Posts with tag raid-buff-stacking

Here at WoW Insider we don't always agree with each other. Whether it's debating the merits of various tanks on different encounters, the damage difference between pure and hybrid DPS classes, the ideal function of a particular healing class in raids, or the superiority of cake over pie, our back-channel discussion tends to be pretty interesting.

Eliah Hecht's article "25-man gear should not be better than 10-man gear" sparked a lot of great discussion with our readers and, I think, some illuminating poll results as well. The majority of responders believed that giving 10-man and 25-man raids the same loot table would result in a significant drop in popularity for 25-man raiding. Overall, I tend to agree with this, but I also think that Eliah touched on something that speaks to Blizzard's evolving sense of game design, much of which is evident in the transition between late Burning Crusade and Wrath.

I would like to call this the Sunwell effect, or "ingame rationality." To wit: don't incentivize players to behave in a manner contrary to your actual design interests. I believe this played a huge role in the differences between BC and Wrath raiding, and that it underlies why the 25-man loot table has to remain superior to its 10-man counterpart.

The Daily Quest brings you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere. Today we bring you a special Druid edition of TDQ.

• Foofy of Foofy's CupCake Factory posts part two of her Intro To Moonkin Raiding videos. Whereas last time she talked about the stats you should be gearing with, this time she explains spell rotations in different situations.
• The Twisted Nether podcast has posted their latest recording with special guest Phaelia of Resto4Life. Phaelia talks about her influential site and why she is taking a break from it.
• Karthis from Of Teeth and Claws has posted both his Bear Tank and Feral Cat UIs and has listed all the AddOns he uses with each.
• Flyv loves the DPS increase he sees in Cat form with all the raid buffs he gets. He posts a list of resources on where to learn more about raid buff stacking and an AddOn that tracks raid debuffs.
• Rawrbitchrawr, the Druid-centric podcasters, are giving away 60-day WoW pre-paid cards. Head to their site to read up on the rules.