5 Issues In Raids and How to Fix them
January 23, 2009 by Visin · Leave a Comment
Have you ever just been in a group with other people and for some reason things were not clicking and the result of that was keeping you from finishing that instance or raid? Well there are a lot of things that can go wrong in raid groups but I am going to go over 5 of them that I think are very important to keep the raid alive and fully functional.
1. No Strategy Here - Some things you will need to work on with a successful raid group is strategy and nothing you can do will get around it. Strategy has been used for aslong as anyone can ever remember and it will always be used (at least for some). A lot of raid groups will just attack the boss and treat it like it is a tank-and-spank when obviously there is a trick to it, that is why you wiped 4 times now.
2. But I Want That Chest Piece - There will always be the whining about gear if you have an immature raid of people and some people may just leave if you do not know them well. Mages arguing about Warlock gear and Hunters arguing about Rogue gear is always common but there are ways to combat this particular issue.
3. What Did You Say, Run WITH the Flames? - Lack of communication can be a downfall to any raid and since my raid’s are always people I know in real life I have got to the point of just calling them up before a raid. Ventrillo is the standard of voice communication in game these days and most guilds have a Ventrillo server you can use.
4. My Greens Will Work Just Fine - Gear. There is one factual thing in World of Warcraft that you can not get around, and that is gear. You must be properly geared for the raid you are planning to attend and you must make sure that it fits your class as well. Keep in mind for Rogue’s that you need more than just damage because sometimes Hit Rating is just as important.
5. So I’m NOT Suppose to Face Pull? - This last one may come off as a little harsh to some but then again some are just not fit to ever raid in World of Warcraft. Your raiders can not be stupid and they may have to be able to think out side of the box sometimes which some have a hard time grasping. So bring who you see fit but just make sure they are at least capable of following simple commands.
Raiding is a difficult procedure and nothing except time, experience and a few kind words of help and encouragement will ever prepare you for the onslaught of troubles that will be accompanied by the great riches of being able to be in a raid. Just keep your eye on the prize, be smart about your actions and be civilized and those epics will be as good as yours!
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78 Rogue LFG
January 22, 2009 by Visin · 2 Comments
So today I figured I would post to show you all how I have been doing on little ole’ Visin and how she is staying with the rest of the game. She has to be level 80 by Friday at 1 PM server time and as of right now I am level 78 with 3 bars completed! This is truly a race between my real life problems and my in-game problems, but I know I will manage.
Visin has been trying to get instances for Gun’Drak and Halls of Lightning for experience and a few armor pieces I need along the way of the epic path of getting to level 80. As you all know Friday is when we are running Vault and OS and I do hope I can dish out the 2,000 DPS that my guild leader expects of me and while picking the best raid build possible for my Rogue. Which brings me to another situation that happened today….
Terrible Experience As Dagger Build
You know being a Sword build from level 70 you will start to get curious to why you are not a Dagger build, and that is the reason I bought two Saronite Daggers from a guy today over Trade channel, got them both for a small price of 300 gold! So I grabbed my Daggers and picked the best PvE Dagger build that I could find/think of and I went out to test it, only if I knew…
The DPS was terrible! I was trying to play as Sword Rogue and somethings just felt wrong! I did not have Adrenaline Rush anymore and I did not have Blade Flurry or Riposte or Killing Spree, OMG! I was dishing out a measly ~500 DPS when I was level 77 which my Sword build got me around ~900 DPS at the same level, which was insane! I can not speak for everyone but I enjoy Sword Rogues more for PvE as the Major Glyphs are made more towards Sinister Strike (love the extra Combo Point from Critical Hits!).
Well, the server just restarted for us over at Aerie Peak [US] and I can not waste much time writing (sorry about that!) so I will be getting real life stuff out of the way while server is down, I will come back here soon to let you know on my updates as Rogue, thanks for reading and check back!
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Ding, 77 and Cold Weather Training
January 20, 2009 by Visin · Leave a Comment
So at around 5 am I finally got to that next level which for me was level 77. Now Visin is the type of Rogue that doesn’t meddle with the little things until she is the best she can be, then she may put that extra bit of work into things. After hitting level 77 I had one thing on mind and that was to hurry up and get Cold Weather Training!
Dilemma; Epic Flying Mount
Between level 70 raiding all week and doing my best to make contributions to the guild to help out, I really did not have the time or gold to get that epic flying mount so that has had a little dampening on my 70-80 leveling of course but it will all come in due time as leveling is my key focus that I am not going to stray from. With my Mining and Jewelcrafting both below the skill of 200 and my interests in the professions dropping, I am thinking of dropping them for Skinning and Leatherworking!
Now with this Epic Flying Mount I would be able to fly around quickly and skin the entire world and max out my skinning in less than a day but unfortunately I am not going to have this luxury. I will be using my good ole’ trusty 60% flying mount to level my skills but that is fine as long as I hit level 80 by Friday.
Heroic Time is Imminent!
By Friday (January, 23rd) I am suppose to be level 80 in order to run Heroics with the rest of the guild which they are relying on me to get to 80 by then. I have been doing everything in my power to maximize my total XP/Hour and have been doing great my Zygor’s Guide even though every once in a while I try out my own techniques too. This Friday I have to do Obsidian Sanctum and The Vault, all of this when I first turn 80! It may not be a lot to most hardcore raiders but for me just turning 80 I may have my doubts with my DPS and raid potential.
My guild leader says he would like to me to get up to 2000 DPS by the time we are running Naxxaramas and I have read that my Hit needs to be around 16% so I can achieve maximum damage. Now I have been looking into the loot that the bosses will be dropping and I have not been seeing many great swords that I would love to grab but I have seen quite a few daggers, which I consider myself more proficient with swords than anything but I suppose we will see what happens this friday as far as raiding goes. -gulp-
5:46 AM - Logging off
Since I have done well tonigth and got to level 77, I feel that I should be able to sleep easily until later tonight when I seek out to level to 78 which by then I will write another post (quite productive aren’t I?). So look forward for another post tonight to see how this level works out for me and if anything comes up as far as my professions, you will be the first to know! So for Visin, I am out but will be back online after Tuesday maintenace and HOPEFULLY they issue 3.0.8 today…
