How to Heal When Hit With Bursts of Damage

http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/11/22/healing-through-the-burst-damage/

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Nameplates and Cooldown Monitors

No Stock UI has found two new addons to help raiders.  One is a nameplate addon for PvP called Docs Nameplates.
http://www.nostockui.com/2010/11/docs-nameplates/

The other is called Flump.  It keeps track of when any player activates a raid cooldown, a portal or drops a feast, and also when the activated ability wears off.
http://www.nostockui.com/2010/11/what-can-flump-do-for-you/

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Cataclysm Raid Healing Video

Matticus has done a video of PvE raid healing as it is unfolds in the Cataclysm beta.  The video covers the first two bosses in the ten man version of Bastion of Twilight.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/11/09/video-a-preview-of-cataclysm-raid-healing/

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Cataclysm's Guild Advancement System Explained

Matticus covers how the guild advancement system will work.  It covers perks, guild reputation and experience, achievements and rewards, and the guild UI changes.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/10/05/guild-advancement-101/

Here is a bit about the changes to guild achievements Blizzard made after Cataclysm hit and why.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/officers-quarters-the-guild-achievement-controversy/

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Cataclysm: The Healer's UI

Matticus takes a critical look at how the Cataclysm UI will effect healers.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/01/raid-rx-the-evolving-healing-ui/#continued

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How Loot Council Works UPDATED

A discussion of Loot Council and how setting up a group to distribute loot works.  It's a system with a lot of potential for abuse, so beware of joining a guild with this system in place without knowing how it works there.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2010/08/11/behind-the-scenes-loot-council/

Why Blacksen likes it.
http://blacksen.com/?p=542

UPDATE:  Matticus likes Loot Council Lite.
http://www.nostockui.com/2010/10/loot-council-lite/

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A History of Raid Healing

A history of healing from vanilla WOW through today from Matticus, with speculation as to what healing will be like when Cataclysm hits.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/04/raid-rx-a-history-of-organizational-healing/

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