tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post2541358640833573703..comments2023-05-18T03:56:37.697-04:00Comments on Mirror Shield - Yakra's Reflections on Tanking: There Is No Triumph Over GrindingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15933367423903579013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-67317115974295399002009-08-25T03:49:09.338-04:002009-08-25T03:49:09.338-04:00Hey Chad - you've been quiet. Everything ok?Hey Chad - you've been quiet. Everything ok?Everbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047342316034045107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-7975176628478252372009-08-10T15:18:57.916-04:002009-08-10T15:18:57.916-04:00Our guild is freaking crazy, we went to the other ...Our guild is freaking crazy, we went to the other side and created lowbees and are pretty much putting raid on hold... weird isn't it.<br /><br />I think the new system is slow for top gear, but at least makes the content accessible. I do agree that it does seem to "punish" the raider and makes them a grinder... but aren't we ALL grinders in one way or another?logtarhttp://logtar.com/wownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-65307252029666857562009-08-09T14:31:04.511-04:002009-08-09T14:31:04.511-04:00"It's lazy design, and it is being forced...<i>"It's lazy design, and it is being forced on raiders."</i><br /><br />I could not agree more with that statement. But, if there was ever a time to release poorly designed content, that time is now. With Blizzard set to announce their next expansion, and possibly patch 3.3, in two weeks, their lack of creativity with this patch will be quickly forgiven (at least temporarily).<br /><br />Maintaining consistent raid attendance until 3.3 will be difficult. But if the first encounter is any indication of what's to come, I think people will be pugging this place like VoA in no time. To me, that is a disappointment in itself.Justin R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11680202551956528297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-63223700857797608882009-08-07T12:44:38.721-04:002009-08-07T12:44:38.721-04:00I made the comment that the only way the badge cha...I made the comment that the only way the badge changes can hurt someoen that raids is if your prefered game style was to just log on for the raids.<br /><br />3.2 will make is so "raid loggers" will fall behind in gear to people that raid and also play more. <br /><br />Pretty much everyone is just grinding to "level 85." <br /><br />In the short term it won't matter much. Do people in your RAIDs do 25man and hardmodes? Look at your raid group as an island. If your gear progression is comparable to the rest of your raid I don't really see how it matters that people you don't group with that are doing more or different content get gear at a faster pace.Steven Rinikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529667372042185650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-21051972181290554322009-08-06T18:05:16.583-04:002009-08-06T18:05:16.583-04:00Is there any other content to clear?
You act as i...Is there any other content to clear?<br /><br />You act as if you're not already doing the same thing; farming old content over and over again for gear. <br /><br />This has been going on since Molten Core. All they've done is actually make it a little easier to grab badges outside the raid environment.Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075092999168430214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-70690100389762535632009-08-06T14:58:55.809-04:002009-08-06T14:58:55.809-04:00Five encounters (Beasts, Faction Champions, J-some...Five encounters (Beasts, Faction Champions, J-somethingsomething, Twin Val'kyr, and Anub).<br /><br />But still - even if its a short clear, the expectation ends up being that we will fill raid time repeating the same content.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933367423903579013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447696515875518406.post-44238450804947448792009-08-06T12:51:34.926-04:002009-08-06T12:51:34.926-04:00The number of badges need is pretty annoying, but ...The number of badges need is pretty annoying, but at the same time it shouldn't take that long to clear it, as there are only 4 encounters with no trash.Argonnoreply@blogger.com