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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Solo players who need a group to raid with might be interested in exploring Puggernaut which according to the WOWHead blog is a "community of PUG raiders who use the Puggernaut site to arrange runs together."
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=164633

Scroll down to the bottom of this page on the Puggernaut website to read how PUGs are organized.
http://puggernaut.guildlaunch.com/custom.php?page_id=44745&gid=87302

Then scroll down to the bottom of this page and read the last article for even more details.
http://puggernaut.guildlaunch.com/index.php?gid=87302&page_id=44745

PUGChecker, which is used to rank players, is located here.
http://www.pugchecker.com/

If Puggernaut doesn't work for you, try Pug Raid Organizer.
http://pugplug.com/

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As is the way of the Internet, today I have two articles on the same topic--pick up groups, i.e., PUGs.

WOW Insider has a guest posting about the best way to evaluate players for a PUG. It refers to the PUG Raid Organizer (which helps raiders find PUGs and helps raid organizers evaluate and track raiders), so I've added a link directly to that site below the article link.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/17/guest-post-vetting-puggers-beyond-gearscore-and-achievements/

http://pugplug.com/

UPDATE: Here's another site that allows players to connect for PUGs.
http://puggernaut.guildlaunch.com/index.php?gid=87302&page_id=44745

Before you run wild, however, you might want to read what Hugh Hancock says about how he believes Cataclysm will impact PUGs and guilds. Food for thought....
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/07/editorial-feature-will-cataclysm-stunt-your-guilds-growth/

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Or words to that effect from Arcane Brilliance, who explains why they are useless in PUG raiding here.
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/23/arcane-brilliance-why-i-hate-dps-meters/

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Achtung Panzercow found an interesting posting about why there are few many tanks available for Pick Up Groups (PUGs) in the European forums.
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=12025325334&sid=1&pageNo=1

Along the same lines, here are some tips for off tanks going through Anub'arak in Trial of the Crusader.
http://everblue-bluemurder.blogspot.com/2009/12/anubarak-10-hard-mode-offtank-tips.html

This posting has Spinks writing about the fear of tanking.
http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/overcoming-the-fear-of-tanking/

He also talks about the various roles classes (including tanks) play in the Dungeon Finder.
http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/who-is-the-most-important-person-in-your-group/

WOW Insider has an article about the barriers to learning to tank that outline some of the skills tanks must develop.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/03/shifting-perspectives-tanks-and-the-barrier-to-entry/

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....is like sugarfree candy. Pretty durn yucky, in other words.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/11/20/a-pugs-doom-knell-link-achiev-or-no-inv/

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BBB's talking about his experiences raiding in PUGs as a retro Paladin and the Great Gear Myth.
http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/11/19/harping-on-party-politics/

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