tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524333278511288129.post6860362585423945134..comments2023-10-06T06:12:56.214-05:00Comments on Feckless Leader: WoW's "New" Raid Browser: Better off with OQueue or OpenRaid [UPDATED]onetwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714492925381422700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524333278511288129.post-55771863603998388502014-01-06T20:00:05.537-06:002014-01-06T20:00:05.537-06:00Thanks for your comment!
I, too, have had dismal ...Thanks for your comment!<br /><br />I, too, have had dismal experiences in LFR, especially as of late. Flex is the way to go. I'm totally in agreement with you on the benefits of the Raid Browser. Looking forward to seeing the beefed up version of it come WoD.onetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714492925381422700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524333278511288129.post-6470839263215902962014-01-06T19:50:21.293-06:002014-01-06T19:50:21.293-06:00I actually tried the ingame raid browser last nigh...I actually tried the ingame raid browser last night. I wanted the 2nd wing of Soo for the chance as the quest items for wrathion and lfr was taking ages. A friend mentioned the raid browser which I had completely forgotten about and never used before. I ended up finding a great group first go (really hope that all groups could/will be like that) and it was much better than the carry on that I've been coming across in Lfr lately. <br />Personally I'd much prefer to be in a flex raid than lfr, you generally get ppl who know what they're doing; well that's my opinion anyway, so I'll definately be using this feature more often. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524333278511288129.post-79160895972302928482013-12-30T19:22:12.486-06:002013-12-30T19:22:12.486-06:00I figured I was missing something with all the OQ ...I figured I was missing something with all the OQ spam. That's really good to know---guildies I spoke with were perplexed, too. Unfortunately, if I don't open BTag messages in a new window I often miss them. Still, I might give it another try. <br /><br />The latter half of your comment raises an extremely important issue. No matter how many tools we have that facilitate easy grouping, when so much of the player base seems ready to rage at the drop of a pin or leave the group at the first inkling of a wipe there's not much anyone can do. This expectation that everything should be a 1-shot or we need to find someone to blame blows my mind, and it's a terrible, terrible thing for the game. And like you said, people are often so mean about it, too. <br /><br />People want their purples on their own time, and for better or worse, Blizzard has you raid to get the really good purples. Prior to LFR and now the tools mentioned in this post, it was much wiser to ally with a regular group (those archaic thing known as guilds) if you wanted to see regular raid content. I'm not sure it's a good thing we've moved so far away from that. That said, the "veteran" playerbase on average doesn't have the amount of time to dedicate and commit to set raids while newer players maybe be conditioned to getting something just for trying (simply rewarding play instead of skilled play) and aren't used to costly failure in the context of video games. It's almost not conducive to long-lasting groups. This all makes LFRs and pug raids all the more attractive---that is, until they're actually experienced in all their unorganized glory. ;)<br /><br />onetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714492925381422700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524333278511288129.post-58208554123868084942013-12-30T17:23:47.289-06:002013-12-30T17:23:47.289-06:00I used this new feature to get in groups for world...I used this new feature to get in groups for world bosses, but it won't let me list my name for flex (I got required ilvl for any flex, but the game just shows me an error message). I really want to try this feature when/if it will be implemented in quality.<br />About oqueue: to stop walls of symbols from appearing all you need to do is select "go dark" before you disable your addon. And while it's running, I always disable battle.tag messages from opening in new tab, current window only. This way empty messages never bother me. What DOES bother me with oqueue is the quantity of lfr-style groups where people just hate each other, being dicks and/or leave silently if they only need certain bosses (or before Garrosh -_-). Also there are so many people forming a group to be carried and setting required level 20or so ilvls higher than they are themselve. Well, I guess any pug, oqueue-formed or not, is the same. Still, for now it's oqueue for me.phayephayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346346926475453284noreply@blogger.com