Rudderless

I think I have switched to WotLK preparation mode. I lack direction and focus, except when talking about where I want to be once the expansion is released. I am focusing on Alts, and my 70s are looking to gear up for leveling. I don't think I'm the only person thinking this way.

My guild also lacks direction. We raid every once and a while, but most people are doing their own thing. Many people have left, and I've been happy to see most go. I just want our guild to get trimmed down to a nice core group of players. If I get my way, then the players that remain will be the ones that actually have jobs and families. I want the players that understand that sometimes you can't play because your kid is sick or you got called into work. Basically, I want to play with other adults, or at least kids that understand that the game isn't everything.

Blizzard's choice to make all raid instances in 10 or 25 person flavors is a godsend for my friends and me. When we heard that, all thoughts of 25 raiding were tossed out the window. We will only be doing 10 mans in the expansion, and we are very excited about it. I'm even crossing my fingers that a couple old guild members will return to the fold once they have seen all the BC raid content.

The switch to two separate raid progression paths also has me thinking about the role of alts in a small guild. I think it is important for players to be flexible about the roles they can play. Right now, I can be a tank or a healer. Granted, most of the time I need to bring my tank, but every once and a while a healer is needed more. I just like the idea of having options, because a casual guild will still probably run the first couple 10 mans for a long time. Nothing like doing same old content with a new class to spice things up.

For WotLK, I am going to add a third 70 to my collection (well technically fourth, but I don't count the Alliance Mage anymore). Right now, I am focused on my level 30 Undead Warrior. I see this character being more about Arena PVP, and less about raiding. Then I can focus my Druid towards getting the best tanking gear available, and not worry about much PVP.

I think it is a good plan, but I'll still probably let the wind take me wherever it goes.