… another one bites the dust. Thursday night marked our first new boss kill since we took our initial and (until this week) only trip to the Bastion of Twilight. Having dealt with Halfus and the dragon twins on Tuesday, on Thursday we extended the lock and went to play with the Twilight Ascendant Council.… Continue reading Der-ner-na na na
Category: The Question-asker
On “fit”: part one
We had a guildie quit recently because we thought we were casual but really we were hardcore1 which left me foaming a little, mostly because I particularly hate the terms “casual” and “hardcore”. But it did get me thinking about the notion of fit and guild culture, particularly as we also recently asked a trial… Continue reading On “fit”: part one
Virtuous pugging
Everyone (including me) has a million and one tales of horrible pug experiences, whether they’re via the dungeon finder (aptly nicknamed Sanity Tap a lifetime or two ago) or the via the joys of pug raiding and everyone’s favourite “Link GS and achivs” tradechat ads. Bad players, mad players, afk-ers, stoners, the clinically depressed and… Continue reading Virtuous pugging
What to do?
Or rather, what to do next? Now that we’ve finally toppled the Lich King ourselves, it’s a question we need to ask. For many guilds, the answer to that is a straightforward “heroic modes, of course” but it’s not quite so cut-and-dried for us. Don’t get me wrong: the next time we go into ICC,… Continue reading What to do?
The blessed character
Update: Not worth a separate post by any means, but today, Cent finally found a space in a good ICC group with a very friendly guild who needed a couple of people for what I think might have been an alt run. Not only did she pick up a haul of frosty badgers for the… Continue reading The blessed character