This is a bit of an update to my low dps drama -and some thoguhts that occured to me whilst i was in the bath!
As you are all aware, my dps on average can be pretty low when compared to the other rogues of my guild, and while it's easy to label me as a less efficient member of the raid, it's not strictly true. (I would also hasten to say my dps in Zul'Aman wasn't half bad actually)
Survivability is a key factor in a majority of fights (Archimonde especially) and i do try to keep breathing during all the endgame bossfights. -Naturally.
Whereas my dps is -and this is just a majority of the reason- based upon my lack of stats (see Crimson's ingame pic of him with 3000 ap and missing a few buffs -mine's closer to 2600-2800) there's always something you can bring to the table to make you a better raider in general.
Mine happens to be survivability. When you're a dps class it's vital that you hammer out the dps, but when you kick the bucket, your dps is a big, fat, juicy zero. Keep your eyes on the aggro meters, pay attention to your surroundings, make sure you have a high fps, and your spell detail on high so you can move out the way of those damned flames!
So, whilst mine might not be a high flow of dps, it does stay constant.
Awryn
Awryn
Monday, 28 July 2008
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Friday, 25 July 2008
ZA rush stands for Zealous Adrenaline!
Tonight i was invited to the timed ZA run to get a chance to roll for the mount.
In all honesty, I'm not too fussed about getting the actual mount -it's only been a short while that i've been in the guild, so i'm quite content to miss out on it for a while.
What i was happy about was being invited to go. Going on a ZA run means complete dedication. No bullshit, 100% dps, and no going afk!
So, my usual, pratting-around self went out the window tonight, i donned (reluctantly) my reading glasses, put the earphones in to block out the missus (should do that more often :P) and cleared the bogeys out my nose. (we all love a good pick mid fight) lol
There we were, slaughtering our way through countless trolls (Blizz, give up with the damned troll instances, theyre driving me nuts -and naga for that matter) and hastily killing off helpless scouts. -Who need to do some training or something, those weeds! We clipped the wings of the eagle boss in great time, and made our way to the bear. Well, he went down too, with BEARly any problems, (get it? lol) apart from a lay on hands, but that wasn't even noticeable afterwards.
Next came the dragonhawk boss. Now there's always something ive noticed about this boss, and it's that people forget that they need to space out incase of the flame-breath it does. Not really much of a problem here, and it was nice to be kept on my toes!
Actually, the gauntlet up to the dragonhawk boss was where i fucked up. The problem is, i didnt prepare my ui properly beforehand. You see, i have a crazy custom ui (il post it sometime) that involves a set amount of buttons near the centre of my screen, and kidney shot (stun) wasn't one of them! This is because i usually don't stun during raids. This is either done by Crimson (because he's a bit more of a BT and MH mob expert than myself, and also because im bloody useless at it lol) or i don't do it at all. Therefore Cloak of Save gets priority there.
Anyway, i digress. I didnt stunlock the fire-blechers at the right time, it volleyed the raid, and killed two unsuspecting gulides. Was only a set-back mind you!
We did this really clever trick tonight that i'd only ever seen performed by this guild. (lets face it... my other guilds could only do bear or eagle on timed and no more) Basically it involves jumping through a couple of windows after taking an invis pot to get to the fourth boss quicker.
Genius!
Halazzi got his ass handed to him... Literally. with mere minutes on the clock, we rushed into him, and creamed the guy in three minutes. We had seconds left, possibly under ten!
So, without a doubt, it was a damned brilliant experience. With the whole raids heart pounding, and the adrenaline rushing through everyone, Arc recieved the bear mount, with a nice roll of 78.
Congratulations Arc, and congratulations to all!
Awryn
In all honesty, I'm not too fussed about getting the actual mount -it's only been a short while that i've been in the guild, so i'm quite content to miss out on it for a while.
What i was happy about was being invited to go. Going on a ZA run means complete dedication. No bullshit, 100% dps, and no going afk!
So, my usual, pratting-around self went out the window tonight, i donned (reluctantly) my reading glasses, put the earphones in to block out the missus (should do that more often :P) and cleared the bogeys out my nose. (we all love a good pick mid fight) lol
There we were, slaughtering our way through countless trolls (Blizz, give up with the damned troll instances, theyre driving me nuts -and naga for that matter) and hastily killing off helpless scouts. -Who need to do some training or something, those weeds! We clipped the wings of the eagle boss in great time, and made our way to the bear. Well, he went down too, with BEARly any problems, (get it? lol) apart from a lay on hands, but that wasn't even noticeable afterwards.
Next came the dragonhawk boss. Now there's always something ive noticed about this boss, and it's that people forget that they need to space out incase of the flame-breath it does. Not really much of a problem here, and it was nice to be kept on my toes!
Actually, the gauntlet up to the dragonhawk boss was where i fucked up. The problem is, i didnt prepare my ui properly beforehand. You see, i have a crazy custom ui (il post it sometime) that involves a set amount of buttons near the centre of my screen, and kidney shot (stun) wasn't one of them! This is because i usually don't stun during raids. This is either done by Crimson (because he's a bit more of a BT and MH mob expert than myself, and also because im bloody useless at it lol) or i don't do it at all. Therefore Cloak of Save gets priority there.
Anyway, i digress. I didnt stunlock the fire-blechers at the right time, it volleyed the raid, and killed two unsuspecting gulides. Was only a set-back mind you!
We did this really clever trick tonight that i'd only ever seen performed by this guild. (lets face it... my other guilds could only do bear or eagle on timed and no more) Basically it involves jumping through a couple of windows after taking an invis pot to get to the fourth boss quicker.
Genius!
Halazzi got his ass handed to him... Literally. with mere minutes on the clock, we rushed into him, and creamed the guy in three minutes. We had seconds left, possibly under ten!
So, without a doubt, it was a damned brilliant experience. With the whole raids heart pounding, and the adrenaline rushing through everyone, Arc recieved the bear mount, with a nice roll of 78.
Congratulations Arc, and congratulations to all!
Awryn
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Botting, a players worst enemy!
Last night, i caught a fellow rogue botting in Terrokkar.
This guy, who frequently inhabits a vent server i go on to speak with my friends, always brags about the amount of gold he has, talks like he knows everything, and acts like a complete jerk.
He belittles people to make himself feel better (this guys only in heroic drops, a few bits of tier four, and wellfare pvp epics, so can barely talk himself) and he's crude, selfish and downright annoying.
There's a group of us, like four-five lads that inhabit this vent channel, and he has managed to piss us all off.
...And he bots.
I'm half tempted to report him. The only reason why I haven't yet is because it probably won't solve anything.
So what is a bot, and why does it affect me?
Well, a 'bot' is a player who is using a program (illegal to blizzards terms and agreements) to do the work for him, such as farming, leveling and pvp.
How does this affect me? It does in many many ways. First of all are the farm bots. They take your nodes you're trying to find, and sell things on the AH, cutting your hard earned prices. In a nutshell, some selfish plank is getting gold for stealing your resources, and isn't even putting in the effort!
Next are the pvp bots. These affect you by going into battlegrounds and standing there, leeching honour points. They aren't fighting, so they lower your chances of winning a battleground, and therefore missing out on more honour and badges.
Now we come to the levelling bots, these grind mobs in (usually) quiet places to level their charracter. This affects you by farming mobs you might need for quests, they find blues so they get gold, and they don't learn how to play because they don't actually level themselves. (meaning wipes in instances and poorly geared players)
How can i prevent this? -You can report them. Simply open a Gm ticket, and tell the what the bot is called, the time you spotted them, and where.
Botting isn't cool. There's no proper excuse for it, and it's like taking the piss out of fellow wow players.
So, Sóulráven, level 70 rogue of EU Bronzebeard server, you get named and shamed not only for fish botting and gather botting, but for being an asshole too!
His armory:
http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Bronzebeard&n=S%C3%B3ulr%C3%A1ven
This guy, who frequently inhabits a vent server i go on to speak with my friends, always brags about the amount of gold he has, talks like he knows everything, and acts like a complete jerk.
He belittles people to make himself feel better (this guys only in heroic drops, a few bits of tier four, and wellfare pvp epics, so can barely talk himself) and he's crude, selfish and downright annoying.
There's a group of us, like four-five lads that inhabit this vent channel, and he has managed to piss us all off.
...And he bots.
I'm half tempted to report him. The only reason why I haven't yet is because it probably won't solve anything.
So what is a bot, and why does it affect me?
Well, a 'bot' is a player who is using a program (illegal to blizzards terms and agreements) to do the work for him, such as farming, leveling and pvp.
How does this affect me? It does in many many ways. First of all are the farm bots. They take your nodes you're trying to find, and sell things on the AH, cutting your hard earned prices. In a nutshell, some selfish plank is getting gold for stealing your resources, and isn't even putting in the effort!
Next are the pvp bots. These affect you by going into battlegrounds and standing there, leeching honour points. They aren't fighting, so they lower your chances of winning a battleground, and therefore missing out on more honour and badges.
Now we come to the levelling bots, these grind mobs in (usually) quiet places to level their charracter. This affects you by farming mobs you might need for quests, they find blues so they get gold, and they don't learn how to play because they don't actually level themselves. (meaning wipes in instances and poorly geared players)
How can i prevent this? -You can report them. Simply open a Gm ticket, and tell the what the bot is called, the time you spotted them, and where.
Botting isn't cool. There's no proper excuse for it, and it's like taking the piss out of fellow wow players.
So, Sóulráven, level 70 rogue of EU Bronzebeard server, you get named and shamed not only for fish botting and gather botting, but for being an asshole too!
His armory:
http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Bronzebeard&n=S%C3%B3ulr%C3%A1ven
Something i now can't live without...
I've finally gathered enough gold (and borowed 1k from a friend) to get my epic mount!
And damn, it was worth it!
I thought, a while back, that epic mounts were over-rated, that it was a bit of an e-peen thing, and that i was quite content with the one i had. This started to change when i grew annoyed at the people flying infront of me on them, collecting the ore and herbs i struggled to find. It was a kind of 'you gold-farming elitist asshole on your show-off mount' moment i would throw at them. (not actually throw at them, more cursed in my mind)
And now i'm one of them!
I have kept some sort of sympathy, always letting a slower mounted person who's aiming for the node im also aiming for get it, but only if they were in front first.
I really really can't live without this mount now!
That reminds me, who else gets really really pissed when you kill your way to a node, only to have some complete plank swoop in and collect the goodies? Who has the damned indecency to do such a thing? -It really annoys me. And they usually follow up with a /lol -the stealing b******ds!!! I've never, never done it... you see someone fighting a mob next to the ore, 9 times out of 10 it's usually because they want it. I'll wait for them to kill the mob, then if they loot the ore it's theirs, if they don't, then i'll swoop in and take it.
It's courtesy.
Once again, WoW shows just how many assholes there can be in the world.
And damn, it was worth it!
I thought, a while back, that epic mounts were over-rated, that it was a bit of an e-peen thing, and that i was quite content with the one i had. This started to change when i grew annoyed at the people flying infront of me on them, collecting the ore and herbs i struggled to find. It was a kind of 'you gold-farming elitist asshole on your show-off mount' moment i would throw at them. (not actually throw at them, more cursed in my mind)
And now i'm one of them!
I have kept some sort of sympathy, always letting a slower mounted person who's aiming for the node im also aiming for get it, but only if they were in front first.
I really really can't live without this mount now!
That reminds me, who else gets really really pissed when you kill your way to a node, only to have some complete plank swoop in and collect the goodies? Who has the damned indecency to do such a thing? -It really annoys me. And they usually follow up with a /lol -the stealing b******ds!!! I've never, never done it... you see someone fighting a mob next to the ore, 9 times out of 10 it's usually because they want it. I'll wait for them to kill the mob, then if they loot the ore it's theirs, if they don't, then i'll swoop in and take it.
It's courtesy.
Once again, WoW shows just how many assholes there can be in the world.
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Making Sacrifices Pay Off..
Tonight, I vailiantly gave up my place for the sake of the raid to a Warlock, as phase 4 of the Illidan fight renders me practically useless.
The result? The raid had a useful dps'er, and an extra healthstone for everyone.
AND ILLIDAN DOWN!
Thats right folks, Illidan went down a lot easier than any of our other encounters, (heck even one of our prized healers had dc'd for most-practically all the fight), and i was so happy to see him finally hit the dust.
It turns out, that whilst my action of suggesting to swap was a small one, and probably not groundbreaking, i'm glad i did so for the sake of the guild.
If everyone in WoW would be caring more for the good of the raid, than their own gear, im sure that WoW, and indeed Instances, would be better places. This isn't ever an issue for any of the members i know in my guild, and i think this is what helps us to reach our goals!
Awryn
The result? The raid had a useful dps'er, and an extra healthstone for everyone.
AND ILLIDAN DOWN!
Thats right folks, Illidan went down a lot easier than any of our other encounters, (heck even one of our prized healers had dc'd for most-practically all the fight), and i was so happy to see him finally hit the dust.
It turns out, that whilst my action of suggesting to swap was a small one, and probably not groundbreaking, i'm glad i did so for the sake of the guild.
If everyone in WoW would be caring more for the good of the raid, than their own gear, im sure that WoW, and indeed Instances, would be better places. This isn't ever an issue for any of the members i know in my guild, and i think this is what helps us to reach our goals!
Awryn
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Making Gold -Or Lack Thereof
Am i missing some secret?
I've always wondered this when i stare at my meagre amount of gold, stashed away in my continuously emptying purse (i have a female charracter) lol.
I'll admit it, i'm a bit of an AH whore, always buying things instead of grinding them.
I decided at the beginning that i'd try out something (fun) like engineering, and opted to take the complimentary (more compolsary) mining proffesion. And while i tohught this would be a great money maker (for a time mining was one of the best) -the prices of ore started to diminish.
Soooo i went for herbalism. The constant ofrking out of fel lotus at 60g and the lack of terocone i needed for my Flask of Relentless Assault (yes, i know, i need to work on my Shat'tar rep) was kind of taking the pee, and with hopes of reaching out for the fel lotus prices was too much temptation to miss out!
I have spent hours doing dailies, weeks in fact, and ive spent mind numbing hours flying in terrokkar in search of the over-priced terocones and fel lotus. Only to groan as the AH prices grant me a buyout price of about 20g a stack.
Yeah... The second i start doing herbalism, the prices drop. Seems like the gods of blizzard like to 'lmao' at me.
Now here's the thing. I've heard from quite a few people that playing the AH is the way forward. I've had people suggest i download Auctioneer (which i have/had) and i gave it a whirl. Well, it's a bit more complicated than i first thought, and i think you need a bit of cash to start off to make any real improvement. Sure, sitting in OG, reading trade spam and looking at the price of [Kibler's Bits] is much more pleasant than fighting some damned gnome warlock over a felweed, but i just cant seem to get the hang of it!
Well, i guess its back to the dailies for me! (i've neglected them for the last week and a half, and my charracters purse is starting to feel it.)
Any advice, finantually or otherwise, would be much appretiated!
Awryn
I've always wondered this when i stare at my meagre amount of gold, stashed away in my continuously emptying purse (i have a female charracter) lol.
I'll admit it, i'm a bit of an AH whore, always buying things instead of grinding them.
I decided at the beginning that i'd try out something (fun) like engineering, and opted to take the complimentary (more compolsary) mining proffesion. And while i tohught this would be a great money maker (for a time mining was one of the best) -the prices of ore started to diminish.
Soooo i went for herbalism. The constant ofrking out of fel lotus at 60g and the lack of terocone i needed for my Flask of Relentless Assault (yes, i know, i need to work on my Shat'tar rep) was kind of taking the pee, and with hopes of reaching out for the fel lotus prices was too much temptation to miss out!
I have spent hours doing dailies, weeks in fact, and ive spent mind numbing hours flying in terrokkar in search of the over-priced terocones and fel lotus. Only to groan as the AH prices grant me a buyout price of about 20g a stack.
Yeah... The second i start doing herbalism, the prices drop. Seems like the gods of blizzard like to 'lmao' at me.
Now here's the thing. I've heard from quite a few people that playing the AH is the way forward. I've had people suggest i download Auctioneer (which i have/had) and i gave it a whirl. Well, it's a bit more complicated than i first thought, and i think you need a bit of cash to start off to make any real improvement. Sure, sitting in OG, reading trade spam and looking at the price of [Kibler's Bits] is much more pleasant than fighting some damned gnome warlock over a felweed, but i just cant seem to get the hang of it!
Well, i guess its back to the dailies for me! (i've neglected them for the last week and a half, and my charracters purse is starting to feel it.)
Any advice, finantually or otherwise, would be much appretiated!
Awryn
Friday, 18 July 2008
My Goals
Before WotLK decides to rear it's ugly head, (well maybe not so much the ugly part) i've decided to give myself some kind of achieveable goals, so here they are:
- To Obtain four pieces of my tier 6 set
- To gain the Sword from Mount Hyjal, and go back to good old sword spec with my sword from Mother Sharaz
- To improve, by about 200% the amount of dps i kick out (which will bring me on-par with the other rogues, Crimson and Sypher)
- Get myself a bear mount on a timed run with the guild
Illidan Watch
LATEST ON ILLIDAN
Last time i was tackling the bastard was last week, and after a few wipes we caught a glimpse of phase three (the demon phase).
It was like a ray of hope....
This week however, the raid stormed past his over-rated flames of Azzinoth to start progress on phase three itself. (i watched on my girlfriend's computer -she raids with her hunter).
The problem we used to have was the tanks dieing on the second phase.
(EYE BEAM RONNY, NO... RUN THE OTHER WAY.... *splat* too late...)
To be completely honest, Draiza was always very very good at handling them.
It's only a matter of time before the guy gives in and hands over those lovely Warglaives to welcoming members of the raid.
I can't wait.
Last time i was tackling the bastard was last week, and after a few wipes we caught a glimpse of phase three (the demon phase).
It was like a ray of hope....
This week however, the raid stormed past his over-rated flames of Azzinoth to start progress on phase three itself. (i watched on my girlfriend's computer -she raids with her hunter).
The problem we used to have was the tanks dieing on the second phase.
(EYE BEAM RONNY, NO... RUN THE OTHER WAY.... *splat* too late...)
To be completely honest, Draiza was always very very good at handling them.
It's only a matter of time before the guy gives in and hands over those lovely Warglaives to welcoming members of the raid.
I can't wait.
The Problem With Raiding...
After acumulating some pretty decent gear (im sure you can see it on the Armory if you can be arsed) i'm coming to a point in the game where i ask myself: am i using it to its full potentual?
....Nope, i dont mean am i using it in raids, and aslo using it as a tent, or embroidering it with flowers or the such... I mean, am i kicking out enough dps?
The answer? No.... No i am not...
Why?
Well, although i follow the rules and advice i have been given by my guildmates and researched myself, i find myself a hell of a lot lower than the other two rogues (Crimson and Sypher) on the dps list... heck, i find myself almost bottom!
So where am I going wrong?
I do find myself loosing concentration sometimes. You know... we're on trash, so it gives me time to get a drink, or pick my nose, or generally lack attention. Seems like i should pick up the pace a bit in that department!
My rotation on bosses. Now, as far as i know, this is perfectly fine... (any advice on this would be very appretiated) but i'm always open to try a new one!
Group Setup. Unfortunately for me, as i'm a bit of a spare part at the mo when it comes to raid setup, i usually miss out on the lovely windfury buff the other two rogues get. It doesn't bother me too much, but it is about 8% more damage if i were to have it. Luckily i do get a druid's +crit buff, so it isn't all bad!
Gear. As far as i can tell, my stats and gear (apart from a few pieces) aren't that far behind the other two rogues, so i'm not sure if this is too much of a factor. Possibly.
Well, more news when i find out why i'm so retarded on the dps... It's not a good thing when youre in a competitive raiding guild trying to down Illidan!
....Nope, i dont mean am i using it in raids, and aslo using it as a tent, or embroidering it with flowers or the such... I mean, am i kicking out enough dps?
The answer? No.... No i am not...
Why?
Well, although i follow the rules and advice i have been given by my guildmates and researched myself, i find myself a hell of a lot lower than the other two rogues (Crimson and Sypher) on the dps list... heck, i find myself almost bottom!
So where am I going wrong?
I do find myself loosing concentration sometimes. You know... we're on trash, so it gives me time to get a drink, or pick my nose, or generally lack attention. Seems like i should pick up the pace a bit in that department!
My rotation on bosses. Now, as far as i know, this is perfectly fine... (any advice on this would be very appretiated) but i'm always open to try a new one!
Group Setup. Unfortunately for me, as i'm a bit of a spare part at the mo when it comes to raid setup, i usually miss out on the lovely windfury buff the other two rogues get. It doesn't bother me too much, but it is about 8% more damage if i were to have it. Luckily i do get a druid's +crit buff, so it isn't all bad!
Gear. As far as i can tell, my stats and gear (apart from a few pieces) aren't that far behind the other two rogues, so i'm not sure if this is too much of a factor. Possibly.
Well, more news when i find out why i'm so retarded on the dps... It's not a good thing when youre in a competitive raiding guild trying to down Illidan!
Where to begin?
Well, i've finally done it. I've painstakingly and agonisingly climbed the ladder that is wiping on trash, putting up with hunters in spell damage gear, and constant late nights trying to fish for that damned Mr. Pinchy.
I'm finally in a Black Temple Raiding Guild!
Orbis Tertius, as they're called, are a pretty nice bunch. They house two of my best friends in WoW, Nezul and Sypher, a shadow priest and a combat rogue (same as me) and i couldn't be happier!
I'l write more as it happens!
Awryn
I'm finally in a Black Temple Raiding Guild!
Orbis Tertius, as they're called, are a pretty nice bunch. They house two of my best friends in WoW, Nezul and Sypher, a shadow priest and a combat rogue (same as me) and i couldn't be happier!
I'l write more as it happens!
Awryn
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