Comments on: Raid Updates, Cash Counting, Goblin Naming

By: Stabs

Stabs — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:56:54 +0000

Oh I forgot about that – even more guild fissioning!

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:39:14 +0000

Yeah, I think it’s very interesting watching how things pan out. I’ve seen some hardcore guys complain that their guild wants to run the coliseum 4 times a week for the extra badges. I’ve seen others complain about other people’s selfishness in not coming on the badge runs.

I am always quite impressed at Blizzard’s willingness to toss stuff into the game and see what happens. I think this is going to make it harder for people to play together, not easier. It’s already a struggle for us to get people to do normal TotC 10 and we haven’t even started on the heroic version yet.

And we’re a casual raid group. It’s just that the guys who come with us on the 10 man jaunts tend to be the more hardcore of the group. They look to the 10 mans to get the egoboost that they don’t get from our (fun but not hardcore) 25 man runs, I think. It’s like they want to prove that although they choose to run with a casual group, they’re still just as capable as the hardcore raiders.

By: We Fly Spitfires

We Fly Spitfires — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:42:41 +0000

Hehe, that Goblin backstory sounds awesome

By: Uzi

Uzi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:49:36 +0000

Aramadillo:-

Trouble is our guild at least can quit easily clear non hardmode _up to_ Yoggi fairly easily and quickly.

So do you leave it there on Yoggi dropping no loot and in particular no legendary fragments…for a week or two ? Or do you farm lootz?

By: Green Armadillo

Green Armadillo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:17:59 +0000

If you don’t want to spend a raid night reclearing the first half of Ulduar for Yogg attempts, you could try extending your save for a week. You’d be missing out on the loot for re-clearing, but that’s less of an issue if most of the loot is being wasted or sent to alts.

By: Stabs

Stabs — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:45:35 +0000

Interesting.

I’m wondering now whether hardmodes as a raid mechanic will always lead to a wider split between the farm raid raiders and the progression raid raiders.

I think Blizzard is opening new ground in game design, even more so with the application of normal/heroic to raids.

How much can you divide your content into difficulty settings before the old raid guild system starts to have real problems?

Is there a player solution? Hard mode guilds?

By: Tufva

Tufva — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:45:08 +0000

Raid scheduling at the moment is horrible. Noone is in the same place anymore. Newly dinged 80s wanting to do Ulduar to get some loot, bored core raiders wanting to try TotC heroic, casual raiders wanting to down Yogg so they can complete the “I cleared Ulduar”-achievement. And how to judge who fits into what content is nigh on impossible as some have really awesome gear as they have badges coming out their, ehm, ears but no experience and others the other way around. I may resign leadership and go on a vacation…

I will play a goblin just to get to play through the start area, but then it will get binned. Was planning on doing the same with a Worgen, but then I watched Underworld Evolution the other night and seeing the werewolf leader Lucian sneaking around equipped with some long daggers – I decided that I just had to have a Worgen rogue (never played a rogue before). So a placeholder has now been set for Lucianne (I know I’m so sad… ).

Don’t normally get around to commenting, but read all your posts – great blog!