tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.comments2009-05-11T22:29:46.131+01:00Tuf TalkTufvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-24114983209674061682009-05-11T22:29:00.000+01:002009-05-11T22:29:00.000+01:00good post :)good post :)Gold Guide for World of Warcrafthttp://www.warcraft-world.info/world-of-warcraft-gold-guide.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-85991886056251384162008-09-17T23:27:00.000+01:002008-09-17T23:27:00.000+01:00I am ridiculously familiar with the priestly class...I am ridiculously familiar with the priestly class, but I was always a bit hesitant with my huntress. I rolled her to try something new and while I ruled the Battlegrounds pre-expansion with an iron fist and guarded flags with my life, I had only instanced rarely with my girl. Furthermore, I found it extremely difficult to get into instances as a hunter, especially when people learned that I had a geared healing priest or two in the wings.<BR/><BR/>As a result, three years later I'm still feel like a huntard while playing my hunter. I love trapping, I know the class, I theorycraft, min/max, have a blast, and out-performed better players, but I always feel like I'm not as confident as I would be on the priest. It's part of the reason why I avoid instancing with her while I'll jump into any instance with my priests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-45974945764298172252008-09-12T09:39:00.000+01:002008-09-12T09:39:00.000+01:00Hi RummyThanks for the suggestion. Actually we're ...Hi Rummy<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestion. Actually we're currently running 3 raid nights each week - early Kara, late Kara and ZA. I'm not entirely sure how that happened!! We've cleared all of Kara except for Nightbane and we've downed 2 bosses in ZA and are did a good job on our first attempts at the dragonhawk boss this week.<BR/><BR/>To say that I am amazed might be an understatement... :-)<BR/><BR/>The next step is to figure out how to get our paws on a couple more healers and tanks as we are getting a bit burnt-out by having attended pretty much every raid for the last 10 months and if even one of us can't make it - it can mean no raid that evening. No pressure or anything... ;-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-69745657853872379552008-09-11T06:43:00.000+01:002008-09-11T06:43:00.000+01:00I hope you've managed to come up with a solution t...I hope you've managed to come up with a solution to your Kara probs.<BR/><BR/>Your guild as a whole is a bit like me, I can't manage two nights in a week. My guild doesn't have a fixed raid schedule so it's hit and miss but sometimes I can join in on a full clear.<BR/><BR/>This works when the first night is soon after the reset (e.g. Thursday) and the second night is after the weekend (e.g. Tuesday). <BR/><BR/>So when it works I still only raid only 1 night a week, but could still manage a full clear (still trying at that) every fortnight.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could get your guild to do something like that?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332215127450129683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-29512365378587739402008-07-12T01:18:00.000+01:002008-07-12T01:18:00.000+01:00Honestly, I was going to buy holypriest.com but so...Honestly, I was going to buy holypriest.com but someone already snapped it up :(.<BR/><BR/>Which is good! Because this broadened my range and to expand from priests to all healing classes which is even better!Matticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187814987595415787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-28959186139533149302008-07-02T13:49:00.000+01:002008-07-02T13:49:00.000+01:00Well spotted! I've entered the feed address manual...Well spotted! I've entered the feed address manually so it seems to be picking up the latest post now - fingers crossed it will keep working... :-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-1604172278466740462008-07-02T13:34:00.000+01:002008-07-02T13:34:00.000+01:00Hi there! Yes, isn't it beautiful! I use it to see...Hi there! Yes, isn't it beautiful! I use it to see when my fave blogs are updated (don't subscribe through feeds myself). <BR/><BR/>Thanks for linking to me! I see you've got a slight problem: recent posts don't show up. <BR/><BR/>To make the link to my blog you must use my feedburner address, just the blog adress wont work, it's got something to do with Blogger-Feedburner compability, don't ask me.<BR/>So the address to link to is:<BR/>http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePinkPigtailInnLarísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-36846202176372611162008-07-02T13:20:00.000+01:002008-07-02T13:20:00.000+01:00"He has been known to use the randomize function a..."He has been known to use the randomize function and two of his main characters are female."<BR/><BR/>Hey, I just prefer the shape of the female form, if I'm going to spend hours playing the darn toon it may as well look hot too. *cough*Ulvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821581893933004376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-30214866855008833452008-07-02T11:22:00.000+01:002008-07-02T11:22:00.000+01:00I'd wondered how that was done when I started seei...I'd wondered how that was done when I started seeing that particular widget pop up all over the place. Very very spiffy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-43721565770168704632008-07-01T12:56:00.000+01:002008-07-01T12:56:00.000+01:00I just read your post and I completely agree - the...I just read your post and I completely agree - the character has to feel right or it won't work!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for giving me the link, I'll be adding you to my Google Reader. :-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-8959710504756205332008-07-01T12:18:00.000+01:002008-07-01T12:18:00.000+01:00I guess I'm mostly into that reflect-your-self-gro...I guess I'm mostly into that reflect-your-self-group of players.<BR/>Actually I wrote a blog post on the same theme a while ago, which may interest you.<BR/><BR/>http://pinkpigtailinn.blogspot.com/2008/02/do-your-character-reflect-yourself.htmlLarísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-24730396106673929002008-06-26T13:19:00.000+01:002008-06-26T13:19:00.000+01:00Who would NOT want to level multiple priests? ;-)Who would NOT want to level multiple priests? ;-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-39249556573992079262008-06-24T15:18:00.000+01:002008-06-24T15:18:00.000+01:00I always have to smile when I find other priests w...I always have to smile when I find other priests who have leveled or are leveling multiple priests; I tell my raid and guild it's not <B>that</B> uncommon, but they don't believe me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-77091290196087556772008-06-19T12:05:00.000+01:002008-06-19T12:05:00.000+01:00I can't even imagine what a buzz something like th...I can't even imagine what a buzz something like that would be. As we are unlikely to ever do 25-mans, I might have to beg my way into someone else's low level raid - just so I can experience it once. :-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-82853271082109729922008-06-17T16:04:00.000+01:002008-06-17T16:04:00.000+01:00As you progress through the game, be prepared for ...As you progress through the game, be prepared for more complicated assignments. What you're going through right now is just the tip of the iceberg. Eventually, you'll need to coordinate with as many as 9 other players and the satisfaction from that is amazing.Matticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187814987595415787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-58720225419310024882008-06-13T19:33:00.000+01:002008-06-13T19:33:00.000+01:00Thank you - on both counts! I was very lucky thoug...Thank you - on both counts! I was very lucky though that the other healer was feeling generous as he did actually win the roll. :-)<BR/><BR/>We currently have no plans on moving to 25-man content. We've still got quite a bit of work to do on Kara. Illhoof and Prince have been downed, but we need to practice them to get them on farm. Aran needs to be taken down. Netherspite and Nightbane has never even been attempted.<BR/><BR/>So even once we get a 2nd night established we have quite a bit of work to do to get the whole instance onto farm status. But I must say I'm starting to feel confident that one day we might just do it! :-)<BR/><BR/>I don't think we'll ever be big enough to be able to field a 25-man, but once we have Kara on farm we might go looking for another small guild to form an alliance. Then again by that point the expansion might be just around the corner... :-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-45676362736684966112008-06-13T13:11:00.000+01:002008-06-13T13:11:00.000+01:00Congratulations! As someone who used to manage a ...Congratulations! As someone who used to manage a small guild, I know the pains of turnover for Karazhan. And, blast it, you got the mace? I ran the damned instance for a year (continuing to go back for badges later) and never saw it drop!<BR/><BR/>Once this becomes a regular occurence, do you plan on moving into 25-man content? And, if so, what problems do you foresee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-33168427100247002852008-06-09T14:47:00.000+01:002008-06-09T14:47:00.000+01:00Well, this doesn't probably translate well on non-...Well, this doesn't probably translate well on non-roleplaying servers, but have you ever considered an in-game event to welcome neophyte members? <BR/><BR/>In my old guild and the one that I was Guild Master of for two years, we had an initiation ceremony for each batch of recruits. Basically, after a set period of time had passed (usually about two to four weeks) and we'd decided that, nah, we really don't want to kick the bastards out, we'd have an in-game boot camp. They'd show up one weekend, we'd make them do all sorts of horrible things, and then we'd end the entire ordeal with an in-game ceremony welcoming them to the guild. And when we promoted people to any of the officer ranks, we had a full-fledged ceremony lined up where everyone dressed up, got together, and had fun.<BR/><BR/>Another roleplaying guild I was in was a little different in their approach -- and, fortunately, it's applicable to non-roleplaying guilds. What they would do was go through an initiation process. Basically, an officer had to run them through a zone. They had to be naked except for their guild tabard (which we supplied if they couldn't afford one) and they had to run from one point to another. We had different areas designated for each leveling group and if the initiates died while running, they'd run back to their corpse and continue from there.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, they were required to yell happy slogans concerning the guild (people in the zones always knew when we had a new recruit because of all of the /y's) and how much they <I>loved</I> being a member. It was so popular in our guild that people would drop what they were doing and join the initiation run to support the runners.<BR/><BR/>It was fun. It got people involved. And we often ended up having a drunken party afterwards and sharing a lot of jokes, stories, and fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-78394756115567333542008-06-09T13:20:00.000+01:002008-06-09T13:20:00.000+01:00Up until recently we didn't even have an initiatio...Up until recently we didn't even have an initiation period!! <BR/><BR/>When we took over the running of the guild we decided that we needed to make a bigger deal of becoming a member, so we said that there should be a 2-week trial period. During that period we should take note of this new person and how they fitted in, they needed to be told that they had to create an account on the guild forum and at the end of the 2 weeks a decision should be taken about whether they should be made a member or be asked to leave. And if they made member rank we should make a fuss of it - to show that it is something important.<BR/><BR/>We got as far as managing to institute a trial rank and no one gets beyond it without a forum account. The officers started to dutifully jot down the joining dates in the officer notes. <BR/><BR/>But we have not managed to do the really important part. The one where we observe the new joiners, try to make them feel at home and, if necessary, have that difficult chat with them at the end of the 2 weeks.<BR/><BR/>And of course we still have all the quiet guys that joined before we took over, but that is a separate problem.<BR/><BR/>I could have gotten this going as well as any of the other officers, I am not absolving myself of the guilt of being lax. Under the original GM being an officer was just an honorary title - and as much as all of the current officers want to make the guild better, none of them are really pushing for change or implementing anything new.<BR/><BR/>Any and all thoughts on good ways of managing initiation would be MOST welcome!Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-18151406373833272402008-06-07T01:16:00.000+01:002008-06-07T01:16:00.000+01:00Speaking of Adolescents...."We as officers do have...Speaking of Adolescents....<BR/><BR/>"We as officers do have to take the blame for having allowed the guild grow as it has without taking enough time to bed in each new members properly."<BR/><BR/>I'm VERY interested in your initiation period.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255658777699579804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-9216370787008335112008-06-07T01:14:00.000+01:002008-06-07T01:14:00.000+01:00Cynra, I have also been putting a lot of thought i...Cynra, I have also been putting a lot of thought into how my guild will be handling 10 man vs 25 man content in the patch. I think right now the data is too "soft" to draw too many conclusions. But I learned a lot from sitting back and watching the 40 man to 25 man conversion. I think with proper education and planning, 25 man guilds will be able to capitalize on the new opportunity rather than suffer from it. <BR/><BR/>I would like to send a note to whatever god of Blizzard that I can invoke: 40 is NOT divisible by 25. Nor is 25 divisible by 10. However, if you'd have stuck with 20 mans, my world and several other guild leader's worlds would have been just SLIGHTLY less complex.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255658777699579804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-54321137898631865992008-06-05T18:46:00.000+01:002008-06-05T18:46:00.000+01:00That is a very good point about whether people are...That is a very good point about whether people are actually wanting to be active but don't dare/know how or just aren't active. We as officers do have to take the blame for having allowed the guild grow as it has without taking enough time to bed in each new members properly.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking of Vent as a way to create more communication - so I think I might get that sorted sooner rather than later.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for all your suggestions! :-)Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-82018638059678953652008-06-05T13:22:00.000+01:002008-06-05T13:22:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comment, Cynra. It is very interest...Thanks for the comment, Cynra. It is very interesting to read the point of view about the 25-man vs 10-man from someone who has put some thought into it, rather than the dismissive, elitist rubbish that incensed me enough to write this post.<BR/><BR/>I fully agree that I have a vested interest and am competely biased in favour of 10-mans. On the point of the problem to gear up from 10-man to 25-man, that is no different than it is today with Kara being the entry-level raid. Instead it means that unless you crave the experience and loot that only 25-mans can give, you can continue in 10-man mode all the way through. So to my mind it actually allievates the current problem where you HAVE to gear up to 25-man to continue progression.<BR/><BR/>With regards to the problem with 25-mans losing people to 10-mans, I could see that it would present a problem to raiding guilds if it does happen on a large enough scale. My suspicion would be though, that the people wanting to move in that direction would have left the raid anyway. I assume that if you are driven enough to be in a raiding guild at the moment, you quite enjoying raiding. So surely, the only reason you would consider down-grading your experience is if you are feeling that a 25-man raid schedule is too heavy for you and you need to scale down your commitment?<BR/><BR/>I can see your point, but I still think the option of 2 progression tracks overall will benefit more people than it will hurt. Let's hope for the best!Tufvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415631452835368436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-82869301231287816202008-06-05T01:31:00.000+01:002008-06-05T01:31:00.000+01:00Well, you do have a couple of options there. Firs...Well, you do have a couple of options there. First off, are those less-active members involved or afraid to get involved? Often, newer members are loathe to speak up and they sequester themselves from the clique that includes the original or longer-standing members. Try to get those people involved, whether by inviting them to raids when you have a slot or organizing runs into instances or even heroics.<BR/><BR/>One thing that my old guild ran into was that newer members were often behind in progression; while we were a social/roleplaying guild, we did maintain a weekly Karazhan raid and had started raiding Zul'Aman as well. We didn't have the room for newer members and they frequently were <B>very</B> undergeared -- enough so that we were loathe to bring them into raids when we did have openings because our own success was still very tenuous at the time. Helping those people get geared up pushes interaction and gets everyone involved.<BR/><BR/>Also, rerolling together can be a fun and rewarding experience. By creating alts and working together, you share similar experiences at the same time and often build a rapport. <BR/><BR/>Finally, increase the ways to communicate! Vent was a godsend to our guild because we teased, cajoled, and threatened people to join and talk. A website with forums allows more communication, which should hopefully foster more in-game communication and involvement. You may even want to consider a group blog with your guild members having access and posting at whim.<BR/><BR/>That's all I can think of!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122001726530854708.post-74095654848166087662008-06-05T01:23:00.000+01:002008-06-05T01:23:00.000+01:00I know I'm a bit behind the times since you posted...I know I'm a bit behind the times since you posted this a while back, but I'd still like to comment.<BR/><BR/>I'm split on the matter concerning the new 10-man raids we'll be seeing in the newest expansion. I've experienced both ends of the spectrum, having raided as little as two hours a week to well over forty hours while in a progression guild. As someone who is trying to desperately cut back the hours I am currently raiding, 10-man raids definitely seem very appealing. <I>However</I>, they do have their caveats.<BR/><BR/>If you consider the transition from 40-man raids to 25-, you'll see that a lot of guilds had a lot of problems doing so. A 40-man raid doesn't easily break up to 25, and even if you were to attempt splitting up the raid into two groups, you find that you'll be unable to do so well due to the limited number of healers and tanks. As a result, many raids found themselves losing valuable members or even falling apart because they couldn't appease every member.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I have to consider what impact it'll have on current 25-man raids. Even though the two are on separate progression tracks (so to say), many people will want to experience both. Furthermore, raids that expand beyond a single 10-man raid to two and then hopefully 25-man raids will find that they'll run into the similar-yet-opposite problems as the original 40-man rads did: the limited number of healer and tank slots will mean that specific members will be unable to raid in the 25-man raid in their preferred/original spec. As a result, they'll need to either find a new raid or respec in order to retain their slot -- which is not appealing for many people.<BR/><BR/>And, the final consideration is how current 25-man raids will deal with the loss of current raiders who will seek the path of more casual progression. Already, my perky priestess's raid is finding that they've got members who will be pursuing 10-man raids as opposed to sticking with our current 25-man raid. While you expect some level of attrition over the lifespan of a raid, the loss could actually be more significant than expected when Wrath of the Lich King comes out.<BR/><BR/>So, really, I don't see it as being selfish at all; current raids will experience problems with the transition to separate 10-man progression. To play Devil's advocate, isn't it equally selfish to demand 10-mans and deplore large raiding guilds when the option favors smaller guilds like your own but may lead to further problems for larger guilds? There's a reason why many raiding guilds still claim that introduction of 25-man raids killed raiding; many many guilds faltered or fell apart as they shuffled the ranks to continue raiding.<BR/><BR/>Just a couple of thoughts. As I pointed out, I haven't quite come down from the fence yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com