04Feb09 15:28 CST
Alright, it's time to finally get what you want from World of Warcraft.
So what is that? Do you want to raid for progression? Have a top ranked arena team? Max out achievements, or just hit level 80?
I'll assume that you already know.
The next step is to identify what's holding you back. The most commom complaint I see from people is that they're short on time. Which is valid, if true. I find a lot of the people who voice that complaint to me, when pinned down, actually spend more time in game than I do.
I'd invite you to pay closer attention. Take note of what days, times, and for how long you play. Maybe you have a good number of hours to play, but are never on for more than an hour at a time. Try and get on fewer times per week, but block out a period of time when you do. If you're on late nights, or other low population times, consider moving to an oceanic server to take advantage of the time difference.
The other complaint I see most from casuals, is about other people in game. "I have the worst (guild, pug, arena partner)". One has to stop think about the common element in all of those situations. It's your presence. Now stop and ask yourself the question:
Do I suck?If you're always wiping in instances or getting owned in arenas, either you have make awful choices regarding who to play the game with, or you suck yourself. Are you undergeared, messing up pulls, doing less DPS than everyone else, or going out of mana every pull?
There's a huge percentage of WoW's player base that simply never learned to play the game. They never learned their class mechanics, worked on a proper rotation, or learned how not to stand in the fire. If you're one of them then do some research, for goodness sake practice, and stop being terrible!
If not, then you can move on to next week's segment: Focus.
Posts
