| | How2Play | Episode 2: Macros |  Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:44 pm by Peanutbutter | Intro
Welcome back to How2Play, my one-manned crusade to teach the denizens of Azeroth how to be better at playing WOW! This week we'll be looking at a topic both near and dear to my heart: Macros! I'll show you why and how you should use them and give you some great examples of how they are used today.
Audience
The intended audience is anybody that doesn't really use macros, people that have some familiarity but don't have a good resource for how to use them, and people who want to read something freakin' sweet.
What is a Macro?
A macro is a simple script that you can assign to your action bars (the buttons where you put your abilities like Frost Shock, Holy Light, Overpower, etc). Macros can perform a variety of actions like casting spells based upon (specific) conditions, (limited) targeting, or equipment swapping. A macro can cast more than one spell at the same time provided only one trips the global cooldown.
A ma...
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| Peanutbutter Teaches You How2Play | | Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:00 pm by Peanutbutter | Introduction
Greetings, and welcome to the first installment of Peanutbutter's mini-series, How2Play! This series is designed to play World of Warcraft better by applying proven theory and strategy and old-fashioned common sense.
Credentials
I have mediocre arena ratings and lead a guild that that is ranked 1418th in the US realms. How could I possibly know how to play? Well, the answer lies in a lot more than just metrics. Would you say Mother Theresa didn't know How2Help even though she lived among the most destitute people in the slums of India? Would you say Charles Manson didn't know How2Teach even though he managed to brainwash girls into doing his dirty work? Would you say George W Bush doesn't how How2Lead based upon... er don't answer that.
The truth is, not all credentialed individuals spend their time among the elite. That said, I'll try to keep my influence to areas of the game where I am most knowledgeable.
Episode...
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| Months behind? Try a YEAR! | | Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:14 pm by Peanutbutter | 
Chests
Bakasuya (upgrade from Hydross, grats)
Broms (sweet now I can wear those sunwell trash gloves)
Zyzzx (I beat PB by 2 points, how badass is that?)
Shroud of the Highborne
Divyana (that makes up for the '1' I rolled on the chest)
Bulzwark of Azzinoth
Comotosis (it sure it nice when nobody rolls against me)
This kill is a year and a half in the making. Sure, we're over a year behind Nihilum, and certainly 6 months behind even Gorgonnash's premier guilds, but considering our raiding base and frequency of raiding, I'm satisfied.
Oh, it wasn't easy. We've had to do a lot of recruitment and 'tough love' to existing members (I booted two people from the guild for frequent no-shows the day of this raid) to try and ensure we don't have days where 21 people show up. However, it's worke...
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| You and I are not so different. | | Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:49 pm by Peanutbutter | 
Dear Illidan,
I sat in my office today, mulling over recent dramatic events. I wasn't cursing my relatively good fortune, the privilege of getting to lead 30-40 people every week to push themselves past a breaking point, to see how far they could go in the game. I'd be a damned liar if I said I wasn't tickled to see that every week we had people giving 110% to see what remains of your empire crumble.
It doesn't seem to matter that we fall asleep disassembling the building blocks of Supremus, beating back an army of orcs on the way to Teron, or that someone will always stand in some kind of fire. It doesn't matter that some days I can barely muster 23 people and hope that a couple more show up. Those are trivial matters of process and perseverance. What does matter is that every week, we hit the same spot, and make a little progress.
Oh sure, some days are better than others...
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| Illidari Council Defeated | | Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:13 pm by Peanutbutter | Better late than never...
Okay, so we actually killed them a week ago, but I've been a busy bee...
I don't have anything witty to say here, so insert some random joke about not being prepared.
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