A Fond Farewell to AVR/AVRE

I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now. In patch 3.3.5 Blizzard intends to intentionally break AVR/AVRE. It is not the first time that something like this has happened, but it does strike me as a bit odd as to the reasoning behind it. If you missed the full announcement here it is for you …

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Book Review: The Guild Leader’s Handbook

There is a book for everything it seems. Some will tell you how to hack an iPhone, others will tell you how to cook rare and exotic treats. In the gaming world there has been everything from strategy and content guides to art books and everything in between. A few weeks ago a new book …

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What is missing from the Arthas fight?

First before I begin I would like to say congrats to Matticus on his 10 man Arthas kill! Now onto the matter at hand. My guild is plugging away at the Lich King 25 man encounter, our 10 man team is just about to take him down as well. There is a certain sense of …

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Why It’s A Problem That Healers Don’t Communicate in PUGs

The end is nigh. Healers don’t communicate properly in PUGs. It’s a can of worms waiting to explode in Cataclysm. WotLK minted many new practices, including PUGing raids. While the level and quality of communication in PUGs has always been unpredictable, there’s been decline in healer communication since the LFD tool was introduced. People don’t …

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