The patch notes for the 3.2 PTR don’t mention it yet, but one of the changes discovered by PTR players is that you can now trade BoP items won to other members who were also eligible to receive that loot for a short period of time after receiving the item. This change is obviously designed [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The Underdog Guild
Jun 25
Time and time again, I seem to find myself joining up with the underdog guild on a realm. When I reach 80 or server transfer onto a realm, I try to stay unguilded for a while, running instances to the best of my ability to get a feel for the various guilds who are raiding. [...]
I’ve only had the opportunity to do General Vezax once, and only a few attempts at that. Most of those attempts consisted of yelling at ranged members of the raid to avoid shadow crash. This wasn’t overzealous DPS trying to jump into the resultant puddles. It was people not paying attention to the world around [...]
Guild Ranks and Controls
Jun 18
In a few recent posts, I’ve suggested ways in which guild ranks and controls can be set up to help ease the day-to-day operation of a guild. Today, I’d like to offer some practical advice for new guild leaders on how to set up your ranks and controls before you start inviting members.
Do you need officers to effectively run a guild? I’m not so sure. Before trying to answer that question, you first have to ask yourself what the job of officer entails for you. An officer can be anything from an assistant who handles invites when you’re not around to a co-guild leader in all but [...]
Abusing the Armory
Jun 12
When Blizzard first announced the armory, there was a segment of the WoW community that cried out that their privacy was being invaded. Blizzard even stoked the flames a bit with their 2007 April Fool’s post. Over time these cries died down and the armory became a part of everyday WoW life. Numerous sites use [...]
Being a guild leader isn’t an easy job. It’s often a thankless dance trying to keep the peace between warring individuals or factions, and the best result you can hope for at the end of the day is that nobody’s ready to quit, at least until morning. It takes a special breed of person to [...]
