tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post6430604121836139794..comments2024-03-26T09:53:50.263-06:00Comments on Eight Years in Azeroth: 3.68. FallShawn Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-71034409399864717652016-07-02T23:48:31.013-06:002016-07-02T23:48:31.013-06:00Damn, got goosebumps when reading this. Fantastic ...Damn, got goosebumps when reading this. Fantastic fight, one of my all time favourites.S-Mieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909101403208930216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-13591610423275747642014-05-29T10:48:14.399-06:002014-05-29T10:48:14.399-06:00My all time favorite was the player who said '...My all time favorite was the player who said 'duh! I shouldnt have to do homework for a video game' when advised he could check out a boss fight with a quick google. Followed closely by 'well some of us actually have lives!' as a reason why watching a 2 min video is too much to ask. :/<br />Not knowing there are boss fight resources is one thing. Knowing and not being willing to devote 2min of your time is something else...Viryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-73508813501778296682014-05-28T01:22:23.575-06:002014-05-28T01:22:23.575-06:00To me, Blizz made a 3rd and 4th big mistake in Cat...To me, Blizz made a 3rd and 4th big mistake in Cata. If it can be said that the equalization of gear in 10/25 raids killed the 25 man raid, I think it can equally be said that the introduction of LFR killed the community. <br /><br />At the beginning of Cata, I saw so many 25 man guilds not just switch to 10 man, but die completely. It was really quite sad. Names I had seen around the server since I first made my way to Stormwind just disappeared. Oh and let's add a 5th big mistake, 10 and 25 man raids having the same lock out. My raid was a 10 man, but I'd often pug into friends 25 man raids on off nights. Once Cata hit, I could no longer have fun with people outside my main raid. <br /><br />Then, there was LFR. While I totally support the idea behind LFR (everyone getting a chance to see the end story even if they are not in a raiding guild), the lack of consequence for asshattish behavior made the entire experience something to be avoided. As Virya said, lack of experience, learning a new role, learning the fight...these are things I have no problem with. But the trolling, pulling of multiple groups of trash, pulling the bosses for the tanks and before the entire group is there, purposefully wiping the group, standing at the back and doing nothing or doing everything wrong just because "it's lfr, not a single f*ck will be given today", this makes me cry for the state of the WoW community. And since the players are pulled from all servers and no one cares about their server reputation anymore, there is no recourse. <br /><br />Sorry for the wall of text. It just hit an area that I feel very passionately about. <br /><br />@Shawn...really enjoy your blog. I look forward to the new post every week. :)Elanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-46112534572481608152014-05-27T19:34:45.661-06:002014-05-27T19:34:45.661-06:00At some point we realized that after Arthas killed...At some point we realized that after Arthas killed us, we could ankh or use pre-cast soul stones and attack before the big mass Rez. Usually wings, Decca, and I wailing on the LK while he rambled on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504366534897655617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-24959310943256970522014-05-27T00:38:27.180-06:002014-05-27T00:38:27.180-06:00Catelina - LFR was wonderful for me @ the start of...Catelina - LFR was wonderful for me @ the start of this xpac. All my old guildies were gone & I couldnt find a new group to raid with that fit my schedule. Being able to see the 'story' is a big part of how I enjoy the game. (I read quest text =] ). But with the mix of people playing and the varying skill and interest levels, LFR has to be made so forgiving.<br />Ran an alt through SoO yesterday & the tank was a boosted 90 in partial timeless gear, no enchants, no gems. He was squishy - but was trying. Then the healer in a mix of PVP & timeless dps gear, no enchants, no gems & doing 18k healing compared to the pther healers doin 4x or more of his output. <br />That guy didnt care. His attitude was 'its LFR, who cares? I'm just here for shits & giggles'.<br />I'm thankful for LFR, but it reminds me of when I used to smoke. A few times I would run out of cigs & pick butts out of the ashtray to get my fix. It wasnt the same, but it was still nicotine. That's how LFR is feeling to me lately. :(<br />Ignorance or even stupidity dont get under my skin. Everyone is inexperienced at some point & some people just cant think or react to all the shit on screen. Its much harder for me to deal with people who dont care how their action (or inaction) affects the group.<br />At least Ive had practice developing patience. ;)Viryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-39771299711887532742014-05-25T22:52:55.478-06:002014-05-25T22:52:55.478-06:00I actually liked the LFR, it took something I woul...I actually liked the LFR, it took something I would likely never see, and allowed me to see it. I don't care about loot, I care about my friends, and the story of the world itself.<br /><br />LFR allowed me to have a lot less stress, and have fun with my friends in a Raid, something that rarely ever happened for me on Raid nights.<br /><br />Though, I wouldn't brag about killing Deathwing in an LFR. XD<br /><br />-Catelina, blah blah blah blahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-27446293590063596802014-05-25T19:39:39.435-06:002014-05-25T19:39:39.435-06:00I had stopped playing for most of Cata. Got back ...I had stopped playing for most of Cata. Got back into it near the end at the urging of my new boyfriend.<br /><br />I wasn't into the game as much as I used to be, so when the words "Raid Finder" had run across my line of sight, I never paid much attention to it.<br /><br />Until one day I came home from work, and my boyfriend said "I just beat Deathwing!"<br /><br />"You just hit level 85 and you're still in mostly blues. You didn't beat Deathwing."<br /><br />"I just did!"<br /><br />"So you're telling me, that after reaching 85 a few weeks ago, not reading any strategies and not researching your class, you got through the final raid in Cataclysm?"<br /><br />"Yup!"<br /><br />I was crying very much on the inside after that.<br /><br />But I agree that the big mistake is the equalization of 10s/25s. In pretty much every post he is alluding to how no one cared about 10s, and 25s were the true test of skill.<br /><br />And it did lead to the near extinction of 25s raiding guilds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-82543053754983268952014-05-24T01:22:07.484-06:002014-05-24T01:22:07.484-06:00Aight, I realized what I did, I mostly did LFR, an...Aight, I realized what I did, I mostly did LFR, and I derd dah brained and mixed the two.<br /><br />That sentence illustrates how little that makes sense in hindsight.<br /><br />-Catelina, KT Alliance Holy PriestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-6982350942810234262014-05-23T13:48:44.098-06:002014-05-23T13:48:44.098-06:00Matt & Catelina - yup. I was afk for most of C...Matt & Catelina - yup. I was afk for most of Cata & did no raiding (not even LFR) but remember reading lots of posts about the loot homoginization & the resulting dropoff in 25 man raiding. After all - why go thru the headache of managing a larger guild & roster & progressing thru harder content (now that Blizz openly says that if balance was too diff to get right they would make 10s easier) and not get higher ilvl gear. I dont know the reality, but community perception seemed to think that killed 25s.<br />fwiw - I raided w a 10man guild in Wrath while pugging 25s. I think higher ilvl for 25s was always appropriate & thought Blizz made a big mistake.Viryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-71604777170029856642014-05-23T11:56:07.059-06:002014-05-23T11:56:07.059-06:00@Catalina
Nope. In Cata, Blizz decided to give t...@Catalina<br /><br />Nope. In Cata, Blizz decided to give the same iLvl in 10's and 25's. Higher for heroics over normals of course and lower for LFR but 10's and 25's were the same the whole time.<br /><br />Wasn't until 5.2 that they made any real change to that and even that was just more Thunderforged items in 25.<br /><br />Hope that info helps!<br /><br />MattAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022157186199395182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-27945699251503481082014-05-23T00:10:23.663-06:002014-05-23T00:10:23.663-06:00@Virya
I took most of Cata off, came back during ...@Virya<br /><br />I took most of Cata off, came back during DS, I coulda sworn that 10's gave a lower iLvl loot, though variations of the same item?<br /><br />-Catelina, KT Alliance Holy PriestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-54312963172158785292014-05-22T15:52:27.632-06:002014-05-22T15:52:27.632-06:00and I'm wagering 3rd mistake is having 10s &am...and I'm wagering 3rd mistake is having 10s & 25s give same loot. Big Blizz mistake imo.Viryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-6880745317971338822014-05-22T15:49:16.957-06:002014-05-22T15:49:16.957-06:00Had a smile the whole time I read this one. Loved ...Had a smile the whole time I read this one. Loved that LK fight. Did it as RSham & Disco priest. On our first kill I was in spirit world & when Arthas hit 10% and we all died I thought I'd screwed up and wiped the raid :DViryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-55923351033191860932014-05-22T14:37:52.407-06:002014-05-22T14:37:52.407-06:00Another awesome installment Shawn, really enjoyed ...Another awesome installment Shawn, really enjoyed reliving the LK battle, even though it was a different guild than the one I belonged to.<br /><br />Really looking forward to, yet dreading, the conclusion of your saga. It's a highpoint of my blog reading week when I see you've got another installment.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />WylsetWylsetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-83863191210060901172014-05-22T09:42:35.731-06:002014-05-22T09:42:35.731-06:00Reeeally starting to hope that the "Blizzard&...Reeeally starting to hope that the "Blizzard's Third Mistake" that you keep Cliffhanging with isn't LFR.<br /><br />One of the Few Cata things I really enjoyed. XD<br /><br />My guild had me try Disc here and there (End of Wrath was when I picked my Priest back up, from the first half of BC, transferring her from the other server, and faction too, was a resto druid post Naxx wrath, and the first half of ICC), but it never really clicked sadly. Much as having a habitual bubbler would have been helpful here and there. :/<br /><br />Always nice to hear of a priest who CAN swap playstyles.<br /><br />-Catalina, KT Alliance Holy PriestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-58887853090535728502014-05-22T08:47:31.487-06:002014-05-22T08:47:31.487-06:00@Saerath,
*Absolutely* have given it thought. Man...@Saerath,<br /><br />*Absolutely* have given it thought. Many different approaches to this, haven't quite got a feel yet for what would be the "best" way (if there is such a thing) but is certainly something on my radar.<br /><br />I haven't done a good job of publicizing our guild forums on the blog, but they *are* public, and the readership is invited to lurk, participate, spy, and even ask questions if they wish. That may be a start:<br /><br />http://discourse.descendantsofdraenor.com/<br /><br />In the future, I hope to tie the blog and the forums together a bit tighter than they are now.<br /><br />**twirls moustache pondering next cliffhanger**Shawn Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-68632718549220887202014-05-22T07:29:36.926-06:002014-05-22T07:29:36.926-06:00I can almost picture Shawn steepling his fingers a...I can almost picture Shawn steepling his fingers and laughing maniacally as he writes these cliff hanger endings. <br /><br />On another note, have you given any thought to writing an instructional series on guild management? I've gained quite a bit of insight from reading this series, but I'd read the hell out of that too. Saerathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152854154527785070noreply@blogger.com