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10/12 Cleared - ICC 10 Soon Completed!
written by Teyo
This post was meant to go up on Monday to announce the kill if Blood Queen Lanathel. Spunken however, said that we should wait untill the next day with anything, because he felt that more new bosses were in the works... and he was right!
First off however was the amazing feat of defeating the Queen. The main mechanic of this fight is that like a true vampire, she will bite a random member of the raid. This person will then receive 100% increased damage, and 100% reduced threat for 50 secs. Of course, there is a catch to that :) if you don't manage to pass on the "bite" to anyone else before the timer wears off, you become mind controlled permanently by her...
Amazing job guys!
After her majesty Group 2 on the same day went back to the Plague Works to attempt Proffessor Putricide. With Hellsaint on Abomination duty, the group practiced the encounter, managing to get him to very low percentages, one of them being 30k hp left! (His health bar even showed 0%, unlucky!)
Calling it a day there, when they next faced him on the day after, it was a one shot :)
After two of the three wings cleared, it didn't leave much choice of where to go next! The first boss in theForst Wing Halls is the encounter to rescue Valithra Dreamwalker. Having never been here before, the group quickly checked for the first best default tactics, used them, and after 3 tries even that encounter was cleared!
Next up was Sindragosa, but she proved to be slightly trickier. After many good attempts and massice progress, her final percentage before Group 2 called it a day was 30%. Not much left to go now! :D
Altough it's not progression -news- as such, it is a worthy mention the group 1 has now cleared Festergut and Rotface, and is training on Blood Council!
Words can't describe how proud I am of the entire guild :) Good job everyone!
First off however was the amazing feat of defeating the Queen. The main mechanic of this fight is that like a true vampire, she will bite a random member of the raid. This person will then receive 100% increased damage, and 100% reduced threat for 50 secs. Of course, there is a catch to that :) if you don't manage to pass on the "bite" to anyone else before the timer wears off, you become mind controlled permanently by her...
Amazing job guys!
After her majesty Group 2 on the same day went back to the Plague Works to attempt Proffessor Putricide. With Hellsaint on Abomination duty, the group practiced the encounter, managing to get him to very low percentages, one of them being 30k hp left! (His health bar even showed 0%, unlucky!)
Calling it a day there, when they next faced him on the day after, it was a one shot :)
After two of the three wings cleared, it didn't leave much choice of where to go next! The first boss in theForst Wing Halls is the encounter to rescue Valithra Dreamwalker. Having never been here before, the group quickly checked for the first best default tactics, used them, and after 3 tries even that encounter was cleared!
Next up was Sindragosa, but she proved to be slightly trickier. After many good attempts and massice progress, her final percentage before Group 2 called it a day was 30%. Not much left to go now! :D
Altough it's not progression -news- as such, it is a worthy mention the group 1 has now cleared Festergut and Rotface, and is training on Blood Council!
Words can't describe how proud I am of the entire guild :) Good job everyone!
Server First Achieved
written by Andarielle
Late last Sunday night we achieved our target of being the first guild on the server of Runnyeye to reach Level 90. As the time reached the start of our raid on Sunday evening, we needed 130% experience to reach our target.
30 people had shown a desire to be part of our charge towards this milestone and grudgingly, the force of 24 was picked. Those who missed the cut however had their own ideas and started doing city and tradeskill writs as part of thier bid for glory.
Firstly our forces went to Mistmoores Inner Sanctum, whereby they burned and staked all the daemons and vampires they could find. Next, they set off for the Protector's Realm and here they put all before them to the sword. However, here disaster struck. For the last two named Nutsie (Wacco) went linkdead and we were left with a mere 3% of status to go.
All this time the tradeskillers had been pumping out faction and upon seeing the raid force stutter, they went for glory and started churning out more writs. Determined not to be beaten, our raid force ran double time to the Shard of Hate and smashed aside one of the named conatined within, thereby reaching our goal and allowing the party to start.
Congratulations TBH and congratlations to all of you who participated in helping us attain this achievement. Especially Androg (Draek) who go the most status this week. However it is now that the hard work begins.
Tuesday 9th Msrch 2010 marks the day when we will first set foot into the raid zones of the Sentinel's Fate expansion. This will also be the day that our members can start to spend their accumulated RPS points with they have been rewarded with based on status earnt per week.
Again, this bonus system is in place as a thank you for assisting the guild with it's goals. To spend these points, Raid Auctions will be taking place on here first for mains only. Should there be no interest, these items are transfered to the DKP system for regular Raid Auctioning.
30 people had shown a desire to be part of our charge towards this milestone and grudgingly, the force of 24 was picked. Those who missed the cut however had their own ideas and started doing city and tradeskill writs as part of thier bid for glory.
Firstly our forces went to Mistmoores Inner Sanctum, whereby they burned and staked all the daemons and vampires they could find. Next, they set off for the Protector's Realm and here they put all before them to the sword. However, here disaster struck. For the last two named Nutsie (Wacco) went linkdead and we were left with a mere 3% of status to go.
All this time the tradeskillers had been pumping out faction and upon seeing the raid force stutter, they went for glory and started churning out more writs. Determined not to be beaten, our raid force ran double time to the Shard of Hate and smashed aside one of the named conatined within, thereby reaching our goal and allowing the party to start.
Congratulations TBH and congratlations to all of you who participated in helping us attain this achievement. Especially Androg (Draek) who go the most status this week. However it is now that the hard work begins.
Tuesday 9th Msrch 2010 marks the day when we will first set foot into the raid zones of the Sentinel's Fate expansion. This will also be the day that our members can start to spend their accumulated RPS points with they have been rewarded with based on status earnt per week.
Again, this bonus system is in place as a thank you for assisting the guild with it's goals. To spend these points, Raid Auctions will be taking place on here first for mains only. Should there be no interest, these items are transfered to the DKP system for regular Raid Auctioning.
7/12 Cleared - Blood Council Defeated
written by Teyo
Yesterday we set up our two raid teams to once again enter ICC 10man. Group 1 took a relaxed approach and managed to clear the Lower Spire, while Group 2 decided to push extra hard to get more bosses down. And more bosses down is what they got indeed :D
After clearing the Lower Spire, they attempted Festergut, and later Rotface, beating the abominations down to a pulp. They then set their eyes on the Blood council... where the Blood Princes waited for them. After 2 attempts on them without success Fluxx approached the group with a switch in the tanking tactics. The result on that attempt:
This also earned them the achievment "The Orb Whisperer"; Defeat the Blood Council without anyone in the raid taking more than 23,000 spell damage in a single hit in 10-player mode.
After this amazing feat the group decided to have a go at the next and final boss in the Crimson Hall, Blood Queen Lanathel. The attempts on her lasted all through to 1:30 AM GMT. The attempt percentages? 4%, 1%. There is no doubt that the next time she will definatley fall!
Extremely well done guys! You have, and continue to make us proud :D
After clearing the Lower Spire, they attempted Festergut, and later Rotface, beating the abominations down to a pulp. They then set their eyes on the Blood council... where the Blood Princes waited for them. After 2 attempts on them without success Fluxx approached the group with a switch in the tanking tactics. The result on that attempt:
This also earned them the achievment "The Orb Whisperer"; Defeat the Blood Council without anyone in the raid taking more than 23,000 spell damage in a single hit in 10-player mode.
After this amazing feat the group decided to have a go at the next and final boss in the Crimson Hall, Blood Queen Lanathel. The attempts on her lasted all through to 1:30 AM GMT. The attempt percentages? 4%, 1%. There is no doubt that the next time she will definatley fall!
Extremely well done guys! You have, and continue to make us proud :D
GXP Boom
written by Andarielle
More updates from our Norrathian branch.
Guild Level
This past week has seen a magnificent push on levelling the guild. At the time of writing, TBH:EQ2 is Guild Level 87 and after tonight's raid we shall be Guild Level 88.
Currently we are clear of our nearest rivals by five levels and are well on our way towards our goal of being the first guild on the server to reach Guild level 90. For those interested, the SoE Guild Leaderboards can be found here.
Last week, the highest GXP contributer was Piedone with a massive 181k status in one week which is the second highest tally we have ever seen in TBH (First place is still Indomitable with 214k contributed in one week). There's still time to get points for this week so keep grinding those writs!
Master Donation Program
Due to unforeseen technical difficulties with the Reward Point System, all T9 donated masters have been made available on the MDP system to avoid further delays to this service. To balance this out, all generated RPS points from donated items (T9 Adepts, Rares, M1s only) will be converted into DKP as soon as it is gained. Therefore:
* Adepts = 1DKP + 1RPS would now become a 2DKP reward
* Rares = 2DKP + 1RPS would now become a 3DKP reward
* Masters = 3DKP + 3RPS + 10plat would now become 6DKP + 10 plat
These special offers are only available whilst the RPS system is still in use. With regards to Adepts, there are twelve days left before the offer on these closes. Please remember that not only are Adept and Rare donations purely optional, they can be sent to either Andarielle, Annuire, Neut or Wendark too. Finally, do not expect to be allowed to bid on Masters for the MDP system if you are not a participating member.
Guild Level
This past week has seen a magnificent push on levelling the guild. At the time of writing, TBH:EQ2 is Guild Level 87 and after tonight's raid we shall be Guild Level 88.
Currently we are clear of our nearest rivals by five levels and are well on our way towards our goal of being the first guild on the server to reach Guild level 90. For those interested, the SoE Guild Leaderboards can be found here.
Last week, the highest GXP contributer was Piedone with a massive 181k status in one week which is the second highest tally we have ever seen in TBH (First place is still Indomitable with 214k contributed in one week). There's still time to get points for this week so keep grinding those writs!
Master Donation Program
Due to unforeseen technical difficulties with the Reward Point System, all T9 donated masters have been made available on the MDP system to avoid further delays to this service. To balance this out, all generated RPS points from donated items (T9 Adepts, Rares, M1s only) will be converted into DKP as soon as it is gained. Therefore:
* Adepts = 1DKP + 1RPS would now become a 2DKP reward
* Rares = 2DKP + 1RPS would now become a 3DKP reward
* Masters = 3DKP + 3RPS + 10plat would now become 6DKP + 10 plat
These special offers are only available whilst the RPS system is still in use. With regards to Adepts, there are twelve days left before the offer on these closes. Please remember that not only are Adept and Rare donations purely optional, they can be sent to either Andarielle, Annuire, Neut or Wendark too. Finally, do not expect to be allowed to bid on Masters for the MDP system if you are not a participating member.
Guild Level 83 & Rising
written by Andarielle
The expansion excitement continues:
Guild Level:
Late on Sunday night TBH hit Guild Level 83 and at the time of writing we are now sitting at 30% of our 84th level. The commitment to this cause is a joy to see with many raiders turning out in force to assist with the Status raids and virtually every member doing adventure and tradeskill writs. After the first week, it was Wendark who gained the most status but the race for this should heat up over the coming weeks.
The last time TBH witnessed such devotion and determination was our successful attempt for Guild Level 60 back in November 2006 and urge you all to continue so that we may repeat this feat.
The rewards obtained for our endeavours so far are:
* An extra row in our Guild Bank (Rules)
* A cap increase on the number of amenities for our Guild Hall
For the additional amenity we have purchased a Guild Standard Bearer Hireling whom we have suitably named Azazzel. This amenity offers a variety of Guild Standards which offer a boost to any toon that is inside a certain radius. Naturally this has been earmarked for raid usage. The next amenity increase is at Guild Level 85 and at this point we shall bring back the Mount Speed Hireling (Targonne) and the most important hireling, our Barkeep (Ordern).
Adventure Level 90
Depsite a close fought contest, Jasonxxx stole a march on his competitors are reached the milestone of level 90 on the 19th Februray. He has since been joined by Illskabarn and Fremon and there are many more not far behind. To the three of you, congratulations on leading the way. Feel free to reward yourselves with the chance to get a few hours sleep.
In Other News
Congratulations are in order for Xeja who's wife gave birth to their second child, a son, just a couple of weeks ago. If you happen to see him ingame, make sure you give him a pat on the back for creating his own expansion...
Guild Level:
Late on Sunday night TBH hit Guild Level 83 and at the time of writing we are now sitting at 30% of our 84th level. The commitment to this cause is a joy to see with many raiders turning out in force to assist with the Status raids and virtually every member doing adventure and tradeskill writs. After the first week, it was Wendark who gained the most status but the race for this should heat up over the coming weeks.
The last time TBH witnessed such devotion and determination was our successful attempt for Guild Level 60 back in November 2006 and urge you all to continue so that we may repeat this feat.
The rewards obtained for our endeavours so far are:
* An extra row in our Guild Bank (Rules)
* A cap increase on the number of amenities for our Guild Hall
For the additional amenity we have purchased a Guild Standard Bearer Hireling whom we have suitably named Azazzel. This amenity offers a variety of Guild Standards which offer a boost to any toon that is inside a certain radius. Naturally this has been earmarked for raid usage. The next amenity increase is at Guild Level 85 and at this point we shall bring back the Mount Speed Hireling (Targonne) and the most important hireling, our Barkeep (Ordern).
Adventure Level 90
Depsite a close fought contest, Jasonxxx stole a march on his competitors are reached the milestone of level 90 on the 19th Februray. He has since been joined by Illskabarn and Fremon and there are many more not far behind. To the three of you, congratulations on leading the way. Feel free to reward yourselves with the chance to get a few hours sleep.
In Other News
Congratulations are in order for Xeja who's wife gave birth to their second child, a son, just a couple of weeks ago. If you happen to see him ingame, make sure you give him a pat on the back for creating his own expansion...