Long Overdue Update!

I realized I haven’t even posted a “hey Cata!” post or anything like it since the release and feel like a slacker. Truth is I’ve been swamped - both in the big world outside and in the WoW world.

As much I love some of the new content Cata feels very much like a grind right now. I’m behind in my daily randoms and don’t even get me started on rep grinding.

We made a decision before the launch to sponsor one person per profession to ensure we have access to what we need within the guild as much as possible so we have everything maxed except a JC at this point and we’ll get him up there tomorrow. We bought and farmed everything possible to get us raid ready fast and about 100k later we got there!

Magmaw is down as well as the new Tol Barad boss (Does he even count? A team of drunk monkeys could handle that fight. LOL) In typical Heroic fashion we didn’t start with the easiest boss. /sigh We are looking very good to defeat Halfius (despite our luck in getting the worst combo of dragons possible) and the Tron dudes this week so yay for death.

Raiding has been more of challenge than I expected. Not the content but the raiders.
Healers have been hard to come by and the holidays sure as hell haven’t helped. Yours truly has been healing at least half the time and that definitely isn’t what the raiders expected…the ones who have been around know all too well how raids have historically gone when I haven’t tanked but thanks to a few strong players I’ve been able to step back, stare at raid frames and try not to stand in bad and let them call things out.

It also feels like a few folks are lacking the fire the rest of us expected and I feel that we are much further behind than we should be. A few changes in the roster and a new pally healer leveled and geared have helped the past couple of raid days though so there’s no reason we can’t get back on top where we need to be.

Anyways there’s the very, very brief update! Now I’m off to try to clean up the bank and come up with a system in it that works better…. Wish me luck!

Things I Learned About Leading a Guild in Wrath

You will never be able to make every single person in the guild happy all at one time but as long as you’re fair they will accept occasional disappointments.

Second chances can be very good. Third (or fourth if you’re really having a dumb moment) will bite you in the ass.

The Raid Bitch is your friend.

Guildies are friends not family. You can choose them.

They are called Huntards for a reason.

Trust your instincts. Even if they come with great experience if your gut tells you “no” then don’t accept them into the guild.

If they want to change mains more than once an expansion be very, very worried.

Your officers will either be your best assets or your worst liabilities. Choose carefully.
Elitism isn’t always a bad thing.

No matter how much you may like them personally some people will never, ever get it.

A minimum age requirement helps you stay sane longer.

It doesn’t matter how many times you say it, put it in the MOD, post it on the forums, or send them mail…there will always be people who don’t pay attention.

Landing on the Stupid Awards may become a badge of honor.

If you give them your phone number they will call or text you at ridiculous hours.

Once the focus is gone on a progression fight it’s best to just call it and go fishing until tomorrow.

The better your guild is the more trolls you have.

Psycho happens.

Emo happens.

Nerd Rage happens.

Progression isn’t worth sacrificing your code of acceptable behavior.

At the end of the day the friends you spend your time with make the guild successful and keep you going day after day even when you’re ready to disband the guild and go play Sims 3.