “wipe, wipe, wipe … upgrade … wipe, wipe, wipe”, there won’t be many posts. Maybe in the future. Maybe even sooner than later. The fact that I'm able to write this is a good sign.

There is no need for concern. Every toon in WoW has a keyboard behind it with a real live person at it. We all have our periods of crisis. Remember that, next time you think ganking an entire lowbie zone would be fun. One of them may be trying to relax with a bit of escapism from a serious crisis in their life.

I wouldn’t be writing this if I hadn’t gained many upgrades, and have several slots “epic-equipped”. I’ve been to the spirit healer, taken the rez-sickness, and it’s just about worn off. Repair costs? ROFLMAO, I’m a level-capped plate-wearing tank. You do the math.