tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post8185872365197960057..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Beaten, Broken and Bruised, I am Grumpy No MoreTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-46093499617733501162015-03-16T10:26:43.895-04:002015-03-16T10:26:43.895-04:00I believe that would be the right approach. I jus...I believe that would be the right approach. I just hate feeling on as if I am letting people down if I do so. I think that is what keeps me from doing it.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-29570962351425625752015-03-16T06:20:12.636-04:002015-03-16T06:20:12.636-04:00Take a break. I did. WoD is not very good. Go live...Take a break. I did. WoD is not very good. Go live life.Kingerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578801448226537178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-34567904622094428712015-03-12T10:08:00.784-04:002015-03-12T10:08:00.784-04:00Well the gnome part does fit. Thank you for the o...Well the gnome part does fit. Thank you for the offer, I just might take you up on that. I appreciate it.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-64531686841904838532015-03-11T17:17:33.608-04:002015-03-11T17:17:33.608-04:00Well I know we don't see eye to eye on most th...Well I know we don't see eye to eye on most things which is why I read you but if you would like to talk guild leader to guild leader raid leader to raid leader we have a lot in common except I made a few different decisions along the way. I'm happy to listen I'll send you my battlenet ID when I get home on your E-mail if you ever need to talk shop I love talking Guild management issues. feel free to add me I wont be offended if you don't either. PS I used to be a gnome on the alliance side. :PTigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-7795094416494171512015-03-11T15:23:49.382-04:002015-03-11T15:23:49.382-04:00It is one of those things that I'll have to ad...It is one of those things that I'll have to address sooner or later. If I keep this up as is I might end up hurting the group instead of helping like I am trying to.<br /><br />I need in game therapy, know any good gnomes with a comfortable couch?TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-30053760672282922682015-03-11T14:36:10.314-04:002015-03-11T14:36:10.314-04:00I totally get that and I know exactly that feeling...I totally get that and I know exactly that feeling, but when you do burn out and quit they will have to face that same issue and you will have burned yourself into oblivion to boot. Tigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-9340148809046411512015-03-11T13:03:46.603-04:002015-03-11T13:03:46.603-04:00Those gem slots and warforged pieces can be huge. ...Those gem slots and warforged pieces can be huge. Heck even just gem slots is huge. I remember early in the expansion I had dungeons gear with gem slots in nearly every one of them and I was destroying people that "should" have done better just because of them alone. Item level most definitely does not tell the whole story.<br /><br />My team is not bad. We have been downing all heroic (pre normal) content since I took over while it was current, which was always my goal, but this expansion and having flex in that mode seems to be hurting and not helping. We always start off the first tier slowly, but when we are still not done with normal (a mode that never existed before and is supposed to be much easier than what we are used to and usually capable of) even when we down a boss and it is a success it still smells like failure.<br /><br />And to boot, when we finished things, which like I said we always did, we used to dabble in mythic (was heroic) and we can not do that any more.<br /><br />So, for me the question is, I know my group will catch up, it always does, but what do we do when we are done with heroic, like we always do? We can't do mythic any more because we are not 20 people. <br /><br />So, maybe being stalled a little is actually a good thing. Because the alternative is quitting because blizzard apparently does not want people who prefer "a small group of skilled players" over "and epic raid size with lots of people" to raid mythic.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-73760114031291959672015-03-11T12:31:57.960-04:002015-03-11T12:31:57.960-04:00Taitrina! Sorry, I didn't want to come across ...Taitrina! Sorry, I didn't want to come across as mean, I just thought I related. I had an accident, didn't raid, for a while and felt like you were describing. Tank without a reason to tank. Tank that will never raid again. What's the point. But maybe I was wrong. It just seemed so familiar.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-68320623813307476172015-03-11T12:30:11.609-04:002015-03-11T12:30:11.609-04:00Taitrina! Sorry, I didn't want to come across ...Taitrina! Sorry, I didn't want to come across as mean, I just thought I related. I had an accident, didn't raid, for a while and felt like you were describing. Tank without a reason to tank. Tank that will never raid again. What's the point. But maybe I was wrong. It just seemed so familiar.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-40823889077316993102015-03-11T11:50:48.465-04:002015-03-11T11:50:48.465-04:00Addendum: that said, I wouldn't be playing any...Addendum: that said, I wouldn't be playing anymore if it weren't for raiding. I view this as the most important content, and without a competent raid, the game is just not as compelling. I do enjoy other parts of the game too, but that alone wouldn't make it for me.<br /><br />So therefore I always strived to find or lead a good raid above all. Social contacts would be a result from this, and not the other way round like you're doing. I know I couldn't stand a gimpy raid for as long as you did, no matter how much I liked those people. Therefore you have my full respect for holding on for so long. Rilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-5746945729847952162015-03-11T11:46:36.393-04:002015-03-11T11:46:36.393-04:00Oh man. I feel ya. The options are very limited if...Oh man. I feel ya. The options are very limited if you don't raid. However this is bad too from a raider's perspective.<br />First because you can't compensate for bad drop luck streaks with gear from alternative sources. Only the profession gear is kinda suited for this but horribly expensive, especially if you buy the basic piece off the AH to ensure good secondary stats.<br />Second, if you recruit someone who is a bit late to the raiding party, they will have shit gear which will have to be upped via raid (something we don't have time for).<br /><br />And don't get me started on the mount and pet currency called apexis crystal. Honestly whoever designed this should change their job because this thing accomplishes exactly nothing in the game. I wonder what they were thinking.<br /><br />As of the RNG, I don't see as many parts of the game as being RNG dependent. But I'm also a bit disappointed because my two hunter colleagues have like 5 socket slots and 2 WF set pieces, while I have... guess how many (you can't divide by it). So I feel gimped because my DPS is lagging behind (sure, partly because I still suck at managing FF and SF).Rilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-81383593734168448422015-03-11T10:39:33.461-04:002015-03-11T10:39:33.461-04:00Not only would I love having currency back but bei...Not only would I love having currency back but being able to convert that currency to something I can buy PvP gear with has been how I started my PvP gearing for a long time.<br /><br />I routinely would spam dungeons for justice points to convert them to honor to get some starter gear. I liked doing that, it gave me something to do. Even if I had no intention to PvP any time soon getting a few pieces off the world bosses and a few pieces from spamming dungeons was a great starting point for when I did.<br /><br />I am nearly 100% certain that all those new 100s that are doing the dungeons would love to have a DPS of my caliber that does 60%+ of all damage done and helps them clear the dungeon fast and easy for them.<br /><br />Now I only do dungeons if someone in guild asks for help and usually only in a full guild group. No reason to do them otherwise. I was completely 100% done with dungeons the day the expansion came out because there is no currency involved and I out geared them already by that point.<br /><br />Tabards for reputation would be nice. Make people earn friendly first, then they can buy the tabard. Not everyone digs grinding like I do. If I can realize that as a person that really only cares about if I like it or not how can a billion dollar company not realize that?<br /><br />The badge, points, whatever consolation prize also worked for another thing. Lets say I wanted to bring my priest in, because I wanted to start gearing her up some. I would not roll on gear someone that was a main raider, but I could still get those points to get something for myself. Or lets say I have to cover on my tank, which happens often. Now it is falling behind at 660 when we are doing higher content, as I do not play it often, only when needed. If there were points I could buy some pieces so it would be higher and still be able to work as a better back up.<br /><br />We should not need to raid 24/7 on each character we want to raid on to keep it raid ready. Simple as that. If my druid is a back up tank and my priest is a back up healer, I should be able to keep them close to current, even if not perfect, with some sort of point type of gear they collect from the days they play fill in.<br /><br />The alt situation is huge. As mentioned with my druid and priest not being as geared as they should or could be. The grind of garrisons, the time sink, the need to run everything to get gear if you want to or not, the expense if you choose to gear through the auction house, everything, it is just so alt unfriendly.<br /><br />The least they could have done for alts is share some things with mains. If one has reputation, they all do. If one has the trading post, they all get gold missions. If one has the stables, they all get speed boosts. It would not help a lot, or even much at all, but at least it would feel like having alts was a benefit to your game play instead of just another grind you have to deal with. Sitting at 8 100s now myself. Only my main is doing the legendary so far. For a guy that had like 11 or 12 last expansion, it should really show something. I am not liking playing alts this expansion. That is all on blizzard, not me.<br /><br />I still want to level my horde side, I have not yet. Just need to find a new server to transfer to before I do. Preferably one with an active mythic pugging community.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-33973406767401395652015-03-11T09:26:33.285-04:002015-03-11T09:26:33.285-04:00This, this, this! Give us a PVE raid/dungeon curr...This, this, this! Give us a PVE raid/dungeon currency. Give us a reason to do it besides gear. If you reward a currency, folks will even do lower level stuff to help others progress. Throw in the ability to convert said currency to other things: PVP, epicurean marks, etc. <br /><br />Back in Wrath, you could buy PVP gear with Frost Marks. What a great way to spend your marks that were hard to come by and prevent yourself from capping or losing at a patch.<br /><br />Have a currency exchange for Honor points (other than seals, which you can only get 3 of per week even though you cap at 4000 honor). What do you do with Honor points when you have 620 or better gear in every slot? <br /><br />Bring back tabards for reputation. This would encourage folks to do heroic dungeons lowering que times. What's the incentive now? Fulfilling a quest in a bar for toy and gold that isn't enough to cover the cost of repairs?<br /><br />This expansion smoothed many things for convenience sake (still waiting on a tabard tab). But it's hard to do something with nothing to show for it. Everyone's reasons for raiding may be different, but other than seeing your Guild/Group succeed (achievements, progression), where's the consolation prize for participating? Yes, I know that you should feel good helping the Guild/Group, but the whole purpose of marks/valor in the first place was to help people get gear for those items that would not drop for you. So why did they remove it? Perhaps the Blue that handled the in game valor vendor lost his job. Last I checked Blizzard wasn't cutting people. <br /><br />I love this expansion as far as lore and content. Other than the DDOS at release, and the last patch, this expansion has been pretty smooth. But there is something missing. I took a year off so I wouldn't get burnt out killing Garrosh. The Timeless isle just didn't do it for me. I would say that when Ghostcrawler left Blizzard, WoW has started to decline. The Blue's don't pay nearly enough attention to the player base (I'm looking at Arms Warriors the most with their gutted rotation and spec; BRING BACK OVERPOWER!!).<br /><br />But I feel you Grumpy. I return to this game feeling good. I get with a great Guild as a Freelancer (I'm on a different server, but they are cool with that: Arena Team to consider on my current server). But I'm getting burnt out and I don't want to go through the ordeal of gearing an alt (I have 6 100's right now and one on the other Faction to see the story from that side). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136845814680794385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-66174344509970288832015-03-11T08:09:24.514-04:002015-03-11T08:09:24.514-04:00You explained perfectly what I always say, even if...You explained perfectly what I always say, even if you do not raid, you need gear. People love to say if you don't raid you don't need gear. Sorry, but they are as wrong as wrong can be. You explained how you can have things you would like gear for that are not raiding. We need, desperately need, currency gear.<br /><br />I wish blizzard would realize that there are different types of players in the game and this "raid or die" attitude is bad for the game over all. Would it really hurt them to have alternative gearing methods?<br /><br />It does seem that they want to lock any relevant gear that would make players feel as if they were getting some sort of personal progression behind RNG and raiding, and that is just wrong. In my opinion at least.<br /><br />So many people, even ones that play daily, still have not got the selfie camera. I agree, it is one of the few new things they added, and weeks later even active people do not have it, RNG should not lock content, even if it is silly content like that. Of my 11 characters on draenor, only 5 have the camera so far. Meaning 6 are victims of RNG. Only one got the camera upgrade, which means 11 are missing out there. And it has been weeks. This is bad, really bad.<br /><br />Sad part is, even if we are upset with the game, warcraft is still the best game of its type out there and they know it, that is why they can get away with abusing us, their paying customers. I would love to see another game come and really challenge them. Not because I want something new, but because I want the game I love to start showing me it loves me back instead of taking me for granted.<br /><br />Notice the name change, good thing you are still carrying your NCIS credentials or I might not have recognized you. ;)TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-50294390649030941072015-03-11T07:42:06.311-04:002015-03-11T07:42:06.311-04:00I understand the business reasons for random, but ...I understand the business reasons for random, but I do believe they went a way overboard with it this time around.<br /><br />DS was a nightmare for weapons for me. We must have killed DW every week after we first downed him, which did not take long, so if I were to say it was 40 kills it would probably be close, and I never saw the hunter weapon drop. Never, not once. We had alt runs where we would kill him most of the time, in those alts runs, which easily added up to another 100 kills over the time of DS, only one bow ever dropped. Kicker was, there were no hunters in that group. <br /><br />Good times, good times. /end sarcasm.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-732637683805347502015-03-11T07:37:37.642-04:002015-03-11T07:37:37.642-04:00The last time I commented here was on your post ab...The last time I commented here was on your post about the blue's party line on the removal of reforging. I complained about RNG, about all the changes, the professional overhaul and feeling out of control. James replied and said it was because I didn't care anymore as I didn't raid, that what was a tank without a raid? That I should start again.<br /><br />I agreed with him for maybe 2 minutes and then I thought about it. It's not just about me, it's about everyone that plays a little differently. I spent some time sifting through all the available gear to work out exactly what I could get without raiding.<br /><br />I already have mostly 645, some 630 so dungeons are utterly useless. I don't want to spend my apexis crystals on gear if I can help it. So basically the answer boiled down to garrison follower missions to Highmaul, awarding 655 gear.<br /><br />Now, that's 'easy' but it's not a good gearing method at all. There's only one quest every 2 weeks, it's RNG what you get as you pointed out you can get the same thing repeatedly. It's also not playing the game.<br /><br />I want gear so I can solo Mists raids and get past bosses I have trouble with in Brawlers Guild. It doesn't have to be the best gear, but I would like some way of slowly improving what I have so I can do more of what I'd like to do.<br /><br />I have said a million times, I am very much a broken record. That I miss dungeons being relevant and I really, really, really miss a currency system.<br /><br />Warcraft is a big game, with a massive playerbase. In my opinion it should support many different playstyles, not just raid for progression, not just RNG till your eyes bleed. RNG has it's place, as annoying as it is, it works well for mount/pet farming as it keeps you going back, and it's vanity items that aren't time limited. However, there is such a thing as too much RNG.<br /><br />I get that everything costs money, costs development time, takes resources etc. but why should it be either/or? Well actually I know the answer to that. Blizz make a ton of money on their current system so they have no incentive to change. If they were to add more content, it would cost them more money, they would have a higher profit margin etc.<br /><br />I would love them to add more dungeons or at least make the gear rewards relevant, have a currency system, scenarios, more quests, daily hubs - choice. Give people options of how they get what they want. Make all the gear rewards LFR level, I'm not arguing for raid gear, just for something to work towards. Something that increases every raid tier, or can be incrementally upgraded over time. Just something.<br /><br />I think it's a shame. I loved this game as soon as I started playing it really. I bought the two expansion packs and a subscription after just 10 minutes.<br /><br />I fully admit I have changed. I don't have the time to play that I once did. I used to spend hours and hours every week, now I login a few minutes of an evening, and have a few hours on weekend which is in competition with other games. There used to be no competition though, as logging in and accomplishing something on my main or on an alt, was preferable to any other game. Now? What accomplishment can I get. What progress can I make?<br /><br />I haven't even got that damn selfie camera yet. Not that I want it, but I want the achievement. The only 'new content' that was really in 6.1 and it's random, says it all really.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771213542953346538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-46939604431865836382015-03-11T07:37:02.248-04:002015-03-11T07:37:02.248-04:00I know what you mean and I wish I could, but there...I know what you mean and I wish I could, but there is no one there that would want to do it. I'd love some time off just to be the rank and file guy, but I am afraid if I step back there is no one else to step up.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-67273747832440098342015-03-11T07:35:47.391-04:002015-03-11T07:35:47.391-04:00Valor?
Don't we wish. lolValor?<br /><br />Don't we wish. lolTheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-14889663016927986192015-03-11T07:33:22.043-04:002015-03-11T07:33:22.043-04:00I think it might have something to do with "w...I think it might have something to do with "what" you kill. I have done the one with the orcs in nagrand 4 times in a row (hate when they do that) and did not get it to trigger. But what I do there is kill the one guy that drops the missive, summon the rares, kill them, kill the guy again, summon the rares, kill them, etc. It takes all of 4 minutes to do the daily that way, but it doesn't seem to work toward triggering quickly.<br /><br />Yet when I do the shat ones, which I working on reputation with, I slaughter anything that moves and it seems to trigger every other one.<br /><br />Also as a note, you can trigger an invasion even if you are not on the daily. I went to the bontani area, for easy platinum, and just killed until one popped up, and it was not the daily zone. Just need to be "A" daily zone, not "the" daily zone.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-1823860388024614722015-03-11T06:06:22.628-04:002015-03-11T06:06:22.628-04:00It seems to me that every two apexis dailies of on...It seems to me that every two apexis dailies of one enemy (Iron horde, ogres etc) I get an invasion.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-54733958643092309212015-03-11T05:56:02.368-04:002015-03-11T05:56:02.368-04:00'Back in my day' did 27 Atramedes kills to...'Back in my day' did 27 Atramedes kills to see the neck drop. 38 DS runs and never seen even one ring drop. So on and so forth.<br /><br />Seriously though, I understand where you're coming from. Random random everywhere. Why? Because it wastes time and makes you log every day / week etc. They exaggerated this time around.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173436197557929355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-26807097885510795672015-03-10T17:43:02.967-04:002015-03-10T17:43:02.967-04:00I know you love your guild and love your team but ...I know you love your guild and love your team but when I got to the point you seem to be at in ICC I had to take that leadership step back and just become a member of a guild again and let someone else worry about leading and refocus on having fun Tigginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-35725022668780136442015-03-10T17:08:28.514-04:002015-03-10T17:08:28.514-04:00Whats my Prize?! lol Whats my Prize?! lol Thorbartinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-73540954118120229802015-03-10T16:05:08.353-04:002015-03-10T16:05:08.353-04:00Ding ding ding, we have a winner.
You might get n...Ding ding ding, we have a winner.<br /><br />You might get nothing, but at the very least you got some valor that could be used for something. It did not feel like beating your head against a wall for nothing each week when you were on a dry spell.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-53956920391824084042015-03-10T16:04:10.562-04:002015-03-10T16:04:10.562-04:00I don't want to leave them, so I have to deal ...I don't want to leave them, so I have to deal with that as well. But very true, not having the last boss of highmaul down, even on normal before BRF really weights heavy on me.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.com