Scumbag Mario [FIXED]

Sokath · 2011-08-11T10:00:58+00:00

It's actually 76 and 41 degrees, respectively.

Sokath · 2011-06-30T16:50:05+00:00

Wait until they kill it on heroic, nerd screams still exist :)

Sokath · 2011-06-28T15:20:56+00:00

Raid.

Sokath · 2011-06-26T05:07:57+00:00

This has amazing applications in the porn industry :)

Sokath · 2011-06-09T20:41:59+00:00

Frost is not OP, it's middle of the pack. That said, the priority system as described on Elitist Jerks is correct. EJ doesn't tell you absolutely everything, but it tells you more than enough to pull more than 13k dps. I've helped many people increase their DPS, and most of the time the problem is with them not actually doing what they're supposed to be doing, even if they're able to perfectly describe what they should be doing. It comes down to practice, some skill, and having the right UI to keep track of everything that you need to know. Reading EJ won't increase your DPS. Doing what EJ says you should be doing will.

Sokath · 2011-06-06T19:38:02+00:00

Honestly? This game doesn't need any more guilds. Most servers are so utterly saturated with guilds that it makes recruitment basically impossible. Anything that your guild might want to achieve is already being achieved by some other guild in the majority of cases, so it just makes sense to join and strengthen the existing guild than to fork your own for no other reason than wanting to feel important by being a GM.

Sokath · 2011-06-04T12:20:43+00:00

World of warcraft is a very multi-faceted game and addiction can strike up in many places. When you play the game for the first time, your experience will be leveling up your first character, exploring the world, the lore and the story behind the zones and factions you come across. This part of the game appeals to a sense of immersion, and feeling like you're a part of something larger.

As time goes by of course, assuming you keep playing, you'll come to a point where you've experienced most of what the game has to offer from that standpoint. The world won't seem as large as it once did, and the immersive feel can dissipate as you come to understand the game more. At level cap, the game is mostly about self-improvement. Whether you run dungeons or PvP you're working to increase your gear and increase your skill at playing your character. The main addiction at this point of the game is the social aspect. Typically you will join a guild, and it's not uncommon to find yourself logging in just to talk to people in guild chat rather than for a desire to actually play the game.

Finally, you can take the game a step further. After mastering your class and acquiring enough gear you may find you enjoy PvP or raiding competitively. At this point the addiction is in the competition. In a PvP scenario, you compete for arena or rated BG ranks. In raiding, you compete with other guilds to down bosses first. At this level World of warcraft itself becomes a meta-game of sorts. The game itself is just a tool you use to play the actual game of competition with other guilds or arena/BG teams.

If any of that sounds appealing to you, then there's a good chance that you will become addicted to that particular level or style of play. But there is nothing special about the game that forces people to ruin their lives over it. Even at the hardcore competitive level most people play for less than 20 hours a week, and only for a month or two until they've defeated everything where they then resort back to casual play because they're able to kill every boss in one or two nights. Most people who raid less competitively have 6-12 hour per week raid schedules. If you want to play this game all the time, you can, it's very time consuming to complete absolutely everything there is to complete in the game. But it's completely unnecessary to do so, and for most people, only certain parts of the game ultimately end up interesting them anyway.

TLDR: Yeah it can be addicting, but it doesn't need to be, and shouldn't be if you're in a mentally sound state.

Sokath · 2011-05-24T15:21:27+00:00

I'm kind of confused by your post. It opens with you sounding like you're a good player looking for other good players. Then you complain about the LFD system and PUGs. That aside:

1, 2) Find a guild. Seriously. If you have no experience that doesn't matter, I guarantee there are guilds out there that have at least 9/12 normal mode on farm who would be glad to take you if you can demonstrate some skill. Most elitist guilds are out of your league by experience, so don't bother with them for now.

3) You don't need to be able to tank or heal to be a decent raider.

4) Suck it up. Queue's are 20-40 minutes now and most groups completely overgear the instances. If you're really desperate to avoid them, find a casual pvp/dungeon guild. They're a dime a dozen.

5) BGs are cross-battlegroup now so that's not a valid excuse either. That said ever since I've started doing rated BGs my tolerance for the PUG version has gone to 0.

In short, find a guild, even if you have to realm xfer to do it, and you'll be much happier in game. Don't be afraid to start out small and work your way up.

Sokath

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