WoW – Raiding Ruminations

Why raid accessibility made leaders less tolerant (WoW)

Written by Liore January 27, 2012 // 7 Comments

There seems to be a feeling of regret floating around old school WoW raiders lately. I’ve seen it in other places, but this post over on Raging Monkeys does a great job of summing up the conflict. Syl writes, “To this day, I am deeply resentful; resentful of Blizzard, of the game’s later raid designs …

01.27.2012 // 7 Comments // Permalink

This is why casuals can’t have nice things (WoW)

Written by Liore December 08, 2011 // 15 Comments

Here is a post I read this morning on a WoW discussion site. I chose it because it is a good representation of many similar posts I have seen in the last couple of days: I have a Deathwing kill on my Hunter and I’m already finished. But, for the first time ever, I unsubscribed …

12.08.2011 // 15 Comments // Permalink

4.3 and Finding the Line Between Too Easy and Too Tough (WoW)

Written by Liore December 02, 2011 // 6 Comments

I have fallen back in love with WoW this week. Part of it is that I stumbled into a nice little group of folks in my guild with whom I can run instances and get into trouble, and of course the arrival of Patch 4.3 helped a lot. It has not escaped my attention that …

12.02.2011 // 6 Comments // Permalink

WHY ARE WE SHOUTING ABOUT PANDAS?

Written by Liore October 23, 2011 // 2 Comments

Hey guys! Anything interesting in MMO-land happen this weekend? Okay, okay, I kid. If you’re reading this, then you more than likely already know that on Friday Blizzard announced that the fourth expansion pack for World of Warcraft will be Mists of Pandaria. The reaction to this announcement has generally been derisive, and bloggers in …

10.23.2011 // 2 Comments // Permalink

You Can Dance If You Want To

Written by Liore October 17, 2011 // 8 Comments

As I mentioned in a previous post, there has been much hand-wringing over what is now being termed as “the dance” in WoW raiding. From what I can tell, “dancing” refers to more twitchy, agility-based boss encounters that require being quick on your feet and moving in required ways at required times during the fight. …

10.17.2011 // 8 Comments // Permalink

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