The wheel

The long months before the patch were draining, as far as interest in WoW went. The simple task of logging on to do pretty much anything could easily have been summed in up in one word.. "MEH". I was waiting for the patch, wondering if this was possibly the end of the reign of clan Awai. Rumors were abound, the PTR server ninjas were spreading their deeds across the internet in blogs and the word had been spreading. Even a few guild members I know came back with stories about what was to come. I was excited! NEW CONTENT, NEW LOOT!!

It has come. On one hand I was extremely happy that it wasn't the complete lamefest that was Naxxramas. Naxxramas was ridiculously easy, and completely catered to a whole new generation of WoW players. I don't need to explain how it was a train wreck to those of us that raided Vanilla Wow and even TBC. It was pathetic. The encounters in Ulduar have been challenging, bringing out some of the same feelings I had when raiding the old world. None of it felt handed to me, but actually earned! But now come the nerfs. Each new week several new nerfs arrive to make what this encounter should be... into another travesty that was Naxxramas.

To quote one of my favorite lines "..life is a great wheel. Sometimes it grinds you down into the mud, other times it lifts you up into the light.... The point is, is that most times you get a second chance. You just gotta wait for the wheel". This is a fantastic quote for life in general. But to relate it to WoW, I waited for the wheel... and I'm starting to feel like I'm being ground back into the mud.