Comments on: Picking Alts, and Seeing how the other Half Live

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:09:02 +0000

Thanks for the correction. (I don’t normally delete comments unless they are spam though )

By: Uzi

Uzi — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:58:42 +0000

The other use of alt-ism is knowing the capabilties for mad tactics.

When you’re facing a Boss that you’re having a hard time with its time to drag out those little used spells. Saurfang junior was sorta like that with Typhoon, thunderstorm, frost traps, earth bind totems, ice novas and other toys normally banned from raids or tamed by glyh all freed and in use. A joy to see. And of course all that glyphing and unglyphing driving up prices which is ever better as Gevlon would agree

By: G-Rebel

G-Rebel — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:18:56 +0000

I only have one (1) lvl 80 character, but I’m working on a second one. I have a plethora of alts and pinatas, and I think one reason I don’t have a second 80 yet is my love for alts.

I enjoy research too, which slows down the process. I read up on just about every class (except Paladin, I just don’t like em). I don’t claim to know everything, not even about my main, but I know enough to help my guild-mates who are struggling with talent specs, rotations, and other stuff.

Yes, playing other classes helps me to empathize better, no doubt. It’s fun to be able to swing a mace with one and shoot shadow and flames from the fingertips of another, the variety keeps me coming back for more.

By: Vailladin

Vailladin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:16:48 +0000

I have a DK, Mage, and Hunter, I also have a DPS off spec on my Pally. Learning these other classes has helped me a ton when I am healing (my main spec and roll with my pally) with anticipation of damage to squishy cloth wearers. Knowing what emergency “out” each class has allows me to know how urgent that person needs a heal and I can recognize if they have spent their cool downs and need an instant heal.

By: Fremskritt

Fremskritt — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:10:28 +0000

I never really had a drive to get my alts to endgame to be honest, apart from when I rerolled on a new server. I do have 3 lvl 80s though, ranged DPS and healer, and I play the healer just to see how that part is. I have to agree with an earlier comment, in current heroics I actually push less buttons as a healer than as DPS, simply because I don’t have to spend every single GCD on something.

Raid healing on the other hand I don’t know as much about, simply because I haven’t done enough of it yet, but it seems more challenging from what little I’ve done.

I also tend to get quite nostalgic about my alts, especially from the time in vanilla content. Outland and onward just felt like a chore on all my alts. I had 4 lvl 70s back in TBC, out of which only 2 are 80, for the simple reason that Northrend lvling just doesn’t feel as compelling. The fact I’m sick and tired of the same zones from my main doesn’t help either. All Northrend zones got something for lvl 80s, so there are no “lvl through this and you’re done” feeling. Outland had the same problem.

Bah, I miss my lowbie alts. The problem is that lowbie alts tend to turn into highbie alts if played enough.

By: crankyhealer

crankyhealer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:43:35 +0000

I like learning how the other classes play, because it makes me more aware of how to help them. I notice that people who play healers are extremely helpful to me when they play their DPS alts.

However, you have the problem of the dude who plays all the toons who thinks he knows EVERYTHING about every class because he has a million 80′s. In fact, that guy was boasting about his discipline priest’s gear and how he healed this-and-that… but he didn’t know that you could cast prayer of healing on a group not your own – months and months after that change had occurred.

By: Daergel

Daergel — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:41:35 +0000

I have 1 80 warrior tank and a lock and priest, both in their 70s, which take up most of my time (well, I also have a 21 lock as well on which I am levelling inscription!), and I have to say that tanking can be either a pretty thankless task, or hugely rewarding, depending on the group you get.

I do have a load of other alts too, but none above 35 (druid, mage, rogue, pally, shaman, hunter (deleted), dk), just to see how they worked and whether I actually enjoy playing the class.

I might work on my pally as they seem to be good at aoe tanking from what I hear, but I never did get on with my hunter, which is why he got deleted.

By: jeffo

jeffo — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:09:50 +0000

Playing with my warlock in heroics and a little bit in raids has definitely made me appreciate that dps’ing is harder than the healing community (and probably tanks, too, but I don’t hang out there) gives it credit for. It’s definitely not as simple as ‘stand there and pew pew’. You also have to know when to call the tank a noob for not being able to hold aggro, and when to chew out the healer for being fail for letting you die.

Just kidding about that last bit.

By: Dàchéng

Dàchéng — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:19:08 +0000

“Poring over the menu”, not “pouring”. When you fix it in your text, please delete this comment.

By: ZombiePirate

ZombiePirate — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:51:35 +0000

I have an 80 Disc Priest and an 80 Ele Shaman. My Current play time is going towards my 64 Death knight as I am enjoying tanking with her right now. This also sees me spend some time on my 25 Lock who has the Heirloom Shoulders and Chest (gear I could do with getting for the Death Knugget too), I also have a 20 Mage who I was playing before getting the urge on the Lock and then there is my 66 Druid qho is but two level away from running off to Northrend. There are other of course, my level 55 Hunter for example but right now the Death Knight and Lock fight for my time, with the DK being much higher level it is more likely that it will be the one to make 80 next (unless I feel like grabbing the Druid)and maybe even swtich mains when Cataclysm hits (although I dare say I’ll want a new toon to enjoy the new leveling content in that expansion).