tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post883891828894697492..comments2024-03-26T09:53:50.263-06:00Comments on Eight Years in Azeroth: 2.23. The Taming of the AskewShawn Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-18849251216068543112016-07-06T14:58:27.535-06:002016-07-06T14:58:27.535-06:00Morogrim Tidewalker, what a PoS!
We wiped night af...Morogrim Tidewalker, what a PoS!<br />We wiped night after night for more that a month (4 days/week).<br />Our MT had to take a few days break out of frustration because of that boss!Jean-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239104213118326268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-89360036784436880512016-07-02T16:33:18.566-06:002016-07-02T16:33:18.566-06:00@Unknown,
The guild was actively aware and involv...@Unknown,<br /><br />The guild was actively aware and involved along the way. Dalans was definitely the proofreader of the bunch, but I had to take many of the individual members aside at various time and preview posts with them. "Is this how you remember it?" "Does this feel accurate?" They were very good about being honest and upfront, correcting mistakes in memory.<br /><br />Perhaps most of all, they were very good at reflecting back on their own poor decisions. Gamers in general are very good at deflecting blame, and this was a huge concern for me early on. I didn't want the blog to feel like I was perpetually calling people out.<br /><br />Fun fact: My initial first few blog posts didn't even include character names. "The warrior officer", "the shaman with the lisp", etc. Learned very quickly that was not going to work. You can credit Annihilation for encouraging to "just put their damn names in, already."Shawn Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-19161099503160185552016-07-02T07:46:59.523-06:002016-07-02T07:46:59.523-06:00Does the fact that you knew some of your old Guild...Does the fact that you knew some of your old Guildies were reading this change some of what you're saying? Ice seen Dolans comment on some posts, but I like how you're still somewhat critical of his behavior.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813733390864619890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-44032257674695542252013-08-19T16:28:03.344-06:002013-08-19T16:28:03.344-06:00@La,
It's sad but true on that stereotype, bu...@La,<br /><br />It's sad but true on that stereotype, but those were the gals that we had -- many of whom fell into a healer role.<br /><br />Just off the top of my head, the gals I recall that were non-healers in a prominent raiding role were:<br /><br />Wyse - Mage<br />Mortalsend - Warlock<br />Rainaterror - Shaman (Enhance)<br />Blackangus - Boomkin<br /><br />I certainly would've liked to see more, though!Shawn Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-74998758388960363722013-08-19T16:10:22.816-06:002013-08-19T16:10:22.816-06:00Loving the memoirs. I only came to wow late TBC al...Loving the memoirs. I only came to wow late TBC although i'd played occasionally on other peoples accounts during vanilla so its cool to hear about what I missed out on. I agree that female gamers are underrepresented/ acknowledged. However, it's funny that you mention stereotypes, as in my experience the stereotype is that girls mostly just heal, which you're inadvertently reinforcing. Sometimes they'll let loose on a ranged class (Mage for cool spells, huntards for pretty pets), but I raided as MT prot pally with blood dk for alt runs (Originally coz my guild was short on tanks in wrath and it was a 45min dungeon queue for dps, but i grew to love tanking with a passion bordering on unhealthy, and with a pretty much full heroic t13 set my pally could handle anything thrown her way. Life forced a downgrade to casual during mop unfortunately, so I haven't seen much raid content since msv). One of my favourite things to do was with players new to the guild/looking to apply - run them through a dungeon with another guildy doing all the talking, wait for a comment about my play then thank them over vent in my girliest voice and listen to them hyperventilate in disbelief coz everyone knows girls don't tank...Lanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-64809488310780454372013-01-17T11:06:47.819-07:002013-01-17T11:06:47.819-07:00@jjloraine,
Exactly! Breginna ultimately became l...@jjloraine,<br /><br />Exactly! Breginna ultimately became like a "Den Mother" of sorts during TBC, was a vital coordinator of the healers throughout our progression in the 1st expansion, and acts as one of our guild administrators today. If you listen carefully, you can hear her in some of the videos that were posted along Chapter 2's blog posts.<br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree that gals in gaming aren't represented fairly or accurately, so any opportunity I get, I plan on doing so!Shawn Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-56693672267864975172013-01-17T02:55:52.139-07:002013-01-17T02:55:52.139-07:00Ah, I totally forgot about the undead male dance!
...Ah, I totally forgot about the undead male dance!<br /><br />That's interesting about why you chose to highlight her gender. I had assumed it was intentional, but I'm used to (likely from the cesspool of WoW forums) female being mentioned as either an excuse for not performing on par, or as a derogatory term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-71769131181757704682013-01-12T16:24:27.567-07:002013-01-12T16:24:27.567-07:001. Exactly that: the rogue in question (Chopliver)...1. Exactly that: the rogue in question (Chopliver) was a laid-back, "..dude, whoa" kind-of fellow. Loved metal music, and had expressed to me that he rolled an undead rogue initially because of its appeal--right down to the metal /dance that it does.<br /><br />2. I wanted to point out that our resto druid was female, because I don't feel that female gamers get a good enough representation in general among our gaming communities and in the media. I feel that female gamers are often pigeon-holed into a stereotype, and shouldn't be. In this particular example, the resto druid in question goes on to become a well-respected officer of the guild whom I put in charge of healing.Shawn Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110605868875966328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556575758010903163.post-47518166465713619462013-01-12T16:17:38.335-07:002013-01-12T16:17:38.335-07:00Two questions:
1. What does "headbanger"...Two questions:<br /><br />1. What does "headbanger" mean? I only know that word in terms of music.<br /><br />2. Why is the resto druid's gender important? Is some drama gonna happen because of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com