Comments on: Officers should all have Tanks and Healers http://www.groupsofwords.com/2008/05/31/officers-should-all-have-tanks-and-healers/ in a wide variety of arrangements Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Frijona http://www.groupsofwords.com/2008/05/31/officers-should-all-have-tanks-and-healers/#comment-38 Frijona Sat, 31 May 2008 21:22:45 +0000 http://www.groupsofwords.com/?p=34#comment-38 My guild must be rather unusual, because we are often at a loss for DPS. I'll often log on with tells of, "Fri!! Can you DPS x instance?" I know my GM is leveling a resto shaman and a prot pally for this reason. I also started a Druid that will hopefully be a viable bear tank at some point (we are at a loss for tanks on occasion, which is why I've been known to VW tank easier instances--we seem to have a plethora of healers, though). But I'm a slow, slow leveler! Our guild has had a pattern of 1) a tank shows commitment and leadership abilities 2) we give the tank a leadership role, and 3) the tank gets frustrated with our slower progression and goes to a heavier raiding guild. So, I understand having backups, but I'd rather the backups be other guild members who are currently taking an off-tank position. We have one feral Druid who does quite well with instances, so at this point we'd like to send him on raids as an off-tank and get him geared up so he could take on the MT role if needed. We want to get as many people who want to raid a chance to raid, which makes us different from other, heavier raiding guilds I suppose. I'm not sure what the point of my comment is! My guild must be rather unusual, because we are often at a loss for DPS. I’ll often log on with tells of, “Fri!! Can you DPS x instance?” I know my GM is leveling a resto shaman and a prot pally for this reason. I also started a Druid that will hopefully be a viable bear tank at some point (we are at a loss for tanks on occasion, which is why I’ve been known to VW tank easier instances–we seem to have a plethora of healers, though). But I’m a slow, slow leveler!

Our guild has had a pattern of 1) a tank shows commitment and leadership abilities 2) we give the tank a leadership role, and 3) the tank gets frustrated with our slower progression and goes to a heavier raiding guild. So, I understand having backups, but I’d rather the backups be other guild members who are currently taking an off-tank position. We have one feral Druid who does quite well with instances, so at this point we’d like to send him on raids as an off-tank and get him geared up so he could take on the MT role if needed. We want to get as many people who want to raid a chance to raid, which makes us different from other, heavier raiding guilds I suppose.

I’m not sure what the point of my comment is!

]]> By: gowwriter http://www.groupsofwords.com/2008/05/31/officers-should-all-have-tanks-and-healers/#comment-37 gowwriter Sat, 31 May 2008 18:18:02 +0000 http://www.groupsofwords.com/?p=34#comment-37 That's what I do! But I figured that for the officer who doesn't know to covering the group roles for their guild, we'll start them off easy with just one group-friendly alt. Altitis is wonderful by the way, both the <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Altitis" rel="nofollow">syndrome</a> and the <a href="http://altitis.treehuggers.info/" rel="nofollow">blog</a>. That’s what I do! But I figured that for the officer who doesn’t know to covering the group roles for their guild, we’ll start them off easy with just one group-friendly alt.
Altitis is wonderful by the way, both the syndrome and the blog.

]]> By: kikidas http://www.groupsofwords.com/2008/05/31/officers-should-all-have-tanks-and-healers/#comment-36 kikidas Sat, 31 May 2008 13:28:34 +0000 http://www.groupsofwords.com/?p=34#comment-36 Or better yet, roll a healer, a tank and a DPS. This way, you can be ultimately flexible (just call yourself Gumby) and fit any role your group needs. It helps if you have altisms disease (or altitis). :) Or better yet, roll a healer, a tank and a DPS. This way, you can be ultimately flexible (just call yourself Gumby) and fit any role your group needs.

It helps if you have altisms disease (or altitis). :)

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