News
Ward of Elements Support Expanded!
written by Andarielle
Following on from the success that the WoE x2 raids have become for TBH (mainly that it's clear in under two hours and we are raking in the loot), we have decided to make this an official raid night!
From now on, Saturday night raiding will be no more and our fourth raid night will be Monday evening at the usual time (1830 UTC). However this wont be fixed to Monday only as occasionally it will be on a Wednesday night too. Sign ups have been moved from the forum to the Raid Calendar and DKP will be awarded for signing up and being on time like normal.
However DKP will not be awarded for the time spent raiding on these raids as loot will continue to be assigned by the /rand 33 333 method as this is more appropriate for the type of zone WoE is.
Also, these have been given the Farm raid tag and are only for mains (where possible). All the information on this zone can be found here.
Why are we doing this you ask? The reasons are simple: WoE offers us better loot than what is available from anything below x4 raiding and it comes in bucket loads. Having our mains fully kitted out in the T3 gear from this will assist greatly in our X4 progression raiding. Also, we want to get more people involved by having two WoE raids running simultaneously and we want to get as many people with access to Munzok's Material Bastion as possible because the loot in there is even better :)
I look forward to seeing you all on these runs and I wish to thank Ssaris (Kazug) for all his hard work over the last few weeks on these runs and yes, he has kindly agreed to carry on leading these for us :)
From now on, Saturday night raiding will be no more and our fourth raid night will be Monday evening at the usual time (1830 UTC). However this wont be fixed to Monday only as occasionally it will be on a Wednesday night too. Sign ups have been moved from the forum to the Raid Calendar and DKP will be awarded for signing up and being on time like normal.
However DKP will not be awarded for the time spent raiding on these raids as loot will continue to be assigned by the /rand 33 333 method as this is more appropriate for the type of zone WoE is.
Also, these have been given the Farm raid tag and are only for mains (where possible). All the information on this zone can be found here.
Why are we doing this you ask? The reasons are simple: WoE offers us better loot than what is available from anything below x4 raiding and it comes in bucket loads. Having our mains fully kitted out in the T3 gear from this will assist greatly in our X4 progression raiding. Also, we want to get more people involved by having two WoE raids running simultaneously and we want to get as many people with access to Munzok's Material Bastion as possible because the loot in there is even better :)
I look forward to seeing you all on these runs and I wish to thank Ssaris (Kazug) for all his hard work over the last few weeks on these runs and yes, he has kindly agreed to carry on leading these for us :)
Banking, Battles And Bloodshed!
written by Azazzel
Just another week in Agon. It’s been nearly a week since my last news post; I will start to give more recent updates through our forums so all our members can be kept up to date.
For those who have not logged in, The BlackHand has moved the majority of its forces up North West into the Chaos city ‘White View’ on Niffelheim. Our original motive for this was to stockpile money and resources due to the recent bank theft (more on that next paragraph), however, as we are experiencing far more PvP, both small and large scale up here, we are making White View a more permanent residence until further notice.
On Monday 15th June, our guild bank was stolen due to a newly appointed officer getting scammed by a duplicated character name asking for bank access. While I know there is a lot of anger surrounding this, I can now proudly confirm that over 90% of our former assets has now been replenished by the combined teamwork of TBH members, both old and new. This has been a real teambuilding experience and you’ve made us all proud.
But what of the future you are thinking? Won’t history repeat itself? I can assure you the person who lost our assets won’t have his hands on any responsibilities or assets again. I can also inform you that as of now only Retox, Azazzel, Teyo and Last will now have access to the bank. The remaining command and support staff will hold the rank of lieutenant. Once again, the fact you have done in four days, what took us weeks, is a testament to your dedication to the players, the guild and our continued presence on Agon.
For those who have not logged in, The BlackHand has moved the majority of its forces up North West into the Chaos city ‘White View’ on Niffelheim. Our original motive for this was to stockpile money and resources due to the recent bank theft (more on that next paragraph), however, as we are experiencing far more PvP, both small and large scale up here, we are making White View a more permanent residence until further notice.
On Monday 15th June, our guild bank was stolen due to a newly appointed officer getting scammed by a duplicated character name asking for bank access. While I know there is a lot of anger surrounding this, I can now proudly confirm that over 90% of our former assets has now been replenished by the combined teamwork of TBH members, both old and new. This has been a real teambuilding experience and you’ve made us all proud.
But what of the future you are thinking? Won’t history repeat itself? I can assure you the person who lost our assets won’t have his hands on any responsibilities or assets again. I can also inform you that as of now only Retox, Azazzel, Teyo and Last will now have access to the bank. The remaining command and support staff will hold the rank of lieutenant. Once again, the fact you have done in four days, what took us weeks, is a testament to your dedication to the players, the guild and our continued presence on Agon.
Summer is here, and we open a new chapter.
written by Heliotrope
Well, as most know by now, The BlackHand Order is no longer a raid guild in World of Warcraft.
We are now a purely social platform, this is now a place you can level your alts, or just a sanctum for those who wish to remain with their mains.
The raid guild part is many times the backbone of any guild, it's what gives it life.
But let us try not to let our branch wither into oblivion.
If this is your first encounter with The BlackHand Order, you should know we are a tight group of family, friends and online relationsships. We spand several games, and have existed over 10 years now.
Have a great summer, and I hope we keep in touch during the warm season.
We are now a purely social platform, this is now a place you can level your alts, or just a sanctum for those who wish to remain with their mains.
The raid guild part is many times the backbone of any guild, it's what gives it life.
But let us try not to let our branch wither into oblivion.
If this is your first encounter with The BlackHand Order, you should know we are a tight group of family, friends and online relationsships. We spand several games, and have existed over 10 years now.
Have a great summer, and I hope we keep in touch during the warm season.
New Ventrilo Server!
written by Bloodwire
We have a new Ventrilo server up and running. Details are at the usual place (Ventrilo Details, left menu) There aren't that many changes from our old one, except connection information and the fact that we now have 125 slots and a 60 minute idle timeout.
The BlackHand Leaves Cactus - Moves to Khosgar!
written by Azazzel
In the early hours of this morning, TBH forces with The A Team took control of the city of Khosgar. This will now serve as our base of operations and home until future opportunities present themselves.
Semper Fidelis was once again there by our side and only reinforced our viewpoint that accepting them into this guild is the right call from all the command staff. However, SF aside, the fact that we received no support from the rest of the alliance and the fact that tensions have grown over the last month has made us make a few tough choices.
The BlackHand will be leaving Cactus, we will be opening last minute talks with any group that is willing to follow us: all existing Cactus guilds are welcome to attend this evening 18:30GMT/19:30BST on Ventrilo. The agenda will be to discuss the new relations our guild will set in standing with our former allies.
We will not attack any Cactus guilds unless attacked or provoked for the period of 48 hours to ensure griefing between former friends does not occur. Anyone wishing to move to Khosgar quickly bind at the TBH stone to the north and we can teleport you to us down south.
Semper Fidelis was once again there by our side and only reinforced our viewpoint that accepting them into this guild is the right call from all the command staff. However, SF aside, the fact that we received no support from the rest of the alliance and the fact that tensions have grown over the last month has made us make a few tough choices.
The BlackHand will be leaving Cactus, we will be opening last minute talks with any group that is willing to follow us: all existing Cactus guilds are welcome to attend this evening 18:30GMT/19:30BST on Ventrilo. The agenda will be to discuss the new relations our guild will set in standing with our former allies.
We will not attack any Cactus guilds unless attacked or provoked for the period of 48 hours to ensure griefing between former friends does not occur. Anyone wishing to move to Khosgar quickly bind at the TBH stone to the north and we can teleport you to us down south.