It's been a long time. IRL stuff got out of hand and started messing with not only my WoW time but my writing time as well. So, how have you been? A lot has changed since we visited here at World of Warcraft Corner.
I was pretty surprised to see that my last post was from the Ulduar days. I didn't realize it had been that long. Ah, but the memories of Ulduar are awesome. It was the best raid in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, IMO. I doubt will ever see something as grand again.
So, a lot has happened since those days. Lots of big changes. I'll spare you the IRL stuff but a lot has changed in game as well, both personally and overall.
Towards the end of Wrath, I quit the guild I had been in for over a year and my husband and I started a raiding guild of our own. We went 11/12 HM in ICC.
Love it or hate it, Wrath was an expansion like no other (how I miss BC).
Showing posts with label raiding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raiding. Show all posts
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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