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How a Destiny 2 Raider Ended Up in Azeroth

My gaming life has three chapters, and you can date every guide on this site by which one I was living. Chapter one was Destiny 2: years of weekly raids, build crafting, and a clan that taught me that clear comms beat sharp aim. Most of what I know about teamwork under pressure comes from those nights.

Chapter two was extraction shooters. ARC Raiders and Escape from Tarkov retrained me completely: slower movement, louder consequences, every decision priced in gear. I started writing things down because forgetting a callout there costs more than a wipe. Those notebooks became my first extraction guides.

Chapter three is happening now, and it surprised me most of all. WoW Forever pulled me back to Azeroth with its fresh-start servers and horizontal progression, and suddenly I am the new player again: learning dungeon etiquette, asking dumb questions, taking notes like it is my first MMO. That beginner stretch is exactly what my recent notes are about.

What I Cover Now

  • WoW Forever: Leveling routes, interface setup, dungeon etiquette and calm first clears from a fresh account.
  • ARC Raiders: Squad comms templates, turret sabotage, breaching Tier-III ARC fortifications, and limited-time event progression.
  • Escape from Tarkov: Route planning, anti-exit-camping protocols, raid timing, and extract condition management.
  • Destiny 2 Crucible: Competitive 3v3 and 6v6 weapon metas, ability cooldown synergy, and Fireteam Finder coordination.

“A guide is finished when a tired player can follow it at midnight and still extract.”

How I Test

Every strategy guide published under my byline is verified through live deployment. I test encounter routes, evaluate weapon TTKs against real armor values, and identify reproducible patterns. If something only worked once, it does not get published.

Mistakes still slip through, especially after patches. When readers point one out through the contact page, I retest and fix the guide, usually within days. An outdated guide helps nobody, so maintenance is part of the job, not an afterthought.

Want the full shelf? Browse every guide in the archive, newest first.

Clear comms beat sharp aim, and they beat fast pulls too.

Guides Written Between Raid Nights

What Destiny Taught My WoW

Years of weekly raiding in another game shaped how I handle WoW groups. I want a clear plan, short callouts and a leader who admits when a pull went wrong. In dungeons I pay more attention to who is tanking than to damage meters. Leveling is my quiet time, and I like picking an alt class just to learn its rotation before a group needs it. Preparation first, then speed, never the other way around.