Comments for Mysterious Buttons http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com Warcraft is a complex beast Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Braiiiiinnns. Also Happy New Year by Rem http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2012/01/braiiiiinnns-also-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-6018 Rem Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:15:39 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1281#comment-6018 Yup sounds logical ;) Yup sounds logical ;)
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]]> Comment on Braiiiiinnns. Also Happy New Year by theanorak http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2012/01/braiiiiinnns-also-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5991 theanorak Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:43:16 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1281#comment-5991 I know what you mean re: "glorified heroic". I've a friend at work who reached max level on his first character not that long ago. I'm not sure if his guild have a regular raid team, but we were chatting today and he was saying that in LFR he's fine, does well on the meters etc. When they've tried regular raiding it's been... a bit messier, to say the least. I know what you mean re: “glorified heroic”. I’ve a friend at work who reached max level on his first character not that long ago. I’m not sure if his guild have a regular raid team, but we were chatting today and he was saying that in LFR he’s fine, does well on the meters etc. When they’ve tried regular raiding it’s been… a bit messier, to say the least.

]]> Comment on Braiiiiinnns. Also Happy New Year by Saga http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2012/01/braiiiiinnns-also-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5989 Saga Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:34:18 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1281#comment-5989 I will admit that I'm quite fond of the new Heroics. While the early Cataclysm dungeons were interesting, I rarely enjoyed spending an hour or more doing a single Heroic. They're not horribly difficult (unless you're very unlucky with your group), and yet aren't quite the faceroll that Heroics were at the end of Wrath. I feel that they're the perfect time for me as a player to spend in a Heroic. But that's me of course, and everyone likes different things. Looking For Raid I enjoy on my alts who don't get to do "real" raiding, and now and then (but not even every lockout) I may give it a try on my Warlock just to see if I can get my 4pc bonus a bit quicker. (Raiding with 5-6 people sharing one token in 10 man is not pretty!) I somehow look at the LFR experience as a glorified Heroic dungeon.. only with 20 more people ;) So far it's not detracted from the feeling of accomplishment any time we kill bosses on normal, and the difference in difficulty is quite good. If anything LFR might provide someone with the basic understanding of a fight before doing the normal difficulty. We've had people join the guild and raid with us for the first time who's only done LFR, and we then only have to explain the differences between LFR and normal. I can see the worry though that some players may not see the use in doing things on normal if they've completed everything on LFR. Fortunately I'm not one of them, and my guildies don't seem to be either. (I hope it stays that way!) We're having more issues with the whole attendancy due to people working evening shifts, and yes we did lose a few people to the game who must not be named. I will admit that I’m quite fond of the new Heroics. While the early Cataclysm dungeons were interesting, I rarely enjoyed spending an hour or more doing a single Heroic. They’re not horribly difficult (unless you’re very unlucky with your group), and yet aren’t quite the faceroll that Heroics were at the end of Wrath. I feel that they’re the perfect time for me as a player to spend in a Heroic. But that’s me of course, and everyone likes different things.

Looking For Raid I enjoy on my alts who don’t get to do “real” raiding, and now and then (but not even every lockout) I may give it a try on my Warlock just to see if I can get my 4pc bonus a bit quicker. (Raiding with 5-6 people sharing one token in 10 man is not pretty!)

I somehow look at the LFR experience as a glorified Heroic dungeon.. only with 20 more people ;) So far it’s not detracted from the feeling of accomplishment any time we kill bosses on normal, and the difference in difficulty is quite good. If anything LFR might provide someone with the basic understanding of a fight before doing the normal difficulty. We’ve had people join the guild and raid with us for the first time who’s only done LFR, and we then only have to explain the differences between LFR and normal.

I can see the worry though that some players may not see the use in doing things on normal if they’ve completed everything on LFR. Fortunately I’m not one of them, and my guildies don’t seem to be either. (I hope it stays that way!)

We’re having more issues with the whole attendancy due to people working evening shifts, and yes we did lose a few people to the game who must not be named.
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]]> Comment on Braiiiiinnns. Also Happy New Year by theanorak http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2012/01/braiiiiinnns-also-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5988 theanorak Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:44:39 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1281#comment-5988 See I think it *is* a positive. The reason being is that there are now, with the advent of LFR, several different unit-of-time options for play. If you've got a very short amount of time, you can do a couple of quests (dailies or otherwise), or maybe a little bit of PVP, or some general crafting and admin. If you've got 30 minutes or so, that's enough time for one of the new dungeons, or to do a bunch of quests/decent chunk of PVP If you've got ~60 minutes (+/- 10) then you could take a look at LFR, or do a couple of dungeons etc etc If you've got 90 minutes+, then you're getting into conventional raiding. When I think of 30 minute dungeons as part of a menu, they make a lot of sense. See I think it *is* a positive.

The reason being is that there are now, with the advent of LFR, several different unit-of-time options for play.

If you’ve got a very short amount of time, you can do a couple of quests (dailies or otherwise), or maybe a little bit of PVP, or some general crafting and admin.

If you’ve got 30 minutes or so, that’s enough time for one of the new dungeons, or to do a bunch of quests/decent chunk of PVP

If you’ve got ~60 minutes (+/- 10) then you could take a look at LFR, or do a couple of dungeons etc etc

If you’ve got 90 minutes+, then you’re getting into conventional raiding.

When I think of 30 minute dungeons as part of a menu, they make a lot of sense.

]]> Comment on Braiiiiinnns. Also Happy New Year by Rem http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2012/01/braiiiiinnns-also-happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5987 Rem Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:38:22 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1281#comment-5987 <i>The 5mans seem (unless you end up in *that* group) 30 minutes-or-less-and-done affairs [...]</i> This one line, or rather the fact that it's actually considered a positive rather than a sign of deterioration is the single best indication of the divide of attitudes in gaming. The 5mans seem (unless you end up in *that* group) 30 minutes-or-less-and-done affairs [...]

This one line, or rather the fact that it’s actually considered a positive rather than a sign of deterioration is the single best indication of the divide of attitudes in gaming.
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]]> Comment on Lucky. by Minstrel http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2011/11/lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-5947 Minstrel Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:00:08 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1278#comment-5947 Congratulations! It's always fun to get down the end boss before the next raiding tier, even if it's just under the wire! Congratulations! It’s always fun to get down the end boss before the next raiding tier, even if it’s just under the wire!
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]]> Comment on Lucky. by Sephrenya http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2011/11/lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-5946 Sephrenya Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:08:45 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1278#comment-5946 Wheee! Well done Ano - totally deserved loots - hope you get to enjoy them for a little while :) It was a great evening and I was very impressed with how it all came together. Well done all the guild :) Wheee! Well done Ano – totally deserved loots – hope you get to enjoy them for a little while :)

It was a great evening and I was very impressed with how it all came together. Well done all the guild :)
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]]> Comment on Lucky. by Bryn http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2011/11/lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 Bryn Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:43:43 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1278#comment-5945 hoorah! clink clink *raises bottle* (bottle? that's a lotta rum for a school night...) hoorah! clink clink *raises bottle* (bottle? that’s a lotta rum for a school night…)
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]]> Comment on How not to… Blizzcon by Why Hate Speech and Blizzard is Wrong « Zwingli's Weblog O' WoW http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2011/10/how-not-to-blizzcon/comment-page-1/#comment-5922 Why Hate Speech and Blizzard is Wrong « Zwingli's Weblog O' WoW Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:03:31 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1267#comment-5922 [...] Mysterious Buttons [...] [...] Mysterious Buttons [...]

]]> Comment on How not to… Blizzcon by Grimmtooth http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/2011/10/how-not-to-blizzcon/comment-page-1/#comment-5921 Grimmtooth Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:49:40 +0000 http://www.mysteriousbuttons.com/?p=1267#comment-5921 No, I seriously doubt it does provide the framework for legal proceedings in its own right, although I'm starting to wonder what it might be like to work there. Hopefully what happens in L90ETC stays in L90ETC and they act more respectable at work. No, I seriously doubt it does provide the framework for legal proceedings in its own right, although I’m starting to wonder what it might be like to work there.

Hopefully what happens in L90ETC stays in L90ETC and they act more respectable at work.
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