Clay of California, PvP Devotee, and Transmogrification Aficionado

Clay — Fri, 11/28/2014 - 18:34

Character Info

Name:

Claykin

Server:

Bleeding Hollow

Race:

Night Elf

Class:

Druid

Role:

Healing

General Questions

Tell us a little of your history in WoW.:

Expansions Played:

-Vanilla 100% (from day one)
-Burning Crusade 100%
-WotLK for a month or two towards the end
-Last two pvp seasons of Mists of Pandaria

Relevant Points:

-First char was a troll hunter named Biblets on Gorgonnash member of Zeppelin Jumping Society, then Blades of Light, then Frenzy, then briefly Target Dummies.

-Switched factions and roled a Dranei priest for The Burning Crusade and was the first Dranei Priest to hit level 70 on Gorgonnash.

-After playing again in late MoP I decided to finally make a Druid, a class I've always admired but never got around to playing. I chose Druid for their versatility in PvP, ability to heal and dps as Balance, and stealth. It's become my favorite class ever since and finally making a conscious decision to pick a class that most suits my interests instead of just playing what I've always played inspired me to make a similar change in my choice of server.

-After a through examination of all current US servers I made a decision to transfer my main and play primarily on Bleeding Hollow for the world PvP culture, higher population, and 3:1 horde:alliance ratio aka all you can kill horde buffet. Although I transferred servers a part of my heart (and roughly half of my characters) remain on Gorgonnash and thanks to the ability to group and play with people from all servers I've managed to maintain many of my previous relationships (Including with Nick (Kognus) who I am very much looking forward to pushing my self in PvP with.

-Played Balance Druid primarily in PvP the last two Mists seasons and reached over 2k in both 2v2s and 3v3s as well as 1900+ in rbgs.

How do you feel about the state of your class in the game?:

I believe Resotration Druids are currently one of the strongest healers in the game next to Discipline Priests (in PvP) and I'm happy with where they are at but I'm prepared to adapt to any changes Blizzard makes. I also intend to level all 5 healing classes to 100 first so I can always have the right tool for the job.

What led you to our guild and what would you like to accomplish with us?:

Downfall is a guild I've known of since Vanilla and I've become friends with Dave (Dege), Nick (Kognus), and a newer member Crown over the last year or so and they're attitudes have lead me to believe I would be a good fit for Downfall. The only problem was as a thoroughbred murdering machine my interests lie primarily in competitive and world PvP of which Downfall is now entering and I believe I can be a strong positive force in shaping and perpetuating goals in this area by sharing my positive mental attitude, unique brand of humor, and desire to constantly improve myself and those around me.

Which days are you available for organized guild events? (Raids, RBGs, etc):

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Upload UI:

Which addons do you consider essential and why?:

I believe there are ways to get around any "essential" pvp addon as the pros prove at every tournament but that doesn't mean its optimal for those of us who don't play in tournies.

The core Addons I value the most in PvP are:

Gladius
GladiatorlosSA
Shadowed Unit Frames
Tell Me When
Platebuffs
Bartender
Battleground Targets
Doom Cooldown Pulse
Quartz

And most importantly MogIt, without which I wouldn't be able to maintain such a powerful enigma of style renown for bringing even the mightiest tauren warriors to their knees and tears to the eyes of the coldest of undead.

What do you like in particular about the UI you are currently using?:

I prefer highly customizable, minimalistic, and clear approach to addons. Showing me only what is needed, when its needed.

PvP

PvP Experience:

I've played many classes but intend for the time being to focus on healing and boomkin as my main DPS spec. As I mentioned above my recent experience includes 2k+ 2v2's as boomkin/lock with Hesterry, 2k+ 3v3's as LSD2 and 1900+ RBGs. I intent to push much higher this season and have been taking many steps in that direction before the season has even started including having access to a lvl 90 of every class and adjusting to a new spec (resto druid) as well as all new optimal pvp keybinds.

I have ambitions to become a very strong arena player as well as eventually lead my own RBG group in the future.

Is PvP your primary focus?:

PvP = Life

Are you interested in participating in guild rated battlegrounds?:

Yes

Personal

Is English your first language?:

Yes

What timezone are you in?:

Pacific Standard Time

Tell us a little about yourself.:

I'm 24 years old and live in California where I'm currently preparing to launch a diet and nutrition website and business called Savage Fuel. I'm primarily self-educated and have spent the last 4 years educating myself on business and personal developement. I enjoy tea, coffee, eat a ketogenic / paleolithic diet, shoot firearms, weight train, pwn noobs, sleep in a hammock at night, worked at the last two Blizzcons at the Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch demo stations, and maintain a rigorous masturbation schedule.

Open/Closed:

Closed

Active forum topics

Recent blog posts

Poll

What do you think about no flying for an entire expansion?

YES) It makes me feel more immersed in the game lore.

15%

YES) It encourages more PvP! (Please explain how in comments)

YES) I miss riding my ground mounts.

MAYBE) If you make all of my flying mounts able to be ground too.

MAYBE) if ground mounts are sped up to 200% speed (or higher)

26%

NO) I don't have enough time when I'm on to be riding everywhere

NO) I have spent too much time getting various levels of flying to be wasting it.

11%

NO) It encourages more PVP! (please explain in the comments)

NO) I love flying.

19%

Total votes: 74