What Aldo Raine Can Teach You About Raid Leading

What on earth could you learn about killer raiding and leadership from a ridiculously accented, revenge-based officer coming out of Maynardville, Tennessee? Answer: Quite a bit! If you haven’t watched Inglourious Basterds yet, I’d strongly recommend watching the movie. The Lieutenant puts together a team of eight soldiers to go behind enemy lines and do …

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Friends and Raiders: How Far is Too Far?

I’m back after my vacation and feeling very recharged, with that said I bring you today’s post! This is a question every raid leader has to ask themselves at one point or another. How far can you push your raid before it’s too far? If you push your raiders too far, they drop like flies. …

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Aura of Command

Some players have it. Some players don’t. The aura of command allows you to take charge. Having the aura causes you to feel zero discomfort when you impose your views and opinions upon others. Is it the confrontation aspect? No. Confrontation does not scare you. It is a means to an end. That end is …

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So You Think You Can Raid

I caught the Vegas auditions last week for So You Think You Can Dance (and the results the next day). The judges can be so brutally honest sometimes. They possess a level of blunt truthfulness. Sometimes I wish I could be like that. As a guild master and a player, interaction and feedback is a …

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Friends and Raiders: Raider Accountability

So, it’s a topic that is always present but not a lot of people seem to want to touch on is disciplining raiders. It’s a topic most people hope to never deal with, but inevitably it comes up, how do you discipline your raiders? My guild has several ranks, the hierarchy goes like this. GM …

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