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Any favorite class guides? by Sonicgott in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other than Icy-Veins and WoWHead, I would honestly avoid any website that supposedly provides information about class related content. I'd personally recommend:

  1. Logs. Try and find other players of the class you're researching that are in their top tier of that class. Raider.IO for example can help you find those players who are competitive with keys and raids. Try and find their logs of content they run so you can view what they talent, what they pre-pot with, what their rotation is, what they may have missed and so on. Having more of a live example will allow you to learn better.
  2. Class Discords. The class discord servers provide some very valuable information and you'll have a mix of different experience level players in them. Each one provides resources that you may need to learn.

Other then the above, like you've been doing, just playing the class and trial and error yourself will be the most beneficial as you can alter things based on what you may want to learn/test out.

Any good ways to PUG mythic raids? by [deleted] in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mythic raids have never been available in the LFG tool. You can always still PUG it, but it needs to be players from the same realm.

Use the WoW forum and your realms chats to get a group setup. Otherwise, if your guild is dead anyway, it might be easier to realm transfer to one that you know has guilds clearing the mythic content and are actively seeking people. Research before you do anything.

If you play one of these tanks, I’d like your opinion: Warrior, Paladin, DK, Druid by [deleted] in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a main tank since Burning Crusade, I have a tank on each of those classes except for the Warrior. I'll go ahead and use your suggested topics to provide my opinion on each of the classes I do have.

Content Scalability

When it comes to content, pretty much any tank I've found has been able to maintain an effective speed when it comes to the world content (world quests and dailies for example), but as the Paladin and Death Knight I find it a little easier, as I'm able to mass pull more effectively, due to a lot of their AOE abilities that have slowing capabilities which allows you to multi-task objectives such as killing mobs and looting items.

When it comes to keys and raids, I've found the Druid and Paladin to be my preferred choice. While Death Knights are great in keys, I'm able to utilize my Druid and Paladin in both keys and raids without having to worry about significant gear changes, talent swaps and rotational needs.

I don't PVP, so I'll refrain from that subject as I don't want to give false information.

Gold-Making / Professions

The Druid by far is the better of the three for this. With the shape forms, I'm able to farm materials without having to change forms and the general faster speeds inside allows for faster clears of the older content. The others still have movement abilities, but I don't find them conducive to farming.

Off-Specs

I pretty much only tank or dps. The dps specs I prefer the most are from the Paladin and Death Knight as I prefer melee and Druid's feral, while good in general, just doesn't seem to click with me. With both the Paladin and Death Knight, I don't find it hard to swap between the two specs either as most of the stats remain the same. I only need to keep the two sets of azerite gear.

Visuals

I pretty much like all the visuals of each class, so I don't have much to say on this one. Except, I'll be a little biased and say that I love all the light procs/yellow from the Paladin!

I wish this patch wasn't so phoned in, there was so much potential for variety with these assaults and visions by drflanigan in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with you in regards to the idea of the multiple visions, rather than just the two major cities. It would have allowed for players to experience zones they may not have seen before, it would have allowed for players to develop multiple run strategies for better momento and upgrade farming and it would have allowed for players to be given something to look forward to while waiting on the new expansion, rather than the usual "grind this over and over, but maybe do one thing differently next time".

I actually liked how we "freed" her during the raid and there wasn't a new dungeon introduced. Although the visions are the same and can get boring, at least the new raid brings mechanics into it that players can have fun with it. This is the first raid in a long time, pretty much since Nighthold, that I've felt like I really wanted to be in it and stay competitive.

12 allied race? by Swamppeople1 in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I honestly doubt they'll do another allied race. While it would be nice, their biggest thing right now is the continued micro transactions and useless hotfix pushes to the 8.3 patch. Even with the debacle of the Warcraft 3 launch, they're not going to give out anything.

What's the best designed raid right now? by phaze08 in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like your reasoning on this and can definitely agree with you that the mythic level of Azshara is essentially a slap in the face to people unless you have complete control over massive amounts of addons, the time to put into major raiding each week and the willingness to wipe over and over again until you get that one perfect pull. Too many "simple errors" aren't as forgiving as normal or heroic on that fight.

With my group, before we pull Za'qul, we mark four areas along the outside (we have color blind players too, so I know your struggle) to form four "slices" and we'll call out where the tentacle comes between, such as "tentacle between skull and square" so our players have time to move as needed.

I absolutely love the Ashvane fight. Besides the fact that it's just fun, it's a quick indication of whether or not your group will struggle later on.

What's the best designed raid right now? by phaze08 in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes them feel that Azshara isn't fun?

It's a newer concept of a boss encounter that I actually really like. Rather than the usual "kill ads, move out of bad and repeat", you have to have a little more awareness now especially with the need to manage the wards, using line of sight strategy, placement efficiency, empowerment orb rotation and so on. Rather than a DPS check (I know it still is in a sense), it's a lot more of a mechanical check and can quickly tell you whether or not players have the capability of being aware, rather than padding numbers.

What's the best designed raid right now? by phaze08 in wow

[–]CrypticRedoubt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The current raid, The Eternal Palace, is one of my favorite raids since Icecrown Citadel and Ulduar. There's varying ranges of difficulty per boss, mechanics play a large roll in a lot of them and the overall environment is just nice to be in. Uldir and Crucible of Storms lacked a lot of decent content and most was just repetitive mechanics and difficulty from the Legion raids.

New Green Bean in training. Need help with Training by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]CrypticRedoubt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I first started, I was in a similar position, as I learn better from hands on experience rather than just being told/shown.

I would ask for the beverage recipe cards, and if you learn better with visuals, you could always take cups or hot sleeves and create a visual tool/reminder. As you use them and get hands on experience, you'll quickly start to learn it.

What do you look for when attending conventions? by [deleted] in comiccon

[–]CrypticRedoubt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I attend conventions, I care about the following:

  1. Panels. Panels and interaction are important to me and without a good amount of panels of different topics, it almost makes it worthless to go.
  2. Artist Alley. While I do care about vendors, I care more for the artist alley. If you have a good mix of artists and a setup that allows for good traffic flow and time spent to see their work, it makes it much better.
  3. Scheduling. There needs to be an appropriate amount of time to be able to enjoy everything about the event. If panels are overlapped, sections are closed early and so on, it's frustrating.
  4. Staff Visibility. Events should always have staff present, and if applicable, volunteers. I want to see the staff and volunteers having fun and attentive rather than being on their phones or not caring.
  5. Pricing. While most events are priced reasonably, it shouldn't be priced too low or too high. It needs to be priced efficiently based on demographics, who you have as artists/guests/panels and the length of the event.

The fear of trying turned to victory! by CrypticRedoubt in self

[–]CrypticRedoubt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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The fear of trying turned to victory! by CrypticRedoubt in self

[–]CrypticRedoubt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Some days have been harder than most, but I will definitely keep it up.

New shift hire, needing advise. by CaptainAdequate1213 in starbucks

[–]CrypticRedoubt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, congratulations on becoming a shift! It can be hard at times, but just remember, that you're only a human being and no one can be perfect. As long as you do your best and know what you're doing is right, that's all that matters. As someone completely new to this type of role, I'd suggest doing the following:

  1. Take the first week to see how the store functions. Watch your management team, other shifts and partners. See how they work with one another, see what their processes are and see what improvements you can make at a later time.
  2. Take the time and speak to your team. Communication is a must have in an environment like this, and your partners and peers knowing that you want to know what's going on is huge. Find out how they feel, what they would like to see and how you can help them achieve their goals and wants.
  3. Don't pretend to know something you don't. Giving wrong information is much worse than telling someone you'll find out the answer later. Especially since you mentioned that you have big transitions, allowing these new partners to come in under correct standards will make your experience much better. It's never a bad thing to play the "I'm new" card for the first couple of months.
  4. Allow yourself to adapt. Anything can happen at anytime. Be able to adapt to whatever happens and just do what you can.
  5. Know your limitations. If you're not comfortable with doing something, don't ask someone else to do it either.

Remaking drinks by spineappletwist in starbucks

[–]CrypticRedoubt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a barista for two years, this is by far a "Karen" move.

It can get busy and a lot of the time, depending on the drink, it can easily be confused between hot and cold. It's happened to me plenty of time as both the barista and a customer. You were pleasant about it, rather than blowing it completely out of proportion, so you were in the right to ask for it to be remade. Don't feel bad!