The word “casual” when used in MMO spaces is a de-pinned hand grenade in most contexts. It rarely gets used productively, it’s very often said insultingly, and… Read more “The Term “Casual,” How I See It In WoW Patch 9.1, And Why I Call Myself One”
Tag: raiding
I PUGed Sanctum of Domination, and The Results Were Surprising
In my last post, I talked about how I just hadn’t done that much inside the new raid added to World of Warcraft in Patch 9.1, the… Read more “I PUGed Sanctum of Domination, and The Results Were Surprising”
I Decided to Stop Raiding – About Managing Expectations and Learning When To Cut Your Losses
(Editor’s Note – I’m writing this as I finish the conclusion of this post, over 8,000 words deep. A few things I need to say before I… Read more “I Decided to Stop Raiding – About Managing Expectations and Learning When To Cut Your Losses”
A Thought Experiment About Progression Raid Teams
I’m back sooner than I expected – I’m probably not writing much through the week, but I wanted to check in and say things are fine but… Read more “A Thought Experiment About Progression Raid Teams”
Achievements – How I’ve Been Drawing Out Fun In The Shadowlands Season 1 Rut
So, we’ve been in the start of this expansion for a long time, eh? Well, all week, I’ve been starting and stopping draft posts about Asmongold’s Twitlonger… Read more “Achievements – How I’ve Been Drawing Out Fun In The Shadowlands Season 1 Rut”
A (Hopefully) Short Discussion About Coaching Raiders And What Goes Wrong
I’ve been pretty quiet here lately, for a few reasons. Firstly, talking about WoW is largely rote right now because there just isn’t much new stuff in… Read more “A (Hopefully) Short Discussion About Coaching Raiders And What Goes Wrong”
The Rush of Excitement of Finally, Mercifully, Killing Heroic Sire Denathrius While Raid Leading
The date was Thursday, March 18th, 2021. With just under 70 pulls on Sire Denathrius, including a very disappointing Wednesday raid spent exclusively pulling and wiping to… Read more “The Rush of Excitement of Finally, Mercifully, Killing Heroic Sire Denathrius While Raid Leading”
What Am I Playing Now? A Small Recap Post
You might have noticed (or not, everyone has their own stuff happening) that I haven’t posted in a few days after a bit of a streak. I… Read more “What Am I Playing Now? A Small Recap Post”
How Hard Should An Endboss Be, Anyways? Sire Denathrius Discussion
On normal, inside the halls of Castle Nathria, I proclaimed the raid overall was pretty reasonably tuned, with a couple of wall fights early that made Sire… Read more “How Hard Should An Endboss Be, Anyways? Sire Denathrius Discussion”
The Normal Difficulty Castle Nathria Review
Tonight, my guild did it. Actually, a fun preamble – due to the popularity of the expansion and our BfA merger, we had two guilds worth of… Read more “The Normal Difficulty Castle Nathria Review”
