Been forever since I've blogged and, well, I'm bored.

I resumed to WoW a few weeks ago after negotiations with my buddy/GM. I had to admit that I did miss the socialization the guild offered and even though are several guild members who I find irritating, there were more that I honestly did miss. So, I was open to the idea, but upon return I did not want to get bogged down by the "joys" of being an officer so my condition was that I would return, but only as a regular guild member....

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First, the things I enjoy about raiding.

1. I really enjoy learning new bosses and seeing new content. I know that's a profound concept (seriously, who doesn't like seeing new stuff).
2. I like first kills and kills that very easily could have turned into a wipe if not for stellar play.
3. I like that point when your raid group really starts to perform like a well oiled machine. That feeling of synergy is amazing and is probably the single largest reason why I continue to play. I played competitive

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So, my guild is what is best referred to as a casual, social guild. It's the same guild I've been in since I started WoW and I have several friends in the guild. In other words, I'm not going anywhere. I do, however, want to raid. Back in the middle of TBC I decided to start pushing my guild into some raiding and we wound up halfway effective.

What I've tried to do is sort out who in my guild is willing to do their homework to support raiding and who isn't. In a guild like mine...

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