Comments on: Learning to raid lead http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/ On tanking, leading and thinking Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:44:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Gravity Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:29:02 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-305 Just found a related post by Veneretio <a href="http://www.tankingtips.com/2009/07/23/first-you-must-follow/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Just found a related post by Veneretio here.

]]> By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Gravity Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:56:59 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-301 yay! I think the really hard bit is taking what you can read on a site into actions and words in-game, and that can sometimes be difficult even if the lesson was a simple one (particularly, eg. about dealing with conflict or making decisions, easy to say, harder to do). yay! I think the really hard bit is taking what you can read on a site into actions and words in-game, and that can sometimes be difficult even if the lesson was a simple one (particularly, eg. about dealing with conflict or making decisions, easy to say, harder to do).

]]> By: Pretzle http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Pretzle Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:19:21 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-302 Awesome article, and a lot of your points just make sense - often the obvious is the most easy thing to overlook. I also came from Tank Like a Girl, and am definitely a subscriber now :) Awesome article, and a lot of your points just make sense – often the obvious is the most easy thing to overlook.

I also came from Tank Like a Girl, and am definitely a subscriber now :)

]]> By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Gravity Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:43:57 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-304 Glad you liked it, I'll be sure to thank her too. Glad you liked it, I’ll be sure to thank her too.

]]> By: Nadiastorm http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Nadiastorm Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:35:54 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-303 Oh your good. You just made me a subscriber! Thanks for the link Tanklikeagirl! Oh your good. You just made me a subscriber!
Thanks for the link Tanklikeagirl!

]]> By: Blogroll Friday: Pwnwear | Tank like a girl http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Blogroll Friday: Pwnwear | Tank like a girl Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:53:00 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-300 [...] found him to be very DK-centric. Great read all around. One of my favorite posts of his is Learning to Raid Lead and if you’re remotely interested in leading a raid sometime, you should definitely have a [...] [...] found him to be very DK-centric. Great read all around. One of my favorite posts of his is Learning to Raid Lead and if you’re remotely interested in leading a raid sometime, you should definitely have a [...]

]]> By: Digg http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Digg Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:09:13 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-299 Id like to add that one of the most important things ive learnt to do since i started raid-leading is keeping everyone motivated and moving. Its amazing how much people can faff around without someone prompting them to move on. Keeping peoples spirits up is another, such as praising on boss kills even if they are fairly minor and keeping calm during wipes. A pet hate of mine which ive come across when we have had to pug spots is impatience. Yes everyone likes to move along quickly but im not going to rush if i feel someone needs a bit more time to figure something out. I had a pug in a EOE10 raid the other day who kept prompting us to start when i was still explaining the tactics to a guildy who needed clarification. I simply told him to either shut up or get out. He chose the former. Id like to add that one of the most important things ive learnt to do since i started raid-leading is keeping everyone motivated and moving. Its amazing how much people can faff around without someone prompting them to move on. Keeping peoples spirits up is another, such as praising on boss kills even if they are fairly minor and keeping calm during wipes.

A pet hate of mine which ive come across when we have had to pug spots is impatience. Yes everyone likes to move along quickly but im not going to rush if i feel someone needs a bit more time to figure something out. I had a pug in a EOE10 raid the other day who kept prompting us to start when i was still explaining the tactics to a guildy who needed clarification. I simply told him to either shut up or get out. He chose the former.

]]> By: Digg http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Digg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:33 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-294 Wooo im famous! \o/ Wooo im famous! \o/

]]> By: Naxx strat guide: hidden gem on wowraid « epics for your brain slot: pwnwear.com http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Naxx strat guide: hidden gem on wowraid « epics for your brain slot: pwnwear.com Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:34:07 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-298 [...] These are really helpful, because they are the kind of one-liners you need to give as reminders to a raid team over voice comm, which I talked about yesterday. [...] [...] These are really helpful, because they are the kind of one-liners you need to give as reminders to a raid team over voice comm, which I talked about yesterday. [...]

]]> By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/06/25/learning-to-raid-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Gravity Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:41:47 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=367#comment-297 aww thanks you two fellow tanks! @Kadomi, I was motivated to get this Twitter geek-action going from your traffic, thanks. Looks like at the moment I have to manually update Twitter that I've blogged, though, must find automation somehow. :) http://twitter.com/gravitydk @Veneretio: I was very tempted to embed some of your tips into the main article! Loot can be time-sink, eh. Accuracy, I agree, is important, plus you want people to know there is looting happening even if they've run on. Most people hate standing around waiting; one solution is the ML to handle it whilst the rest are on the next pull, and <i>with some familiarity</i> the bidders can just pay partial attention to the trash. aww thanks you two fellow tanks!
@Kadomi, I was motivated to get this Twitter geek-action going from your traffic, thanks. Looks like at the moment I have to manually update Twitter that I’ve blogged, though, must find automation somehow. :)
http://twitter.com/gravitydk
@Veneretio: I was very tempted to embed some of your tips into the main article! Loot can be time-sink, eh. Accuracy, I agree, is important, plus you want people to know there is looting happening even if they’ve run on. Most people hate standing around waiting; one solution is the ML to handle it whilst the rest are on the next pull, and with some familiarity the bidders can just pay partial attention to the trash.

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