tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post64628321843774869..comments2023-12-13T05:38:56.001-06:00Comments on Gray Matter: September BluesGraylohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-6928625101874811882009-09-22T12:02:36.154-05:002009-09-22T12:02:36.154-05:00Great post. Finally got around to reading it. Exce...Great post. Finally got around to reading it. Excellent observations on ToC. ToC is uninspired and boring. The fight mechanics are simplistic. The scenery...well, it's the same room over and over again. The monsters? Recycled models.<br /><br />This is busy-work designed to elongate the current game content, extending it's "value" as Blizzard completes whatever next big raid thing (Icecrown).<br /><br />Bring on Arthas already. I'm tired of running around on a horse mashing buttons.<br /><br />Laedora of Kilroggchicograndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983636930662775465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-68252555651223423812009-09-22T05:44:17.987-05:002009-09-22T05:44:17.987-05:00Perfect post again, same feeling, same frustration...Perfect post again, same feeling, same frustration.<br /><br />Blizzard killed PVE players with this patch.<br /><br />3 of the biggest raiding guild on my server has disbanded since the end of summer.<br /><br />I fear blizzard has really messed up with the core players.sonakhttp://equi.reves-cdo.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-13106863631265853082009-09-21T05:38:00.144-05:002009-09-21T05:38:00.144-05:0025man hardmode gormok, twins and especially anub a...25man hardmode gormok, twins and especially anub are for some reason completely fucked up and cause huge DC problems.<br />this thread helped me to stay online during anub. (part2 and part5 of the guide)<br /><br />http://elitistjerks.com/blogs/cadfael/302-fixing_chain_disconnecting.html<br /><br />try it out.rinkunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-12227027510422836442009-09-20T18:39:43.001-05:002009-09-20T18:39:43.001-05:00Really great post. I mean it was like reading my o...Really great post. I mean it was like reading my own thoughts.<br /><br />I am an officer of a young guild which really would like to achive something and ToC is screwing us big time.<br /><br />Just before heroic ToC we did Firefighter and were really thrilled that we are finally going somewhere. Then ToC hm totally killed the spirit ... especially the technical issues. We did a little bit of tactical mistake on the Anub reset. Since 4 ToC bosses are like walk thru the park, we decided to make 2 mixed groups of mains and alts ... and Anub killed us there. Eventually we did clear normal with 2 groups but for undergeared tunes it was really a progress. Not to mention the fact that most people aren't brilliant with their alts ... I mean every class and spec needs some practice to be good. And the with only 3 days of our raiding week left for the ToC hm we hit the Beasts' chain dc wall. That was soooo frustrating. We even forsed everyone to go read some EJ topic about "how to make your game not crash" :P<br /><br />Next reset, the moment noone had a single DC, we finally scored a kill ... and it was a clear one.<br /><br />Today we killed Factions Champions and it seems the rest of reset is set for Twins. But I do feel the deep inside frustration within guild ... and I gues myself too. Firefighter was the last thing we killed in Ulduar :( I would love to finish at least the mount achivement and kill Algalon 25 but there isn't just enough time. Plus, as a young guild we don't have really that stable core yet but to recruit people you need to shine at progress and it feels stupid to say "we could be learning Anub hm already if not for the DCes".<br /><br />I was never a type of whiner really but seriously, now I would give anything to get back the quality of raiding that Ulduar offered.<br /><br />Lilija@Burning Legion - EU<br /><br />P.S. I hope my comment is somehow readable since I'm sick and I don't know why I'm writting this instead of sleeping :PLilijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084109517825847060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-13723103321130870282009-09-20T13:02:13.941-05:002009-09-20T13:02:13.941-05:00I have to agree with what is being said here, we a...I have to agree with what is being said here, we are having similar problems on bdf. I am also getting very fed up with players who say they are good geared (mainly with welfare epics) but have absolutely no idea on how to play their character. We had to work hard to get our gear back in tbc, but now it has gone downhill since Ulduar, if Icecrown is not awesome then I'm out of the game.Boldboblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130205728438713804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-67534958232202861842009-09-20T02:48:39.719-05:002009-09-20T02:48:39.719-05:00I have a couple of suggestions for your technical ...I have a couple of suggestions for your technical issues.<br /><br />(a) Don't raid on Tuesdays. There are too many people in there.<br />(b) Not using wireless helps. Still, my guild hasn't fixed the DC issues.<br />(c) The worms despawn if everyone on their threat list dies. This usually happens because someone is standing right on top of their spawn, they get one-shot during the spawn, and they disappear. Back away during their spawn, and this shouldn't be an issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171775635707989860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-11241283474182396042009-09-19T20:14:07.157-05:002009-09-19T20:14:07.157-05:00Like clockwork, fall is the death knell for raidin...Like clockwork, fall is the death knell for raiding guilds. Every guild I've been in has trouble with attendance during this time.<br /><br />My guild I've been with for 2 years decided to go casual so people didn't waste evenings waiting for others to log on, but pretty much everyone ended up quitting, transferring or joining other guilds.<br /><br />There was talk of reforming during our own "State of the Guild Address" after awhile, and I dare to hope it happens. Having a break from the raiding grind is nice but now I really don't have much of a reason to play since my friends have left.Megaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-74450482837670035802009-09-19T18:03:22.951-05:002009-09-19T18:03:22.951-05:00Great post Gray. While we've lost fewer peopl...Great post Gray. While we've lost fewer people, this is a common occurrence and even those who have "stuck it out" are extremely dissatisfied with the game.<br /><br />I've maintained the stance that Icecrown better be freaking awesome for me to keep raiding at the level that we are now (4 nights / week). Even at that light schedule, it's tough to stay motivated in order to clear an instance 4 times a week. It's also boring =P<br /><br />Aion is less than stellar, and Blizzard is lucky that the game won't really siphon away its playerbase. While I always thought it would take another MMO to get me to stop playing WoW, if Icecrown is mediocre, I'm not so sure any more.Fowltemperedhttp://www.legions-guild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-67723405776294014452009-09-19T14:46:03.091-05:002009-09-19T14:46:03.091-05:00On my Realm, Vek’nilash, we have lost our top five...On my Realm, Vek’nilash, we have lost our top five or six Guilds or so to other servers. The lack of quality players is the most common response when asked why but I think it has to due with people dropping off the game like flies which is creating the lack of raiders. I think the fall of Vek’nilash began when all the accounts that had a toon that raided with Marvel Family’s guild were banned, some 55 plus people. Just Google the “Martin Fury,” for info about it. <br />The majority of people on our server don’t know how to play. By this I mean that they don’t understand how to run groups/raids and they expect things to be easy. Sure they might have 5 toons at 80 with all skills to 450 but they cannot even finish 10 man Naxx. I have said it before and I will say it again, I am seeing a boom in over geared and seemingly under educated players. I have been thinking of leaving WoW because it is loosing it’s fun factor. The fun for me is progression and when they started handing out loot like it was [Shinny Bubbles] I was pissed. The Conquer gear I had worked so hard to get became common place. Ull itself became Naxx and Naxx became a joke to lvl alts but not to most. Most are still having problems clearing Naxx in our realm due to their lack of understanding. But these same /fail players and guilds expect to be in ToC and Ull clearing content and they just can’t figure it out… Maybe I am getting a fat head or a 1337 attitude… Maybe I have the September blues as well…<br /><br />@ Kai<br />We are loosing four guild members to Aion. They have reserved names and seem pumped for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-52304310560844603542009-09-19T13:13:47.660-05:002009-09-19T13:13:47.660-05:00I have to say I agree as well. The trend that Bli...I have to say I agree as well. The trend that Blizz has been going in doesn't only say 'lazy' to me but they seem to be focusing more and more on 'time sinking' the player (ei. ur math on T9). and then what do they do to reward us for all the time wasted?? Nerf instances, open higher end badges to everyone, and promo an X-pac that rehashes old content... sigh...<br /><br />And the x-pac is the most glaring example. No new classes, no new hero classes, no new talents, "path of the titans" = time sink<br />"archeology" which is needed to accelerate PotT = time sink, reusing old content. Even if they are reworking it, that's like taking day old bread and adding butter...it's still old!!<br /><br />My guild has lost over 1/2 of its core raiders this summer. Mostly due to bordum with wow which is sometimes coupled with a RL "reason" other times not.<br /><br />Catering to the "casual" player is no better than nerfing classes to balance PVP. It only makes those of us that play the core part of WoW, the PVE and raids, feel like we've gotten sucker punched.<br /><br />Give me a game that plays as good as WoW, but the company backing it still cares what they put out there, and I'll be canceling WoW.<br /><i>O what's this...Aion..hmmm</i>Kainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-35538483915637730482009-09-19T11:53:25.284-05:002009-09-19T11:53:25.284-05:00I totally agree with everything you said. I was m...I totally agree with everything you said. I was my guild's only boomkin and my guild raided three nights a week like yours. Because I spent a good chunk of my time three nights a week raiding, I didn't spend a lot of other time playing the game outside of my guilds raiding slots, so I wasn't getting the daily heroic emblems or the 10-man emblems.<br /><br />Last week I deactivated my account and quit my guild because I hated patch 3.2 so much, for all the reasons you have mentioned. I didn't mind that T7 was a cake walk (it's good to have a low level raid that people can pug), and I thought that Ulduar was the perfect step up in difficulty. I honestly thought that 3.2 would be another step up, rather than the joke it was. I am so disappointed with Blizzard; I doubt I will ever come back to the game. If they keep this up, we'll have people pugging 25 man Icecrown and downing Arthas after 4-5 weeks, because Blizzard wants to "make sure content is accessible to everyone".<br /><br />Thanks for all your work on your blog, I have used it immensely over the past year! Maybe Blizzard will wake up and realize that they are losing players over this shift in philosophy, but I really doubt it. There are too many players out there who love to just run heroics and get T9.0 while pugging 25 man ToC for free loot.Shobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146220068385202860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-88165061409366672772009-09-19T11:42:04.061-05:002009-09-19T11:42:04.061-05:00A quick comment that your RSS feed somehow isn'...A quick comment that your RSS feed somehow isn't working for me anymore -- none of the September posts have made it through! Catching up now, though ^__^ (I'm not sure if it's just me or if the problem's widespread, either, so no help with troubleshooting unfortunately)Cazenovianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-31175610144638550672009-09-19T08:32:15.663-05:002009-09-19T08:32:15.663-05:00@Chris
I hadn't thought about the Tier 9 syst...@Chris<br /><br />I hadn't thought about the Tier 9 system that way, and you make a good point. However, it doesn't really work out that way. You have a handful of raiders who raid everything they can and as many emblems as possible. Then you have another group of raiders with time issues that can't to 10mans or 5mans. Then you have the people that get board and quit taking their emblems and a couple of trophies with them. <br /><br />I just think the old token system was better.<br /><br />@Jonny<br /><br />You know, other MMO's may pull wow players away but I don't think it is that big of a deal. If you like WoW your not going to leave WoW. So while a new MMO might be a catalist its not the root cause.Graylohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-58842286775460417452009-09-19T08:11:42.530-05:002009-09-19T08:11:42.530-05:00Captured my sentiments exactly.Captured my sentiments exactly.Laurahttp://rogueraider.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-87280612024528460722009-09-19T05:54:56.578-05:002009-09-19T05:54:56.578-05:00nice post Gray. i agree with you in every single p...nice post Gray. i agree with you in every single point, but would like to add something. Actually, I think, you forgot about another issue! Maybe, it is not the fact you have experienced. but at least in my environment, there were last year lots of peeplez that were unsatisfied with WoW an decided to try something new. Last years September and this years have a similarity. A Mmorpg is/was released. Warhammer and (maybe) Aion just tend to draw off the attention from Wow, what causes Raid guild to have issues to arrange there Raids. <br /><br />Some of them come back in one or two months.. only a few will be gone forever ...<br /><br />This year my guild managed it quite well though, but its still <br />a loss for the guild if members are gone, that were a part of that guild for ages now! At least for. Probably its also because I dont play this game anymore, because of its exciting content, but, as i have to admit, because of the people i play with... <br /><br />Cheers JonJonnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-74435053911076926742009-09-19T05:43:45.233-05:002009-09-19T05:43:45.233-05:00I look at the loot token equation differently:
Ev...I look at the loot token equation differently:<br /><br />Every time a Trophy of the Crusade drops, an additional 3*25=75 Emblem of Triumph also drop. This means that every Trophy of the Crusade that drops comes with all of the tokens needed to buy a piece of 245 gear... it's just that *you* don't get them all.<br /><br />By the time your guild has earned enough trophies for 4 pieces of tier for everyone, chances are everyone who has showed up to the raids will have the emblems. Therein lies the true secret: Blizzard have [re-]invented DKP. There was a bit of a grey area when ToC was new, but if you've cleared just 25-man every week, you've got the emblems right now to cash in.<br /><br />The short version of the story is that I am perfectly happy with my 2t9 and am spending every emblem I have in excess of 50 in order to get some off-spec feral gear.<br /><br />I do wish they'd let us trade in 232 + trophy + emblems for 245.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009388917363203146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-5588985799826646422009-09-18T19:08:44.277-05:002009-09-18T19:08:44.277-05:00Are you looking for another moonkin? lol
Kiiba - ...Are you looking for another moonkin? lol<br /><br />Kiiba - ArygosBroken196https://www.blogger.com/profile/04551932613781499684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-29142596547449916492009-09-18T15:04:31.175-05:002009-09-18T15:04:31.175-05:00We always have a bit of trouble in september. Tho...We always have a bit of trouble in september. Though this year it does seem a bit worse. I think we've had 5 people leave the game in the last 3 weeks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304331628722479024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-42066493181401085772009-09-18T13:09:16.226-05:002009-09-18T13:09:16.226-05:00Great post. Really spot on with the problem of ha...Great post. Really spot on with the problem of having 4 versions of one instance. Folks are going to be bored to tears with it in weeks, well before Icecrown comes out. It'll be the opposite of the problem this time around where there was still some life left in Ulduar before they dropped an instance that made it obsolete.<br /><br />On an unrelated note, is this some sort of test for prospective copy editors?Thetanoreply@blogger.com