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Recent Updates with tag "interview" (Page 2)

Group Loot in Vault of the Incarnates: Do We Like It?

After two expansions of forced Personal Loot, Dragonflight opted to implement Group Loot with no trade restrictions instead. The aim was to give players more control over loot distribution in raids...but was it a success? Today we explore the pros and cons of the loot system in Vault of the Incarnates, the impact on tier sets, and how things could be improved in the future.


Community Spotlight: Wolfdisco

Today, we had the privilege of chatting with our Raider.IO Featured Streamer of the week: the high-ranked, multi-classing, and very chill, Wolfdisco! Learn about Wolfdisco’s history in the RWF, his passion for the MDI, his fascination with multi-classing, and so much more!


Community Spotlight: Adeen

Today, we had the privilege of chatting with our Raider.IO Featured Streamer of the week: the talented and inspiring Adeen! Learn more about Adeen's roots in gaming, leading the Liquid Women in Warcraft (LWiW) initiative, her impressions of Dragonflight, and much more.


"Heroic Week" - Yay or Nay?

With the launch of Vault of the Incarnates, we saw all raid difficulties release at the same time for the first time in WoW raiding history — but how did it all play out in action for different types of guilds? Did raiders like it? Today, we share some thoughts and player perspectives on the pros and cons of the simultaneous raid release of Vault of the Incarnates.


China Secures the World First Mythic +20 of Dragonflight Season 1

With uncertainty shrouding the future of WoW in China, we are thrilled to announce that the World First +20 key of Dragonflight was secured by a talented CN Mythic+ team — several minutes ahead of their OCE competitors! To learn more about their key-pushing experience, read on for some thoughts from the team’s Protection Paladin 光光Hikari, and Preservation Evoker 蘭兰兰! (内有简体中文翻译)


Meet the Raid Leaders: Competitive Two-Day Guilds, Arctic Avengers and Rain

Is Hall of Fame possible with a raid schedule of only 2 days/8 hours a week?! Today, we chat with Unholydeathh and Please: the Raid leaders of competitive 2-day raiding guilds Arctic Avengers (EU) and Rain (NA). Want to learn how they manage to accomplish greatness on such a tight raid schedule? Read on!


RWF Changes in Dragonflight: Top Contenders Weigh in

With Dragonflight ushering in several changes towards raiding, top contenders in the RWF of Vault of the Incarnates from Echo, Method, Liquid, BDGG, Aversion, and Soniqs Imperative share their thoughts on the upcoming RWF.


XCC Spotlight: Liquid and AbleGamers

Did you think WoW Esports were winding down this season with a new expansion on the horizon? Think again! We are thrilled to announce the new Xy'mox Charity Cache (XCC) event coming September 10th and 11th, where two of the world's top guilds, Echo and Liquid, will be facing off in a Raid Race event to raise money for two incredible causes: Direct Relief and AbleGamers. In this segment, learn more about this special event, Liquid, and AbleGamers!


XCC Spotlight: Echo and Direct Relief

Did you think WoW Esports were winding down this season with a new expansion on the horizon? Think again! We are thrilled to announce the new Xy'mox Charity Cache (XCC) event coming September 10th and 11th, where two of the world's top guilds, Echo and Liquid, will be facing off in a Raid Race event to raise money for two incredible causes: Direct Relief and AbleGamers. In this segment, learn more about this special event, Echo, and Direct Relief!


A Farewell to Midwinter

Back in May, the WoW community received some unfortunate news: Midwinter, one of the longest-running raiding guilds in the game and a regular contender in the high-end PVE raiding scene, officially called it quits. Today, we take a trip down memory lane with the Midwinter crew, exploring their history, best moments, and the secrets to their many years of success.


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: MONKA

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about Season 3's Last Stand Tournament victors, MONKA, here!


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: W OMEGALUL

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about European team W Omegalul here!


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: DONUTS AND DESPAIR

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about Donuts and Despair - the rookies who are impressively seeded in 2nd place going into the tournament!


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: SLOTH

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about Sloth - the MDI newcomers from Spain!


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: BALDY

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about one of the most well-known teams of the MDI under a new banner: Baldy!


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: PERPLEXED

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about the steadfast veterans: Perplexed!


MDI Season 3 Finals Spotlight: ECHO

In anticipation of the MDI Global Finals starting this weekend, we want to bring you an inside look into the teams participating. What is it like to be an MDI competitor and what does it take to win? Learn more about the current reigning MDI Champions: Echo!


All-Warrior +20 Plaguefall TIMED for Charity!

DesMephisto is back with his annual "Warriors for Autism" Charity Drive - a full month of awesome events and shenanigans to raise money for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. He started things off with a bang yesterday, timing the world first +20 Plaguefall with a group of ALL WARRIORS! Read on to find out how they did it, and to learn more about the other fantastic events planned this month!


Post RWF Interview: Echo

The Sepulcher of the First Ones was the longest RWF in modern history. It was a three-week-long race that saw many guilds get exhausted, take breaks, and switch to only evening raids. Today, we chat with the back-to-back World Champions, Echo, to find the answers to many of our questions. Curious what they thought of this RWF? Read on!


The Rising Gold Cost of Entry into the RWF

With tier set bonuses being so crucial to the RWF of Sepulcher of the First Ones, many top guilds have been offering increasingly obscene amounts of gold to outside helpers in order to obtain competitive gear through their split raids. Today, we chat with Penkek from SK Pieces about the "cost of entry" into the RWF, gold management, solutions for bringing prices in future tiers, and more!