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Forum: Public Discussion 12/26/07, 9:40 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 32,449
Posted By Bubba
This was the single biggest issue I had with LOTR...

This was the single biggest issue I had with LOTR (and lets face it, there were many) - the combat felt laggy and disconnected. The response time, sound effects and animations in WoW all combine to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/04/07, 3:39 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 22,982
Posted By Bubba
I'd say a handy little tool for gauging the...

I'd say a handy little tool for gauging the atmosphere in a guild is their vent recordings in videos, if you can find them. Not enough guilds utilize this, and it can give outsiders a tremendous...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/24/07, 6:20 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 19,001
Posted By Bubba
Sweet zombie jesus that is some terrible voice...

Sweet zombie jesus that is some terrible voice acting.

Damn you Molten Core for setting the bar so high :(
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/07, 7:59 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,158
Posted By Bubba
Rogues aggroing the Ambushers and then vanishing...

Rogues aggroing the Ambushers and then vanishing makes em despawn as well.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/07, 7:24 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 13,919
Posted By Bubba
My guild is the result of a merge between two...

My guild is the result of a merge between two guilds that were struggling at the same point in AQ40, when attrition hit most mid-tier guilds hardest. After the intial period of adjustment, we cleared...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/07, 7:39 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 9,581
Posted By Bubba
You definitely need decent frost resistance for...

You definitely need decent frost resistance for Sapph, there's no real way around that. What makes it a little bit easier is the fact that the lvl 70 frost resist greens are pretty spiffy and make...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/07, 9:01 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,466
Posted By Bubba
Doh. Don't think such a thing would bring any...

Doh.

Don't think such a thing would bring any real value to EJ, a lot of the most insightful posters on here aren't part of guild leadership, so excluding them purely on the basis of guild rank...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/08/07, 11:31 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,466
Posted By Bubba
Absolutely. An officer forum is critical imho,...

Absolutely.

An officer forum is critical imho, (and a Class Leader forum is bloody useful as well) and a large part of your decision making process will be facilitated by having a forum that you can...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/01/07, 6:48 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 29,626
Posted By Bubba
What indication do people have the Mount Hyjal is...

What indication do people have the Mount Hyjal is even ready yet? Everyone is focused on BT, when the whole trash eyegouge fiasco may well be in place because Hyjal has still got construction signs...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/07, 10:54 AM
Replies: 445
Views: 89,188
Posted By Bubba
I think the "WAR next" mentality is spurred on by...

I think the "WAR next" mentality is spurred on by a general apathy towards Blizzard's perceived intentions to fix the raid game right now. I know a lot of people thinking "by Fall 07 WAR would have...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/29/07, 8:45 PM
Replies: 445
Views: 89,188
Posted By Bubba
Or even worse, it resolves the issues people have...

Or even worse, it resolves the issues people have right now (trash, primarily), but only in the Black Temple.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 6:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,784
Posted By Bubba
I imagine your approach to the adds would...

I imagine your approach to the adds would strongly dictate your raid composition - if you choose an AOE approach, then your locks and mages are obviously going to get the call. If you go with the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/25/07, 8:30 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 76,590
Posted By Bubba
With the hotfixed Mind Exhaustion 2 teams is more...

With the hotfixed Mind Exhaustion 2 teams is more than enough, of course keeping your nerve and not panicking and clicking the cube before Mag does anything at all is another thing entirely for some...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/25/07, 8:18 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 29,626
Posted By Bubba
If every instance they did from now on used the...

If every instance they did from now on used the Trash:Boss ratio from BWL, I would die a happy man. I would pay good money to see how many people from the team that did BWL are still working on raid...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 6:08 PM
Replies: 449
Views: 81,914
Posted By Bubba
Personally speaking, I wouldn't have been...

Personally speaking, I wouldn't have been anywhere near as disappointed if it they had never designed BWL or Naxx. Ok, the suppression room sucked ass, but what made BWL such a fantastic zone overall...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 11:47 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,283
Posted By Bubba
Drawing up weekly rosters can help you with this....

Drawing up weekly rosters can help you with this. Take the two most active players from each class and split them into each team. Go down the list for each class in terms of activity and balance it...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/07, 6:54 PM
Replies: 449
Views: 81,914
Posted By Bubba
Too right. There were several occasions where the...

Too right. There were several occasions where the quad-mindslayer packs reduced me to a jibbering wreck as a raid leader, and yet, in the face of BC raiding, they are just one of a constantly...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/07, 11:31 AM
Replies: 449
Views: 81,914
Posted By Bubba
Hydross as a fight I quite like (tho the...

Hydross as a fight I quite like (tho the arguments are still raging over the best approach to the adds). In terms of where it's tuned, it requires full blown consumable abuse, but I guess that's the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/16/07, 10:19 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,283
Posted By Bubba
This is pretty much the quandary right here. In...

This is pretty much the quandary right here. In my opinion, the "small, tight-knit guild" can have the highest effectiveness, but only over the short term. If you look back to when WoW was still in...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/15/07, 7:24 AM
Replies: 999
Views: 240,119
Posted By Bubba
If my understanding is correct, the executioner...

If my understanding is correct, the executioner uses a 'new' axe for each prisoner, and each prisoner has a 10 minute timer. So conceivably, you can have the first guy die, and still get an 'unused'...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/07, 9:26 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 240,119
Posted By Bubba
Hahaha, that is brilliant. Guess we'll try taking...

Hahaha, that is brilliant. Guess we'll try taking two hunters for a laugh next time :)
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/07, 8:58 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 240,119
Posted By Bubba
We cleared to Skyriss in just over an hour...

We cleared to Skyriss in just over an hour (skipping voidboy at the start), with the only trash mob that was challenging being the Doomlords in the last room. Got the Imp, Gehennas and Broodlord, but...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/11/07, 10:30 AM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,095
Posted By Bubba
I found the clearest reflection of the BC raid...

I found the clearest reflection of the BC raid game to be that in the last two days, we took along a semi-PUG to Naxx and cleared to KT, and it was the most fun I have had in WoW since the expansion...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/08/07, 6:43 PM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,095
Posted By Bubba
Well said Nezralix. Frankly I've been running a...

Well said Nezralix. Frankly I've been running a guild for two years now, and never have I been as unenthusiastic about logging on as I am right now. Spending a few hours each night grinding...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 7:16 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 121,532
Posted By Bubba
The above is true, but so long as you happen to...

The above is true, but so long as you happen to get lucky with shatter, you can buy a surprisingly large amount of time after that stage. Our first kill had him at 21 grows, with 23 people up after...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 6:10 AM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,095
Posted By Bubba
And so, finally, a use is found for the Soap on a...

And so, finally, a use is found for the Soap on a Rope
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 6:05 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 121,532
Posted By Bubba
I imagine it's full steam ahead on Black Temple...

I imagine it's full steam ahead on Black Temple at the moment, but they know that this is currently completely bottlenecking access to Serpentshrine (and Tempest Keep via Magtheridon). EU realms are...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 6:01 AM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,127
Posted By Bubba
This is the DMM from our first Gruul...

This is the DMM from our first Gruul kill:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3700/ecgruuldaedbo3.jpg

On pretty much every attempt the top two are a Warlock and our Shadow Priest.

That said, I've...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 5:54 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 121,532
Posted By Bubba
As suggested by Tel, retuning his HP would allow...

As suggested by Tel, retuning his HP would allow the fight to be successfully completed without the staggering consumable cost, and provide a margin of error that currently doesn't exist. Unless you...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/02/07, 6:34 AM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,095
Posted By Bubba
Man, did anyone else read that and immediately...

Man, did anyone else read that and immediately think "wow, I really fucking miss those days"?

I think it says a lot that the times when all you needed to really enjoy the WoW endgame were a few...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/01/07, 6:22 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,594
Posted By Bubba
To be perfectly honest, right now is not the best...

To be perfectly honest, right now is not the best time to go 'hardcore'.

Take the pulse of your guild - see where the majority lies. Have a clearly defined set of goals that embody a 'hardcore'...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/28/07, 7:40 AM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,095
Posted By Bubba
Well, I think we can all accept that noone, other...

Well, I think we can all accept that noone, other than blizzard has hard and fast statistics for this sort of thing. It wasn't an approximate valuation, simply a figure to illustrate a point. Whether...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/28/07, 6:41 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 121,532
Posted By Bubba
Talk to rogues that need Badges of Justice :)

Talk to rogues that need Badges of Justice :)
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/07, 8:59 PM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,095
Posted By Bubba
We have to hope so, yeah. I remember in an...

We have to hope so, yeah.

I remember in an interview Tigole stating something along the lines that, at the time of printing, about 15% of the global WoW population had killed Ragnaros. And at the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/22/07, 7:37 AM
Replies: 662
Views: 75,711
Posted By Bubba
There's a rumour going around of new poisons...

There's a rumour going around of new poisons being developed that each add up to 5% melee/spell crit/hit to all party members. While this is most likely complete fantasy, I can think of worse ways to...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/07, 8:11 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,875
Posted By Bubba
Awesome as this quest line was, the final step...

Awesome as this quest line was, the final step was tainted a little bit for us by the Earthmother saying "Go to Orgrimmar and get Thrall" when, guess what.....he's sitting right in front of her....
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 5:49 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,614
Posted By Bubba
In the rogue emo thread (which I believe is now...

In the rogue emo thread (which I believe is now 14 pages long), about 6 pages are devoted to this specific aspect that has developed exclusively in BC. It's not that mobs have cleave, or aoe, we had...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/07, 11:15 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,645
Posted By Bubba
From my experience, these are only accurate for...

From my experience, these are only accurate for certain mobs (or certain "types" of cleaves if such a thing exists). There's definitely some exceptions that I've witnessed.

Examples:

Lord Kri in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/08/07, 8:28 AM
Replies: 662
Views: 75,711
Posted By Bubba
Heroics will crush the life out of this class if...

Heroics will crush the life out of this class if they stay the way they are now and remain as prerequisites to the 25 mans. No class ever wants to feel like they're riding the shortbus when it comes...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/07/07, 6:18 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 18,176
Posted By Bubba
This is true. I should add the caveat that I was...

This is true. I should add the caveat that I was speaking specifically about 5mans/Heroics, hence the quote from Elerion.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/07/07, 6:07 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 18,176
Posted By Bubba
There are no fights where melee is more useful...

There are no fights where melee is more useful than ranged. I have not come across a single fight yet where we've said "wow, this would be easier with more rogues".

It's at its most extreme in the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/07, 11:01 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 32,806
Posted By Bubba
Why would you assume that they aren't going to...

Why would you assume that they aren't going to patch in any more instanced content after the Black Temple?
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/07, 10:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,999
Posted By Bubba
As we start to discover more of the BC raid...

As we start to discover more of the BC raid content, an issue that looms large for many of us I think, is the prospect of walking into an encounter and coming out knowing you got severely whupped....
Forum: Public Discussion 02/02/07, 10:10 AM
Replies: 999
Views: 240,119
Posted By Bubba
Wait, how is this different to the way they are...

Wait, how is this different to the way they are right now? The whole point Heel makes is that Heroics as currently designed force substantial bias towards specific group setups and CC. A rogue...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/07, 8:02 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 22,872
Posted By Bubba
28182en (quest reward) vs. 28414en (drop)...

28182en (quest reward) vs. 28414en (drop) irritated the hell out of me
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/07, 7:55 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 18,176
Posted By Bubba
The optimist in me believes that Black Temple...

The optimist in me believes that Black Temple attunement will simply require "Splinter of the Tree of Life" or "Essence of Archimonde" or something of that ilk. I think even the biggest pessimist...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/07, 12:59 PM
Replies: 245
Views: 32,806
Posted By Bubba
We had one of the bugged blood elves standing...

We had one of the bugged blood elves standing right at the entrance to Laj's room when we got there, and inevitably pulled her while clearing. When she was the only thing left, we just had the hunter...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/30/07, 12:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 6,576
Posted By Bubba
We've rolled on all karazhan loot drops so far,...

We've rolled on all karazhan loot drops so far, with a "cross that bridge when we come to it" mentality towards to the 25mans (though I imagine we will stay with a simple zero-sum with subbing...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/26/07, 1:08 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 32,806
Posted By Bubba
The issue of Rogues being DPSers truly at the...

The issue of Rogues being DPSers truly at the mercy of AOE-damage really hit us hard tonight in Arcatraz. The Third boss's constant immolation aura meant that myself and the other rogue were just...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/18/07, 9:26 AM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,433
Posted By Bubba
I'm still very much a believer that Rogues will...

I'm still very much a believer that Rogues will never be totally eradicated from the game the way more than a few claimed they would earlier in this thread. With the experience I had in all of the...
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