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Blueberries have more fun

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in General | 1 Comment »

As you may have guessed from my last post, I'd been feeling the burnout fatigue for a while. And while we did eventually get Anub down in hardmode, it was a long time coming. It annoys me that even (or maybe ...

Go Team! (A tale of woe)

Monday, October 12th, 2009 Posted in General, Rants | No Comments »

Like many guilds, at the moment we're struggling for new content. Ulduar is dead and gone, and all we have left to entertain us are Trial of the Crusader and Onyxia. After a few too many "close, but no cigar" moments ...

A Long, Strange Journey

Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in General | 2 Comments »

Silliness is part of life, and it doesn't get much sillier than the bright purple Violet Proto-Drake, a testament to the insanity of doing all the holiday achievements (though I note that a new one based on the US's Thanksgiving has ...

Namthe’s catalogue of fail, Druziraa’s catalogue of success

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in General, Healing, Rants | 2 Comments »

In pugging, there seem to be two different archetypes of group - really good, and really bad. In my quest over the past few days to isolate the still-elusive Black Heart on Namthe, and to find lots of gear upgrades ...

She’s Back?

Friday, August 14th, 2009 Posted in Dungeons, General | No Comments »

So Onyxia is to return. The entire WoW community appears to be split between those who are excited at the prospect of battling a foe they haven't been able to fight on even terms for so long, and those that ...

On Raid Leaders

Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in General, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Matticus is searching to recruit a new raid leader for his guild. I can't help but wonder however if his search is doomed to failure. I've written in the past about what makes both a good raider as well as ...

Achieving the Impossible

Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Posted in Bosses, General | No Comments »

Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. - Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Not so long ago, in fact, only last week, I said that Sartharion with three drakes up was still almost impossible for a prot warrior to main ...

Bring In The Trash

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 Posted in General | 1 Comment »

One of the things coming out of the PTR for patch 3.2 is that the Argent Coliseum has no trash. So? I hear you say. Trash rarely drops anything useful, and it's there to slow us down. Quite, I respond. It's there ...

DKP? Say, Why?

Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in General, Rants | No Comments »

Matticus recently mentioned on twitter: Guild sites should show: Where they're at in progression, raid times, loot system, and an app link somewhere visible. Sounds mostly sensible enough How far you're progressed? Definitely makes sense for a prospective applicant to know if ...

Tier 8 Bonus? Overrated

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in General, Theorycrafting | No Comments »

The protection warrior tier 8 set bonuses have cause some consternation; the 2-piece bonus which boosts the critical strike chance of Devastate by 10%. A small threat boost, but nothing huge. And then there's the 4-piece bonus: "Shield Block also grants ...