drama
-
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Social raiding guilds
Large social guilds often have a fraught history with raiding. Their raiders span a spectrum of experience, each with their own methods of approaching the challenge. This week,…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Rewriting the guild rules
Many times over the past nine years of Officers’ Quarters I’ve recommended a set of written policies for your guild. In this guild’s case, however, the policies are…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Loot systems for guild-plus-PUGs raids
Nothing causes more headaches for officers than loot. It’s the biggest source of drama in raiding. This week, an officer asks about the best loot systems…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: How to help your guild’s struggling raid DPS
What should you do when a damage dealer is incredibly low on the DPS meters? This week, a raider is concerned about a Warlock on his team. Should…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Dealing with a shady raider
In the lull between expansions, raiding guilds want to keep as many active players as they can. But sometimes, with specific players, you need to rethink that strategy. This week,…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Benched by your guild
Archimonde is the final hurdle for raiding guilds in Warlords of Draenor, and he is an appropriately daunting challenge. Some guilds trying to down him for the…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Every guild wipes
Wiping isn’t very fun, but it’s a necessary part of the progression process. This week, a raid leader contends with raid members who quit the run after…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Dealing with a hostile guild takeover
In this week’s Officers’ Quarters, a demoted former officer takes over a guild. One member wants to know what she and her guildmates can do to take…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: 2-player flings and 5-player content
Raiding guilds and social guilds are a dime a dozen, but finding a guild that specializes in challenging dungeon content is another story. This week, a…
Read More » -
Officers Quarters
Officers’ Quarters: Recruiting the player, not the class
Why do guilds ask for specific classes or specs when they recruit? This week, a raider wonders whether guilds should limit themselves this way. Also, we…
Read More »