Just a quick drop in to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING, YOU GAIS! I know I haven’t been around again, but I’m on vacation- sue me. I’ll be back next week with the first installment of Pyo’s Introduce and Alt! Until then, stay safe this holiday weekend, eat lotsa turkey, and relax. You’ve earned it!
Posts Tagged ‘leadership sucks but abusing power is fun
04
Feb
10
Not So Bonus Post- Ensidia
Ok, who here doesn’t know about the 72 hour ban Blizzard slapped on Ensidia this morning?
-looks around-
Ok, now of those of you who have heard of it, who’s sick of hearing the arguments of ‘Oh, they couldn’t have known it was going to bug out’? Or what about the ’OMG THEY SO DID IT BANHAMMER THEIR ASSES’?
-looks around again-
Angry Healers and all of you lovely others who may or may not give a damn about what goes on in this here blog, if you are sick and tired of hearing about Ensidia wherever you go today, RAISE YOUR HANDS!
-raises hand-
-looks for other raised hands-
Bottom line, folks- Blizzard is God on the servers. Blizzard sees all and knows all (and if they don’t then they can find out pretty easily.) If they saw exploitation, then they saw a damn exploitation. Yeah, it was Ensidia. WHO FUCKING CARES? Would they care if it was your guild? Hell no.
Ensidia got banned. Its not permanent. They lost their world first kill of Arthas, their acheesements, and their loots. End of story. Can we drop it now? Please?
01
Feb
10
Post of No Value: RP and Lore
YaY Monday! -gag-
Even in parallel universes, Mondays suck.
Even I’m getting a slow start today. Blah. Anyways. A fluff post because I can, and because its Monday and I don’t feel like being totally serious today. Lets talk about… Lore and RP. (AMG NOT TEH ARPEEZ!)
Yes, I RP. Or, at least, I used to RP pretty heavily. Mock me if you will. Now, as an RPer, I’ve come across a wide variety of stories and playstyles- some good, some bad, some just downright weird. All of my characters have MyRolePlay on, and a story all typed up. I try to be as non- Mary Sue as I possibly can- my Druid, for instance, just woke up from the Emerald Dream (its how I explained the faction transfer), which she had entered after the War of the Shifting Sands. She has a Green Whelpling named Ysidron who likes to sleep on her shoulder, and she had no idea what the hell was going on until recently. That’s pretty tame, right? And its lore- friendly, despite my Druid being female- the War of the Shifting Sands was supposed to have been about 1000 years prior, well within the then immortal lifetime of the Night Elf (if Fandral Staghelm could live that long, then so could I.) She wasn’t born during the first coming of the Burning Legion, she has never seen Queen Azshara in person, nor was she a handmaiden that somehow avoided becoming a Naga, or other such nonsense. She might have seen Malfurion in passing while in the Dream- he was there the same time she would have been- but she had tasks of her own.
My warlock, Nicevenn- started off as a town guard in Andorhol. A good, Light- fearing woman with a husband and a child. Catches the plague of undeath. Dies. Comes back. Serves the Lich King. Breaks free from his power after Sylvanas. Looks at herself, says ‘Fuck the Light’ and starts playing with demons. Not too bad, eh?
Awesome. So somebody tell me where some of these people come up with some of these other stories.
Empress of the Platinum Dragonflight? Yep, seen it.
Forced to be a high-paid prostitute working the streets of Silvermoon City because your evil uncle is holding your kid siblings hostage? Yep, seen that one, too. (And, seriously, if you’re coming up with stories like this, I think you have better things to be spending your money on than WoW- like a visit to the psych.)
Something that is a cross between Arthas and Lady Sylvanas? Good Lord, more times than I can count.
Seriously, there are acceptable deviations from the lore- and then there are just outright and blatant BULLSHIT RP. And, I mean, its not like the lore is that hard to find- wowwiki.com, anyone? Is it really so hard to look at the writeup of your ‘half- dragon lovechild of Kalecgos and Anveena’ you typed up on your MyRolePlay or FlagRSP and go, ‘Meh, that’s a little over the top’?
To all of you RPers out there who are not like this- I salute you!
To all of you RPs out there who ARE like this- go Die In A Fire. You’re making the rest of us look bad.
For you brand new RPers- DON’T BE LIKE THIS. We will shun you. Shuuuuuuuuuuuuun!
And I’m spent. Until Thursday! Be safe, and stay angry, healers!
~Pyo
I hope everyone’s holidays brought them everything they wanted, and then some. Mine brought me friends from up north, a faction swap of my priest back to the Horde to play with them, and a hangover (no, nothing as epic as The Hangover.)
But now, its time to get angry, healers. And its time to show some appreciation.
Whilst parusing teh intarwebz this morning, I came across a post in a snark community (no, I’m not snarky, not at all… ) I frequently post in about ‘DPS being a dime a dozen’ and that ‘Healers and Tanks deserve loot drops more than DPS.’ What made this worst, perhaps, is that this was guest posted over at World of Matticus.
Hooboy.
Rage, incoming as I step back from my favored role as a raid healer… and put on my ‘I was a successful DPSer’ robe and hat. (Hunter, Boomkin, Shadow Priest, and Rogue GO GO GO!)
First off, guest poster, DPS are not a dime a dozen. Them being a dime a dozen implies that they all do the same amount of DPS, no matter what their class, have no utility whatsoever, and are pretty much required to stand there and auto attack while the tanks and the healers do all the work.
-ahem- No. In the words of the XT-002 Deconstructor: ‘ no no No No NO NO NO NO NO.’ Seriously, dude, wth? What do you mean the DPS are just ‘meat in the room’? Who’s killing the boss? Not the healer. Not the tank (for the most part, though I do applaud Blizzard for giving you guys some DPS capabilities now.) The Deeps.
Who’s interrupting the brutal Frostbolts on Lady Deathwhisper? Probably your kicking Rogues.
Who’s interrupting the problematic Sentry Blast that could wipe your raid in Ulduar? That’s probably a combination of your rogues, shaman, and warriors.
Who’s helping your Tank frontload asstons of threat? That Hunter back there, with her Misdirection.
Who’s taking down the gangs of trash mobs that pull together? That Shadow Priest using Mind Sear, that Mage using Blizzard, that Warlock using Rain of Fire, that Boomkin using Hurricane.
No- NOT the Tank. Or the Healer. The DPS. Their whole job is to slam the boss and mobs with enough damage to kill them. There are fights in game that REQUIRE the DPS to have a minimum personal DPS of 7.5k. Can a Tank do that? No. How about a healer? Nope, not them, either. Do you not remember fights like Reliquary of Souls in Black Temple, where abilities HAD to be interrupted? Where if you didn’t have a Rogue kick rotation, you wiped?
Now, please keep in mind- this isn’t to say that there aren’t idiots amongst the DPS. There are, and there are such a large number of people that play DPS that it seems that most of the idiots are concentrated there. But I’ve run with some pretty fail tanks and healers, so I can say with confidence that its not just them. And its not just being DPS that makes those special cases idiots. Some people just aren’t very good. But idiots are not limited to DPS. Oh no. You would be surprised at how often I get complimented on my healing in PuGs because some people just can’t get it. And how often do I find myself beating my head off of my desk because the tank can’t hold threat? I assure you, its fairly often, and the majority of the reason why I just don’t PuG anymore.
And its not just this- groups are a machine. Everything needs to be there in order for it to work. No heals? Tank dies. No Tank? Everyone dies. No DPS? The healer runs out of mana before the tank gets a chance to get the mob down. Raids are even more so, because everyone is expected to perform at a level much higher than expected in a 5 man instance, where- literally- failing to put out the proper amount of DPS or do any of the other utility abilities DPS classes possess can, and will, wipe the raid.
LEAVE THE DPS ALONE. Sure, DPS are everywhere… but good DPS are just as hard to come across as good Tanks and Healers. And I don’t say ‘good’ and mean ‘have really good TPS/DPS/HPS and thats it.’ I mean ‘have really good HPS/TPS/DPS, don’t stand in the fire, can dance with the best of them, and can smile after its all said an done.’
So, Mr. DPS- Are- Meat- In- The- Room… tell us again exactly why it is that you feel that Healers and Tanks do all of the work? Sure, we’re underappreciated at times… but I think your post show how even the DPS can be taken for granted. I stand by the outstanding DPSers in my guild, who attend my raids, and make my job easier. Cheers to you folks who continue to prove posts like the one over at WoM wrong.
What a better way to start the year at Angry Healers than with an Angry Post! =D
Stay angry, Healers! Up next: Icecrown Citadel strategy posts!
25
Jun
09
The Art of Raid Explanations
Everyone knows that normal raid explanations are boring. They drone on and on, and very quickly everyone is just tuning out the RL and tabbing out to read 4chan/Post Secret/whatever.
One of three things happen then:
-Everyone asks questions that were jsut answered 2 seconds ago.
-Everyone just smiles and nods, runs in, and stands in the fire.
-A good attempt is put in because everyone read the strats and watched videos beforehand anyway.
Mooooost of the time, it’s the first two.
But I, Lyrandre, have mastered the art of the HILARIOUS AND YET INFORMATIVE strat telling! Let me share with you my secrets, and then you too can deliver strats in a way that people will actually enjoy!
Tip One: Distill into Common or Silly Terms
First off, forgot the official terms for most shit. If you tell your DPS to kill the Gifts of Eonar, they are going to ignore the green trees that spawn because really, who the hell expects a Gift of Eonar to look like the tree? They’re probably looking for gift wrapped packages to spawn. Tell them to get out of the Fire/Glowy Shit On Floor/Falling Snowflakes/Circles of Doom. Tell them to kill the Really Tall Guy first and stay away from him because he Whirlwinds. They will know what you mean when they see it! Do you really think that DPS pays attention to the name of the mob that just killed them because they didn’t realize THAT mob was the one that whirlwinded? No, of course not, that’s why they die so much. Just give them a quick, memorable description.
Tip Two: Divide into Categories
While it’s nice for everyone to be aware of each other’s roles, it’s…not going to happen. Since there can be a lot of information to remember to start, split your explanation up. Tell your healers that all they need to do is stay out of the Bad, cleanse the Really Bad, and watch green bars, then move on to the DPS. Etc, etc. A standard line of mine usually delivered every run is, “Tanks, don’t die.” That comforting phrase tells them it’s a tank and spank and they can go back to browsing porn after achieving a nice threat lead.
Tip Three: Throw in Jokes
Is there one person who you blame for everything even when they’re not in the raid? One person who dies all the time? Use running jokes to your advantage. I also offer t o beat people with pillows or forget to heal them if they do X Thing Thing They Shouldn’t Do. Don’t forget macros! I have silly macros I like to spam for things like Thaddius, in case people forgot their left and right.
If you have people in your raid that are skeptical, let someone give the normal explanation and then interject your comments between (in raid, so that you don’t drown them out on vent). You’ll still get your point across! I provide for you an example of me doing just that on Hodir:
Follow these guidelines and my stellar example and you, too, can get your raid to pay some fucking attention! It will lighten the mood for the wipes to come.
Love and shiny heals,
-ILikeBubbles
