č˝Nodownistoosmall,andnodramaistoominor.Whetherit'syourguildorsomeoneelse's,wewanttohearaboutit,andthenpostithereonGWforalltosee.
DOWNED
YeOleHangmenofShatteredHanddownedtheIllidariCounciltheotherweek-theywereaimingtogetIllidanbeforethepatch,butgettingtheCouncildownadaybeforewillwork,too.Thebigguyisonnoticefornexttime.RazeofArea52downedKJonthelastattemptofthelastnightbeforethepatchlastweek.Nicejob!UnityPathisaraidinggrouponEUEarthenRingthatjustrecentlyfinishedoffM'urubeforethepatch-theythrewinanextranightofraidingtodothedeed,andaftersomewarmupattemptsaround4%,theygothim.cheapwowgold!JungleStyleofWindrunnerdownedIllidanforaguildfirst.Infact,theyone-shottedtheentireplace,makingthem5/5and9/9.Wootindeed!EternalLegacyonBlackwaterRaidersdownedtheIllidariCouncillastweekbeforethepatch,andwhiletheywantedtodropIllidanbeforeaswell,thathadtowaituntilafterthepatch,whentheydemolishedthewholeinstanceandIllyDhimself.SynergosonAuchindoun-HhasdownedKil'jaedenforaserverfirst.They'reputtingBurningCrusade(thewholething)onfarmuntilNovember13th.MonthsBehind(server?)keepsdowningbosses-M'urugotdroppedforaguildfirst,andtheyfinishedoffKJforaserversecondandAlliancefirst.TheyevengotThori'dalforanAlliancefirstandserverthird.Verynicejob!Colormejealousonthatbow.LucidityonThoriumBrotherhood-AtookadvantageofthenerfedendgametonabGurtogg,ReliquaryofSouls,andMotherShahrazforAlliancefirsts.Illidan'sCouncilalsogotdropped,asdidIllidanlaterintheweek.Archimondeshouldprobablystartsayinghisgoodbyestofriendsandfamily.HongKongonAman'thul-Areadilyadmitsthatpost-patchIllidanisajoke(andthattheyaren'treallythatprepared),butthatdidn'tstopthemfromdowninghimanyway.That'swhatweliketosee!Archialsogotdroppedlaterintheweek.ThePrideonMoonrunner-Hhasbeenrolling-Naj'entus,Supremus,ShadeofAkama,Gurtogg,RoS,andGorefiendhavealldroppedsofar,ashaveKazandAzgalor.MotherShahrazisonnoticefornexttimearound.BalanceofJudgement(EUDarkmoonFaire-A)alsotookadvantageofthepatchanddroppedHexLordMalacrassandZul'jintoclearZAoutbutgood.Grats!HappierBunnySquard(winnerofthisweek'sBestGuildNameaward)overonWildhammer-Hhadtheirfirstall-guildruninawhile,andshutdownbothKarazhanandZA.TheyevenhadsomePallydrama-aRetPallythreatenedtokilleveryoneinventafterbeing/gkickedforharassingpeoplehethoughtstoleraidspotsfromhim(hewasn'tgearedupfortherun).Youknowwhenyou'vegotPallydramathatyou'vemadeitasaraidingguild.RaidersfromDamageDone,GunsforHire,DrunkenCossacks,andDeepBluewentinandkilledKael'thas.Sure,theytookadvantageofthepatchalso,buttheydidpickuptheHorde-firstPheonixmount.Grats!KnightsoftheShadowsofKalecgoscontinuedtheirprogression(aidedbynewtalents)throughtheBlackTemplewithafirstkillofGurtoggBloodboil.TheReliquaryofSoulsisonnotice,andprobablywouldhavebeendownedonthesamenightwereitnotforapoorly-timedservershutdown.Hatethose.
RECRUITING
AnarchyofCenariusisrecruiting.Theyhavesomememberswho'vebeenaroundfortwoyears,andaparentlytheirguildleaderrunsAngryGuildLeader.com(which,unfortunately,lookslikeithassomecutandpastedGuildwatchcontentonit).ButCenariusismyrealm(shoutouttomyguildiesinKindred),sotheseguysmustbegoodpeople.They'rerecruitingforBT/MHgearedindividualswhowanttomakethebestguildontheserver(well,secondbest,ahem)thatraidsweekends.Nodrama,verytightandadulthumorguild.Townshendsentusanotethathe'sputtingtogetheranallFilipinoguildwithfolksfromaroundtheworldcalledEraption-they'relookingformembersonNagrand-Hwhowanttorerollortransferthere.They'rejustfinishingupKarazhannow,andarereadytogotoNorthrendaswell.SystematicallyInsane(server?)isholdingopenenrollmentformatureplayerswhoknowhowtoplaytheirclassandspecandarereadytoraidthelevel80content.Checkthewebsitetoseewhat'sexpectedofnewraiders.DRAMA
RakinofDeprivedonDurotanapparentlyhadareputationontheserver(we'vereportedonthembefore)forbeingalittleselfishwhenitcametoleadingguilds,soshouldwereallybesurprisedwhenhedecidestostealfromtheguildbankandgoallprimadonnawhenhecan'tbringthealthewantstotheraidhewants?Assomeoneinthethreadsays,"beingrightwasmoreimportantthanactingright"here,anditshouldalwaysbetheotherwayaround.Here'ssometwistydramafromEUKarazhan-FallenrecentlyreturnedtotheserverfromashortstayonEUKazzak,andaformermemberrelatessomehorrorstoriesofraidleadersmisunderstandingthewaytalentsworkandrushingintofightswithoutmakingclearwhat'ssupposedtobegoingon.Divine'sreplyonthenextpagedoesn'tmakemuchsense(thoughwedolikethethingaboutlevel1-10altsbeingforplayerswithnocourage).Divineisn'tmakinganyfriendsof"PvPtards"elsewhere,either.Andthoughtheforumpostclaimingthisgotdeleted,wehearDivinehasbeendippingintotheguildbank,aswellaspullingsomenerdragesonraids.Soundslikeapieceofworktous.Youthinkyouhavehadserveroutagesforthepastweek(andactually,youprobablyhave),butDreamwhisperonWindrunnerhadthemfirst-theytriedtogodowntotheminutefora"HandofA'dal"titlebykillingKael'thasasthepatchwasabouttogooutlive,andjustastheygottheguytoabout2/3oftheway,theserversgodown,andwhentheycomebackup,trashhasrespawned.Novial,noachievement,nonothing.Abummerforsure,thoughIguessthat'swhathappenswhenyoutrytocutitsuperclose.We'vebeenoccasionallyhighlightgoodguildwebsites,andwhilethissiteisn'tallthatmuchintermsofdesign,we'retoldthatRhettisBringOutYourDeadonRunetotemhasbeenkeepingupguildmoralewithhisnewsposts.Wehavetoadmit,theyarekindoffunny,especiallythe"RockStar"parody.AndagoodwaytokeeptheguildstickingtogetherinthetransitiontoWrath.Well,weguessitworked.LFMKJonEUDraenororiginallymadetheirwayintothisspaceafewmonthsagoforninja'ingraidingmembersofotherguildstotryandputtogetherasuperguildtodownKil'jaeden,andapparentlywehearthatthisweek,justbeforethepatch,theyendedupdoingjustthat.Letthatbealessontoyoukids:crimedoes,infact,pay.MorefromPkPkGankYouNowonDalvengyr,who,wereportedlastweek,hadabitofnepotismgoingonintheguild.Instead,wehearnowthatCashi,theroguewholeftafterapparentlybeingsnubbedbytheGMforarelative,was"farfromdedicated,"andthathedidn'tevenshowuptotheraidsuntiltheygotclosetoIllidanandhesmelledachanceataglaive.OurnewsourcesaysthatCashi's/gquitafternotgettingtheweaponjustshowedhedidn'tdeserveitinthefirstplace.Goodtimes.Ontheeveofthenextexpansion,GuildwatchisgoingtoofficiallydeclaretheWarglaivestheofficial"SourceofLootDrama"forthiscolumn.Wewonderwhatit'llbeinWrathoftheLichKing.Here'saninterestingidea:inordertorecognizeBreastCancerAwarenessmonth(it'sduringOctober,whichishalfoveralready),RighteousIreonBaelgunischangingtheirguildtabardtopink.Whichweguesshelps?ProbablywouldhelpmoretorunaroundStormwindandOrgrimmaryelling"Savetheboobs!"Right?HHSummonDrama:someonenamedFableontheStonemaulserverhasapparentlybeensneakingintogroupsandthenwhenitcomeshistimetosummontheholidayboss,hesays,"oh,mybrothermusthaveuseditup."Atleastthreepeoplehaveconfirmedthis,sonexttimehe'slookingforanHHgroup,justtellhimyoualreadywentwithhisbrotherearlierintheday.