One Button to Rule Them All
Blizzard’s new one-button rotation feature in World of Warcraft aims to simplify gameplay, but will it actually help high-end players? Explore the pros, cons, and potential impact on player skill and performance.
Raiding
The Art of the Post-Raid Debrief
The other day, I was chatting with one of the other raid leaders from a different team in our community. We got onto the topic of raid feedback after the raid ends. Their team uses a system where they post individual debrief threads in Discord sorted by date. People dig into logs, break down their …
Is it worth practicing Mythic tactics on Heroic?
This comes up every so often when we’re working on a Heroic boss for the first time, especially early on during a raid season. Some smartass in raid makes the suggestion that we should plan and implement Mythic mechanics for abilities that may not exist on Heroic because it’ll help prepare us for it later …
Matt’s Misplays: Communication and Coaching Moments!
I haven’t brought back this segment in a while, but I wanted to bring it back up. This was more of a funny moment for us on our road to Broodtwister this week. Can you guess what the most common issue from top to bottom, regardless of skill level, is when it comes to raiding …
Signs of an At-Risk Trial Raider and How to Address Them
I know firsthand how exciting and challenging (and annoying) recruiting raiders for your team can be. Every new player that comes in brings potential, but not every trial is going to be able to integrate into the team. Sure they’ve passed the initial sniff test they’ve answered the right questions, but now those players have …