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05-16-2009, 01:13 PM
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Ready Check (http://www.wowinsider.com/category/ready-check/) is a weekly column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Archavon or Algalon, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses. This week, I attempt to find common ground with a casual player who's never raided and doesn't want to.
This weekend, I spent several hours talking shop with a woman who, as well as being a casual player, also has the unfortunate privilege of having given birth to me some time previously. As well as being my mum, Lynn is a gamer, and a few years ago I managed to lure her away from Guild Wars -- where she never got past level 10 -- to WoW. She now plays a level 80 enhancement shaman, as well as uncountably many alts (far more than me, and I'm an altoholic).
However, she's very cautious about group play. She socialises with her guild and has run the odd 5-man dungeon, but doesn't really understand the scene beyond that. Despite playing more than enough hours to join a raiding guild, she hasn't, and with raiding now very much accessible to all, I was curious why.Continue reading Ready Check: Casual meets hardcore (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/16/ready-check-casual-meets-hardcore/)
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Ready Check (http://www.wowinsider.com/category/ready-check/) is a weekly column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Archavon or Algalon, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses. This week, I attempt to find common ground with a casual player who's never raided and doesn't want to.
This weekend, I spent several hours talking shop with a woman who, as well as being a casual player, also has the unfortunate privilege of having given birth to me some time previously. As well as being my mum, Lynn is a gamer, and a few years ago I managed to lure her away from Guild Wars -- where she never got past level 10 -- to WoW. She now plays a level 80 enhancement shaman, as well as uncountably many alts (far more than me, and I'm an altoholic).
However, she's very cautious about group play. She socialises with her guild and has run the odd 5-man dungeon, but doesn't really understand the scene beyond that. Despite playing more than enough hours to join a raiding guild, she hasn't, and with raiding now very much accessible to all, I was curious why.Continue reading Ready Check: Casual meets hardcore (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/16/ready-check-casual-meets-hardcore/)
http://www.wowinsider.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.wowinsider.com)Ready Check: Casual meets hardcore (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/16/ready-check-casual-meets-hardcore/) originally appeared on WoW Insider (http://www.wowinsider.com) on Sat, 16 May 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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