In recent weeks I’ve noticed something. When you can get your raiders (especially the stupid ones) to focus on what’s going on in the game right this second they live longer. Unfortunately they’re usually thinking about really useful stuff like:
Wow, my last spell crit for a zillion damage, I [...]
Bad raiders always do things that make no sense to the rest of us. A smart raider knows that if he reads a strategy guide in advance and maybe watches a video or two, the raid will kill the boss they are working on with less wipes. The lazy raider just shows up. You [...]
Tags: Rants
When Wrath of the Lich King releases, we’re going to see death knights popping up everywhere. The class sounds cool, but I’m wondering how they are going to fit into raids. The Death Knight can fill two roles, tank or melee dps. On my server, and I assume on many others, neither of these [...]
Tags: Rants
I was hesitant to make a post picking on hunters. It’s like picking on somebody with Down’s Syndrome. But then last night’s raid happened. It was one of those perfect raids that every raid leader dreams of. We burned through trash, one shotted everything, and got our second kill of Teron Gorefiend in a [...]
Tags: Rants
My, “I hate Gnomes” post resulted in my first flame! I’m so happy.
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Gnomenator // May 27, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Racist! I love being a gnome. My girlfriend and I both play gnomes in both D&D 3.5 and WOW! I guess you can just miss out on the coolness of being little and cute! Let [...]
Tags: General
Now for all you stupid people out there, I’m not telling you to miss your next raid. I’m just suggesting that when you show up for a raid you leave the stupid at the door. Maybe wake the fuck up when the raid starts and do your job right the first time.
As a raid [...]
The 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons is coming out in a couple of weeks. I was reading up on it the other day, when I came across some wonderful news. Gnomes are no longer a core player race! Woo hoo! They’re now a monster. If only Blizzard would do the same.
So why am I so pissed off? It’s because it takes 24 other people to raid and most of you suck at this game. WoW is the first MMO I’ve played and it took me a while to figure out what was different about MMOs as compared to other games. People rarely spend a [...]
Excuses. I love excuses. One of my favorite parts of being a raid leader are the constant stream of bullshit excuses I get to hear when someone screws up:
My Internet is down! – And yet, you’re still on Ventrilo.
I don’t know what happened! I was watching my aggro! – I was watching it too, as [...]
Don’t DIAF. For those of you who aren’t up on all of the cool gamer lingo, DIAF means Die in a Fire. It’s something you say to people you don’t like. It’s also something to be avoided when raiding. Almost all fights consist of two things:
1. Do your job.
2. Don’t die in the fire.
The [...]