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”
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Don’t Let Perfect Be The Enemy of Good – Some Thoughts on Raid Strategy and Mechanics
Fights in World of Warcraft are finding more, excessively complicated ways to make players respond to bosses outside of simply executing a rotation to some measure of… Read more “Don’t Let Perfect Be The Enemy of Good – Some Thoughts on Raid Strategy and Mechanics”
The Many-Layered Challenges of the Twisting Corridors of Torghast – My Completely-Solo Journey to the Corridor Creeper
Around 2 AM local time, I did it. The boss on floor 18 of Layer 8 felled, the achievement pop-up shown, the mount added to my collection.… Read more “The Many-Layered Challenges of the Twisting Corridors of Torghast – My Completely-Solo Journey to the Corridor Creeper”
Twisting Corridors Complete! Post Still To Come
Tonight, I finally did it. Layer 8 down, all solo, all the way, got my Corridor Creeper mount and now the Maw is mine for the taking.… Read more “Twisting Corridors Complete! Post Still To Come”
Balance and the Actual State of Shadowlands – Looking at the Tank Buffs
This week, Blizzard was forced to admit that tanking in Shadowlands was broken. Okay, that is somewhat hyperbolic, but a genuine bug had led to a metagame… Read more “Balance and the Actual State of Shadowlands – Looking at the Tank Buffs”
The Best, Worst, And Middle Cases – What Fate Awaits Shadowlands Patch 9.1?
It has, as of today when I write this (well, start this lol) been 4 full months of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. We also have gone that… Read more “The Best, Worst, And Middle Cases – What Fate Awaits Shadowlands Patch 9.1?”
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”
My Updated UI in WoW – What Mods And Why
The topic of user interfaces in a video game is always very interesting to me. What I find so oddly fascinating about the topic is how deeply… Read more “My Updated UI in WoW – What Mods And Why”
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”
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