Project PUG Tank report
Aegidius the pugging prot warrior is now level 85. (See the previous post!) This means he gets to run Lost City, Halls of Origination, and Grim Batol until his brain dribbles out his ears. I intend to run normals until I have managed to get his Therazane rep up. Right now that requires questing through Deepholm. This is the downside of leveling by instance-running. Fortunately he’s got a nice pile of Justice badgers waiting to be spent when patch 4.2 hits. He’ll be able to snag a tier piece or two immediately.
My goal is to get the full 7 runs in before Tuesday so he has as many badges as he can for the patch. I have only done 1 run all week, however, because I’ve been busy.
Instance: LCOT normal
Gear upgrades: 2
Blood pressure spikes: 0
Good players: 0
Space cases: 0
Jackasses: 0
Group: arcane mage, frost DK, demonology warlock, resto druid
A nice competent group. No wipes, no mess-ups, good aggro management. This is what I hope for when I pug. Maybe it’s pure bias on my part, but I’m always happiest when a druid is healing me. Nice steady health fluctuations, no panic moments. For some reason I spent most of the instance thinking the DK was a rogue. A strange, unstealthed rogue. Don’t even ask! I do note that so far I haven’t had a single nasty pugging experience.
The 2 dungeon quests gave me the Ramkahen Front boots, which are nice starter tanking boots. I also got normal-mode Heart of Solace. It’s a meh trinket for Aegidius’s dps set, but it’s a sight better than the Egg-Lift Talisman it replaces.
