We were working on Alysrazor, an encounter for which I had been pretty excited. But no matter how much I understood the very simple mechanic of the tornadoes, I kept dying. (Before anyone asks, no, I wasn't keyboard-turning. This also means I wasn't healing during the tornado phase, either--just trying to stay alive.)
Out of 25 people, I died the most. It was very discouraging.
It got to the point where if I had had any other healer at all to substitute in, I would have sat myself and gone and moped in a corner.
It got to the point where I started comparing this encounter in my head to Teron Gorefiend.
It got to the point where I wondered if I had any place playing this game anymore, or if I should just hang it up and walk away.
Alysrazor finally died. And although I finished the encounter dead, as well, to tornadoes, there is nothing I can do to improve my tornado performance further until next week. My fellow Druids did help me out with a small suggestion which made a big difference: stick with the inner circles. I hadn't realized the tornadoes were supposed to take the same amount of time going around the center, which would mean that the inner tornadoes move more slowly. (Basic geometry.) I thought they all had the same speed. It was easier those last attempts, when I stuck with the inner circles, and I often found myself looking at my life bar in surprise after the tornado phase, wondering why I was at full health. (The last time I died, I managed to try to go in between a couple of tornadoes. Bad idea.)
One way or another, I need to shake off last night and move on. Because the alternative would be to just quit. And drat it all, when the day comes I leave the game, I want to do it on my terms, not because I slunk off in defeat.
Maybe my graphics card will come over the weekend, so I can get my computer fixed, and I won't have to use my husband's laptop anymore. Maybe I'll run a few heroics, so I can collect a few more anecdotes to try to relate in my sometimes amusing voice. Maybe I'll bake zucchini bread with some of the first zucchini from my garden. Maybe I'll knit. Perhaps I'll drag my husband out on a walk, in this beautiful monsoon season. Maybe I'll lose myself playing Enya on the piano. Maybe I'll start a blog on the adventures of homeschooling a mildly autistic teenager in preparation for the GED. (She took a practice GED math test yesterday and scored very well, but I'm not intending for her to really get her GED for two more years, as she just turned 15. Found a great on-line two-year program which preps not only for the GED, but also for college. Perfect.) Maybe I'll get some badges and be able to pick up my new relic. Maybe I'll study up on Ragnaros, because I have complete confidence Majordomo is going down next time we meet.
Next week is another chance to do it right.
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