Game Theory

Heroic Yor'sahj is a lot different in Heroic mode, even though there are no new mechanics, just more of the old! Turns out he's the "healer gimmick" fight of the Dragon Soul tier, not Ultraxion. Ultraxion is just massive healing, Yor'sahj is tricky with all the purple slimes. Our great healers took care of it and we got him down! Now that we're done with all the ooze, let's play with some tentacles.

Anybody got something that will get ooze and slime out of mail?

--Skarn

2012-02-23 Dragon Soul: Heroic Ultraxion vs. Anti-Air Game Theory!

More dots! Not enough dots! Many whelps...oh, just one really fat dragon. Handle it anyway!

Much like his Normal mode, Heroic Ultraxion is all about the numbers. And stuff. He throws out a ton of damage and the raid needs to throw a ton of damage back at him. That Button is still there and needs more pushing. Hit it like you mean it! Good job getting another Heroic down despite the rough attendance of the past month. Awesome healing by Rada and Aanvil keeping the raid alive long enough to kill the Monster! On to more kills!

--Skarn

2012-01-24 Dragon Soul: Heroic Morchok Crumbles!

The Heroic version of Morchok is unusual! No new mechanics, just two copies of the boss. It's two groups fighting the same boss in the same area with almost no interaction. Also, the fight focuses on survival, with a light enrage timer. It's an interesting fight! The funnest part is that the two copies shrink as they loose health. Good job chipping away all those rocks, Game Theory! Super awesome job by Mutagen for being the solo healer for one copy!

--Skarn

2012-01-10 Legendary: Finally, Dragonwrath!

It took a long time, through three collection quests of "kill Firelands bosses" and it wasn't even finished until after Dragon Soul was cleared, but we have finally finished Dragonwrath! Pamila has his shiny new orange staff! That thing required a lot of patience and persistence. Pam did a great job finding pugs to get the Essences even when the guild couldn't raid Firelands in the Dragon Soul weeks.

Thanks to everyone for sticking it out and helping Pam to get his Staff. Enjoy your new mini-pet!

--Skarn

2011-12-22 Dragon Soul: The Madness is over.

Deathwing is finished! The final boss of the expansion has fallen. The DPS check on the last couple platforms was pretty steep and the world ended on us a few times before we were able to save it! (Not sure how we save a world that has ended...) The early platforms were easy and repetitive unfortunately, which made the first part of the fight long and dull, but the last part is pretty intense.

Now that the world is saved, what next? Save it again, of course! The World always needs more saving...in Warcraft. We'll be working on Heroic mode as we think about pandas in the Mists.

--Skarn

2011-12-08 Dragon Soul: The Spine of Deathwing is Severed!

Another tough boss encounter for the new raid! We broke this dragon's back in one night, but it took the ENTIRE night! It's a tough one. Deathwing's got all sorts of stuff leaking out! No chiropractor is gonna go near his issues. Oh? Why yes, Autogun DID get thrown off when Deathwing rolled! (I hate you Skarn LOL - Autogun)

Hey! How'd that orc get in our screenshot? Pfah, Thrall is taking all the credit!

--Skarn

2011-12-08 Dragon Soul: Blackhorn can't sink THIS Boat!

We found the hard bosses! Blackhorn caused us all a lot of repair bills. This is no Lootship! We had a lot of wipes Tuesday night, but came back and finished him in just 2 tries on Thursday! A hectic and fun fight. Also, I spent the whole of phase 2 tanking the deck. Tip: Don't get stuck in a corner - Shockwave HURTS.

--Skarn

2011-12-01 Dragon Soul: Ultraxion isn't so Ultimate!

Second day into Dragon Soul is proving tougher! Ultraxion wasn't too bad, but he did wipe us more than the other four combined. Once everyone figured out their Heroic Will buttons, he went down. Massive amounts of healing getting thrown around here! Blackhorn bested us this first week...we'll be back!

--Skarn

2011-11-29 Dragon Soul: Siege of Wyrmrest Shattered!

Our first night in the new Dragon Soul raid was a breeze. The first four bosses went down easily, with the hardest being Zon'ozz and his game of Pong! Morchok, Yor'sahj and Hagara also went down. It was a lot easier than expected. Are we just well geared? Is the instance too easy? Are just that awesome? Let's find out what Deathwing thinks.

--Skarn

2011-11-15 Firelands: Heroic Baleroc Bested!

As our last act in Firelands, we beat down Baleroc on Heroic mode! A much tougher fight on Heroic with a lot of RNG happening. We learned to deal with it all and pulled out a victory! It's a shame that we didn't get Heroic Alys and Heroic Beth down too, but we had a great run in the Firelands! Onward to Deathwing!

--Skarn