Skip to Content

WoW.com has the latest on the upcoming WoW: Cataclysm expansion!
Joystiq

Posts with tag 10-man-progression

The five classes of guilds

Blessing of Kings does a great job with this post of putting into words (and then extending) the idea of something we've talked about many times before: all guilds are not equal. He separates them into a kind of hierarchical class structure, with "Royalty" (guilds like Stars and Ensidia) at the top of the raiding game, going down to "Aristocracy" (guilds working on hard modes), "Gentry" (guilds who've cleared normal but haven't been able to do hard modes yet), "Bourgeoisie" (guilds working on normal), and the "Proletariat" (casual folks who haven't started raiding). I think he's squeezed things down a bit farther than he should -- I would call the "Bourgeoisie" level guilds still working on Ulduar and Naxx normal fights, as I think there are quite a few of those out there. But his points are strong -- there are bands of raiding guilds, partly by Blizzard's design and partly by mere fact that people approach the content in their own ways.

Read more →

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Virtual selves, Guilds, Blizzard, Instances, Raiding, Bosses, Leveling

We have a Tabard: To 25-mans, and beyond!

Looking for a guild? Well, you can join ours! We have a tabard and everything! Check back every Friday for Amanda Dean talking about guilds and guild leadership in We Have a Tabard.

Founding and nurturing an up-and-coming raid guild can be quite a daunting task. We see it every day in trade chat <New Guild Name> is now recruiting players of all levels. "We're a fun, friendly guild that regularly raids 10-mans and is looking to build our 25-man team. We have a tabard, bank tabs, and Ventrilo. PST if you're interested." The bark is always the same, the only difference is the number of spelling errors. How do you gracefully move from 10 to 25-man content?

If that's your guild, first of all, congratulations on some early success in progress in getting to 10-man raids. When you're not quite there, you have a few options are a few options, all of which have their upsides and their downsides. You can pug into 25-man content, you can run guild raids and take pugs along, you can work with another guild, or you can be content with 10-man content. Let's take a moment to explore each of the options.

Read more →

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Guilds, Features, Raiding, (Guild Leadership) We Have a Tabard

Around Azeroth

Around Azeroth

Our Writers

Elizabeth Harper

Editor-in-Chief

RSS Feed

Dan O'Halloran

Managing Editor

RSS Feed

Allison Robert

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Amanda Miller

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Amy Schley

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Basil Berntsen

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Anne Stickney

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Brian Wood

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

C. Christian moore

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Christian Belt

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Chase Christian

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Daniel Whitcomb

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Dawn Moore

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Dominic Hobbs

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Eliah Hecht

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Elizabeth Wachowski

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Fox Van Allen

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Gregg Reece

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Joe Perez

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Kelly Aarons

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Lisa Poisso

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Matt Low

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Mathew Mccurley

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Matthew Rossi

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Michael Gray

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Robin Torres

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Scott Andrews

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Tyler Caraway

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

Zach Yonzon

Contributing Editor

RSS Feed

More about WoW.com

Featured Galleries

Plushies in the Wild
Plushies in Captivity
Rob Pardo @ GDC: Making A Standard and Sticking To It
Gryphon Hatchling and Wind Rider Cub plushies
GM Island and the Player Jail
Patch 3.3.3 PTR: PvP Legacy Armor, Weapons and Mount Changes
Patch 3.3.3 PTR: New toys
Cataclysm models and doodads
Patch 3.3.3: New models

 

Categories