The Raid Observer

  • The Raid Observer: Week 4, Starting Over in Fits and Starts

    A couple more guilds have broken the 7/8 barrier and some nasty DCs are plaguing the EU servers. Here's a little update from the Raid Observer.
    Last night we saw Stars, the highly successful, longtime world-ranked TW server guild (ranked 8th in Firelands), join the two Korean guilds at the top and become the second 25-man raiding guild to have killed the Spine of Death ...

    Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 19:29
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 3, Tuesday Update (with a wall of sound)

    So I've opted to record my update for today. Read on for the podcast link!
    I injured my right hand yesterday so in my bid try and rest it, I decided to record a wall of sound for you. It's only 6 minutes long, though, so not so bad! Right? Anyway, I cover a few things like the world first kill of Madness (congrats Kin Raiders!), some general impressions of how the race is going, and a few comments on whether Tier 13 is truly the unluckiest tier race (for some, at least) ever.

    Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 13:18
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 3, Weekend Update

    Some interesting developments over the weekend so far, most notable being our very first 7/8 kill, thus providing a small bit of movement to a race that's got more and more guilds queueing up at the 6/8 stage and even more joining the overall heroic race. Read on!

    Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 23:30
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 3, Back to Normal(Heroic)?

    Week 3 has started off and it looks like guilds that had been affected by the widespread suspensions are working on catching up. Also something interesting is *still* happening with Yor'sahj on heroic mode. Talk about a drama king.

    Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 12:02
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 2 Wind Down

    Week 2 starts to wind down... heroic-mode catch up afoot, and some performance art!
    So if you'd not had a chance to yet, do check out the podcast from yesterday. You can skip ahead to 07:20 to get to the start of the interview!

    So we're at the end of Week 2 now for the US server guilds and the banned guilds will be trying to plan their "catch up" if they want to get back into the ...

    Monday, December 12, 2011 - 13:13
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 2, The 6/8 Pile Up

    Good morning, fine people! Here's the Raid Observer back with a brief update for you to start us off for the weekend. I've got a general race update and some observations on a few recent things... read on!

    Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 12:20
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 2, Day 2 Update and A Special Interview!

    Today's update is a bit different, as I've decided my fingers are tired from so much typing and I thought you might like to listen to me giving an update. And guess what? I've also got two very special guests who agreed to be interviewed!

    Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 18:38
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 2, Heroics Begin With More Morchok

    And here we are at the outset of heroic modes and the race is showing evidence of the aftermath of the Great LFR Ban of Patch 4.3.
    So far a few predictable elements and some possibly surprising aspects are showing up as we hit the heroic modes. Read on!

    Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 18:38
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 1, The Day it Hit the Fan

    So... things went a bit pear-shaped today. And I'm talking pears the size of 8-days!
    And I will reveal the spookiest fact of this raiding race so far... read on to find out! I was supposed to be minding my own business, writing up my thesis, and adding a few wee raid observations every day on how things were going. It was supposed to be calm. But noooooo, it went all Titanic on ...

    Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 10:42
    by Ladan
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  • The Raid Observer: Week 1, Weekend Update!

    Yet another Raid Observer update from the Guest Contributor, Ladan, on the raiding race. This time I'll give you an update on what (may not have) happened over the weekend: continued concern over the LFR situation and more guilds join the raiding fray!

    Monday, December 5, 2011 - 10:48
    by Ladan
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