killets wrote:As for the informative/delivery thing, not using raid assist (which primary purpose is to help the guild accomplish more than it has been) because someone makes it mandatory is equally asinine. sometimes you need to take a hard-nose stance on things like this, otherwise it doesn't get done.
That never was about CTRaid specifically. It's still not. It's all about the guild atmosphere.
Again, a "hard-nose" stance to "get this done" isn't really the atmosphere I want to be a part of. The approach was quite exclusionary in tone, and I found it akin to telling me how I have to spec my character and what class I have to play if I want to play with BWC.
If I listened to what I "had to do" all the time I'd be an arcane/fire mage instead of a frost mage. Just like most mages. At one point speccing frost was even considered "gimped", and now a spec like mine is considered one of the best group PvP specs at 60 and end game instance raiding.
Saying "you can't PvP with BWC unless you install x mod" would be like me saying "Sansa can't come PvP raid with me because she's not as good as Dwayne".
It may be true or not, but is that really a reason to exclude her? Maybe she comes along and learns something. Maybe she asks questions, and I help her get better. Maybe I even learn something from her. Bottom line is she might have fun, and she should be given that opportunity by me, her guild mate.
Besides, I like watching her run away screaming!
I'd rather we work together because we enjoy it, and let the rest sort itself out. If you make recommendations, pass information along, and treat people as intelligent enough to make their own decisions you will have more success and more fun.
(insert colloquialism about catching more flies with honey than vinegar here)
This is all just food for thought.
