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Live Stream Raid Tonight: 25-Man Trial of the Crusader
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 - 3 Comments
So far we’ve cleared the regular version of Trial of the Crusader on 25-man and the heroic version on 10-man. Tonight The Totally Rad Guild will be trying the 25-man version of the instance tonight starting at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT. Once we get through Anub’arak, ... More
Live Stream of 25-Man ToC Tonight, Right Now
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Yesterday in 10-mans, we managed to clear all of Trial of the Crusader and then managed to get the tribute chest in Trial of the Grand Crusader on the last possible try. Now that we have some real experience clearing the 10-man version of ToC, ... More
25-Man Trial of the Crusader Live Stream Tonight
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 - 6 Comments
Last night, we managed to clear all of Trial of the Crusader and then managed to get up to the Twin Valkyrs before internet problems cut that short. Now that we have some experience in the 10-man version of ToC, tonight The Totally Rad Guild ... More
Trial of the Crusader, So Far…
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 - 4 Comments
Trial of the Crusader has been something of a test-bed for Blizzard’s raid experimentation. There’s no trash, there are four different versions to complete, (almost) all of the fights take place in the same room, and you can choose from three different levels of tiered ... More
10-Man Trial of the Crusader Live Tonight, 25-Man Tomorrow
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 - 16 Comments
This week we get access to boss encounter number four of five in Trial of the Crusader, and tonight at around 7pm PDT/10pm EDT (that means soon!), The Totally Rad Guild will be trying the 10-man version of the instance. Once we get through the ... More
A Look At Blizzard’s Raid Philosophy
Friday, July 10th, 2009 - 22 Comments
As we enter the end of the 3rd ’set’ of raid instances in the current expansion, I think it is a good time to take a look at Blizzard’s new raid philosophy which made another dramatic change in WotLK, not unlike the change from 40 ... More
Downsizing Dungeons
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 - 29 Comments
Blizzard’s raiding model has seen its share of changes over the years. First, it was raids that catered to 10-man, 20-man, and even 40-man groups. Then, with Burning Crusade, a curious mix of 10s and the new 25-man raids. And now, with Wrath of the ... More
More Changes for Ulduar
Friday, June 12th, 2009 - 31 Comments
The changes (or nerfs as some of us raiders like to describe them as) for Ulduar keep rolling in. All of the changes should be live, but some may require a realm restart. The first significant change comes to the “end boss” of Ulduar, Yogg-Saron ... More
So Much Raiding, So Little Time
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - 23 Comments
While I’ve always considered myself a strong raider, I’ve always done my best to keep a handle on the amount of time I dedicate to the game. It is after all, just a game, and it is very important to not spend too much time ... More