Comments on: PUGs: The Magic Recruiter http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/ Practical advice for World of Warcraft healers and leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: @valkyrierisen http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24154 @valkyrierisen Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:28:06 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24154 Yay! Love this post! I'm a pug-addict and I often drag friends/guildies into the pugs too when they have an available raid id or aren't currently saved to the instance. I'm the evil temptress "c'mon lets do it and not wait for XYZ to log on". Sometimes they're win and sometimes they're not, but because of all my pugging I've met a huge portion of the server population that plays at the same times as me. Sometimes now I can form my own ten mans and get volunteers to join and help simply because they know my style of play and they know I keep my cool in past pugs (raids, heroics, whatever). I play this game to be social, and I loathe farming. To me, even a pretty bad pug is more fun than farming for pretty much anything, even junk I need for consumables. It's improved my reactions to unforseen events hugely. In short, I love it. And a bad pug may set me back for a week to settle back and focus on the dreaded farming, but next week I'm ready to go again. .-= @valkyrierisen´s last blog ..<a href="http://myriadresolve.blogspot.com/2009/09/practice-for-roleplay.html" rel="nofollow">Practice for roleplay</a> =-. Yay! Love this post! I’m a pug-addict and I often drag friends/guildies into the pugs too when they have an available raid id or aren’t currently saved to the instance. I’m the evil temptress “c’mon lets do it and not wait for XYZ to log on”. Sometimes they’re win and sometimes they’re not, but because of all my pugging I’ve met a huge portion of the server population that plays at the same times as me. Sometimes now I can form my own ten mans and get volunteers to join and help simply because they know my style of play and they know I keep my cool in past pugs (raids, heroics, whatever). I play this game to be social, and I loathe farming. To me, even a pretty bad pug is more fun than farming for pretty much anything, even junk I need for consumables. It’s improved my reactions to unforseen events hugely. In short, I love it. And a bad pug may set me back for a week to settle back and focus on the dreaded farming, but next week I’m ready to go again.
.-= @valkyrierisen´s last blog ..Practice for roleplay =-.

]]> By: ixobelle http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24098 ixobelle Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:05:36 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24098 <b>Frau Blücher!</b> (nneeeiigghhhhh!) Frau Blücher!

(nneeeiigghhhhh!)

]]> By: Charles G. http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24094 Charles G. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:57 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24094 Most of this article seems to be common sense, it's a shame it needs to be written. And it's even more of a shame that the players who need to read it the most will probably never see it. Most of this article seems to be common sense, it’s a shame it needs to be written. And it’s even more of a shame that the players who need to read it the most will probably never see it.

]]> By: Napaeae http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24085 Napaeae Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:16 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24085 I totally agree that pugging is a great recruitment tool. We discussed this at our last guild meeting on how guildies can help the recruitment officer recruit; being positive and keeping an eye out for guildless (and talented) players during a pug goes a long way. Great post! .-= Napaeae´s last blog ..<a href="http://mamagm.blogspot.com/2009/10/goodbye-to-wow-community-pillar.html" rel="nofollow">Goodbye to a WoW community pillar</a> =-. I totally agree that pugging is a great recruitment tool. We discussed this at our last guild meeting on how guildies can help the recruitment officer recruit; being positive and keeping an eye out for guildless (and talented) players during a pug goes a long way. Great post!
.-= Napaeae´s last blog ..Goodbye to a WoW community pillar =-.

]]> By: LordHuggington http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24081 LordHuggington Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:27:32 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24081 I do a lot of PUGing too. One thing that helps here is to slowly learn who is on your server. Add the players you gel with to your friends list for future PUGs, and make a note of who consistently rage quits on runs when things go all pear-shaped. It's usually the occasional terri-bad run that leaves the bad taste in one's mouth for running PUGs, I think. Overall, they aren't as unpleasant as some would make them out to be. .-= LordHuggington´s last blog ..<a href="http://coacwp.blogspot.com/2009/10/gear-score-debate.html" rel="nofollow">The Gear Score Debate</a> =-. I do a lot of PUGing too. One thing that helps here is to slowly learn who is on your server. Add the players you gel with to your friends list for future PUGs, and make a note of who consistently rage quits on runs when things go all pear-shaped. It’s usually the occasional terri-bad run that leaves the bad taste in one’s mouth for running PUGs, I think. Overall, they aren’t as unpleasant as some would make them out to be.
.-= LordHuggington´s last blog ..The Gear Score Debate =-.

]]> By: The Nasgoul http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24075 The Nasgoul Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:10:46 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24075 PUG's are my guilty pleasure of WoW. Everyday people complain about this pug or that. How the wiped until they had to stop in a heroic. Or how they got saved to VOA 25 and they cant down the last boss. Why this of course has happened to everyone, one of my favorite parts of the game can only happen when your in a PUG. You get to be the hero. I am a priest. Disc/Shadow. 2500 sp/30 crit on both sets. In either spec, although as a healer it happens more, I can single handily change the outcome of the event. In the olden days of CC it was even more fun as a bad tank or an inexperienced dps pulled more than we were supposed to. The PUG should wipe. It should. But it wont, because I am here. Whether it is off healing better than the healer or whether it is managing the entire group with no one holding aggro. One of my favorite parts of the game is when everyone is expecting a wipe, and then... it doesnt happen. And not because you are with your guild, are on vent, and everyone is experienced at the fight. No. It is because I am saving this stupid group. lol.. It is my guilty pleasure of wow. While I am in an endgame guild I rarely run with my guild. Mostly because my schedule doesnt allow me to block hours of time away in a row, but also because they use DKP. As I cannot raid on a consistent schedule I cannot use my raid ID without getting a free roll on the gear. So PUGs are how I have progressed. And while sometimes you can get stuck, sometimes you can win the entire event because of the skill of one. i am the nasgoul PUG’s are my guilty pleasure of WoW. Everyday people complain about this pug or that. How the wiped until they had to stop in a heroic. Or how they got saved to VOA 25 and they cant down the last boss. Why this of course has happened to everyone, one of my favorite parts of the game can only happen when your in a PUG. You get to be the hero.

I am a priest. Disc/Shadow. 2500 sp/30 crit on both sets. In either spec, although as a healer it happens more, I can single handily change the outcome of the event. In the olden days of CC it was even more fun as a bad tank or an inexperienced dps pulled more than we were supposed to. The PUG should wipe. It should. But it wont, because I am here. Whether it is off healing better than the healer or whether it is managing the entire group with no one holding aggro. One of my favorite parts of the game is when everyone is expecting a wipe, and then… it doesnt happen. And not because you are with your guild, are on vent, and everyone is experienced at the fight. No. It is because I am saving this stupid group. lol.. It is my guilty pleasure of wow.

While I am in an endgame guild I rarely run with my guild. Mostly because my schedule doesnt allow me to block hours of time away in a row, but also because they use DKP. As I cannot raid on a consistent schedule I cannot use my raid ID without getting a free roll on the gear. So PUGs are how I have progressed. And while sometimes you can get stuck, sometimes you can win the entire event because of the skill of one.

i am the nasgoul

]]> By: Rhii http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24073 Rhii Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:42:30 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24073 I love this post! I'm currently a member of a new guild looking to shift up to full speed. One of the biggest mistakes that we have made is overrecruiting. We recently kicked several members for "bank robbery" -- a level 17 hunter who was routinely taking and selling Saronite and Northrend gems from the guild bank, and a midlevel priest who ninja'd a guild instance run by setting himself as master looter and then trying to sell the resulting loot to the other guildies. The new rule for the guild is ALWAYS pug first. We've gotten so many quality members through good pugs... in fact, it's how I joined the guild - through pugging with the Co-GM and one of the officers. We don't want any more boost beggars, bank robbers or ninjas. We don't need the numbers that badly. Pugging is a quick and easy indicator of whether somebody's a competent and courteous player, and it's served us very well. I love this post!

I’m currently a member of a new guild looking to shift up to full speed. One of the biggest mistakes that we have made is overrecruiting. We recently kicked several members for “bank robbery” — a level 17 hunter who was routinely taking and selling Saronite and Northrend gems from the guild bank, and a midlevel priest who ninja’d a guild instance run by setting himself as master looter and then trying to sell the resulting loot to the other guildies.

The new rule for the guild is ALWAYS pug first. We’ve gotten so many quality members through good pugs… in fact, it’s how I joined the guild – through pugging with the Co-GM and one of the officers. We don’t want any more boost beggars, bank robbers or ninjas. We don’t need the numbers that badly. Pugging is a quick and easy indicator of whether somebody’s a competent and courteous player, and it’s served us very well.

]]> By: Tiis http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/10/22/pugs-the-magic-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-24070 Tiis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:57:52 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=6387#comment-24070 I couldn't agree more. When running heroics or Naxx raids, I like to fill one spot of our guild run with a PuG member. We have picked up quite a few members over the past few years this way. Its no guarantee, but it is one of our more effective ways of recruiting. .-= Tiis´s last blog ..<a href="http://tiis-theatreoftheabsurd.blogspot.com/2009/10/hallowed.html" rel="nofollow">The Hallowed</a> =-. I couldn’t agree more. When running heroics or Naxx raids, I like to fill one spot of our guild run with a PuG member. We have picked up quite a few members over the past few years this way. Its no guarantee, but it is one of our more effective ways of recruiting.
.-= Tiis´s last blog ..The Hallowed =-.

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