World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 10 | Page 11

World of Warcraft Community Magazine // 11

to telling off-color jokes,

roster. This alone was worth

don’t hide it for the sake of

it for us at Burial; we raided

making a better impression;

together for almost four weeks

In some ways this may end up

if someone does something

before really cementing how

being the most stressful if poorly

annoying all the time, the

we felt about each other, so if

planned, but that’s why I’m here

worst time to learn about it

the other side isn’t in a rush,

after all - to give advice and an

is a week later, after they’ve

you shouldn’t be either.

opinion from someone who has

joined your raid. You should

Well, probably a full merger.

lived through it to tell the tale. If

walk away from each raid with

The weeks will fly by if you’re

you’ve enjoyed everything you’ve

a better idea of the people you

enjoying yourself and if not, it’ll

seen so far, then have another

may end up working with.

be a short lived slog that you’ll be

talk with your counterpart

better off for having experienced,

leadership and see if they’re

less sure after one or two

nothing makes a good team shine

ready too - I’m sure they are if

raiding sessions, these kinds

like experiencing a bad one. But

you’re always this charming. If

of things can take time. Just

at this point, you’ve been raiding

you’re both happy then it’s time

consider that the worst thing

together for a little while, things

to dissolve and reform, right?

you’re missing out on is guild

are looking good – new friends,

Well, not quite… there’s still three

credit towards kills, but at

maybe a few boss kills, and more

things left to consider: Who will

best the tradeoff is that you’re

than a few nights of laughter,

be going where, how to prepare

able to raid again with a full

what more could you ask for?

for the population shift, and who

• Don’t expect to be more or

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