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Marzo 11, 2010 | Por editdimo | # Enlace permanente | Tweet

Good raid leaders put DPS numbers aside and focus on what’s really important. First, did the boss die? Second, who died and when? Third, who took damage to avoidable sources, like Malleable Goo? Fourth, who did the most cumulative damage? The question of who did that damage the quickest comes in somewhere near the bottom of my mental list of importance. Getting ranked on World of Logs is awesome, but pissing off 24 other people to do it isn’t. So, what’s a raid leader — and the shadow priest smjkhgfs members of the team — to do if the answer isn’t to cry out for “MOAR DPS?” Prioritize learning fight mechanics and staying alive. An interesting suggestion I’ve heard is to make a few DPS-free attempts on each new boss. That is, learn the positioning and mechanics of each fight free of the distraction of causing damage. A solid learning attempt pushes you far closer to the finish line than another 100 points of DPS ever will. At the very least, understand that numbers aren’t everything. De-emphasize the rate at which damage is done unless close calls with an enrage timer are an issue. Measuring e-peens is counterproductive to a team effort. Understand what your team members bring to the raid besides causing damage. (Have I mentioned that shadow priests are really easy on healers? Load up, raid leaders!) Read between the lines of your logs to see who’s putting in effort in all areas — your best DPSer may be one of your worst team players.
Readers have been captivated by “Invincible,” the sweeping wow power leveling new musical piece released by Blizzard wow power leveling recalling the leitmotif of the Wrath of the Lich King trailer.
Kael: Oh man. I really didn’t expect it, and this never happens, but that was actually very moving. I got choked up listening to that. It’s incredible; I can’t wait to listen to it again. That song is the pinnacle of video game wow power leveling music in my book. Wow. Simply astonishing.
Frank: /agreed! I was surprised to find myself getting choked up, too, which is even more amazing because I have (of course) NO clue what they are singing or the context for the music. A piece of music worth an epic event, for sure. Behold the power of music! Hats off to all responsible for this one.
Killchrono: Leitmotifs are my favourite wow power leveling musical convention, especially when used in media like games, movies or shows. You know a song has great power when it becomes synonymous with a character, an emotion or even an entire franchise. Think Darth Vader with the “Imperial March,” or the main Star Wars theme.
I got shivers hearing the “Arthas, My Son” leitmotif in this song. It convinces me that this’ll be the song that plays during the wow power leveling epic finish, perhaps when Arthas takes his dying breath. It’s so sad and moving that it’s making me wonder whether Arthas feels the last tinge of humanity in his heart as he dies. Regardless, this song would be an amazing piece to see off one of Warcraft’s most influential characters.
Brett: There were excerpts of this in the 3.3 trailer, when the ghosts appear around Arthas while Terenas is talking to him. Such a heartbreaking and evocative piece of music.
Naraxis: Wow, just wow. I have never heard anything that beautiful in my whole life, was absolutely amazing. Before, my motivation for getting to the Lich King to wow power leveling kill him was so I could hack off a piece of his throne for Shadowmourne, but now my motivation for getting to him is to hear that song.
At our house, game soundtracks (including WoW) are a regular part of the mix of our daily music. While my son wow power leveling sometimes queues up a more pumping rhythm when he PvPs, we otherwise all seem to prefer keeping our game sounds on so we can soak up the atmospherics. (Except for Molten Core, back in the day. I think I would have had a seizure listening to that for very long. /twitch) Do you ever listen to the WoW soundtrack or music outside of the game? Do you keep the sound on while you play?
Bottom line, here: Supercharged DPS matters, but only if your teamwork and play style is bad enough that it needs to be supercharged in the first place. What problems are trying to be avoided that higher DPS will solve? When it comes down to it, it’s those problems that need to be addressed, not the raw DPS numbers. We’ll pick back up with our Icecrown Guide soon, but in the mean time, be kind to your healers and just learn how to stay alive. (And yeah, dude who died four times in my heroic Culling of Stratholme last night, I’m talking to you. You need some work.)