I failed to obtain my weekly goal. No Veteran's Dreadweave Belt for me. Nope, not even with 5 days off from work in a row that coincided with an Alterac Valley PvP holiday. I'm walking into work this morning with a whopping 6.3k honor points. That's it.
But I have excellent excuses.
After our last failed attempt on Prince Malchezaar in Karazhan, our guild leader asked us to spam heroics and gear up for an attempt on Saturday. It occurred to me that I only had access to the Caverns of Time heroics, and I never see people LFG for those. I heard good things about Tempest Keep heroic instances, especially The Mechanar, so I decided to get revered with the Sha'tar faction to get the Warpforged Key. That led to me running Botanica, The Mechanar, and The Arcatraz for days on end. I did finally get revered, but I didn't get a chance to run any heroics before Saturday.
But that's fine, because on Saturday we finally downed Prince Malchezaar on the third try of the evening. (Check out our guild chat...it vaguely reflects the Vent chat :) ) It was a great kill: lucky infernal placement, a quick burn through phases 2 and 3, etc. He dropped Malchazeen, Adornment of Stolen Souls, and the Helm of the Fallen Champion. I lost the rolls on the necklace, but hey, it was my first Prince kill.
I also finally got around to turning in enough Arcane Tomes and Sunfury Signet rings to get revered with the Scryers. Combined with the Sha'tar revered status, I got shoulder and hood enchants that upped my +damage and my spell crit rating.
So no belt. But it's this week's weekly goal, and I'm gonna get it, dammit.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
That's How We Roll
More tomorrow, but the highlights from the vacation:
- Sha'tar revered
- Scryers revered
- Warp Splinter down
- Pathaleon down
- Shade of Aran down (sorry, no screenshot)
- And finally...Prince down.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Sarah, Come Back!
Don't do it Sarah, don't do it!!! KEEP TEH WURLOK!
Is she paying for that Mountain Dew in pennies? LOL
Is she paying for that Mountain Dew in pennies? LOL
Monday, July 2, 2007
I Have a Green Thumb and a Long Post
This weekend consisted of 2 Kara raids and Tempest Keep instance runs.
So. Much. Fun.
I have a new guild (Set in Stone) and so far they've been fantastic: good guild leadership, a Mac compatible Ventrilo server, and a steady raid schedule that's not too crazy. This weekend I joined in for a kill on the Shade of Aran, and the Mantle of the Mind Flayer dropped. I would have loved it, but as it was my first raid with them, I had no DKP to bid with. :(
After Shade we made for an Illhoof kill. This encounter is probably the reason I was recruited, as Seed of Corruption can be essential to a successful Illhoof kill. There were two of us in the raid group, and the other lock was wearing full Arena gear. We spammed SoC the whole fight, and the imps weren't really a problem, but we could not get enough DPS on the main boss to take him down. We gave up after several wipes.
We decided to try for the Prince, and had a great time getting pwned by him. A lot of this fight comes down to luck with infernal placement. Over the course of two nights we took him down into phase 3 a few times, but our tank got nailed by crushing blows each time. We never took him down. This week, the guild leader asked us to do heroic instances to get our gear up to par for these fights, and we'll try again later.
After the Kara runs I ran the Botanica several times and the Mechanar, clearing them each time. I got lucky and grabbed the good warlock gear out of Botanica, but the Mechanar was stingy. I really, really have to find and finish the Arcatraz Key quests, because I've cleared every Tempest Keep instance besides the Eye and I still am not keyed for Arca. However, I am over halfway to "revered" with the Sha'tar, and once I run Botanica 3 more times, I'll have access to heroic Tempest Keep instances.
Here's the damage from the Botanica:
So. Much. Fun.
I have a new guild (Set in Stone) and so far they've been fantastic: good guild leadership, a Mac compatible Ventrilo server, and a steady raid schedule that's not too crazy. This weekend I joined in for a kill on the Shade of Aran, and the Mantle of the Mind Flayer dropped. I would have loved it, but as it was my first raid with them, I had no DKP to bid with. :(
After Shade we made for an Illhoof kill. This encounter is probably the reason I was recruited, as Seed of Corruption can be essential to a successful Illhoof kill. There were two of us in the raid group, and the other lock was wearing full Arena gear. We spammed SoC the whole fight, and the imps weren't really a problem, but we could not get enough DPS on the main boss to take him down. We gave up after several wipes.
We decided to try for the Prince, and had a great time getting pwned by him. A lot of this fight comes down to luck with infernal placement. Over the course of two nights we took him down into phase 3 a few times, but our tank got nailed by crushing blows each time. We never took him down. This week, the guild leader asked us to do heroic instances to get our gear up to par for these fights, and we'll try again later.
After the Kara runs I ran the Botanica several times and the Mechanar, clearing them each time. I got lucky and grabbed the good warlock gear out of Botanica, but the Mechanar was stingy. I really, really have to find and finish the Arcatraz Key quests, because I've cleared every Tempest Keep instance besides the Eye and I still am not keyed for Arca. However, I am over halfway to "revered" with the Sha'tar, and once I run Botanica 3 more times, I'll have access to heroic Tempest Keep instances.
Here's the damage from the Botanica:
Yes, Sensai
I am not a destruction lock...I love demonology. But watching Drakedog take care of business can make you reconsider your spec.
drakedog7-tbc.wmv
drakedog7-tbc.wmv
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