raids
Dungeons and Raids: Keep All That Strategy Straight
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - 6 Comments
The first few times I ran Vault of Archavon, I was lost. It was my first real foray into 10-man content, and I was trying to keep Archavon, Emalon and Koralon straight. Which one overcharged adds? Which cast a nasty fire that you had to ... More
PTR 3.3: ICC Raid Testing Schedule (11/18-11/20), PuG With the Blues 3
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 3 Comments
The latest raid testing schedule kicks off with both Lord Marrowgar and the Icecrown Gunship Battle (both US and European servers) on Wednesday. As much as these two have been under the microscope so far, I’d anticipate that they’re nearly ready for prime-time. And on ... More
More Treachery: Stealing Raid IDs
Monday, November 9th, 2009 - 13 Comments
Speaking of douchebaggery on the Khaz Modan server, apparently Alliance aren’t the only ones acting up. While on the same Ventrilo server where an enemy player listened in to my raid group’s precious Wintergrasp tactics, another interesting topic came up: the stealing of raid IDs. It’s ... More
PTR 3.3: Patch Notes Updated (Build 10747)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 16 Comments
It’s that time again! The patch notes of have been updated, and even though the PTR servers are down for the moment, I’m sure it won’t be too long before we can get our hands on it. In addition to the usual round of class ... More
Dungeon and Raid System Q & A
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 - 9 Comments
If you’ve been keeping up with the latest on Patch 3.3, and you’ve read the updated notes in the latest build, then you probably know a whole lot about the new Dungeon and Raid system being implemented in the near future. But there are still ... More
Some Thoughts On The New Badge System
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 - 27 Comments
There once was a time when earning a badge meant slogging through a 5-man dungeon over the span of a couple hours, or spending an entire night on downing two or three bosses in a raid. And it was a really long haul towards the ... More
Emblems of Triumph to Become Base Drop in 3.3 Dungeons
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 - 21 Comments
Here’s a nifty little announcement that got me even more excited for Patch 3.3. On the forums yesterday, Blue Poster Bornakk announced that Emblems of Conquest will be replaced with Emblems of Triumph as the main drop from dungeons as of Patch 3.3. Here’s his ... More
PTR 3.3: New Raid Quests Added
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 - 17 Comments
The Patch Test Realm continues to bear fruit with the addition of new repeatable raid quests to the game. As if you didn’t already have enough ways to earn badges, Blizzard is giving you one more! Don’t worry, you won’t have to do anything fancy, ... More
How To Join A Raiding Guild Part 3: Fitting In
Monday, September 21st, 2009 - 4 Comments
So you’ve found a guild and you think you’ve got the chops to run with the big boys now. You know your class well, you’re all geared up, and ready to go. Though you may very well find acceptance in a top-tier raiding guild at ... More
How To Join A Raiding Guild Part 2: Gaining Experience And Gearing Up
Friday, September 18th, 2009 - 5 Comments
So, have you found a guild to join yet? If that’s the case, then you might be wondering how to make yourself a bit more attractive to the guild leader and/or recruitment officers. Of course, there are several ways to do this. I mentioned yesterday ... More