RoD Karazhan Progression - Update!

Looks like we can add Opera - Romulo and Julianne to our list of kills in Kara! After a two-shot last night our priests walked away with some really nice gear to show for their efforts. (I've left previous updates intact below, my intention is for this post to become a timeline of our Kara progression.)

Just another quick update on our Kara progression - Maiden, down! Curator, down! Chess, down! Great job to everyone involved and congrats on all the loot! You deserve it! Now let's pay Shade a visit...

I wanted to set up a post with some information on fights we've seen, won and lost. I'm going to comment each fight and also link some loot that we've seen from each one. I'll update this from time to time so stay tuned! (I'll link some loot drops later today or tomorrow, and I'll be posting some strategies for the fights we've had trouble with before our next run.)

We've downed the following bosses:

Attumen the Huntsman

Moroes

Opera - Big Bad Wolf

Opera - Wizard of Oz

Opera - Romulo and Julianne

Maiden of Virtue

The Curator

The Chess Event

We've also attempted the following fights:

Netherspite

RoD Vs Karazhan!

I'm proud to report that RoD has fielded not one, but TWO all guild Kara runs. As of this post, we've been doing Kara for a month (weekend runs 4 Saturdays in a row), and we've fielded teams composed of all guildies for 2 of those weeks.

Our intrepid holy pally Dagarin grabbed some screenshots of our first all-guild run, you can see them here. Or just hit the photo gallery from the link in the right sidebar and browse around a bit.

And a side note, big thanks to everyone involved. We've had some really good times in there, and seen some nice loot. It simply wouldn't have been possible without the great attitudes that everyone has brought with them. I'm proud to be running with you guys and I'm always looking forward to the next fight.

Keep an eye out for a separate progression post, wherein I'll link some of the dandy loot we've gotten and the bosses we've downed.

It's been awhile...

But I promise, the website is not dead. In fact, while you're waiting on updates you can go play with this neat little toy.

Stay tuned, more to come soon!

For all you Warlocks...

Make them BURN.

You can thank the Adam Carolla show for that one, ever since I heard Adam play the intro I haven't been able to get it out of my head. It's not only a goofy-ass song but also a fitting start to Halloween season, my favorite time of year. :-)


It's no Chocolate Rain, but hey, what is?

Our Favorite Mods, Part 2

One of my favorites is a simple little mod called CritLine. It just records your biggest crits, and scares the hell out of you by making a loud noise each time you set a record. Enjoy!

A Non-mage's Take on a Spec...

Here's what I'd do for 41 pts. in fire if I didn't want Empowered Fireball. Keep in mind that I've just played a druid for 4 lvls with no rested bonus, so this might be totally off-the-wall.

Our Favorite Addons

Hey guys! We've recommended different addons from time to time while chatting, so I thought I'd start collecting them on the site. First up is Titan Panel. Tremendous mod for coordinates, and a lot of other useful info. I'll add more as I get time, but for now download and enjoy this gem. (That link is for 3.05, current as of this post.)

Revised Guide to Priest Talents

I came across a hilarious talent calculator for priests. It's good for a laugh, particularly if you're feeling a bit burnt out.

Aldor vs. Scryer...Which is for Me?

Here's a link to a handy guide for choosing your alignment at wowwiki.com. Here's hoping you pick the right one, it's a pain to switch!

Obi's favorite PVP videos

Hey everyone! I would like to share with u some of my favorite PVP vids, some are new some are kinda old. Im just posting a few atm, other will come shortly so stay tuned. :) SHAMAN VIDS "DORC", "Agianst the odds". PALADIN VIDEO "Kamil" and my all time favorite "CROMER4" everyone needs to watch that one. More vids coming soon.

Patch notes for the PTR are up on the PTR forum

You can see them here. I have them cached in my history so if the forums are borked then drop a comment to let me know and I'll post them in their entirety.

Attention Holy Warriors

WowInsider has an interesting (and encouraging) guide to Paladin tanking. Now if they'd just come up with a Dual-Wield Fury Paladin guide...

New end-game progression chart, straight from the Blizzard's mouth!

Astute readers may have noticed that I linked to a flow chart describing end-game progression on slashdot a few posts ago. Well, in true Blizzard fashion they've dressed it up a bit.

Comments ahoy!

I have enabled comments for the posts on the blog, so please drop us a line and let us know what you think. This is kind of a trial thing, I'm hoping the comment spam won't get out of hand.

I hate levelling professions...

But I found that this guide makes life a little better. (Up to 300, anyway.)

Math Class

For you tanky-types, there's an interesting article on attack tables over at wowinsider.com (originally from the EU forums as I understand it...). Check it out here.

Ever wonder what the guy that just two-shot you was wearing?

Now you can find out. Blizzard launched an awesome site that will let you find out pretty much anything about anyone. It's called the armory, go check it out! (It's still in beta so you might get the occasional hiccup.)

For all you aspiring raiders in the guild...

Slashdot put up a nifty flow chart of progression to the encounter at Mt. Hyjal in the Caverns of Time. Looks like a lot to keep you busy 'til the next expansion!

ItemRack download information

The latest version of ItemRack should be at http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/files/downloads/20926/

File this under "Off-topic"

Here's a little song for the married gamers (and their wives).

Helpful Hint - WoW client download

If you're in the position where you need to reinstall WoW for whatever reason (new rig - grats, game's borked - bummer) then you might be able to save yourself some patching and CD swapping by downloading the client from Blizzard.

I haven't stumbled across the Burning Crusade client yet, but I'll post a link if/when I do.

The Male Draenei Shaman Dance

If you were wondering where the male Draenei shaman dance came from, it's from a video for an Indian folk song called Tunak Tunak Tun.

Check out the video, it's so awful it's hypnotic.

Welcome new member!

Welcome to Blues, one of our newest members. We're starting to get a few members in the mid-thirties looking for quest partners, so feel free to ask around when you log in to see if anyone needs anything in the areas you're in. We might be working on something else at the time but hopefully we can get some groups together with a little advance notice and help you out.

Helpful Hint - How to reload your UI

In your chat dialog just type "/console reloadui" . That'll do the trick.

File this under "off-topic"

Hey guys! Sorry for the post drought lately. With the release of the Burning Crusade I've been a little busy playing instead of writing about playing.

Anyway, while surfing during the flight from Stormwind to Booty Bay I came across the coolest cover since Dynamite Hack did "Boyz in the Hood". It's a guy I've never heard of from a band I've never heard of doing a version of Outkast's "Hey Ya".

Check it out.

And keep an eye on the site for more updates. They're coming, I promise.

Welcome new members! (and returning old friends)

Hey guys! Just wanted to say "welcome" to our new members, Maewin and Teairza. And also "welcome back" to Eirgoth (aka Max), Altica and Turence.

I'm sure I've forgotten someone so let me know by emailing reignofdarknessguild@gmail.com and I'll give you your props posthaste.

Also keep an eye on the photo album for some shots of our new and returning members in action.