06-20-2009, 04:12 PM
I do not think we are as strict as we should be in the raids we are running..I think for the good of the raid and the raid leaders sanity that SOME MINOR policing is in order.Actually policing is a bit strong of a word..How about nicely pointing things out..
I am not saying become an anal raiding group like Wartorn ..I do not need to progress as fast or as uptight as Wartorn is about raiding...But guys...we are way too lax..and considering how awesome leadership,tanks,and healing is in this raid, do not think it is good or fair to the people that are really trying hard to progress.I feel they put up with too much for the sake of being nice and casual.
For example..No one cares what gear you have..You are asked what you do and that is it..If you are not good at it an "oh well,lets hope they get better" attitude seems to be taken.It seems leaderships only weakness is that they are a bit too nice ...
However..it is not mean to nicely point out to people that they could be playing better..and by doing so will help eveyone out in the raid including themselves.
Wartorn insists you be well geared,skilled and have a specific amount of dps on the meters..in NO WAY am I suggesting we get that anal on people or even close..
But...you should be making sure people are at least in the right gear for their spec...the gear they do have is enchanted as best as possible...and they have "deadly boss mods" so they can understand the timing of the fights better as well as get nice raid warnings when they are looking at their cooldowns or peoples health bars,telling them something is bad,like they need to move out of a shadow fissure or something like it...IF their computer wont handle the mod then fine...but if it can people have no excuse not to use this mod..Our raid leaders us it to lead the raid..show some respect and do the same so you do not have to be lead so much.
If you have tanks doing more dps than dps than something is wrong and someone needs to figure out what that player is doing wrong and kindly guide them to doing it right...Sitting back and hoping they figure it out eventually is not good for the raid...
Example and the big reason why I am piping off:
I will not mention names...there was a player trying to dps in tank gear doing 900-1100 dps.I asked him why he is in tank gear and he said cause the armor was better...Clearly not a clue what he is doing and in bad need of some guidance..I nicely pointed out to him that he isnt being hit so things like armor and defense do not matter,and what should matter when you are trying to dps in a raid is attack power and crit and STR or AGI depending.(str in his case) He told me that stuff was in his bank and that he would have it if it wasnt such a pain to switch it out..then I showed him "itemrack" and how I was able to switch out...I showed/pointed out many other things as well..Point is,he was VERY receptive to it..I mean WHO DOESNT WANT TO BECOME A BETTER PLAYER??? Serioulsy?? I hate to sound mean..but people unwilling to take direction or constructive critisizm have no business raiding with others..This is a cooperative effort and everyone needs to be on the same page.'
Please do not tell me that "we are not a raiding guild" I do not want to hear that. I know this..I know we are casual. I am saying we are a bit too casual and we should tighten up the raid a LITTLE and I do stress the word LITTLE.
I do not think we need to police anything that is not GLARINGLY bad..I am NOT saying we need to be anal like Wartorn or other raiding guilds.
But people need to get "deadly boss mods" if their computer can run it.It is a very non intrusive,very useful mod..Our raid leaders use it to tell us what to do in vent.Why not know what is going on if you can right??
people need to be in the right spec.many people have crunched numbers and know what the best spec's are for what you are doing.Whether it be healing,dps or tanking..Do some research and see if you can eek out some better numbers with a minor build tweak.
people need to be in the right gear for their spec..If you are dpsing you shouldnt be wearing tank gear..etc.
people need to gem and enchant the gear they have..its merely gold and though the upgrades are minor..raid wide they really add up quick.If 10 people up their dps a mere 100 points,that is 1000 dps!! It adds up really fast.
people need to be in Ventrilo if their computer can run it.
Numbers are of no consiquence unless they are way too lame.a person in blues and greens can do 1800 dps with raid buffs..So it is not hard to get over 2k and as your gear gets better that number will slowly increase.
I am in no way trying to tell anyone how to run their raid..Or telling people how to play..I am fine with the progression the way it stands as I feel our raid is overall very sucessfull..But I have seen way too much /fail when it comes to simple things such as mods,vent,and gemming/enchanting.,and I suggest we do something about it because it is really easy and basic to fix the above.
So if you have something not enchanted...Enchant it!!!!
IF you dont have a gem in a slot...Fill it!!!
If you dont have vent..Get it!!
If you arent sure what build has the best dps...research it!!!
If someone gives you a friendly suggestion...listen to it!!!
If your computer can run deadly boss mods...google it!!!
Also..to help leadership out..If you see someone doing something wrong..Or not playing to their potential..A polite suggestion can go a long way.This post is for everyone in the raid.
Please understand I am not trying to run anything..I am merely trying to help the raid out..
Bovi
I am not saying become an anal raiding group like Wartorn ..I do not need to progress as fast or as uptight as Wartorn is about raiding...But guys...we are way too lax..and considering how awesome leadership,tanks,and healing is in this raid, do not think it is good or fair to the people that are really trying hard to progress.I feel they put up with too much for the sake of being nice and casual.
For example..No one cares what gear you have..You are asked what you do and that is it..If you are not good at it an "oh well,lets hope they get better" attitude seems to be taken.It seems leaderships only weakness is that they are a bit too nice ...
However..it is not mean to nicely point out to people that they could be playing better..and by doing so will help eveyone out in the raid including themselves.
Wartorn insists you be well geared,skilled and have a specific amount of dps on the meters..in NO WAY am I suggesting we get that anal on people or even close..
But...you should be making sure people are at least in the right gear for their spec...the gear they do have is enchanted as best as possible...and they have "deadly boss mods" so they can understand the timing of the fights better as well as get nice raid warnings when they are looking at their cooldowns or peoples health bars,telling them something is bad,like they need to move out of a shadow fissure or something like it...IF their computer wont handle the mod then fine...but if it can people have no excuse not to use this mod..Our raid leaders us it to lead the raid..show some respect and do the same so you do not have to be lead so much.
If you have tanks doing more dps than dps than something is wrong and someone needs to figure out what that player is doing wrong and kindly guide them to doing it right...Sitting back and hoping they figure it out eventually is not good for the raid...
Example and the big reason why I am piping off:
I will not mention names...there was a player trying to dps in tank gear doing 900-1100 dps.I asked him why he is in tank gear and he said cause the armor was better...Clearly not a clue what he is doing and in bad need of some guidance..I nicely pointed out to him that he isnt being hit so things like armor and defense do not matter,and what should matter when you are trying to dps in a raid is attack power and crit and STR or AGI depending.(str in his case) He told me that stuff was in his bank and that he would have it if it wasnt such a pain to switch it out..then I showed him "itemrack" and how I was able to switch out...I showed/pointed out many other things as well..Point is,he was VERY receptive to it..I mean WHO DOESNT WANT TO BECOME A BETTER PLAYER??? Serioulsy?? I hate to sound mean..but people unwilling to take direction or constructive critisizm have no business raiding with others..This is a cooperative effort and everyone needs to be on the same page.'
Please do not tell me that "we are not a raiding guild" I do not want to hear that. I know this..I know we are casual. I am saying we are a bit too casual and we should tighten up the raid a LITTLE and I do stress the word LITTLE.
I do not think we need to police anything that is not GLARINGLY bad..I am NOT saying we need to be anal like Wartorn or other raiding guilds.
But people need to get "deadly boss mods" if their computer can run it.It is a very non intrusive,very useful mod..Our raid leaders use it to tell us what to do in vent.Why not know what is going on if you can right??
people need to be in the right spec.many people have crunched numbers and know what the best spec's are for what you are doing.Whether it be healing,dps or tanking..Do some research and see if you can eek out some better numbers with a minor build tweak.
people need to be in the right gear for their spec..If you are dpsing you shouldnt be wearing tank gear..etc.
people need to gem and enchant the gear they have..its merely gold and though the upgrades are minor..raid wide they really add up quick.If 10 people up their dps a mere 100 points,that is 1000 dps!! It adds up really fast.
people need to be in Ventrilo if their computer can run it.
Numbers are of no consiquence unless they are way too lame.a person in blues and greens can do 1800 dps with raid buffs..So it is not hard to get over 2k and as your gear gets better that number will slowly increase.
I am in no way trying to tell anyone how to run their raid..Or telling people how to play..I am fine with the progression the way it stands as I feel our raid is overall very sucessfull..But I have seen way too much /fail when it comes to simple things such as mods,vent,and gemming/enchanting.,and I suggest we do something about it because it is really easy and basic to fix the above.
So if you have something not enchanted...Enchant it!!!!
IF you dont have a gem in a slot...Fill it!!!
If you dont have vent..Get it!!
If you arent sure what build has the best dps...research it!!!
If someone gives you a friendly suggestion...listen to it!!!
If your computer can run deadly boss mods...google it!!!
Also..to help leadership out..If you see someone doing something wrong..Or not playing to their potential..A polite suggestion can go a long way.This post is for everyone in the raid.
Please understand I am not trying to run anything..I am merely trying to help the raid out..
Bovi