Guilds in these online games are completely voluntary, at-will organizations of people. This creates a strange dynamic when it comes to leading. When I was GM, a good friend of mine in the guild–we’ll call him Angus–was excellent at leading groups and raids. He wasn’t shy about grabbing a couple of our more passive guildmates […]
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Maximum Performance Isn’t Always Maximum Fun
This is a thought in progress. A little rambling. My wife is a combat rogue. Always has been. When she joined the game she fell in love with being a rogue, and she asked what the highest damage version of rogue was. I went off to the internets, and came back with the answer: Combat […]
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Secret Design of WoW PvE: Solo Performer vs Group Utility
The series: [Introduction, and a call for comments, Solo Difficulty vs Group Difficulty, PvE vs PvP, Variety vs Specialization, Solo Performer vs Group Utility, Your role in a PvE raid] In grouping, not all classes are similar. Some provide simple and easily defined benefits, while others provide auxiliary benefits beyond their basic stated role that more […]
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Secret Design of WoW PvE: PvP vs PvE
The series: [Introduction, and a call for comments, Solo Difficulty vs Group Difficulty, PvE vs PvP, Variety vs Specialization, Solo Performer vs Group Utility, Your role in a PvE raid] No class is globally better at PvP than every other class. WoW PvP is a huge rock-paper-scissor game, where there’s an answer for every move, or […]
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Secret Design of WoW PvE: Solo Difficulty vs Group Difficulty
The series: [Introduction, and a call for comments, Solo Difficulty vs Group Difficulty, PvE vs PvP, Variety vs Specialization, Solo Performer vs Group Utility, Your role in a PvE raid] Your ability to solo partially determines the experience you’ll have in groups. If you have an easy time in the leveling game, you are going to […]
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