Wednesday, October 31, 2007
When I Was Young...I Never Needed Anyone
Yes, folks, I am officially un-guilded. /cry, /qquit.
It was not a happy decision, and I didn't leave for the usual Dramaspear reasons. There was friction among the officers, and more than one was on my nerves, but it was nothing over and above the kind of thing you see in a workplace. (Therein lies a small problem but I'll get to that in a moment...) I left because my work schedule is very hectic and unpredictable, and cannot sign up for raids and/or attend raids with any regularity. Our guild started moving up in progression through the Gruuls / TK / SCC portion of the game, and I want to see this content. But as the guild reinvents itself into a serious progression guild, things like:
The "play-as-work" feel comes with the transition to a progression guild, and I do not want added stress in what I view as my way to blow off steam from a very demanding job. This is a minor reason for leaving, but it was a reason.
I look forward to joining my original guild for fun in Kara as they start up their attempts, but for me, WoW takes a back seat to keeping a job and seeing my wife. My focus will be more on BGs in the morning to hoard (For the Hoard?) honor points and Arena matches on the weekend.
All...by...my...se-e-elf....
It was not a happy decision, and I didn't leave for the usual Dramaspear reasons. There was friction among the officers, and more than one was on my nerves, but it was nothing over and above the kind of thing you see in a workplace. (Therein lies a small problem but I'll get to that in a moment...) I left because my work schedule is very hectic and unpredictable, and cannot sign up for raids and/or attend raids with any regularity. Our guild started moving up in progression through the Gruuls / TK / SCC portion of the game, and I want to see this content. But as the guild reinvents itself into a serious progression guild, things like:
- mandatory attendance,
- officer activity, and
- regular guild meetings
The "play-as-work" feel comes with the transition to a progression guild, and I do not want added stress in what I view as my way to blow off steam from a very demanding job. This is a minor reason for leaving, but it was a reason.
I look forward to joining my original guild for fun in Kara as they start up their attempts, but for me, WoW takes a back seat to keeping a job and seeing my wife. My focus will be more on BGs in the morning to hoard (For the Hoard?) honor points and Arena matches on the weekend.
All...by...my...se-e-elf....
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Just Stop, Part 2
OMG, WTF, WTB BBQ
Durthoo, Onmyoji, Jrocks and I ran 2v2s last night and had a blast.
The most memorable match of the night (for me, anyway) ended with me and a rogue, one on one. My cooldowns were blown, my mana was low, and he was at roughly 75 percent life.
F***! My Felguard is dead!
He climbed right into the middle of me just as I dotted him up, and promptly threw at me every single spell interrupt / stun ability available to his horrible, horrible class, so it was stunlock vs. dots.
I blew Shadowburn, I pounded the Death Coil key but "THAT SPELL ISN'T READY YET."
The lifebars paced each other with eerie precision. 75 percent. 50 percent. 49 percent. 20 percent. 5 percent.
DRAW.
A freaking draw! We died at exactly the same time. No points, no plus-up to games played for the night, nothing! A ten-minute wait for naught.
But it was funny, and that's something.
The most memorable match of the night (for me, anyway) ended with me and a rogue, one on one. My cooldowns were blown, my mana was low, and he was at roughly 75 percent life.
F***! My Felguard is dead!
He climbed right into the middle of me just as I dotted him up, and promptly threw at me every single spell interrupt / stun ability available to his horrible, horrible class, so it was stunlock vs. dots.
I blew Shadowburn, I pounded the Death Coil key but "THAT SPELL ISN'T READY YET."
The lifebars paced each other with eerie precision. 75 percent. 50 percent. 49 percent. 20 percent. 5 percent.
DRAW.
A freaking draw! We died at exactly the same time. No points, no plus-up to games played for the night, nothing! A ten-minute wait for naught.
But it was funny, and that's something.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
SORRY
I know, I know, I haven't updated in a really long time. My job has been crazy, my raid attendance has been terribad, and I really haven't done much with WoW other than log on, tailor bags, log off. I will do better, promise.
So I have my gloves, my chest, and my legs from the arena. I am about 3 weeks from my hood, and if season 3 holds off for four weeks after that, I will have the full Arena armor set and be able to start saving for the weapons. WEWT.
Guild-wise, things have really perked up. (Just as my involvement has plummeted, go figure LOL) The guild can one-shot Gruul's Lair now and is working on Tempest Keep (skipping Mags for some reason I cannot figure out). Progression continues to not have much of an attractiveness for me, as my job and family commitments keep me out of any serious raid schedule...I will never be at the top of the list for loot. Our guild loot system switched from DKP - just when I got some respectable DKP - to a rank system. The setup is simple: the guild ranks are now tied to raid attendence in 20 percent brackets, and those in the higher brackets are always priority for loot rolls over the lower brackets. So again, I'm scre-zewed.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm in a progression guild, much less an officer in one...I love the people (LOVE them) but cannot commit enough time to the endeavor for it to pay off. Eh well.
More to come, I promise. SORRY!
So I have my gloves, my chest, and my legs from the arena. I am about 3 weeks from my hood, and if season 3 holds off for four weeks after that, I will have the full Arena armor set and be able to start saving for the weapons. WEWT.
Guild-wise, things have really perked up. (Just as my involvement has plummeted, go figure LOL) The guild can one-shot Gruul's Lair now and is working on Tempest Keep (skipping Mags for some reason I cannot figure out). Progression continues to not have much of an attractiveness for me, as my job and family commitments keep me out of any serious raid schedule...I will never be at the top of the list for loot. Our guild loot system switched from DKP - just when I got some respectable DKP - to a rank system. The setup is simple: the guild ranks are now tied to raid attendence in 20 percent brackets, and those in the higher brackets are always priority for loot rolls over the lower brackets. So again, I'm scre-zewed.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm in a progression guild, much less an officer in one...I love the people (LOVE them) but cannot commit enough time to the endeavor for it to pay off. Eh well.
More to come, I promise. SORRY!
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