Drama Major
I knew I was going to be late last night due to an iRL conflict. I sent an email off to my Guild Master (Dora) and Raid Leader (Raist) letting them know.
I logged on about 8:40 or so. The raid was mostly formed except for Dora and Brindall who themselves were running late.
Raist had posted that we would be trying High Warlord Naj'entus. If you remember, about two and half weeks ago, we went in to explore the Black Temple, and somewhat stumbled our way into High Warlord Naj'entus. The thought our Leaders had was that if we brought the "Core" group, we could actually kill him since we got him to 60% with fresh 70s and non Core people.
Dora and Brindall logged in and we got started. We killed the patrolling nature elementals and setup for the first pull.
2 Generals, 2 Soothsayers, a Harpooner and his Turtle. We knew from our previous experience that the Generals could dispel just about every CC known to man (or gnome, or dwarf, or elf), but that their dispel had a range.
The plan was for me and Devona (Warrior) to tank these guys away from the rest of the raid. We tried charging him and and letting the CC'ers pull their mobs away. We tried having the Generals misdirected to the tanks and doing a Sheep Pull.
Nothing seemed to work. The Generals are dual wielders and hit hard (4k main hand and 2k offhand), and I kept dying. I feel like my gear is adequate to tank these guys. Granted I didn't have an Imp for the stamina buff but I was still at about 19k or so, if I remember correctly.
I know one time when I charged into the fray, I went out of range for my healers. We had stated pretty clearly over vent that we were moving in, I would have thought that the healers would have moved in with us, maybe they did. After Monday night, I was leery of laying blame at any one's feet other than my own.
After our 3rd wipe on this pull, the drama started. Some members of the raid began to question the Leadership on why we were trying this as they felt the wipes showed we weren't ready.
Our leaders reminded them of the success previously, but the argument continued. Part of the issue was the people questioning the choice of instance were the "AM Transfers". A group of players who recently joined the guild after transferring from Alterac Mountains.
They have done wonders for us. They push our DPS and often were tops in the damage meters.
Trelic has been somewhat absentee during this school semester, so they aren't familiar with him. He led raids for Mal Katai before the semester started and in pre-BC as well. The guy knows his stuff, only the AM guys don't know that.
Trey attempted to regain order, and establish himself as the raid lead. It was basically something along of the lines of "We are going to TK. If you can't follow me without (fussing) leave the raid now.
(He didn't really say fussing, but you get the idea).
Most of the AM guys left the raid. A couple of them left the guild shortly thereafter.
The raid was called.
Dora logged on just after the raid was called and I believe she got a run down from Trelic and Raist about what happened.
I was told later by a former guildy (someone who had left long before this night), that this had been building for a while. The AM guys were not thrilled with the way we run raids, and had many of the same complaints I had myself (just not being serious in raid time, frequent AFKS, people not being prepared, etc.) They are legit concerns. Of course these were the same guys who blew us off one night so they could do their Arenas.
Our Guild Master (Dora) gets it from all sides and I've seen signs lately that the stress of leading a large guild has taken it's toll on her. I bet she sometimes longs for the days we were wiping in Kara. It was fun back then. All the fussing, and out of game work makes it unfun.
There is no doubt this is going to set us back. The AM guys brought our guild to a new level and instantly became some of our best players the day they joined. We can't assume any boss we've killed since they've joined is still 'farm', and we should be prepared for some rough nights.
I was on the brink of leaving Mal Katai before the AM guys joined. Now I'm not sure what to do.
I logged on about 8:40 or so. The raid was mostly formed except for Dora and Brindall who themselves were running late.
Raist had posted that we would be trying High Warlord Naj'entus. If you remember, about two and half weeks ago, we went in to explore the Black Temple, and somewhat stumbled our way into High Warlord Naj'entus. The thought our Leaders had was that if we brought the "Core" group, we could actually kill him since we got him to 60% with fresh 70s and non Core people.
Dora and Brindall logged in and we got started. We killed the patrolling nature elementals and setup for the first pull.
2 Generals, 2 Soothsayers, a Harpooner and his Turtle. We knew from our previous experience that the Generals could dispel just about every CC known to man (or gnome, or dwarf, or elf), but that their dispel had a range.
The plan was for me and Devona (Warrior) to tank these guys away from the rest of the raid. We tried charging him and and letting the CC'ers pull their mobs away. We tried having the Generals misdirected to the tanks and doing a Sheep Pull.
Nothing seemed to work. The Generals are dual wielders and hit hard (4k main hand and 2k offhand), and I kept dying. I feel like my gear is adequate to tank these guys. Granted I didn't have an Imp for the stamina buff but I was still at about 19k or so, if I remember correctly.
I know one time when I charged into the fray, I went out of range for my healers. We had stated pretty clearly over vent that we were moving in, I would have thought that the healers would have moved in with us, maybe they did. After Monday night, I was leery of laying blame at any one's feet other than my own.
After our 3rd wipe on this pull, the drama started. Some members of the raid began to question the Leadership on why we were trying this as they felt the wipes showed we weren't ready.
Our leaders reminded them of the success previously, but the argument continued. Part of the issue was the people questioning the choice of instance were the "AM Transfers". A group of players who recently joined the guild after transferring from Alterac Mountains.
They have done wonders for us. They push our DPS and often were tops in the damage meters.
Trelic has been somewhat absentee during this school semester, so they aren't familiar with him. He led raids for Mal Katai before the semester started and in pre-BC as well. The guy knows his stuff, only the AM guys don't know that.
Trey attempted to regain order, and establish himself as the raid lead. It was basically something along of the lines of "We are going to TK. If you can't follow me without (fussing) leave the raid now.
(He didn't really say fussing, but you get the idea).
Most of the AM guys left the raid. A couple of them left the guild shortly thereafter.
The raid was called.
Dora logged on just after the raid was called and I believe she got a run down from Trelic and Raist about what happened.
I was told later by a former guildy (someone who had left long before this night), that this had been building for a while. The AM guys were not thrilled with the way we run raids, and had many of the same complaints I had myself (just not being serious in raid time, frequent AFKS, people not being prepared, etc.) They are legit concerns. Of course these were the same guys who blew us off one night so they could do their Arenas.
Our Guild Master (Dora) gets it from all sides and I've seen signs lately that the stress of leading a large guild has taken it's toll on her. I bet she sometimes longs for the days we were wiping in Kara. It was fun back then. All the fussing, and out of game work makes it unfun.
There is no doubt this is going to set us back. The AM guys brought our guild to a new level and instantly became some of our best players the day they joined. We can't assume any boss we've killed since they've joined is still 'farm', and we should be prepared for some rough nights.
I was on the brink of leaving Mal Katai before the AM guys joined. Now I'm not sure what to do.
Comments
I would think the same would apply to your guild. If what you want from the game and the way you play isn't shared by the people you're playing with then how can you ever hope to get where you want to be? If you're serious about raiding and do everything you're supposed to when it counts the most, and over half the people in the raid you're in aren't, then why are you still playing with them? I think your playing style, and your goals should match the people you're playing with. I read your blog every day and it seems that you're very serious when it's time to be serious. I see that from the way you recount mistakes to correct them so they are never made again. Do you think the other people in your raids do the same thing? Do you think they spend the same amount of time to apply what they can learn from the mistakes they make? If the answer to that is no, you need to find a guild that does. It's probably much harder for a player of your caliber to find a guild, but because you're a paladin you fit in two needed spots and should be able to find what it is you're looking for....
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Sorry bro i hate guild drama.
I might be able to fit two needed spots, but I don't want to be a healer. So it's tank or bust for me.
"most raiding guilds would kill to have a player that good and that serious about his roll in raids and progression, but if the other people in the core raid group don't share his same ambition it makes his work trivial because they don't truly understand the amount of work it takes to be that good at your job" I really hope things are fixed for you, or you find other people that want to accomplish some of the same things....
However Honors you and I are not that much different in how we play. I'm dedicated to a lot of things in how I play. I have fun, I'm laid back but when its time to Tank and get down to business I'm all serious about getting things done. Rest of time I'm just chilled out. So like you that's one the things that frustrated me in Kara. Everyday we raided I brought my A+ game but some my guildies didn't. Its why it frustrated me to the point I went on Hiatus.
I'm sure it will work out eventually or you will find a solution on what to do next. A Tank like you and myself that's dedicated are sought after. In my case instead of looking for a guild I just went and started my own guild so a completely different option for me. But hopefully you can find a guild if you have to find another.
I know that all my times running something/anything with you was awesome and I know that when I was running Hyjal trash parties I always ask Ted who was on from Heroes to get you guys some epics:)
@The post..
We have now set a schedule and will keep our sights set on the SSC/TK bosses...I still think however that we need to do Hyjal on a regular basis because some of our players need upgrades from the first 3 bosses there before we start Vash and Kael..as for me..I have to wait for BT for my next upgrades:(...Just like Ted
@Anony
I would seem that you would rather see drama in MK than sucess...which..to each their own
I see no problem with wanting to try out BT in favor of killing some of the easier bosses before attempting the likes of Vashj and Kael. Obviously though, if people are wiping on the trash in SSC, BT might be a bit of a reach.
I actually like the idea of going to Hyjal. Easy trash. Fairly easy boss. At the very least, even if you don't kill the boss, its a few easy epics for raid members.
3 weeeks running we 1 shot the first 4 bosses and wiped, sometimes multiple times to that pull.
We have the warrior with the dispeller tucked right up into a corner and out of los.