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Archive for June, 2008

A View from Outside: Dying and Struggling Raiding Guilds

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Lately I’ve noticed a lot of guilds dying or struggling in terms of recruitment and progress. Everyone from Forte and Juggernaut, formerly two of the best progression guilds in the world, to the two guilds on Proudmoore who are supposed to be hot on the heels of my own guild. In regards to Forte, they [...]

11% M’uru Phase Two

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgh! We were on track for a kill, but either we didn’t move the melee off a void zone or our dispellers missed the dark fiend. I’m not sure which it was, but either way the dark fiend exploded for 5K and wiped us. Frustrating, but also rewarding to know we can kill this fucker!

A GM’s Perspective: Sexism

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

One of the major topics that has been on my mind for the past few years is that of sexism in gaming. Ever since DAoC, I’ve come across guilds that explicitly deny women the right to apply. WoW is no different. Vanquish is particularly well-known for its sexist policies, complete with an official statement and [...]

Twisted Nether: Bringing the Blogosphere Closer Together

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I’m not sure I exactly want to get “closer” to certain members of the WoW blog community. However, most of us are benign, even if we’re opinionated. And some are even extremely interesting (not me, obviously). So I’m all for supporting the intentions of Twisted Nether, which hopes to highlight various topics and posts circulating [...]

Raid Performance and M’uru So Far

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I haven’t made too many entries lately for two good reasons: raid assessment and recruitment. Raid Performance: Sunwell’s Blessing and Curse At this stage of the game, in Sunwell, you begin to realize the shortcomings of your raid. This is something both Hyjal and BT fail to do. Archimonde is a great “retard check,” but [...]