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 …

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GMs Talk: Things We Share, Things We Do Not

<Apotheosis> must be sick of me whenever I pop into their mumble late at night. That’s Kurn’s guild. Every so often I like to drop in there and have a chat with another GM (who doubles as a blogger herself). Not too many of us around, I’m afraid. She doesn’t know this, but she plays …

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Getting Rid of the Ready Check

The ready check is an easily understood command which has one question for players to answer. Are you ready? Traditionally, raid leaders use ready checks to ensure everyone has their buffs, cauldrons and consumables. It’s a last minute reminder for everyone to see if anyone has any questions before going into the pull. Anyone steal …

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Does Your Guild Need Social Media Guidelines?

In a word, probably not. More and more players are finding themselves on Twitter and Facebook. Guild members are adding each other as friends to all these other social networks and their thoughts are then broadcast which expose themselves to even moreplayers. There is always an inherent risk though. Much like the way companies operate, …

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