Comments on: Over a Month into Icecrown Citadel, What Do I Think Now? http://www.lumethemad.com/2010/01/23/over-a-month-into-icecrown-citadel-what-do-i-think-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=over-a-month-into-icecrown-citadel-what-do-i-think-now Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lume http://www.lumethemad.com/2010/01/23/over-a-month-into-icecrown-citadel-what-do-i-think-now/comment-page-1/#comment-15854 Lume Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:39:37 +0000 http://www.lumethemad.com/?p=275#comment-15854 I've been posting on and off as life permits. WoW is now casual fare for me, so the lack of recruiting has freed up some time. But I think my days of raiding will be done after ICC. I *may* PUG a bit in Cataclysm, but I'll be adjusting primarily to battleground PvP once rated BG's are out. And that will probably be the extent of what I do in Cataclysm. So long as it seems well-designed In the meantime, I'll probably have to talk a bit about DAO and ME2 and more general gaming stuff. The medium has a lot of potential right now. Anyway, it's good to see I still get some readers! Thanks for commenting, guys. =) I’ve been posting on and off as life permits. WoW is now casual fare for me, so the lack of recruiting has freed up some time. But I think my days of raiding will be done after ICC. I *may* PUG a bit in Cataclysm, but I’ll be adjusting primarily to battleground PvP once rated BG’s are out. And that will probably be the extent of what I do in Cataclysm. So long as it seems well-designed

In the meantime, I’ll probably have to talk a bit about DAO and ME2 and more general gaming stuff. The medium has a lot of potential right now.

Anyway, it’s good to see I still get some readers! Thanks for commenting, guys. =)

]]> By: Khaas http://www.lumethemad.com/2010/01/23/over-a-month-into-icecrown-citadel-what-do-i-think-now/comment-page-1/#comment-15694 Khaas Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:12:00 +0000 http://www.lumethemad.com/?p=275#comment-15694 I think you've hit the nail on the head, judging by this article I'd say you and I come from substantially comparable backgrounds. I found the limit in TOCs heroics acceptable, because it was heroic mode... regular mode it doesn't seem as necessary to limit the attempts. Gating itself seems like an artificial way of prolonging the content, so they don't have to release a "mini" dungeon to keep people interested in the year before Cata's release. Not to come off all tin-foil hat, but at least that's how it feels to me. In general, as a raiding tank the entire instance feels like a punishment, not a reward for playing to the end. My gear got too good, so I have to take a debuff to a major tanking stat through the entire instance (again), and then the gating, then the limited attempts. Even after you get Putricide and Blood Queen down, there's still the inevitable RNG to deal with. Some times you fumble. And I don't consider it clever or engaging content if suddenly you have to wait a week, because of a couple of bad luck situations. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head, judging by this article I’d say you and I come from substantially comparable backgrounds. I found the limit in TOCs heroics acceptable, because it was heroic mode… regular mode it doesn’t seem as necessary to limit the attempts. Gating itself seems like an artificial way of prolonging the content, so they don’t have to release a “mini” dungeon to keep people interested in the year before Cata’s release. Not to come off all tin-foil hat, but at least that’s how it feels to me. In general, as a raiding tank the entire instance feels like a punishment, not a reward for playing to the end. My gear got too good, so I have to take a debuff to a major tanking stat through the entire instance (again), and then the gating, then the limited attempts.

Even after you get Putricide and Blood Queen down, there’s still the inevitable RNG to deal with. Some times you fumble. And I don’t consider it clever or engaging content if suddenly you have to wait a week, because of a couple of bad luck situations.

]]> By: Bigjimm http://www.lumethemad.com/2010/01/23/over-a-month-into-icecrown-citadel-what-do-i-think-now/comment-page-1/#comment-15684 Bigjimm Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:57:08 +0000 http://www.lumethemad.com/?p=275#comment-15684 I have nothing substantive to say other than it's great to have you back, Lume. I didn't realize you were posting again until the WoW.com reference. Thanks, and keep up you great posting. I have nothing substantive to say other than it’s great to have you back, Lume. I didn’t realize you were posting again until the WoW.com reference. Thanks, and keep up you great posting.

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