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Molsan Method Podcast - Episode 70 - Identity Crisis... On the seventieth episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I describe my current problem with trying to provide flexibility to groups and raids, and increase the contribution...

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Molsan Method Podcast - Episode 62 - Make Gold with... On the sixty-second episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I showcase three crafted items made with Inscription that will help you make gold in World of Warcraft. (5:11) Subscribe...

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Molsan Method Podcast - Episode 61 - Scalable Five-Person... On the sixty-first episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I theorize about the possibilities of scalable, five-person dungeons in World of Warcraft. (9:41) Subscribe and...

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Molsan Method Podcast - Episode 59 - Is There Anything... On the fifty-ninth episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I contemplate what's left for healers and offer my suggestions on how to change healing in World of Warcraft. (7:54) Subscribe...

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Molsan Method Podcast - Episode 57 - Playing and Connecting... On the fifty-seventh episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I ask Blizzard to consider implementing more cross-realm functionality in World of Warcraft (5:56) Subscribe...

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 92 – Kill Adds

Posted on : 28-06-2010 | By : Molsan | In : Diary, PUG Tales, Podcast

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On the ninety-second episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I share my observations of the Lord Ahune fight in World of Warcraft. (7:32)

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 91 – The Mystery of the Resto Druid Fail

Posted on : 25-06-2010 | By : Molsan | In : Druid, PUG Tales, Podcast

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On the ninety-first episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I wonder why I ran into a wall of failed runs with Resto Druids in World of Warcraft. (8:40)

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 73 – When is it Okay to Need Something?

Posted on : 01-06-2010 | By : Molsan | In : Death Knight, Diary, PUG Tales, Podcast

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On the seventy-third episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I recap my run of regular Trial of the Champion in World of Warcraft, and wonder when it’s okay to roll “Need” on an item. (4:52)

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 69 – Top Seven Signs of a Bad PUG

Posted on : 25-05-2010 | By : Molsan | In : PUG Tales

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On the sixty-ninth episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I list my top seven signs that you’re playing with a bad pick-up group in World of Warcraft. (8:27)

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 25 – Hot Hellfire Ramparts Loot

Posted on : 24-03-2010 | By : Molsan | In : Diary, PUG Tales, Podcast

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On the twenty-fifth episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I share a (hopefully) funny story about a recent Hellfire Ramparts PUG in World of Warcraft. (5:27)

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 22 – Random PUG Retirement?

Posted on : 19-03-2010 | By : Molsan | In : Guilds, PUG Tales, Podcast

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On the twenty-second episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I wonder how players can actually “retire” from random PUGs in World of Warcraft. (6:48)

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Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 12 – Heroic Fun with Death Knights

Posted on : 05-03-2010 | By : Molsan | In : PUG Tales, Podcast

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On the twelfth episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I recap a couple of random, PUG, heroic runs (Nexus and Drak’tharon Keep) as a tank in World of Warcraft. Mages jump! Death Knights pull! Cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria! (7:01)

Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 4 – Tanks are Never Good Enough

Posted on : 23-02-2010 | By : Molsan | In : PUG Tales, Paladin, Podcast

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On the fourth episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I talk about the expectations today’s players have on tanks in heroics (4:53).

Molsan Method Podcast – Episode 3 – I Need Frozen Orbs for Patch 3.3.3

Posted on : 22-02-2010 | By : Molsan | In : Economy, PUG Tales, Podcast, Tailoring

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On the third episode of the Molsan Method podcast, I talk about the upcoming changes to Frozen Orbs in World of Warcraft’s 3.3.3 patch. I rolled “need” on a Frozen Orb for the first time in a recent random heroic, and was called out for doing so (3:18).

Tanking Slower is Better. Trust Me, I’m a Doctor… Err, Tank

Posted on : 14-12-2009 | By : Molsan | In : Diary, PUG Tales, Paladin

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Keristrasza

So I’ve learned that I don’t tank fast enough. I know I’m probably more of a conservative player, but even I know when I’m pulling packs of mobs at a decent pace… especially since the “Molsan Method” was named after yours truly. However, what I didn’t know was that PUGs formed by the glorious “Looking for Dungeon” tool expect an even more rapid pace. Chain pulling, zerging, and engaging bosses without mana are now standard.

Halls of Lightning – I Don’t Have All Day

In my last two random heroics, I was called out for my slow and lazy approach. In Halls of Lightning, I pulled the first group with Avenger’s Shield. While that was on cooldown, I pulled a stray mob with Exorcism. My tanking abilities were immediately questioned: “Why are we killing unnecessary mobs and pulling with Exorcism?” I stopped to think about this. Am I doing it wrong? While contemplating justifying my skills and approach to tanking to this complete stranger, the person decided to quit the group, leaving us with a “lol I don’t have all day. thanks. bye” parting shot.

Since they were DPS, they were replaced by my friend, LFD, in a matter of seconds with a new person. After we buffed the new guy up, I went ahead and pulled the next pack of mobs, General Bjarngrim, and his adds. We then continued on, skipping the other three corners of the platform, and breezed through the rest of the instance. We stacked up on Loken, took him down with no trouble, and disenchanted all of his loots. I apologized to the group for taking too long.

The Nexus – I Have a Raid Starting in a Minute

I figured that these kinds of people are few and far between… right? Wrong. In The Nexus, we were moving right along, having taken down the first three bosses with little effort. We had a great pace going; there were no deaths and lots of shards passed around (not by me, but by the aforementioned LFD). As I headed down the hallway towards Ormorok the Tree-Shaper, a player asked, “Can we please hurry it up?” I asked, “Why?” and the player responded with, “I have a raid starting in a minute.” Now, me being the literal person that I am figured, “Gee, no way we can finish this thing in under a minute. I hope he doesn’t bail on us… oh wait, he’s DPS, and there are probably fifty DPS players in line for a random.” I confidently told the group, “Ok, I’ll pick up the pace. Let’s go.”

I skipped a few Crystalline Frayers and let the rest of the party deal with them while I headed for the boss. I patiently stopped to tank the elites, and then moved right in on Ormorok. Without any trouble, he went down; we then proceeded into the tunnel, hopped down, and headed towards Keristrasza. We decided to stack up in front of Keristrasza, and we smacked her around regardless of how intense her Intense Cold was (it really wasn’t that intense). Before I could finish typing, “Sorry I took so long” for the second time, the hardcore raider rolled greed on everything, and quickly left the party. I’m going to setup a macro for my apology… I wonder what the macro syntax is for targeting the top whiner of the party? “/target QQ?”