Resto Nation

After a three month hiatus, I have returned to the blogosphere. This is not a sudden choice but in fact has been a long time coming. Some things needed to change for me to pick up the pen again and now I am ready to start anew.

The first thing that needed to go was the old the blog title. At the time I made it I thought it was witty, but I grew to not like it. I thought it was bulky and didn’t convey the essence of what I wanted my site to be about. I had good readership so for a long time I did not change it. Now, with the death of the guild <NO DRAMA> the name is completely dead to me. For the record, I also never liked the guild name.

I have been toying with the name Resto Nation since June and thought it would be appropriate, easy to remember, and just slightly witty. It’s a much better fit. The things I really enjoy in WoW are healing and leadership. That is what this blog will be about from now on.

Playing all four healing classes at level cap I feel I have a very strong grasp of the topic. I am also not only the GM of <Covenant>, I am the healing lead for raids. I spend a great deal of time researching the classes, specs, and gear that help keep nubcakes alive, even when they are standing in fire. This will be a forum to help me share that knowledge.

The thing that really brought me back to blogging was that I remembered why these sites are needed. Being a GM is a difficult, time consuming, and often thankless job. No one can really understand what it takes until you try and run a 25 man raiding guild with 130-150 toons. Often times it can leave you feeling frustrated, upset, and quite alone.

Other blogs have given me solace and understanding when I feel I am alone. I discovered they have almost the exact same problems that I have, sometimes it is so similar I think they are writing about me.  The knowledge that these issues are common is comforting. Having a sounding board of other folks in your situation is very helpful. Learning from other peoples success and mistakes is priceless.

I’d like to thank a few of these folks publicly. Starman from Casual Raid Leader, Matticus from World of Matticus, and Amber from I Like Bubbles have all made my life better. I feel your pain and understand.

So now it is time for me to give back. Hopefully I can help out other players out there or at least give them comfort that they are not alone. I’ll be here for a while so stop by and hello. You now have one more star to help guide the ship.

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