The first was a personal-best, almost 4500 dps on the Maexxna fight. This is a fight that, generally speaking, Ofn does pretty well on, frequently topping the meter. However, it’s usually not by very much--1% or less. This night, I was blown away by the damage I achieved with Ofn on this fight. Of course it should be noted that this was the first time I actively sought to FoK the spider adds as they spawned. I’m not particularly proud of FoK, but it is what it is, and I might as well use it. I have more to say on the matter, but not now.
The other thing that happened really made my night and reminded me how much I appreciate the guild I’m in and the team members I raid with. One of the top DPSers on our team and in the guild, sent me a tell after the raid ended giving me some props for my DPS. It really meant a lot to me to hear that from a player who knows his class and his role and is wildly successful in doing it. Thanks, man.For those who don’t know, I am something of a singer. I wasn’t actually a music major in college, but I spent most of my time in the music dept. and was in the chorus, various small ensembles, musical theatrical productions and trained my voice via lessons for several years. During this time, whenever a group was being put together to sing at some function or event, I always tried to get myself into situations where the other members were stronger and better than me, because there would be so much that I would learn from them and it would make me work harder to measure up and do my job as best I could to help make the whole endeavor a success.
Though a game is on a far lower level than things in RL, I feel similarly now. I am on a team made up of players who are better and stronger than me. I have learned a lot from them and continue to work hard to be better at my role through the things I’ve learned. I appreciate the opportunity.
