Comments on: Mr Offspec

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:17:44 +0000

on a guild naxx 25 we had 17 ppl on due to state of origin

5 druids
5 pallies

got to 6 druids and 6 pallies at some stages

fortunately 2 wings cleared ready for a full group to finish

By: Mr Offspec & I « Armaggedon’s coming

Mr Offspec & I « Armaggedon’s coming — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:02:26 +0000

[...] 2, 2009 by gnomeaggedon My Mr offspec post from yesterday was intended as a tongue-in-cheek poke at an old mate of mine (who carried the [...]

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:23:35 +0000

Thanks Arioch, I think you have done a better job in a comment, than I will do in a post, of clarifying my original intentions…

But as I said to THD, I will write something up, that will give a bigger picture on this one.

By: What old world raids can we do? « Armaggedon’s coming

What old world raids can we do? « Armaggedon’s coming — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:53:42 +0000

[...] Mr. Offspec: You may have heard of him earlier today. 2nd best DPS as shaman, can heal in a pinch. Also rolls with Druid, well geared for all specs. [...]

By: Arioch

Arioch — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:35:15 +0000

Yeesh there was some venom in one of those responses.

Tongue in cheek or not, the point is still valid.

If you’re running with a guild it makes sense for the improvement of the *whole guild* that a lower geared main-spec player be given higher consideration for gear than an off-spec player. One person increasing DPS by a slim margin does not benefit the guild as much as improving the DPS of another player by a larger margin. Or heals or tanking stats, as the case may be.

In a PuG… meh, you’re going to get screwed on gear.

About the work example…
This is why the “heroes” get sacked: “because they provide no incentive to others to improve, suck up all the rewards, and when they are absent, or god forbid, move on, leave such a vacuum that it takes months to recover.”

It’s possible to fulfill the first half of the definition, but do it in such a way that you are adding worth to the people around you. Someone comes to you with a question? Give them the answer and show them how to research it on their own. Know how to do something that no one else does? Teach someone. Keeping “information gatekeepers” around in the workplace is asking for trouble when they finally get run over a bus.

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:25:59 +0000

Hey folks, RL has intruded so I won’t be able to give you the response you deserve tonight. Suffice to safe that this post is intended to be 95% tongue in cheek.. So don’t get too worked up.

By: dave the tree hugger

dave the tree hugger — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:53:03 +0000

yes i am a looser just ask my ex.

but i realised, after i posted, if i had’ve concluded “now removes tongue from cheek” my odd ball humour may have been seen for what was.

By: theseacucumber

theseacucumber — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:58:29 +0000

sorry dave, i didn’t refresh.

By: theseacucumber

theseacucumber — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:57:45 +0000

woah. really bitter responses here! i just wish i knew whether they were serious or not. I really hope that dave is not serious, cause he sounds like a loser.

By: dave the tree hugger

dave the tree hugger — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:17:13 +0000

I am just draggin a shiny silver spoon behind my ’2 week old celery stalk’ ass looking for the trolls who live under the bridge.

I think wow has made druids and paladins to powerful and adaptable in there utility.

My next character to level will definitely be a pally. Between a geared druid and a geared pally with dual spec i could raid more than i have time for.

I feel sorry for the pure classes.

the constant changes in the name of ‘bring the player not the class’ have had a detrimental effect imho.