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World of Warcraft Community Magazine // 17

FIND A WAY TO LEARN STRATEGIES out the basics of what to do for a fight by hand on a piece

WITHOUT SPACING OUT: of paper from reading a DPS guide makes it easier to

remember what to do later. I also use sticky notes while

Look, I really love our guild leader, but he monologues we’re making changes. Someone on twitter said that they

while explaining fights. He explains things with a ton of use a very large whiteboard while their guild is learning

detail, and without a ton of emotion or entertainment. strats.

There’s not a lot of fluff, because the explanation is

really straightforward. Actually, he’s a great raid leader

because of it. Unfortunately when a fight is new and we’re

not deciding on a fix, my ADD usually kicks in, and two

sentences in, I’m digging through my bags, I’ve noticed I

have a Twitter notification, there’s something new posted

on WoWhead, something interesting is being said in Guild

Chat, I’m replying to a post on Reddit, I’m finding a new

song to listen to on iTunes.

Basically, I run the risk of hearing about 50% of it. When

fights are older, it’s not the worst deal and sometimes I just

miss sometimes what side I’m standing on.

The best solution is to study fights beforehand rather

than to rely upon a raid leader. Not everyone can learn the

same way, however. Some people also space out watching

long video guides. 2 Minute Tip videos make learning the

basics of a fight easy to condense. I’ve found that writing

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