3 17 Blizzards Second Mistake
3 17 Blizzards Second Mistake Concept Art for Thaddius Copyright � Activision/Blizzard Raiding Under Duress I was wound up like a Warp-Spring Coil. We had been making a concerted effort to wrap up Heroic: Glory of the Raider before the patch obliterated any remaining opportunity. The entire raiding landscape had changed, and we were now accustomed to the changes Blizzard had implemented. In days gone past, we would spend weeks and weeks on a single boss, practicing a mechanic, wiping, running back, repeating the process. All of that was gone . Now, an entire instance could be cleared in an evening . And, unlike many of the despondent players who felt raiding was now a lost cause, we had deciphered the subtext to establish purpose -- it was no longer about clearing an instance, but about the way in which you cleared it . Do it normally, and you impress no one. You get in, you see the content, you get out...end of story. Do it under extreme conditions, however, and the prestige of achiev...
