Comments on: The Boss Has Spoken http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/ World of Warcraft Hunter Blog Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 By: Arrens http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11532 Arrens Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:23:12 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11532 A few days late and a few dollars short, as usual. I applied to AC a week or two ago. Wrote an e-mail to Fio's address (seriously, how the hell do you say that name!). And I even fit the bill (for the most part) as a warlock with mostly epics, though only one piece of my T4. My problem is that I can't commit to raiding. With a baby in the house, I have to tank baby aggro all the time, so saying, "Sorry guys, gotta log due to a hungry baby" before I let loose with another Shadowbolt probably wouldn't be looked on too kindly. All the same, best of luck with your recruiting and game progression. It's good to see some folks still having fun with the game and not going through the hell of having to PUG every single Shattered Hall run for some HH rep. A few days late and a few dollars short, as usual. I applied to AC a week or two ago. Wrote an e-mail to Fio’s address (seriously, how the hell do you say that name!). And I even fit the bill (for the most part) as a warlock with mostly epics, though only one piece of my T4.

My problem is that I can’t commit to raiding. With a baby in the house, I have to tank baby aggro all the time, so saying, “Sorry guys, gotta log due to a hungry baby” before I let loose with another Shadowbolt probably wouldn’t be looked on too kindly.

All the same, best of luck with your recruiting and game progression. It’s good to see some folks still having fun with the game and not going through the hell of having to PUG every single Shattered Hall run for some HH rep.

]]> By: Freejack http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11527 Freejack Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:57:06 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11527 Jezrael said: "I’ve been in the guild for 8 months now and it’s grown from about 5 toons to currently 100, I like to think it’s because we raid but aren’t draconian and have a friendly attitude." WOW! 8 months you grew from 5 to 100 members? And I'll assume these are all active players and not alts because you run two 25mans and 4 10mans each week. Whatever you're doing must be golden because that is quite an achievement. What guild and server are you on? :P I wasn't around when endgame was level 60, but from what I saw and heard it was a drudge. However, I sometimes wonder how different Outland would be if the first big gearing instance was a 40 or 25man instance. It wouldn't have to be terribly difficult but it would require that Raiding guilds acquire the numbers and practice leading large numbers and multiple group configurations before moving on to more difficult bosses. Then these guilds would have enough people to split up and take on a couple of different 10man instances with higher difficulty and better upgrades. It looks like Blizz cowtowed to the QQ'ers and reversed the progression process thus splintering the population of most realms into tiny clans eager to conquer Karazhan with no forethought of what they will need afterward. Jezrael said:

“I’ve been in the guild for 8 months now and it’s grown from about 5 toons to currently 100, I like to think it’s because we raid but aren’t draconian and have a friendly attitude.”

WOW! 8 months you grew from 5 to 100 members? And I’ll assume these are all active players and not alts because you run two 25mans and 4 10mans each week. Whatever you’re doing must be golden because that is quite an achievement. What guild and server are you on? :P

I wasn’t around when endgame was level 60, but from what I saw and heard it was a drudge. However, I sometimes wonder how different Outland would be if the first big gearing instance was a 40 or 25man instance. It wouldn’t have to be terribly difficult but it would require that Raiding guilds acquire the numbers and practice leading large numbers and multiple group configurations before moving on to more difficult bosses. Then these guilds would have enough people to split up and take on a couple of different 10man instances with higher difficulty and better upgrades.

It looks like Blizz cowtowed to the QQ’ers and reversed the progression process thus splintering the population of most realms into tiny clans eager to conquer Karazhan with no forethought of what they will need afterward.

]]> By: Lypi http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11510 Lypi Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:51:23 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11510 You need another option on your poll - Raid Schedule doesn't suit. Not that it matters, being (yet another) druid ;) Mainly tank, but a tree right now, because I was a bit clueless about how to evaluate my resto druids' performances. So I spent a week in their shoes/roots. You need another option on your poll – Raid Schedule doesn’t suit.

Not that it matters, being (yet another) druid ;) Mainly tank, but a tree right now, because I was a bit clueless about how to evaluate my resto druids’ performances. So I spent a week in their shoes/roots.

]]> By: Mana Battery http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11500 Mana Battery Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:19:18 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11500 You're lacking an 'I play in Europe, fool!' option on your poll. :P You’re lacking an ‘I play in Europe, fool!’ option on your poll. :P

]]> By: Jezrael http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11498 Jezrael Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:31:33 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11498 @ Freejack I think you make a really relevant point. I like to think that in my guild we have achieved a pretty good balance. We run 2 Gruuls (with a slew of out of guild regulars and some pick ups), 3 Karas and 1 ZA run per week. The 3 Karas all started at different times and are great for newer 70s who are gearing up for the 25 man raids. Although there is some disparity in gear across the 70s in the guild it is not so great that hopefully before long we will have a large pool of people all able to run 25 man raids, especially with the ability to gather heroic and PVP gear. That probably sounds pretty lame to the more hardcore guilds out there but for me it works because I don't have crazy raiding commitments I can't keep yet I'm still getting to see end of game content. We are pretty close to getting Gruul's on farm now and progressing in ZA. I hope that in the new year we will begin to take on Mag and SSC. I've been in the guild for 8 months now and it's grown from about 5 toons to currently 100, I like to think it's because we raid but aren't draconian and have a friendly attitude. Just wanted to put my belated 2s in ^_^ @ Freejack

I think you make a really relevant point. I like to think that in my guild we have achieved a pretty good balance. We run 2 Gruuls (with a slew of out of guild regulars and some pick ups), 3 Karas and 1 ZA run per week. The 3 Karas all started at different times and are great for newer 70s who are gearing up for the 25 man raids. Although there is some disparity in gear across the 70s in the guild it is not so great that hopefully before long we will have a large pool of people all able to run 25 man raids, especially with the ability to gather heroic and PVP gear.

That probably sounds pretty lame to the more hardcore guilds out there but for me it works because I don’t have crazy raiding commitments I can’t keep yet I’m still getting to see end of game content. We are pretty close to getting Gruul’s on farm now and progressing in ZA. I hope that in the new year we will begin to take on Mag and SSC.

I’ve been in the guild for 8 months now and it’s grown from about 5 toons to currently 100, I like to think it’s because we raid but aren’t draconian and have a friendly attitude.

Just wanted to put my belated 2s in ^_^

]]> By: Frankl http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11497 Frankl Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:04:07 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11497 What's a "duffus", besides a village in Scotland? What’s a “duffus”, besides a village in Scotland?

]]> By: Rotseh http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11496 Rotseh Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:20:22 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11496 I think the accomplishments of AC (which you will be able to partake in, should you be admitted) speak for themselves as in regards to a "salary". Plus, they seem a nice bunch of fun people, and reasonable, skilled, curteous to top it off. Fio especially seems to be a very capable, level-headed GM who I'd be happy to join ranks with any day. Without taking too much credit from BRK, it is teamplay what counts, and what you should strife for is becoming an integral part of it, respectful of all the others and their contributions to the common cause. AC is a prime example. But as much as I would love to join a guild like AC and be able to play alongside Fio, Doomilias, Brigin, Cay, TJ, and all the others, there are obstacles which make it a wee bit impossible: 1) My game client only enables access to European realms. U.S./Oceanic ones are off-limits. 2) The time difference. 8 PM Eastern (the start of AC raids) is 2 AM here. 3) I'm a Tauren hunter. :) Oh well. *smile* Rotseh Berlin / Germany I think the accomplishments of AC (which you will be able to partake in, should you be admitted) speak for themselves as in regards to a “salary”. Plus, they seem a nice bunch of fun people, and reasonable, skilled, curteous to top it off. Fio especially seems to be a very capable, level-headed GM who I’d be happy to join ranks with any day. Without taking too much credit from BRK, it is teamplay what counts, and what you should strife for is becoming an integral part of it, respectful of all the others and their contributions to the common cause. AC is a prime example.

But as much as I would love to join a guild like AC and be able to play alongside Fio, Doomilias, Brigin, Cay, TJ, and all the others, there are obstacles which make it a wee bit impossible:

1) My game client only enables access to European realms. U.S./Oceanic ones are off-limits.

2) The time difference. 8 PM Eastern (the start of AC raids) is 2 AM here.

3) I’m a Tauren hunter. :)

Oh well. *smile*

Rotseh
Berlin / Germany

]]> By: BRK http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11481 BRK Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:20:38 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11481 If you're working with TJ, you really do deserve a salary. If you’re working with TJ, you really do deserve a salary.

]]> By: TJ http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11476 TJ Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:44:27 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11476 That's more like it. That’s more like it.

]]> By: corwyn http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/comment-page-1/#comment-11475 corwyn Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:34:31 +0000 http://www.bigredkitty.net/2007/12/14/the-boss-has-spoken/#comment-11475 It’s a great guild, with a lot to offer, That's what I mean by 'Salary'! Nowhere on the original post does it mention anything like this. Go look at it. A long list of specifications, requirements, and caveats, not one word about why anyone would _want_ to join. I don’t think looking at this as a job posting is the right way to see it. It reads _exactly_ like a job posting. If you wanted it to sound like a party invitation (or whatever), I must say, I think it fails. I transferred servers to be in AC, and I don’t feel they owe me anything in exchange for my $25. Did you transfer servers to be in AC or _for a chance_ to be in AC? Corwyn for Kafsha and Shaelee p.s. Yes, I know working with TJ is a (bigger) benefit, but this is BRK's place so I thought it best... It’s a great guild, with a lot to offer,

That’s what I mean by ‘Salary’! Nowhere on the original post does it mention anything like this. Go look at it. A long list of specifications, requirements, and caveats, not one word about why anyone would _want_ to join.

I don’t think looking at this as a job posting is the right way to see it.

It reads _exactly_ like a job posting. If you wanted it to sound like a party invitation (or whatever), I must say, I think it fails.

I transferred servers to be in AC, and I don’t feel they owe me anything in exchange for my $25.

Did you transfer servers to be in AC or _for a chance_ to be in AC?

Corwyn
for Kafsha and Shaelee

p.s. Yes, I know working with TJ is a (bigger) benefit, but this is BRK’s place so I thought it best…

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