Hi Fellow Paladins, Dol and MizU,

The Army We Have

Currently because of our team make up it is a challenge to control the Power Sparks in the Malygos fight.  However, I am a full believer of trying to solve a raid fight regardless of group make up, and I don't believe we always need a certain class to finish a fight.  Eraption has proven that many times because we are a melee heavy guild and we will do it for Malygos as well.

So how can we adjust to beat Malygos with our group make up?

Using Our Paladins as Crowd Control

I believe if we can control the sparks better, our damage output will improve, we can reduce Malygos faster to 50% of his health, and buy more time for the enrage phase during phases 2 and 3.

I realize that our primary problem using Paladins as crowd control is the long cooldown of the Hammer of Justice.  It limits our ability to control the Power Sparks for the consistent damage buff.

Personally, as I tank, I notice that even a 20 second reduction of the 60 second cooldown grants me greater utility with Hammer of Justice.  So I was thinking: "Can we talent all our Retribution Paladins to improve their Hammer of Justice."

Obviously, we can, but at the expense of certain Retribution talents.

Optimizing Talent Trees for Group Play

Hello guildies,

Eraption is already nearing completion of all 10-man content in Wotlk.  We are doing great progress in our Eye of Eternity runs.  This is very good for our guild as those who have completed the content can share the knowledge to others and thereby bringing the other teams to experience content with experienced players who have completed it.  This should also better prepare us for our soon 25-man runs.

Although we tried very well, we still fell short of our attempt to down Malygos and thus need a day or two to learn and eventually kill Malygos.   For this reason, we are cancelling the Wednesday (1/21) and/or Thursday's (1/22) Naxx runs for the Progression team to Finish Eye of Eternity.

The officers are working on an alternative raid for the people who are scheduled and will get bumped off.  We are still deciding on which 10-man run the team will go to.   This will depend on experience and group composition.  We advise those who have been scheduled to raid on Wednesday to still log in as per schedule given earlier.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and we highly appreciate your understanding. 
Maraming Salamat po!

Town

Hi Pinoys!

Mabuhay!

Eraption is currently recruiting all Classes and specs to fill in spots for 25 man raids. (More emphasis on Tanks and Healers.)

Come join our growing community of Pinoys around the world!

Cheers and see you in NAGRAND!

Levitucus

Many people think the way to start raiding 10-man Naxxramas (Naxx10) is to farm drops in Heroics and farm Heroic tokens (e.g. Emblems of Honor) so they can be ready for Naxx10.  They beg guildies for runs and start whining and complaining to their friends if they don't have the gear for raids because they have not run enough heroics.

To those people I have to say: educate yourself a little about game design.  This article should help you understand MMORPG game design and ultimately help you get ready for your first Naxx10.

Where the Misconception Starts

Someone who is new at WoW and never studied game theory or game design first sees all the gear that other people have and think "I need that gear so I can be at their level of play."  They look at people's epics and compare it with their blues and start wanting for gear.  Most steady their resolve and start spending a lot of their time farming Heroic 5-mans for the Epic drops and the Heroic Vendor gear.  This is because these people are seeing it from a very narrow perspective.  The first step in clearing this perspective is to start thinking from the perspective of the makers of the game.

Goals of the Makers of the Game

Lately, I have been noticing a trend in our guild chat which I would like to discuss in this blog. First, let me emphasize that for all intents and purposes, I am here not to preach or scold anyone. My intention is to hopefully provoke and impart a realization – something you have not realized so far.