After a brief stint as a Tree of Life last week, in which I healed a short-lived group in Shadow Labs and another group in Durnholde (my first time to either place), I respecced back to feral and shelled out the 160 gold for 8 enduring talasites. I figure I can get the rest of my defense from a few other res/def pieces I’ve read about.

I can now say that I have experienced all druid forms (epic flight form on a ptr!). I actually really liked healing as a tree. If this tanking stuff doesn’t work out, it’s always an option. The only problem is not being able to solo content - what a shocker it was when I died trying to get a kalari wing. Grrrr! If I did resort to tree form, I’d certainly have to work on obtaining some caster dps gear.

Meh!

The only problem with wanting to get Earthwarden, or anything else that requires instancing (like rep), is the pug factor. It took me longer to wait around for a Shadow Lab group than the actual time spent in the instance. We didn’t even kill the first boss. I’m not sure the same problems that plague pugs would be alleviated by a guild group (people having to go, people leaving the group before it’s formed due to a disagreement in party chat), but I’m certain it would be lessened.

Anyhow, just a quick gear update.