Back to Karazhan

We didn't really have a raid schedule for last night Tuesday night. However we had enough guild members online and most of the raid team so we just decided since having people logged on why not go raid Karazhan. So we did!

Was later then the usual raid start time but we got it going. Think group was a Warrior (Tank), Galo (OT), H.Priest, Resto Shaman, 2 Warlocks, 2 Rogues, Mage, Hunter. The Shaman was our guild newest member and a very young member. So we started this week doing the usual Bosses. So we visited and one shot Attumen, Moroes, Maiden, Opera Event.

For the Opera Event this time we got a new boss, so we got Romulo & Julianne. Was easy to tell from the announcer who we had so first time seeing the event we one shot them both. Warrior tanked Julianne and Galo tanked Romulo and consecrated both in Phase 3 of that fight been next to both. It was fun and they both died quick and fight didn't seem that hard to me as they got burned down quickly. So so far having now seen all three Opera Event I'll have to say the Wizard of Oz is the most fun. Romulo and Julianne was the easiest.

As for the trash mobs, I just AoE the non-elite trash mobs in Moroes room. We pulled the elites by themselves. On way to Maiden after Moroes room we did the same thing as far as pulling the mobs and staying close to the left wall. On room to maiden we just pulled the patrol and mobs in their own groups. At one point we had 2 groups of mobs going in a pull and hell it was just more fun AoEing the whole group. After having seen Kara 3-4 times now its much easier to understand the place and the Bosses. They don't seem as hard as the first time you see the Bosses learning the event for the first time. Having being in very decent geared made it all seem a bit easy to me I guess.

We finally had some drama on our raid. The new Shaman that recently joined our guild claimed he has run Kara as he said at least 45 times yet for all that he only has one Kara piece. Anyway when Attumen died some cloth dropped he got mad because he wanted to roll on the cloth gear and was mad he couldn't. He was given already 1 piece of gear that was a huge improvement for him. Last I checked Shaman wears mail also. So this guy decided to go Afk to protest his discontent with the loot. I was like "wtf" is up here! We did a ready check, guy was like "I'm busy thinking". I almost blew a fuse at that point.

From Attumen to Maiden this one Shammy (My Healer) kept complaining about loot and everything else non stop. I reached the point where I was just completely annoyed. So I /w the GM as he was in the raid. The guy was complaining to him too. I laughed, but to be honest he annoyed the crap out of me and with lots of smart ass comments as if the guy knows me in any way when he's being a smart ass. I just decided not to answer him and leave it at that. So on the way leading up to Maiden the shammy decides "Hey I got to go, see ya peeps later" then he said 2 smart ass remarks and logged off a little bit later. So we had to find another healer which took forever it seemed. I'm not keen on this new guildmember. Will see what becomes of him.

Anyway after we did the Opera Event we called it a night. So tonight we head back to Kara to start with Curator.

Tankadin Itemization Issues on 2.4 PTR

With the release of 2.4 gear and itemization on the PTR Tankadin gear itemization still continue to be a very big issue as well as the issue of having Weapons itemized for Paladin Tanks. Lore one of our community leaders over at at the Maintankadin Forum and one of our bloggers has put forth a very good summary on the Test Realm Feedback Forum. He addressed a good deal of the many problems that still continue with all the new itemized gear that continue to be released. Read it Here.

*Also new 2.4 Badge Item link at MMO-Champion.

Screenshots - 3 More Dead Karazhan Bosses

Infernals trapped and killed up on 4 attempts. On our 5th try I QB a different strategy with the Warrior tanking. I just back up heal, cleanse debuff, and spot infernals and we got Prince down all the way and not a single infernal problem. Yeah he's dead thats all that mattered. 8th Boss down this week or 2nd week in Kara for our small guild "Alamat" so a Guild First! He dropped phat loot! I was so excited he was dead I forgot to roll on The Decapitator. The Holy Paladin got it, cheers. AH better days ahead. Got 9 Badges for the effort. Was a good night!
Three tries on Terestian Illhoof and he was not hoofing anymore. 7th Boss down this week. Guild First! Next we did the chest event and that was fun. Hunter got all the loot from that was excited for him on that also.
Sometimes you try, try, try again and its not good enough. A bad night it was Saturday night on 7 attempts to get him to <1500HP thats less than 1% and we wiped. People dying all over the place. Man it really hurt to get him so close and not down for the count, was just a bad night at raiding. Tonight (Monday) we went in with game face and one shot him and not a single person died on the attempt. Overcoming failure was oh so sweet. Retribution is a bitch and Shade of Aran got it full square. 6th boss downed this week. Guild First! Not bad for our 4th time and 2nd week in Kara, we can only get better.

Badges of Justice count: 66

Curator Down - Guild First

We started a hour and a half late for the raid due to people late getting online from work and other things. However we got started and knocked over 5 Bosses in one night for this week Kara run tonight. One shot Attunmen & Midnight, Moroes and his crew & Maiden. I backup healed the warrior tank on Maiden. She dropped both the Glove and the Necklace both on my list that I needed however I passed and let the Warrior pick them up both. I'm not worried I'll get them eventually soon. On the way to the Opera picked up Boots of Elusion on the trash pull before the Opera. Lots of AoE of trash, which helped having good gear.

For the Opera this time we got the Wizard of Oz and took us two tried to get it just right as I tanked both Roar and Tito the same time. That was a really fun event I have to say. After that we found our way up to Curator eventually and first try we got him to 38%. 2nd try we got him to 23%. 3rd try he bit the dust. Thats one mana intensive fight as the off tank yet the fight did not seem all that hard. I guess good hear helps as well as the dps. At that it was 1:45AM and so called it a night as need to head to work in just a few hours. Will see what luck tomorrows raid bring. Was a fun night with a few more Badges of Justice, can't remember how many, but now have about 50+ for some goodie goodie purchase. Anyway just a quick recap nothing fancy since I'm pressed for time here at the moment.

Leaving Your Guild

When its time to leave what do you do and how do you do it? Over at World of Matticus earlier Matt has a great piece on "Leaving the Guild the Right Way". I though it was a great piece he wrote. I haven't joined that many guilds that I personally have ever had to quit. But if you play WoW long enough there will come a time when you will eventually have to quit one of them unfortunately for whatever reason. Its all up to you how you decide to quit, /gquit, stealth quit or whatever kind of quit which is basically leaving to say the least.

How you leave your once guildmates, the people you instances with day in day out or raided with once says much about you as a player and your personal character when you decide to quit or leave. Also will reflect much on how many friends you retain after you quit or leave also. Not every issue will be plain black or while before you quit or decide to, but it helps to give a GM or a guild officer a heads up before you leave. Having a little courtesy helps much as well as some personal dignity however you choose to do it. I remembered when I left my last guild "Ascention" my former guild Not my current guild. It was the first and only other guild I had joined at 70 or for a long time that is. I knew most the officers in the guild as well as the GM. Did many key frag runs and full instance run with many the members to get their Kara keys.


When I decided to leave I had my reasons and it was firm in decision. I talked to the GM about my decision. And before I left the guild with many people online I at least gave them the courtesy of letting them know I was leaving. I didn't have to /gquit or stealth quit when no one was around. I gave them common courtesy and left with my dignity same as I would do on the Job with the people I have worked with for years. It is rather still good to know i'm friends with everyone I knew back in "Ascention" guild. Who needs enemies on a Server, already have enough in PvE. Just 2 days ago one the officers /w me asking me to fill in as Tank for their Kara group, I had to decline because I was in Heroics at the time. The point is I still have friends there.

However what you do and how you leave is always up to you when you decide to leave!