Going from faceroll Wrath heroics to the new Cataclysm dungeons was a bit of culture shock for some players. Yeah, well, it's an expansion. That's how it works. We went from over-geared toons that we knew inside out to under-geared newbs relearning our classes. And, yes, the difficulty was ramped up a bit, as it very well needed to be.
Ghostcrawler's famous "Wow, Dungeons are Hard!" blog, explained why things needed a push but it wasn't well-received by all. Some thought he was saying L2play, if not in so many words. Soon heroics were nerfed.
On the World of Warcraft forums, many players were upset about these nerfs especially after having read that blog (apparently, Ghostcrawler has been nerfed a bit too). Players that like a challenge talked of "slippery slopes" stating that soon raids would also be nerfed.
They didn't know the half of it. While it's expected that content will be nerfed late in an expansion, the force of the nerf bat on T11 this early was pretty extreme. This is especially true since with easier access to gear, content nerfs itself.
A raid made up of alts and pugs can now clear all of Tier 11 in a couple of hours.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Friday, April 24, 2009
A Peek inside Ulduar
Have you been inside yet? This place is huge. In the grand scheme of World of Warcraft raids, it's safe to say Ulduar was designed to be a challenge. This ain’t Kara, peeps. Even the trash hit like trucks.
In fact, we joked that there should be an achievement for some of the trash pulls, that first night, and that was on 10 man. It’s gone somewhat smoother since then, the guild has downed a couple bosses on 25, but Ulduar isn’t gonna be taken down by random PuGs anytime soon.
Experienced raiders may be able to build decent pick up groups eventually, when people have had a chance to see and learn the fights, but right now, “LFM Ulduar” tends to get a laugh.
Your guild needs to work like a well oiled machine and people have to learn not only the strats but also to pay attention.
You can expect to hear, “Don’t stand in that!” or “Move, move, move!” Ulduar is a good test to see which players, if any, have been carried so far…
One good place for more info is StratFu (click on Ulduar interactive map).
Don’t try this in blues. You’ll need to be well-geared, well-buffed, and use top of the line enhancements. You’ll likely see players switched out for different fights, unless they are as good in their dual specs as they are in their main specs. Some fights need more tanks, more heals, or more DPS, than others. So, work on those dual specs (and off-set gear) if you don’t want to sit.
This content is new to everyone, so if you’ve been lagging behind other raiders, now is a good time to get in on the learning experience (while everyone else is still learning).
In fact, we joked that there should be an achievement for some of the trash pulls, that first night, and that was on 10 man. It’s gone somewhat smoother since then, the guild has downed a couple bosses on 25, but Ulduar isn’t gonna be taken down by random PuGs anytime soon.
Experienced raiders may be able to build decent pick up groups eventually, when people have had a chance to see and learn the fights, but right now, “LFM Ulduar” tends to get a laugh.
Your guild needs to work like a well oiled machine and people have to learn not only the strats but also to pay attention.
You can expect to hear, “Don’t stand in that!” or “Move, move, move!” Ulduar is a good test to see which players, if any, have been carried so far…
One good place for more info is StratFu (click on Ulduar interactive map).
Don’t try this in blues. You’ll need to be well-geared, well-buffed, and use top of the line enhancements. You’ll likely see players switched out for different fights, unless they are as good in their dual specs as they are in their main specs. Some fights need more tanks, more heals, or more DPS, than others. So, work on those dual specs (and off-set gear) if you don’t want to sit.
This content is new to everyone, so if you’ve been lagging behind other raiders, now is a good time to get in on the learning experience (while everyone else is still learning).
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