Joaquime was my second WoW char, and I made her basically because I wanted some Elixir of Defense for Tessy to make Toughened Leather Gloves, and research showed that this elixir was made by Alchemists.

So I needed an Alchemist.

Lo and Behold, enter Joaqime, my pretty sneaky cuddly druid.

Btw, it is pronunced the frenchy way, with a sh-sound and the emphasis on the second syllable and a silent e in the end. At least, this is how I pronounce it, and I made up the name, so I get to call the shots on how to say it ;P

So, questions like "What professions should I choose?" out of the way (Herbalism sort of being the natural choice to go with Alchemistry because I needed the herbs to make the elixir), it was time to learn to play a druid.

It was a bit difficult getting the hang of when to use what skills (Root a mob and the shift into bear to fight another? Too many mobs - shift into Travel form an run away like the wind?), but I soon realised that the versatility of the druid was pretty amazing.

And they could stealth, one of the absolutely best abilities in the game. After having fought your way into that maze-like cave to get that special quest item, it's pretty neat to just prowl your way back out instead of the usual kill-all-scenario, and then you can get yourself some well-earned kittycat rest.

My "farming alt" turned out to be very fun to play and Joaquime dinged 60 just a few weeks before TBC came out, when she got all caught up in the Honor craze preceding the release, when everyone and their grandmother was pvp'ing their arses off to get the pvp sets (pretty nice gear which became obsolete about the same time you entered Outland and got the first green quest rewards).

She was the first of my char to actually hit 70, and I have been playing her a lot.

Professions
Herbalism turned out to be a good choice for a druid, especially after you get the flight form, when you can just fly around and gather herbs without ever having to shift out. Very handy when there are nearby mobs and you don't feel like fighting them, just fly away. And absolutely imba when you get the Epic Flight Form!

And the Alchemistry was pretty neat too, I made Joaq a Master of Transmutes and she's been transmuting for herself and for her friends almost daily. And yes, that Transmute Mastery do procc occasionally. She grinded to Revered with the Sporeggar for their Primal Earth to Primal Water transmute and then she grinded to Exalted with them for the Shrouding Potion. She knows all the Primal Transmutes except Mana to Fire, which is a discovery so I think it will drop in sooner or later.

As an Alchemist, she made herself the Alchemist's Stone, for which the Transmute Mastery came in handy, and I wonder if I will have to make a new one with the reported upcoming specialised Alchemist's Stones in 2.4?

Talents
Joaq's feral to the heart, although she did level as a moonkin from the mid-60's to 70 or so. Feral with a slight slant to the Resto side, actually, since she has 19 points in that branch of her talent tree.

She's been tanking most of the bosses in the 60+ dungeons and Karazhan, she has a pretty decent catsuit, she can offheal in a pinch or range-dps the mobs down with her pretty flashing offensive spells (what can I say, she's a druid...)

Current goals
Although Joaq is feral, I find that a few of her current goals are to improve her healing set...
- Get Revered with Honor Hold for Glyph of Renewal
- Get the Idol of the Emerald Queen from the first boss in Shadow Labyrinth. Even with the announced nerf to Lifebloom in 2.4 it seems to be a good item to have.
- Collect Badges of Justice for sweet badge rewards to improve her feral gear.

Armory Link for Joaquime


(She may be logged out in gear or a form that does not properly reflect her bear tanking stats)