There are a lot of folks out there that think being in charge, or in a leadership role, of a guild is a big fun thing. You get to set permissions, invite, kick and all that other cool stuff! Truth is, at least for me, it’s another job. Being in charge means that, like at … [Read more of this article]
The Burden of Leadership, Lodur bares his th...
How to Lose 14 Players in One Night
It took the guild 3 years, but it was bound to happen sooner or later. I just lost over 14 players from my raiding roster. It started out as a simple personnel disagreement. There was a quiet debate raging within me for some time. On the one hand, I understand the strains of progression raiding … [Read more of this article]
Circle of Healing: Lodur version 4.2
Matt beat me too it, but I too felt it was about time to do one of these again. A while ago, the circle of healing was started as a way of members of the community to share information about themselves will everyone else in the blog-o-sphere. It has been so long, in fact, that … [Read more of this article]
Battle.net Authenticator Changes, Don’...
So in-case you missed it, there was a recent change to how our accounts are authenticated, here it is again for you again if you didn’t see it. If you use an authenticator – and we hope you do – you may soon notice that an authenticator prompt may not appear with every login. We’ve … [Read more of this article]
WoW Premium services: Yes/no/murloc?
Over the course of a game’s lifetime, things change. Features are added, pricing models change, content evolves. Blizzard’s fantasy epic World of Warcraft is no different. The game has been around for over six years at this point, and in that time we’ve seen many things change. Remember when the game was first released? There … [Read more of this article]
Topping Meters vs Assigned Role
Ask the healing community what they think about healing meters and you’ll get a varied response. Some people swear by them and attempt to dominate the healing charts or rank on fights through World of Logs (usually recent converts from DPS roles to healing). Other folks see them as a tool to measure spell usage … [Read more of this article]
Lodur’s Epic Journey to PaxEast 2011
If you didn’t know, for the last several months I’ve been the third seat on the RaidWarning podcast. This comes after the BDTU podcast came to a close. Since then I’ve dove back into podcasting pretty hard as it’s something I really love. We were invited back this year to do a Live Podcast at … [Read more of this article]
Is Blizzard keeping you in guild by threat o...
Last time I posted, I broke the news that I left my guild and home of 6 years on Zul’jin, Unpossible. I actually wound up moving servers completely, and now reside on Ner’zhul a US PvP server located in the bloodlust battlegroup. I am now a member of the Conquest guild, and attempt to harass … [Read more of this article]
Breaking Up is Hard to do
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]
Raid Leading Backbone
**Image from “Patton” courtesy of 20th Century Fox Films** I have a fault. Well, I have lots, but the one I’m going to talk about is my propensity to be “too nice”. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve hated confrontation. I wanted everyone to be happy. People in Team Sport (my guild) have called … [Read more of this article]




