Brut is most definitely a gear check, but surprisingly I feel that kalecgos actually reaquired some thinking, planning and the perfect amount of individual skill and awareness that fits in with a balanced 25 man raid encounter.  I've been sort of casual in terms of PvP but I've always felt that making top 10 in any bracket required more thought and coordination then mindlessly spamming heals in BT/hyjal.

The reason so many people are disgusted with PvE, even people who PvE themselves is that blizzard constantly nerfs previous content that at one time felt difficult (kael, mother shaz) just to cater to those people who have never seen BT or hyjal.  While this is great for people getting into WoW, the only way to feel "good" at PvE is to be one of the top 10 guilds to kill the boss, because in all other cases you're relying on repeating a preformed strategy and giving most players very basic and simple jobs or assignments that the majority of players with the correct gear level can pull off.

I've been on both sides of the argument but Sunwell really does feel like it might push the envelope in terms of separating "easy PvE" and more difficult encounters, it really all depends on how hard they make Kil'jaeden and the last 2 bosses.

 

It shows some interesting stuff but I agree about the music. Playing shaman I actually enjoy most of GC's stuff cause it lets me see some things I could possibly change while I'm playing on live. There were a few matches that I felt really really dragged on way too long, but I really enjoyed the rmp fight with affix at the end.

I disagree with the fact that you hate so much on resto shaman in this blog entry since doing what GC and other top shaman do isn't exactly as easy as you make it seem. Sure its WoW (lol wheres the skill cap its so low) but that doesn't mean playing shaman is any more or less difficult then playing druid/paladin or priest at a high level of arena play.

You make some good points but to me the severity of your comments about GC's moral compass really doesn't matter to anyone who doesn't play with him. As far as the people who would read your review, I'm sure most them don't give a flying **** how many people GC has screwed, they just want see some arena videos. Let the people who personally interact with GC deal with whatever issues he has and just leave your reviews about the movies only. It will be much more interesting to read and discuss.

 

The new 4pc and talented grounding can really make or break your matches vs 2 burns or druids/locks.  The ability to ground out a large % of roots and or cyclone in war/druid can make the difference in your warriors burn.  The 35 resi isn't really needed provided you're practicing faking and keeping track of los against mages/locks.  The 24 sec of NS is pretty worthless considering by the time you should be using NS the match should be winding down.  Anyways considering the new 4 piece definitely go with 5 pc resto if you plan to play in any bracket.

 

bloodlust mana burn focus proc = game over.

 

wow thats pretty awful.