I finally reached L44 and gained access to Howl of Terror.
While it's not an immediate panacea, it does give me two instant cast fear spells in my arsenal, which you almost certainly need given that Kitty Druids and Rogues can down you in two strikes. But being able to actually protect a flag carrier by scattering enemies for a brief moment in time is a wonderful feeling.
It's almost as much fun as that first time I reached out from beyond the grave and took out that Hunter who failed to shed my DoTs after he killed me.
Believe me, after having seen tons of losing fights in WSG, I'm happy for just about anything right now.
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You can put the Paladin on the shelf, but you can't take the Paladin out of the player.
By now, you'd think that I'd have weaned myself off of my tendency to wade into the thick of a melee and blast everyone from point blank range. On a plate wearer, that works great. A clothie, not so much.
But in extreme moments of "get the EFC! get the EFC!" or "zerg inc BS omg" my rationality goes out the window.
I've found the life of a Frost Mage can get very... entertaining... when you're running around like a nut using Cone of Cold and Frost Nova (and Deep Freeze) to cc everything in sight. And at max level with a decent amount of PvP gear, you can drive the opposing faction batty. I've had a Prot Warrior, a Priest, and a Rogue beating on Neve, yet I was still able to take out that Disco Priest before I bit it. In a small BG such as Warsong Gulch, keeping 1/3 of the opposing faction occupied while your flag carrier zips on by is a great thing.
I'm looking forward to the day when I can hang in there a bit longer on my Lock, so I'm not just a glorified pin cushion.
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I don't know what it was about today, but the 'bots were all over the place in the early morning BGs.
For example, I was on Neve in Eye of the Storm, holding down the Fel Reaver area. I'd watch as the Spirit Healer timer popped, and two Tauren on kodos would ride up, keyboard turn around where the buff was, and head straight for the middle area. A few minutes later, they'd be back.
Just when I was about to say something, a Night Elf Resto Druid rode up and attacked FR. She laid down a healing circle and, well, not much else. I quickly DPSed her down before any more Alliance showed up, and three minutes later she was back again. After a while, I just shrugged. At least nobody was yelling and screaming in BG chat, and the fight ended up being a very close one with the Alliance pulling it out in the end.
I guess you could say that their 'bots beat our 'bots.
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