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Guild Updates and Wrath News - Faithful Affliction
Of course the expansion will bring a reset for everyone and possible main character changes (possibly myself included). That plus the fact that we will be well into 25 man content by then may lead to us sticking to the 25 man versions. Of course with the announcement that the 10 mans will be on separate timers we will probably do both.
Preceding that we find out Thuenderman expects fairly quick progression into 25 man content. This is not hubris, he has the info to back it up, good luck. After that quoted section, he outlines some thoughts on raid progression in Wrath with its 10/25 split. They’re good ideas and something many guilds will need to think about.
Balancing the Spectrum - Chick GM
Every guild has an identity and goals. It’s what draws people to your guild over another. But, even within a guild there’s a spectrum. No matter how "hardcore" your guild is there is someone who is the most hardcore and someone who is the least hardcore. No matter how talented your guild is, someone out there is the most talented and someone is the least talented.
My job is to bridge the gap. How do I keep my hardest core and least skilled player working together? How do I drive policy and raid nights to cater to the majority while still keeping both my most skilled and least skilled players involved?
It’s very easy on teh intarwebs to forget there are real people at the other end of a blog site or ont he other side of an avatar. When you’re responsible for organizing them into an effective team, there are distinct issues due to the medium of communication at our disposal. Auzara shares some tips on herding cats
The Process - Two and a Half Orcs
Twitter scares me.
I don’t have twitter.
Twitter shouldn’t scare me.
Dammerung: Twitter is your friend, it is nothing to be scared of. Just make sure you can see it’s hands at all times. >.> <.< It’s only paranoia if you’re wrong.
/gasp /breathe - 4 Haelz
After the run, I thanked them all for the raid invite, and left the raid. Not more than fifteen seconds later, a box popped up over my head. I had been invited into Sunder.
Grats Bell, I hope it works out for you!
We Are Iron Man - BigRedKitty
In other news.
The next BRK Event is in pre-planning! You want a hint?
Well, you can’t have one.
BRK is such a tease. Just be sure you (and maybe four of your friends) are ready for this mysterious event July 5th, 7 pm.
Times they are a-changin’ - Tank Hard!
The first thing you should do when trying to gear a tank is get enough stamina AND avoidance. If you don’t have a baseline level of each, you are going to run into trouble….
So all the Sunwell tanks are realizing that 22k fully buffed is enough and are now gemming for avoidance. There are still a few die hards out there that are clinging to all stam all the time, but most have made the shift.
Personally, I couldn’t be happier. I finally get to use my socket bonuses and I get to think before numbly sticking 15 stamina in every socket. So, shortly after I hopped on the Effective Health Bandwagon, I get to hop right off again. Now my biggest challenge is to loosen the guild bank’s vice-like grip on the crimson spinel supply.
What’s key is the "enough stamina AND avoidance" before jumping onto the effective health bandwagon. Not getting hit is a very goof thing, but if you do get hit, you’d better be able to survive it. Now give my bear a shield, rawr!
What Do You Need From A Guild? - Lady Jess
I often see posts in various communities about guild moves, server changes, and the like to suit that particular players needs. To be honest the thought of starting over terrifies me, but I suppose if my needs weren’t being met I’d have no choice. This got me to thinking “Jess, what do YOU need from a guild”. I tried to ignore myself, however the voice of Lady Jess can be very convincing. Again she says “You KNOW it would make a good topic for my blog!”. Ok, Ok, I get it.
It is a two-way street. The Guild gets players working together for common goals, the individuals get… loots, funs, etcs. Aswaith Auzara’s post above, sometimes The Guild’s goals won’t match yours or the loots and the funs aren’t. Lady Jess shares some of the things she feels are important in a guild. They sure sound good to me, but probably not hardcore enough for some.
Fel Forge Romance - Unbearbly HoT
I still get a little googly eyed around Fel Forges. Maybe it’s just all the smoke.
Aww…
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