How To: Properly Pickup Raid

I just had the pleasure of finishing a pickup raid with Fallen Heroes (Locks and Mages are in need for them by the way) in Karazhan. I was one of several pickup players that needed for their semi-Guild run. Several minor events happened throughout the evening that I wanted to share with everyone and I …

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Matt’s Three Stars: Week Ending October 26

[Matt’s Note: I finished this yesterday. I didn’t hit the publish button. Fired.] Ten Commandments for Casual Groups: Kestrel’s Ten Commandments deserved first star honors this week. I think that they are excellent principles to abide by for all players. I daresay that it would stretch outside of most instances and can be applicable to …

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Thanksgiving Comes Early for Carnage

We’re all having a big giant turkey. Al’ar down after 3 hours, and much frustration (Picture on Flickr on the right). But we managed to get the job done despite the random fracturing in the raid tonight for some reason. It seemed like everyone had a rough day. The Carnage that showed up on Tuesday …

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Avoiding Burnout

I have one of the heaviest raid schedules in WoW. Case in point: Sunday: 4 PM – 9 PM (Carnage) Monday: 7 PM – 10 PM (Sinful Intent Karazhan) Tuesday: 6 PM – 9 PM (Carnage) Wednesday: 7 PM – 10 PM (Sinful Intent) Thursday: 6 PM – 9 PM (Carnage) Friday: None Saturday: None …

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20 year old pretends to be woman to go after 16 year old high schooler in WoW

Now this story merits a double post today. Judging by the source, it occurred down south in Tacoma, Washington (not far from Vancouver, I don’t think). Allow me to provide you with a shortened version. If you have time to read, here is the long version. This guy travels across the US/Canadian border to go …

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