tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788501.post2658218118643647143..comments2008-08-25T12:59:12.789ZChrisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788501.post-8944932355567966242008-08-25T12:59:00.000Z2008-08-25T12:59:00.000ZGlad I could say something that made you read it twice.<BR/><BR/>I will admit to being a raider, and to wanting shiny toys as much as I can. However when I see the raid wiping not because of a core raider but because of someone we have neglected in some way it seems wrong. That neglect might not be our fault, it might not be something we can help with (you do just get bad players), but if its something we can do something about, and if its something we can solve then it helps the raid more to do that than to throw me a shiny bauble. It might be running PvP to get the mages some stamina gear, or going to early instances to help people with movement and responsibility, but its something we all need to look at, we have personal responsibility, but we are also part of the raid and need to help it.<BR/><BR/>Hardcore and casual are useful in the extent that they define something, and nothing. They are something we have to use when we need them, but yeah, we need to define them when we do else they are just meaningless in a game with such a broad base of players and playing habits.<BR/><BR/>:P I did suggest a shared topic for what we thought the terms meant.2ndNinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415648946567949701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788501.post-37138069588892853222008-08-23T09:30:00.000Z2008-08-23T09:30:00.000ZI've read this post a couple of times actually. I think you're giving a very balanced view on this. And I like the way you present the idea that there could be a point in helping those not-the-very-best players (but not necesserily BAD) out a bit if you want to progress. Not out of charity, but because it's a win for the whole raid.<BR/><BR/>The words causal and hardcore... it's an ever ongoing discussion, isn't it? I don't know why we keep talking about it since we never come to any agreement. But I guess it's a way of trying to categorize ourselves, to identify our own way of playing, where we come into this scale. Like a mirror.<BR/><BR/>I use those words less and less since there are so many shades and there really is pretty unclear what you mean when you use it.Larísahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769822260333419777noreply@blogger.com