Caveat: I don't pretend to have all of the answers. This blog simply explains some strategies which I've successfully employed as a Guild Master in getting the best out of my players.

The Worst-Player-Ever:

Can you name the worst player in your raid?

Chances are you can, and one thing I noticed over the years running my Guild was that there was always at least one person who was frowned upon by others. Perhaps he wasn't the king of DPS, or if there was...

Tauftamir

It's time to kick over the ant hill again and revive a topic that I brought up nearly a year go. The state of Warcraft and the trajectory for it's future. Blizzard quietly reported the other day that for the first time ever they experienced a drop in subscriptions.

World of Warcraft’s first subscription drop: are you still playing? | PC Gamer

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♦ emptyrepublic

A new incident in which I didn't get involved! This starts on the night before Halloween, which is a massive party night in any location. Being located next to a college, this meant hilariously drunken people running around all night. My roommates, as they often do, got involved in the festivities and drank to excess. I had work, so I was late in getting home to join them in drinking. My arrival was timely, for the true amusement of the night had yet to begin.

Now, as a slight back...

Embittered

This started out as a forum post giving my comments on Portal 2, but (surprise) it got kind of long, so now I'm just basically posting it as a review. This mainly concerns the single-player content; I'll be trying the co-op in a few days when my girlfriend is less busy, so I'll probably post about that later. There are no story spoilers for Portal 2.

Portal

First, a look back at the first Portal, which gives important context to understanding Portal 2. Portal was...

• Hamlet

The Balance Druid in Cataclysm is one of the most interesting and complex DPS classes ever put forth by Blizzard. People who don't play Balance often know very little about the class (among other reasons, because the mechanics are new and unique). And for people who do play Balance, it's often not obvious how to optimize your play. You often have you use your judgment, and a solid high-level understanding of the way the class works is important. This post is a basic analysis of the current Balance...

• Hamlet