Monthly Archives: May 2011

What Your Raid Leader Really Thinks of You

If you’re a member of a raiding guild, you probably have a Raid Leader.   I’m going to give you a little bit of insight into the damaged psyche of the tormented soul forced to suffer through that particular hell – … Continue reading

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Motivating a Raid Group

The hardest thing about being a Raid Leader, for me, is keeping the energy and motivational levels of my raid high.  This might be easy for some of the “natural leader” types, but I personally fell into Raid Leading primarily … Continue reading

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My Favorite 4.1 Bugs

Preface: I’m not an idiot. Major patch means shit doesn’t work right. I know. SURPRISE! In addition, at least 75% of the issues people encounter after patch have to do with addons. Update your addons! Guess what, “load out of … Continue reading

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Raid Encounters that I Love and Hate

There are any number of ways to look at how much you might enjoy any given raid encounter.  How much fun is it to tank?  How much fun is it to raid lead?  How challenging was progression, and how repeatable … Continue reading

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Shut up about WOG

Last week, I made the mistake of glancing at the Blizzard Paladin forums – something must have been wrong with me in that moment – and I was floored, just floored at how much QQ there was. You know, I … Continue reading

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