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Standard advertisement: Wreck List is the Daily Kos World of Warcraft guild. We are Horde-side on the Garrosh server. To join, roll up a character on Garrosh and when you log in type
/who wreck list
and any officer can get you in the guild. Yes, you have to be Horde. No, you don't have to be hardcore - casuals, PvPers, and people that just want to hang out on guild chat are all welcome.
The second crop of 80s just arrived, and they're fixin' to raid...
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HERE WE GO AGAIN!
Naxxramas? AGAIN?! That's the plan! We have a whole new crew waiting to tackle raids and kick some Scourge ass, and they'll be setting up shop in Naxx to start getting that done. Achievements to be had, experience to be gained, and Icecrown Citadel looming just around the corner.
And with the new crew comes new leadership. Fantasmo has stepped up to the plate to take charge of the new team, and will be the raid leader for them for the foreseeable future. As the main progression team is in Icecrown, they'll be in Ulduar and ToC. And when it's almost time for them to make the big leap to the next dungeon, we'll join forces in our very first 25-man raids.
I have to thank Fant for being willing to do this -- cause I'm way too grumpy leading non-progression raids, and I admit it. I appreciate his cheerful enthusiasm and willingness to take charge.
No progression moves for us this week, as we cleared the first half of Ulduar the first night and didn't have enough people for the second. The plan is an attempt on Trial of the Crusader this week -- wish us luck.
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AND ON THE SUBJECT OF GRUMPY...
Not normally what I'd put at the top of the list, but it is rather relevant as of late...
Seriously, if I'm especially grumpy, send me a tell and call me on it. I don't log on with a plan to make anyone's day less fun than it was before I showed up. Yeah, I've got some personal stuff going on that some of you know about, and it sucks, and my stress level is through the roof. No, it shouldn't spill into raids or guild chat -- nor should anyone's, but this is about me right now.
Honesty is one of my most valued qualities in a person. If you feel a need to talk to me and tell me what a douchebag I am being, no hard feelings. It's good for everyone for me to be less douchy.
That's part of why I am grateful to Fant for taking over some leadership, too. Less stuff for me to handle = less stress. So if you have some niche you've been burning to fill in the guild, hit me up.
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PATCH 3.3 ON THE TEST REALM
The beginnings of Icecrown Citadel have made it to the PTR. Part of my plan is to make sure I get in there and test that stuff. Anyone else who doesn't mind having their surprises spoiled for release day, roll up toons on the PTR and let's go squish the new dungeon a few times -- not too much, so we hate it -- and prepare for when we need to run guildies through it.
I think the best part that doesn't qualify as a spoiler is the new raid weekly quest. Kill some easy raid boss, get 10 of the new Emblems of Frost that will trade in for what I assume is Tier 10 gear. If they want to hand me ten emblems for killing Patchwerk, sweet. But that Malygos quest... ::shudder::
So yeah, raid groups, plan on backraiding at the beginning of each week's raid, long enough to kill what they want us to kill. 10 emblems are NOT to be passed up!
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REVENGE!
One of our members, Antipholus, had convinced the guild he was Wil Wheaton a while back -- to the point that a radio host made a character on our server and joined our guild just to talk to him. And I guess it could make sense, I mean, we weren't claiming three A-list celebrities, we were claiming Wil Wheaton. Who is an overall cool guy, and a gamer to boot, but he's no Bruce Willis. In other words, the claim wasn't unreasonable.
So last night, I was off on the test realm messing around, and Anti asked how you get there. Gregarth, one of our Druids, stated that Druids can port you there. And Anti bought it, hook line and sinker. Gotcha back, bucko! Greg is the king of pranks, so this was well-played.
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A LAST MINUTE SAVE
Tanah was one measly token shy of her Brew of the Month membership, which would complete her Brewmaster achievement. She'd already done all the things she could, except for defend the kegs from the impending Dark Iron invasion. So a bunch of guildies all banded together at 10:00 last night or something like that, and protected one keg from the dwarves -- enough to get Tanah ten more tokens and her achievement. Rock on, socialists.
Brewfest in general was a blast, because everyone who expressed interest got to go, or close to it. And a few of us even got mounts!
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GUILD VAULT UPDATE
Dkosmama and I will be talking (surprise Mama!) about how to restructure the guild vault, particularly its permissions. Authenticators are now required for access -- if you have one and didn't get a promotion, please see an officer in game.
If you want to use your vault stacks to give something to someone without an authenticator, that is your right. This sealing of the vault was not about punishing people, but protecting ourselves from hackers. So while they can't get in, if you want to grab a cookie from the jar for them, that's perfectly fine. Just consider what they're asking for -- if they want the entire stack of all the epic gems off Tab 6, see me about that particular request... because you may have a hacker on your hands. If they want a single epic gem, however, they're actually going to use it!
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So what's going on in your world... of Warcraft?