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A GM’s Perspective: Where Do You Find the Time?

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

These past few weeks have seen my guild leadership work increase twofold. Nearly every waking hour between half-marathon training, sleep, work and school has been focused on leading the guild. The work has obviously come to the point where my blog and time for leisure has suffered.
Recruitment particularly has required more attention than previously. During […]

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 […]

A GM’s Perspective: The Hardcore-Casual Paradox

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

“We are a casual raiding guild recruiting for Sunwell.” “You can’t be casual if you’re planning to raid Sunwell.” “We only raid two days a week. That makes us casual.” “But you’re raiding Sunwell, that makes you hardcore.”
Some people believe there is a paradoxal relationship between the concepts of hardcore and casual. People argue you […]