Raids

What’s your style?

Monday, November 16th, 2009
by Voryathegnome

There’s a lot of things I like about WoW, but I especially like connecting with other people and doing stuff with them. I live for quality time so I especially like raiding. There’s almost no better way to quickly bond with people than to throw yourselves into a massive raid and have at a few bosses, wiping included. Stories of heroic actions (I saw a hunter take down Icehowl solo from 5% once) to silly goof ups (like the tank that still had his lance equipped) stem largely from events like raids. Sure 5mans can be fun too and pvp and such, but at my heart I love raiding. Within that though, I like zapping the boss with my fireballs and stuff. I’ve never had a real tank before and only healed a couple of low level instances, although perhaps someday that will change. But I like what I do and while I may not be the best at it, I have fun doing it. I’m also not the most outspoken person in our guild raids, but I’m a team player. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to conjure up some sammiches…

Gearscore

Sunday, November 15th, 2009
by Caboose

In Wrath, along with Blizzard’s attempts to make sure people don’t get left behind in content, has come the fad of gear checking.  While this has produced a good way of putting PUG’s together, it presents the problem of “How do I know I’m ready for this content?”.  Along with gear checking has come “gearscore”.  With gearscore you can track how your or someone else’s gear will perform in relation to the content.  Gearscore comes in two flavors, WoW-Heroes.com and a GearScore addon.  WoW-Heroes.com looks at gear and enchants, while the GearScore addon just looks at the gear itself.  The makers of these gear checking tools have conveniently made charts showing how a person’s score stacks up with the content.  Using these tools, you can gear check for your PUG’s and make sure you are up to par with the content at hand!

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