Things change. This is one of the only true universal things that will remain constant. Every day you log into the game there is always something changing. Whether it is your gold totals, your gear or just what content is active at the time. Things change from an administration perspective as well. These last few … [Read more of this article]
Breaking Up is Hard to do
PTR 4.1: Holy Word Sanctuary and other Scree...
This post goes without saying. There are going to be a few spoilers in here. If you’re not into that sort of thing, mark as read and move on. But here’s a look at Holy Word: Sanctuary. Yeah. I know. I don’t think the graphics work is complete yet. It just seems a touch small. … [Read more of this article]
Tough Call: Are your officers carrying their...
Welcome back for another week of cupcakes and snugly puppies. Psych! We both know we’re not here for that, so let’s get down to business. What follows will be Part 1 of an 18-part epic series. When I am through, angels will descend from on high and carry the compiled works to the Vatican for … [Read more of this article]
Our Cho’gall 25 Video and Heroic Halfu...
We actually killed Cho’gall several weeks ago, but I didn’t have time to properly edit and such. Check out the new guild intro that Brian created for us. Loooove it! Scored a heroic Halfus kill last night with 5 shots on him. The tough part is definitely making sure the pulls are stable. The second … [Read more of this article]
Evaluating Your Raid Group by Time Spent on ...
The idea of trying to come up with a working series of classifications for different types/levels of raiding guilds seems to be one of those subjects that everyone has an opinion on and most people love to discuss. If you caught the Weekly Marmot a couple of weeks ago, Lore discussed some of the differences … [Read more of this article]
Resto Druid Mana: Tips and Tricks
This is a guest post by Arajal. No, not related in anyway to Archmage Arugal. My guild began our 25 man raiding about a month ago, throwing our entire healing team out of the frying pan of heroics and into the fire of raids. It was a system shock for everyone, myself included. We were … [Read more of this article]
Matticast Episode 9 – BOEs, Calling Wi...
Welcome to Episode 9 of The Matticast. This week Borsk, Matt, Kat, and Brian, discuss: – The Economics of BOEs – When to call a wipe. – Resto Shaman Spirit Refresh – When/How to test new raiders. Sites mentioned State of DPS Posts referenced When do you call a wipe? Don’t forget you can send us your questions or … [Read more of this article]
Handling the Guild Dirty Work
In today’s post, we look at the nature of dirty work that officers need to do both in raids and out of raids. More importantly, we look at why it has to happen and what are some of the methods to use. No one wants to be the kicker, dispeller or gong banger. Someone needs to do it and the best way is to lead by example. [Read more of this article]
Tough Call: When to Recruit
The answer is TODAY. (Actually, “yesterday” would have been a better answer, but I’m sure you had a good reason to take yesterday off. “Today” is also an acceptable answer if you have a sizable nerd-crush on Ann Curry…not that I do or anything…) As a raid officer, at some point it will come to … [Read more of this article]
When should you change your raid strategy?
I have been reading numerous posts lately about how to pick a strategy for an upcoming boss fight and even more discussion about how to go about tailoring a strategy to your particular group. While I have read many good suggestions and valuable tips, I still think I disagree with the the basic premise of … [Read more of this article]