WoW Chix

Last night, the guild decided to raid SSC. We all got together and headed to the instance and got all buffed up and ready to go. On the first pull my computer decided to hate me and I ended up restarting WoW. After that, things were going smoothly… till we got to Hydross. We had a couple wipes. The first wipe, people were trying to run away and "reset" the boss. Dudes… do you think you’re really gonna make it up the 2 elevators and out before he smashes you to pieces? No… no you’re not. So stand and die and the rest of us and run back. This really pissed Vamrick (and a lot of the rest of us) off because it’s such a waste of time. There was a huge group of people that had to stand outside the instance because we couldn’t zone in or else we’d get into combat because there were STILL people trying to run away. *sigh*

The 2ndtime, the GM was saying, "All dots off! DoTs off. Take DoTs off." And after being in raid after raid and hearing people that don’t know what they’re talking about say that (because you cannot "click off" your DoTs) and getting frustrated for people yelling at Locks and Spriest for DoTs, I said, "Dude, stop saying ‘Dots off’ you can’t click them off." He says, "I’m not stupid I know you can’t click off your DoTs. I mean stop putting them on. If you don’t know this fight, you need to go and watch it on YouTube." Ok 1st, I wasn’t saying you were stupid at all. 2nd, think about how you’re wording things. Next time just say, "Stop casting DoTs" Because to rest of us, it sounded like you were telling everyone to "take their DoTs off" in other words click them off. So it’s not a big deal, just a miscommunication. It’s understandable, and I’m sorry I said what I said (especially in the tone that I used).

But what I’m not sorry for was Alt+F4′ing out of WoW when you told me to go watch the fight on YouTube. I’ve probably killed Hydross more times than you’ve blinked your eyes in the past week. So I don’t need someone telling me to go watch some shitty YouTube video. I’m sorry and excuse my language…. but fuck that.

I have no issue with Vamrick (the GM). But I do have a problem with the rest of the raid that was wasting everybody’s time. I know that Vamrick is working hard to get this guild geared and ready to push through more of Hyjal. I know that Vamrick was getting a little ticked off during the raid because people were messing around and not paying attention. The tank wasn’t kiting Hydross back over the line when he was supposed to. Or there were tanks randomly walking into the elly’s that pat around Hyross’s platform and pulling before we were buffed and ready to go.

I don’t really understand something… we did awesome in Hyjal. I mean, I was really impressed. But.. we walk into SSC and people instantly become children that don’t listen and can’t walk without Vam holding their hand. To be honest, I don’t think that a boss fight should ever have to explained during a raid. If you don’t know the fight (checking out BossKillers or something of the like) already, you shouldn’t be in the raid. I don’t care if you’ve never been in SSC before… you need to open up a web browser and go do some research. It’s easy to do, just read a few paragraphs and watch a video or two. Don’t waste people’s time, please… you end up losing healers for your raid that way

Maybe that was a bitch-tastic thing to do… but to be honest, it was either that or say things in vent to the guildies that would have gotten me kicked from the guild. I really do like this guild and the people in it. And I have mad respect for Vamrick for doing what he does. I know it’s not easy leading a raid… especially leading a raid with people that don’t listen or know what they’re doing. And even though I like the guild and the people… it still blows my mind that we can get all organized for Hyjal and make progress but then step into SSC and fall on our face. *sigh*

Anyway, that’s my rant for today. Bleh.

Jesster