tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post4186173495316790159..comments2023-08-12T17:27:01.102+02:00Comments on The Pink Pigtail Inn: When progression raiding becomes a grindLarísahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-88129305956553038262010-09-09T08:03:59.333+02:002010-09-09T08:03:59.333+02:00What I see in your guild in this respect is the sa...What I see in your guild in this respect is the same as I see in the one I'm in: professionalism.<br /><br />The people playing and dragging their toons through wipe after a wipe want to see others succeed. They want to hone their own skills so that they may be the ones who turn the tide when the going gets rough.<br /><br />It's very much the same as I have in my other hobby. Week after week I find myself training others without any personal gain only to see them succeed. That's enough of a reward to see -and usually hear- the joy of succeeding in something that initially seems hard or unattainable.<br /><br />That is part of the joy of having a hobby and being able to guide others through the obstacles.<br /><br />C outAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501269687241477498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-24234071036917000802010-09-08T07:45:39.070+02:002010-09-08T07:45:39.070+02:00@Zetter: Ah, it feels nice to get a good spanking ...@Zetter: Ah, it feels nice to get a good spanking every once in a while, doesn't it? I think they made it better this time. Even with a 30 percent buff, there are very challenging things to do, if you take the path of the hardmodes.<br /><br />@Spinksville: Thanks!<br /><br />@Coreus: Yeah, we ARE amazing like that. To be honest the raiding activity is pretty low right now so it isn't exactly as if we're putting any willing want-to-gear-up tank on the bench. On the contrary we have tanks in off-specs sometimes due to the shortage. The only real surplus we have is dps:ers and we're all geared up to our teeth after a decent amount of 25 man raiding in ICC.<br /><br />But yeah, I can definitely understand what you say about the curling into a fetal position. I personally haven't done the sindra hc and achievment more than once, but I can imagine that this is how the players who haven't been rotated or been on vacation must feel by now. Hopefully we'll be done with the project fairly soon.Larísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-66749973232719526742010-09-08T04:01:45.991+02:002010-09-08T04:01:45.991+02:00The very idea of doing Sindy Heroic/achievement mo...The very idea of doing Sindy Heroic/achievement mode again makes me want to curl into a fetal position. It's amazing that people in your guild are so willing to continue wiping on this stuff for the sake of other people.<br /><br />As someone who has been trying to get into a tanking position my guild's ten-man, it kind of hits a nerve for me that you were bringing overgeared tanks again and again instead of allowing new people who are at the intended gear level to come and actually progress their toons.<br /><br />I take the opinion that as a general rule, if you have nothing to gain from an activity in WoW, that's the game telling you to go fight something your own level instead of carrying people through content you overgear. I don't bring my Shaman to 10-man any more for this reason.Coreushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258450322199352185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-37474355067588447442010-09-07T22:32:22.315+02:002010-09-07T22:32:22.315+02:00Whee, congrats!!Whee, congrats!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-72131563751490953372010-09-07T19:36:38.909+02:002010-09-07T19:36:38.909+02:00Congratulations from a fellow recent drake getter ...Congratulations from a fellow recent drake getter (though once again as a druid you spend most of your time using flight form....)<br />We still have a few people to get through as monday fell through due to people being off. <br />For me I actually found the All you can eat Achievment more of a pain than heroic Sindy in the end.<br /><br />We are going to have a go at heroic LK soon I predict much ass kicking will be handed out to us at that point :)<br />Zetterzetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17423154847494490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-20148690007070235582010-09-07T18:19:06.778+02:002010-09-07T18:19:06.778+02:00@Perdissa: Thanks! If you've done that, you...@Perdissa: Thanks! If you've done that, you've definitely done most of the hard stuff. Allthough Sindra achievment was a tricky one, but it relies heavily on the tanks tbh.<br /><br />Grats to the Ulduar drake! I got it recently too and enjoyed it a lot. We have a few who still miss a couple of achievements for it so I wouldn't be surprised if we'll go back there as well.<br /><br />@2ndNin: It's a side of guild life that I like, but it's not for everyone. Some goblins would probably argue that it's slavery. Each man for himself. But I like the long-term prespective of things we do, the way we help each other out. One day it's you. Another day it's me. That's how it works.<br /><br />@Syl: Hear, hear! <3<br /><br />@SpiritusRex: great to hear you've found a decent bunch of people to play with as well. Yeah, I think those enclaves are fairly rare these days when most playing is done in completely silent pugs with strangers. But they still exist if you look long and hard for them. I'm fortunate to have been in one for over two years by now.<br /><br />@Jeffo: Yep. It all depends on what goals you set up for yourself. I wouldn't MIND killing LK heroic, but it isn't someting I really expect us to do or even try, so it isn't the same thing. The weight depends on your expectations on yourself.Larísahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-44712758492555278862010-09-07T15:26:56.736+02:002010-09-07T15:26:56.736+02:00Congratulations!
It's so nice to hear of the ...Congratulations!<br /><br />It's so nice to hear of the good that people do for one another - wish there was more of that going around. I've recently joined a new guild and the patience shown by the raid leaders as we progress through the learning of the LK dance is truly amazing (into Phase 2 transition, so we are slowly getting there).SpiritusRexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-9624106587634164062010-09-07T13:20:40.924+02:002010-09-07T13:20:40.924+02:00always glad to hear things are going so well - big...always glad to hear things are going so well - big gratz to you!<br />Adrenaline FTW!Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473554645340972749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-445480731586283342010-09-07T12:49:03.730+02:002010-09-07T12:49:03.730+02:00Gratz larisa, that is the one side of guild life I...Gratz larisa, that is the one side of guild life I do miss.<br /><br />Glad you finally got the guy, and hopefully you can get the rest theirs soon.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415648946567949701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-67927220445887614462010-09-07T12:16:02.305+02:002010-09-07T12:16:02.305+02:00Congratulations! I know exactly what you mean. Wh...Congratulations! I know exactly what you mean. When we finally killed Arthas it was like lifting a great weight off of my shoulders. For me, anything else this expansion (drakes, heroics, achievements) is just gravy.jeffohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708074863929831135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084921087677216126.post-20101176715022329072010-09-07T10:44:48.570+02:002010-09-07T10:44:48.570+02:00Congrats!!! My guild just managed to complete Hero...Congrats!!! My guild just managed to complete Heroic PP and Sindra on 10m (we don't do much 25s these days). Hopefully we get the remaining ones without too much pain.<br /><br />We just got the ulduar 10 drakes last week. One light was really painful, considering that we had never downed Yogg normal before. Nonetheless, we did it, and will be going back this week to help our friends who missed out a few achievements here and there over the past few weeks that we've been doing it. I hope our helpers will be as.. helpful as yours..Perdissanoreply@blogger.com