The Egotistical Priest
An irreverent and opinionated discussion of the many classes
in the World of Warcraft gaming universe.
A Final Farewell
by Vonya
As promised, this is the final post on Egotistical Priest.
Two years of advice, opinions, theorycraft, and hilarity has come to an end.
Bloggers
Many, many thanks to my guest bloggers and regular contributors.
- Hannelore - Your Monday posts generated their own fan following, and your snarking stories will be missed by more people than I think you realize. My offer to host a blog for you still stands (see how I say that out in public, so you can’t just politely refuse via email anymore?)
- Zasp - Your Wednesday theorycraft and tips made my silly little blog seem like we actually knew what the heck we were talking about. Thank you. Even though I was tempted to totally leave you off of the thank you list because your The Insane post actually broke my webhost three times in a row, and that ONE post accounts for over 20% of this site’s pageviews, second only to the friggin homepage (razzle frazzlin). Where was I? Oh, right. I was thanking you. Why was I thanking you again? I can’t recall. *winks*
- Aensu – Your tanking tips are still one of my most-requested pages, and even though I was never able to con/bribe/blackmail/convince you to become a regular blogger, I always wished I’d managed to do so. Aside from that, your in-game tanking totally ruined me for healing anyone else. Thanks for being awesome, for making healing fun, and for keeping me not deaded.
- Rhotley/Kwane/Quane – You never posted enough, either, and the fact that you’re my husband means I really suck at this whole “forcing my loved ones to blog with me” thing. Still, you proofread and edited almost every single post I wrote, and your puns devastated millions. Thanks for always being there. Not just for me, but also for the blog. It wouldn’t have existed without your prodding, and it certainly wouldn’t have been maintained without your encouragement.
Commenters
Ego had the best community ever. Period.
You guys totally rock my world. Every blogger (and I feel I can say this with near-certainty) cherishes every comment and every reader they have, and I pity all of them. Why? Because there’s no way they had commenters as awesome as you.
When my comments grew to the point where I couldn’t feasibly answer them all, YOU stepped up to the plate and fielded the questions and fostered the communication that made this blog great.
I mean this in every way possible – Ego could not have existed without all of you. I don’t want to do individual callouts to commenters because a) that would take too friggin long and none of us has all day and b) I’m terrified I’d leave out someone important and they’d think I don’t care.
Thank you. Every single one of you, thank you.
/bow
Readers
Every blog has more readers than commenters, and I don’t want to give the impression that I don’t also value those who came and saw, but said nothing. Thank you for visiting. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read our blog. I hope that you found it both entertaining and useful.
The End
And…that’s it. I don’t know what else to say without getting all weepy-eyed and sentimental, which I’m already doing anyway.
Thank you. I will miss all of you. I am incredibly proud of what we accomplished here with the Egotistical Priest, and I will always be a Warcraft player, till the day I die.
Tiny Addendum
I’ve linked before, but I’ll go ahead and link one last time. I am no longer blogging about World of Warcraft, but I do have a personal blog where I talk about everything from pie and pushups to writing and drawing. Almost all of my World of Warcraft fanfiction has been posted there, along with my non warcraft short stories and links to my webserial blogs (Choose and Blue Moon) and the writing podcast that I co-host (Saucy Wenches).
September 21st, 2009
I knew this was coming as much as anyone. Still, somehow it made a very profound impact on me when I was reading the draft. A very very sad impact, as this seems to solidify the end of a chapter of my life. It’s like leaving home or graduating, only after you look back and realize “it’ll never be like that again”.
Ahh how I miss the old UCS lunch table, trips to PK and when 3 manning a dungeon meant something monumental to us.
We’ll always have Kara…
~Kwane, Quane, Rhotley, Steve – signing off. Peace friends and good hunting.
September 21st, 2009
Thank you so much for the wonderful blog. Just don’t forget, you can always come back should you change your mind someday.
Also: Hannelore, DOO EEET!
/salute
/goodbye
September 21st, 2009
Thanks for all the great reading.
September 21st, 2009
Is been a wonderful time. Fair thee well, Vonya, Kwane, Zasp, Aensu, and Hannelore.
That four-priest Kara badge run we did that one time is always gonna be me favorite.
September 21st, 2009
Thank you for all the great posts (and they were all great)!
September 21st, 2009
It has been an educating, thoughtful, hard laughing reading pleasure – for that; thank you.
September 21st, 2009
The end of one chapter is just the beginning of another. I’m too old to grow out of video games, and there will always be another – possibly better – MMO just around the corner.
Just remember what the tank does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of heaven shake. When some wild-eyed, eight foot tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the dungeon wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, the tank just stares that big sucker right back in the eye and says, “Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it.”
But not before checking to make sure the healer isn’t AFK!
September 21st, 2009
WAY TO OUT ME, SPACE GOAT.
I think I’m done snarking about this game, but the offer (and brief internet fame) is graciously appreciated. BBB has taken up the mantle of “Holy Cow, Pugs Are Really This Bad?” or HCPARTB(?). I don’t know if you can put punctuation with acronyms like that. I still play a little bit, but it’s on such a casual basis that I will likely never again have anything new or informative to actually say about the game. Hanners still isn’t 80!
It has been a blast, and it was really an honor to be able to join with such a tight group that was interested in having fun and Doing It Right. With any luck, I may be able to tag along in the next MMO adventure.
In the meantime, as Hanners used to say: “Don’t die.”
September 21st, 2009
/sad
/waves
September 22nd, 2009
Thanks for the reads.. they have been great…
All the best.. I knew this was coming, but it doesn’t soften the blow
September 22nd, 2009
You know how I feel about you, this blog, your priesty wisdom: Without the inspiration I gained here, I wouldn’t be the player, the healer, the blogger I am today.
See you over on the other side.
*love and hugs*
September 22nd, 2009
Yanno, knew it was coming for a while, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Kinda kept Ego around in my feed readers waiting for this post.
I’ll be following you guys on your other blogs (pretty much as long as you have an IP that the rest of the world can connect to). Mainly just because I like the writing and the odd bit of humor, sense or thought provoking rumination.
Have to say I’ll miss Hanners’ posts the most. A Hannelore post always made my day. It was like fresh black coffee in the morning.
One last time: /mana crystal
September 22nd, 2009
This is an end of an era. I started reading your blogs when I was a frightened shadow priest, who was told “we dont need your pew pews any more and could ya, manage to dig up a few heal spells in that spellbook of yours it would really help our raid” and I had no idea what to do.
The other healy blogs I read, while I love them now initially quite intimidated me. But you spoke with a quiet, funny, witty voice. You had a wink, and a spirit in every one of your posts, that can only come from someone who writes about something that they love. You always made me feel in on the joke, even though I never thought I would love healing — as I do now.
You were the big sister, sharing your sisterly advice I was too afraid to ask. And I just want to say, it really meant the world to me. I kept hoping you’d change you mind but I understand why you haven’t. Sometimes you’ve just run out of words.. and sometimes it’s just time to leave the party before the party leaves you.
From one fellow wisconsinite to another, I wish you well with all you future endeavors and I will miss your blog truely.
<3 Frey
September 22nd, 2009
Damn, I just got to your blog on the very last day!! Bad luck.
But, I could see the excellent information it contains, and your writing style makes it all a pleasure to read. Gratz!!
And, I hope you leave all this info online for us priests-to-be in need of advice (first time I actually understood the Fade spell).
September 22nd, 2009
I was waiting for this kind of post since the day you told us you’d probably stop blogging. Well, I fall into the “reader but not much commenter” category. Though, I still feel like … y’ know, a little sad, but happy for you at the same time.
Ending and beginning, it’s all the same
I wish you all the best, and more !
See ya on your other blogs
September 23rd, 2009
Ok, so I commented for a little a while ago and then kinda stopped, (somewhat because I always thought I typed too much and seemed to somehow turn to focus from the blog to myself) but I never stopped checking in and reading! I just hope this site stays up for a long time so I can keep pointing people to it and its wonderful insight.
This blog really helped shape up my healing. I even get comments on my healing ability, which kind of surprises me since I seem to be more under-geared than most of the other players out there and more so for my bad habit of “sometimes” getting distracted by something shiny in the corner or a dps that can’t “stay out of the fire” (I know, I care too much
) for a second or two and turning back to the tank when he has around 10% health. At least I save him…. most of the time.
I still remember times when I was getting into new healing experiences and I would just be repeating your advice in my head as I was nervously carrying on the fight. You taught me about the five second rule, the art and zen of healing spells, and that it was ok to just stop healing idiots sometimes!
My tank is grateful for Aensu’s battle-hardened tips, my awesomely holy undead priest and new little resto shammy adore and salute spaceg-, I mean, Ego, I still feel inspired by Zasp to go and get a raven lord mounty thingy (hey, maybe I’ll get it in my first couple tries!), Kwane… uhh, what did Kwane do? *goes back to read* oh yes, warlocks, the hex on valdez, and he forgot to repair and wiped on trash hardcore style, and to the fair Lady Hannelore, through my solo leveling (as holy) and running with pugs 99% of the time, it felt refeshing to know I was not alone in my trials in the many gauntlets of stupidity and that it was ok to label and hate certain groups of people. Stupid trees.
/punts a gnome and listens to night elf death cries to relax
I think I’ll start reading through the blog again. :p Maybe I can find that post my question was in… if I could remember the question.
Lok’tar Ogar!
/salute
/thank Egocrew
/bow
September 23rd, 2009
http://egotisticalpriest.com/2008/11/if-only/
Oh… that’s right… I never got answers to my questions……
Although along with the patches, the answers have changed some too.
At least Lady Hannelore answered something.
http://egotisticalpriest.com/2008/11/wrath-week-1-thoughts/
It’s because I’m Horde isn’t it? Not all undead are that bad to be around.
…
At least I’m not Maurice.
September 27th, 2009
I, too, am sad to see it end.
When I was a brand, spanking, new Priest, I found tons of insight here and it made the sometimes thankless job of levelling a Priest easier.
…And, to this day, every time a PUG I’m in implodes or the Hunter can’t seem to NOT pull aggro…..I think of Hanners and laugh.
Have a nice life everyone….
October 13th, 2009
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October 13th, 2009
I’ll miss you…take care :’(
November 7th, 2009
As usual, I’m late to the…uh,…nvm.
Sorry to see you go, Ego. It seems like the old guard bloggers are getting caught up in the mega-boss RL or being sucked into the Maelstrom. I know I hit the wall in April, but just couldn’t kick the game for good.
Now, I’ve found new life in the game on the Horde side and PvPing as a rogue. A ROGUE!! Anyways, good luck to you in your further adventures.
Dax
March 9th, 2010
I miss you miss space goat. And your lil -pug- too. I’m further into ICC then I ever thought I’d get. My personal healing style, and abilities have gotten better than I have ever imagined. But still somehow I miss your musings on the subject.