Comments on: My Take on the 10/25 Thing

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:57:01 +0000

Die hard. Die hard, not hardcore! (Although my temper tantrums at pulling any second after the scheduled raid start time have to be worth something.)

I do miss raiding regularly a lot (but I’ve been lucky so far, with getting in on one raid a week) and I’m not converted to 10s yet, but it’s been a nice way to keep in touch with WoW during my clerkship. I really like Team Sport and Thespius has been lovely.

Thes isn’t the only one to owe you a beer ;D (I guess that means I have to go to Blizzcon now…)

By: Viktory

Viktory — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:05:40 +0000

I can NOT believe that such a hardcore raider is in 10-man now.

What is the world coming to?!?!

Kidding, hope you have a blast. Thes owes me a beer now.

By: Maoridin

Maoridin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:40:31 +0000

The party is massive and your right its rugby all be it a smaller version of the games. Awesome games awesome costumes and the street party on the last night EPIC…. there a 5 of us looking to goes as paladins…. was 6 but she wants to go as silvanis (she is kinda a skank so it makes sense OMG she is gonna read this) Any ideas of which paladin in particular i should go as… i was think uther?

Ah we have a 3rd and foruth healer but they like to dps its brutal but a challenge so we stick it and run three if it just aint coming together….

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:26:05 +0000

The New Zealand International Sevens looks like a time! I wasn’t able to figure out exactly what sport it was… the ball looked like a rugby ball? But it sure looked like one heck of a party!

Running with two healers is pretty brutal! Is there a reason you run with two? None of the bosses have harsh enrage timers that I’m aware of… healer shortage?

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:22:54 +0000

Thanks! I’m soooo hooked on Civ V. It’s the first game since WoW to cater so faithfully to my inner control freak.

By: Maoridin

Maoridin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:58:37 +0000

I like the majority am looking forward to your next 10/25 post. Im in a ten man guild purely because i dont have the time to dedicate myself to the work of a 25 guild. I do however like the simplicity of my team man… we are all very close much like a family and are all in a similar situation of gametime vs RL time. I was in quite a good 25 guild and liked it but life moves on and with that i went to ten. The challenges i face are indeed mana control as we try to run only two healers.
Another great post and awesome guest post to.

ps – its a little of topic but if you get a chance google “new zealand wellington Sevens” its a awesome time and people dress up and what not… Next year im going as a paladin!!! /inv Ophelie hahahaha

By: slice213

slice213 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:26:55 +0000

lol btw enjoyed the guest post a lot. It made my Civ V bug re-awaeken…and i did get my tax refund….must resist!

By: slice213

slice213 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:23:52 +0000

True true. Cata really does seem to punish if all raid members are not running at 100%.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:39:47 +0000

Like I said in the post, losing a player in 10s is a bigger loss, but it balances out by being much harder to die on 10.

I’ve never found the “you can carry players more on 25″ excuse to be true, even when I was running both. In Wrath, both raid sizes allowed for carrying and in Cata, neither raid size allows for carrying.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:31:01 +0000

To someone who runs only 10s, the change in lockout is probably a relief. But to a 25 man guild, the lack of 10s is noticeable on guild moral. Even when you never did the 10s, the fact that NO ONE does 10s gets in the way team building.