Raiding

The first wing of Hellfire Citadel LFR, Hellbreach, opens up today on US realms.

Some fine tuning changes on gear drop chances and quality are being deployed for next week's downtime.

I don't usually do a lot of preparation work going into new patches, other than making sure I've crossed everything off the list that I really wanted from the old patch. For patch 6.2, my priorities have changed a little -- I went to the trouble of putting a Trading Post in my garrison, specifically for the reputation boost.

I want to explore what was already revealed in the patch 6.2 Q&A with Lead Game Designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas -- not only that Demonology was too good relatively within the Warlock class, but also how it has design problems.

With the launch of patch 6.2 imminent, it’s time to take a look at what Blizzard has in store for the three hunter specs in Hellfire Citadel. What spec will come out on top?

This week on OQ, an officer faces a crisis after key members leave the guild, and another wants to know how to get raid members to show up on time.

Yesterday, I chided Alex on not writing the Queue the night before, thus causing him to run late. Today I’ve failed to take my own advice and look what’s happened. Anyway — let’s get on to the questions!

Has Warlords failed guilds? This week's OQ addresses that loaded question, along with questions about Blizzard's failed in-game voice chat support and raiders who fail mechanics.

Recently, some asked me a question that drove directly to one of the key aspects of playing a rogue that I've long found dissonant: That leveling a rogue feels completely different than raiding as one.

In this week's OQ, a raid team faces a rift between two factions, a guild member is unhappy about the lack of social interaction, and a social guild has to decide what to do with new members who aren't performing well.