Constructive criticism with the forums and the Armory
Some European players recently posted topics to their forums which focused on giving constructive criticism to whoever was above them in the thread. As the draenei author of the hunters' "what does the hunter above you need?" post put it:This isn't another "Rate my armory" thread. But rather a thread to give constructive criticism and directions for the above hunter. Like when you see a hunter in peril running around with a 2H Sword of the Bandit you could point him towards the Sonic Spear in Shadow Labyrinth. Or when a confused survivalist spends 2 of his precious talent points in Imp. Feign Death you could tell him to spend them on something more useful like Clever Traps and so on.
May the Naaru bless you all.
Not only is the idea tremendously useful, there's something about the humility and camaraderie in the attitude of this sort of post that gives me a pleasant surprise. Usually the forums (and anonymous Internet communication in general) have of all sorts of nastiness, and it's refreshing to see people using everything that the forums and the armory provide in such a cooperative way.
I found "what does the player above you need?" posts for Hunters, Warlocks, Rogues, and Warriors. If you have found similar forum posts for other classes, or posts with remarkable constructive criticism of another sort, please mention them in the comments below.
Filed under: Hunter, Rogue, Warlock, Warrior, Virtual selves






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
j Jun 18th 2007 5:27PM
Always dissing on Imp. Feign Death! Bah!
How long before these threads, in general, devolve into mindless flame fests? I can see the benefit of constructive class criticism, but not all our forum-posting wow fans are levelheaded enough to take such an endeavor seriously.
nate Jun 18th 2007 6:51PM
LOL how about i start it here: you knew this was gonna happen!
Baldur (shattered hand)
Arikul Jun 18th 2007 8:48PM
@ Baldur,
Hmmm, I don't know too much about mages, but I've been grouped with one for a long time, and he's doing arcane/fire as well. We're only in the 50s so the gear can't really be compared, but from what I can tell your gear rocks, and the only immediate thing I would suggest is to get the other part of the spellfire set, that would give you approx. +100 spell damage for fire and arcane! Plus whatever you can squeeze out of gems (I like those 5 spell damage, 6 stamina ones). As far as talents points, the only difference between yours and my friends is that he grabbed Slow, and we use it all the time in PvE and PvP, but I don't know, it could be less effective at the higher levels. Anyways, cool stuff you got there, anyone want to take a jab at me?
Sindral – Dunemaul
zzz Jun 18th 2007 9:45PM
@Sindral - Get a set.
You've got some nice items, but your gear is all over the place. Fashion is what your should be thinking about more than stats. Some people think DPS or Healing is important, but how you look is more important during boss fights. Especially if it is being frapsed.
Check out my armory - 5 of 5 dude - thats where it's at!
Zappa - Dath'Remar
Arikul Jun 19th 2007 2:35AM
@Zappa,
Hmmm... Interesting... that's weird, my sarcastic sense is tingling. Well, ok, I'll bite: Yes, I think aesthetics is a part of gearing up, I remember going into Outlands with my druid in some nice lvl 60 gear and immediately replacing it with a mix-match of gear with awesome stats and horrible models, bugged the crap out of me. But on this topic I have to disagree with you: I mean really… Sindral's gear > Defias leather; not just in stats (obviously), but in looks as well. Observe:
Sindral:
[IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d76/cutlercrowell/Misc/Sindral.jpg[/IMG]
Gnome in Defias Leather:
[IMG]http://i.thottbot.com/ss/o/1949.jpg[/IMG]
As sayeth the great Speak-and-Spell, “Boogy boogy, I WIN!” Now let's see your real gear.
Arikul Jun 19th 2007 2:41AM
Bah,
let's try that again:
Sindral:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d76/cutlercrowell/Misc/Sindral.jpg
Defias Leather:
http://i.thottbot.com/ss/o/1949.jpg