tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post4515227658529871942..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Do I not like raiding?Klepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-881957318171441722009-05-20T11:07:52.710-05:002009-05-20T11:07:52.710-05:00Raiding means a bunch of time waiting on other peo...Raiding means a bunch of time waiting on other people. Sometimes that's literal - AFK breaks, or raids starting late due to late arrivals. Sometimes it's figurative, a wipe that would have happened whether you performed your job 100% perfectly or went AFK. For most of the players in a group, especially DPS, a lot of other things have to fall into place before you can even discover if there is a correctable error that you are making that could improve the raid's chances (at which point it will be your turn to have everyone wait on you). <br /><br />Either way, it can get frustrating. This is a part of the reason why even the highly favorable time-reward ratio in Naxx-25 isn't enough to convince me to spend more effort on the content.Green Armadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-60886521585589972842009-05-20T10:18:06.588-05:002009-05-20T10:18:06.588-05:00Most people are highly loot motivated. What may wo...Most people are highly loot motivated. What may work for you is a change of mainspecs if your guild can accomodate that. It would give you a different perspective on the fights as well as the chance to collect gear again.<br /><br />As a tank DK in a guild where we have lots of new people I share your pain with regard to "offspec" gear. I can't even do a heroic because there will be blue-geared dpsers who need stuff and I feel like a bit of a heel if I demand something they need.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-14666499838642703972009-05-19T23:39:32.155-05:002009-05-19T23:39:32.155-05:00@Kiryn: Your rhetorical questions about raids mirr...@Kiryn: Your rhetorical questions about raids mirror some of the ones I had before I boycotted arenas at the start of WotLK: why would I spend a ton of time doing something I don't enjoy to gear up for something I don't enjoy?<br /><br />A ton of people were missing tonight so the scheduled raid never happened. One of the higher officers asked if I was still interested in raider status, I said no. She asked why, I said because raiding stopped being fun. She didn't have any more questions, which seemed strange.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-67619433423712472832009-05-19T13:12:00.000-05:002009-05-19T13:12:00.000-05:00I came to that conclusion. I found half of my raid...I came to that conclusion. I found half of my raidmates annoying and it was frustrating having to explain the simplest things so many times. Never got the upgrades I REALLY wanted, and didn't like how tired I was having to raid for 3-4 straight hours immediately after coming home from work.<br /><br />But it always felt like raiding is what I'm "supposed" to be doing. What's the point of getting better gear if I'm not gearing up for raids? If I just force myself to believe "there are no such things as raids" then my best-in-slot items become far more accessible and I'm having a lot more fun.<br /><br />I liked seeing Naxx, and maybe someday I'll check out Ulduar too just to see the place. But for now, it's time for a break =PKirynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868901474885427449noreply@blogger.com