As for combat tactics, SNOW says there is no real trick besides knowing your skills well and adapting to the circumstances. For example, players should make sure to equip cold damage when fighting in places like Hell's Precipice and fire damage for the Shiverpeak Mountains. Controlling aggression is often essential, but there are also times when you can lure one group of enemies into another, making them battle each other. As for non-combat tricks, SNOW advocates one frequently-overlooked approach—pick up everything, ID items, salvage, and sell. All too often they hear the cry of people bemoaning a shortage of cash, even after they've left dozens of "white" items behind. If you grab everything that falls your way, you'll soon have a tidy sum of money. It's also important to make use of collector items and hold onto those tradable items. SNOW cannot stress enough the importance of using voice software for PvP. Senior members inform recruits how to download the client program and teach them how to access the guild's voice-chat server. They also recommend pre-match practice in the Great Temple of Balthazar. Experienced PvPers often spend up to an hour preparing for the first GvG of the night to make sure they get the build and spike countdown just right. When the ladder is frozen, SNOW encourages all players take part. When the ladder is active, though, they take steps to protect the guild's rating. When running a spike team, SNOW targets over-extended people first and keeps pressure on numerous enemies before the team leader calls a target to spike. This makes it difficult for opposing Monks to counter.