Why would I want to do that?
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, General | 9 Comments »Biggie says in a coment below: I would assume that any raiding guild worth their salt is giving their MTs first crack at tanking plate gear drops Why would we want to do that? I'm not a big fan of the "Tank ...
Hang on, this all looks very familiar
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Burning Crusade | 1 Comment »As I predicted, Sunwell is still providing us with some challenge to take us into Lich King. Kalecgos was an interesting fight, I'll grant, and Brutallus can still hit quite hard, but one you sort positioning out on that fight ...
I’ve got to be kidding?
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Burning Crusade | 6 Comments »Are you kidding me? You can't wait 4 weeks for a new challenge while less hardcore players get a chance to see the content you've been taking for granted? A friend of mine, who isn't so lucky as I am, asked me ...
Patch day blues…
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Dungeons, Wrath of the Lich King | No Comments »Well, we've got the changes that we've been waiting for. The 3.0.2 talents are nice, and though server stability was a bit hit and miss yesterday, it's better now. Last night's Black Temple raid was called off because lots of people ...
I was Prepared…
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Burning Crusade | 1 Comment »...but not for this. Illidari Council downed after only two nights (5 hours!) of raiding. I can say I've seen Illidan before patch 3.0.2. The fight's a lot of fun, for me, running around in circles avoiding AoE, spell reflecting ...
Mother Shazznabit
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Burning Crusade | 1 Comment »Mother Shahraz down. Twice in three days - we got her down on Tuesday, and then again after the reset on Wednesday. I have to say, though, I'm disappointed with the encounter. The Black Temple is starting to look more and ...
A Difficult Easy Fight
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Burning Crusade | 1 Comment »Archimonde is one of the easiest fights in the game. It's also one of the hardest. The strategy is ridiculously simple - avoid dying for ten minutes, and do minimal dps - but execution is a problem. Any member of ...
My.. uh.. Shield is like a Shield of Steel!
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Class Discussion, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »Finally, the Reliquary of the Lost (yes, that's its name. No idea who came up with "Reliquary of Souls" but whoever they are, they were wrong. OK, pedantry out of the way). It's an encounter which places unique demands on ...
My Blood is Boiling!
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Burning Crusade, Dungeons | 2 Comments »Gurtogg Bloodboil. Dead on the floor. Good raid tonight, it ended with Bloodboil dead on the floor and a first foray into the Reliquary of the Lost's domain. A 5% wipe, followed by a 1% and we had him! Congratulations to all ...
Mutual Assured Destruction
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Dungeons | 3 Comments »For the most part, when raiding, there is a hierarchy of responsibility when it comes to wipe prevention on boss attempts, and that is healers, then tanks, then DPS. If heals don't land on the tank, it will be a ...
