GTFO is the best addon you’re probably not using right now. GTFO stands for exactly what it sounds like, “Get The F$%# Out”. Simply put, the addon gives you an audio alert whenever you are standing in something that is causing you harm. Why is this a good thing? Well, right now there are a … [Read more of this article]
Lodur’s Addon Spotlight: GTFO
Holy Word: Sanctuary, Some Work Needed
Sanctuary could definitely use a buff. I stopped using it a while ago because it wasn’t cost effective. At least its nice to know that it’s being acknowledged as weak. I had a talk with the devs about this very issue yesterday, and they are well aware of this subject, and tend to agree with … [Read more of this article]
Matticast Episode 12 – Officers, Healing A...
Welcome to Episode 12 of The Matticast. This week Borsk, Matt, Kat, and Brian, discuss: – Officer Options and Hierarchy – Healing Assignments – Running both a 25 and 10 man raid within the same guild. Don’t forget you can send us your questions or topics or tweet us with the hashtag #matticast Subscribe to … [Read more of this article]
25 Man Guilds Slowly Dwindling?
Another 25 player guild on my server has called it quits. Seems like a number of them have decided to stop altogether or switch to being a 10 player guild instead. I can almost count on one hand the number of active raiding 25s. A year ago, during ICC, there must have been over 20 … [Read more of this article]
11 Suggestions for the New Guild Leader
Whether it’s Rift, WoW, or Star Wars: the Old Republic, guild problems and solutions can be carried over from one game to the next. Having organizational skills are crucial to being an effective guild leader. I went around and had an open call with several guild leaders in the community to see if they had … [Read more of this article]
Evaluating New Resto Druids in Cataclysm
The other day, I was approached by a couple on my server looking for druid advice. One of them was an up-and-coming resto druid still making the transition from Wrath to Cataclysm and felt she wasn’t quite where she needed to be with mana control. I offered to help get her up to speed, which … [Read more of this article]
Introducing Planar Tear
Hey team! I know my blog has always been dedicated to WoW and I also know a portion of our readership (you guys!) is also testing the waters with Rift. Now I myself don’t have the time to pick up and give Rift a spin. Got the whole writing thing, the whole dragon killing thing … [Read more of this article]
Can a 10 man raid team co-exist with a 25 ma...
Short, discussionary post for today. You are the GM of a 25 man raiding guild. A player comes to you and wants to form their own 10 man raiding team outside of the hours that your 25 man team raids at. Let’s say that player is unable to match the times that the 25 man … [Read more of this article]
Guildmaster Retirement
Atlas. In Greek mythology, he was a Titan who was doomed to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders. Actually, maybe it was the heavens (or sky) to be more precise. After all, he was with team Titans and they lost against team Olympia. My knowledge of Greek is a little rusty. The … [Read more of this article]
Tough Call: Real Officer Set-Ups In Cataclys...
Welcome back for another issue of Tough Call, with me, Viktory. Disclaimer: What follows is the summation of my opinion based upon the responses I received from over a dozen guild masters when I asked them about their officer corps. Given the content of my last two posts, I felt it would be relevant to … [Read more of this article]
