Relevart the Kingslayer!

After numerous phase three attempts and a sub 1% wipe, we finally managed to down the Lich King last night a mere 1 minute before our raid was scheduled to end. Talk about procrastination folks! I'd like to thank and recognize all of the members that helped with this fight. But I'm lazy so I'll link the WoL report. Also needing mention because of the time they put in are Glib (Sin) and Acigo, who both put in some time to help us learn this fight and share in this victory as much as any of us there! Way to go Aumentare di Phoenix!

So, after a brief stint with ⟨Severed Ties⟩, I have decided to part ways due to conflicting views on raid leading. I have now joined another guild called ⟨Aumentare Di Phoenix⟩ or (roughly) Rising of the Phoenix!

This guild in not a casual guild. They are not a hardcore guild. They are (and I love this term) a compression guild. We raid two times a week. That's right, two! And they are successful to boot! The guild is formed around a core of very talented players that, like me, find themselves with less time to commit to raiding than they used to have. I'm thrilled to have found a guild that puts a heavy emphasis on being a keen edge, cutting through content efficiently and effectively. I see a great deal of potential in this guild and am honored to be able to play a role in there success!

Last night, I ran my first 10 man ICC with the guild. In one night, we cleared all the way to Sindragosa, including a first Valithria kill! The raid environment was jovial and relatively stress free. The success was great. I can truly say that I am pleased as pie to have landed at AdP for my home!

On a separate (but highly related) note, last night was one of my best Festergut parses. I would love to link the world of logs link but . . . .nobody was logging it!! Oh the misery I feel! I did manage to capture a screenshot of my DPS on Fester (I was really pleased with it)

Goodbye

First, let me mourn the loss of Kalon as a blogger, author of the ThinkTank. Kalon did a great job of finding interesting aspects of the feral side of life and digging in deep to crack the mechanics of the bear druid. His work helped me gear on more than one occasion and I will sorely miss him and his analysis. However, he did leave us with some great resources to try and fill his shoes.

Hello!

With every closed door, we find another just opening. As many of you might have been aware, there was a calling for a Balance/Resto druid over at WoW.com. They selected a voice in the community that is both well known and well received. Congratulations to Murmurs on his new position and we look forward to reading his posts!

Closer to Home

It is with much sadness that I now post that I am no longer a member of The Horde. I have recently transfered servers and factions in order to accept a part-time raiding spot on Dragonblight-US with the guild . I run my first raid with them tonight and I am salivating at the prospect of raiding competitively once more. To all the Horde I know an love, I shall miss you. To my new Alliance brethren, it's nice to be back where it all began, slumming around IF, jumping across the bridge in front of the AH.

I must say, Dalaran has gotten significantly more irritating as Alliance. I now am constantly ported out of my auto-pilot to portals, trips to the inn, and generally feel upside down in the city. Hell, I thought the south bank was like El Dorado, a place of mystery beyond the veil of time and space. And the north bank now feels as foreign as a car in England.