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The Curious Case of High-End Raiding Guilds

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 - 17 Comments

Their existence is of no surprise, coming from humanity’s need to define a “best.” From the minute we are born, we start building hierarchies and classifications, sliding different people, organizations, and things into them like blocks in a pyramid. Quite simply, given anything, there are ... More

Exodus Suspended, Oh My!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 - 25 Comments

I don’t know about you guys but even though I am a far cry from the hardcore raiding base, I still live through them vicariously.  I follow the MMO-Champion’s Hall of Fame, I check up on all the “top guild” websites here and there, and ... More

Algalon Goes Down!

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 - 19 Comments

When Ulduar first hit I made a post asking when we all thought Algalon the Observer (the true final boss of Ulduar) would go down. Well it appears that Ensidia has answered my questions, well, at least for 10 mans. The super guild announced on their ... More

How Long Until Algalon Goes Down?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 - 15 Comments

Despite the fact that Ulduar is much more difficult that the previous tier of content, there are many guilds that are tearing through it! I mentioned in my last post that Ensidia had downed Yogg-Saron and since then many more have followed. While Yogg is ... More

What I Expected and Didn’t Expect In Patch 3.1

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 - 27 Comments

Almost 48 hours since the release of Patch 3.1 and there are still many, many issues to be ironed out.  Players across the greater Internet are reporting numerous snags that are consistent with all of Blizzard’s content patches.  Dead or laggy servers, extended extended maintenance, ... More